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Thanks, hadn't seen that. It still would have been with the club's blessing, in full view of the public, so I am ok with it.

Did he actually meet with Port face to face? It could have been via video. Either way he would have had the club's blessing and all part of facilitating a trade.. It isn't something to criticise him for.

Updated for the one year extension to Kyah Farris-White. I've also prepared the chart to track list and draft pick changes. Regarding draft picks: I have assumed Grundy and JJ are gone. Other incoming picks could be if Harmes, Tomlison etc choose to go. We need to take only 3 draftees: Promote Turner using ND89. Draft Brown with a later pick. I doubt he will go as high as ND34 so my guess is we will use a pick from a player trade or more likely the JJ AFL comp possibly a 3rd round. One (or maybe two) elite players in the top 5 or top 10 by trading up whatever draft picks we need to to get the player(s)we want. We have a draft hand which is as good as any of our golden draft years (2013 to 2015 and 2019). A huge opportunity that will set us up for the rest of this decade.

They can take over his whole salary and give us a commensurate pick. They can trade in picks. They have all their future picks. Our draft picks are: 5, 15, 24, 34, 89 plus a full hand of future picks. We only need a pick that will help us trade up the draft for the one or two elite players we are targetting. Freeing up about $650k in our sal cap is a bit of a bonanza. Help us reward and keep the next gen players. TL isn't going to become Bell or Dodoro who want to win every trade and lose sight of the big picture. A deal will get done that benefits us in a broader sense but it may not look like a trade win.

Thanks, had a great holiday! Generally, I agree with your comments that our supporter attendance is very good for our size and the teams we play. --------------------------- Re this: If you read BBO's question I believe he could be more asking about MFC % of fans in our figures to detract rather than highlight our very credible attendance figures in 2023. I reread the question and didn't interpret it as negatively asking about or detracting from very good supporter attendances. I saw no hidden meaning. Interpretations vary so maybe we move on.

Good observation as we do have a skewed age profile. That and our long term contracts, there is a risk that in 4/5 years we are the Geelong equivalent of 'Dad's Army' in recent years. But I am confident that JT, TL et al will keep refreshing out list as and when needed to ensure the age profile doesn't impact our performance

I don't see where there was any intention to start an argument. He made a reasonable observation for comparisons to other clubs (especially the 'Big 4'). We play a lot of Home games vs i/state teams or smaller Vic clubs at which we would have a higher % of supporters. Whereas the 'Big 4' have a lot of 'double up' games against each other. Their % of supporters would be lower albeit with much larger crowds. Without the actual figures, it is fair to say we would have an excellent Home game ratio of dees supporters vs the opps. At this year's ANZAC Eve we outnumbered the Tiger fans and were close to 50/50 for the KB game. Everyone would agree and be delighted at mfc being a bigger club each season.

In the recent interview, Max referred to 'Melksham's return' so a good chance he gets a new contract. 🙂. He could be back at next year's mid season bye, in about 10 months.

Update for Schache's one year contract extension.

This is why the AFL should bring back the 'draft picks cannot exceed list spots' rule. Or eliminate draft points for pics >ND40 instead of stretching them out to ND69 as it would force clubs to use 1st or 2nd round picks. While I'm on a roll, eliminate the 20% discount!! It is a joke that they can draft 3-4 elite/A level players with such rubbish picks and they will have more after trading out ND4. Something like 15-20 players will be taken as Academy, NGA or F/S in this draft (mostly in the top 3-25 range). It has been reported that the draft thins out after the top 20 and no more than 50 players will be drafted this year which leaves about 30 to 35 available players. All that makes for a compelling case to for clubs to cash in their chips and get as high up the order as possible. We only need to use 3 draft picks: a late one to promote Turner, a mid to late one to draft Brown. So I can see us taking just one or two picks to the draft. Picks 4 and 5 will do very nicely!! Or convert them to ND1 or ND2 if those are gettable.

I and it seemed others received the Sunday email which would also have been a mass mail out. Whatever the cause I hope the club/AFL sort it out before the next Final.

I was thinking more about supporting them for with medical, physio and other rehab activities and costs than the role they might play...

Wouldn't the club do the right thing by Melksham and give him another year to support him thru his ACL recovery, even if we put him on the Inactive list? Edit: Similarly for Dunstan. Seems a bit rough to just cut them loose.

The club's response to my email: Sorry to hear you didn't get the email. I can see you were opted in for all emails as per the attachment below. Your barcodes will remain the same for the length of the Finals series and Grand Final. We will look into this further ahead of our next onsale. Appreciate you raising this issue. Regards

Yes, I use bigpond. So, their system has take a sudden dislike to bigpond!!!! Assuming it is an AFL wide system I wonder how many Pies fans were caught out...not that I have any sympathy for them...the fewer there the better😀

A predictable Bbo view !!!

I won't go thru the various points above, but just mention that not everyone will see the same points as issues nor give them the same importance. While 'acting in the role' for a few months her authority starts now. Lots has 'been busted' for many a year. Give her time, 'Brownie'. A good sign is that virtually every club supported her appointment. She has a very good and relevant experience and track record. I truly do not think she is a 'token' appointment even if the article might be interpreted as a fluff piece.

Anyone else not receive the email with the barcode? Instead I received an sms at 9.56am yesterday; just 4 minutes before ticket sales opened. That isn't good enough for any member let alone a 20+ year Redleg member. It was ok as I knew where to find the barcode in my mfc account but I feel for anyone who was caught out. I doubt it is human error as I received the email advice on Sunday saying to look out for the barcode email on Monday. (BTW, I checked 'junk' mail just in case it went there). There was a system glitch somewhere!! I've emailed the club as it would be awful for others to miss out on tickets because they didn't have/didn't know where to look for the barcode or received it at 9.56 am!!

Relax...we won't. Sorry to tell you...you will have to go through the ticket process again for our next final(s).

Glad you got tickets! If someone asks for it I will pass it on.

So bays M32, M34 and M36 are pies Bays? If so, I want to return my M35 tickets😬!!!

When you see the screen below put in your barcodes in the 'password' section and the 'Unlock Tickets' box lights up, click on it and off your go!

Go back to 'The Lounge'. https://hot4.ticketek.com.au/ The clock only starts once you get through. You login after the tickets have been allocated.

No commas. Barcodes listed below each other, not on the same line.

It is very advisable to be cautious re sharing barcodes. I have done this many times and the appreciation has been overwhelming. None moreso than that of @Pennant St Dee (which is apparent on page 4 of this thread). My suggestion is to share with someone who is a long time member of DL and a regular poster. Better still with someone who already has barcodes and looking for an extra. All these show they are a true fan (and most likely a member), whose heart bleeds ❤️and 💙. No point letting spare barcodes go unused. The more fans we get to the game the better!!