george_on_the_outer

For a player who has been on two AFL lists, he is just going through the motions, and has been the same all season.

Except that Carlton, Essendon, St Kilda and Richmond still have them.

trouble is that it doesn't produce as much income/profit as the pokies were. ( I'm not a fan of them, but they kept the club afloat for 20 years)

Yes to all of the above. Same for me and @old dee ...we have been seeing it for 50 years!. Brian Dixon at the merger meetings said something along the lines of " we don't want to merge. We don't want second rate facilities like at Glenferrie. We want the best facilities"....how ironic today.

So much for the feasibility case. It is probably stored along side the football department review file at the end of last season. We now have a proposed new site, with different building limitations or opportunities. And it seems nothing is going to happen until we get the new CEO through the door. Back to square one. At least the proposed location hasn’t changed. If this ever gets off the ground perhaps the players can spend the 2 hours spent in their cars getting to and from Casey for each training session practicing goal kicking!!

CH 9 reporting a COMPLETE copy of the 1964 GF has been discovered in Perth! Thought to have been lost, with only about 30 mins previously available. More info as it comes to hand.

....calling for @Supermercado ....

AFL just have to get the umpires do do what they do in the AFLW….stand 5m in from the boundary line. But hey! Why would they do something sensible?

Good kicks still score goals in windy conditions. Poor kicks are still poor kicks, no matter the conditions. The question to ask is why there has been no change to the techniques for Gawn, Petracca etc over the years. It isn't hard to see what they do wrong in their approach.

...and with money tight for everyone in the current environment, people who would have left re-joining until the last possible time, now won't after a 0-5 start, combined with less than enthralling prospects on field in the coming weeks.

22 minutes into the 1st quarter until Clarry got his first touch....his only touch for the 1st! Meanwhile Newcombe has 6 disposals. What an absolute waste of our talent.

Based on previous years....add about 10K to the total at the end of March and that is the end of year total. We are heading for a total around 55k, but I doubt we will make even that mark this year. The numbers have only gone up by 2K in the past month. You need early season wins to convince people to spend their money, and we certainly didn't do that this year.

It is absolutely astounding that @Frosticles & @Demon Dynasty can see and suggest such obvious flaws with Max's kicking for goal, and how they should be corrected, yet Mark Williams has been the kicking coach for ( what ) 5 years? .....and we see no improvement. I would also add, do NOT turn your back on the goal, step backward and keep focussed on where it is going eventually. Then conduct the same procedure each and every time. Do not aim for the right post, because that is where it is going, if you continue to use a faulty technique which swings left.

Don’t get too excited about Fullarton as second ruck…he was only up against Oscar McDonald.

...plus the sponsorship dollars when the sponsors realise there are 20% fewer Melbourne members to sell product to.....

I’m convinced Fullarton will never get a game until Demonland posters can spell his name correctly!

Having missed out on @WERRIDEE running around training with only a fig leaf to hide the nether regions I was hoping for some more interesting options for this week!

Down by about 7,000 to date from last year. Based on previous years ( except 2021) that will be much the same by year end.

Andy, how to access chat room for the podcast?

I have to agree. It is becoming obvious, that Hoyne's thesis is correct. "Getting it in there" means more opportunities. Even if it is turned over in the 50m, it is better than a turnover upfield where you get nothing, because at least you had a chance. Hawthorn used this tactic extensively in the Carlton game. Long kicks into the forward line almost every single time. Forget about the short possession/territory game, just put it in there and take your chances. The percentages will win it for you, if you have more chances.

More to come in terms of taxpayer dollars for the Kitties. KP Trust wants to add more concerts, etc to the venue, so they will have to move the Cats to a new training base, area.....guess where the money will be coming from with a State election due next year? https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/cats-or-concerts-there-s-a-battle-brewing-over-geelong-s-kardinia-park-home-20250312-p5lj2v.html ..."The Cats and other community sports are also lobbying the federal government to build a shared multi-purpose indoor training facility alongside GMHBA Stadium. They have already invested heavily in new rooms for their women’s team inside the stadium and upgraded their football department and gym inside the venue." Will absolutely guarantee they will get it up and running before we even dig the first sod at Caulfield

If I remember correctly Mark was given the name “Russian” by Nick Walsh an Irishman on our rookie list. Mark kept calling him “paddy”, and his response was “what would you know you great big Russian”.

And a reminder to everyone that this site isn’t free to run. Take out a subscription, make a donation …..that way @Demonland’s kids will be able to eat this week!

Gave up on that 20 years ago. No access during Grand Prix period, including the weeks/months before and after while all the infrastructure is moved.

Unfortunately we are down about 4-5,000 already from last year, and based on the trend from previous years, that will be maintained until the end of July when the count stops. People just do not "jump on board". Their commitment seems to be based solely on the performance of the club in the previous year.