Jeff's letter to members yesterday said he was unhappy that we were not playing more big Vic clubs in Launceston.
I am unhappy with Jeff's letter. On behalf of the 66,000 Hawthorn members who do not live in Tasmania, surely we want the big games here at the MCG. Richmond and Collingwood play 14 MCG games, Hawthorn nine. If we think we are one of the big clubs (which our membership and crowds suggest), then surely it is time to stand up and demand to be treated as a big club. If we have the ambition to be the first club to 100,000 members, then surely there is more potential growth in a city of 4,000,000 than a regional town of 106,000.
We are losing sight of where our focus should. It should be in our heartland, not our sponsor.
I am unhappy with Jeff's letter. On behalf of the 66,000 Hawthorn members who do not live in Tasmania, surely we want the big games here at the MCG. Richmond and Collingwood play 14 MCG games, Hawthorn nine. If we think we are one of the big clubs (which our membership and crowds suggest), then surely it is time to stand up and demand to be treated as a big club. If we have the ambition to be the first club to 100,000 members, then surely there is more potential growth in a city of 4,000,000 than a regional town of 106,000.
We are losing sight of where our focus should. It should be in our heartland, not our sponsor.