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A summary: On Smith (old news) “If elected I can hopefully help with stability of the club generally, with players, the board, sponsors. I am much more comfortable doing it now with [president] Brad [Green] there and then have an orderly transition.” On Goodwin Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has been urged to lighten up in his dealings with players A football department review to be released on Friday found the events of the past 12 months had weighed heavily on Goodwin, making him intense and stressed around players, according to two sources familiar with the findings who were not authorised to speak publicly. The sources said Goodwin welcomed the recognition of the burden he had been carrying and agreed with the sentiment to try to ease his stress. The review reinforced that the players still held the 2021 premiership coach in high regard and wanted him to have the support needed to perform at his best. On Richardson The review recommends a tweaking of roles within the football department and a shift in the focus of high-performance manager Alan Richardson. Former New Zealand All Blacks manager Darren Shand, who helped lead the review, will have a mentoring role in managing the way Richardson deals with the team, coach and the rest of the department. The rest of the article is a repeat of the Pert article earlier today and discussed in the Pert thread. The above are reports which may not align in accuracy or context with the acutual findings. If they are accurate: I'm very pleased Goodwin will get the support the players think he needs and he is open to receiving I'm surprised that Richardson is getting a 'mentor' after so many years in the game. But not surprised as I have said elsewhere he was a poor choice for GM of FD.

Sadly, the news is again coming from leaks. I would think only a small number of people would have access to the results and they shouldn't be leaking this stuff. Anyway, here is an initial report from 'journalists' with another misleading title Goodwin urged to ‘lighten up’ amid major Demons leadership overhaul. theage.com Mods may want to move this to the Pert thread but as the report findings are to be released tomorrow a new thread might be appropriate as the findings will be broader than Pert's departure. I will post a summary shortly as it may take some time to compile

The heart wrenching impact of Jack's passing on friends and all those he touched in his all to short life. Perhaps best summed up in this comment: “Jack was exactly the sort of child you would dream up if you were conjuring a perfect friend for your own beloved child.“[His death] has broken my son’s heart. It has robbed our community of a future natural-born leader, and a damn decent kid who shone so brightly you could just about see his halo.” a-shooting-star-who-blessed-us-for-11-years-with-love-dad It speaks volumes to a great kid and a wonderful, courageous family. My heart bleeds for them 💔 And for @Sideshow Bob who posted above that his son and Jack played in the same team 💔

I read it the same way. But there is no real link other than timing between Pert going and Petracca 'breaking his silence'. I would be appalled if he commented on our CEO's departure and do not think that is what he was doing. The title itself (Gary Pert quits as Melbourne CEO, Petracca breaks his silence) is somewhat misleading. They could have written the Petracca story in a much more positive way which imv is a good news story ie he is back in the public eye, doing his job for the AFL, the Club and sponsors.

I've been overseas so haven't read DL for a while to notice. It is weird as he used it on a number of my posts in this thread which is what prompted me to ask, tease him a little and dish out some cheek 😊 So perhaps it is a glich of some sort because as @beelzebub 's emoji reactions have disappeared from my notifications feed.

haha! Maybe the mods removed it. If so I fear for @beelzebub 's well being

Good Lord!!! Maybe @beelzebub pinched them all ...

Don't bother. The Age reporters have taken past comments by Petracca and current comments by him and somehow weaved it into the Pert story. Any connection is tenuous and is mere timing. It is really disappointing that the more reputable AFL reporters are stooping to such low tactics. The positive of the story for me is that Petracca is back in the public eye for the first time, performing promotional work and being interviewed. All are important steps steps in his trauma recovery. I just hope that article doesn't derail this thread or bring out the anti Petracca brigade.

Believe it or not the emoji has disappeared from my emoji options. Did you pinch it, bb ...

@beelzebub have you noticed there are other emoji reactions besides

imv Pert's contribution to the 2021 premiership was the the 2020 restructure of the FD, moving Mahoney out of the FD, recruiting Yze and supporting other coaching changes. I wasn't and still am not enamoured with the Richardson 'promotion' to FD GM but that aside Pert nailed the early years of his tenure. He put his own job on the line in supporting Goodwin early in 2021 when members of Board had doubts. He set up the environment for the coach and the players to be the best they could be. Without the above I doubt we would have won that precious flag,

The para I quoted above is now preceded by this comment in the latest version of the article by The Age: (Pert) had been discussing a mid-2025 retirement with Roffey before she stood down. Context is everything. We had planned an orderly succession at the top with both Roffey and Pert departing at the top. Circumstances changed and that plan has been brought forward. No drama.

Lots of leaking going on... At least these leaks aren't from Tom Morris!! But it would be better if the leaks stopped altogether.

Someone leaked it ...? From The Age: “I asked [Pert] what a succession plan might look like and the conversations flowed from there,” Green said. “I then asked him if he would consider staying on [to complete] Caulfield because we are that close to getting that high-performance centre done.” Green said he did not see the decision as a circuit-breaker for the club. “If you believe the outside noise people can see it that way but from our point of view it’s a normal transition. Not sure that clarifies much. Some will see it as Pert jumped before being pushed. Some will see it differently. We will never know.

