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Despite months of dry weather up to now, the BOM has predicted rain for next Sunday.

This is a financial body blow to the MFC , because the crowd will be reduced by up to 20%,just because of the prediction.

I hope the prediction will change as the week goes on, but if ,on Saturday,they say it'll rain on the day of the match, it will have a definite effect.

I have noticed in recent years, MFC have often been unlucky with the weather predictions when we have our ( rare) big attendance home games, especially Queens Birthday.

Also I think slippery conditions favour the more experienced sides, i.e. Geelong.  But if the BOM keeps up its usual form,,they'll predict rain, but the game will be played in sunshine.

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3 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

Yes, Watts used to make it rain,too.

Dangit. I forgot about him.

Back on topic. This is a concern from a financial point of view in terms of gate receipts and even more importantly from a membership selling perspective. Fair weather supporters won't like lining up in the rain. Pun intended.

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14 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

According to the BOM website there’s 50% chance of showers, chiefly during the morning. 

You have to be able to beat any team, any where in any conditions if you want to win a Premiership. Both teams are playing in the same conditions and you don't get to choose the weather on Grand Final day.

Also Jimmy Toumpas.

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So I guess you have to be able to attract a crowd in any conditions....rain, hail or snow.

I think the crowd would be affected by bad weather even on GF day. At least 20% of supporters are "fair weather supporters", especially MCC Members, which is a cross we have to bear.

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Footy is a winter sport and our home ground is MCG, Melbourne.

If rain deters fans from showing up, and players from doing the same, then I don't even know what the point of life is anymore.

Besides, who listens to the BOM a whole week in advance? They get it wrong even on the day. My phone app sometimes says it's currently raining when it isn't.

 

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4 minutes ago, Jaded said:

 My phone app sometimes says it's currently raining when it isn't.

 

This happens all the time!!

there will be a big crowd at the ‘G next sunday

Our biggest problem will be the Australian Grand Prix down the road, not the weather. 

 

Thanks Gill

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Rain, Hail or Shine I can't wait to see the Dees run out. Bring home the bacon boys that will make my weekend. 

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22 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Footy is a winter sport and our home ground is MCG, Melbourne.

If rain deters fans from showing up, and players from doing the same, then I don't even know what the point of life is anymore.

Besides, who listens to the BOM a whole week in advance? They get it wrong even on the day. My phone app sometimes says it's currently raining when it isn't.

 

I agree the BOM is very unreliable, but my point is that the mere fact that they predict rain deters many supporters.(not you and me!)

I agree that it's regrettable that fair weather supporters exist, but it's a fact.

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Just now, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

I agree the BOM is very unreliable, but my point is that the mere fact that they predict rain deters many supporters.(not you and me!)

I agree that it's regrettable that fair weather supporters exist, but it's a fact.

Surely nobody looks at the BOM a week out and goes "might rain next Sunday, guess we are not going to the footy". People will surely make a decision on the day, especially as the game is a later start. 

I shall be there rain, hail, snow storm, or bush fire. GO DEES! 

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The BOM will say there's a chance of a shower even if that chance is the same as the chances of Mark Neeld getting his old job back.  Wouldn't pay any attention to it this early in the week.

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22 minutes ago, Jaded said:

I shall be there rain, hail, snow storm, or bush fire. GO DEES! 

I'll be there, but I don't know about "bushfire".

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Wow, so much disdain for the Bureau.

Besides, they are saying 50% chance of any rain, so they are also saying 50% chance of no rain at all.

Still a fair stretch better than the information about Viney, or Dangerfield, or Ablett!

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Anybody who pikes on Sunday due to a little bit of moisture needs to harden the [censored] up. It’s round 1 ffs, get out there and have a crack!

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1 hour ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

So I guess you have to be able to attract a crowd in any conditions....rain, hail or snow.

I think the crowd would be affected by bad weather even on GF day. At least 20% of supporters are "fair weather supporters", especially MCC Members, which is a cross we have to bear.

That's not really what I was getting at. I agreed that the rain will indeed have an effect on crowd number and in turn impacting on our revenue from gates receipts. Rain will also impact our signing up of new members on the day because of 1) less people being at the game and 2) people who are at the game might be less likely to line up in the rain.

I don't expect that we be able to attract a crowd in any conditions as I don't believe that is achievable for any club. I do however expect that the team be competitive in the rain and that's what I meant by being able to beat anyone, anytime, anywhere in any conditions.

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1 hour ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

I agree the BOM is very unreliable, but my point is that the mere fact that they predict rain deters many supporters.(not you and me!)

I agree that it's regrettable that fair weather supporters exist, but it's a fact.

I'd be concerned for the  people that would be cancelling their plans of going to the footy based on a predicted rain fall of 0-2 mm (or the equivalent of a 10 minute rain shower)

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2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

According to the BOM website there’s 50% chance of showers, chiefly during the morning. 

Not a problem with our 3:20pm start then.

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2 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

Despite months of dry weather up to now, the BOM has predicted rain for next Sunday.

This is a financial body blow to the MFC , because the crowd will be reduced by up to 20%,just because of the prediction.

I hope the prediction will change as the week goes on, but if ,on Saturday,they say it'll rain on the day of the match, it will have a definite effect.

I have noticed in recent years, MFC have often been unlucky with the weather predictions when we have our ( rare) big attendance home games, especially Queens Birthday.

Also I think slippery conditions favour the more experienced sides, i.e. Geelong.  But if the BOM keeps up its usual form,,they'll predict rain, but the game will be played in sunshine.

To me the bright side out of this is we don't need TMc as much. 

He is more likely top worsen the toe issue in the wet contested slog, and the opposition will look for every opportunity to get at it.

 

We can play a smaller forwardline with bulk, including Pedo in.

Give TMc the extra week to get right.

These conditions would have been just right for Viney but he's not ready.

IMO  we need bulky forwards, and our speedsters. Those that are opportunists of the spilt mark.

I wonder how JKH would go in these conditions?

 

I think the Wet, brings their guns back to us, a bit.  I can see Buggster in on one of their mids.

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2 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

So I guess you have to be able to attract a crowd in any conditions....rain, hail or snow.

I think the crowd would be affected by bad weather even on GF day. At least 20% of supporters are "fair weather supporters", especially MCC Members, which is a cross we have to bear.

Forget the Snow, that is a dead loss if that happens. They'll all head north for the winter. ^_^

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