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Gary Pert on SEN (6/12/21)

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  • Will announce a Profit of $2m
  • Cash Windfall will continue next year with more members and blockbuster games
  • Gosch's Paddock works for full sized oval about to start
  • No updates on Permanent Home
  • Luke Jackson in Perth with family due to border restrictions and being able to stay in Perth over Christmas. Will return after Christmas.
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    was the initial forecast for a $4m loss this year? I remember hearing we would be $8m worse off ($4m/year) over 2020/2021 due to covid but not sure if that was a $4m loss or just $4m lost revenue. Either way a $2m profit is huge.

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    I know Pert said he hopes by the start of next year we'll be further down the track with the AFL and State Government re: permanent home, but he also said he'd seen the designs and it looked wonderful and would be worth the wait (7:50 minute mark of the interview).

    Definitely seems like things are moving.

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    The ‘MCG sized oval’ that isn’t has temp fencing around it. Hopefully that’s a reasonably quick job to get it up to size. Casey aka premiership HQ has been great but I don’t think we should overdo our welcome with the players. 

    They soft balled him and didn’t ask why Wednesday night is worth it. It has to be well in to 6 figures as a result for the club to sell out the families and working people who can’t go. 

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    23 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

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    They soft balled him and didn’t ask why Wednesday night is worth it. It has to be well in to 6 figures as a result for the club to sell out the families and working people who can’t go. 

    Chances are DeeSpencer that the first few matches of out season could look something like

    Rnd 1 Wednesday night 16th March V Dogs at the G

    Rnd 2 Thursday night 24 March V WC in Perth

    Rnd 3 Friday night 1 April V Bombers at the G

    Rnd 4 Saturday night V Sydney in Sydney

    All off 8 day breaks.
    If it looks even vaguely like that then the disappointment of a Wednesday night opening will be soon forgotten 

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    6 minutes ago, FarNorthernD said:

    Chances are DeeSpencer that the first few matches of out season could look something like

    Rnd 1 Wednesday night 16th March V Dogs at the G

    Rnd 2 Thursday night 24 March V WC in Perth

    Rnd 3 Friday night 1 April V Bombers at the G

    Rnd 4 Saturday night V Sydney in Sydney

    All off 8 day breaks.
    If it looks even vaguely like that then the disappointment of a Wednesday night opening will be soon forgotten 

    I assume the above is a guess but is there any danger in us avoiding West Coast in Perth for a change? I think we've copped them in Perth 11 of the last 12 years, and haven't played them in VIC since 2014.

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    18 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I assume the above is a guess but is there any danger in us avoiding West Coast in Perth for a change? I think we've copped them in Perth 11 of the last 12 years, and haven't played them in VIC since 2014.

    But in Perth, whose home game would it be B-B-P? 😁

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    2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I assume the above is a guess but is there any danger in us avoiding West Coast in Perth for a change? I think we've copped them in Perth 11 of the last 12 years, and haven't played them in VIC since 2014.

    Certainly past time they had to play us over here.

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    2 hours ago, FarNorthernD said:

    Chances are DeeSpencer that the first few matches of out season could look something like

    Rnd 1 Wednesday night 16th March V Dogs at the G

    Rnd 2 Thursday night 24 March V WC in Perth

    Rnd 3 Friday night 1 April V Bombers at the G

    Rnd 4 Saturday night V Sydney in Sydney

    All off 8 day breaks.
    If it looks even vaguely like that then the disappointment of a Wednesday night opening will be soon forgotten 

    I would have thought we'd play Carlton in Round 2, as they'd be coming off the Thursday game, and we can't play Richmond as it doesn't give us enough of a break for the Anzac eve clash.

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    6 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    was the initial forecast for a $4m loss this year? I remember hearing we would be $8m worse off ($4m/year) over 2020/2021 due to covid but not sure if that was a $4m loss or just $4m lost revenue. Either way a $2m profit is huge.

    Not sure what the initial forecast was but Pert said winning the GF took us from break even to $2mill profit.  Thats many T shirts and caps.  Naturally there has been an increase in memberships which will have a flow on effect in years to come.

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    5 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I assume the above is a guess but is there any danger in us avoiding West Coast in Perth for a change? I think we've copped them in Perth 11 of the last 12 years, and haven't played them in VIC since 2014.

    Surely we’re past being afraid of West Coast in Perth.

    We’ve won more flags there than they have!

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