Jaded No More

Haven’t heard them talk about which member of each club is taking and making calls to other clubs 🙄

Nothing would destroy my soul more than watching Clarry help Geelong win a flag. I just love the idea of giving them our best player so they can keep contending for a flag until I die.

If the club thinks we should rebuild around our young players, why sign Viney long term? Why keep Langdon? Why not also trade Trac? Why chase Houston? Oliver just turned 27. That’s prime age for a midfielder. Cripps won two Brownlows in his 30s.

Exactly right. Clubs aren’t stupid. If we are floating an A grader with 5 years remaining on his deal, then we are willing to take unders. It’s not as if Clarry has asked for a trade, and we stand firm and say no way unless we get 2 top 10 picks etc. If it’s us driving the trade, we will lose in the deal. Which is why we are an amateur club.

The club can say nothing, as other clubs have when their players are being floated for trade. Why does no other club have their player movements plastered all over the media? We are a [censored] mess

So 24 hours ago the club via Richo releases a statement claiming Oliver is a required player and we look forward to seeing him in red and blue next year and beyond. 24 hours later we have 4 different leaks, suggesting the club is pushing Clarry to look at this options after Pert rang around clubs to see if they’d be interested. Make it make sense, because as far as I can tell, those are two different positions being taken by two different parts of the club.

He said the same thing about Trac

A review that’s being undertaken by Pert. Give me a break. If they don’t trust these guys to make decisions, then sack them and bring experienced people in their place. I have zero confidence in the ability of a CEO to make list management decisions. It’s why he’s not, wait for it, a list manager! 🙄

Knowing about it and agreeing with it are not the same thing. One wonders why the CEO is shopping a player around when we have a whole footy department who is responsible for trades. Perhaps it’s because Pert is going against the wishes of the FD, which if that’s the case, you may as well offload Goody, Richo and Lamb too, as their positions are untenable.

No it wouldn't. The CEO should not be calling clubs trying to trade a player. On what goddamn planet is that an appropriate use of his time or his skills? Clarry has the support of (almost all) his teammates and Goody. To be used as a pawn in Pert's optics to make us look like we have a great culture, is a disgrace. No wonder players are not picking up the phone to Tim Lamb... maybe they should ring Perty instead. Just have a long hard think how this mskes our club look when the CEO is going above the list manager, football manager and coach's heads to try and offload a player for optics.

It's also what ultimately got Pert sacked at the Pies. History repeating, with a president at the helm that allowed Gutnick to pull the wool over his eyes. Lord help us.

It's hard to remember a time in recent years where I've been angrier with this football club. I back and support this club always, but letting Pert throw Clarry under the bus, when he's worked his behind off and is well loved by his teammates, is just utterly putrid. Where the [censored] is our list manager, coach and football manager? Because I don't remember the last time a CEO has made list management decisions.

Maybe let's start by keeping the CEO out of list management decisions? If this is not a ploy to remove Pert, I am seriously starting to question whether this club is capable of running a donut stand, let alone a football club.

He’s just turned 27, but sure

Because trading away a star player in order to appease another is not being lenient or bending over backwards? The minute players are driving list management decision, is the minute you need to shut up shop.

Replacing Richo or Pert? 🤔

It's going to continue next year with Trac, especially if Clarry is traded and we don't make finals again. This club is allergic to success.

Ironic then, considering they are keeping Trac...

For who? Are we clearing cap for a big name? Because right now it seems we can't attract a cockroach to our club, let alone a big name player.

Well unless we are trying to offload his contract to make space for another mega star player, this will absolutely not fly with supporters. Would you be happy with trading Clarry for unders, watch him help Geelong contend YET AGAIN, and all we get out of it is salary cap relief which we don't need? The members of this club have spoken loudly this year. We lost 10,000 members, and attendance dropped off. Trade Clarry for unders and watch the bottom fall out. IF we trade Clarry, it has to result in someone very good coming back in return. Not more mid tier draft picks.

How does Geelong get 2 first rounders, and both Smith who they are committed to, and Oliver?

Window is firmly and truly shut if Clarry is traded. Wonder how the likes of Max and Jack who have re-committed feel about spending the remainder of their careers without a flag chance.

It’s well known that Butters refuses to settle down in Adelaide. Won’t buy a house, is not in a serious relationship etc. He wants to be back in Victoria one day.

If you were planning on moving to WA, wouldn’t you spend this time looking at houses, jobs for your partner, daycare for your baby etc instead of enjoying spending time in Darwin? Or is he moving to play in Darwin?