Prediction Dr Sonja Hood AM

[archerboy]

 

[Chip Scab1]

Look as much as I love Ferbs, and I do. He's opened my eyes and made me care about a people I had never had contact with previously. Same sorta for the Muslim boys on this forum, growing up where I did, I didn't know what a Muslim was until my cricket captain at MHS said he was one in 1997. Literally never been exposed.

In saying that, and with actual respect for the humans involved, I have to question this want to associate the struggle of First Nations People with the struggle of Palestinian peeps. They've got nothing in common. And it cheapens the Aboriginal struggle to associate themselves with terrorists or supporters of hatred, based on what side of a wall your parents were born on.

It's actually a ridiculous conflation of facts, truth and history and shows that anyone pushing this narrative is not only antisemitic at heart, but has not read a single book about the history of the region or are indeed just zealots pushing their bronze-age nonsense.

My dad's 3rd wife is a Jew, trust me, I understand antisemitism better than most. That **** is the reason I've lived all over the world for the past 25 years and don't wish to come home.

 

[iloveireland]

I think she’s done a great job.

She brought in Clarko and revolutionised our back end staff, who I do think are “generally” making the right decisions.

And similarly, we have the right people leading our AFLW program and we are having historic success.

I can’t ask much more from her.

 

[Arden]

I like Snickers.

 

[The Anvil]

I think she’s done a great job.

She brought in Clarko and revolutionised our back end staff, who I do think are “generally” making the right decisions.

And similarly, we have the right people leading our AFLW program and we are having historic success.

I can’t ask much more from her.

I'm probably pro-Sonja as the president but until I get to go to a Good Friday game and aren't getting ridiculed by Blues supporters when he have already lost the game at quarter time I couldn't say she's doing a great job.

Happy with the club direction off-field, love watching the AFLW girls, but at the end of the day I'm here primarily for the men's team where we haven't experienced any real joy since Ben Jacobs got injured in 2016.

 

[ferball]

Look as much as I love Ferbs, and I do. He's opened my eyes and made me care about a people I had never had contact with previously. Same sorta for the Muslim boys on this forum, growing up where I did, I didn't know what a Muslim was until my cricket captain at MHS said he was one in 1997. Literally never been exposed.

In saying that, and with actual respect for the humans involved, I have to question this want to associate the struggle of First Nations People with the struggle of Palestinian peeps. They've got nothing in common. And it cheapens the Aboriginal struggle to associate themselves with terrorists or supporters of hatred, based on what side of a wall your parents were born on.

It's actually a ridiculous conflation of facts, truth and history and shows that anyone pushing this narrative is not only antisemitic at heart, but has not read a single book about the history of the region or are indeed just zealots pushing their bronze-age nonsense.

My dad's 3rd wife is a Jew, trust me, I understand antisemitism better than most. That **** is the reason I've lived all over the world for the past 25 years and don't wish to come home.

I think this conversation is best had over a few beers and a scoob after we beat the Swans or the Suns next year.

 

[hilly]

after we beat the Swans or the Suns next year.

Kudos good way to avoid CS

 

[Chip Scab1]

Kudos good way to avoid CS

You almost outed me, montañosa.

 

[Devil Fish]

I think she’s done a great job.

She brought in Clarko and revolutionised our back end staff, who I do think are “generally” making the right decisions.

And similarly, we have the right people leading our AFLW program and we are having historic success.

I can’t ask much more from her.

Gee.

 

[King Corey]

I think she’s done a great job.

She brought in Clarko and revolutionised our back end staff, who I do think are “generally” making the right decisions.

And similarly, we have the right people leading our AFLW program and we are having historic success.

I can’t ask much more from her.

I'm bullish on Sonja and lean towards her have a prolonged run as president.

But I think both of those points are both overcrediting her.

The AFLW coach was appointed during Covid pre Sonja as president and the list build was largely in place - and not aware of any restructure of our "back end staff" under her apart from CEO change.

To credit her with more re AFLW because she was on the board prior to beibg president means also apportioning more blame for the men's operations to her too by the same rationale.

 

[DesertRoo]

Maybe but in 2022 she took over then we replaced the rest of the board and then the footy department.

We don't know what happened in the board meetings for the three years prior to that. We don't know whether or not there was pressure on Buckley because of the decisions he made. He stepped down early. Maybe that was because Sonja Hood had seen three years of inteptitude as junior board member who didn't make waves, had enough and staged a board coup. It certainly seems that way given the wholesale changes that were made.

We don't know. All we do know is that once she became president she started to change everything that led our men's side to that shitful place. And that she gave the new (men's) coach a five year contract because that was what they thought they'd need to fix the men's side.

Even without the racism scandal that's five years to turn things around. We're just over halfway thru that now. You can't just snap your fingers and magically have a functional football team. Especially if you've gone down the path of bottoming out and are now at the very bottom. Like we were in 2022.

