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Melbourne have 10 home MCG games. One sold home game in Darwin.
4 away MCG games - Richmond, Hawthorn, Collingwood & Carlton.
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Is the AFL taking revenge on North via the draw?
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4 away MCG games - Richmond, Hawthorn, Collingwood & Carlton.
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When you're down the bottom you need to stand up to be heard
So I'm wondering why no-one from North is having a big sook about this whereas you and a number of other noted North trolls seem to be "complaining" or pointing out the inequity on our behalf. So who is playing victim here?
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Whether or not North can eek out a small profit year to year (which is their "best case scenario", a small profit) other teams are making millions. Any club which isn't making millions will have a disadvantage due to off field money not being poured in. It's a simple thing to realize here.
The writing on the wall is 10 Victorian teams cannot be supported in the day and age where teams need millions of revenue from fans to be competitive. North and Melbourne are in the cross hairs at the moment because of this. If North and Melbourne can somehow bring in new AFL supporters (not take from the existing base) then they may have a chance of surviving by increasing the overall revenue base. Any money they take from existing supporters of AFL will be something that comes and goes with the wind.
The writing on the wall is 10 Victorian teams cannot be supported in the day and age where teams need millions of revenue from fans to be competitive. North and Melbourne are in the cross hairs at the moment because of this. If North and Melbourne can somehow bring in new AFL supporters (not take from the existing base) then they may have a chance of surviving by increasing the overall revenue base. Any money they take from existing supporters of AFL will be something that comes and goes with the wind.
1903,04,10,14,15,18??
Thats really sad that you count VFA preimerships
Either that or you got your info off Wikipedia or something and actually have no knowledge of your club.
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North didn't have a choice. One of the main reasons North was not granted admission in to the VFL in 1896 is because Collingwood was terrified of them. Check your history.
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Wrong, you get an extra 100k, thats it. It is not a guarenteed profit of 100k. You lose 150k at the gate, you lose 50k after you get the extra 100k, its simple maths.. There was a guarenteed return but it was taken away by the AFL.
With your draw, you will make plenty of net losses in 2010 even with the new deal.
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Wrong again, do any North fans have the first clue about how the AFL works. You only receive the merchants mark-up on a 'new' jumper if it is brought via your club outlets. The actual branding royalty income goes directly to the AFL for all clubs and it forms part of their consolidated revenue which is then distributed to the clubs.
So if someone buys your new jumper at Rebel or an AFL store for example you get nothing from it.
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Quite funny really. Seems old A'Rocca did not understand the new deal too well.
North get nothing extra this year whilst the MCG tenents including the Pies, get the extra 100k for the 2009 year as back pay.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/no-windfall-for-roos/story-e6frf9jf-1225793309469
North get nothing extra this year whilst the MCG tenents including the Pies, get the extra 100k for the 2009 year as back pay.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/no-windfall-for-roos/story-e6frf9jf-1225793309469
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Actually, we do get what we wanted. So we don't get backpay. Wow.
We still make a profit this year.
Seeing as the OP insists this thread is 'funny', and instilling the fact that the morgpies are 'rich', it IS funny how it has not been able to bring more than 1 premiership in 50 years. Compared to North's 4 (premierships).
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If you count AFL hand-outs, yes you did. I bet the auditors still qaulify your statments on this basis ie dependent upon continued AFL funding.
North and a few other clubs are being utterly ripped off by the AFL and they get away with it because without their 'support' they cannot survive. Well with their 'support' they will never be masters of their own destiny either.
The whole Eithad arrangement is the greatest rip off of all time, I am just thankful that Collingwood is not paying of the AFL's loan and getting no equity or return for doing it.
How obsessed you are with Eugene Arocca. Don't know why you can't be happy with your own CEO. Oh wait, that's right, you've got Perty. Makes sense.
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Yep, you are correct re: $100k.
It is now up to us to win enough games to justify a decent commercial draw. I think the 2010 draw stands us in good stead to do just this.
Regardless, we will make a profit this year, and no doubt in 12 months we will again make a profit, and the ongoing debate about AFL handouts will continue.
Spot on.
North are very low on the priority list with the AFL.
If they want anything special, they better do it themselves.
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Perhaps there's a timeslot over the weekend we could identify and spend a decade developing so it becomes the most lucrative property as regards attendances and TV rights?
JeffDunne
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Sounds like jealousy to me, just because you guys have been the greatest chokers of the last half century and all use your pre WW2 challenge GF wins and those won by default to justify some sort of "greatness".
You could logically argue that in some years the VFA was a stronger competition then the VFL.
pfft
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Instead of relying on Tasmania and pet members
And more flags in the last two years than Richmond have in the last 25 yearsInstead of relying on Tasmania and pet members
Morgy, weren't you one of the muppets saying we'd be gone by the end of 2009?
'Early days'. Pffft. You'll be saying that for another decade.
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I'm quite happy to give the funding back in exchange for stand alone matches on Anzac Day* and Queens Birthday, and all the Friday night footy that collingwood gets.
(* 2010 being an exception)
JeffDunne
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You want to replace one handout with another?
Seriously people, I feel like I'm stuck in a friggen time-warp here. I mean seriously, another 6 pages of the topic "North struggles financially".
FACT: North have had a lot less money than other clubs since day dot.
FACT: People have been writing us off as a club for at least the last 25 years.
FACT: We are still here.
Get over it people.
FACT: North have had a lot less money than other clubs since day dot.
FACT: People have been writing us off as a club for at least the last 25 years.
FACT: We are still here.
Get over it people.
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