Norm Smith's Curse

Haha I initially read that as the Dee's being too risky.

I mean how is that even possible? We just have too many players going missing for long periods.

Too many Hawks fans once the game finishes

I'm glad I'm not the only one

Does this mean Jackson is coming home? Take it to the bank! Like Scully staying or did I get ahead of myself with that one as well?

I just thought I'd mention that Terry Wallace's line is open and accepting calls... But in all seriousness I am told that in the industry there are certain behaviours or signs that explain the real things going on. Like inner sanctum of the footy world a lot more is known about a lot of things than we mortals are privy to. Such as ongoing 'hamstring' tightness resulting in frequent pre-game day trips to Dorovich pathology or prospective coaching options bowing out because they know they have no chance or know who the club really is aiming at or openly bowing in only when it's overly clear they won't be embarrassed.

Will be interesting to see what Buckley does with our game plan. Does he try to transition us further toward a transition game? Try to continue to mold contest players into transition players? Or let them play to their strengths and dictate an older contested style?

A timeline of the bizarre three-year run of controversy leaving Melbourne's premiership window hanging by a thread 7NEWSMelbourne accused of ‘planting’ strange story into AFL media‘To me, this reeked of stage management.’Not to mention this article where thee leaders supposedly sat in a cafe in Fitzroy making audible character assessments according to Mark Robinson: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mark-robinson-weirdness-surrounds-christian-petraccas-future-but-will-he-actually-move/news-story/d0b804fcdc3c2bd8d1bcb5a72e01b508

Does every club have multiple articles published where the author claims that an attendee of a leadership meeting said the following was discussed?

Well obviously you can't compare what you don't know, but also how many other clubs had a player potentially being shopped who everyone in the footy world knew in intimate detail the personal issues going on at the time. How many clubs have players basically telling media people supposedly through third parties that they would love to be anywhere but Melbourne? How many clubs have a club representative go on live radio and state that she had not been in contact with the family of a seriously injured player without providing the context or explanation of why that might be that could have cleared that up? How many clubs shop a player and it gets back to the player within 24 hours and then he goes and checks out a farm near Geelong? How many clubs have articles written where a person at a leadership meeting gave the media person a blow-by-blow account?

The decision to part ways with Goodwin was made Monday night and then delivered to him in person that night, with the players to be informed Tuesday morning, yet Lever himself says that while the leadership group were in a zoom call discussing how it will be dealt with and the fall out, they became aware that Tom Morris was already reporting it publically. Therefore Lever says in his recent interview that he wants the leadership group to find out who was behind the leak.

The leaks have been continually and outrageous. Even the supposed leadership meeting last year in a restaurant where players were reported as making loud 'character assessments' of a certain team mate. Every step, every issue leaks. Everyone knew most of the detail of Clarry's issues which was also a great way of ensuring that - had we pursued a trade - the trade value was ruined.

Sam McClure reporting that Carlton made overtures to a number of people about their interest in their coaching job including a current coach (Chris Scott?)

There is literally no guarantee that Tassie will even happen at this stage and then the concessions might make it a West Coast or a Brisbane Bears

It's been suggested [on Demonland, where we all source our stories with our other eye on Big footy] that there have been unofficial conversations.