The Voice

[Thryleon]

I doubt issuing that statement had much to do with the football department, and I doubt it would create any kind of distraction for the players, or divert any energy away from winning games of footy. Seems like a pretty mild and open ended piece from the marketing department.

I agree, but perceptions are funny.  Easternhealth re branded during the pandemic.  It came across as tone deaf and a waste of money and time when we should have been focussing on other issues.

In reality what you say applied but it served only to alienate people further at the time.

We haven't been travelling well on the park for quite some time now and the perception amongst fans is that the social commentary our club pours any energy into is wasted when we haven't put the requisite energy into making our footy club better.

Whether or not that perception is accurate is another matter.

Largely I saw it, didn't read it, got annoyed and still haven't read it and have already dismissed it as ultimately what the club states is irrelevant to me.