Rab D Nesbitt

I have no issue with there being 19 teams moving forward as the competition has already been compromised to within an inch of it's life. We now have states being invited to outbid each other for their local teams to get additional home games whilst simultaneously all their competitors have to travel interstate. 

I actually love the club colours and logo but would only go with the state jumper during heritage rounds perhaps. 

North should apply to be their VFL side to keep it an 18 team competition. 

Tennents Lager are going to love the free publicity on the the guernsey. Horrible drink btw. 

So basically their state jumper then. I thought they might go without the map and keep it for state representative football. Other than that the colours and logo look great. 

#bemorelikecollingwood 😆

1 hour ago, old dee said:

Sorry to disagree Rab but there were NRL games last weekend in Sydney. You have been listening too much to AFL waffle.

Hi OD. My bad then if there were NRL games being played. I don't usually listen to AFL waffle but maybe I was hoodwinked on this occasion. 

13 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

No ones crowd is a reflective of its membership (except GC, see below).

2023 average H&A crowd vs final membership totals, pies had 106k members, averaged 60k at games or 57%.

Tigers had 101k members who thought they were still good, 49k still committed enough to turn up or 43% - I’d expect they’ll get around 92k members this year as those bandwagoners realise its another rebuild.

We got 56% of our member number to games on average at 39k of 70k, slightly above the overall average of 53%, so we bat above.

Suns are an outlier as they got 82% at 19k ave crowd vs 23k members but that’s just cos their membership is so low, get 5k oppo fans to a game and you’re laughing. 

Our crowds are fine, it’s bias and [censored] from the media and oppo fans that we don’t turn up (and it’s not much better when our own club talks us down as fans). 

All good. As I said I'm pretty relaxed about who we are as a supporter base and how many of us turn up on a game day. I actually found the Hamish Blake & Ryan Shelton video last year pretty funny. I don't think our president needs to keep labouring the point though. Personally, when I hear people with top end memberships at our bigger supporting rivals say they only have access to a ballot for GF tickets I feel blessed that I follow the MFC. Bigger isn't always better. 

11 minutes ago, Tracca said:

its the worst time for a football game ever with kids sport on potentially at that time or in the morning at least. 

Hi Tracca. I've seen every reason / excuse under the sun being used as justification for our crowds not being more reflective of our membership tally. From 7:20pm on a Thursday night until 3:20pm on a Sunday, whether it's too hot, cold or wet to the wrong mode of transport (usually bus) to a lack of technological prowess. Whether it's too early due to kids sports or too late for school the next day. My bingo card is full. 

4 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

You could live in a world where you expect a man united or Liverpool crowd to Dees v Dogs and you will probably be disappointed most weeks, or you could live in reality where our average crowd in 2023 was 5th in the league at 39.5k up from 11th in 2019 with an average of 32.6k.

In that context 44k looks ok to me, above average vs a low drawing team.

Also coming off the back of the highest attendance in rd1, 40k v Swans. Next best in rd1 was 33k blues v lions, and the greatest draw card on the planet, bigger than football itself Collingwood pulled 21k - up a whopping 17% on the average Giants crowd in 2023 of 18k (yes I know capacity is only 23k..)

We’re doing ok.

Hi Woey. I hear what you're saying and I'm perfectly comfortable with our reality. Of the 40k that turned up to the SCG last week around 5% might have been Dees. They were going to get 40k against almost anyone in a week where there were no NRL games, so wasn't really a reflection of our drawing power, in my opinion. 

We're a boutique sized club with an upwardly mobile supporter base that has numerous options to choose from on any given weekend. When we do choose to visit the G were more polite than raucous. All this is fine. We are who we are. I'd rather be happy in our own skins than waste energy trying to be something we're not. 

53 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Can we keep Bontempelli, English, Naughton & JUH and sell the rest for scrap?

Soylent green. 

It was pretty convivial aboard my Watergardens train post game. They know we own them. We know we own them. What's to argue about? 

First and foremost. It is OUR HOME GROUND. That's why we play there. 

I also thought the attendance was poor. Let's say there were 10,000 Doggies supporters there. That means around 40% of our supposed 75,000 membership turned up to watch our opening home game. Both sides have also won flags in the last eight years and are mooted as top four contenders. Could you imagine only 40% of season ticket holders turning up at Anfield / Old Trafford / Ibrox / Celtic Park for any game? 

Agree. I sit in N53 on that level and although it's nice to have a big screen to look at whilst you're in line for a drink the lack of a carpet give it the acoustics and feel of a large cafeteria. The new media area has blocked a great view of the ground when the weather is bad. 

10 minutes ago, Spargonicus said:

Here’s a funny post-game comment from one of the Doggies’ forums:

“There comes a time when a great coach realises the team needs a fresh voice. Where beverage is delivering yet another year on the relationship between Confucius - Ancient Teacup making and the Art of the Quilt, other coaches are actually driving the game forward.”

I'll drink to that. 

1 minute ago, Gawndy the Great said:

What was the whole May getting into his face? Felt  more than just a bit of banter.

I didn’t see that GtG. Will have to check out the replay. 

Barely noticed Harmesy for the oppo. 

Damn. Thought the hillbillies were going to cough that one up.  

GSW back to their 5,000 rent-a-crowd after the visit of the Pies last week. 

Putrid disposal is going to cost Richmond this game. 

As if I need any more reasons to hate Carlton they just mentioned in the broadcast that the fat guy from Take That supports them. 

1 hour ago, praha said:

same. pies supporters tried to argue they weren't chanting and jeering when Brayshaw went down but they definitely were. 

I'd put them all in one area behind a big net and make them wait until an hour after the game has finished before letting them out of the ground, just as they do in a lot of european football grounds. Either that or have them all muzzled. Or preferably both. They are the creme de la scum of the competition. 

The year prior I was again on an aisle next to two bays of Sydney members but I spent the half time break chatting with them across the aisle about their local team Pennant Hills and how they have the same guernsey and team song as the Dees, which I wasn't aware of. 

I sat on an aisle next to two bays of them at our final last year and I couldn’t be happier that we’re nothing like them. 

Clarry out of favour? I know that they’re a little behind the times down that way but it sounds to me like a copy of the Herald Sun from last December has finally blown into town and landed on the windscreen of their recruiting manager’s car. 

Tigers fans won't even need to microwave their season ticket. They can just leave it outside for an hour this weekend. 

What's with the narrative that all this round's games are sold out? Carrara is half empty. Don't they realise we all have eyes?