Being ruthless means no roof, no Tassie.
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But catering has already factored in Zach + Partnerâs attendance.
Has anyone thought about how this will impact catering?
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We all know he will be traded. We all understand that the club needs to act like they wonât trade him.
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ESSENDON BEING DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH
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A fluffy letter from the President makes everything better
If he does make it official, the stance from the club should be to put the onus on him and his manager to find something that satisfies the club. Set the bar so high so they have to do their best Circ de Solei impression to get it done. Rosa/Vozz should not lift a finger other that to say yes or no.
Always re-inforcing the notion that weâll take you back Zac but itâll be up to you to earn back the respect of the club.
Zac - this situation is all about you. Sort it out.
The club will still be here when youâre done. Time to get fkn serious, no matter what PR bullshit the destination club or manager try and pull to make us look bad.
EDIT - I should add the club should have no concerns about having a 30yr A grader sitting in the VFL. Cap space is not a concern so there should be little weight given to the wasted money argument. Zacâs presence or lack thereof will make very little difference to our overall position next year but it will set a fkn serious example to players when they consider shennanigans in the future.
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Found it interesting in his segment on SEN that Tom Morris let a few things slip (intentionally I donât know) but only two people knew about Zachâs meeting with Mitchell:
1 - Tom Morris
2 - Hawthornâs media manager
He went further and suggested that Zach is considering âgoing publicâ (how would he know this) if he needed to.
Weâve just fired out with Barhamâs letter, so the next step I daresay will be the above^.
Itâs sad that Zach will be defined by the way heâs tried to force his exit rather than his 12 years of excellent service.
Weâre further from success after 3 years of Barham/Vozzo/Brad than when they started. Zach wouldâve thought heading into year 4 and 5 that weâd be ready to contend. Iâd guess that Draperâs defection has had a big impact on Zach as well. Not everybody on Blitz rates Draper, but I think he was in our top 5 most important players. His departure takes us further away from our goal (of not being â â â â ) and Merrett whose biological football clock is ticking wouldâve felt it more than anyone.
So I can genuinely understand Merrettâs desire to go where success is possible rather than stay where itâs improbable. Iâd even forgive him for searching for a way out if he didnât go about like a complete â â â â . He has chosen a horrible path and I donât think the situation is salvageable.
I think heâll be traded despite what the club has said, but we simply canât cave once the pressure starts ramping up from Zachâs management, the media, and even the AFL. We canât accept a â â â â â â deal under any circumstance. Itâs time to play hardball and if that means keeping Zach out of spite, then so be it.
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I suspect the point of the letter is to force that to take place.
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Thatâs normally the guy that canât get a game, never misses training and cuts the halftime oranges.
Itâs true, Iâm struggling to deal with this club.
Isnât the word on here that Morris and Merrett have a social relationship at least? (I hope so, because Iâve been replying to Morrisâs tweet suggesting that 
).
The Barham email will absolutely force Merrettâs hand. He will absolutely not want to return to the club both from embarrassment but also, he will be demoted from captain.
Merrett will have to put himself on the line, demand the trade and hope like hell that Hawks can deliver whatâs needed to get it done.
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I canât imagine hawks leaked it when they have a final to get into a prelim in the coming daysâŚ
Merrett camp leaked to put pressure on the club seems to be the most plausible
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Is there a rat update?
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â â â â the hawks, i would be saying fine we we will trade you out, you can go anywhere but hawthorn
By all accounts Merrett is a) passionate and b) a deep thinker
If all of this has been leaked it would be at either his instigation or 100% with his approval. He wants out.
Iâm just glad weâre âenduringâ Mr. President. So much âenduringâ. The last quarter century farking âenduringâ some â â â â man. Zach looks at Hawthorn, wonders what âthrivingâ feels like, and âwinningâ, not being âembarrassingâ.
Get the farking trade done you mongs.
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DRYPing in the LAMBO to Dingley til the EARLY MORN
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