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Cover 400k of tracc's salary every season until 2029? Play a bloke 1.2 million dollars to play for another team. I don't think so.

Do you really think we'd give up Tracc for pick six and flanders AND pay 400K of his salary (would have to be multiple years)? The only possible world in which we would do so is we desperately wanted him gone because of Baliey Smith level behavioral issues - and no one is suggesting tracc is in that boat.

A key factor, and i think likely a deal breaker, in any potential tracc trade is his salary. The article posted above says it's currently 1.7 million a year and going forward doesn't drop below 1.2 million a year. Tracc is still star and had a good season as evidenced by his bluey result and CD player rating. But even the biggest tracc fan would concede that his 2025 form was still miles from his very best form and there were few, if any, examples of his ability to turn a game on his head and win it off his own boot. And I don't think it's unfair to say his injury is still a factor psychologically, which is totally understandable by the way. À club paying a player 1.2 million a season want AA level output. Tracc wasn't close to that this season. Sure, he might get back to that level but does a club want to take 1.2 million a year punt on a bloke pushing 30? Perhaps a gold coast might for the star factor, but even if one of the current top 4 clubs wanted to take that punt one of the reasons those teams are successful is they already have stars on big contracts. How is say the crows going to fit 1.2 million in their salary cap when they are shelling out big coin for Rankin et al. I guess walker might retire and that would free up some salary cap space, but young guns like Philthorpe are gonna want a big pay rise at some point. All a long way of saying that realistically if tracc wants to go to a team with a genuine chance of winning a premiership next season he is very likely going to have to take a sizable haircut salary wise. At this point in his career does he really want to do that?

Agree on clarry but not tracc - and that's not a knock on tracc. If we put clarry on the trade table we have no chance of getting anything in return that is a net positive even on this seasons form (which was serviceable) and certainly not on what we might expect next season (he was getting over to his best in the last third of the season and not coincidentally looking in better nick). But we could get a good return for tracc, whether that's draft picks a player or a combination of the two. As good as tracc is, with clarry, viney and Langford (who will eventually surely go into the middle) we have too many midfield bulls. And we have too few outside mids/half back flankers/utilities that are elite kicks and good wheels. That is our single biggest need. Id support trading tracc if it helped us fill that need.

Article says "King takes the helm at Casey". I'm guessing that might come as a surprise to King

That's an excellent point. Seven years of zero time at an AFL club in any role is a very long time to be out of the game even if involved in footy media.

Good. He never got the scrutiny he deserved for how poor our defensive system was this season.

Yes, it 100% has - kudos. And yep, all batters have shot they can't put away (mine was the hoik across the line to cow corner) and every decent bowler knows how to put a ball in exactly the right spot to make the batter play at it.

Hopefully he's sorted his stutter.

For [censored] and giggles Tassie should appoint goody as their inaugural coach.

Glitch

Agree - I couldn't believe people were a keen on him. Would have been a disaster.

One small gripe - king in future olease refer to us THE oldest oldest professional sporting club in the world (I dont care if not true)

From the mfc articke: In a decorated on-field career, King played 240 AFL games across a 15-year stint at both Geelong and St Kilda. He captained the Cats for four seasons, achieving the ultimate success in 2007 as part of the premiership team. He switched to the Saints ahead of the 2008 season, playing in three campaigns for St Kilda before calling time on his playing days in 2010. Following his retirement, King quickly shifted to coaching, remaining at the Saints for two seasons before heading to Whitten Oval to join the Western Bulldogs. He tasted further success across a 10-season stretch at the Dogs, part of the coaching panel to deliver the 2016 premiership win and 2021 Grand Final appearance. King took a senior assistant coaching role at the Gold Coast SUNS in 2022, where he was also appointed caretaker coach for seven matches at the back end of 2023. He then returned to the club he called home in Geelong, working with the midfield for the past two seasons. King will continue in this role for the remainder of Geelong’s AFL Finals campaign, officially joining the red and blue at its conclusion.

Yep. If Kelly gets the gig I'll get behind him. I think Buckley is close to a lock. And would be a good choice. But if, for whatever reason, Buckley isn't the coach having a first time senior coach, presumably with tonnes of energy and ideas about how they want to go about it, is an exciting alternative.

For years Goodwin was not the right guy (despite 200 plus games coached, an excellent winning strike rate and flag). And Kelly, yet to coach a single AFL game is the right guy.

Agree. I reckon there's a good chance he'll be picked up by another team, perhaps the Eagles or even the tigers as they probably need some experience.

Ta. As i first thought, that's 100% her opinion - that's to say she's not claiming the club didn't give Goody the option of coaching to season's end. Just in her view we treated him poorly. And the context is important - the article is not written but merely has quotes from her (and Mitch Cleary) lifted from the show she's on The Agenda Setters which is essentially an opinion show. I disagree with her that club treated Goody disgracefully. And to be honest it's bit rich for some as experienced, particularly in terms of the politics of footy, to knock the club for sacking him 3 rounds out - i mean that's footy and has ever been thus. So i don't but her argument, don't agree with her opinion (which by the by, is pretty hyperbolic) but i'm not fused one way or another. She's paid to have opinions, particularly in her role on Agenda Setters, and the reality in this day and age is edgy opinions get more traction. What i hate is when journos create false narratives, for example by quoting some anonymous source who has their own agenda, to create a story where there isn't one. And then when it becomes clear that there's no there there, fall back on the old 'well my source was wrong' palaver.

So was i. I actually thought it was kinda strange he didn't as I'm pretty sure Green said he had commenced and as you say what better opportunity for him to put his flag in the ground and introduce himself to passionate supporters, almost all of whom are paid up members.

Did she say the club didn't give Goody the option of coaching to season's end (i haven't read the article)?

I haven't read the article you are referring to, but you don't seem to be suggesting Caro has made unsubstantiated claims, just that Goody should have stayed for the final 3 game and been at the BNF To be fair, Caro is an opinion writer and seemingly in her opinion Goody should have stayed for the final 3 games, been at the BNF and that the club haven't handled the situation respectfully (or is she reporting that Goody thinks otherwise?) No law that says anyone has to agree with her opinion.

Learnings

So edgelordy.