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This is the beginning? The beginning will be against St Kilda on March 22nd.

lol

I would prefer the sound grab of one of the breaks in the intra club - that was just running commentary of a few good things Roosy saw (and we didn't see).

The truth is patronising? We all do it. I did it with Wines when he was being touted as a pick, I can recall seeing Rockliff train with us and then - off to Brisbane. And 'worse than BH' - come on, now - we would both be offended at that.

I just hope they guilt their children and grandchildren into following the Dees before they die. Was that too blunt?

Easily excited. Let's not get into 'easily pleased' argument again...

Sorry, couldn't find any numbers for late Feb, but it will be interesting to see in a week how far we are ahead of that number... I sense a slight spike in the last ten days. Around 200 more signed up than the ten days previous to that, so essentially 90 new members a day to 110 new members a day. If that happened due to the Tigers game, imagine what a win against St Kilda in the real stuff will do...

Share match day revenues. It's not a hard sell (to the masses), we already share TV money equally. It is essentially the same idea.

Because people make emotional attachments to players they think the club should draft, even when they are not drafted.

I assume he means when two players lead from the same spot but in different directions - in the form of a V. It helps when you can't move the ball quickly and/or the other team is pressing. It is slow going and can be brought down by those without the skill to do it consistently.

Clark and Dawes have the issue of not being fit - they would have to be fit to progress to worrying about match fitness.

There are not many players who are 'match fit' in Feb/March. The point of playing these practice games is to progress ones match fitness.

Crowds will dive and so will viewership. Make it one bucket, and then the clubs will be more amenable to spreading around the Friday Night and Saturday Night games, but, remember, the AFL is always going to want to maximise attendances and viewership.

Don't get sidetracked by that extra $118k for Geelong's vets. Everyone has had that option - designed to keep players in the game. The real crux of this equalisation matter is, as Ryan eloquently wrote: This is where we should not allow Eddie to have his way - if he wants all the Friday night games (and so does Seven) then fine, but the money made on that night goes into a general pool that is equally distributed amongst the clubs. Collingwood can keep the money its makes off merch and sponsorships, just not on the money they get from their favourable draw.

The 'backlash' has been about 5 posters bemoaning the fact that we are fundraising from Members in yet another way. That is the sum of it. If they can't afford it, they won't be apart of it. Personally, I would love to see a full court press on getting new members but I don't hate this pledge idea. I certainly like it better than the $200 raffle ticket that I have bought in the past few years and outright donations.

Don't be apart of it.

It's fine. Jarka has said that people can make changes up until the draft - it is a gratuity that we give ourselves a week to look at the available number of players. We simply do not need to make this so draconian.

I sincerely hope your account has been hacked...

Try again.

And what a few on here are saying is that they are frustrated there is another fundraising inititative aimed at a tapped resource. Nothing more.

Ok, this is something I have said before - if Howe is such a star, how long do you think he will have the 4th defender playing on him?

I think you are simplifying the concerns, or frustrations, that posters have with this type of scheme. And it is designed to make money from winning games - it won't win any games itself. The posters on here, I dare say, would be members of the variety that give to the club in good times and bad. This particular policy is aimed at members to give to the club, it is a valid point that this is aimed at a already tapped resource. Strategies aimed at supporters who are not members would be the better strategy in their eyes. And they are right, but I am sure we are doing that too - this would be in conjunction to that, but it doesn't mean that they don't have a good point that the club is going to the Members well once more - as it is also true that a lot of us are more than willing to give. They don't need a lecture on engagement with the club.

If I am oversimplifying ruckmen in 2014, you are overestimating them. I just don't see many ruckmen out there that this limited footballer couldn't compete with.

Heads up - Redden selected for one of my keepers ahead of Sidebottom. I am reactionary, what can I say.

How is that?