living my values, getting in first for the financial reporting thread The_Wookie !!
Balance day for financial nerds is on Thursday, October 31st.. Thereafter, all the clubs will air their dirty linen in an off field nerds feast.
It feels like putting Easter eggs into supermarkets on the 30th December, but clubs are rolling over membership packages and selling 2024 packages now.
So here we go The_Wookie !
Essendon - 36,706 at 19th October!
How can Luke Sayers remain as President of Carlton in light of what has been alleged and revealed in this tax scandal at PWC and other businesses involved? Surely it’s untenable. Pressure must be mounting on him to step aside at this point?
Sorry The_Wookie I’ve likely just edged you out in putting up this annual thread again. Many clubs are rolling over their membership packages and a few posting updates. Looking forward to the updates, discussion, at times silly debate (😄).
Carlton - 54,998 (progressing well to achieve strong...
For the nerds on here.
The_Wookie , please amend and consolidate as required.
Once the Cup is over, attention turns to the Club financial review. End of financial year is 31st October.
I read recently the Cats are on track to deliver $4M. I’d expect the return of full and near normal season...
Someone had to start a thread for this, may as well be now… Fixture usually released late October (2weeks), expect the media to start dropping news leaks anytime now.
Any leaks, please divulge.
Edit: Round 1 released
ROUND 1 FIXTURE
Thursday, March 16
Richmond v Carlton, MCG, 7.20pm AEDT...
A main board thread for 2022 updates and tracking. Any new club initiatives, overtures, innovations. Good or bad.
Essendon currently tracking at 36,000 and reportedly tracking well with auto renewals currently taking place.
Essendon welcome Western United as a tenant at the NEC Hangar in a partnership to enhance the facility as a leading sporting and leisure hub in the north west of Melbourne.
Western United to use the facilities community oval and parts of its offices etc.
This is a plank in EFC strategy to...
My understanding is that many club membership auto renewals tick over later this month, if not already.
With the hope that stadiums will be nearly full in 2022, the promise of getting back to the footy should see membership increase.
Many clubs would be projecting good growth next year...
I noticed some interesting news as part of AFL GF announcement yesterday. MCG getting more home and away games.
Are Essendon puttingtheir hand up for a share of these extra games (home)? If not, then why not?
One thing that’s intrigued me is how Melbourne FC have handled their predicament of losing $1.8M across two of their most important games, including the Big Freeze at the G.
I’ve read in newspapers & radio their CEO, Gary Pert lamenting their misfortune & how it will eliminate their entire...
Somewhat disappointing that Essendon FC have to this point not recognised the passing of its longtime big supporter, Andrew Peacock. I understand he was possibly even a #1 ticket holder during the 1980’s90’s?
Putting politics aside, he was an influential public figure and huge Essendon person...
Essendon have announced Liberty Financial as a new naming rights sponsor on their guernsey (back of jumper - top).
A quick look across the competition reveals many clubs using this space as an additional ‘asset’ space for one of their current major naming rights sponsors.
Liberty Financial is...
When is it? I’m looking forward to members having an opportunity to ask questions of the Club around the issues of 2020 and how the club will ensure it addressed them.
Interestingly, Carlton’s membership has hit 59,000. I believe ours is only ~39,000! This time last year it was 50,000. Tough...
I’ve just found out that a mate of mine purchased two X 3 game Carlton memberships and for each membership, received a free membership! Carlton fans, have I got this right?
If Carltons membership stands currently at just over 50,000, I reckon there’s possibly 10,000 of this total given away as...
A 25 year member provides an observational view of the Essendon Football Club. NB: A Detailed Situational Analysis!
Background & Culture
Essendon is currently rebuilding after the fallout from the 2012 supplements saga. This historical event followed an ultimately unsuccessful 5 years...
I’ve been thinking for quite some time that Essendon’s voice in the AFL community has diminished. It has become a somewhat irrelevant club in a competitive national competition.
Take the lockdown period as the latest case in point. I read about Collingwood’s training preparations and see photos...
One of my concerns in recent times has been a lack of communication coming out of Essendon. By this I specifically mean a lack of communication from the Essendon leadership team: The President and / or CEO.
I can’t remember the last time we heard from Lindsay Tanner. Xavier in particular has...
A club drifting. Here are my thoughts:
1. Player Development. Parish (not improving as hoped / looks disillusioned), Francis (backwards / insufficient work rate), Langford (disillusioned / lacks workrate), Laverde (injury), Tippa (struggles when pressures on), Stewart, Clarke (kicking weakness)...
What a terrific day it was yesterday.
Back at the G playing in front of great crowds against interstate opposition. Over 48,000 turned up and created a great atmosphere that reminded me of that great period in the late 1990’s when Essendon drew the biggest crowds in the competition playing out...
Wookie, please merge or do your thing to get this set up...
2019 memberships are being renewed and rollovers underway. How will things look in 2019?
Some things I expect in 2019:
- The gap between Richmond and the big Victorian clubs to shrink as Collingwood, Essendon and Hawthorn charge...
Wookie, please merge or do your thing to get this set up...
2019 memberships are being renewed and rollovers underway. How will things look in 2019?
Some things I expect in 2019:
- The gap between Richmond and the big Victorian clubs to shrink as Collingwood, Essendon and Hawthorn charge...
hi All, I’m visiting from Melbourne and would like to pay a visit to your club and stadium today and show my support of your club. What’s the best way there? Any suggestions? Training today? I’m in Surfers.. thanks.
What has St Kilda and the league done to promote the Pride game tonight?
Clearly St Kilda are in a malaise both on and off field.
Won’t help this clubs chances of being trusted to create or grow marquee fixtures.
Really disappointing.
Wookie, handle this as you see fit.
Early days but a few clubs are off and running for 2018.
St Kilda 20,000
Melbourne 17,000
Essendon 33,400
Most clubs are yet to rollover their renewals so we expect clubs to begin reporting their tallies shortly.
Richmond clearly with a premiership would...
So is it true that at a club private function very recently a club supporter agreed to the extraordinary donation of $3M to the clubs next expansion phase at Tulla? A mighty effort indeed. I wonder how much in total was raised on the night?
We are only 12 days out from the opening round MCG blockbusters..
Richmond V Carlton open the season then we have the big Collingwood V Bulldogs match up and possibly the biggest one of them all on the Saturday night between Essendon and Hawthorn.
It would be interesting to track how ticket...