Interesting that when jimmy spoke last night he mentioned having bumped into brett kirk of the swans. he asked kirk what made the swans so special up in sydney as a club. kirk replied that there was good relationships between the players and families and staff.

jimmy wants to make melbourne footy club great again. this is what he wants the club to work at. good idea. thanks kirky.

Interesting that when jimmy spoke last night he mentioned having bumped into brett kirk of the swans. he asked kirk what made the swans so special up in sydney as a club. kirk replied that there was good relationships between the players and families and staff.

jimmy wants to make melbourne footy club great again. this is what he wants the club to work at. good idea. thanks kirky.

Off topic but a great captain like Kirk would help too.

I have a mancrush on him. A great captain. Great football sides have have all had them. It is imperative that we unearth one, I have my eye on probably the same bloke that everyone else has but I don't want to state his name save I jinx it.

Edited September 21, 201015 yr by dandeeman

Interesting that when jimmy spoke last night he mentioned having bumped into brett kirk of the swans. he asked kirk what made the swans so special up in sydney as a club. kirk replied that there was good relationships between the players and families and staff.

jimmy wants to make melbourne footy club great again. this is what he wants the club to work at. good idea. thanks kirky.

That's Pretty much what Stynesy noticed 2 years ago from what i gathered. People within the club didn't know each other.

That's all changed so far from what i have heard....But Good to hear some words from the Kirk Captain. A Fine Man.

Off topic but a great captain like Kirk would help too.

I have a mancrush on him. A great captain. Great football sides have have all had them. It is imperative that we unearth one, I have my eye on probably the same bloke that everyone else has but I don't want to state his name save I jinx it.

Ditto.

And I think one thing thats Key is that Kirk is not Elitist, nor really materialistic. He seems much more spiritual & into 'People'. Community...

Lets throw that pretentious 'Status thing', to the sharks.

Edited September 21, 201015 yr by dee-luded

Yes ..now feel very much part of an inclusive entity....not just a member sitting in the stands.. The club has come a long way. Now part of a family.

Whats Kirk doing next year ?

Might be a handy assistant coach .

Could let us in on the secret to keeping the players uninjured for starters .

Edited September 21, 201015 yr by Fork 'em

Whats Kirk doing next year ?

Might be a handy assistant coach .

Could let us in on the secret to keeping the players uninjured for starters .

I worked in Sydney for around 7 years in the 90s, and to get my AFL fix became a member of the Swans. They worked very hard to engage the supporters into the club. Part of this after each home game, involved the team acknowledging the crowd, not by a half hearted wave from the centre circle but players went out to all sides of the ground and got closer to the fans as they walked back to the players race. It was a small but effective gesture, as during those years, the team was very consistent in the effort they put in and the crowd felt they were part of the club, win lose or draw. I notice that Melbourne have started doing something similar where the players are now putting more effort into acknowledging the crowd although it still needs a bit of work IMHO.

Another initiative was the way they sent off chanpions. Paul Kelly was the recipient of a video of his highlights, shown on the big screen after his last home game. It was announced prior to the game starting (and during the intervals) that the video would be shown after the game and many supporters stayed back to watch the video (set to the tune 'Shine' if I remember correctly). It was very moving. I think Melbourne could perhaps learn from this, as in my opinion, James McDonald's last home game lacked some of the 'farewell pomp' his career deserved. After so many courageous games, to just be chaired off seemed a bit inadequate for me.

The mantra of "relationships" has been consistent since Jimmy came on board.

Schwab echoes this sentiment.

Kirk was just reinforcing what the club already knows and subscribes to.

I'm not sure he'll ever be an assistant coach though.

Good points about what the Swans did previously that we have incorporated ino our club.

They have obviously had an influence on our operations and with good reason too.