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The equivalent of playing water polo in the Ganges I'd say. It must be horrible for athletes to train in the current conditions we have.

Ah, I see what you mean now PM. Not sure. Perhaps it's an agreement to repay the favour at some point. As Hawthorn also play 'home' games in Launceston that would make sense. To counteract that theory however we've recently played Carlton at the G in this game who have no need to compensate their own fans so it's an interesting question. The Blues seem keen to move home games from Docklands to Jolimont where possible so perhaps the AFL got involved and said you can play Melbourne there as your home game as long as MFC fans gain free entry. Overall it might still be a better deal for them financially all things considered.

Only one club can indisputably be called successful whilst for seventeen others success is measured in degrees and can be whatever suits their (or our) own narrative. Right now I'd call getting enough tridents seats together for my friends and I on level 2 of the northern stand a success. Whether it's a good or bad season I just want to be able to experience it with them. Call it emotional fortification.

Other than home ground advantage I don't think we'd be giving anything up nor the competing team gaining anything. To the best of my knowledge we've only ever played WA or SA sides there so they are travelling anyway and get to play on a dry ground in warm conditions instead of Melbourne in the middle of winter. They (and we) also get featured in a prime time free to air game.

For anyone with a home and away game digital membership that is interested, I spoke to the club this week and they have advised that all of the away matches we play in Melbourne will be uploaded to the app at a later date. Probably by the end of January. The compensation home game (for playing up in the Alice) has yet to be negotiated and there are three or four clubs we are currently still in discussions with about this. Once confirmed this will also be added to the digital membership along with those away games. Same goes for the pre season game at Casey Fields.

Ah yes. I remember that. Perhaps should've just gone as his doppelganger Mr Bean.

I saw him and his girlfriend walking up Bosisto St in Richmond where I was living at the time (very close to Bernie Vince) and him taking a call on his mobile. He looked pretty upbeat but it was the same morning he was called into the club and advised he would be released. I remember reading later that he thought he was going to get a contract extension so was really disappointed.

It's currently a moot point really. Whether positioned on a wing or not Tomlinson is the only one likely to play a consistent part in our 2020 campaign.

Hi there HB. After reading this thread I've just this minute gone onto the club app on my phone and activated my tridents membership ticket. When tapping on each home game it says "ticket will be ready in xx days" and has a countdown to the day of that match so I'm assuming that the "ticket" will only appear on the day of that game. Curiously however the compensation game against Hawthorn in round 11 (for playing in Alice Springs) says there is no ticket available. Likewise there is no mention of any away games in Melbourne which my ticket should include. Hopefully the club or ticketmaster haven't ballsed this up but I'll have to wait until after the new year before I can contact the club about it.

The club have done really well in preventing leaks recently and I don't see why the announcement of our 2020 captain should be any different.

When I saw this I thought exactly the same thing. The one point win against Gold Coast would almost fall in by default.

More's the pity Ernest. It would be nice to have him around long enough to leave an indelible mark on our club.

I'd have thought the media would have flogged the Arsenal (and Liverpool) angle to death by now.

Maybe he'll go into writing full time. His two books to date have been big hits with 5 - 8 year old's and adult Richmond fans.

In chronological order. Aaron Rodgers to win MVP in the Superbowl. AFLW side to see April action. Steven Gerrard to lift the league title. James Jordon to give in and change his surname to Jordan. Trump pee pee tape at the Moscow Ritz Carlton finally surfaces. Dees to see September action. Harley Bennell to win the Grand Final sprint (as an unused emergency on the day). Scotland to vote for self determination prior to rUK leaving the EU.

Exceptions to be made for significant milestones of course (or should that be millstones?).

But not tax deductible as yet?

I’ve never quite understood why so many people feel the need to share images of the membership pack they get in the mail on all of the mfc fb groups. Every member of every club gets the same thing every year. It’s not exactly a surprise. It’s a bit like sharing your monthly gas bill.

I sometimes think it flies under the radar a little just how healthy a working environment the club have created in recent years. It certainly seems to be helping guys like Maysie get the best out of themselves.

With both of our home marquee games next year coming in the first half of the season it's imperative that we are very much a live finals prospect when they are played in order to maximise our earning capacity.

As he stated it's equally significant that the entire backline have been able to train together as a unit. He also appears to be in a good place both mentally and emotionally which wasn't necessarily the case at times last season.

Yup, they're good points DP. Key injuries aside our biggest hurdles lie between the ears as the talent is there.

If a preseason is all about a club instilling some belief and a sense of anticipation into their fan base then ours has done it in spades this time around I think. This is part of the short game that should stem any potential bleeding of members that could threaten our bottom line. The longer game will play out as our new recruits are bedded in to the game plan and draft picks begin to find their way in the AFL system. If I were to try and pick out an area of possible concern this far ahead it might be our two key forwards, one of which hasn't yet returned to full training and the other who appears to lack in self belief. If this proves to be unfounded however then I see no reason why we couldn't rack up enough wins to snatch a double chance.

I can see the Head in the Clouds segment on the big scoreboard being the first casualty of this decision.

Popped down for the first time in a while and was pleased with what I saw. The lads all look ripped and thought there was good intensity throughout. After all of the spectators had pretty much gone a group that had left training after the second match simulation came back out for another short session which included the 'roll over' drill described from Wednesday. Everyone looked pretty spent at the end. My only lament was the amount of missed shots at goal in the two match sims.