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Open Training - Saturday, 1st September, 2018

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Was there with son and his two kids. Enjoyed the morning and the boys looked fine.

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    I heard Tyson say he’s not worried about the arm he has a plate in it that he is confident in just needs the scarring to heal.

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    Spoke to Alistair Nicholson who was there with his son. Obviously still a Dees man.

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    5 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Was Alastair Nicholson, the former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia there as well?

    ?

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    2 minutes ago, old dee said:

    So are we still f----d Mr. Leg?

    Absolutely.  But that is for another thread.

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    1 minute ago, Redleg said:

    Absolutely.  But that is for another thread.

    Oh good I don't care what thread you put it on!

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    25 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Spoke to Alistair Nicholson who was there with his son. Obviously still a Dees man.

    Rod Grinter next to me with a Demons scarf on.

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    1 hour ago, 000 said:

    Great turn out by the fans. Our colours are everywhere, kids calling out the names of their heroes, flags are being waved and doggy's in the red and blue.

     

    Good job by the Army and admin to create suitable finals atmosphere for the MFC players and staff.

    And the supporters !!!

     

    I think we as a club seem to continually leave the barrack'rs, the supporters, out of their thoughts,,, apart from the dollar value.

    ... seems wrong to me, and ingrained. 

     

    and surely is a part of our bigger-picture issues.  I feels like a business-mindset,,, of seeing the flock as a money making venture only.

    ... remember the days of,  "the Customer is ALWAYS right" 

     

    that sort of 'Appreciation & Respect', should be OUR goals.  Not only at Finals Times of the seasons.

     

    Well done to all who started this ball rolling, for this Open Training session.... to sort of involve the passionate Advocates.

    well played..

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    56 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Another advantage of the bye round. He has a week to get over what is ailing him.

    pre finals bye round is a winner.

    Another of my ideas, posted here I think, from a couple of seasons back.  

    Maybe in the SOO threads somewhere...  I suggested 2 bye rounds back then IIRC, filled with SOO games.

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    56 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Spoke to Alistair Nicholson who was there with his son. Obviously still a Dees man.

    Hopefully his son inherits his fathers determination and his mother’s skills.

     

     

     

     

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    1 hour ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

    Dont even worry about Lewis, they just didnt want him infecting half the team.

    I was - & I'll try my best not to.

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    49 minutes ago, DV8 said:

    And the supporters !!!

     

    I think we as a club seem to continually leave the barrack'rs, the supporters, out of their thoughts,,, apart from the dollar value.

    ... seems wrong to me, and ingrained. 

     

    and surely is a part of our bigger-picture issues.  I feels like a business-mindset,,, of seeing the flock as a money making venture only.

    ... remember the days of,  "the Customer is ALWAYS right" 

     

    that sort of 'Appreciation & Respect', should be OUR goals.  Not only at Finals Times of the seasons.

     

    Well done to all who started this ball rolling, for this Open Training session.... to sort of involve the passionate Advocates.

    well played..

    DV8

    I'm not sure if you know that the Club have been having open training sessions like this for many years with BBQ, Coffee and Demon Shop always operating.  

    They are usually at the end of the year and before the season starts and then the game against Collingwood.

    The Club does not make any money from the BBQ's - all funds go back to the Demon Army to support them in their endeavours.

    I thought today was especially well organised by the Club having some of the Membership staff there to answer any queries for the coming finals and also 2019 memberships.

    The Club was hoping that there would be around 1200 at the training session given the weather but there near were to 2000 and one of the best things to see was that there a huge number of children there in the red and blue. Our future.

    So I do take issue with you that "the Club continually leaves the supporters out of their thoughts". Of course there is always the issue of the value of our supporter base and if the Club did not have that as a focus you would I am sure be crying that the Administration were inept. The cost of the day is part and parcel of what is "pay back" for the magnificent and longsuffering support that the Club has had over many years. 

    Today was a huge success so now all we have to do is put it on the park (MCG)

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    43 minutes ago, longsuffering said:

    DV8

    I'm not sure if you know that the Club have been having open training sessions like this for many years with BBQ, Coffee and Demon Shop always operating.  

    They are usually at the end of the year and before the season starts and then the game against Collingwood.

    The Club does not make any money from the BBQ's - all funds go back to the Demon Army to support them in their endeavours.

    I thought today was especially well organised by the Club having some of the Membership staff there to answer any queries for the coming finals and also 2019 memberships.

    The Club was hoping that there would be around 1200 at the training session given the weather but there near were to 2000 and one of the best things to see was that there a huge number of children there in the red and blue. Our future.

    So I do take issue with you that "the Club continually leaves the supporters out of their thoughts". Of course there is always the issue of the value of our supporter base and if the Club did not have that as a focus you would I am sure be crying that the Administration were inept. The cost of the day is part and parcel of what is "pay back" for the magnificent and longsuffering support that the Club has had over many years. 

