Harvey Wallbanger

On reflection, we would be closer to the Neerim/Queens Road intersection - which is classified as Park area. Makes sense as we would be leasing from the CRRT. We would not be in that "generally non-residential land use"area, so this zoning would not be directly relevant to us.....

Very interesting - that's exactly where we want to be - south-east corner. Closer to Glenhuntly station than Caulfield.

4 of our first 6 at "home" at Casey. Just have to get on your bike a few times if you want to catch the AFL boys at the G... 9 of the 18 games at home. The only interstate matches are Sydney and Gold Coast matching up with our AFL games there.....

So TC gets counted twice - once for North and once for the Saints....

Oscar is Cat B.

From the gallery, good to see Melksham was in an "action shot". Matthews also continuing to participate....did I also see a profile of Salem?

Some due diligence before putting them on the back of the jersey? - luckily the investigative journailsm did MA in so quickly, no-one really noticed their intended association with us....

Another potential angle on this is that if the Caulfield project does get the final green light soon - still an if, of course - then whilst the project is being rolled out the Club could save quite a bit of money by moving to Waverley (and use it the same way it uses the AAMI/Gosch's facility now.) I understand it is not cheap to rent the AAMI space. I suspect that the move to Waverley would only occur if Caulfield was a definite "GO", and is announced as such. That does have the other short-term effect of the entire club being "together", but of course only at times when the Footy Department is at Waverley....maybe instead of just Wednesdays at the moment they might train there say twice per week? That fits in with the intent of Tennis Australia to increase their footprint in January with Collingwood sliding across to AAMI/Gosch's during that period.

Officially I believe it is just before the scratch matches are played, but the AFL was flexible last year. I recall Jagga Smith going down just before the season started and AMW in our practice match against North - which allowed Jai Culley to come in. ChatGPT tells me the cutoff date aws 20 Feb 2026 but the AFL have extended it to March 2.

Apologies for the very late report: Absent: May (now announced publicly) Bowey, McAdam (see below) and White (?). Rehab - looking some time away, Bowey, McAdam (see above) Viney, Campbell (walking only in neck brace) and Henderson (although he began running today to a great cheer from the main group). Rehab - but not too worried - Salem, CJ, Laurie, Melksham, Johnson. Gawn, Matthews and Sharp back in business today and Rivers (as reported on) doing some work away from the group, but looks OK. That leaves 38 of the 44 still fit and available if my "not too worried" boys come good. Comments: MAY I agree that from what we have seen at training so far May was not in the first 23 anyway - TMac, Turner and Lever ahead - with Adams available if necessary. AMW - seems to be following his program, reckon he plays on Feb 20, if not before, maybe in the intra-club. Worry about small backs - see above re AMW, Howes, CJ and I still prefer Rivers back (given we have so many other mid-field options) The interesting issue for me is whether anyone is moved to the LTI group pre-season. This time last year Culley was training the house down and he was lucky enough to take AMW's spot at the last moment. I did not see any train-on players there today....

I have seen various mutterings from the AFL before that they "are studying" the long-term solution to go back to a "proper" Reserves set-up where all 18 (soon to be 19) AFL teams participate - that of course leaves the stand-alone clubs nowhere - presumably many would fold? Casey? Obviously a huge cost issue if reserves played curtain-raisers that matched up with the AFL fixture. While this study goes on we get what we get - a real hotchpotch.

They don't want to wait out the school - that $190 million goes to paying off their debt.......

We should know soon.....

Some comments made already here outlining the incident now. I guess it's up to the Administrators if they want to publish that here?

I think you will find it is - police visiting his house (according to the papers).