Resource 2025 Membership - it started with an Invoice

[Makeshift Park]

Maybe they could organise two Hawks home games at York Park that North fans in Tassie can use as replacement games?

 

[gokangas]

Where’s the communication to the members?

Either in Melbourne or Tassie

They just don’t care

Wasn't it to be member's first?

 

[ferball]

Maybe they could organise two Hawks home games at York Park that North fans in Tassie can use as replacement games?

It'd save a drive.

 

[Only Forwards]

Where’s the communication to the members?

Either in Melbourne or Tassie

They just don’t care

Shut up and don't cancel your auto renew.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Where’s the communication to the members?

Either in Melbourne or Tassie

They just don’t care

They’re just taking the absolute piss at this point.

 

[Chadwiko]

Look I can empathise with the club if this WA journo has gone early with the story before the details have been finalised and contracts signed. The club can't really announce anything or comment publicly until those things have occurred.

But... it does beg the question why the club didn't hold off from auto-renewing memberships for 2025 if they knew there was a deal brewing that would impact at least one cohort of members (Melbourne members? Tassie members? Seems at least one of these groups is getting screwed somehow in 2025).

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Look I can empathise with the club if this WA journo has gone early with the story before the details have been finalised and contracts signed. The club can't really announce anything or comment publicly until those things have occurred.

But... it does beg the question why the club didn't hold off from auto-renewing memberships for 2025 if they knew there was a deal brewing that would impact at least one cohort of members (Melbourne members? Tassie members? Seems at least one of these groups is getting screwed somehow in 2025).

They’ve been shitting on Melbourne based members for over a decade so its situation normal really.

 

[Quivorir]

So is there any confirmation of number of tassie and wa games?

 

[Chadwiko]

So is there any confirmation of number of tassie and wa games?

No confirmation of anything yet.

 

[HBFlanker]

Club needs to make a statement or send an email to all memebrs by COB today confirming number of games in Melbourne.

I fully expect we have moved two of the Tasmania games to WA. If its anything more than a 2/2 split between those two locations, that a serious blow to Melbourne based supporters.

We also need to confirm that 2025 will be the final year in Tasmania. Full stop.

 

[Jonnoo]

Club would be hammered if the number of home games in Melb reduced from 7. Surely cannot happen. Refunds would rightly be demanded.

 

[kool kangas]

Look I can empathise with the club if this WA journo has gone early with the story before the details have been finalised and contracts signed. The club can't really announce anything or comment publicly until those things have occurred.

But... it does beg the question why the club didn't hold off from auto-renewing memberships for 2025 if they knew there was a deal brewing that would impact at least one cohort of members (Melbourne members? Tassie members? Seems at least one of these groups is getting screwed somehow in 2025).

Nothing will change for next year as North are contracted until the end of 2025.

Next years memberships will no doubt be adjusted to take into account the changes. People need to realize that in 2026 we will have 2 WA games which will nett us the same amount if not more of playing 4 games in Tassie, Talk is around $6 million so there might be a chance, however slim, that we may get the other 2 Tassie games back here in Melbourne as home games.

If not then we will be making more money by moving those 2 games to another state. eg Darwin, Cairns .

So our home games from 2026 will remain at 7 or increase to 9

Just remember we are entitled to 11 home game .....

 

[Chadwiko]

Nothing will change for next year as North are contracted until the end of 2025.

The WA deal is supposedly beginning next year, so if that's accurate something has to be changing, by definition.

 

[kool kangas]

The WA deal is supposedly beginning next year, so if that's accurate something has to be changing, by definition.

If it is to start next season then maybe the AFL will give us either:

an additional 2 extra home games

pay out the remainder of the Tassie deal back to the Tassie Government and only play 2 games there next season

or the other option which l am not an advocate of > Give us 2 extra reciprocal games.

They might also reduce the amount of away interstate games by 2 as well as making them home games and while giving us 13 in total if 2 go to WA and 4 stay in Tassie l think would be fair for us supporters but other clubs might complain.

 

[mattyb05]

Club needs to make a statement or send an email to all memebrs by COB today confirming number of games in Melbourne.

I fully expect we have moved two of the Tasmania games to WA. If its anything more than a 2/2 split between those two locations, that a serious blow to Melbourne based supporters.

We also need to confirm that 2025 will be the final year in Tasmania. Full stop.

Local Tassie radio (ABC) stated this morning it was 2 games in Hobart and 2 games in WA. No loss of games in melbourne. Also said pulling the pin in 2026 altogether and that it has thrown a spanner for Cricket Tasmania and naming sponsorship recently struck as this was based on 4 games in Hobart.

 

[HBFlanker]

Local Tassie radio (ABC) stated this morning it was 2 games in Hobart and 2 games in WA. No loss of games in melbourne. Also said pulling the pin in 2025 altogether and that it has thrown a spanner for Cricket Tasmania and naming sponsorship recently struck as this was based on 4 games in Hobart.

If thats the case, this is a brilliant deal for North Melbourne.

 

[Chadwiko]

Local Tassie radio (ABC) stated this morning it was 2 games in Hobart and 2 games in WA. No loss of games in melbourne. Also said pulling the pin in 2025 altogether and that it has thrown a spanner for Cricket Tasmania and naming sponsorship recently struck as this was based on 4 games in Hobart.

Sooo we are going to get sued by Tasmania for breach of contract?

 

[amaz199]

Sooo we are going to get sued by Tasmania for breach of contract?

Not if there was a clause to change the fixture and we received permission to explore a modified fixture. Which is highly likely considering the situation with the new Tassie team.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

WA expected to take two North Melbourne AFL games from Hobart, short-changing Tasmanian fans

The North Melbourne Football Club is contracted to play four home games in Hobart next year, but a deal the club has reportedly done with WA is expected to cut that number in half and fast-track their exit from Tasmania.

www.abc.net.au

Appears it’s Tassie, feel sorry for Tassie members who had signed up already expecting 4

Horrendous management of members yet again

 

[Chadwiko]

WA expected to take two North Melbourne AFL games from Hobart, short-changing Tasmanian fans

The North Melbourne Football Club is contracted to play four home games in Hobart next year, but a deal the club has reportedly done with WA is expected to cut that number in half and fast-track their exit from Tasmania.

www.abc.net.au

Appears it’s Tassie, feel sorry for Tassie members who had signed up already expecting 4

Horrendous management of members yet again

Of all possible scenarios, this is probably the best for the club. But you're right, it's quite poor for the Tassie members.

Will be interesting to see how significant the hit is to our membership total once we withdraw from Tassie entirely.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Of all possible scenarios, this is probably the best for the club. But you're right, it's quite poor for the Tassie members.

Will be interesting to see how significant the hit is to our membership total once we withdraw from Tassie entirely.

Imagine the price increase end of next year for 9 home games

I’m sure it will be communicated well though

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Imagine the price increase end of next year for 9 home games

I’m sure it will be communicated well though

Yeah, looking at upwards of $950 if those games come back.

It’s the worst value membership of all Docklands tenants.

And the stadium is owned by the league. There’s absolutely no reason why they all can’t be equivalent.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Yeah, looking at upwards of $950 if those games come back.

It’s the worst value membership of all Docklands tenants.

And the stadium is owned by the league. There’s absolutely no reason why they all can’t be equivalent.

Those drinking the Kool aid will remind you that we do get replacement games where we can sit up in the roof at marvel

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Those drinking the Kool aid will remind you that we do get replacement games where we can sit up in the roof at marvel

A remarkable experience I’m sure.