The rules changed to allow players to stay Rookies for 5 years if they have played less than 10 career games. It makes no difference to AMW to remain a B-Rookie but it gives the club the chance to recruit an A-Rookie where the recruitment rules are less strict than for B-Rookies. AMW remains a B-Rookie which leaves 1 A-Rookie and 1 B-Rookie spot.

Uber professional.. But that contraption looks like a medieval torture device 😳 He will come out breathing fire next year. Can't wait to see him play again.

Every time I see Holmes play I rue the Cats for gazumping us with a last minute pick swap to draft him. What a sliding doors moment that was: we could have Holmes and Bowey. Holmes will probably be their next captain.😭

See revision below I'd say you both have a case. This is the team Goodwin inherited vis a vis the Premiership. Premiership Players Brayshaw, Angus Gawn, Max Harmes, James McDonald, Tom Neal-Bullen, Alex Oliver, Clayton Petracca, Christian Salem, Christian Viney, Jack Premiership Emergency Hunt, Jayden Hard Luck Jones, Nathan Could have been Hogan, Jesse Experienced Premiership additions since Roos: May, Lever, Hibberd, Brown, Fritsch The rest of the Premiership team were kids: Jordon, Sparrow, Petty, Bowey, Jackson, Spargo, Rivers, Pickett with only a handful of games. Summary: 9 of the 22 Premiership players were inherited. Take a couple of them out and we probably would not have won it. Its fair to say without injury Hunt would probably have played. Jones played a huge role in getting the team to finals. Without the experienced additions we probably would not have won it. So I reckon the inherited list was not premiership ready but most of the core 9 were top shelf. We needed the experienced defenders and forwards (...we still need the latter...) However, I suspect this topic will be discussed for a very long long time ...

Yes, as I said I think Southwick is simply doing the resident's bidding with the survey. I'm pleased the Caulfield project has taken a step forward. Nonetheless, my frustration is it is difficult to gauge what that means when Pert's release is vague and so many things one would expect to see in a feasibility study, at least at a macro level, have been pushed into the Business Case phase.

From next year a new system will be introduced. draft-bidding-revamp-and-future-pick-trades Broadly there is a scaling down of pick values and no points after ND 54 ie nominally end of round 3 (was ND 73) The smarter clubs will trade their 2025 4th round picks to clubs who need points this year because they will be next to useless in 2025. This is especially so for mfc as Taylor rarely uses a pick after ND40. Conversely, clubs who need points in 2025 will value 3rd round picks. It will be an interesting watch as to how the points changes affect the trading of 2025 picks.

That isn't a good sign. I hope the mfc didn't blindside him and other pollies/key stakeholders.. Pert's memo said: "...the feasibility study for our proposed new training and administration facility at Caulfield Racecourse Reserve has been successfully completed and approved to progress to the next stage... This phase of the process has focused heavily on stakeholder engagement and garnering local support for the project. The positive sentiment from so many local community organisations and groups has been wide-spread and the feasibility study has definitely highlighted the community’s desire to see this project come to life". Unfortunately he doesn't say who the 'stakeholder engagement' was with nor who approved the study to progress to the next stage. This is the survey Southwick has put online for residents. https://www.davidsouthwick.com.au/survey/caulfield-racecourse-funding It is fairly basic and the sort of survey one would include early in a feasibility study with variations for each type of stakeholder. It could just be a pollie being seen to do the resident's bidding but who knows how much he was consulted during the process and briefed prior to the press release. A bit more info from Pert would help quieten negative reactions.

You are quite right! I just get tired of so many media knuckleheads writing stuff about the club or Trac, that doesn't make sense and many including dees supporters buy into it as fact. And, while it was a little mischevious 🤣 of me I wanted to highlight that Purple is one of the biggest dumb...t media knuckleheads going round !!!

Sometimes I wonder if he reads what he writes or if he ever heard the word 'logic'. If Trac was a chance to win or even place of course he would be there! Logically, that means he would have played the whole season so wouldn't need to rebuild his body for day one of the preseason. And, surely, there isn't only one camp ... if he was fit he could go to the BnF and head to a later camp in the off season as he has in other years. Like many others, Purple never lets facts get in the way of some juicy and derogatory 'click bait'

Good to see that, Tim. Thanks. My two cents worth. Two assumptions by him are presented as facts: the club made the call whereas it is clear it was a mutual decision with full involvement of medical/fitness teams inside and outside the club. Duty of care says they couldn't afford to put him at risk if his body wasn't ready for the camp. the club wants to protect players. Maybe Davis doesn't know Trac addressed players, was happily interacting with them at training and was with them for our last game. It doesn't make sense that they suddenly need to be 'protected' from him !!! imv there are more plausible reasons for the club agreeing/encouraging Trac to skip the BnF: The stated reason by the club and Trac to get him ready for day one of the preseason. As many DL's have said to protect Trac from fans inundating him with support or criticism. His mental health needs to be a consideration in exposing him to the public. The media would turn the bluey into a circus if Trac attended. By not attending the focus is on the worthy award winners and the very worthy past demons in whose honour the awards are named. Davis is usually a good commentator but that is not his finest hour.

I agree. While there are no guarantees I didn't see info that provides that likelihood. We are on the same page layzie.