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Brad Green on a very good interview with The Deebrief was very positive about Caulfield and dismissive of The Age article re funding etc. “I shake my head & wonder where they get their info from”. (Paraphrasing). It was an informative..balanced & positive interview . All our resident doomsayers will cast aspersions but it’s worth a listen.

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    2 hours ago, Deestar9 said:

    Brad Green on a very good interview with The Deebrief was very positive about Caulfield and dismissive of The Age article re funding etc. “I shake my head & wonder where they get their info from”. (Paraphrasing). It was an informative..balanced & positive interview . All our resident doomsayers will cast aspersions but it’s worth a listen.

    i was quite disappointed with the question i and many others asked re goal kicking- can we get a specialist goal kicking coach? or is someone helping the players or even himself, said no to both because apparently the players don't want to listen too many coaches at once???? one positive I took from the interview that he agrees turner is a natural defender and should stay down there, thank god someone from the club agrees with me on this and it being the boss man

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    On 24/06/2025 at 11:14, whatwhat say what said:

    1/10th the price and utterly useless for a club with afl, aflw, vfl, and vflw teams to manage

    Exactly why hawks have worked for the last 15 years to get out of the joint

    The saying "beggars can't be choosers" comes to mind

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

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    17 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    I think the Government told the AFL

    Pity the didn’t go harder on all betting sponsorship

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

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    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

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    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

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    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 !!

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

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    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.

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    10 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

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

    You were Lucky

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    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%...

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    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??)

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    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

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    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

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.😂

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    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.

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    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...

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    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.

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    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…

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    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.

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    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

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    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

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