Stripey PJs
17 Jul 2007, 15:50
...ABC. Cooky was sounding like a man returned from Jamaica. Relaaaxed, mon. And cheerful, even proud.
-When asked for the club's "biggest improvement", he nominated player leadership. Not just in the senior players, the next rung were also standing up: Steve Johnson, Corey Enright, Matt Egan and -on McClure's prompting- Joel Selwood.
-That morning's article on Tom Harley had been the first time he'd heard anyone at the club mention Premierships. Added they'd all been dreaming of cups, but that no-one had ever spoken of one; he hadn't even factored possible finals appearances into the budget, and he still wouldn't.
-The club decided against renewing any contracts until the end of the season. Not just Bomber and the other coaching assistants, but also the players. There were only "two...three" contracts they were finalising, as negotiations had already commenced before that decision was taken. (I'd say one was Mooney, hence the initial uncertainty over the number. Now it is two.)
-Optimistically said he'd like the AFL to factor a Skilled Stadium of 30-35,000 seating capacity into future contract negotiations for finals, etc, so we wouldn't be locked out of playing big games at 'Home' even if we had a stadium comparable to Adelaide/Perth. "Future" = 10-15 years.
-Not surprisingly, he said the AFLPA's Free Agency proposal, "isn't in the club's best interest."
-The expense of sending "Jarad" Rooke to Germany was worth it, as the club had to make every effort to get the playing list right for the finals.
-The club's Geelong:Melbourne membership ratio was 50/50, as was the male/female split, and the club was growing a larger base of supporters aged 15-25.
-Peripheral matters: first time that he could remember the club had ever played a defensive forward in Varcoe, and they were really pleased with his performance. The way Geelong played was important, the fans were used to talented sides and carried higher expectations of being entertained. The Number 5 jumper was still the highest selling up until 2 years ago, now it was the number 29, followed by 30.
-Started singing "C is for Cookie, it's good enough for me. Oh Cookie, Cookie, Cookie, starts with C", moments before the interview was rapidly cut, which was a little disconcerting.
-When asked for the club's "biggest improvement", he nominated player leadership. Not just in the senior players, the next rung were also standing up: Steve Johnson, Corey Enright, Matt Egan and -on McClure's prompting- Joel Selwood.
-That morning's article on Tom Harley had been the first time he'd heard anyone at the club mention Premierships. Added they'd all been dreaming of cups, but that no-one had ever spoken of one; he hadn't even factored possible finals appearances into the budget, and he still wouldn't.
-The club decided against renewing any contracts until the end of the season. Not just Bomber and the other coaching assistants, but also the players. There were only "two...three" contracts they were finalising, as negotiations had already commenced before that decision was taken. (I'd say one was Mooney, hence the initial uncertainty over the number. Now it is two.)
-Optimistically said he'd like the AFL to factor a Skilled Stadium of 30-35,000 seating capacity into future contract negotiations for finals, etc, so we wouldn't be locked out of playing big games at 'Home' even if we had a stadium comparable to Adelaide/Perth. "Future" = 10-15 years.
-Not surprisingly, he said the AFLPA's Free Agency proposal, "isn't in the club's best interest."
-The expense of sending "Jarad" Rooke to Germany was worth it, as the club had to make every effort to get the playing list right for the finals.
-The club's Geelong:Melbourne membership ratio was 50/50, as was the male/female split, and the club was growing a larger base of supporters aged 15-25.
-Peripheral matters: first time that he could remember the club had ever played a defensive forward in Varcoe, and they were really pleased with his performance. The way Geelong played was important, the fans were used to talented sides and carried higher expectations of being entertained. The Number 5 jumper was still the highest selling up until 2 years ago, now it was the number 29, followed by 30.
-Started singing "C is for Cookie, it's good enough for me. Oh Cookie, Cookie, Cookie, starts with C", moments before the interview was rapidly cut, which was a little disconcerting.