Geelong rorting the system

[blueboy25]

The football club did, the State Government did, the AFL did, the Federal Government did, and the Geelong council did.
No different to every other stadium

If Carlton had of stayed at Princess Park, and lobbied the same entities, they might also have such a ground for themselves, rather than moving you home ground to Marvel and MCG.

If Carlton had stayed at Princes Park and had a 40k limit we would be locking out a huge chunk of our supporters who want to watch the team live.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Years and years ago Ling was commenting on a game and was teased by the other former players about his $1 pub.

Its not new. The AFL doesnt care as long as the media doeant care. And the media are controlled by getting extra Grand Final tickets for behaving.

All that happens is that more clubs do it, making a farce out of the cap.

So this really isnt about Scott. Its about how now all clubs will do it more brazenly.

Lingys $1 pub cost him millions in the end. There was a reason he was able to buy it for a dollar

 

[Romeoh1]

Doesn’t matter how much success tigers and hawks have, they will always be envious of the cats.

 

[Sttew]

So the MCG was more profit then.

BTW the AFL changed the MCG deal during 2009 for 2010 and my guess is it has changed again since then.

And yes the capacity has changed a lot at the Cattery too. But we dont know what the Kardinia Park Trust have changed since then.

What we do know is Docklands was a terrible deal for everyone except Essendon. But that has also changed a lot since then.

Not per head. $26 at GMHBA v $9 at MCG. And I'd be confident the rate of profitability per head has increased at GMHBA since the last two stages of the ground development were completed. Improved eating facilities, a two storey merchandise shop, and of course greater capacity.

Also, as for the KP Trust, its role is to "administer, promote and manage the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust Land, with an overarching objective of contributing to the economic, community and liveability benefits to Geelong, that arise from the use of GMHBA Stadium". They're not out there to screw tenants, and certainly not the No.1 tenant who delivers so much to the City. A successful football team = a successful team and region.

 

[Strange Cat]

Not per head. $26 at GMHBA v $9 at MCG. And I'd be confident the rate of profitability per head has increased at GMHBA since the last two stages of the ground development were completed. Improved eating facilities, a two storey merchandise shop, and of course greater capacity.

Also, as for the KP Trust, its role is to "administer, promote and manage the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust Land, with an overarching objective of contributing to the economic, community and liveability benefits to Geelong, that arise from the use of GMHBA Stadium". They're not out there to screw tenants, and certainly not the No.1 tenant who delivers so much to the City. A successful football team = a successful team and region.

I wouldn’t bother the poster obviously needs a picture book to understand basic economics

 

[PhatBoy]

Big Footy is an eco chamber. I’m sure everyone believes it on the Geelong board but it makes zero sense. Geelong would be the richest club in the land if they make nearly double that of an 80k stadium for home games.

Collingwood don’t even average 80k yet Geelong are raking in the cash like they have 130k attending each week.

Yeah, sounds legit.

Well considering we don’t get to play there as often as everyone else for starters, we have no deals with any other governments, we don’t have poker machine revenue and we can’t actually go higher than that 40k crowd figure during our home games I think you’ll find there is still a limit to what we can make as an organisation

 

[Footy Smarts]

I think it's fair to say 2024 was the year that Geelong finally broke the brains of many opposition supporters.

What a beautiful mess of conspiracy theory and delusion this thread is. Keep it coming please!

 

[morsie]

Simple question, how many hours a week does Scott have to work for this mob and what is his remuneration?

 

[Strange Cat]

Simple question, how many hours a week does Scott have to work for this mob and what is his remuneration?

30 mins and a trillion dollars

 

[Sttew]

Simple question, how many hours a week does Scott have to work for this mob and what is his remuneration?

That is 2 questions, so you can't even stick to your mantra of keeping it simple.

 

[Obeanie1]

Still laughing at the Morris Finance one. I saw it this morning on social media and just kept scrolling, completely thinking it was just another joke account.

Geelong getting on front foot narrative here.

Read through the "press release" and thought this sounds like padding the coaches salary outside the cap. And they are openly telling everyone.

End of the day the AFL simply needs to reconcile how much the payment of services is and exactly what services are being provided to justify the salary or contract amount.

Maybe Scott is setting himself up for post coaching and when it is transparently explained it stacks up.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I think it's fair to say 2024 was the year that Geelong finally broke the brains of many opposition supporters.

What a beautiful mess of conspiracy theory and delusion this thread is. Keep it coming please!

 

[Partridge]

I think it's fair to say 2024 was the year that Geelong finally broke the brains of many opposition supporters.

