PAFC CEO Matthew Richardson

[EskimoPAFC]

Dude. It's a football team.

I assume the apostrophe there is replacing the word "was", rather than "is"?

 

[Chewy316]

JHF was noticeably more muscular in his first year at North than he has been at Port.
Rozee has also lost weight in the past 2 seasons.

JHF is arguably the club's strongest pound for pound player - and if you look at his physique when he first arrived at the club (October 2022) till now, he's definitely put a bit of size on.

Rozee has always been lean, but I wouldn't go as far to say he's lost weight over the last 2 years. I look at photos of him from 2022 and he looks thinner then than he does now imo.

 

[Duck Farmer]

If I thought for a minute that the people in charge weren't aware of the issues, then I'd be fully supportive of an external review.

Having people in charge who are aware of the issues but are unwilling to act is the best case you could make for an external review. They sure as shit aren't going to self-actualise and do something about it themselves.

 

[Papa G]

JHF is arguably the club's strongest pound for pound player - and if you look at his physique when he first arrived at the club (October 2022) till now, he's definitely put a bit of size on.

Rozee has always been lean, but I wouldn't go as far to say he's lost weight over the last 2 years. I look at photos of him from 2022 and he looks thinner then than he does now imo.

I asked his favourite jeweller and he's definitely added more carats over the last few years.

 

[Chewy316]

Having people in charge who are aware of the issues but are unwilling to act is the best case you could make for an external review. They sure as shit aren't going to self-actualise and do something about it themselves.

You're making the false assumption that an external review's suggestions would actually be implemented. Under Hinkley, nothing is going to change irrespective of what any of us want.

And if they do announce a succession plan with Hinkley that is indeed acting. Might not be exactly what we want but it would be a start for opening up the gates of change.

 

[Duck Farmer]

You're making the false assumption that an external review's suggestions would actually be implemented.

No. I'm making the false assumption they'd have the cojoñes to initiate one.

 

[VineValerian]

Dude. It's a football team.

Footy is bigger than life or death.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

I understand your position, I just don't think an external review is necessary.

This is not a case whereby the team is an absolute basket case performing at 2011 levels of ineptitude. In the last 5 years they've made top 4 four times and made three preliminary finals. I'm not trying to say that everything is hunky dory because it isn't, but the platform they can work from is already one where a lot of the fundamental needs are in place.

And imo the problems that exist are there for anyone to see. I can't imagine the directors of the Club need an external review to see that in multiple big games in the regular season and then in finals, the team as a collective shits the bed. And I don't think it takes an external review to realise that Ken is a major part of fostering the "close enough is good enough" culture that ensues these results in big games.

Koch has already been quoted to say (paraphrased) that if we are in the top 8 long enough, we'll get the premiership eventually.

But that is his business and 'data' side of thinking.

Professional sports just does not work that way. Premiership windows open and close in an instant. That is for all sports.

 

[portly]

Koch has already been quoted to say (paraphrased) that if we are in the top 8 long enough, we'll get the premiership eventually.

But that is his business and 'data' side of thinking.

Professional sports just does not work that way. Premiership windows open and close in an instant. That is for all sports.

Sounds like the Monte Carlo Fallacy to me. Quick, let's hide in this bomb hole - less chance of being bombed

 

[Scodges]

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Be specific - who do you believe is undersized relative to their body archetype? It's one thing to suggest a guy like Burgoyne needs to put weight on for instance. Of course he does, but his body type is not going to be one where he is going to be anything less than a bean pole either.

Um, won’t hurt to look more athletic. And don’t tell me he’s not able to. Do you really want me to go through the whole squad?


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[Scodges]

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JHF is arguably the club's strongest pound for pound player - and if you look at his physique when he first arrived at the club (October [emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]) till now, he's definitely put a bit of size on.

Rozee has always been lean, but I wouldn't go as far to say he's lost weight over the last years. I look at photos of him from [emoji[emoji6][emoji6]] and he looks thinner then than he does now imo.

Even JHF doesn’t look like he gyms it.


