On 18/07/2024 at 03:58, whatwhat say what said:

it's a difficult one

'sell' the home game as part of a sponsorship agreement with the nt gov and make ~$800k

conversely, have a 'home' game at docklands and lose ~$200k

4 points in a tight season….

  On 18/07/2024 at 04:03, Sir Why You Little said:

4 points in a tight season….

no guarantee of wins / losses regardless of location in footy these days

  On 18/07/2024 at 04:07, whatwhat say what said:

no guarantee of wins / losses regardless of location in footy these days

Freo are not a great side in Melbourne 

  On 18/07/2024 at 04:07, whatwhat say what said:

no guarantee of wins / losses regardless of location in footy these days

I think that @Sir Why You Little is also considering the impact of travel to NT vs playing another game in Vic.

  On 18/07/2024 at 04:10, Sir Why You Little said:

Freo are not a great side in Melbourne 

The last two times we've played them at the G, they've beaten us.

  On 18/07/2024 at 03:51, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I'm of the opinion that if we lose our next 2 games, then it's curtains for us.

Can't say that I agree.  If we lose the next two games to teams above us but win the last 3 to 4 vs teams below us we will make the 8.  In fact beating the teams below us helps our cause making it harder for them to dislodge us. 

My view of the teams below us and their chances of making the 8:

• Port on the same W but have to get past Carl, Syd, Dees and Freo.  Low chance
• Coll and Hawks have incredibly difficult draws and a W behind us.  Very low chance
• GCS has only two games of 6 at home.  They are also a W behind us. Low chance
• WBD has the best chance of taking our spot but a W behind us.

So I'm still optimistic of making the 8 but will keep the lid on 😊

 

Edited July 18, 2024Jul 18 by Lucifers Hero

  On 18/07/2024 at 04:19, Binmans PA said:

The last two times we've played them at the G, they've beaten us.

So what?

Are you putting up a White Flag…

Make Teams travel to us, and beat them

The Crowd will come 

  On 18/07/2024 at 04:50, Sir Why You Little said:

So what?

Are you putting up a White Flag…

Make Teams travel to us, and beat them

The Crowd will come 

What if the NT Govt threw in, on top of the approx $800k, a charter flight from Melb to AS, and return, so we could transport a few hundred lucky MFC members (and cheer squad!) to and fro the game? 

Edited July 18, 2024Jul 18 by Neil Crompton

  On 18/07/2024 at 05:03, Neil Crompton said:

What if the NT Govt threw in, on top of the approx $800k, a charter flight from Melb to AS, and return, so we could transport a few hundred lucky MFC members (and cheer squad!) to and fro the game? 

It’s not our Home Ground 

We took the deal on during the dark ages to stop the financial bleeding 

It’s now time to stand up and make that $800,000 through other financial streams over 12 months 

it’s gone on too long 

  On 18/07/2024 at 04:50, Sir Why You Little said:

So what?

Are you putting up a White Flag…

Make Teams travel to us, and beat them

The Crowd will come 

No, I'm saying the opposite. We need to stop whinging about every little thing that doesn't go our way, stop playing the victims and get on with it. Fortunately, Goody doesn't play victim, he gets on with it, and tries to plan as best as possible.

I think we're a good travelling side, and extra money is extra money. That said, the way our club tries to fundraise is pretty poor.

  On 18/07/2024 at 05:35, Binmans PA said:

No, I'm saying the opposite. We need to stop whinging about every little thing that doesn't go our way, stop playing the victims and get on with it. Fortunately, Goody doesn't play victim, he gets on with it, and tries to plan as best as possible.

I think we're a good travelling side, and extra money is extra money. That said, the way our club tries to fundraise is pretty poor.

Yes we could do so much more in the Fundraising Department, that is my point 

Other Clubs get 7-8 games at The ‘g in a row 

We still sell off games, that we don’t need to. 
Sure we are a pretty good travelling side, but we shouldn’t do it unnecessarily 

The way we played against Freo last time we would have got smashed if played on the moon

The MCG maybe only a 70pt loss.

  On 17/07/2024 at 12:38, Lucifers Hero said:

If a 6 goal loss is a 'sprinkle' of mfcss, I'd hate to see what a 'full serve' of mfcss would result in ... 🙄

You asked.

  On 18/07/2024 at 03:30, Sir Why You Little said:

We still shouldn’t be selling home games in 2024

Agree but we need the money... it's a relatively neutral ground and we avoid the Suns in Darwin.

