Very Jaded

Could have come from someone Kosi casually chatted to perhaps. Could have also been completely taken out of context. One journalist said he’s homesick. Another is saying it’s the direction of the club. I have people who know him better than these journalists who are saying he’s very happy. His manager came out only last week and said he’s happy at Melbourne. I have no idea where this came from, but I don’t think there’s much to it other than genuine desire to spend more time at home, which is miles and miles and miles away from any football club, not just ours. We have always been very supportive of him and his family connections and the only thing I believe in this report is that the club and his manager are confident it can be worked out.

Well at least you made me laugh. It’s a nice change 😭

At least tell us this Kossie stuff is BS??

Yes Unless you know why he’s leaving, please stop commenting about it He is leaving for completely legitimate reasons, and if anyone in Trac’s camp is saying otherwise then they’re just spreading vicious lies!

I believe her sister lives in Melbourne too

We saw his home town in the doco. He will never not be homesick. But homesickness does not always mean trade. He was home sick last year too and re-signed for 4 years. Could have signed for 2, could have left. I think the media is working over time to try and feast on steaming carcass that is our club.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story Mitch Cleary did not report that Kossie has asked for a trade to SA. He reported that there is homesickness and both the club and his management are confident it can be resolved. Like seriously!

We wouldn’t dream of trading him for less than Sarong or Young

Again, source?

Indeed. Kosi is very loved and very supported at Melbourne. The end of the report said clearly that both Melbourne and most importantly HIS MANAGEMENT are confident this can be ironed out and that he will be at Melbourne for the remainder of his contract.

Now that’s a good reality show

I am more concerned about who is doing the leaking. I know Trac and Kos used to be very close. Did he mention something to him and he leaked it to make it look like our club is imploding? Surely not!

His family, at least his immediate family live pretty far from Adelaide and Perth. So I imagine the homesickness will be there regardless of where he lives. I have no doubt he will end his career elsewhere, but everything I’ve heard recently is that Kosi is happy at Melbourne and loves Goody and his partner is happy here too. I also don’t think his manager would come out and shut down trade rumours a week ago, if Kosi was telling him he wanted a trade. I doubt Kosi only got home sick on Monday.

5 days since our season ended and this is already worse than our last off season Not sure we will make it through another 6 months

Anyone can say anything and we have a meltdown?

Source?

No it is not. But it’s also not outlandish to think that he said he’s feeling a bit homesick but he wants to stick around and the media is just feeding on our dead carcass.

This is dramatically opposed to what I’ve been told. And also goes against what his manager said only a week or so ago. I would take this with a large grain of salt

This is an out and out fabrication, or Trac has absolutely no idea why Nibbler is leaving. What’s next? Gus wouldn’t have been medically retired if our culture was better?

Elon Musk can afford the lawsuits. Andy can’t.

Only those who have something to hide, refuse to open the curtains. Every good organisation with as many share holders as ours, should undertake regular reviews, regardless of performance. And any review should be done independently and without agendas.

It would wear out a lot quicker than George Gawn singing 17 rival club songs, that's for sure! #BrandGeorgeGawn

Oh no, we are the worst team, with the worst culture, our under performing coach must be sacked. Burn the club to the ground, burn it all!

Completely different situation, as it involved court cases in the legal system, where he was found GUILTY. As far as I'm aware, the individual you want delisted, has not yet been found guilty of anything that would constitute a conviction in a court of law in Australia. Nor is he the first or last footballer to be embroiled in this type of matter. Stengle and Hollands were not delisted, nor was Willie Rioli. The club can ill afford another legal battle on their hands for unfair dismissal. They are acting with what I am sure is legal advice on how to best handle this situation without causing us grief, nor the individual in question who I am sure is really struggling to cope with this too. As much as you want to treat players as robots, they are not. Smith has a young family, and is about to lose his livelihood over a very very silly and unacceptable mistake, but a mistake none the less.

Their supporters are very understanding of where they are at. It's best to bottom out now and collect a draft bounty. Wait too long, and Tassie will ruin your chances of a rebuild. This is the best possible time to bottom out.