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We have a third pick ND83 which will come in to about 55-65 after academy and f/s bid matches. JT rarely uses picks that late but there may be a smokey he has his eye on. We also have one A rookie spot. No idea what that means for Yze jnr.

Firstly, I don't like how he drew attention to club issues but 'ruined our trade period'...? I assume that refers to Houston as I don't recall any other 'biggish' names linked to us that we missed out on. Port would have demanded ND#5 or it be a major part of the trade ... they had very little in picks to give back to us or give us a decent player. tbh I'd much rather let JT do his thing and get a gun kid with pick 5 than have Houston for 3-4 good years (plus some picks we wouldn't use or a depth player)

I also recall some friction in the coach's box. As an aside, the only years we have have made the 8 is when we had a strategy coach: Jennings (2018) and Yze (2021 - 2023). Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not ... 🤔 I'm 100% with you and @FreedFromDesire for a strategy coach especially with such inexperience midfield coaches and the absence of a ball-movement coach. ...anyone know if we have a ruck coach...?

WCE can offer a fab package for Saints ND8. In 2025 they have their own 1st, 2nd, 3rd round picks as well as Hawks 1st, 2nd and 3rd. WCE can trade 2025 picks back into 2024 to satisfy Saints if that is what they want. What a 'death ride' the Hawks will be for WCE fans!!

Questionable ... 🤔

Mentioned in the Pert thread at the time the missing 🤔 was discussed. I would say the 🤮is more a problem than 🤔. The latter makes me laugh whenever @beelzebub uses it which is all.the.time. He will be lost without it ...

That is hilarious! I see you have read about his love of the 🤔emoji!

A tip to posters: referring to our board nominee by his last name will most likely result in the post being held up and reviewed by mods. I suggest referring to him as SS and the player with the same last name as JS. It will save the mods a lot of work.

I'd be surprised if SS hasn't done his due diligence and seen the findings of the reviews so he would have some real insight into what the issues.

While DL's can decry the way the media has reported the issues at the club they can no longer deny them now that Smith has addressed them. In particular: “We need to include the groups which have been, to some extent, disengaged at the football club over a period of time, and make some changes from the reviews which will get us back to where we should be. “In ‘22, we had bad luck and injuries to Max (Gawn) and Jake Lever and then in ‘23 we just kicked badly, but this year has been different and some of those issues have been forced upon us, like Angus’ (Brayshaw’s) retirement, and, J Smith with his drug issues. “And some of the others, like Christian and Clayton, were badly handled.” “What was clear from the trade period was that no one really wanted to come to us. “We have to get back to being a destination club and that comes with restoring the culture. We are definitely still in the premiership window. “At board level, we need to make sure we have the right people in the right positions to create that environment so the players and staff feel happy, safe and secure coming into work every day.”

Is that a rhetorical question for the reporters or a trick question for me ...?

That is the most inspiring interview I've read in a very long time. He will make sure all in the FD lift their game. Feeling quite optimistic again. Kudos to Green for getting Smith back on board and the way he has handled the first month as President.

🤔Keep reading, bb

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