chookrat

Just what we need another distraction 🫣

Couldn't agree more Maximus Gawn. I'd rather as supporters we focus on backing in a proven coach and leave it to the experts with internal working knowledge of our club determine what the Footy Department should look like if and when appropriate. The worst thing any club can do is bow to external pressure to replace its coach and unfortunately supporters are the worst offenders when it comes to external pressure to make changes which often set the club back and rarely result in positive change.

Another way I'd look at this is that we are getting better ball movement into our forward half, and have options for a shorter kick or handball inboard but are reverting to old habits of deep entry to create a stoppage and trap ball in our forward 50.

I'd back Goodwin, the coaching team and our leaders to get us back into form. He did coach us to a Premiership in 2021, finished top 4 in 2022 but struggled in finals due to a banged up list that was too reliant on our star players, got into some excellent form heading into 2023 finals but lost both games by a kick without a forward line (losing Melksham, Van Rooyen and Petty), struggled in 2024 without a midfield but we're within a kick against Brisbane and GWS late in the season before falling away when finals were not possible. For all of the doom and gloom we are a bloody good side and struggling to learn new game style. There is no harm in backing in our coaches, leaders and players for the rest of the year and see how we build on what was a solid opening match vs GWS followed by really poor performances vs North and GCS.

Schultz won the Joffa trophy or whatever the medal is called for BOG in the Collingwood vs Carlton annual fixture.

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Paul Roos is of the view that any player is tradeable which I agree with. The club had stated it would leave no stone unturned to get better and this includes trading out star players. I wouldn't put it past Geelong to have indicated an interest in Oliver and when Melbourne discussed a potential trade that Geelong leaked this to the media in order to turn Oliver against the us and into their arms. For what it's worth I'm bullish about what we can achieve this year and excited to see how far love can take us.

If he gets through training I'd have I'm as one of our first 6 players picked. He was so good in 2023 before doing his ACL in the final round vs Sydney totally transforming our front half and had a really solid impact when he came straight into the side last year.

This place has gone full nuffy

I wouldn't be too worried. We looked flat today and put it down to block periodisation and loading for our run into September.

As a tenant he does need to reign it in, otherwise the MRC might find they lose access to the Caulfield Racecourse for race days.

I think we are in a strong position, the Caulfield trust will want to maximise the use of land within the parameters of its purpose and the opportunity to develop the inside of the racecourse into football ovals and provide facilities for an elite sporting club for our national football code is good for both parties. As mentioned by other posters the land purchased by Scopus is not the same spaces that we have outlined in the feasibility study and I would be very surprised if all parties did not have an idea of the overall plan during Feasibility stage. I'd also be surprised if Scopus purchasing land would have any impact on our access to our ovals in the middle of the racetrack as they would have the most leverage for such a land use agreement prior to their offer to purchase land being accepted.

I reckon Max Gawn as playing CEO.

Yep, from an accounting perspective it makes sense that the full amount is included in our accounts. As soon as the financial settlement was reached, regardless of when the payments were made, would be the moment the liability would appear on our books. An operating profit is a good result considering our mixed performances and drop off in the second half of the season not to mention that KB and Anzac Eve were both away games. Bodes well for 2025 where I think we will bounce back strongly.

I'd like to wait for the club to announce something before commenting.

Good to read that the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Trust is supportive of our proposal and that as a tenant the Melbourne Racing Club's view on the matter doesn't carry alot of weight. Re funding, based on below it looks like most clubs have received in the order of $30 - 50m in State and Federal Government funding for facilities in the past 20 years. Given we had little funding in the 20 years preceding this it would be reasonable to assume that we would receive at the upper end of this minus the funding we received to develop Casey, so probably should expect in the order of $40m between State and Federal Government and a top up from Glen Eira Council. This leaves ~$30m from Members and Benefactors. I don't buy onto the argument that State and Federal Government don't have the money. Outside of Wartime or a Great Depression there is always funding available for this sort of project. https://australiansportreflections.com/2024/02/28/update-on-federal-and-state-governments-funding-of-afl-and-nrl-high-performance-training-centres/?amp=1

Re Sloane didn't we approach him as a specialist coach rather than as a senior assistant / line coach? I'm presuming we would be looking at Jones in this capacity rather than as a senior assistant.

Absolutely agree, key position players are far to speculative at 18 years old to use an early first round pick. Would be interesting to see a table showing at what draft picks the top 5 in the coleman were taken over the past 20 years and how many years since they were drafted to win it. Unless they are a Jesse Hogan or Puke Jackson who already dominate as 18 year olds you end up having pick 5 running around in the VFL for the first few seasons when you could have a Caleb Windsor contributing on the field.

He also told us he ate 3 sausage rolls that morning.

I bet you thats not even his real name.

Personally I'd love to see Oliver stay and get back to his best footy with us. This said I also back in our Footy Department to facilitate a trade that gets us back to our best footy and improves the balance of our list over the medium to longer term. Paul Roos always said that every player is tradable and I think the current situation re Oliver is in line with this philosophy. I think us supporters would love a redemption story but also should accept, and back in our Footy Department to make a decision re whether a fresh start might be best for both Oliver and our team.

In saying "By some people around Clayton" Barret is referring to the reporters hiding in Clarry's bin and laundry basket.

I'd argue that Max and Cox are not ruckmen but Utility players who cover heaps of ground and are dominant in aerial contests and in stoppages and therefore play in the ruck.

How long ago was our AFLX back to back premiership before the AFL stepped in and shut it down because we were dominating.

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