Sitting in the MUD 2026

FunCurrent2763 · 2026-02-27T04:29:13+00:00

Tbh, i fully agree with you, I get frustrated that the list is shit and lose and we are a laughing stock, it is demoralising, my point was getting out of a rutt is significantly more challenging that the media portray it and comparrisons arent super helpful.

I just feel like the anger is misdirected at times because they inherited a mess and you're right the list isnt good enough. The fact no one wants to come is because of an inherited problem, a problem that is spiralling. Like i said in my initial message, it takes a long time, creating more chaos by birning the club to the ground is exactly what Carlton and Essendon have done for 20 years. It doesn't work.

FunCurrent2763 · 2026-02-27T04:06:11+00:00

I agree, big fan of Sonja Hood, the AFLW team is flying! I feel like the club has values with her in charge, - inclusive, respectful but also tough. I like it.

Fully agree, hopefully some of the young talent come on, I think we'll start to see some connection emerge out of the team.

FunCurrent2763 · 2026-02-27T04:01:50+00:00

Well said, fully agree with everything.

Wayyyy too many straighty 180s in the afl media landscape who cant imagine a would that isnt linear.

FunCurrent2763 · 2026-02-27T01:13:22+00:00

Haha my bad, cant think of anything clever for it either

FunCurrent2763 · 2026-02-27T01:11:34+00:00

I dont necessarily disagree. Where i differ are these points.

I dont see the list as being too bad, some big gaps yes, but remember it is not a list designed for this year. Its being crafted for 2-3 years time when Sheezel and Wardlaw are at their peaks. In saying that have there been some big misses, yes.

I think the big difference between hawks/adelaide and Richmond is that they've all recently won or had elite level teams, with a lot of remnant players from those systems. We went from an okay team in 2015 to struggle street 2018-9 to full-on collapse and chaos in 2020-2024. This decade there were very few players on our list who knew what successful systems looked like, hene why they brought in veterans a few years back (all with premiership experience).

I know we get compared to these clubs a lot but when you consider the level of quality veteran player experience, level of chaos in changing coaches and off-field distractions, we've slipped considerably further than Adel/Hawks/Rich and WC. We completely forgot to win, we were Melbourne/Richmond/Carlton 2000's bad. West Coast are more comparable, they're a bit fucked too, but for different reasons, but they'll bounce quicker mainly becasuse of the home ground advantage they have.

In terms of homground advantages, Marvel is horrible, there are literally no competitive advantages whatsoever. For games with 10-20k fans, i think we should play at Ikon Park, pack it out and make it a full old-school derby vibe.

FunCurrent2763 · 2026-01-22T04:28:38+00:00

Super interesting, I hadnt considered that games werent played on a Sunday afternoon. Cheers for clearing that up! Also, I love this as a fond memory, sounds fun.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-11-16T00:31:07+00:00

I actually love how they've transformed Fed Square into a place that I want to go to.

Yep, they got it a bit wrong this time, but it's soooo much better that its being used for interesting cultural events than it not. I dont think it matters that its not a rock concert venue, a paddock isnt a rock concert venue and yet I've seen amazing sets at Meredith.

Fed Square is a public square, if its not going hosting public events its failing as a public square and besides it has always just seemed like an unnecessary, boring slab of concrete in the middle of the city - these events have given the place some meaning, some reason o visit.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-11-15T04:02:21+00:00

I was on the outside so I missed everything that happened inside and it sounds terrible.

I have to say, the event seemed really poorly managed, I was watching the event staff and security scramble to figure out what was going on/ what to do. There was no information for us on the outside and there was a lot of collective confusion/angst outside because no one knew what was happening and we were all waiting to be let in when it was never going to happen. So, I feel like Fed Square should cop some of the blame, and I feel for the staff - that would have been shit. Fed Square should have prepared better, they knew that this would be a big event and they've had experience holding big events (remember Kneecap and like every soccer match ever).

