Dr. Gonzo

Yeah I secretly barrack for another club, I've taken out an MFC membership for 35 years since I was a little kid and waste time on here as the perfect cover. I'm playing the long game here 🤦 The club is dysfunctional and needs change in the senior leadership. A symptom of the dysfunction is the extremely poor mismanagement of both the Petracca and Oliver situations as well as the poor culture that has ket these issues fester. You can try and shut down discussion of that and be a mindless cheerleader happy to see the club slide back to irrelevance but that won't make the problems go away and won't stop people discussing it.

It would also be an easy out for Oliver to come out and refute the idea he wants to be traded to the Cats, either personally or via his management. Those who think there's nothing to see here have their heads firmly in the sand. The club has completely mismanaged two of its best players who both have become so disillusioned with the club that they would leave if a trade could be facilitated. Yet people want to whinge and moan about the media rather than hold those at the club accountable. It's pathetic.

It's clear that at least some of the leaks are coming from the club. Listen to Gawn's interview on MMM he mentions the need to stamp it out. It is simply unbelievable that NONE of the leaks over the last couple have months have come from the club. The club leaks what it thinks will buy it some support from the members but it's at the cost of creating further division within the club. If I were to guess I would say Pert is at the centre of this (he has form in his prior role at the Pies) but I could be wrong, it may be a disgruntled board member or member of the FD.

The media wouldn't report on it if the club were not dysfunctional. The problems lie with the club, not with the media reporting on the club.

Bill still has a point to prove as well. Wants that 7th ring to match Brady's Tampa ring.

"Don't believe anything unless it's on MFC Pravda" 😂

He spoke to Rodgers Monday but said they didn't specifically discuss Saleh 😂😂 Saleh was considering firing Hackett then was beaten to the lunch with the tap on the shoulder Saleh seems like a nice guy but was a terrible HC. How much will change considering the problems are mainly on offense? On the one hand I'm glad they pulled the trigger on this as the season is still salvageable, on the other they should have just done it in the offseason and things may fall apart quickly. Any chance Belichick comes in and rights the wrongs of 2000?

@Macca no favouritism? https://x.com/_MLFootball/status/1843736615992381903

Give me a spell, the club is a basketcase and is being run into the ground by a bunch of amateurs. They deserve everything they're copping, supporters should be demanding accountability not making excuses and blindly cheerleading the management of the club.

What they should do is allow clubs to trade players in contract without needing their approval. That means while a player is contracted the club has control, once the contract is up he is a free agent and the player has control.

Try using this link and putting in your email address linked to your membership - it might work https://memberfan.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=WHQQjtKmbjEECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D&&custom1=%%Acct_id%%&custom2=%%Acct_id%%&custom3=%%Other_Info_3%%&custom4=%%Other_Info_7%%&custom5=%%State%%&custom6=%%Birth_date%%&custom7=%%Zip%%&custom8=%%Gender%%

I agree those cheap shots had to be ruled out, the ones that grate are when contact is made ever so slightly late, not to the helmet or below the knee, not much force and they throw the flag. It's so subjective which is a huge issue too so you'll see Mahomes (for example) get these flags while other lesser known QBs won't like a reverse superstar tax. The amount of flags thrown can be over the top sometimes and really detracts from the game, last week's Jets/Broncos game a prime example - felt like there were flags on every play, both sides. They have to call what they see but sometimes they also need to be a bit judicious with their decision making and ensure they are there to facilitate the game, not inhibit it.

Tell that to Breece Hall! How is it possible we bring in a HOF QB and seemingly get worse!! Rodgers, Hall, Wilson, Allen, Conklin, Lazard and still can't put up a winning score. Not only that the offense seems to be the worst unit on the team! Defense and special teams have been pretty good this year, offense cost us the last 2 games. Vikings are good and a very good defense but the Jets had enough opportunities to win that one if they just took care of the ball. Rodgers body language is really poor too, it looks like he wants to be anywhere else. The playcalling is horrible but Hackett is his guy so no idea how it gets resolved. Also lol Bills, what the hell was that playcalling at the end??? With the Fins and Pats being 2 of the worst 3 teams (along with Cleveland) the AFC East is a bit of a dumpster fire at the moment.

It's far better than NRL, there's actually strategy involved rather than a big game of British Bulldogs with a football. NFL is like chess on grass, bursts of explosive play with downtime in between but each play has so much going on it's impossible to focus on one thing. Instant replays were made for the NFL. It can take some getting used to but once you get the hang of what's going on it matches Aussie rules as the best sport going. I found it better to watch on delay initially so you can fast forward ad breaks/timeouts/in between plays etc as it can be difficult to get used to the pace initially. Only other sports I watch are Aussie rules and NBA as well, I do watch soccer occasionally but it's a bit take it or leave it. More fun to play FIFA than to watch 😂

Ok I give up, had a decent week of tipping overall but my two "locks" turned it up again!! Punting is a mugs game.

Injuries permitting they will be challenging for the flag next year. They had a horrid offseason last year with injuries, their list is primed.

He won't be playing seniors if Gawn is playing. We aren't gonna waste a spot on someone who can pinch hit for 5 minutes a quarter and do nothing else. JVR has been fine when he's gone into the ruck, it's not ideal but unless we get someone in who can actually contribute as a forward and then pinch hit in the ruck (such as Peter Wright) we aren't playing two rucks.

Do you really think that would be the case?

Yeah last week was pretty diabolical for my tipping. This week not much better, I'd go Steelers as my lock with Parsons and Lawrence both out and you just know Sal having to front up for Guess The Lines straight after means a loss for the Cowboys. Don't see how Giants cover either with Malik Nabers unlikely so Seattle also a good bet even though they're giving a lot of points. And while the London games always throw up funny results I don't see how the Jets O-line withstands Flores' Vikings D. Jefferson, Addison and Nailor three decent receivers which we'll find it hard to cover too, only saving grace for the Jets is Darnold turns back into a pumpkin but more likely he gives an FU performance.

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He is insurance in case Gawn is injured. He won't play seniors unless that happens.

I don't disagree with this but it comes back to mismanagement by the club and that is who must be held accountable. Oliver is a symptom of this culture, not the cause. Combine that with the way the potential trade scenario has been handled and it is complete dysfunctional. We are a laughing stock and it is not because of Oliver.

I admire the loyalty to the club, I really do, but don't let it blind you and make you out to be a fool. This constant blaming the media instead of holding leaders at the club accountable reminds me of the Essendon supporters response to their doping program.

Spot on the money Jaded. I don't know if it's Pert, Green, the Board, Richo, Goodwin, Lamb but the senior leaders at the club are responsible for the culture and they have let the club, it's supporters and players down big time. A clean slate is needed, the leadership/culture at the club is toxic.

Pretty sure the clubs done a good enough job of that itself