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Hmmmm ... based on my 'optimism' in 2013/14 I could have been a candidate for that 'institution'. It is 2013, Jimmy is very ill, we have no FOJ sponsor so the club puts the Reach logo on. Our BOJ sponsor (Energy Watch) went bust. I bought a jersey as a donation and put number 11 on back. It is 2014. I take the jersey to the 1964 Premiership team reunion at the Bentleigh club and had all those champs from yesteryear sign it. LOL, my idle musing was to have the next Dees premiership players sign to have the premiership 'bookends. Friends laughed and thought that went beyond the eternal optimism of a tragic demon supporter to one that had taken leave of her senses. It is 2021 and we win the Premiership 🏆❤️💙. I had great joy telling those friends my 'senses' were fine! So while it may have seemed 'deranged' in 2013/2014, 2021 proved otherwise. To round off the story. It is 2022. I emailed Gary Pert with the above story and asked if I could pass the never worn with tags, jersey, to Richardson to obtain the Premiership players autographs. (Fans weren't allowed to training). Then I would frame it, hold it for a few years and donate it to the club. Thought it would be a special piece of memorabilia of our history of highs and lows. Sadly, he never even acknowledged the email.😢 Now the moment is lost as many of the players are elsewhere. 😢

They certainly did: The pics look a bit like a 'Survivor' episode. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/albums/1699955/pre-season-camp-gallery-day-five?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=1699955&playlistSize=10 Even the President was there Not sure if he climbed the hill !

They should have 'Grandfathered' 100% or near 100% TPP coverage for existing contracts as is standard practice for many rule/law changes (except the AFL). Its a disadvantages tous especially in 2027 and 2028 to reward/keep our own or attract players vis a vis competitors,

Love that comment, Rab. Without opinions there would be no DL! Keep posting!

Thanks for the respectful response, Rab. In terms of legacy as a Demon, Petracca is our NSM in a long long awaited premiership. He scored a perfect score (40/40) of coaches votes for that game. That legacy is good enough for me. Without him we would not have won that flag. Regardless of what happens going forward that legacy will never be tarnished in my eyes. Many players change clubs for various reasons and sometimes it is for more success. It doesn't diminish their legacy at the previous club nor their love for that club or those teammates. I love it when someone is a one-club player like Viney and Gawn I also love B. Brown, Langdon, May and Lever for leaving their first club to help us win a flag. Btw, I've long been curious why you use BP5 not CP5?

Not sure what you mean by 'fortunes'. If its $ the club has made them all wealthy. If it is desire for success (premiership) can't question any of them. If it is giving all they have on the field can't question any of them. If its contract years they all have/have had lengthy contracts which expire within a year or two of each other. There seems to be an implied criticism of Petracca that he is in some way lesser than Viney and Gawn. Maybe spell it out. At the end of the day its a job for all of them.

Ouch! Ouch! I take solace from the fact that 'Luci' is enclosed in a ❤️

Love it! Go for it! 👏 If I was a redhead I could change mine to 'Deranged'!

Day 4 Photos https://www.melbournefc.com.au/albums/1699252/pre-season-camp-gallery-day-four?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=1699252&playlistSize=10 Not sure what happened to Day 3 photos 🤷‍♀️

Ah, but you know I have a very good 'spidey sense' and Sherlock Holmes type detection traits ... Nope I am not mistaken! LOL! It was the 'Interests' on your profile that confirmed my suspicion 🙃 At least you didn't post a voodoo doll with 'Luci' photo shopped onto it.🙃

At the risk of a voodoo doll coming my way I thought I would 'out' our hitherto esteemed training reporter now operating under the pseudonym @Ghostwriter Of course it took 2 seconds to work who it really is.🙃

A few hours earlier:😉😁

Welcome back @Ghostwriter👏 And what an interesting profile you have. 😉

No Casey training so far. I wonder if it was ditched (or used only when necessary) as part of the FD review and player feedback.

Dreaming. He will have a massive season and take us close to a flag! But neither Pies nor Blues even have a 2025 first pick and their 2026 and 2027 will be mid to high teens in compromised drafts so will drift out. Chances of the club trading Petracca to them are close to zero. So he stays. 🙌

Oliver - he is just as important to us contending for the flag as Petracca.

Some fun videos in this: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1698544/community-and-pre-season-camp-live-updates Great to see the club using youngsters in promos. Hopefully, they are on the club's social media pages as well. Kolt might be up there with Kozzie as king of the kids!

On a lighterr note the club has put some good stuff on the website: Day 1 Photos https://www.melbournefc.com.au/albums/1697210/2024-community-camp-day-one?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=1697210&playlistSize=52 Day 2 Photos https://www.melbournefc.com.au/albums/1698489/community-camp-day-two?modal=true&type=gallery&playlistId=1698489&playlistSize=36 My favourite Reckon we could get a real Kolt following with kids (little and grown up) wearing those glasses to games. Give those silly wizard hats a run for their money.!

Its embarrassing that some 'fans' are making quite derogatory and somewhat outlandish comments based on their 'vibe', 'sense' 'Trac not looking happy' or interpretations of social media. Nothing objective, yet continuing the vilification ... 'subconscious bias' perhaps.

This 🤮is still available. Quite fitting for some posts in this thread.

Any other observations about training or a training report for us?

Apparently he has several insta accounts. Which one(s) were you looking at. Have there been many posts since the KB game. Re this: His latest posts are advertisements, him being professional on a footbal field distinctly sans ANY demons branded gear. What gear was he wearing?

Kozzie = King of the Kids! Maybe he can convert those in enemy attire!

Interesting. iirc Sam Graham was Gil's preferred replacement for Peter Jackson. His last two AFL positions: afl-congratulates-sam-graham COO, understudy to Greg Swann at Brisbane Lions Graham has been part of the AFL for more than 18 years, with leadership positions across Strategy and Club Services, Chief Executive of AFL NSW / ACT, AFL General Manager Game Development, and most recently on the AFL senior leadership team as General Manager Tasmanian expansion. sam-graham-appointed-ceo-of-afl-nswact An excellent background. Helps that he knows his way around and has contacts at AFL HQ! Either Fox or Graham would be excellent for us.

Best wishes Andy and to any other podcaster affected.