Lou C. Fur
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JVR did nothing wrong. He was trying to spoil with eyes on the ball in a football action and was only millimetres away from making contact with the ball to prevent Ballard from taking a mark. In the process, his right bicep made contact to Ballard's head. Whilst Ballard was removed from the field on a stretcher (as a precaution) he was not concussed and is available to play this week. Fair dinkum, if Patrick Cripps can get off for concussing Callum Ah Chee who missed weeks of football, and Tom Hawkins can get off for an accidental elbow to Steven May's eye causing a fractured eye socket and causing him to miss a month of footy, the precedent is well and truly set for JVR to be let off to play given that his accidental hit on Ballard has not caused him to miss any football. Free JVR! Sign the petition, I did. It's now at 577. Lets support JVR https://www.change.org/p/free-jacob-van-rooyen -
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I'm rapt that Kozzie has committed to Melbourne for another 4 years. Onya Kozzie!
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Thanks for this link deva! I followed the link, signed up for 7+ and thoroughly enjoyed that interview with Gus and Kade. Those two a couple of ripper blokes! They both spoke so well and are both excellent active listeners and answer questions eloquently. Loved how Gus naturally took control of the interview and ran commentary on the highlights reel! Congrats to Gus on his engagement with Danielle!
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I beg to differ with you @Deeoldfart, and suggest that wet conditions have indeed played at least a part in Melbourne's two losses this year, coupled with another reason you have not mentioned. Brisbane and Essendon beat Melbourne in the wet. Brisbane in the dreary dewy evening "lights out" game at the Gabba, and Essendon in the driving rain at Adelaide Oval during the inaugural Gather Round. Melbourne's skills were poor in these matches in stark contrast to the sublime skills shown int the 3 matches Melbourne has won this year in dry conditions. Melbourne's opponents have been far better at handling a wet footy this year, so far. It was frustrating to watch how well Brisbane and Essendon were able to take marks, receive handballs, stay on their feet, and kick accurately for goal, whilst Melbourne fumbled, dropped marks, slipped over, missed shots at goal, etc. In both games, there was an encouraging comeback by Melbourne in the 4th quarter. The will to win by the Demons was evident. But it was all too late. The crucial 2nd point, IMHO, is that in the wet, Brisbane and Essendon additionally applied extreme on-ball pressure - especially when Melbourne had possession of the ball. They applied manic tackling pressure on almost every opportunity for Melbourne to deliver the ball to a team-mate and stifled the Demons free-flowing run-on dry weather style of play. This is a bitter pill to swallow as Melbourne is renowned for its fierce contest at the ball whilst in dispute. If Melbourne can apply its dry weather contested football to wet weather football for 4 full quarters (and not just the last quarter), and learn to find ways to evade the manic tackling used by Brisbane and Essendon in the wet, I think Melbourne will start to win more of these difficult contested games in the wet.
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Free beer, wine, soft drinks - after you've bought a ticket to "The Lounge" is my understanding. Prices vary depending on the game. Melb v Rich costs $300 - details in the link below: https://melbourneexperiences.com.au/Catalog/AssetRegister?assetRegisterId=92b5785f-85ba-40f7-8ef3-956c43629512
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That's not how you spell Pandas!
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I did a bit of research into the MFC membership numbers inspired by reading this thread and a request from @JimmyGadson Jimmy asked for details on the last 10 years, but it is the last 5 years that has seen remarkable development in MFC membership numbers. Below is what I discovered: By the end of 2022, Melbourne Football Club were the 8th largest AFL club by membership (66,484): In the past 5 years Melbourne coped better than most clubs either side of and during CoVid. Most clubs suffered massive membership losses in 2020 (grey bars in the graph below). Melbourne suffered the 3rd biggest downturn in membership in 2020, but this was more than offset by the 3rd largest increase in membership during these 5 years: During 2021 and 2022, Melbourne's bounced back and increased it's membership by more than any other club - no doubt spurred on by winning the premiership in 2021. That's right - Melbourne were the fastest growing club in terms of membership during this period with 25,913 new members signing up during this period. Collingwood and Carlton were the next fastest growing clubs during this 2 year period with figures of 23,522 and 21,741 respectively: If Melbourne continues to grow it's membership at this rate, the 70K membership mark will soon be passed and the Dees will push towards a 6 figure membership to challenge Richmond, Collingwood, West Coast who have already achieved that milestone. In conclusion, Melbourne has been the fastest growing club in the AFL during 2021 and 2022. Another premiership by the Dees will no doubt further increase Melbourne Membership and place the Demons in a position to surpass even the biggest of the AFL clubs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope this has been informative. All figures have been referenced from the tables below, the figures of which were found at the following sources: https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/09/05/all-18-afl-clubs-membership-tallies-for-2022-revealed/ https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/west-coast-eagles/afl-membership-numbers-ladder-2021-afl-club-membership-by-team-club-records-west-coast-eagles-richmond/news-story/27b74f6e8e6225c5666c4a9e493891b0 https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/08/06/afl-club-membership-numbers-for-2019-revealed/ https://www.afl.com.au/news/142385/afl-club-membership-heads-towards-a-million https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/454510/afl-announces-2015-membership-numbers https://www.afl.com.au/stats/premiership-winners https://web.archive.org/web/20121019233016/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/146980/default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110825021430/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118901/default.aspx https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/0b3bf9a6-8f7d-4094-8591-d10f5babd3cf/afl_annual_report_2010_V2-min.pdf https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/0f1757b4-7638-44ae-8718-12326f215abc/afl_annual_report_2009-min.pdf https://www.footyindustry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Club_Memberships https://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=228 https://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=142692 https://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2005.pdf
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A Mitch Hannan goal to win it after the 4th quarter siren would be nice...
Maybe...see what happens after 1/2 time.
Hannan has a point to prove...I wish him well. I liked him at the Dees. His goal in the 2018 Elimination final against Geelong to ice the game and the deafening roar of the Melbourne Crowd in that game and the following week against the Hawks is a memory I will treasure. Best of luck to Mitch.
I did! Changed my tip just before the start of the game - as the game progresses, looking like it's a good move - thanks layzie, wouldn't have done it without your prompting...
Precedent is there, Grand Final replay. Glad you agree Allus Monk. Precedent is well and truly set. 60 years after Melbourne and Collingwood last met in a Grand Final...to meet in an opening round, prime time, when both teams are in good form. Ratings BONANZA. 100,000+ at the game - FOR SURE. Not to mention sponsorship deals... How could the AFL marketing team miss this opportunity? COME ON AFL. Action this in 2024.
Melbourne v Collingwood. Opening Round, Friday Night. Recipe for biggest AFL opening crowd ever. Expect 100,000+ Do it in 2024. COME ON AFL!!!!!!
Bring it.
It seems I have greater faith than you in the Dees. I base this on knowing that we learnt much over the past few years. For instance: how to beat Geelong when it mattered after countless painful losses: round 23, 2021 to take the minor premiership. Smashed them in the Prelim 2021 also. Won the Premiership in 2021. Apply the same to all comers this year including Pies and with ordinary luck/injuries and we'll have every chance to take anybody anytime. Bring on Kings Birthday. I can't wait to see the Dees take the Pies on.
About time...
Have you checked the Dan O'Connell in Carlton?
