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Well the club sent him to a specialist in Qatar in the off season, I take it they have confidence that his hamstring problem is now under control. Cerra had an awesome 2023, one of Carlton's best players. If he can get back to that form and stay on the park he adds a great deal to the Carlton midfield mix. He is only 25 so still has another level to go up to I say.

I would say The Blues rely on Weitering, TDK, Cripps and Curnow. Take any one out and we are really hampered, take two out and we are stuffed. We didn't have Silvagni and Docherty all of last season and they are valuable additions back into the squad. Neither are the most talented footballers out there but they are selfless club men who always put in and don't take a backward step. They actually play for the jumper and the monogram. Players like this will never win Brownlows, Colemans and Norm-Smiths but are indespensible if you really want to contend deep into September.

Meh ... Sayers is on his way out at the end of the year in any event. I don't have any time for him after the PWC scandal broke which rubbed off on him. He is on the way out the door whether this is a scandal or a hack attack. More upset about Newman being out for the season and quite possibly the end of his career given he will be 33 next year. There is a lot of depth in that position but Newman is an experienced head, has a bit of mongrel in him and is a good distributor of the ball from HB. Having Silvagni and Docherty back for experience and tenacity is good though. This is young Cowan's time to cement himself in his 3rd season.

I ended up stuck in that same loop. Wasn't too fussed about a scarf but wanted the membership ticket given that I had issues with my electronic membership in 2023. When the membership pack arrived it came with scarf and membership card. Now at the multiverse MCG, Blues No.31 can shout at No.31 wearing a Dees scarf 😁

Sounds relatively minor. It should have minimal impact on his pre-season. Carry on ...

Wouldn't it be owned by the State of Victoria as Crown Land (and goverened by the Racecourse Reserve Trust)? Agreed on Waverley, if it was any good as a training facility in 2025 the Hawks would not be ditching it. If Caulfield was to fall through, staying put at Gosch's/AAMI would make sense.

Police investigate suspicious fire in stands at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne's south-east I can't see it having any real impact on MFC's plans on the Glen Huntly side of the precinct.

Happy Feativus all 🥂 May you feats be strong and your grievances few! 😁

If you want government funding, you need the AFLW angle. Also using it for NGA purposes might be an idea. As for the second oval, I think Freo has a digital line marking machine. They can select the dimension of say Marvel Stadium and it will set out the dimensions for Marvel so in the lead up to an away game there, they can practice on it. A good idea. Something the Dees should consider.

Gone are the days when 1 oval is sufficient, now it is minimum 2 ovals. Each club has two male teams (AFL & VFL) and two female teams (AFLW and VFLW). Ideally one oval has the dimensions of the MCG.

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Waverley Park is inferior to Gosch's Paddock/AAMI: centrality, transport links and scope for improvement (Melb Rebels are no more and Melb Storm are moving to a new facility). 1. Caulfield; 2. Gosch's/AAMI; 3. Daylight; 4. Hawks hand me down in Mulgrave.

He shortened it from Kangalaris. If he was in the North Melbourne cheer squad I might smile, he isn't. It just sounds tacky to me.

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I have always thought that if the Dees can pull off a training base at Caulfield that would be an amazing outcome. Relatively close to the city, near train and tram lines, located in a historic MFC metropolitan recruiting zone (so there actually is a local history and connection there) and consequently already has a strong local following in nearby suburbs. This will be as important as the 2021 flag in re-establishing the Demons as a real force in footy again. Should not overlook the marketing possibilities and connection with the other nearby neighbour, Monash University (Caulfield Campus). It is a chance to cultivate potential new supporters amongst international students.