Very Jaded

And as always, those who suffer most are the loyal members. That I am thinking of disengaging because I have reached such a level of trauma with this club, is a [censored] sad indictment on every person who is running this club, because most of them would not give a single [censored] if our club folded tomorrow, they would just walk away and find another job.

The sheer fact that despite being one of the best performing sides over the last 4 seasons, we are back as the perceived laughing stock / problem child of the AFL, speaks to an undeniable failure of leadership and governance. It does not matter if the reality is not as grim from inside the 4 walls, the perception that we are a club in disarray once more, is going to cause enough damage that it will impact every part of our club, but most especially our on field success. I just cannot believe that we are here again so soon.

1000% if Pickett left I would be absolutely gutted. Much more so than if Trac left. I hope we move heaven and earth to do what we can to keep him. Whereas with Trac I hope we move heaven and earth to get an amazing trade and move him on.

What ifs? What if what? He only just signed a new deal. Was he not happy to stay? What is a contract even worth anymore?

I never wanted her to talk. Now you know why.

@Chook in Perth any info on this latest chapter of our never ending drama?

My mistake. I thought he was OOC. Still his manager came out last week and said he was happy. In a time where our club is already under intense scrutiny, why add to it? I don’t want to even contemplate the possibility of losing Pickett. It’s actually incomprehensible right now, and goes against everything I’ve heard of him being happy and settled. If his manager is doing this for some extra cash, it’s pretty ordinary timing.

Except is Waterman not out of contract? Completely different.

Absolutely he is supporting this circus.

The dogs have calmed my nerves. They are 10/10! 💙❤️

They’ll win the flag next year

Which credentials terrify you? The lawyer part?

To be fair it’s been noted here for days, but Demonland rightly doesn’t want one person targeted who is a private person not involved in the club.

Mate this site is hard enough on my mental health without the added lunatics

Should say it’s THE reason influencing his desire for a trade to a big club. If you just wanted to get out of our club, whose direction you seem to dislike so much, you would be open to be traded to any club where you could see yourself succeed and be happy. The motives cannot be clearer or more shallow. Unfortunately because this club has no brand management skills, they’ve let a player and his partner control the narrative. It is an absolute indictment on this club and its leaders, that they knew for months that Trac was unhappy, knew the dangerous “social management” path he was on, and yet let it fester and explode to the point that he has been allowed to publicly urinate on our club for weeks, all for the sake of his own brand!

Oh god the trauma!

Maxy ❤️💙👏🏼

The leader I wanted and thought Trac to be. A more lovely and humble man you won’t meet. He’s genuinely an outstanding all around person.

Everyone who was crying out to hear from her, you got your wish.

Get him back to the club!

For sure and I would think they would have forked out for a private area anyway.

Or you know, it could just be people making up absolute [censored], going to the media, and the media is lapping it up. From everything I've heard that the players are saying about Trac, "weird" is definitely not an adjective that's being used. But hey, at least nobody set anything on fire.

Nah, they will still find a way to blame us. "Josh Daicos wants out of Collingwood after Petracca told him he won't share his pasta recipe with him, Josh is deeply offended. Sources close to Josh confirmed to me in confidence that he refuses to come back to the club unless a meatball sub is offered"