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Buckley is the one who needs to stand up... He's a great media performer, has all the right words to say, comes across as well balanced and honest but on this it's crickets.

This adds a bit more juice to the story and calls out the clubs leaders... I must admit Buckley's silence has been deafening. https://www.afl.com.au/news/550084/-can-no-longer-stay-silent-ex-pie-takes-aim-at-leaders-over-racism-claims?fbclid=IwAR1Ii51BWjCo3C03vaKhl6y6EevJR6o_-W0E6J7gc2pWwrQJ-ODuC0SR0HI

Nup...if you want to know why it took Max so long to develop it wasn't only his attitude and injuries. It was the attitude of a dumb coach and footy department that persisted with Spencer in the ruck at Casey whilst trying to make the far better prospect, Max...into a key forward. I remember watching him in the ruck for Casey one day when Spencer was out injured and couldn't for the life of me figure why he wasn't the number one choice ...he blitzed, would we leave him there? no they put him back forward again. It took some serious changes at the club before this changed. Max flourished in the number one ruck role when he got the chance and that's where he plays.

Goodness me...

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Let's not jump onto this one 'bin'...but I mostly agree. Maybe my wording should have been moved out. I think what '@Baghdad Bob' had to say in a previous post is more relevant to the topic at hand.

We had stability with the Stynes and McLardy boards.... Stability is not an end in itself. What we need are the best people in the right positions... Hopefully we have that.

What a strange comment...and post by the way. Talk about Trumpism...you've made some very odd accusations. If you read my first post you would see that I said I was disappointed with the result but we move on. Dear Donald had to be moved on kicking a screaming. Maybe not but it's always good to have a different set of eyes...I would have preferred that but it didn't fall the way I would have liked, no big deal, we move on. I wasn't alluding to any significant influence by the way... It would have been good to have another stable presence that wasn't hand picked by the current board.

Like the Football Department it was time to get another view... It's unhealthy to keep with the status quo for too long, particlulary when we don't have results to show. I don't think having one new board member that hasn't been hand selected by the board would lead to instability unless they had something to hide.

I'm a bit disappointed in this result...but we move on.

I think you find similar results with most fascist dictators no matter the brand they attach.

I guess he got the a... so that's pretty close to Rear...

I'm not an Australian history buff 'Biff' but wasn't this policy drafted and set up by the Protectionist Party of Barton and Deakin? Just asking for a friend.

What's that got to do with anything? Is it a good enough reason to maintain the status quo? They do it, so why not us... Shouldn't we aspire to be better?

I don't know him, never met him so don't know whether I like him or not. He comes across as a bit of a merchant banker but it doesn't mean he doesn't have a case, it doesn't mean he wasn't subjected to the abuse he says he has. Take the personality out of it and look at the issue. ...and as for the aboriginal friends and understanding how racism works, I think you only truly know if you walk in their shoes.

Mifsud

Of course he can go up forward but that wasn't the point of the post...our good friend the doctor seemed to imply that Goodwin had no idea playing him as a defender, his natural position.

Spot on 'Cranky'...Petty played his junior footy as a defender and came to the club as such...

I think they've taken a calculated risk on Rosman... JT likes the calculation, this was exactly the draft to take one out of left field with not a lot of exposed form in 2020...

Agree 'Macca'...you only need to read some Facebook posts that have been nicely stirred up by media interests in regard to Lumumba to see how far off it we are. A long, long way unfortunately..

Must agree with Lumumba here...it appears the AFL & Collingwood are hiding behind the women. Pretty average I think. Be nice to have some real leadership...but as' @old dee' says, it's not likely under the current leadership or any future version of the old boys club... https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2021/02/08/lumumba-collingwood-racism/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morning News - 20210209

An interesting article on the AFL approach to racism... Pretty much mirrors my comments above. It's more about brand management than anything else. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-07/joel-wilkinson-the-afl-and-the-search-for-racial-justice/12825394

Name one person who isn't and I'll show you a dead man...