The other thing is this - despite all the criticism AFLW isn't going away. It'll be part of Aussie Rules football for as long as footy exists now. In 50-100 years time people will look back on out AFLW side the way they look back on the successful VFL "big clubs" of 100+ years ago. If we still have a club the AFLW sides dominance will be a big part of that.

You may not care right now about AFLW but in 50 years no one else is gonna care about your opinion. What North supporters then will care about is that our AFLW side will be considered on of the greatest and most successful teams in Australian sporting history.

Hopefully they'll say that about our men's side of the next decade too.

Watch the investment in the women’s game when the first round of mother/sons become available to be drafted.
I’ve got a feeling that goldmine may be bigger then anybody realises, considering the mothers influence in the formative years of sport.

And watch how quick ofal house change the rules too when the inevitable production line happens in 20 years time.

 

[ferball]

Spot on DR.

 

[DesertRoo]

Spot on DR.

It’s also why the one club mantra is super important, we need all of indoctrinated to the blue and white. I think the men’s game has already turned into US sport, the men have no alliance to club. The women’s game isn’t based around money just yet.


What’s that most important word, culture..

 

[gerry101101]

I don't have a problem with her bar this obsession with wanting to be Chairman Xi... it's hilarious given the state of the team which keeps the lights on.

Three ways to see her move. One, she’s power hungry. Two, she realises she needs a lot more time to have any chance of presiding over a (AFL-M) club in anything other than dire straits. Third, she is justifiably confident we’re about to hit our straps, and wants to be there to steer into that and enjoy the fruits of the hard yards to date.

I choose to believe option three. I don’t begrudge anyone who thinks it is one or two, as long as they recognise that it could also be three.

Please be three.

 

[GoRoos2023]

Three ways to see her move. One, she’s power hungry. Two, she realises she needs a lot more time to have any chance of presiding over a (AFL-M) club in anything other than dire straits. Third, she is justifiably confident we’re about to hit our straps, and wants to be there to steer into that and enjoy the fruits of the hard yards to date.

I choose to believe option three. I don’t begrudge anyone who thinks it is one or two, as long as they recognise that it could also be three.

Please be three.

4th is Peter Scanlon

 

[gerry101101]

4th is Peter Scanlon

As Pauline H would say, “please explain?”

 

[GoRoos2023]

As Pauline H would say, “please explain?”

Nothing scandalous, Peter Scanlon is the reason we are still afloat. Puts in millions annually.

Sonja works for Peters foundation. We can probably safely assume he wants Sonja as president. I’m sure he was probably the driver behind trying to extend her term.

Nothing wrong with that, Peter and Sonja are 10000% pro Melbourne and truly love the club.

I am old enough to remember when we had a president and 50% of a board ready to ship us off to the Gold Coast.

I’m not sure about changing rules to get her to extend her reign but I sleep well at night knowing Sonja is doing this for the right reason and will NEVER be complicit with a plan that ships us off. She cannot be bought.

Is she perfect, NO. Can I trust her to do the right thing for the average supporter, YES.

 

[tales129]

There’s a bloke available who loves our mentality as a small club.

I’ve spoken to him and that chip on the shoulder, small club stick it to the man angry leveler role is right up his alley.

Previous ceo at afl level, Adelaide based, ex sanfl player. Would love the ceo role.

We might need to beat some drums to make it happen

 

[hellas_johnny]

There’s a bloke available who loves our mentality as a small club.

I’ve spoken to him and that chip on the shoulder, small club stick it to the man angry leveler role is right up his alley.

Previous ceo at afl level, Adelaide based, ex sanfl player. Would love the ceo role.

We might need to beat some drums to make it happen

Last time we had someone interstate based didn't work too well

 

[GoRoos2023]

There’s a bloke available who loves our mentality as a small club.

I’ve spoken to him and that chip on the shoulder, small club stick it to the man angry leveler role is right up his alley.

Previous ceo at afl level, Adelaide based, ex sanfl player. Would love the ceo role.

We might need to beat some drums to make it happen

So Steven Trigg wants to be our CEO or Pres?

 

[RightWingRoo]

There’s a bloke available who loves our mentality as a small club.

I’ve spoken to him and that chip on the shoulder, small club stick it to the man angry leveler role is right up his alley.

Previous ceo at afl level, Adelaide based, ex sanfl player. Would love the ceo role.

We might need to beat some drums to make it happen

Steven Trigg or Keith Thomas?

 

[big_e]

There’s a bloke available who loves our mentality as a small club.

I’ve spoken to him and that chip on the shoulder, small club stick it to the man angry leveler role is right up his alley.

Previous ceo at afl level, Adelaide based, ex sanfl player. Would love the ceo role.

We might need to beat some drums to make it happen

CEO role is not available, so the rest of it is not relevant.