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Bravo Cameron and Tim.... the bleating that is coming from March indicates Richmond have stuffed up yet again. Did they offer Martin a longer contract when signed? Have they got room to pay him under the salary cap in the coming years? Or have they spent money on Simmons, Cousins etc this year, and have offered Deledio, Tambling, Cotchin etc more next year in lieu,so leaving them with no room for anyone else? As Cameron implied....we know the rules, and have worked, planned and managed our contracts accordingly.

If you put the cash inside a folded piece of paper it is perfectly safe. Aussie post are covering themselves only for losses. We are not setting up a bank account for this, it comes at too much time and expense, and the MFC will take the Queens legal tender.

Yes, just post to the address with the cash....

Hope that happens because it means we will have won a flag in 2012! However, back to the argument. Meesen isn't a worthwhile ruckman or footballer even when he gets on the ground. For those who have forgotten, he had 2 years at Adelaide before us as well!!! Classic Tarzan-Jane analogy. Wouldn't be at the club if he wasn't contracted. Jamar in contrast was always a footballer. It was a question of whether he could perform as a ruck.

Facts: 1. We share the gym,pool, meeting room facilities with Victory and Storm. Victory don't play in winter... 2. The new oval next to Swan street is ours alone. Collingwood will continue to use Gosch's paddock until their oval is built next to Lexus centre nest year...Eddie having sold out the Victorian Athletics association. 3. Having players available in the centre of Melbourne is vital in season. Every wondered why Collingwood is always in the news? Because Journo's are lazy and would prefer a 5 minute drive down the road instead of heading to Frankston ( St.Kilda) Waverley ( Hawthorn) etc. 4. Casey can accomodate closed sessions. Vital during the summer period when team tactics are being planned. Collingwood go to Arizona! The oval has one of the best surfaces ever seen for a football ground. It has 1st class facilities within a short distance or on site. Solid Gym sessions can still be held at AAMI, lighter ones at Casey or during training. 5. Football department and Museum will be based at AAMI. 6. AAMI is across the road from MCG. When in season, post match, players can start their rehab straight away. No more sessions at St.Kilda beach or MSAC etc.the day after. These facilities will give our players 24hours more recovery time than they currently enjoy. 7. The gym at AAMI is shared among the 3 tenants. I think it measures 1000 sq metres! We only have to pay to fit out 1/3rd of it, but get to use 100%. 8. Casey is about the future. 5,000 kids start school there every year. 7,500 families move in each and every year. Which club has a school visit programme exclusively? It is our summer base

The car park was partially closed due to rain during the day. Always happens.

In first quarter Petterds opponent (Shiels ) ran off him on 3 occasions which resulted in Hawthorn goals....Shiels 15 disposals to Petterd 10. Missed 2 easy set shot goals from 15 metres out....Joe Boys analysis is correct.

There is NO priority pick in the 2010 and 2011 draft. Here is the link to the GC concessions and at the bottom is the schedule for picks: http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=76855 If you finish last you get pick 4 then pick 27. HOWEVER!!! GC have already accessed the top 12 17 year olds already. So pick 4 really is pick 16. Pick 27 is really pick 39!! There is no way for a team to rebuild through the draft for 2010 and 2011, all the talent has already gone. And that is why the MFC went so hard to get the draft picks this year.

..and then while on the ground grabbed the ball and stopped it going anywhere. He is unco, but when he rucked for the whole 3rd and half the final quarter, Casey scored 10 goals straight!. He left the ground and they scored for the first time in 50 minutes of play.

Great idea. And before George Pell and his mob start revving up the crowd, perhaps they should visit Rome on Good Friday!!! Yes... the shops are open, the bars are running hot, you wouldn't know it to be any different from any other day of the week. It's an opportunity to be grabbed before Eddie decides it belongs to them exclusively.

Catch up with me anytime, and I'll replace it....can't trust those Postal workers.... Am hoping to be at Casey this weekend and I'll bring some badges along.

May be able to get to the game now......depends upon shifts at work. For others who have paid, apart from one person who hadn't included an envelope ( give it a couple of days), the rest are in the mail now.

