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[JuniorB]

Nah. Kelly is very good as was Wright. To me Wright is doing what is right for himself. Going after the big dollars now.
He would have left anyway. Probably Tassie or AFL job.
No big deal.

The only job for him at Collingwood would have been the one Kelly has, so his departure was inevitable.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Another baby magpie on the way

 

[Mollythedolly]

Another baby magpie on the way

Great news. Fingers crossed for twins or triplets.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Great news. Fingers crossed for twins or triplets.

Only looks like one in there, in case the other two are hiding

 

[Hardas]

Only looks like one in there, in case the other two are hiding

Yeah look, we're just taking it one baby at a time...

 

[JuniorB]

Only looks like one in there, in case the other two are hiding

And not like this, thankfully:

 

[Doc1763]

And not like this, thankfully:
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no, no, no, that's the Camporeale twins

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Behind a paywall..can anyone post the article?

‘Objectionable’: Magpies hit back in court at racism allegations

The Collingwood Football Club has lodged its response to the allegations filed in court accusing club chief executive Craig Kelly of racism.

www.theage.com.au

 

[Jen2310]

Behind a paywall..can anyone post the article?

‘Objectionable’: Magpies hit back in court at racism allegations

The Collingwood Football Club has lodged its response to the allegations filed in court accusing club chief executive Craig Kelly of racism.

www.theage.com.au

The Collingwood Football Club has taken aim at its former head of First Nations strategy, declaring his allegations of racism against club chief executive Craig Kelly are “embarrassing” and “objectionable”.

The Magpies lodged their response in the Federal Circuit and Family Court on Friday, strongly defending Kelly after Mark Cleaver, the club’s former head of First Nations programs, accused him in court documents last month of making slurs and jokes about Indigenous culture during their time working together between February and when Cleaver’s employment was terminated in May this year.
The Magpies deny all 11 complaints lodged by Cleaver, including that there was unlawful discrimination and that he was bullied, and have called for the case to be struck out.
In court documents, Cleaver alleges the club breached several laws, including the discrimination acts involving equal opportunity, race and disability. He alleges he suffered “hurt, humiliation and distress” and “economic loss” after he was sacked.

Through lawyer Henry Skene, of Seyfarth Shaw Australia, the Magpies claim Cleaver’s statement “includes various allegations of fact and law which are objectionable, irrelevant, vague, embarrassing and liable to be struck out”.


The Magpies say Cleaver was sacked “solely because it was satisfied that he had engaged in misconduct”.
The Magpies say this misconduct included false allegations that Kelly had told him to “go throw a boomerang”.
In Cleaver’s lodged documents, he claims he was delivering a training program to the players and was asked by Kelly how it was connecting back to the club’s broader strategy.


“This needs to be a boomerang, and it needs to come back, unless you hit someone with the boomerang, but then you’ve done it wrong because that’s the whole point, they’re meant to come back,” Kelly is alleged to have said.
In response, the Magpies claim “this was untrue; this was not the true substance of his complaint about this incident; the true substance of his complaint was in entirely different terms”.


The Magpies also deny that Cleaver’s internal manager at Collingwood at the time encouraged him to lodge a police complaint. They also deny the “live possum comments”.
Cleaver, in court documents, alleged he was working on a project to open a cultural room when Kelly confronted him over the length of time it was taking. The pair discussed artefacts that would go on show, before it is alleged Kelly picked up a marngrook (a ball made of possum hair) and “forcefully threw it at” Cleaver.

“I don’t give a f--- what you put in there,” Kelly is alleged to have said. “I don’t give a f--- if you put a live f---ing possum in there.”
It is claimed Kelly was admonished by another staffer for his alleged “culturally” unsafe behaviour. The documents allege Kelly said: “I know it’s inappropriate.”
In his application filed with the court, Cleaver described himself as a First Nations person who is gay, in a same-sex relationship and suffers from multiple sclerosis.
Cleaver also alleges in the documents that Kelly was physically rough with him on numerous occasions. He reported the alleged assaults to Victoria Police, which investigated the matter but ended the probe due to insufficient evidence with no charges laid.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, representing Cleaver, the Magpies and the AFL did not wish to comment when contacted on Monday as the matter was before the court.

At a press conference on July 31, Magpies president Jeff Browne said the club would not stand Kelly down while the case was ongoing. However, he said the Magpies were not calling Cleaver a liar.
“Just wait to see the outcome of these proceedings before you finally make a judgment on that,” Browne said.
“We’re backing in Craig Kelly. We intend to fight these proceedings and see them through to a judgment. He [Cleaver] was with us for six months – [a] fairly short period of time. As a result of some other conduct, which came to light as a result of me examining his role, his employment was terminated – I terminated it.”
Cleaver also alleges he was dealing with a First Nations behaviour-change program body, Dardi Munwurro, which claimed the Magpies had failed to pay fees of between $300,000 and $500,000. The documents claim Kelly asked: “Are they trying to extort us for money? These people do that.”
Dardi Munwurro has since terminated its relationship with the Magpies.

