Jaded No More

Tim Lamb is not being helped by our club being run like a circus. He can approach players and managers. He can make offers. But ultimately if nobody wants to come here, what can he do? We have Houston on the hook, now he’s gone cold on us. We offered Peatling a good deal and he chose Adelaide. It’s a sad state of affairs right now, as we are so far from a destination club.

Adelaide got themselves an absolute bargain. One of the best clubman you can hope for! Wishing Nibbler all the best, he will be sorely missed.

And didn’t that work out well for them. Lost him a year later for SFA

His housemate / friend

Has anyone seen Tom Morris and Putin in the same room together?… just saying

It’s the wine

Chandler top 10, proving once again that Demonlanders don’t know what roles players are asked to play. Half of this site is constantly calling for him to be dropped. I crown thee “the next ANB”.

Jack: “not sure if you read the papers, but bit going on at our club at the moment” 😂

I’m surprised by this result if I’m being honest. But what do I know? I’ve been drunk since round 24 trying to cope with being a Melbourne supporter

Gawn 2nd?

He’s not a good public speaker. Never has been. Also if you’re not drunk after the last 3 weeks, you’re doing it wrong

Thought it was fantastic telling the players to stop and smell the roses. Too much whining and bitchin going on at this club. Not enough appreciation for playing for the mighty Dees.

There will never be another Gus Brayshaw. A brilliant player, leader, and human. ❤️💙 (And also [censored] you Maynard you absolute piece of trash)

Tmac top 5

It's a sad [censored] day when you are agreeing with Kane Cornes

While I appreciate that there are posters on here who have ADD and other mental health issues, I really think that unless you are privy to Clarry’s personal medical history, you shouldn’t be commenting on what he is dealing with. It is completely inappropriate, and in the wrong hands, can be really harmful.

Live scene from the MFC

I hear Pert rang Geelong to see if they want to trade for him

Server will crash 2 minutes in, with the amount of people tuning in to the next episode of "MFC - our life in shambles".

It’s ok. I understand where you’re coming from. Trust me nobody is more aware of Clarry’s issues. Whichever way you look at it tho, the club has handled this appallingly. It’s just another f up in a long list of f ups from the management team of this club. Which has why I keep saying that getting rid of Clarry, doesn’t magically fix all that is broken at this club.

I never accused them of not supporting him. I know they supported him. But those are two different things. Managing someone like Clarry and not letting it be a distraction, a media sensation, or cause division in the team, is a skill that some clubs have and some don't.

You do realise that requesting a trade, and being granted one, are not one of the same right? He's contracted. He might want to leave, and he might also be told no. Same as Trac.

I assume Houston.

Maybe the problem is not having a player who needs babysitting, but a club that doesn't know how to babysit. You and I know very well that there are dozens of players across the league currently being babysat by their clubs. Including at Geelong, who are opening their doors to Bailey Smith, who believe me, is as much of a distraction machine as Clarry is. But if Pies can babysit De Goey, Hawks can babysit Ginnivan, and GWS were able to turn around Hogan, then Melbourne should be able to handle Clarry.

Of course the star. He’s had many more years of being a star, than being just an ok player. He had a poor year mainly due to his lack of fitness and injuries, where he still was firmly in our best 22. If we were trading him and getting a good player in return, that’s an entirely different proposition. But to trade him for very little, is a catastrophic list management decision that should come as the absolute very last resort. Not after 18 bad months in a career of 8 years that’s been a roaring success. And by the way, if people think Clarry has gone from a Bible study nerd to a problem child in the last 18 months, then they’re wrong. He’s always had challenges, even when he was winning back to back AAs, B&Fs and coaches awards.