Mega Thread General MFC Discussion IV – Roffey Out, Green In, Smith a No, "External" (lol) Review, AFL's Largest Membership Drop and Lowest Social Media Growth 🔥

[Bluelegs]

Watched a lot of horror flicks over the years but Picnic at Hanging Rock is still one the creepiest movies I’ve seen. Need more Aussie film chat on here, maybe in the Tom McDonald thread.

Fav Aussie film behind The Castle is Animal Kingdom.

Australia does really well in Horror. Recently watched and highly recommend Lake Mungo.

Just a really quality creepy, atmospheric ghost story.

 

[Jamurp]

I gotta see Animal Kingdom still.
True History of the Kelly Gang is another Aussie film on the list, keen as for both of them

True History is really good too, Justin Kurzsel also directed Nitram which is about Martin Bryant and Port Arthur which was also really good yet disturbing.

 

[Jamurp]

Australia does really well in Horror. Recently watched and highly recommend Lake Mungo.

Just a really quality creepy, atmospheric ghost story.

Lot of good Aussie horror/thriller, haven’t seen Lake Mungo but heard things, also ‘Talk to Me’ which came out recently was fantastic, and really blew up overseas too.

 

[MarcMaverick]

TBF, Australia has a lot of material to work from regarding horror

 

[dazzledavey36]

Someone post full article please?

 

[schmuttt]

Someone post full article please?

Steven Smith (Ex MCC pres) to Melbourne to replace Roffey.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

So he's not on the current board?

 

[Bluelegs]

So he's not on the current board?

Don't think so.

 

[Scythe94]

Someone post full article please?

Former Melbourne great and ex-Melbourne Cricket Club president Steven Smith has emerged as a leading candidate to join the Demons’ board and potentially become their next president.

Smith, who is highly respected for his four-year reign as president of the MCC, has strong support within AFL circles to nominate for a board position.

Current president Kate Roffey is under significant pressure after a heavily-criticised radio interview about Christian Petracca’s future on Thursday.

A successful lawyer, Smith played 203 games and kicked 144 goals for Melbourne and won a best and fairest for the club in 1981.

The 68-year-old was previously a Melbourne director between 1990 and 1992 and rose through the ranks at the Melbourne Cricket Club as part of a decorated stint between 1998 and 2019.

One of Smith’s proudest achievements was helping the MCG secure the AFL Grand Final until 2057 as part of a landmark deal with the AFL in 2018.

Smith continues to have close links to the Demons who are under siege for their on and field struggles since the 2021 premiership.

Petracca recommitted to the Demons on Saturday, ensuring he will play at the club next year despite his concerns about the Demons’ culture and standards.

Melbourne has been stalled over the past decade trying to establish a new training base, but has zeroed in recently on a site inside Caulfield Racecourse.

Any changes to Melbourne’s board would occur before the end of the year at the annual general meeting.

Melbourne was contacted for comment.

 

[Scythe94]

I will never subscribe to HS, so happy for people to just rip-off their articles x

 

[PerfectFooty]

"Strong Support within AFL circles" Sounds like the AFL want someone inside, on the board.

Not that I'm opposed to it

 

[MarcMaverick]

Anyone is better than those clowns right now.

 

[PerfectFooty]

I will never subscribe to HS, so happy for people to just rip-off their articles x

The real worry for humanity is that some people actually fork out money to pay to read something Mark Robinson wrote

 

[schmuttt]

"Strong Support within AFL circles" Sounds like the AFL want someone inside, on the board.

Not that I'm opposed to it

AFL can see us falling apart again a la 2012-2013 and would like to avoid it.

 

[Lord Nev]

The real worry for humanity is that some people actually fork out money to pay to read something Mark Robinson wrote

There is a pretty easy way to "bypass paywalls" if you know how to "add-on" things like that to your browser so you can read the footy stuff...

 

[PerfectFooty]

There is a pretty easy way to "bypass paywalls" if you know how to "add-on" things like that to your browser so you can read the footy stuff...

Footy stuff sure. Mark Robinson footy stuff shouldn't be read, even for free

 

[PerfectFooty]

AFL can see us falling apart again a la 2012-2013 and would like to avoid it.

That's exactly what it sounds like. I would also presume we've probably internalised everything we can within the club everything since ousting Bartlett

 

[Lord Nev]

Footy stuff sure. Mark Robinson footy stuff shouldn't be read, even for free

Always got a soft spot for Robbo. He's that drunk uncle that just rambles on at the family barbie and you just go along with it because it seems the right thing to do. Geez some of his 360 appearances the last couple of years have been bordering on bizarre though.

"Is that the moon?!" will be a fave for a long time of mine.

 

[Scythe94]

Swaggy Vee (it's niche)

 

[Crimson Azure]

Great cricketer, never even knew he followed the AFL, let alone the Dees.

Great get.

 

[Scythe94]

Swaggy Vee (it's niche)

Comments are wild

 

[Scythe94]

Oops, this isn't the Random Chat

 

[Crimson Azure]

Swaggy Vee (it's niche)

Put on a trackie like that and he'll be in the EPL within a week.

Can see him walking out of Old Trafford and jumping into a Lambo for sure.

 

[MarcMaverick]

I reckon Judd, JVR,Riv and Kolt would have been pace bowlers growing up.

 

[tomcruise]

Oops, this isn't the Random Chat

It's always Random Chat.