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It will be Sparg's call but we do not have the luxury of trading out a player who is far and away our best kick inside 50.

Huh? I think that answers the question as to whether the idea of a collective voice to provide constructive feedback to the MFC has legs:

Total bollocks. But whatever.

Which is why i said in previous post that it was either directly leaked by the board or knowing full well as soon as Goody was told it would get out there, they allowed the jungle drums to beat for hours. The result is exactly the same. Dees fans find out from Tom Morris our premiership coach has been sacked. If they wanted to treat Goody with a modicum of respect they could have spoken to him in the evening, given him some time to come to terms and had the presser ready to roll 8am this morning giving no time for the ghouls to go to work. I have little doubt they backgrounded Gleeson a few days ago to lay the ground for Goody's sacking.

I suspect it was a drive by of pert who yes was CEO when we won the flag but as good notes that followed a period of stabilty when PJ and Mahoney were in charge. The implication being Per didn't bring stability - and nor did he deliver a home base, something he made central to his vision from the get go (and then stepped down but remained in a project management role to deliver the home base - which he has again failed to land). Sliding door moment when the board rejected PJs advice to go with a succession plan involving Mahoney becoming CEO and instead went witn Pert whose ladt few years as CEO of the pies were fractious.

That's exactly what the board should have done. Pathetic by them.

How bloody typical the club didn't get ahead of this and show Goody the respect he deserves and make a proper announcement instead of leaking to Tom Morris (whichbis clearly what's happened, ir if they didn't they knew it would come our because they told Goody ladt night and didn't have a presser first thing this morning) That puff piece by Gleeson the other day was basically a board written background piece and in hindsight laying the ground fir today's strategic leak.

Its funny coz it's true.

Its funny coz it's true.

That remains to be seen. How strong a position will it be if they haven't sorted a strong replacement, or at the least have some serious irons in the fire - not to mention a clear timetable to sort a new coach in a timely fashion. I mean, how do we go about trading players in and preparing for 2026 if we are still faffing about in November trying to land a coach.

I like the dogs but I hope we neuter them.and then clip the wings of the hawks and pies.

If we are going to fairly assess where the team is at we should take into account how we perform gains the best teams, teams that are motivated by finals. In the last month we have been competitive against the top 2 teams on the ladder atm - the Pies and Crows - and also the Suns who are 6th with a bullet. And in May we pushed the Lions who are currently third. In all those games out transition footy has been really good. In almost all of those games we likely win if not for inaccuracy. No reason to think we won't be competitive again the Dogs this week.

My personal view is that every single AFL game is meaningful, regardless of opponent or whether finals are no longer a possibility. Agree West Coast were very poor but thought their effort level was pretty good actually. But that doesn't mean the game is not meaningful. Just a few examples of why that's the not the case for Saturday's game include (but are not limited to): Such games are the perfect opportunity to practice implementing game plan and specific strategies, particularly important for teams like us who are moving from one method to completely different method On that front we saw some really positive signs in terms of how we transitioned the ball from the defensive half, for example we scored 3 goals from a kick out which is huge return Fritter continued his resurgence - good for him, good for us Fritter and Petty clunking their marks up forwards reinforced how much better we are when we take advantage of our inside 50 kicks (we are actually transitioning the ball really well this season and getting it inside 50 is not problem - just haven't finished off our work) Regardless of opponent nearly 60% of inside 50s to score ratio is impressive We got a good look at Culley and what he can bring to the table Maxy surely locked in his AA selection - and he continued his simply incredible contested marking this season Bowey had another blinder and surely, he must be in the AA frame now Clarry played his best game after quarters time in terms of real impact - his hands were terrific, and his endeavor remains first class which bodes well for next season We got a good look at Windsor in the middle; he played his best game for the season and i think it's clear he will play as mid going forward We kicked 10 goals in a quarter We won but nearly 15 goals and Koz was quiet And perhaps of most importance, we looked untied, cohesive, played with great energy and the players seemed to enjoy themselves - all terrific signs given last week's fourth quarter nightmare

Gawn?

I really enjoyed the game live. Was always going, but glad I did. Even watched the replay On the replay there was footage of koz being given some pills of some description, and the commentators notedhr might be a bit off. Despite his quiet game, how's this for a stat to show just how important he is for us - from his 26 disposals (which is not a bad haul) he had a game high 10 score involvements. Nearly half of his disposals contributed to a score on a day he didn't kick a goal and only kicked a point - that's seriously impressive. Koz's pace in the middle is so important. And for the same reason I really liked Windsor in the middle. And for similar reasons I really like Tracc playing predominantly forward - he creates a matchup challenge, is awesome one on one and him playing forward allows faster plsyers like Windsor t8 take his spot in the middle. I've been bullish on Culley, and was super pleased he played so well. Is a rich slow but like Langford thinks quick and had high footy iq. He's also tough, is a neat kick and has good hands. If he can get super, super quick he can cement a spot in the bbest22 as a wing or high half forward. Speaking of high half forward chin's running was berserk yesterday. I loved his attitude and intent.

