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Guerra should have known better as the meeting didn't seem to have much to do with football More so about managing people or managing a delicate situation And you'd reckon that with his background that he'd be fully aware of the fallout of such matters once things went pear-shaped In other words, he should have seen it coming It's any wonder that Smith is not happy with him or with what went on

The content is what is at issue here. It's not anything goes or anything is on the agenda ... zoom meetings or teams meetings per se is not the issue Subject matter needs to be screened and passed fit for discussion Otherwise, you get what we've got now

The quick apology says it all. Within hours of the story breaking the club was on the front foot apologising But if you've done nothing wrong, why apologise? The way you've described what may or may not have happened might see the club deny all (or go into denial) Or at least have a delayed apology But the following is damning (in my view) Richardson also allegedly said in the meeting: “Can we all just make sure we keep this information to ourselves?” He wants everyone to keep it all a secret? In a footy club?

Exactly I sit quite comfortably with the so called 'Whistleblower' as we don't need this sort of stuff happening at the club As for Morris, he's just doing his job so it's no good shooting the messenger What might come out of it is that club gets another wake-up call

That's drawing a long bow And when considering the amount of people who had access to the hook-up, there might be more than one person voicing their concerns

The club can be inclusive of player partners in an everyday, normal fashion The way we've done it has led to a public apology with any number of questions being asked

Morris often drip-feeds his stories but I reckon you're right about the call being recorded. The detail gives it away SEN have stated that they know about other certain sensitive material but won't release it. Fair enough too but if they know all about the details, then that strengthens the argument that the call was recorded So the 3 Amigo's decide to blab personal information about another player and his partner to 15 other player partners not realising that it's all being recorded? Oy vey

Here's how the story could have got out ... A player partner gets invited on to a group chat, link-up and is then told information about a player and his partner whilst being part of the hook-up After a time, the partner doesn't feel that they should have been told about the private matters of the 'said' 2 people so they then voice their concerns to the club or the AFLPA (who then report the matter to the AFL) Or it could have been one of the players or anyone else who might have known about the goings-on Morris gets wind of the story (through his various contacts) and runs with it The 'Whistleblower' could be anyone but that's beside the point anyway. Whatever happened that shouldn't have happened is what this is all about

But why involve the players partners? What was there to be gained by doing that? May might have become persona non grata but he (or his partner) doesn't need his personal life splattered amongst the hoi polloi (you tell 15 partners and (probably) the playing list, you may as well be telling the world) I can't even see the good intentions aspect once May and his partner were brought into the discussion (via the link-up) And then all the details? That's not on There was just no need to involve people who didn't need to be involved I could understand it if the players were told what the future was going to be like (with or without May) But the personal stuff? Unnecessary and it crosses the line The story might wither away but Caro or Cornes might get involved. Or Morris might drip-feed more bits and pieces about the story (as that's what he often does)

It can't be described as an over correction whilst transitioning from what once was, either Fair enough, clean the joint up but ... There's an obvious line that you don't cross. Telling so many people and then not expecting the info from the link-up meeting to get out is astonishing. Bizarre in fact You may be right but there's already a fair bit of circumstantial evidence pointing to wrong-doing As previously stated, onfield matters are all about all-systems-go. Business as usual But we didn't need another distraction like this

More to the point is that this sort of stuff should not be happening, BDA With so many people involved, the info on the hook-up was bound to get out ... the 15 partners but what about all the players as well (they'd all know, even if it was 2nd hand) It's not Morris' fault, he's just doing his job I'm actually surprised that the story took close on 2 months to surface And of course, those given the sensitive information and then not relaying the information to the 2 people involved is an issue in itself If you were close to May and his partner you'd be tempted to report the matter to the 2 people involved (and that might have happened) The club has apologised for it's involvement in the affair So what else are we waiting for? We've admitted guilt but it doesn't end there May and his partner would be perfectly entitled to engage a legal team if the allegations are in fact, true Things could get quite messy but don't worry, it probably won't affect on field matters (maybe) But King has blotted his copybook ... it pays not to ever get too infatuated with any individual. It's like meeting your favourite author Richo is on borrowed time and not sure what to make of Guerra Bush-league error, all the same. My god, we're a dumb-[censored] club sometimes

A new coach won't help They've got a very tough run over the next 2 months. Need a miracle They might get one new-coach-bounce-back win but that will be it They're either not fit enough or it's between the ears. Or both

Sure, but there's this ... "Disclosing delicate information in a forum of individuals with no contractual obligation to the club prompted a complaint to be made to the AFLPA, with the AFL then included in discussions at a high level. “Can we all just make sure we keep this information to ourselves?” Richardson said in the meeting at one point. “The reason that this is a little bit unusual – I don’t think I’ve ever done this before – we’ve had issues with Clayton (Oliver) and the like. Is that this is involving a partner.” A source present on the call said: “It raises serious questions about whether the club understands or respects even the most basic standards of privacy and duty of care.”

Reminds me of when the 'Posse' visited Goodwin at his home to sack him - amateurish. Do such a thing in a professional environment There's a professional way to handle these sorts of matters and that doesn't include blabbering to the masses I don't see why the partners needed to be told about private information involving another player and his partner It's none of their business

Regardless of the media reporting, the info was always going to get out. Only takes one person to talk. And it looks like there were plenty involved If you're going to tell that many people, it acts like a press conference. Amateur hour again, when will the club ever learn? King being involved is not good. It makes him part of it as well as Guerra & Richardson Why would the club feel compelled to share sensitive information with 15 Wives & Girl friends. What were they thinking?