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I thought it said Jesus
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Just thought we'd all like to know that last Friday was the 40th anniversary of the last South Melbourne game played in Melbourne.
I didn't jump on the Swans bandwagon till we arrived in Sydney (the VFL team I supported before that is a secret I'll carry to my grave) but it's been a joyous ride. Thanks everyone.
I didn't jump on the Swans bandwagon till we arrived in Sydney (the VFL team I supported before that is a secret I'll carry to my grave) but it's been a joyous ride. Thanks everyone.
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And there's a thread on the MB if anyone wants to go there and share their memories with the wider world (all very collegiate and generous so far, I'm happy to report).
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Hawthorn.
Wasn't sure where to put this but I thought you guys might be interested to find out that Harry Malceski completed his first year of junior footy in 2021 for the Broadbeach Cats U8s in the local Gold Coast Junior AFL competition. Father Nick is currently the head coach of the Labrador Tigers in the QAFL competition who are playing in the QLD state league preliminary final next weekend so the Malceskis are heavily involved in local Gold Coast footy at the moment.
Obviously Harry will likely end up in the Suns' academy in a few years from now should he show potential as a footballer and then it'll come down to which club he'd like to play for (just like Blakey) if all goes according to plan in about 10 years from now.
Obviously Harry will likely end up in the Suns' academy in a few years from now should he show potential as a footballer and then it'll come down to which club he'd like to play for (just like Blakey) if all goes according to plan in about 10 years from now.
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son of a sun ... cheers, will be very interesting to watch his progress ... his dad was a ripper
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So long as he keeps playing footy in the Northern states I don't really care.
This is a miniscule but I think an important part of Northern football growth. Ex-players staying North and using their skills to improve footy, seeing career opportunities, and their kids playing in the Northern states.
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Great post, every AFL, VFL or NEAFL player, that stays in the northern states and they remain involved in footy, coaching etc, is a big win for the game.
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And all the Academy kids who don't make it will become Dads, teaching their kids, coaching local footy
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Yep, forget the high coaching level provided to all participants in the Academy. That would be huge. Unfortunately I know that the very few, in my area, those who were in the program, have walked away from the game.
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Must admit on first glance I thought that was a very strange recruitment strategy for a new ruck.
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That's a shame, but not every kid who plays school age sport goes on to play open age sport. They go on to tertiary studies, car, move out, significant other, and footy falls behind on the list of priorities.
As long as some are continuing it will improve local footy.
Great post and I couldn't agree more. Keeping ex AFL footballers in and around the teams/cities is a challenge that all four northern clubs face but the influence they can have at the grassroots level is enormous. Unless you want to give them a long-term role at the club for 10+ years ala John Blakey style, it seems very difficult to hold onto guys post-AFL career. I'm not sure how aware people in this thread are of the football structures in Queensland but Labrador happen to be in the third tier QAFL competition while other Gold Coast-based teams the Suns (AFL & VFL) and Southport (VFL) both compete in higher level leagues. So for Malceski to accept a role in a third tier league is a big deal. Mal also managed to convince some of his former Suns buddies to join him at Labrador like recently retired Pearce Hanley who accepted a playing role with the club and Kade Kolodjashnij who took up a development coaching role. Southport also have a few ex AFL players involved in coaching like Matthew Primus and Matthew Lappin but they also have a lot more money to offer than Labrador.
It's tough because media opportunities in Sydney and South East Queensland are very minimal for ex AFL players but we have seen a guy like Queensland-based Luke Hodge with Channel 7 recently show that it can be done. Alastair Lynch is another example of a Queensland-based Fox Footy employee but we're really only talking about two TV spots for ex players. I'd personally like to see the four northern clubs establish some kind of post-career programme that is aimed at keeping ex players based on the city and continuing to contribute to the club/local footy in some way. Whether it be grooming them for an admin role at the club, coaching, media etc. We just need to find ways to keep these guys in and around our clubs.
Probably worth mentioning that Kurt Tippett started a coaching role with us this year as well so there's another ex player staying involved in local footy in a northern market.
Good post, GC. Do you think ex-players like Hodge and Lynch get a gig because they started their careers in Melbourne and therefore their name has a certain amount of currency in the larger football market? Or does their reach in Qld extend beyond AFL?
I would agree that Hodge certainly got his job with Channel 7 because of what he achieved at Hawthorn. It's just convenient that he lives in Queensland these days and can work as a QLD correspondent in a very similar way to Pavlich when games are played in WA. Hodge also holds some kind of ambassador role here for Tourism Queensland which is independent of the AFL but I don't really know his exact title. Alastair Lynch is a recognisable name in Melbourne from his Fitzroy days but I'd say it's more of a 50/50 where people also respect what he achieved in Brisbane as well.
There aren't many other examples but I can think of one. Michael Voss, who played his entire career in Queensland, accepted a sports anchor role with Channel 10 Brisbane after he retired in 2006 and worked for Channel 10 for two years over the 2007-08 period. Those roles are generally reserved for former rugby league players like Wally Lewis with Channel 9 and Shane Webcke with Channel 7 but obviously Vossy had enough pull in the Brisbane community to buck that trend and land the job. Here's a clip of Vossy as a sports anchor if anyone is interested:
So I guess the answer to your question is that it is possible for a well known AFL player to land a big media role in Queensland but not many players of Michael Voss' ilk come along and we may not see it again for a while. It's probably worth noting that along with the state news in 6pm, there are local news broadcasts on 7 & 9 on the Gold Coast at 5:30pm so I guess that also means there is potentially two other sports anchor roles are up for grabs if a Suns players happens to really cement himself as a sporting legend within the community.
I would also say AFL is gaining more popularity in Queensland these days (both Lions and Suns had record memberships this year and participation is at an all time high being 3x bigger than it was 10 years ago) so more opportunity should present itself as the state grows and our game gains more supporters. One thing that will go against us though is that the NRL are about to approve another Brisbane expansion franchise which will make things crowded in the Brisbane sports market.
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Carlton? Plumbing new depths in embarrassment.
Speaking of embarrassment, wasn't Schwab CEO during Melbourne's dark times? ANyway, as a CEO mentor as he calls himself he's a great footy artist.
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This just popped up on the top of the page;
I think that qualifies as random.
I think that qualifies as random.
This just popped up on the top of the page;
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I think that qualifies as random.
Haha, I love it. Fun idea for GF weeks!
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