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[simba_]

chewy your posts blatantly read like club sanctioned damage control now. at least try to appear casual and like one of us

 

[Chewy316]

Um, won’t hurt to look more athletic. And don’t tell me he’s not able to. Do you really want me to go through the whole squad?


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I think you should be far more specific when providing criticism as opposed to providing overgeneralised sweeping statements, yes.

chewy your posts blatantly read like club sanctioned damage control now. at least try to appear casual and like one of us

If the Club ever told me to put something out on this forum, I'd tell them to GAGF.

Heaven forbid someone actually think that the Club are doing a few things right to be at the point they are.

 

[Scodges]

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I think you should be far more specific when providing criticism as opposed to providing overgeneralised sweeping statements, yes.



If the Club ever told me to put something out on this forum, I'd tell them to GAGF.

Heaven forbid someone actually think that the Club are doing a few things right to be at the point they are.

Now I know you’re taking the piss. If you don’t know what a toned athletic build is, then I can’t help you.


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[El_Scorcho]

I'm not fully convinced that the Club don't know how to address the significant issues within the footy department. The feedback I've gotten consistently over the last 12 months is that the senior officials and directors are very much aware of the issues in the footy department. And if you were to ask me for my own personal opinion (which is in part based on what I've been told), the biggest issues stem from Ken's stubborn attitude, having a very rigid and inflexible approach to the way he does things, in conjunction with not being open to cross-collaboration of ideas. And quite frankly I think the people in charge above Ken lack the balls to risk dropping down a few spots on the ladder in the short term, for potential long term improvement and a real shot at a flag.

If I thought for a minute that the people in charge weren't aware of the issues, then I'd be fully supportive of an external review.

I posted recently in another thread that the club's reaction to the loss to the Bulldogs in that prelim was all the evidence I needed that they don't actually care about putting anything on the line to achieve success. That was the loss where I went from thinking they were incompetent people doing their best, to people for whom winning a premiership simply isn't a priority compared to keeping all their friends in jobs.

This supports that view. They'd love a premiership but they aren't going to do anything about it and they don't lose any sleep over our finals performances. It's not a KPI they seriously consider at all.

I hope they understand the legacy they are leaving.

 

[El_Scorcho]

You're making the false assumption that an external review's suggestions would actually be implemented. Under Hinkley, nothing is going to change irrespective of what any of us want.

You're saying that they know what the problems are. I'd argue they don't, or at least, they simply don't care that the problems exist. If they knew what the problems were, there is no way in 1,000,000 years they would have given him that 2023 extension.

If people in positions of power at the club know what the issues are, how is Ken Hinkley still here in 2025?

 

[EskimoPAFC]

I think you should be far more specific when providing criticism as opposed to providing overgeneralised sweeping statements, yes.



If the Club ever told me to put something out on this forum, I'd tell them to GAGF.

Heaven forbid someone actually think that the Club are doing a few things right to be at the point they are.

Financially?

Because on-field this is the most underperforming side since St Kilda in the late 2000s. We're a laughing stock.

 

[FishingRick04]

Financially?

Because on-field this is the most underperforming side since St Kilda in the late 2000s. We're a laughing stock.

I watched the 03 Cats game at Kadina Park yesterday.

We have under performed our whole AFL existence, shame really

 

[Butters and Pepper]

We have under performed our whole AFL existence, shame really

Probably true, but I wouldn't say we underperformed the 2 years Cahill coached at the start.

 

[rogerjames]

They're aware of the discontent. I think they're also more aware of the issues than any of us want to admit. I personally think that they care too much about the public relations side of things, trying to control the media narrative etc, as opposed to focusing primarily on making the right decisions - which would lead to positive PR anyway.

If that's true that is so weak. Weak minded people should never rule of the PAFC.

 

[RangaInTeal]

I watched the 03 Cats game at Kadina Park yesterday.

We have under performed our whole AFL existence, shame really

We should do something brave and bold like we once did, hire Buckley and back him in setting goals that will drive us towards achieving the ultimate success…