6 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

What did we get for our 150th, it was 2008, so I’ve mostly blocked it out of my mind

Did we play in 2008 KITP? 

1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

Since we are having a whine...my bone of contention is playing at Geelong every Single year. Like clockwork they pencil it in. Pies never play there.

True but because we are not a big enough club yet, these things will continue to happen

Change will occur with sustained finals appearances and 2-3 more flags over the next 10 years*

Years and years of contending and we'll become a big club. Do that and we won't be fixtured down there as much (or, at all)

In the meantime, the club has to take the attitude of anywhere, any opposition and anytime.  It's not like the team can't win anywhere. 

The list is a good one

But we need a generation of new Demon supporters to get on board and gradually replace our aging supporter base - and then lookout!

*Teams like the Cats, Pies and Sydney have proved that the window of opportunity can remain open indefinitely

Recruiting & list management is key

Edited April 1, 20232 yr by Macca

2 minutes ago, Macca said:

True but because we are not a big enough club yet, these things will continue to happen

Change will occur with sustained finals appearances and 2-3 more flags over the next 10 years*

Years and years of contending and we'll become a big club. Do that and we won't be fixtured down there as much (or, at all)

In the meantime, the club has to take the attitude of anywhere, any opposition and anytime.  It's not like the team can't win anywhere. 

The list is a good one

But we need a generation of new Demon supporters to get in board and gradually replace our aging supporter base - and then lookout!

*Teams like the Cats, Pies and Sydney have proved that the window of opportunity can remain open indefinitely

Recruiting & list management is key

I do wonder if our 21 success adds new young support.  It must do. 

Was there another draw? Cool!

Just now, leave it to deever said:

I do wonder if our 21 success adds new young support.  It must do. 

We will get some extras but sustained finals works much better.  Even last year helps a lot despite going out in straight sets.  16 wins in the season proper will bring in new supporters

Everyone loves a winner but it's not all about premierships

Look at the Pies for instance ... 2 flags in 65 years but they play finals a lot. Their supporter base is huge but we can catch them

Might take a while though!

2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Since we are having a whine...my bone of contention is playing at Geelong every Single year. Like clockwork they pencil it in. Pies never play there.

And West Coast away every year.

Our only fixture gripes are west coast in perth every year and geelong at the pub ground every year.

our fans don’t turn up to night games but do turn up to day games. Sunday 3:20 games are good drawing for ratings and crowds.

considering we also have two Monday games I’m within 7 weeks you cannot expect to be Friday night very week. Personally I don’t like Saturday games very much especially at the g.

Hawthorn is not a big club yet they never play down at the cattery. They dont seem to play all that often against eagles in Perth what about lions at the gabba?

Melbourne cop all this garbage every year. We play our second interstate game in r4.  We played lions twice at the gabba in three H&A games  r23 and r2.

 

18 minutes ago, Deebauched said:

Hawthorn is not a big club yet they never play down at the cattery. They dont seem to play all that often against eagles in Perth what about lions at the gabba?

Melbourne cop all this garbage every year. We play our second interstate game in r4.  We played lions twice at the gabba in three H&A games  r23 and r2.

 

We have a much better record away from the G.

And Optus holds no fear for us. It’s hallowed ground now. An annual pilgrimage is fine with me.

14 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Running out of things to whinge about in Melbourne?

You won't be running out of things for a while.

2 hours ago, Deebauched said:

Hawthorn is not a big club yet they never play down at the cattery. They dont seem to play all that often against eagles in Perth what about lions at the gabba?

Melbourne cop all this garbage every year. We play our second interstate game in r4.  We played lions twice at the gabba in three H&A games  r23 and r2.

 

We have had seasons with backloaded interstate games for the past 6 years and they are killers. It is so much better to have 5 of the last 7 at the g. Essendon got sent down there this year and hawthorn won’t because of Easter Monday being a geelong home game.