Proxies not counted, members locked out of voting. Historical facts.
Yes, unsubstantiated Trumpesque claims from the minority anti-merger Melbourne group. Of course they are going to try to cast doubt on the vote. Note that the passionate members of each club that actually made it inside the vote meetings still showed Hawthorn were much more against the merger than Melbourne fans, with 90% against vs 75% against. Be happy that Hawthorn members saved both our clubs.