Dr. Gonzo

That would be solved by lowering the threshold for FAs. Younger players are more likely to move for money and there would be a greater pool of players available each year thereby promoting greater player movement.

Maybe we could sign a deal to play there as the away team similar to Port in China. Whenever we play there Crows/Port seem to have more supporters than us anyway.

I love this idea, being from the northern suburbs this is far more accessible and is as close to the G as we're likely to get. Far prefer this to anything in the eastern suburbs or Docklands.

You need to change your avatar mate I opened this thread thinking Chook In Perth had an update

It's just not gonna happen unfortunately. Even if it did preseason would be an issue with the MCG hosting cricket

Pet and 3 game memberships don't count in the AFLs audited end of year tallies

60,000 members

I've always thought that one of the reasons we have such a high supporter:member ratio is because a large percentage of our supporters reside within driving distance of the city. Also due to the stereotype of our supporters being upper middle/upper class are more likely to have expendable cash/time to buy memberships/go to the footy. Put it this way I have a number of friends who class themselves Collingwood supporters one is pretty clued on but no membership and probably attends 2-3 games a year. The rest would name Buckley as their favourite current player. But if asked in a poll they would name themselves as Collingwood supporters.

It was PJs choice to leave, once he's made that decision it is up to those who will still be here to determine the best candidate for the position. PJ had the option to stay, I doubt he was pushed so it would be pretty petty of him to crack the sads on the way out.

That would be a great outcome for those of us in the northern suburbs

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/pert-is-melbournes-new-ceo.1196647/page-2#post-56249310 "My sister is friends with Margie Amarfio who was at the club for a decade. She says Pert was good to work with. Didn't seem to me like there was a split in the admin or bad blood etc in there. Just time for a change, as banal as that."

Reading the Collingwood BF page they seem to indicate some reasons he wasn't well liked at the Pies at the end were he leaks to media, was the source for Robbos Collingwood players on drugs story and tried to micromanage the FD.

Age article says PJ had no input into the decision

Was it an Eddie vs Pert clash? Would be hard to come out on top in that situation Pert would be Trotsky to Eddies Stalin.

Why?

I reckon this should be done after every win we have at the G. Even if just a couple outside Gate 2 to capture some MCC members who perhaps haven't taken up the joint membership offer.

were you on mobile? Android? Same thing was happening to me for ages and I reported it here Basically I ended up just installing Firefox and stopped using Chrome and it seems to have fixed it.

If he gets us back into the first round or gives us currency to use on a guy like Gaff I wouldn't hesitate.

I'm quite confident we will not lose TMac, Oscar seems certain to re-sign and Gus also seems a formality. Jetta will never ever leave the Demons pending some unforeseen family circumstances that may see him want to move west. Can't see it though, he will be a Demon for life. No inside knowledge on any of this just my opinion.

That's fantastic, should crack 45k or go very near now. That sets a great foundation to build off over the coming years should we get the onfield success we all hope for. If we can get up to 50k in the next year or two that puts us around the mark with Carlton, Geelong etc which is about right.

I agree. Of course if we lose tomorrow I'm jumping from the Rialto.

"Contrary to reports, McCartney was not demoted from the Demons’ coaches’ box to the boundary line this year. It was simply a return to the role McCartney had been playing for the previous three years." Well, there ya go

He will if he doesn't have a choice a la Jack Watts.

I think he's fixed this somewhat he's kicked goals from 50 recently. But any issue would be because he doesn't get full extension of the leg (ie his knee is bent)

I reckon it was getting g fined for not tanking. AFL would've looked stupid and had lots of club kick back if they then handed us a PP.