What a beautiful mess of conspiracy theory and delusion this thread is. Keep it coming please!

2022 I'd agree more. Nothing annoys opposition fans more than winning things.

 

[Not a mere cat]

Plus merchandise at the shop. It’s like a Boxing Day sale on game day

Once you own/share in the food and merchandise that’s where you make the money. One of the advantages of having a true home ground. Good luck to them, wish we still had one instead of sterile Docklands. Our deal re every aspect is shite

 

[Sttew]

Geelong getting on front foot narrative here.

Read through the "press release" and thought this sounds like padding the coaches salary outside the cap. And they are openly telling everyone.

End of the day the AFL simply needs to reconcile how much the payment of services is and exactly what services are being provided to justify the salary or contract amount.

Maybe Scott is setting himself up for post coaching and when it is transparently explained it stacks up.

Your post is too logical for BF.

 

[Gunf]

2022 I'd agree more. Nothing annoys opposition fans more than winning things.

Na 2023 they thought finally the cliff is here and we won't be seeing them at the top for years and then bang back into top 4 and prelim this year broke them.

 

[Del80659]

Charter's Boys

 

[Cleric]

If Carlton had stayed at Princes Park and had a 40k limit we would be locking out a huge chunk of our supporters who want to watch the team live.

You could have expanded the capacity just like Geelong did

 

[Obeanie1]

here is the official heirarchy of AFL have's to have-not's, if you're ever wondering why this happened to this club but not that, if you're ever wondering why X got suspended but Y got off, anything and everything, consult the table

Geelong
Melbourne
Collingwood
West Coast
Sydney
Brisbane
Richmond
Hawthorn
Carlton
Bulldogs
Gold Coast
West Sydney
Essendon
North Melbourne
Fremantle
St. Kilda
Adelaide
Port Adelaide

Quality sooking there.

BTW didn't Port and Adelaide just get an extra home game for three years where every other team needs to play in Adelaide over the same weekend?

Nice to have if you can get it.

Also recall North being handed the biggest AFL assistance package for an existing club.

Go back a few years and a WA player and club captain being suspended and de-registered by the AFL for allegded social drug use.......that was never proven. Any other teams had a player de-registered for that reason since?

 

[HairyO]

Geelong getting on front foot narrative here.

Read through the "press release" and thought this sounds like padding the coaches salary outside the cap. And they are openly telling everyone.

End of the day the AFL simply needs to reconcile how much the payment of services is and exactly what services are being provided to justify the salary or contract amount.

Maybe Scott is setting himself up for post coaching and when it is transparently explained it stacks up.

The new boss of Finance at AFL House is a Geelong guy.

He will give the Scott deal a thorough 30 second review before signing off on it.

Coaches work 60 to 80 hours a week. Im sure he is putting in a solid 37.5 hours at his new job as well.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

The new boss of Finance at AFL House is a Geelong guy.

He will give the Scott deal a thorough 30 second review before signing off on it.

Coaches work 60 to 80 hours a week. Im sure he is putting in a solid 37.5 hours at his new job as well.

I'm sure he reviewed it before he took the new job. No need for a second review

 

[Obeanie1]

The new boss of Finance at AFL House is a Geelong guy.

He will give the Scott deal a thorough 30 second review before signing off on it.

Coaches work 60 to 80 hours a week. Im sure he is putting in a solid 37.5 hours at his new job as well.

Off season.

Runs half a dozen leadership seminars.

Wears the company shirt to a few gatherings and signs up new clients.

Job done. Here's $100k.

Nothing abnormal about that TBH.

 

[Partridge]

Na 2023 they thought finally the cliff is here and we won't be seeing them at the top for years and then bang back into top 4 and prelim this year broke them.

Who is "them"? If it's Hawthorn fans that hatred goes back decades, and ever since Richmond came good in 2017 the hatred was already there as well.

I think Brisbane upset people more somehow.

 

[blueboy25]

You could have expanded the capacity just like Geelong did

Wouldn't have been possible due to local council and the ability to get people to and from the ground.

 

[Del80659]

Quality sooking there.

BTW didn't Port and Adelaide just get an extra home game for three years where every other team needs to play in Adelaide over the same weekend?

Nice to have if you can get it.

Also recall North being handed the biggest AFL assistance package for an existing club.

Go back a few years and a WA player and club captain being suspended and de-registered by the AFL for allegded social drug use.......that was never proven. Any other teams had a player de-registered for that reason since?

i can't believe how little you get it lol did you genuinely reference gather round