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While this issue has been discussed on another thread (AGM to be a belter) I am seeking a poll on BF poster’s position on the voting, plus having an issue specific thread.
WANM delivered a notice supported by over 100 signatures from 2012 NMFC members, addressed to the Directors of the NMFC, containing a motion that;
“…….. the NMFC Constitution be amended to require a membership vote on any actual or proposed obligation, contract, arrangement or understanding the purpose or outcome of which is to permit, allow or require the Club (whether permanent, temporarily or otherwise) to play or relocate more than 4 home games during any Premiership Season outside of the State of Victoria.”
This motion was drafted in the belief that:
While James Brayshaw has indicated that he supports the Club being Melbourne based and is not seeking to relocate the Club, he wants the current and future Boards to have unrestricted freedom to play an unspecified number of games interstate in return for revenue. We see this as a very risky strategy, and one which would place the club on a slippery slope towards relocation.
WANM delivered a notice supported by over 100 signatures from 2012 NMFC members, addressed to the Directors of the NMFC, containing a motion that;
“…….. the NMFC Constitution be amended to require a membership vote on any actual or proposed obligation, contract, arrangement or understanding the purpose or outcome of which is to permit, allow or require the Club (whether permanent, temporarily or otherwise) to play or relocate more than 4 home games during any Premiership Season outside of the State of Victoria.”
This motion was drafted in the belief that:
- North Melbourne is a member based Club and any decision that could lead to relocation first requires Member endorsement. Full credit to James Brayshaw, the Board and Senior Administrators for this achievement.
- Relocation in this context would likely involve the death of the club we know and love, to enable the birth of a new interstate franchise club. In this scenario, the assets of the deceased club, (the AFL licence, the Mascot [Kangaroos], the colours and its history), would be used to support the birth of the new club.
- “No more than 4 games” was chosen following the success of the Hawthorn – Launceston model.
- The Constitution requires a member vote on a proposed merger. Logically therefore, relocation issues should be treated in a similar fashion.
- The Constitution has as its main objective “to maintain, provide, support and field a team or teams of footballers bearing the name of North Melbourne Football club to compete in the AFL”. Any move away from this without endorsement of the membership would, in our opinion, be unconstitutional.
While James Brayshaw has indicated that he supports the Club being Melbourne based and is not seeking to relocate the Club, he wants the current and future Boards to have unrestricted freedom to play an unspecified number of games interstate in return for revenue. We see this as a very risky strategy, and one which would place the club on a slippery slope towards relocation.