2 minutes ago, binman said:

True.

And the only way to ensure long term success and regularly winning finals is good governance.

and kicking straight

8 minutes ago, Fritta and Turner said:

and kicking straight

True.

And the only way to ensure that year on year the club consistently recruits players who can kick straight is good governance.

14 minutes ago, binman said:

True.

And the only way to ensure long term success and regularly winning finals is good governance.

It helps ensuring it - but it doesn't ensure it.

15 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

99% of the population are morons. I’m happy to leave it up to the professionals with the serious skill sets.

Unlike 'Land where it drops to 5%.

44 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

The chair of the Member Engagement Committee is still on the board, I note...

You know, the same MEC that has overseen the loss of 12,000 members, whilst not engaging with the membership base (seemingly) at all.

Was tempted to say that I can't argue with that logic. However . . .

6 hours ago, chookrat said:

I thi k you will find clubs such as St Kilda and North give out free memberships to juniors who play for local football clubs or go to school in their area. A more relevant measure is membership revenue as it cuts through all of the junk and $1 memberships that to my knowldge the MFC doesn't promote.

All clubs do it including Melbourne. Children that are registered players in an AFL South East Competition which include Frankston and District Juniors, Mornington Peninsula Juniors and South East Juniors can get a membership of either Melbourne or St.kilda as part of their zones.

I get one for my daughter but she is also a paid member as well.

27 minutes ago, poita said:

Because, like it or not, this club is in the entertainment business and the product that has been delivered in the past two years (arguably past 3.5) has been woeful.

Aside from winning just 12 of our past 38 games (31%), the brand of football we play has generally been horrible to watch.

And yet look at the Richmond, West Coast and North Melbourne numbers - there's got to be more to it than just the way we play footy, and the wins and losses.....

38 minutes ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

All clubs do it including Melbourne. Children that are registered players in an AFL South East Competition which include Frankston and District Juniors, Mornington Peninsula Juniors and South East Juniors can get a membership of either Melbourne or St.kilda as part of their zones.

I get one for my daughter but she is also a paid member as well.

St Kilda 65,500 - Melb 58,500......

On 30/10/2025 at 16:00, Dr Don Duffy said:

Really?

That’s just being wilfully obtuse on your part.

On 30/10/2025 at 15:59, Adam The God said:

They've named a candidate in Dan Taylor, which implicitly begins a process of electioneering.

You don't name a candidate without implicitly putting forward your preferred choice.

Smith has avoided saying it explicitly, but the message is the same.

And as @binman put it nicely earlier in the thread, perhaps implicitly, it undermines trust in the process.

On 30/10/2025 at 19:09, BrisbaneDemon said:

It's all a big conspiracy!

🙄

If posters want more footy people on the board, Warren Tredrea could have just become available.

4 hours ago, Harvey Wallbanger said:

St Kilda 65,500

Lyon effect?

I'd sign up just to watch Nas play each week.

18 minutes ago, bing181 said:

If posters want more footy people on the board, Warren Tredrea could have just become available.

What would Keith Thomas say?

12 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Meandering once more to mediocrity comes to mind.

Not sure how to turn this ship around but it's fast losing passengers

What about this appointment makes you think this?

Not a fan of Smith?

On 29/10/2025 at 06:10, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

So we'll have JT and DT.

On a semi related note of the AGM, I think it would be a great move for the club to make JT a life member of the MFC. ...should nominate him for a knighthood to while we're at it.

And a nomination for the Nobel peace prize.