Jaded No More

All great in theory, until we lose another 10,000 members who were told by the club for 3 years running that we should be playing finals. The vision and the execution are diametrically opposed. If the club wants to rebuild I’m all in, but don’t p!$$ on my back and tell me it’s raining when you lose 2 of your prime mids, a premiership defender and a promising small defender and bring in Max Heath and 6 picks in a poor draft. Look King might have aces up his sleeve. This could be his McRae moment. But unless he’s bringing in Naicos 2.0, I can’t see how we go forward without going backwards. Which again I’m fine with, but that’s not what we are being sold.

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Kosi Pickett to this manager

Name one player with multiple suitors who is looking at our club and going… “hmmm think I’ll go there, looks interesting”

Oh yeah so when Bailey Smith abuses a female photographer at an OPEN TRAINING SESSION, there is nothing to see here. But when Mitch Cleary that [censored] nuffy follows Clarry around harassing him in his time off, chasing him like a [censored], and is told to F off, then that is the problem. Because if you went to the airport and had someone chasing you with a microphone, who has spent all day writing poorly about you, you wouldn't do the same. 3 years of relentless harassment and abuse of Clarry, versus the kid glove handling of JUH, Smith and so on. Give me a break, and most importantly give him a break.

We must have some good mids on the hook in the trade period to be pushing Clarry out and seeing Trac off. Or, again, Bailey Laurie's voodoo doll has been working overtime.

King was on radio very early this morning. Could have told the media I am meeting with a few players today including Clarry and we will discuss their roles moving forward. Whatever you think of Clarry, or any other player for that matter, the way you handle their exists matter. This makes us look unprofessional, and in a small industry run by a small cohort of player manager, that is not a good thing. Optics. Optics. Optics I really hoped Guerra would come in and stop this type of rubbish where the reporters are running the club.

He did that AFTER all the leaks came out. Clearly Cleary and him then had a chat. You think Clarry or his manager is saying to the media the club thinks he's a VFL level footballer?

They may well be But who would leak negative stories about themselves? Or what motive would they have to blow up the joint every few weeks?

Please get that offensive head away for us. HAVEN'T WE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY?

Considering I am the boss, that doesn't sound right. I am a real a-hole!

I have an entire packaging report to get done today. MFC has got to arrange their timing with me when they are next planning to blow the joint up.

And that makes the endless leaking and circus surrounding the club's position on him staying or going OK? Putting aside whether you think Clarry should stay or go, the optics of how this has once again all come out are poor.

Bailey Laurie's voodoo doll working overtime this off season

Did I say he was a victim? Does he deserve to be toyed with for 3 years in a row? He had an offer from Geelong last year, and he wanted to go, and the club said no. He never wanted to leave, we keep pushing him out, then dragging him back in. That is a poor way to handle someone, anyone, let alone a 4 time B&F winner.

Clarry is a soft target, for the media, and for some at the club to lay blame on. If for the third year in a row we publicly try to throw him in the bin, then we better just do it already. To keep toying and embarrassing him like that is a pathetic way to handle a champion player. I hope the club knows what they are doing, because history suggest that they have NFI

Also incorrect. And also highly highly unlikely that we will move Clarry's entire salary if he does move, especially if we go down the route of framing this as a fire sale. Unless you are happy to trade him for a fourth round pick.

It's not That our salary cap is in trouble is a myth.

One thing is certain, we can't keep spending every off season on the Trac and Clarry circus. Either move on them now, or shut it down once and for all. I expect to hear from Guerra or Tim Lamb today re: this Clarry noise.

It was not my intention to blame Trac for this. I just know that his family has a very direct and open line of communication to Tom Morris, so it wasn't a baseless question. A question, not an accusation. I also agree re: airing this publicly, however this is not the first time we have used the media as a way to give Clarry a kick up the bum. We did it during the 2023 trade period, threatening to trade him if he doesn't shape up. I hated it then and I hate it now. Not sure it's even necessary when Clarry is all in anyway.

Look you might be totally right, and this may well get shut down soon enough. The way to gauge interest however is not to make it sound like you are pushing someone out. You can say that Clarry wants a fresh start, and we won't trade him for less. Exactly as we have done with Trac. Unless of course we are happy to trade him for 3 cents in the dollar, which would only make sense if he was still a real issue within the club, which from everything I hear is not the case anymore. As for how would Trac's camp know, well his brother works for one of the biggest talent agencies in Australia, so not really a stretch that they find out is it? For what it's worth, I think this meeting is about King setting clear expectations for Clarry around behaviours/standards and perhaps the 'leak' is around making it clear to Clarry that if he isn't happy to comply, then he will need to explore his options. Which will be a non issue, as he wants to stay and prove himself desperately.

I never said the info is not true, although there is nothing factual about what he is saying, other than there is a meeting between them. I am talking about the reason for the leak, and the way it's being framed. Clarry wants to stay, is devastated, etc says to everyone that this is us pushing Clarry out. Exactly the same way we are pushing May out, and willing to accept unders to make it happen. Versus "we won't trade Trac unless it's a great deal". Why would you ever advertise a fire sale?