2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

The saying "who gives a [censored] about vflw" also comes to mind

well, get used to it

the melbourne football club does give a [censored]

it's in keeping with the 'whole of club' approach - we run four teams, and will continue to do so for as long as we exist

5 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

If the government is against poker machines they could always, I dunno, make them illegal?

Sure they could, but you know they won’t.

Melbourne was a much better city before the Casino went in

7 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

If the government is against poker machines they could always, I dunno, make them illegal?

The Gov .. all of them, love gambling, love tobacco, love alcohol.

Only have to judge by actions ( inaction ) and all that taxation revenue.

Very naughty of the fun police going around pointing guns at heads making people do these incorrigible things. Bastards !!

Players have it too soft these days, these were my first club rooms at South Croydon

Edited June 26, 2025Jun 26 by Demon_spurs

11 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

Players have it too soft these days, these were my first club rooms at South Croydon

Luxury. We used to get changed in cardboard box in middle of road.

10 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Luxury. We used to get changed in cardboard box in middle of road.

You were Lucky

On 25/06/2025 at 14:01, KozzyCan said:

Having debt is very different from being broke.

Particularly when the majority of debt is owned by the RBA at 0.1%...

10 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

well, get used to it

the melbourne football club does give a [censored]

it's in keeping with the 'whole of club' approach - we run four teams, and will continue to do so for as long as we exist

Is VFL and VFLW even part of the MFC? I've lost track over the years, did we officially take over Casey (I guess when they changed from Scorpions (?) to Demons??)

6 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Sure they could, but you know they won’t.

Melbourne was a much better city before the Casino went in

And pokies ruined pubs/live music venues

1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

And pokies ruined pubs/live music venues

Yes they did.

But they created Revenue for the Club and they were never illegal, so unless we could find another stream of income, i was always suprised we got rid of them so quickly

I think the AFL told Clubs to do so

14 hours ago, Demon_spurs said:

You were Lucky

Aye, and you try and tell the young people about that today ... and they won't believe you!

13 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Yes they did.

But they created Revenue for the Club and they were never illegal, so unless we could find another stream of income, i was always suprised we got rid of them so quickly

I think the AFL told Clubs to do so

Except that Carlton, Essendon, St Kilda and Richmond still have them.

We envy you @No. 31 , at least you guys have a place to spray paint.

9 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

We envy you @No. 31 , at least you guys have a place to spray paint.

No one is driving down to Casey atm, Caulfield if and when it happens different story.😂

2 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Except that Carlton, Essendon, St Kilda and Richmond still have them.

I thought only Carlton still had them.

16 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

And pokies ruined pubs/live music venues

It was certainly a big part of it but not the only issue...

23 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Sure they could, but you know they won’t.

Melbourne was a much better city before the Casino went in

Crown fed the entire South Melbourne precinct with investment. Without it, it might still be a wasteland. Love or hate gambling and the casino, it has transformed our city for the better.

13 minutes ago, praha said:

Crown fed the entire South Melbourne precinct with investment. Without it, it might still be a wasteland. Love or hate gambling and the casino, it has transformed our city for the better.

Disagree

Before the Casino rolled in i felt safe walking the streets of the CBD 24/7..

I worked a lot of nights so would often go into Melbourne at 3-4am for a few nightcaps.

Very soon after Crown went in that all changed…

3 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Disagree

Before the Casino rolled in i felt safe walking the streets of the CBD 24/7..

I worked a lot of nights so would often go into Melbourne at 3-4am for a few nightcaps.

Very soon after Crown went in that all changed…

i might suggest that this is correlation and not causation. although i do agree with you re casino. a more soulless place doesnt exist.

45 minutes ago, biggestred said:

i might suggest that this is correlation and not causation. although i do agree with you re casino. a more soulless place doesnt exist.

It almost happened overnight

Asian Big time Gamblers and that’s when the knives started appearing on the streets

I walked the CBD for years before Crown went in

Dance Parties in warehouses people didn’t know even existed, Crown changed the whole landscape

1 hour ago, biggestred said:

i might suggest that this is correlation and not causation. although i do agree with you re casino. a more soulless place doesnt exist.

Docklands Stadium comes to mind

7 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Except that Carlton, Essendon, St Kilda and Richmond still have them.

It was very much wokey virtue signalling by the MFC. There was no compulsion to do so.

Gambling can be a problem without doubt. It's also a personal decision.

As a business decision... it's dubious that we benefit.

2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

It was very much wokey virtue signalling by the MFC. There was no compulsion to do so.

Gambling can be a problem without doubt. It's also a personal decision.

As a business decision... it's dubious that we benefit.

If we still had PJ as a CEO or had had a competent CEO it wouldn't have mattered. Pert failed to capitalise on the bonanza of a flag. If the commercial team had held a fundraiser before the start of 2022, they'd have probably raised whatever we need for Caulfield...

You have to live your values a bit. As the club said at the time, gaming is not our core business, and whilst gaming was imperative in the past, we need to grow our football-related income. Pert had a golden opportunity to do that and sat on his hands.

We need to look at ways to grow the business and not also contribute to destroying lives through gaming. It's not woke, it's corporate responsibility.

Edited June 27, 2025Jun 27 by Adam The God

11 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

If we still had PJ as a CEO or had had a competent CEO it wouldn't have mattered. Pert failed to capitalise on the bonanza of a flag. If the commercial team had held a fundraiser before the start of 2022, they'd have probably raised whatever we need for Caulfield...

Yep

we definitely missed that boat

The memorabilia was rather meh as well. Straight out of the blank T Shirt press shops seemingly

37 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

If we still had PJ as a CEO or had had a competent CEO it wouldn't have mattered. Pert failed to capitalise on the bonanza of a flag. If the commercial team had held a fundraiser before the start of 2022, they'd have probably raised whatever we need for Caulfield...

You have to live your values a bit. As the club said at the time, gaming is not our core business, and whilst gaming was imperative in the past, we need to grow our football-related income. Pert had a golden opportunity to do that and sat on his hands.

We need to look at ways to grow the business and not also contribute to destroying lives through gaming. It's not woke, it's corporate responsibility.

I have virtually no interaction with the club but bumped into Pert one day, and told him how happy and appreciative I was to see a premiership after 57 years of support. He said , yeah and how good were the girls winning too.