The Magpies claim Cleaver’s misconduct also included that he had “dishonestly stated” that he had not contacted the media. The Magpies deny they are liable for any loss or damages.


The case was due to have a directions hearing on August 27, but judge Karl Blake has ordered the parties to enter mediation but not before October 9.
If mediation is unsuccessful, the court says the case will “be listed before Judge Blake for case management”.
The two parties failed to find common ground in mediation earlier this year.

The Magpies have faced racism claims in the past. The club commissioned an independent review to deal with racism in 2021. The Do Better report uncovered systemic racism stretching back decades, and made a range of recommendations to change the culture of the club.

 

[barrackers]

The Collingwood Football Club has taken aim at its former head of First Nations strategy, declaring his allegations of racism against club chief executive Craig Kelly are “embarrassing” and “objectionable”.

The Magpies lodged their response in the Federal Circuit and Family Court on Friday, strongly defending Kelly after Mark Cleaver, the club’s former head of First Nations programs, accused him in court documents last month of making slurs and jokes about Indigenous culture during their time working together between February and when Cleaver’s employment was terminated in May this year.
The Magpies deny all 11 complaints lodged by Cleaver, including that there was unlawful discrimination and that he was bullied, and have called for the case to be struck out.
In court documents, Cleaver alleges the club breached several laws, including the discrimination acts involving equal opportunity, race and disability. He alleges he suffered “hurt, humiliation and distress” and “economic loss” after he was sacked.

Through lawyer Henry Skene, of Seyfarth Shaw Australia, the Magpies claim Cleaver’s statement “includes various allegations of fact and law which are objectionable, irrelevant, vague, embarrassing and liable to be struck out”.


The Magpies say Cleaver was sacked “solely because it was satisfied that he had engaged in misconduct”.
The Magpies say this misconduct included false allegations that Kelly had told him to “go throw a boomerang”.
In Cleaver’s lodged documents, he claims he was delivering a training program to the players and was asked by Kelly how it was connecting back to the club’s broader strategy.


“This needs to be a boomerang, and it needs to come back, unless you hit someone with the boomerang, but then you’ve done it wrong because that’s the whole point, they’re meant to come back,” Kelly is alleged to have said.
In response, the Magpies claim “this was untrue; this was not the true substance of his complaint about this incident; the true substance of his complaint was in entirely different terms”.


The Magpies also deny that Cleaver’s internal manager at Collingwood at the time encouraged him to lodge a police complaint. They also deny the “live possum comments”.
Cleaver, in court documents, alleged he was working on a project to open a cultural room when Kelly confronted him over the length of time it was taking. The pair discussed artefacts that would go on show, before it is alleged Kelly picked up a marngrook (a ball made of possum hair) and “forcefully threw it at” Cleaver.

“I don’t give a f--- what you put in there,” Kelly is alleged to have said. “I don’t give a f--- if you put a live f---ing possum in there.”
It is claimed Kelly was admonished by another staffer for his alleged “culturally” unsafe behaviour. The documents allege Kelly said: “I know it’s inappropriate.”
In his application filed with the court, Cleaver described himself as a First Nations person who is gay, in a same-sex relationship and suffers from multiple sclerosis.
Cleaver also alleges in the documents that Kelly was physically rough with him on numerous occasions. He reported the alleged assaults to Victoria Police, which investigated the matter but ended the probe due to insufficient evidence with no charges laid.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, representing Cleaver, the Magpies and the AFL did not wish to comment when contacted on Monday as the matter was before the court.

At a press conference on July 31, Magpies president Jeff Browne said the club would not stand Kelly down while the case was ongoing. However, he said the Magpies were not calling Cleaver a liar.
“Just wait to see the outcome of these proceedings before you finally make a judgment on that,” Browne said.
“We’re backing in Craig Kelly. We intend to fight these proceedings and see them through to a judgment. He [Cleaver] was with us for six months – [a] fairly short period of time. As a result of some other conduct, which came to light as a result of me examining his role, his employment was terminated – I terminated it.”
Cleaver also alleges he was dealing with a First Nations behaviour-change program body, Dardi Munwurro, which claimed the Magpies had failed to pay fees of between $300,000 and $500,000. The documents claim Kelly asked: “Are they trying to extort us for money? These people do that.”
Dardi Munwurro has since terminated its relationship with the Magpies.

