chookrat

The big clubs need to be careful that if they want to hold on to all of the revenue their club receive through their role in the AFL competition, the AFL may shift from its revenue maximising model where the bigger clubs receive more prime time games, and instead focus on all clubs receiving equal exposure. This way the smaller clubs would require less 'assistance'.

We simply need to perform on field year in year out, which means playing finals every year and being in the conversation re premiers every season. Do this and our membership base will grow significantly, sponsorship will increase and we will gain State and local government support for new facilities in the MCG precinct. On the positive our list is young, balanced and extremely talented and I think ready to take the necessary steps to challenge for a premiership. While inconsistent in 2018 we won two finals against two of the powerhouse teams of the decade and the club did not muck around in making changes for 2020 only 10 rounds into the season. To all of our supporters, if you can afford a membership then I'd implore you to buy one as the ability of the club to fund it's footy program at an elite level is probably now the most important thing to our success for the next decade and beyond.

I would think that for the AFL to reduce the salary cap for 2021 that they would need agreement with the AFLPA to revise existing contracts downward, otherwise what happens if a club have most of its players locked away so that they are over the revised salary cap with their existing contracts.

I haven't bothered to read the article, and as Stevens hasn't been charged by police or committed any offense, I cannot see how he would be suspended by the AFL on the basis that he was stabbed.

I'd rather we use this year to get our list fit and experiment using players in different positions and strengthen our hand in the draft. We can then retire a couple of older players on good coin with some quality draftees and target a free agent.

I'm hoping many of the younger assistants in the coaching ranks are able to stay in the game and provide for their families. With the growth in the women's game and also if draft age increases this may help in raising the profile of the state based leagues along with grass roots footy.

With the social distancing rules requiring 4m2 per patron, could we partner with Crown to deliver a training ground and facilities as part of an extension to the Casino go spread out the gaming floors across additional facilities. This provides for community integration, as who doesn't like to play the slots or play their hand at Poker, while increasing State Government revenue and could also include a new Terminal for the Skybus between airport and gaming facilities. Get it done Melbourne!

I'd get him as a match day runner

Fair call SWYL.

With the AFL announcing the season being out on hold an hour before the game I don't think we can draw any conclusions from round one. The AFL should have waited until the end of round 1 to make the decision to out the season on hold, simples.

Some great photos posted here. To any of the track watchers in attendance, how is Oscar Mac going? I feel he will be an important part of our back 6 this year. Also has anyone spoken to Harley and how he is feeling? From media reports it seems like he is in a good space and his calves are holding up well. Might get along to training when they are back at Gotch's.

I reckon on field experience will be even more important with reductions in coaching ranks. With reductions in runners, there is a reason why teams like West Coast, Collingwood and Richmond win games and how Geelong and Hawthorn have been able to keep in touch of finals despite ageing lists. I reckon post 2021 we might see the draft age increase to help in reducing list sizes through natural attrition. In my opinion this is the ideal time to increase draft age.

Great, let's get down there en-masse and show our support. Dees!

I don't see what the issue is here. Aside from going into a legal argument about how much of a refund members were entitled to, Eddie was on a hiding to nothing with this line of questioning.

Bennell, Vanders and Smith should all be right by then

Clearly our best player, fit and leads from the front.

Go you good things!!

I reckon this proves he would be immune to COVID-19. Perhaps we should turn his blood into a vaccine.

While I didn't bother watching the game last night, because Melbourne wasn't playing, I am appreciative that we have footy to watch. Glad the AFL and Clubs are doing what they can to make it work under the circumstances.

I'd be speaking to the producers of sitcoms such as Seinfeld and Friends to superimpose cheering and laughter.

Agree with this Rjay. As well as helping friends and family out, there is a need to keep family businesses running to help avoid the deeper second round effects of businesses closing and people losing their jobs. The best way to support the club IMO is to sign up in numbers (for those of us who can afford it), support our community, spend quality time with our families and spend money with family businesses and companies who pay their fair share of tax. The club and the league will get through this without a crowd funding campaign. This said I could see such funding being useful to obtaining a competitive advantage over coming years.

Didn't he also live in an airport, probably where he picked up CV.

This is actually pretty funny. I can't believe people on here are getting upset.

https://www.afl.com.au/video/381660/simon-goodwin-who-am-i-what-do-i-stand-for?videoId=381660&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1583670660001 Watched this expecting our coach to answer Purples question, only to be advised that to hear the answer I would need to subscribe to The Purple Headed Warriors podcast. This is outlandish and once I have calmed down will be emailing the club to demand an explanation!!

This is nonsense. Any so called analysis that doesn't have us as the best team in the comp is rubbish