Members urged to have their say

[stander]

Off field success is massive, it's not just about 22 guys turning up for a game of footy on the weekend.

Don't get too carried away, we're only 2% off break even, and we're paying big bucks for PJ and co. to rattle the tin for $3.1m net sponsors.
Luckily the fitness centre is bringing in the dough.

 

[Skeeta Olly]

Agreed.

What troubles me though is when off field gets too involved in on field and the other way around.

 

[Colin D'Cops]

Luckily the fitness centre is bringing in the dough.

No mention of the pokies stander?

 

[stander]

No mention of the pokies stander?

Significant reduction in revenue GTSE- pokies are a waste of time and yesterdays cash cow.

 

[Bomber32]

Sorry to intrude peeps, but at Collingwood only Social Club members have a vote. I'm just wondering if this is the same at Windy Hill?

Nope, all registered Essendon members are entitled to vote.

 

[B-Bomber]

Premierships aren't something you can plan for off the field. You need luck. You need the risk on a young indigenous forward with attitude problems at pick 5 to come off, you need a guy you picked at 79 in the draft to be the player of his generation, you need a father/son draftee to graduate to the best midfielder in the game. There's nothing the board can do about that.

This paragraph here is gold. Every premiership has an element of luck. The premier rarely has a large injury list -- usually use the least amount of players in the season (or the bottom few anyways). This is another element of luck that despite your best planning can come unstuck with some freak impact injuries.