The Magpies claim Cleaver’s misconduct also included that he had “dishonestly stated” that he had not contacted the media. The Magpies deny they are liable for any loss or damages.


The case was due to have a directions hearing on August 27, but judge Karl Blake has ordered the parties to enter mediation but not before October 9.
If mediation is unsuccessful, the court says the case will “be listed before Judge Blake for case management”.
The two parties failed to find common ground in mediation earlier this year.

The Magpies have faced racism claims in the past. The club commissioned an independent review to deal with racism in 2021. The Do Better report uncovered systemic racism stretching back decades, and made a range of recommendations to change the culture of the club.

Hope Browne and Kelly are right on this one. Will be a disaster if it’s subsequently determined that the allegation Browne sacked someone over is found to be true.

 

[JLC]

Hope Browne and Kelly are right on this one. Will be a disaster if it’s subsequently determined that the allegation Browne sacked someone over is found to be true.

If he was in the public service he would have received a promotion and become someone else's problem.

 

[Pistol Night]

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Final membership tally:

1	Collingwood*	110,628
2	Carlton*	106,345
3	West Coast	103,498
4	Richmond	98,489
5	Geelong*	90,798
6	Hawthorn*	83,823
7	Essendon	83,664
8	Adelaide*	75,477
9	Sydney*	73,757
10	Port Adelaide*	66,015
11	Melbourne	65,479
12	Brisbane*	63,268
13	Western Bulldogs*	62,328
14	Fremantle*	62,237
15	St Kilda*	60,467
16	North Melbourne	50,628
17	GWS*	36,629
18	Gold Coast*	26,157

* Club membership record

AFL Club membership sets all-time record

 

[JuniorB]

Final membership tally:

1	Collingwood*	110,628
2	Carlton*	106,345
3	West Coast	103,498
4	Richmond	98,489
5	Geelong*	90,798
6	Hawthorn*	83,823
7	Essendon	83,664
8	Adelaide*	75,477
9	Sydney*	73,757
10	Port Adelaide*	66,015
11	Melbourne	65,479
12	Brisbane*	63,268
13	Western Bulldogs*	62,328
14	Fremantle*	62,237
15	St Kilda*	60,467
16	North Melbourne	50,628
17	GWS*	36,629
18	Gold Coast*	26,157

* Club membership record

AFL Club membership sets all-time record

You'd think the microwave will get a workout for supporters of the scum, Richmond and Essendon.

 

[The Magnificent Seven]

This is good news!

IMO the original website was poorly executed. It smacked of one of those projects that gets conceived, gets given a budget, and gets executed …

… with little or no consideration to its sustainability. And then when the metrics get reviewed, it’s quickly decided that there is more value generating social media content based on what Nick Daicos ate this morning for breakfast, rather than sustaining a museum site.

Museums are living breathing entities that need to be maintained and sustained - sometimes through long periods when the contents are uncool. Hopefully it’s set up better this time around.

That's what you get with dumb-arse Wordpress websites. Blergh.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

The seal clap destroys me lol

 

[Pistol Night]

The seal clap destroys me lol

Tom’s hair strategy will be an interesting watch next year

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Friendly reminder :

 

[Hardas]

Friendly reminder :

Imagine being a supporter of some of those teams...

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Imagine being a supporter of some of those teams...

Look at Freo v Carlton. How embarrassing. Dockers only been in the comp for 29 years without a premiership, yet just one year longer than Carlton's last

 

[Jen2310]

57... offt.

 

[Hardas]

57... offt.

And absolutely no sign of the wait ending...

 

[76woodenspooners]

Friendly reminder :

Another fascinating stat is the number of years since their fans enjoyed the excitement of their team making it to a Grand Final.

Which is something St Kilda, Freo, Adelaide, Lions and even GWS have achieved fairly recently.

But Carlton … oh dear.

 

[Tippy78]

Final membership tally:

1	Collingwood*	110,628
2	Carlton*	106,345
3	West Coast	103,498
4	Richmond	98,489
5	Geelong*	90,798
6	Hawthorn*	83,823
7	Essendon	83,664
8	Adelaide*	75,477
9	Sydney*	73,757
10	Port Adelaide*	66,015
11	Melbourne	65,479
12	Brisbane*	63,268
13	Western Bulldogs*	62,328
14	Fremantle*	62,237
15	St Kilda*	60,467
16	North Melbourne	50,628
17	GWS*	36,629
18	Gold Coast*	26,157

* Club membership record

AFL Club membership sets all-time record

Impressive west coast