VFL 2019 Sandringham Zebras

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

Lack of dollars to have our own reserves set up I would imagine ?

we just made 500k

 

[Michael Scarn]

Can anyone provide a convincing, evidence based set of reasons why we persist with the Sandy alignment? Years into the experiment, it doesn't have appeared to have done much good for either club.

The Zebs were a proud and successful club. Not anymore. We've taken over and the only thing they have left is the jumper. Unless it's purely a financial issue, we should pull out. Our development has been terrible and while I'm not blaming the Sandringham Football Club, things have never really worked. There's resentment on all sides and like a bad marriage it's time to call it quits for the benefit of all concerned.

We now have a home ground to play on which is serviced by great facilities and it's time to be establish our identity as a single entity. Streamline the coaching, development and admin and with the women coming in next year, we have a chance to unite the entire place and make it a force in the bay side.

Sandy deserves a chance to go it alone as well. A chance to rebuild it's reputation and standing the way their old rivals Williamstown and Port Melbourne have. Do it saints.

We had to choose one of Women's team or standalone VFL. Couldn't afford both.

 

[triggering bro]

we just made 500k

Good - payout the coach

 

[Drake Huggins]

Carlton, Melbourne and the saints are in alignment type arrangements. How's that working out for all concerned? Only Hawthorn has got it right, but those showoffs do everything well.

 

[Drake Huggins]

We had to choose one of Women's team or standalone VFL. Couldn't afford both.

As much as I support the women's team, our priority is surely still trying to win a senior premiership in the AFL. If it is a matter of 500K or so, then our lack of action is pathetic.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Agreed
I live in a diff state and have been saying the league needed to dig dep and get the stand alone ressies comp going for a few years now

Curtain raisers at every afl of the ressies sides
Teams chip in as well
Comp earns enough from tv rights deals so splash some cash around

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

Agreed
I live in a diff state and have been saying the league needed to dig dep and get the stand alone ressies comp going for a few years now

Curtain raisers at every afl of the ressies sides
Teams chip in as well
Comp earns enough from tv rights deals so splash some cash around

curtain raisers would be so good for the whole spirit of the game, I'd go to a lot more games if I knew I could see 'sandy' play the opener.

 

[BrutThough]

Carlton, Melbourne and the saints are in alignment type arrangements. How's that working out for all concerned? Only Hawthorn has got it right, but those showoffs do everything well.

Casey have been very good recently. Them looking terrible coincides with half of Melbournes team being injured.

 

[Mowman]

We had to choose one of Women's team or standalone VFL. Couldn't afford both.

We chose poorly

 

[Remboy]

Not saying that we shouldn't go it alone but would it really change much apart from playing in a Saints jumper? Don't we pretty much control the alignment now?

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Can anyone provide a convincing, evidence based set of reasons why we persist with the Sandy alignment? Years into the experiment, it doesn't have appeared to have done much good for either club.

The Zebs were a proud and successful club. Not anymore. We've taken over and the only thing they have left is the jumper. Unless it's purely a financial issue, we should pull out. Our development has been terrible and while I'm not blaming the Sandringham Football Club, things have never really worked. There's resentment on all sides and like a bad marriage it's time to call it quits for the benefit of all concerned.

We now have a home ground to play on which is serviced by great facilities and it's time to be establish our identity as a single entity. Streamline the coaching, development and admin and with the women coming in next year, we have a chance to unite the entire place and make it a force in the bay side.

Sandy deserves a chance to go it alone as well. A chance to rebuild it's reputation and standing the way their old rivals Williamstown and Port Melbourne have. Do it saints.

Because everyone whinged about how crap the Casey alignment was then we swapped with melbourne, and ever since we whinged about how bad the Sandringham alliance was.

 

[aussierulesrules]

We chose poorly

Hopefully not with the same consequences as the guy who did so at the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade!

 

[sunny3193]

Can anyone provide a convincing, evidence based set of reasons why we persist with the Sandy alignment? Years into the experiment, it doesn't have appeared to have done much good for either club.

The Zebs were a proud and successful club. Not anymore. We've taken over and the only thing they have left is the jumper. Unless it's purely a financial issue, we should pull out. Our development has been terrible and while I'm not blaming the Sandringham Football Club, things have never really worked. There's resentment on all sides and like a bad marriage it's time to call it quits for the benefit of all concerned.

We now have a home ground to play on which is serviced by great facilities and it's time to be establish our identity as a single entity. Streamline the coaching, development and admin and with the women coming in next year, we have a chance to unite the entire place and make it a force in the bay side.

Sandy deserves a chance to go it alone as well. A chance to rebuild it's reputation and standing the way their old rivals Williamstown and Port Melbourne have. Do it saints.

Bad idea.
I can walk to TBO.

 

[BrutThough]

Sandy wouldn't financially survive without the alignment. Both clubs just need to make the best of the situation.

 

[VDS66]

As much as I support the women's team, our priority is surely still trying to win a senior premiership in the AFL. If it is a matter of 500K or so, then our lack of action is pathetic.

Women's team is AFL funded. It was never an either / or decision.

 

[VDS66]

Great to see Hanners found plenty of the footy. Amazingly though only had 5 kicks out of his 24 touches, if the stats are correct?

Hopefully he can get through a full game game next week and come straight in after the bye.

That's a good win when you consider how depleted that side is.

Sandy has a bye next week.

 

[VDS66]

Oh and that little fact of the VFL not wanting an extra team in the comp.

We probably should have gone ahead using frankston when they rejoined.

 

[bird_man]

Sandy has a bye next week.

Yeah I saw that. Richo said Hanners needs to get through another vfl game before he plays so we won't see him against Gold Coast which is frustrating.

Would have been nice to get a good story after that effort today.

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

Not saying that we shouldn't go it alone but would it really change much apart from playing in a Saints jumper? Don't we pretty much control the alignment now?

So much this. Aaron Hamill is the Zebra's coach, you can't tell me the Saints aren't already giving him direction on the game style they want played.

 

[Mowman]

So much this. Aaron Hamill is the Zebra's coach, you can't tell me the Saints aren't already giving him direction on the game style they want played.

Is that a good thing ?

 

[Stewart66]

Is that a good thing ?

Not really White ignores it ..gets another BOG

Nothing more to add .

 

[Mowman]

Not really White ignores it ..gets another BOG

Nothing more to add .

But White is no good

 

[Atomboy]

we just made 500k

Finnis should swing past Macau and see if we can parlay it into a reserves team....

 

[Stewart66]

Finnis should swing past Macau and see if we can parlay it into a reserves team....

Just buy Lynas shares will triple next 12 months .

 

[Michael Scarn]

Women's team is AFL funded. It was never an either / or decision.

The club's expenditure on women's football increased by 400k in 2018. When we didn't even have a team yet.