    Today was a huge success so now all we have to do is put it on the park (MCG)

    Beat me to it, couldn't have put it any better

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    Fantastic morning! This was the first training session I’ve attended since the one after the Rd 2 2013 148 point loss. Very well organised and there’s definitely a good cohesion between the coaches and playing group. Good balance of intensity cardio, basic drills and match simulation, really enjoyed watching. Thought Viney moved well and I think he’s itching to get out there. Clarry trains how he plays. JKH looks fantastic in training! 

    Great to see everyone having a good time. The young ones love Maxy! I liked hearing a lot parents pointing him out to their kids! Plenty of food and beverage available, Infiniti were there spruiking their products. Good event all round! 

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    Also the people in the photo do not get paid by the club, all the work they do is because they love our great club.

    They all so help out in many other ways, through out the home and away season.

     

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    1 hour ago, longsuffering said:

    So I do take issue with you that "the Club continually leaves the supporters out of their thoughts". Of course there is always the issue of the value of our supporter base and if the Club did not have that as a focus you would I am sure be crying that the Administration were inept.

    no, 'ls',,, not at all.

    My comments are based around, that the supporters should be the first thought. The  very first thought, all time. NOT an after thought or a sometimes thought.

    Prior to other thoughts, in considerations of this footy club.

    Supporters should be foremost as an ongoing thing,,, the rest including money from that support WILL flow, & grow from that attitude.

     

    The rest follows along, once this Aussie-Rules footy club has the attitude, to treat its support base very well.

    3 hours ago, 000 said:

    Good job by the Army and admin to create suitable finals atmosphere for the MFC players and staff.

    this is it.  The accolades are to themselves.   and no mention or thanks, Re thoughts to the faithful supporters...  who surely create all the atmosphere and excitement, with their attendance, voices, and appreciation for the players_

    Otherwise the players would just be chasing a leather thing around an open field. without much of a sound.

     

    If that was players talking,,, patting themselves on the back, without including the supporters for creating the atmosphere necessary to raise the standard, I am sure WE would all be up in Arms.

     

    This is a subtle-take on things Re the club, and how it can make small attitudinal changes with-in, that will have a large effect going forward. for the betterment of us all.

     

    The AFL also is guilty of the very same attitude in the past,,, of considering all stakeholders  ('clubs',  'the players association',  'players',  'player managers', 'coaches', 'administrators') about the state of the game...  and guess what occured...  numbers started dwindling, excitement dropped, and interest waned.

    And all 'the stakeholders suffered',,, because the No-1 Stakeholders were not even considered at all.  Until they started to turn their backs on the game itself.

    This was arrogant on the AFL's part & the people showed and are showing still, their displeasure. 

    In a sense, WE might have been leaders of this attitude, unwittingly.

     

    It's time it changed, properly.  It Is 'the people', who fund and enable this Games growth, and existence.

     

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    4 hours ago, rjay said:

    The word is Dom is fit and ready to go and will play...

    If selected of course.

     

    Sounds very promising... hes been in really good form the last 8 weeks, so it will be interesting to see how we incorporate Viney in with him.    Id almost be looking at playing Viney as a defensive small forward with spurts in the middle.

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    18 minutes ago, DV8 said:

    no, 'ls',,, not at all.

    My comments are based around, that the supporters should be the first thought. The  very first thought, all time. NOT an after thought or a sometimes thought.

    Prior to other thoughts, in considerations of this footy club.

    Supporters should be foremost as an ongoing thing,,, the rest including money from that support WILL flow, & grow from that attitude.

     

    The rest follows along, once this Aussie-Rules footy club has the attitude, to treat its support base very well.

    this is it.  The accolades are to themselves.   and no mention or thanks, Re thoughts to the faithful supporters...  who surely create all the atmosphere and excitement, with their attendance, voices, and appreciation for the players_

    Otherwise the players would just be chasing a leather thing around an open field. without much of a sound.

     

    If that was players talking,,, patting themselves on the back, without including the supporters for creating the atmosphere necessary to raise the standard, I am sure WE would all be up in Arms.

     

    This is a subtle-take on things Re the club, and how it can make small attitudinal changes with-in, that will have a large effect going forward. for the betterment of us all.

     

    The AFL also is guilty of the very same attitude in the past,,, of considering all stakeholders  ('clubs',  'the players association',  'players',  'player managers', 'coaches', 'administrators') about the state of the game...  and guess what occured...  numbers started dwindling, excitement dropped, and interest waned.

    And all 'the stakeholders suffered',,, because the No-1 Stakeholders were not even considered at all.  Until they started to turn their backs on the game itself.

    This was arrogant on the AFL's part & the people showed and are showing still, their displeasure. 

    In a sense, WE might have been leaders of this attitude, unwittingly.

     

    It's time it changed, properly.  It Is 'the people', who fund and enable this Games growth, and existence.

     

    .

    You have the most odd writing style I think I have ever seen. 

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    2 minutes ago, homsar said:

    You have the most odd writing style I think I have ever seen. 

    do you understand what i've written?

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