I remember reading somewhere that all clubs use Ticketmaster for their membership. If that is true, then I suspect it is an AFL thing rather than the clubs choice.
Be that as it may, I find it hard to believe Green would hose down the rumours if there was truth to them. The criticism of the club’s messaging, often justified, would go into overdrive if it does turn out to be true.
What was the big fail of 2017? We improved our ladder position and win/loss position from 2016, and even then our list was never going to make us finals.
That was the bit that made me think maybe the all the talk about is terrible culture is BS, as Ben Brown doesn't strike me as the sort of guy would want to stay if he thought our culture sucked.
I didn’t say that at all.
This was my takeaway
The judge found that the MFC’s election rules were reasonable and made in good faith. The Court agreed that the Board’s actions were aimed at ensuring fairness in the elections, preventing any one candidate from having an unfair advantage, and protecting the Club’s reputation
This is a good unbiased analysis of the judgement.
https://associations.net.au/news/sector-news/2024/fair-or-oppressive-federal-court-rules-on-melbourne-football-club-board-conduct-and-bylaws.html