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I haven’t disagreed with what he is reporting. I do understand why people wouldn’t like him though and not trust him.

Who controlling the narrative here? The club? They have said all they can publicly and are on the back foot so not them. The media? They are reacting to some information that was fed to them. They aren’t going to retract unless Petracca or his agent come out and tell their version of events. So the media isn’t really controlling the narrative either. The player/people who have fed the information to the media and can give their version of events at any time but are yet to? So the only question is; are Petracca and his team happy with the narrative and watching the club squirm? Maybe.

Sometimes the best trades are the ones you don’t make.

I don’t think people would be so anti Morris if he didn’t have a long list of priors.

Every article/video/podcast that Morris hosts provides him income. Best to ignore.

A lot can be achieved over a beer in a safe space.

I think he should’ve been selected as he is still agile enough to play a lot of positions. Getting some experience in the seniors can come in any form. Deep forward, floating forward, half back etc I just wanted him to get a feel for the speed and power of the big league. Give him a nudge for the preseason.

I wonder what the travel plans are on Saturday or if they fly back Sunday morning. This could be a chance to have a mini team bonding session at a bar on the Goldy after both VFL and AFL games. Everyone from the club who flies up should attend. Regardless of any changes in the off season, it would be good to have everyone locked in and happier to take on Collingwood next week.

I think what’s more likely is that we are no longer the front runner as other offers have come in. His management probably told the journo that it was about culture to hide the fact that he might like more money.

I thought we’d finish 6-8th this year which I guess we still could mathematically do. Just felt that missing Brayshaw and and NQR Oliver would expose our lack of quality depth in the midfield. I was mildly optimistic when we beat both SA teams early on but was a tad worried how 1- dimensional we’d become with Petracca expected to do pretty much everything for us. The game against WCE in Perth was when I realised we were not a premiership threat. The week after against the Saints was just the usual players sticking their fingers in the dyke which broke the week after. Im pretty optimistic about 2025 though. We have enough reviews etc going on now that we might right the ship for a another shot at the crown.

If there was a vote in the UK to rename the Dees, it would Leaky McLeaky Leaky Boat Face.

Four years ago we told him to look for a new home. From a personal perspective, I am saddened as he is massively respected by the players and a super nice bloke as well. Always very giving of his time and just an upstanding young man.

I agree except for one thing. I don’t like hearing from Pert in the media. There’s just something about him I can’t quite handle.

Potential future leaders in Rivers, JVR and McVee. Windsor. Could be elite. Gawn. One do the greats.

Wow! There’s a game on this weekend?!

It’s hard to say. One could assume Goody only wants Football Dept people addressing these types of issues with the media. If you talk to her about footy, it becomes pretty clear her depth of knowledge isn’t great. Lots of motherhood statements. Her lack of presence in this case is understandable in my eyes. On the other hand she tooted her own horn quite a bit at Club functions when she came onboard about her ability to successfully negotiate contracts with Gov and Enterprise. In that aspect, she has been an abject failure, setup by her own grand standing. Backed up, I will add, by lots of current board members who will probably do as they normally do and throw her to the sharks if things don’t improve on all fronts.

The same could be said of the people that consistently state the opposing view. Irony…. Football, like life is not black and white. He’s a good catch. A premiership coach. Is he without fault? No. Should we be reviewing his method and the methods of his footy department? Yes. Is our predicament this year all on his shoulders? No, but he is responsible for some of it. This last bit should go on the contracts thread, BUT I will say it here anyway, our rather big problem is our top heavy contracts. We are nowhere with a lot of players as we just can’t offer them the going rate. It has killed our depth and ability to recruit. That’s not on Goody in my books.

I’m not talking with Dazza from Narre. Otherwise I would agree with you. Plenty of ex and current Dees players go there.

There’s a few players with covid at other clubs who are suffering. Wouldn’t surprise if a few of our players are too.

Yep. I knew an opposition club board member who was friends with Gubby when he was at GWS. He gloated about signing old mate Tom prior to his last season with us. Don’t like him but he was pretty good at getting shady stuff done.

It’s another thread but the trading for McAdam still confuses me. We needed small forwards who can read the play, hit the contest with speed, kick goals and pressure. McAdam plays like a small key forward.

If you want to hear what players, past and present, and agents are talking about head to Lamaro’s in South Melbourne. The sheer volume of footy people who hang there is incredible. I happened to spend an afternoon there last week and heard interesting stories about the Dogs, Dons, Freo, Tiges and as the regulars know I am a Dees supporter, Melbourne. I won’t post what I hear as I think I was basically put on notice last time BUT what Dazzle said about Petracca was very similar to what I heard on Friday. Clubs will be testing the strength of that rumour no doubt.

I don’t think he has disappointed. We liked him last season and he’d shown some improvement in the WAFL. We will have a large deficiency in key position players next season. T-Mac, Schache, Tomlinson most likely gone at seasons end and a very underwhelming start for Fullarton, it makes sense to bring someone we like in, let him learn the game plans and people and get a full preseason in. People who are annoyed by his presence or think he has nothing to offer really should be looking at players like Viney Oliver Bowey McAdam Fritsch and Sparrow as players who have not hit the mark this season. (Viney gets a near pass as he was playing well before his injuries)

That’s the most disturbing thing to me. We go on about culture and playing a Melbourne brand of footy but once a team starts picking and choosing and needing massive bakes from the coaching staff to perform, I get worried. It won’t be one issue alone, but a collection of issues that have hit critical mass. Fitness, confidence, inexperience, injury, outside noise etc Good clubs put the fire out before it becomes an inferno. I look toward the coaches and Gawn & his lieutenants for leadership but I think we should be reviewing that group and reinvigorate the nominated leaders with some youth such as Rivers.

Sadly. Not sure what Salem has on Goody but this isn’t the first time he’s rushed him back after injury. Those changes really sucked the jam out of my donut.