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Love this: “It’s also appropriate that I thank Adrian Dodoro for his efforts over the past two decades and wish him well. He has given long service and will always be an important part of the club’s history.” ....exactly the same time since Essendon won a final....

It doesn't matter if it is pick 79 or 83. Then there will be a couple of rookie draft picks which are taken after this..... we will be selecting at the absolute dregs end of the draft. We only have 2 decent picks, no way to build for the future.

When TMac, Viney, Fritsch, Campbell, Salem, Petty, Hore & Bowey can turn up for the 1-4 year first session, it would have been a good sign to see McAdam, Billings, and Fullarton do likewise, and equally demonstrate their committment to the team and 2025.

Inside midx3 for me too….why did we let Eliza West go?…..And another ruck for when Pearce gets injured, which happens every season.

Just hope we don’t kill this kid, because we keep throwing him into the ruck, while expecting him to then perform at FF.

He shouldn't have to learn anything. He should have completed AFL coaching courses to the necessary level. Let's hope this is the case and not just a job for the boys

Correct. Looking back at the proposals which have come from the Board in the past 10 years, blind Freddy would see that none were going to solve the needs of the club. Yarra Park..you have got to be joking. Needed to move as much earth as the great pyramid and the residents were always going to object. Carparks E & F at AAMI...did anyone actually walk across to see the miniscule patch of ground this offered? Let's have an admin building overlooking Collingwoods training ground....sheesh. The Caulfield redevelopment was announced in 2021!. We are closing in on 2025, and not a single sod of earth has been moved. 4 years of further nothing. @old dee and I are running out of years....

I think most of the Hawks money has come from the sale of the Waverley gardens , and Caroline springs Pokie venues. Something in the order of $40m profit! ....with the total sales at around $50M. The majority of the reminaining will come from "consolidated revenues" built up from running these venues for a long time. In other words, they already have the money in the bank. And given that they are only seeking $5M from members, it gives you a fair idea of how far ahead they are compared to us.

In the past, reserved seat members had until end December to renew. Once they happens the club can sell the vacancies. However, just las week a fellow Tridents member was offered seats near to him, as he had a couple in different rows. So there are vacant seats available, suppose it just depends what area you are trying to get into….

First...we don't have 70K members. There are only about 40K adult individual members. Take away duplicate memberships, children etc. Second...All those people don't have a spare $200 available, especially today. Third...the Board has said they will not spend the proceeds from Bentleigh Club, Leighoak on a base. ( why for heavens sake?) The MCC owes us heaps and should contribute after 160+ years of bleeding the football public, mainly MFC. The big opportunity was fluffed by the Board post the premiership. No fundraising toward a future base, when supporters were throwing money at the club with merchandise sales.

Lost in the first quarter with the stupid handball tactic. It failed again, again Mick!!

Any chance Zanker could play in front?

Gone back to over handballing again. Kick the thing, that is what won us the past couple of games.

The problem is not for us with Trac and Oliver, it is whether Geelong or Collingwood have players who aren't and therefore can take full advantage of the extra space in their TPP.

The problem for us and other clubs is that EVERY club will have an additional $2M available in their salary cap next year. So let's say a player is currently on $1M a year. That means they can move to any other club ( contract not withstanding) and be accomodated under their salary cap straight away. Something that is not possible at the moment, because most clubs are already paying to their limits. There will be a lot of conjecture come season end, and there will be a lot of players "exploring their options".

Love what Gall and Campbell are showing. Gall just jumps at everything, crashing packs and has a strong pair of hands. Campbell doing similar. Rather than look at Bannan's 3rd goal....notice what Gall does in the background to make sure an opponent is dispatched to give Alyssa the free shot. That is the sign of a real footballer who knows how to play forward.

...and ovals! Hawthorns new site development at Dingley is around the $120M mark

We haven’t had one for the past 12 months…and doesn’t it show!

What a great win. Thankfully Adelaide couldn't kick straight, but hey!. This was a good example of how the game has changed. None of the outside run, handball, spectacular type stuff we have been using in the past. Suddenly our error rate drops away and we didn't give the opposition the rebound chances that have previously killed us. Just tough, relentless, kick the ball no matter what type of football. And it worked against a side that is just loaded, loaded with talent on each and every line. They continue to be a dramatic outlier in the competition as a result of only one SA team for too long. Thanks AFL! It will be 10 years before they drop away. We now have to continue this type of boring, un-exciting brand if we want to be competitive. Especially with so many injuries. Lots to be excited about, with Gall and Campbell showing plenty, and they are not going to get any smaller. Those telling contested marks just were critical when needed. And the backline with Goldy and Chaplin again taking critical marks and contest held out the very best. We would have been overwhelmed by them otherwise.

Sounds like a load of cobblers when the MFC total assets are barely 1/2 of the claimed "branding value"....... whatever that means!

Exactly. People will realise at the end we have no trade capital in terms of draft picks, or players other than ANB of any value. Tomlinson may find another home ....for another meaningless draft pick for us.

Posters shall stop seeking personal information about others in open forum. If you wish that information then DM the individual. Certain posters, by doing this are pushing the boundaries that can lead to legal action, with the unsubstantiated allegations they have been making. Stop it!

We stopped trying to handball constantly in this game, it doesn't work in 2024. . Maybe Mick has finally got the message.... just kick the thing to get territory, especially since we now have a number of players who can kick 40m. Love Pisano and what she will offer for the future. Strong, fast and a natural footballer. The sooner we get her into the middle the better. Probably not this year though.

Exactly. so the picks to replace the 6th and 7th player will be in the nineties and beyond . Probably, already got to get rid of Fullarton, Billing’s next year with TMac and Melk to retire, because we couldn’t afford to have 9 players gone this year.

Home games. You don't get reserved seats to away. And I have responded to the Premium member survey to highlight this in the same way as happened to @The heart beats true. Every Collingwood and Carlton game, their supporters have had to be thrown out of Tridents area. But only after the members have pointed it out to security staff.