The rain last Saturday night killed what should have been a big crowd/pay day for a home game against Essendon

  On 18/07/2024 at 06:17, Diamond_Jim said:

Agree but we need the money... it's a relatively neutral ground and we avoid the Suns in Darwin.

The rain last Saturday night killed what should have been a big crowd/pay day for a home game against Essendon

All Clubs need money, i am not disputing that, but in my opinion we give that game away too easily.
Over a period of 12 months there is no reason why $800,000 cannot be generated by a Club with 70,000 members, we need to become more innovative. 
and we need to contest that 4 points in Melbourne 

Edited July 18, 2024Jul 18 by Sir Why You Little

  On 18/07/2024 at 03:58, whatwhat say what said:

it's a difficult one

'sell' the home game as part of a sponsorship agreement with the nt gov and make ~$800k

conversely, have a 'home' game at docklands and lose ~$200k

The head says that we should keep the NT game due to the money on offer.

The heart says play the home game at Marvel as 15,000 - 18,000 MFC fans can attend and create a genuine home ground advantage as opposed to the neutralised crowd at Alice. In fact I'd venture to say we get out numbered most game in Alice. 

 

 

  On 18/07/2024 at 04:24, Lucifers Hero said:

Can't say that I agree.  If we lose the next two games to teams above us but win the last 3 to 4 vs teams below us we will make the 8.  In fact beating the teams below us helps our cause making it harder for them to dislodge us. 

My view of the teams below us and their chances of making the 8:

• Port on the same W but have to get past Carl, Syd, Dees and Freo.  Low chance
• Coll and Hawks have incredibly difficult draws and a W behind us.  Very low chance
• GCS has only two games of 6 at home.  They are also a W behind us. Low chance
• WBD has the best chance of taking our spot but a W behind us.

So I'm still optimistic of making the 8 but will keep the lid on 😊

 

Fair points, but you'd suspect the air in the tyres will be deflated if we drop the next 2.

  On 18/07/2024 at 06:39, Bring-Back-Powell said:

The head says that we should keep the NT game due to the money on offer.

The heart says play the home game at Marvel as 15,000 - 18,000 MFC fans can attend and create a genuine home ground advantage as opposed to the neutralised crowd at Alice. In fact I'd venture to say we get out numbered most game in Alice.

yah this is me too

  On 18/07/2024 at 03:46, dazzledavey36 said:

Hahahahah! I think I've found my new favourite poster.

You’re in good company. Two peas in a pod. 

These are for your new boyfriend who doesn’t like my use of ‘childish emojies’ [sic]
 

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😘

  On 18/07/2024 at 09:09, WalkingCivilWar said:

You’re in good company. Two peas in a pod. 

These are for your new boyfriend who doesn’t like my use of ‘childish emojies’ [sic]
 

🤮👎🏽🤦‍♀️🥷👋👺☠️👹😵‍💫👿🫥🤤

😘

So we're making assumptions and mockery of people's sexuality now are? 

You're low act. Glad we're seeing your true colours as always.

Edited July 18, 2024Jul 18 by dazzledavey36

  On 17/07/2024 at 13:12, JJR said:

Not related to the thread, but did this bloke really ride his bike home after an AFL game 🤣

He lives in Fitzroy JJR. I've seen him ride past the Pullman whilst having a beer in there one game day.  

The Port V Richmond game could be an issue.

Richmond are bringing over a VFL side which reeks of a percentage booster for Port.

A 70 point win to Port takes their percentage from 104 to 108, while ours is at 105.

  On 18/07/2024 at 20:35, Bring-Back-Powell said:

The Port V Richmond game could be an issue.

Richmond are bringing over a VFL side which reeks of a percentage booster for Port.

A 70 point win to Port takes their percentage from 104 to 108, while ours is at 105.

Agree.

And there will mutiple games from now on where contenders are playing teams who are def out of the finals race who have put the cue in the rack.

  On 18/07/2024 at 20:35, Bring-Back-Powell said:

The Port V Richmond game could be an issue.

Richmond are bringing over a VFL side which reeks of a percentage booster for Port.

A 70 point win to Port takes their percentage from 104 to 108, while ours is at 105.

Most of the finals contenders have at least one game left against a bottom 5 side. They’re all issues for us, unfortunately.

  On 19/07/2024 at 00:57, titan_uranus said:

Most of the finals contenders have at least one game left against a bottom 5 side. They’re all issues for us, unfortunately.

Simple win ALL or 5 games and we make Top 4 or enough (3 or 4 )Top8.