When was the last time we kicked 10 goals in a quarter? I thoroughly enjoyed going to the footy yesterday. Loved it. Shout to the 16k dees fans who were there with me. Great energy.

I'm not necessarily saying it's an issue, I was just summarising caro's points. BUT I can see why an argument could me made that at the least it might create challenges. The runner sends messages from the coach, and by definition is connected to the coach and has to have a close working relationship with them. Let's say for the sake of argument Windsor was reallly upset with Goody last week for electing to sub him, which wouldn't be that surprising as he was very stiff to be subbed (when I wanted to work out who was subbed I put my binos on him.and he looked filthy). Windsor is so upset he wants to speak to the welfare officer. Does he really want to speak to the fella who gave him the message, is in constant dialogue with goody and has a close relationship with him? And does he want to criticise goody to conca? Maybe, but maybe he doesn't want to be fully honest with conca for fear it will get back to goody.

The idea that Caroline is sinking the boots in 8j that article is off the mark. To be honest, if anything she went easy. I mean she left a couple of easy wacks on the table. Darren Shand was supposedly hired to lead cultural improvement and drive leadersip yet caro didn't make the obvious point that the efficacy of that work is at the very least in question. And she mentions Pert and the home base, but gave him and the club a complete pass on the fact he was supposedly staying at the club to drive that project and 6 months lager we appear no closer to it being landed.

Particularly given the importance of implementing the recommendations of the 2024 review.

What it didn't say or ask was what is Gary Pert doing?

The breakdown in on field leadership in the last seconds was symbolic of our club wide lleadership problems. We are a rabble off field. We appoint a CEO in April who can't start until September. Our comms director is covering 2 non related roles, including AFLW. Our runner is also our welfare officer creating a potential conflict of interest (my example - telling a young bloke he is being subbed). The acting CEO went for the job and didn't get it. Not ideal given he is an acting role for 5 months, particularly given our poor onfield performance. Despite green pushing back on the idea he is an interim president, it is widely assumed he is keeping the seat warm for Smith, who is tipped to assume the seat. In September. Its been left to Goody and Maxy to carry the can all season, just as it was post match on Sunday.

Typically strong and balanced article from one of the few footy journalists I respect

Communication element: Video content for: Website Social media Emails to members Other? Opportunity for improvement Successful clubs in elite sporting competitions such as the EPL, NFL, NBA, Serie A etc produce a huge variety of video content for its fans and prospective fans. Content ranges from short videos for platforms such as X, Instagram and Tik Tok, longer form videos for platforms such as websites and you tube, feature length videos and even multiple episode series in the style of Drive to Survive. AFL clubs do not have the same resources but engaging video content is equally important for AFL clubs and is a key part of the value proposition for members and as a tool to attract new members. There are many examples of this key aspect of the club's communication being criticised by Dees supporters on Demonland, such as this thread from Feb 2024 started by @Dannyz. The OP starts with this sentence: 'I think it's time to place on record how poor our media output has been since the departure of Ben Gibson.' Since Ben Gibson's departure from the MFC in December 2022 the video content produced by, and for, the MFC has been, with some very notable exceptions (eg Koz going back home), largely underwhelming. And there has been way, way too little of it. It has been nearly three years since Ben Gibson's left and in tge intervening period the demand for video content across multiple platforms has exploded. The MFC is miles behind other AFL clubs in this space and addressing this opportunity for improvement is both a total no brainer and the lowest, of low hanging fruit given good quality video content can be produced extremely cheaply in 2025. Suggested actions Prioritise the creation of engaging video content that can be delivered across multiple platforms Ensure that content is diverse in: style, tone (ie funny, satirical, educational), type (human interest, sport science, tactics, match previews, analysis etc) length, topic, audience (ie kids, fans of other clubs, fans of the dees who are not members, new members, older members. diverse communities etc etc) Idea: Of course the production of such content has a cost. Personally i would prioritise resourcing it and employing someone to do deliver it (perhaps we do?). However if that's not possible, and even if it is, MFC could explore developing a mutually beneficial partnership with Monash University. Monash's Caulfield Campus - which is only a good Harvey Langford drop punt from our proposed new training base at Caulfield racecourse - offers a Bachelor of Multimedia and Digital Arts degree, which focuses on digital arts and multimedia design practices. And Monash Uni's Monash Media Lab, is also located at Caulfield. The Monash Media lab is 'a state-of-the-art facility for journalism, digital media production, and multimedia storytelling' that has 'purpose-built television and radio studios available for commercial use, incorporating quality recording equipment to give your production professional polish.'

And a couple more hours on how poor the MFC's comms!