Gipsy Danger

I was just wondering the same thing. Who is getting all the money? Can't think of too many who deserve it!

Just heard Cam White signed up with the renegades for 3 years after not being offered a new contract with the Stars. Gotta say I'm pretty disappointed by this, been a big White fan since his early days with the bushrangers. Hope the Stars have a big signing coming up. Who is likely to be named captian? KP?

The club really do have a huge problem with communication, supporter engagement and involvement, online content, public relations... The list goes on. Even as a member, I'm lucky to get the occasional email that is pretty much just a link to the website for a story I read yesterday. The only communication I can rely on is the once a month text message reminding me that my dedicated demon payment will be deducted from my account. I pay a membership but I don't find I get anything out of it that I wouldn't get as a barracker who just buys their ticket every week. I'm also a New England Patriots fan in the NFL. Pretty much everyday on Facebook alone there will be 4-5 stories a day about players, photos, messages to fans and general news. And that is during the off season. I see more of what's going on at the Pats from the other side of the world then I see coming from the Dees 2 hours up the highway. If it wasn't for this site, I would have heard next to nothing about MFC this off season. It was only a few weeks ago that the club said that they wanted to stop neglecting their heartland supporter base but then they do things like the training today. The president made the huge statement about wanting to be a brand like the New York Yankees with a presence in the city but yet on a public holiday where 100 thousand people in the CBD for a parade didn't even have a merchandise or membership stand to take advantage of the crowds. I actually thought they might be on to something having an open training start just after the parade, just a short walk away but that seemed to be the extent of it. The opportunity to promote the club today really went begging. If the club is at all serious about building their brand and supporter base, the PR, media and membership departments needs to take a huge look at themselves. Otherwise they're just going to continue to get left behind.

Fair I say they didn't try particularly hard though

Good thread everyone. Almost made it half a page before completely losing the topic

And here I was wondering who everyone would whip after Cale Morton was sent packing

How about the swans if they play away? I can't recall seeing them in a clash jumper (ever)

Does anyone know if the AFL does anything to promote club memberships for all clubs? I saw an ad on TV for the NRL actually promoting club membership for every team. Surely it would be in the AFLs best interest to encourage and more club membership as the more members a club has, the more revenue they raise and in turn the less the AFL would have to fund clubs.

Watson Dropped!

Just read that article too, loved it!

How many players can actually play in the NAB games.

Jack Watts

Kinda like George Bailey being dropped for Michael Clark... I should probably head over to the cricket thread

I'm with you WYL. Nothing honourable in a loss. I will only ever be happy with a win and will never walk away from a loss happy we tried.

Mitch Clarkes 2 goals today showed me why I'll miss him so much and why what he did hurt so bad. If he stays fit the cats have an absolute gem

I think you missed the part about it being the WORLD cup. Channel 9 doesn't get great reception in the UK or India. Not to mention I dnt think the ICC gave anything away. I'd imagin Fox sports invested very heavily the broadcast rights and 9 would have to pay them just to air the Aussie games It's the way all sports broad casting is going. If you go to the U.S. it's all on pay TV. As it gets cheaper and more popular, free to air just won't keep up.

That's why I have never been confident in Hogan staying.... I'll just try my best not to get too attached to him. That way every year he stays is a bonusEdit: no idea why that quoted twice

Can't wait for 2017 then

Gawn next then Tyson, cross, vince and lumumba

Just racking up the future father-son prospects.

In all honesty what will it take for Tom Scullys name to never appear on this website ever again? It is way past time to move on

Luke Hodge - Hands down my favourite player not wearing a melbourne jumper. Followed by Dane Swan because he's a weird unit and like the anti pro athlete but is still (or at least was) better then almost everyone going around

I'm not saying it's not idiodic, I'm saying let the courts deal with it the same as they would for you or me. It happened before he was at the club so it's not the clubs problem.

Not if he hadn't been convicted. No one is obligated to disclose that information to anyone until it has been felt with in the courts. If you went for a job interview tomorrow and had the same charge hanging over your head would you tell the potential employer at the interview? Just because he plays football doesn't mean he isn't entitled to the same workplace rights as the rest of us.

How can the club be looking at disaplinary action when the offence occurred well before he was contracted? It is a matter for the courts and as such should stay that way. Football clubs do not need to control everything a player does in their personal life, especially when it happened prior to any affiliation