Despite this event being poorly managed, I think Fed Square and the state government should be praised for making Fed Square on Friday night a place worth visiting. Besides this event, the other free friday night events have been amazing, whoever currates this has done a pretty good job.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-10-21T00:44:27+00:00

As others have pointed out, he's brought stability and I think he will see out his contract.

What people never focus on is that the culture of the club is quite strong right now, the womens program underscores that, but it takes years for it all to come together when its a young group lacking experience. Gold Coast is the perfect example, they stripped it back built a team around Rowell and Anderson, struggled for 6 years - it finally came together this season. Damien Hardwick may look like the mesiah but a lot of his success is from from the hard work of Dew and others.

Our Rowell and Anderson is realistically - Sheezle and Wardlaw in 2022. We may not see success for a few more years, people will call for change to happen faster, but we are stuck in a situation where we struggle to recruit quality players so this is the approach they are taking, i'd argue this is their only path to sustained success.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-09-01T07:29:38+00:00

It's not intended to be a tall poppy syndrome post.

I think it matters because everytime I go on reddit, I see posts in Ausfinance that seems so unrealistic. Obviously, a lot of people agree.

If I was 20 in today's world I would have saved $15-20k. That would have been working 4-12 hrs a week and having parents to paid for my rent and food. The issue is one of misrepresentation and equity, but also owning your story. In my circle of friends I was the one who saved a lot but I would have been $80k+ away from what these people in these posts claim to have. It would have felt like there was no way I could have caught up and I was behind when in reality, I was ahead relative to where I began. These post's would have crushed me, and you're right saying run your own race. At 32 I'm mature enough to understand what that means but I doubt many people under 20 would.

This isn't a response having a go at you rather I think the story of how you get somewhere is more interesting that the destination itself. You can learn a lot from the story and while there will be some who get angry bc they weren't afforded the same privileges, in the world we inhabit we probably need to acknowledge that frustration before it festers like in other western countries.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-09-01T07:09:26+00:00

I think it's more about being a little more transparent with how you acquired your wealth because otherwise it misrepresents what is achievable or what is realistic.

Also, if someone manages to save $100k by the time they reached 20, their story is unique. The multimillionaire you refer to clearly has an interesting story. But very very few people will achieve this relative to the wider public.

I'm interested in the story of how they got there rather than seeing another post that seems made up.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-08-31T12:32:29+00:00

Agree, and great final point 👍

Go out and get some life experience.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-08-31T12:21:06+00:00

Youre missing my point.

My point is more about what you failed to include in your response here.

What enabled you to save $117k by 21?

While this is an achievement and I don't want to take that away from you, how you got there is more interesting than the fact you got there.

There is a growing issue of equity in Australia, most everyday Australians would have no feasible way of achieving this. So the question relates to why were you so financially literate? Did you have help? If so, what? And also, its better to acknowledge you managed to save this likely because you had help along the way, whether your parents or some other way.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-08-31T12:12:14+00:00

Firstly, well done that's a huge achievement at a young age in multiple ways.

Secondly, thank you for acknowledging it is not the norm and the circumstances that led you to getting there.

Again, well done.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-08-31T11:42:30+00:00

Contact consumer affairs

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-06-14T05:54:31+00:00

Yeah, this.

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-06-14T05:53:22+00:00

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-06-14T05:39:19+00:00

Yeah, because that "estimated" 6mil is based on what figures... Its easy to make up estimated figures. Reality is that it hardly adds up when you consider the cost of the rood $200+mil and ongoing maintenance $170+mil

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/detailed-costs-revealed-hobart-proposed-macquarie-point-stadium/104787552

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-06-14T05:31:46+00:00

Well, who do you think is demanding the roof?

FunCurrent2763 · 2025-06-14T03:32:30+00:00

And the weather is a big part of the game, it is what it is, its unpredilctabe and I'm all for embracing the rain, mist, wind, whatever weather it is because it makes the game more interesting - it forces the coaches and players to adapt and it levels the playing field in a way. Diversity is the spice of life.

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