Diamond_Jim

Weideman as an emergency... as the lady who I don't like says..... "please explain" The shutters have been put up for the year... fine... but this is the team from hell

Did you read the original post. PS: Don't bother.. you seemed to be so one eyed

come off it. The clubs pool the Tv coverage to sell the rights. If they didn't the power clubs would make a fortune The clubs receiving supps are well publicised. I'll get them and give them to you. IIRC we are on the cusp as are Saints, Bulldogs and North. Clubs getting bigger amounts are the Suns, Brisbane and GWS. Freo may also be on the drip

figures please and don't start and end with the broadcast money

Facilties.. include such things as indoor training, pools , special rehab centres and the list goes on. Have you even looked at the super facilities enjoyed by Essendon and Freo just to mention two. It goes way beyond an oval

I have a mad Bulldogs friend... could I have the link to that table please thanks

we take what we can get but the modern training facilities that the super clubs have built or are are building are at a level beyond this. If however Victory and Collingwood FC move out we might just hit the jackpot but remember you have to come up with the community advancement theme to get the funding.

Here we go.... "Melbourne are eyeing land around Gosch's Paddock for their new home after being forced to abandon their highly ambitious plan to build a new headquarters over the Jolimont train lines and carved into Yarra Park. The club is developing plans to build a new home on the southern side of Gosch’s Paddock near the freeway exit at Punt Rd, possibly strapping around the oval to the western side and connecting with the existing car park. Another alternative is to build between AAMI Park and Gosch’s Paddock, potentially incorporating the existing car park. The state government has encouraged Melbourne to explore opportunities on the other side of the railway lines after making it clear they did not support a development in Yarra Park." https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/golly-gosch-demons-eye-site-for-new-home-20190724-p52acv.html

Why is Tim Smith even on the list given he played for Casey? What is the diff between "test" and TBC Communication is not our club's strong point. And what is the diff between season and "indefinite"

why does my MFCSS automatically add the rider.... just in time for next year's injury

They won't pay for Alice alone... Darwin is the capital and the relative population centre. Unfortunately we will always need the money unless we fundamentally change our structures. Equally we will probably remain on the cusp of receiving equalisation payments. If we stay we must structure in it in a way that maximises the chances of winning. If we want to ditch the games we need to change our revenue structures. For example we could look at placing a medium term "growth" levy of say $30 per membership per year that regarded simplistically would provide just over $1M per year assuming no reduction in memberships. We could also negotiate hard with the AFL for a better break even figure for games at Docklands that would make playing these teams more attractive. Out of the box how about an MCG double header with North or St Kilda where they also played an interstate team. Should get a better return given that the MCC's fixed game costs should remain similar.

If we are to continue with this sub standard agreement we must determine the criteria. When we play Who we play The week after we play Darwin for example could be played as the opening game of the season on a Wednesday night followed by a 9/10 day break. Alice is a little easier but it should be played on the weekend of the indigenous round as a "national celebration". Ideally at night for TV audiences. As to whom we play I am realistic but I would like to see it rotated through the interstate teams including Queensland. The benefits of such an arrangement should be obvious. Finally I would like to see some more linkage with Melbourne based MFC supporters. Ideally it would become an aspirational destination for supporters.

Perhaps we could trade him for Lewis... Our trade team are some of the best around and Essendon aren't that good at it so I hear.

makes you wonder why we have 4 of them on the list.. which is what I was saying about having a lot of smalls at Casey. So on that basis it's a pass. IIRC JKH was originally touted as a small forward and that went nowhere after his early injury.

In Melbourne's dark day's he was worth 10k more attendees at the gate just to see him play. I can recall the opposition gingerly looking over their shoulder trying to work out where he would run and fly from. He had serious flaws both on and off the field but he certainly had a dose of magic.

The surface is a structural drainage issue which needs to be fixed. Not sure why but it is far worse this year. Would be good if the club had got in front of the story and mentioned that it would be resurfaced at the end of the season if this is to be the case. I assume the ground management is at the expense of Casey Council https://turfmate.com.au/casey-fields/ looks like we need to talk to Danny... "Danny Edmunds is the team leader of Parks and Services at the City of Casey. Casey Fields is the City of Casey’s number one venue. As well as local sports clubs as tenants they have the Melbourne Football Club, the Casey Scorpions and the Casey South Melbourne District Cricket Club."

I did raise in the Casey game day thread the surface issue. Going to VFL games you get to walk on lots of ovals and even before the rain of the last month the Casey ground was soft. Coburg was a bog in the centre but the rest of the ground was reasonable. On Saturday you literally sank into many parts of the ground that you would not expect be so deep. The wind was an issue on Saturday and the game was a crapshoot but in the main the wind is not too bad and is certainly better on average than say Williamstown and Avalon (Werribee). The tree planting leaves a lot to be desired. It's not heavy and the trees that are there are only around 15-20 feet at most

Gawn was a product of Roos...Goodwin reaped the benefits... the improvement I am speaking of is measured by taking a player like Stretch Wagners or JKH and turning them into a regular 22 In my opening post on this aspect I mentioned Harmes as a good example and Frost is another.

Hunt ...you are kidding me I suppose yes if you compare him to his VFL level of 2018..not exactly a high bar Fritsch had a natural talent that has not been improved Petracca... with his natural skill level can you call it an improvement I'll give you Frost.. has been a find

2 of the four you have listed have gone nowhere in 2019. Oliver.. improved... some would argue we are not developing a once in a decade talent. I'll give you Frost and to a lesser extent Hore... he was a draft pick that went well... well done

an interesting take on this topic would be to ask if any player has genuinely improved under Goodwin's coaching? Harmes.. yes and maybe Brayshaw (the potential was already there perhaps) and Salem but hard to think of too many others.

The drums are starting to beat. We all thought this was an aberration and that post bye we would start to show recovery looking forward to 2020. Post bye has merely repeated pre bye. To bemoan no forwards when the forwards weren't kicking 5 goals a match between them is merely another excuse. Goodwin's tenure is unravelling quickly.

Have a look at our clearance rate... Gawn is underutilized as a permanent ruck. Preuss won the hitouts as well on Sunday. The role of the ruckman has been in steady decline for years due to better play by opposing midfields.

No but I think he's underutilised as a permanent ruck... our clearance stats have never been stunning despite him winning the hit outs on most occasions.

Gawn is a better forward than Smith and Preuss. Preuss will dominate the ruck easily. You don't need a mobile ruckman every week. Just ask Richmond and Essendon who are doing fine with a lesser ruckman. Weideman perhaps but he hasn't shown anything much