20 premierships by 2050

[MightyHawks]

Jeff is back baby!

 

[Big Hotdog]

s**t....I will go and buy a Collingwood membership if we haven't won 20 flags by 2050

 

[Aramis]

Epic.... Please make it happen!

1 flag every 4 and bit years!

 

[Xtreme]

 

[Leather Poisoning]

I don’t see any way that this won’t happen.

 

[A Cut Above]

Unless my maths is wrong that averages out at another flag every 4.5 years. Although our average since 1961 would be fairly close to that it seems like a pretty steep challenge in a modern, fully-professional 18 team competition. We're Hawthorn so if any club can do it we can, but predicting and achieving single-Premiership success as a marketing ploy is infinitely easier than sustained Premiership success over the course of three decades.

Then again it never hurts to set the bar high and gives the club something to shoot for. Definitely a bold approach though!

 

[Argy]

And, to quote the newsletter.. "two of which the club hopes to achieve in the next five years"!

Count me in babe!!

 

[Slysh]

Wow we are in for a lean patch after our 7 peat in 2024.

 

[Gold Member]

Meh. Pretty uninspiring using our 50 year average to predict the next 30...

I demand better!

 

[lethalselbow]

I'll have what Jeff's having.

Bring it on!

 

[Flag08]

5 life memberships awarded. Only 4 of them turned up. Interesting.

 

[A Cut Above]

5 life memberships awarded. Only 4 of them turned up. Interesting.

Who was the fifth?

 

[wizzard400]

Love the boldness. Great to see the board being ambitious with the plans for the club. Hard to disagree that if we focus on innovation and continual growth the on-field success will naturally follow.

In regards to the short term I feel like we can at least definitely get 1 flag out of the current crop of players. 2 would just be a bonus IMO.

Also, Cyril is currently only 28 - if he plays for another 5 years (which we all hope he will) and we end up winning the 2 planned flags, he'll be a 6-time premiership player

 

[Randy Campbell]

Sounds like business as normal.

 

[TheExtractorFactor]

Clarko May 2017: Let's rebuild
Jeff December 2017: 2 flags in 5 years pls

 

[wizzard400]

The biggest hurdle that the club will have to over come to achieve this goal is finding the right replacement for Clarko when he eventually retires/leaves. Like someone mentioned on the club's Facebook post, a lot of people forget that Clarko has Guillain-Barre syndrome and is pushing 50. I honestly can't imagine him realistically being around too much longer - maybe 1 more for tilt at a flag or two.

 

[Flag08]

Who was the fifth?

Gibbo

 

[Mitchell54]

The biggest hurdle that the club will have to over come to achieve this goal is finding the right replacement for Clarko when he eventually retires/leaves. Like someone mentioned on the club's Facebook post, a lot of people forget that Clarko has Guillain-Barre syndrome and is pushing 50. I honestly can't imagine him realistically being around too much longer - maybe 1 more for tilt at a flag or two.

You trying to tell me that Clarko won’t coach into his 80s?

 

[Flukey!]

And, to quote the newsletter.. "two of which the club hopes to achieve in the next five years"!

I actually thought we were not being ambitious enough until I read that part.
That is a nice goal to have.

 

[BaliHawk]

Impressive.


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[Goldhawk]

It's wonderful to have the great man back

 

[Tuck In]

Love this approach. No hand-outs, no waiting for others to do the work, clear targets, challenge those in place to perform - great. The model others should follow but we know it's easier to go to the AFL for cash, picks etc..

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

No chance

 

[Goldhawk]

No chance

 

[TheExtractorFactor]

The biggest hurdle that the club will have to over come to achieve this goal is finding the right replacement for Clarko when he eventually retires/leaves. Like someone mentioned on the club's Facebook post, a lot of people forget that Clarko has Guillain-Barre syndrome and is pushing 50. I honestly can't imagine him realistically being around too much longer - maybe 1 more for tilt at a flag or two.

I hear West Coast have a promising young assistant