Don't think so at this point

Telstra were given the contract years ago. Only Essendon were smart enough to work out the marketing opportunities of the web, and so control their own site. The contract specifies enormous fees payable to Telstra if anything is changed. Their vanilla product means that 15 club sites all look the same. I think Collingwood has spent a lot trying to turn theirs into something slightly different, but it cost! Telstra only allow a fixed amount of upload changes without cost. So if the club wants to put up new information, change the banner etc it can only do so within these limits. And( and this is the real problem) 14 other clubs are trying to do the same thing!! It is doubtful that Telstra provide sufficient data entry people to do the job as there is no additional income to them for this activity. So the work piles up, and the clubs have to prioritise what they need up immediately. Robbo's face has probably been at the bottom of that pile for months.

For those who have yet to receive their badges....they will be in the mail this afternoon. If you get along to the Forum match on Sunday, I hope to be there. So if you want one then catch up. I'll have a DD badge on the MFC cap!

No future for Port Adelaide either... In Adelaide ( like Collingwood in Melbourne), you either barrack for them or hate them. Do they have any supporters outside S.A.? The only followers that Port have are the old Magpie supporters. Everyone else barracks for Adelaide. On a national basis, they have too few to be financially viable. It is just a matter of time....

Chip is already there, but the average follower hasn't realised it yet. The litmus test was the Carlton game when Fevola kicked 7. Only 1 of those was when Frawley was on him and if I remember ...that was to half time. Bailey had to ensure the required result, so he took the kid off the Coleman medallist, and sacrificed McNamara. Then to the St.Kilda game....only 1 goal to Riewoldt when Chip was on him. The remainder of his score happened when Frawley was benched, again to achieve the required result. 2 of the best forwards for 2009..... Both beaten by by a 21 year old! Trouble is...not many have noticed because of the on-ground results. In 2010 when we are playing to win, then his name will be mentioned more often.......and Riewoldt and Fevola will still only kick scraps against him..

None of the previous was correct. It was in Fawkner, and fell over when we missed the submission date before the pokies cap came in.....

Not a totally accurate picture of the financial position of various clubs, being written by a journalist not an accountant. Yes our position is tenuous, but paying off debt at a time when our on-field position is at an absolute low, is remarkable. The reduction in interest payments alone will affect future profits considerably, all else being equal. It would be reasonable to think we will be debt free by the end of next year. Thankfully, we have been stabilised by the current administration, just at a time when the tide is turning. Things are "on the up" The position of North is seriously understated, no white knights appeared as Brayshaw predicted. They missed their opportunity and the AFL just waits in the wings for it all to fall over. The position of Footscray is catastrophic, when you read the notes. They nearly closed shop 12 months ago. It hasn't got much better since it seems..... Richmond has only made profits on the basis of an $8M gift from the Federal Government for "an Indigenous centre" They haven't built anything yet, but it has propped up their books for 2 years! Wait until the bills start arriving this year, when they are on the bottom of the ladder. For the second time in 15 years Collingwood have shown they cannot make investments work. Eddie will be out of a job if he has to front the members next year for the 3rd year in a row promising to fix the Hotels problem. If they don't win a Premiership to cover up the financial debacle, the blood will flow.

Exactly. And given that the game is "free" for them, more will turn up, as opposed to a normal away game. For us that means more "reimbursement" and a bigger crowd overall, especially being the first game of the season.

Don't read too much into it. How many picks do you think clubs will have in the PSD? Probably 1 or not at all in a lot of cases. So if he is lucky - 1 chance in 16 of being picked up. He has far more chance of being picked up in the ND, and can still be picked up PSD. ....and if he has heard that we have committed to someone else for the PSD ???

While strictly correct the practical reality is that donations to the R& B foundation, mean that the club do not have to purchase and maintain these facilities. Hence the club would not spend as much ....which could lead to a profit.... which can be used to reduce debt. Best part about the R&B is that money can ONLY be used for these activities rather than spent on other things. It is a way of ensuring that capital is put into the club.

As one who regularly gets to the pre-season stuff, there is really no point going until December. Post season medical attention means there is a fair contingent who aren't there. And more importantly for the die-hard fans, neither are any of the new recruits. So the "training" consists of weights, running and other individualised activity. It's only when the team finally gets together that something interesting is to be seen.... And when it does we'll be there and keep everyone in the picture......

It is it fantastic to have 9K members signed up less than a month after the GF. Not only that but the club now doesn't have to send out 9000 renewal letters with all the work and cost associated. Compared to only a couple of years ago when we couldn't get a membership renewal before Christmas...this current administration is light-years ahead.

Have spoken with Tim_ who is still very ill. He said he will try to have the joining functionality running within a week.