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Thanks for the training report as always TDI. I'm generally more a lurker than a poster around here, but thought it was about time I chipped in with my thanks. While I am here, I saw you at White Night. Walked past you and your lady at ~3am on Princes Bridge. Almost didnt recognise you with the trimmed beard and no scooter!

Last year it was on March 20, 2 weeks prior to the season starting. If you give the HUN a call closer to the time, they can tell you the exact date.

Very rough, but you get the idea... Green line = paid (ticket) Blue line = free (2 hours) Red line = free (3 hours) I almost always get a spot in the 2 hour section on Alexandra Ave. Failing that, I can always find one on Anderson Street. Enjoy training!

Me too. Something else I learned last night which may have been common knowledge for others is that the new Casey coach is on the MFC payroll.

I am sure it has already been raised, but I would like to see the MFC try and do something along the lines of what Liverpool do pre-game (and what Port have started doing themselves more recently). I was at the 'G for this in 2013... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDCiNGYfhPY ...and it was absolutely spine tingling stuff. Be amazing if we could emulate that in some way. Would just need to find an appropriate song/anthem to belt out. My suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog Rise up and take the power back It's time the fat cats had a heart attack You know that their time's coming to an end We have to unify and watch our flag ascend (so come on) They will not force us They will stop degrading us They will not control us We will be victorious They will not force us They will stop degrading us They will not control us We will be victorious edit - fixed youtube link

The other main sticking point PJ mentioned was that if we went standalone we would need a ground of VFL quality to play on. Standalone teams such as Collingwood have Victoria Park, Richmond have Punt Road, Essendon have Windy Hill, Geelong have Simmonds... etc Also, good job to the first person who stood up to the microphone and rather than ask a question, complained about the prices of beer at the bar... *facepalm*

To answer this one... You need your 2014 card, but if you dont have it the people at the gate will have a listing of all 2014 members, which they'll use to check you off.

I went by for a look today. Not much to add really as most has already been said, but some observations... - Petracca has a beautiful penetrating kick. I was watching him for while and every kick he did whether it be high and low got to his target very quickly. None of those "floaters" that seem to take forever to arrive. - Frost was very vocal and yelling out heaps of encouragement both to the young fellas and the senior guys. Good to see from a young player who has only been at the club for 5 minutes. - Petracca & Brayshaw in comparison seem a lot quieter and less vocal. Sure that will come with time and confidence though. - Bit of a Roos spray after he pulled one drill up... "Now why did that break down? It's three on three and two of you are forward of the ball. It's never going to get out from there, I can tell you that!"

Thanks! I have an 11 game (all home matches) membership. As two of those games are played in the NT and I am not able to attend, I get 2 replacement 'home' matches in Melbourne (technically an away match but I can get in on my home match membership). Last year that was Round 4 v Carlton & Round 9 v Richmond

Has it been announced anywhere yet what the replacement 'home' matches are for the 2 x NT games?

There's a card for a program called "Melbourne Rewards" http://www.melbournerewards.com.au/ Free to join and members get 1000 bonus points, though no idea what any of that means as I have signed up or looked into it yet. Other that that just the usual stuff... fridge magnet fixture, stickers & lanyard, which is decent quality again. Nathan Jones on the Membership card. Oh and the calendar.. Jan - Grimes Feb - Jones Mar - Dawes April - Vince May - Viney June - Watts July - Tyson Aug - Dunn Sept - Howe Oct - Garland Nov - Cross Dec - McDonald edit - typo

May as well use this thread... I just arrived home from work and my membership pack for next year was in the mail. They always say it'll be before Christmas, but first week of December was a nice surprise! Good job memberships team! *thumbs up*

Young Billy is happy! Billy Stretch @billyjstretch · 17m 17 minutes ago Cannot believe that my best mate @anealbullen has slipped through to the dees at pick 40!!! Cannot believe it!! Brothers reunited!! Unreal

Decent draft profile here: http://boundforglorynews.com/2014-draft-profile-alex-neal-bullen/ Footskills sound like they need some work.

Is there a listing somewhere of everyone who has registered for the draft? In particular, I am after those 6 digit player ID's that they call out before they say the players name. edit - spelling

So, having had a read through this... http://demonland.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37039-key-trade-draft-and-free-agency-dates/ I take it 2pm today is the cutoff for a decision on Evans?

Hird will be heard today. Still be weeks till a decision is made on what is heard by Hird. Absurd.

TEAM BY TEAM FIXTURE: http://media.foxsports.com.au/images/2015AFLFixtureByClub.pdf FULL FIXTURE: http://media.foxsports.com.au/images/2015AFLFixture.pdf

They were all trades, not FA's?

I remember reading a few years back (possibly one of the Schwab-isms) that we had the highest supporter --> membership ratio in the competition. Don't recall seeing any particular numbers to quantify that, but I though it was interesting.

+1 I dont post here a lot but have been an avid reader for ~7 years, and really enjoy reading GNF's contributions. Maybe the "haters" could start making use of the ignore funciton if what he has to say bothers them so much. edit - spelling

Hope the 3pm press conference doesn't take too long or he'll be late....

Mahoney on trade radio in about 30 minutes.

So, lets just assume the following rumors are correct... A. Getting 2 'best on our list' A-grade players, while keeping pick 2 B. Kennedy for 2, 3 & 23 Surely having pick 12 (Trengove) is not the only reason for going from A to B ?

When was Roos heading off to Hawaii?