Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
Demonland

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Gaming - we are out!

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 
On 12/11/2018 at 4:18 PM, Diamond_Jim said:

Sounds like Essendon are continuing their highly ethical approach to sport:

"Melton City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to approve a 29-year lease extension allowing the Essendon Football Club to continue operating Melton Country Club and its 89 poker machines until the end of 2047.

The lease for the venue, at which gamblers lost $5.69 million in 2017-18, was due to expire in 2022."

"Essendon, who also own 101 poker machines at Windy Hill, refused to comment when contacted by The Age. "

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/essendon-lock-in-three-decade-pokies-lease-20181211-p50lkd.html

Apparently, not just yet: 

“There was absolutely no debate on this matter on Monday (at the council meeting) and I can’t understand why.”

The Age understands an alternative plan for the lease may be put to council at its next meeting, allowing for the Melton RSL to lease the venue at a peppercorn rent for their meetings, cutting the Bombers out of the deal entirely.

Staggering that a Council can commit the use of publicly owned properties for 29 years without debate or.  Five years maybe but 29years! 

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/this-ain-t-over-essendon-s-pokies-plan-thwarted-for-now-20181213-p50m2y.html

  • Quote
    55 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Apparently, not just yet: 

    “There was absolutely no debate on this matter on Monday (at the council meeting) and I can’t understand why.”

    The Age understands an alternative plan for the lease may be put to council at its next meeting, allowing for the Melton RSL to lease the venue at a peppercorn rent for their meetings, cutting the Bombers out of the deal entirely.

    Staggering that a Council can commit the use of publicly owned properties for 29 years without debate or.  Five years maybe but 29years! 

    https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/this-ain-t-over-essendon-s-pokies-plan-thwarted-for-now-20181213-p50m2y.html

    good point but I suspect they are talking of the premises lease.

    The pokies will stay somewhere or other and are "owned" by EFC

    RSL clubs are fading as they have high upkeep costs with limited revenues. Not to say that the activities of the RSL are fading but one has to question the need for exclusive establishments used for drinking in the main. A common facility shared with other community groups is perhaps the way to go.

  • Quote
    •  

    @Smokey it slipped my mind, that irony doesnt work on forums (secret handshake)

     

  • Quote

    • Archived

    This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: Essendon

      Not long ago, the narrative surrounding Melbourne was steeped in pessimism. There was some concern among the pundits (and even some fans) that the club would arrive at the AFL’s Gather Round still winless, vulnerable to a familiar adversary in the Essendon Football Club, and facing significant scrutiny from an ever-critical media on a national stage. Things have changed.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 2 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Gold Coast

      Steven King astutely identified the issues that had plagued the Melbourne Football Club over the past two and a half seasons when he auditioned for the newly created coaching role. The side that had claimed the 2021 premiership had become stodgy, slow-paced, and hesitant to take the initiative. 

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Essendon

      Gather Round is upon us and the Demons face off against the Bombers who are on a 17 game losing streak. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Thanks
      • 221 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Box Hill

      The Casey Demons secured their first win of the season by the narrow margin of four points against the Box Hill Hawks at Casey Fields on Easter Sunday morning.

        • Thanks
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Gold Coast

      The Demons put four quarters of hard contested, fast running and high pressure football to knock off the ladder leaders and early premiership contenders the Gold Suns by 20 points at the MCG on Easter Sunday.

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Like
      • 504 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Gold Coast

      I’ll be away for the next few weeks, so Binman will be holding the fort for our podcasts covering the Suns, Bombers and Lions matches. As a result, there will be no live podcasts during this period, and we won’t be taking calls or voicemails. Binman will still be dipping into this thread to select a few questions to answer, while also combining the long-form Stats Files podcast with the Demonland Podcast for these shows. Your questions and comments are a huge part of what makes the podcast work, so please post anything you’d like to ask or say below and we’ll do our best to give you a shout-out on the show. Please try to keep each post focused on one specific topic or player to make podcast preparation a little easier. If you have multiple topics you’d like to raise, please put them in separate posts.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 28 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.