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    Social Club Function

    Anyone going to the Social Club Function tomorrow night?
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    Re: Social Club Function

    Where is the social club these days?
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


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    It is these days held at Etihad Stadium.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Where is the social club these days?
    Before /after games in the Victory room.
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    Not going but hope they get a good turn out.

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    Yeah i'll be there.

    Was hoping to see the new kids but doubt they will be there. At least it will be a good chance to listen to the new coach and here the powerbrokers speak on what happened during the off-season.

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    I'll be there.

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    Yep I am going and looking forward to it

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    Was going, but left my tickets at home, so won't have time to get em and come back. Hope it's a fun night.
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    Re: Social Club Function

    Reports please (needless to say…) Take notes everybody in your best shorthand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Murphy'sLore View Post
    Reports please (needless to say…) Take notes everybody in your best shorthand.
    Will do.

    Hopefully most players will be there.
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    I'll be there

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    All of the new recruits were there. Tom Boyd spoke very confidently. I spoke with Zaine Cordy quite a bit, Zaine looks very well proportioned but is a bit shorter than Tom Boyd. Caleb Daniel sure does look short next to Tom Boyd.

    The family day will be on March 7 and there will be a club practice match that day.

    I saw all of the players except I didn't see the following: Wallis, Macrae, Roberts, Dickson, Darley and Campbell. They may have been there but I just didn't see them. There were thousands there.

    Can' seem to upload my pics.

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    I'm certain I saw Dickson, Campbell and Roberts.
    More of an In Bruges guy?

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    Re: Social Club Function

    Summary from tonight that I can remember:

    Peter Gordon

    * Next years function should be at Edgewater - Costing $30 million and significant club investment.
    * Will work with Vic Government on Ballarat, expect to play two games there in 2017
    * WO upgrade on track but new scoreboard 50/50 to be ready for NAB Cup - will be where old scoreboard was
    * Mens Health campaign raised over $1 million for club.

    Bevo

    * Won't be making predictions on how we will go, but will set the bar high and if we can't reach then keep pegging back a bit till we assess where we are at.

    * Training today was stepped up and the players were very tired. He is starting to train them a lot harder now. Doing lots of running - 15 to 20k per day

    * Big emphasis on bonding for players as well as coaches and developing a team. I know that was big at Hawthorn where they talked about a Champion team beating a team of champions.(Swans, with Buddy, Tippett etc)

    * Lot's of questions asked but nothing new really said. He does have a sense of humour and sounded more confident speaking than when he first started.

    New recruits

    * All nine new recruits were introduced. Tom Boyd answered questions. Very impressive for a 19 year old, seems mature and level headed.

    * Hamling is a big unit, Caleb really does look very short compared to the group.

    Panel - Bob Murphy, Stringer and Bonti

    * Bob got a standing ovation when he was introduced
    * loves being Captain, unlike the last one
    * Bonti told today he has a new focus, so training has been stepped up - not sure what he meant. He was surprised he played so many games in 2014, but was very tired by years end
    * Stringer, very enthusiastic, and says he learnt alot this pass year and keen to keep learning and getting better.

    Other

    * AGM is on 22nd January (maybe December - need to check)
    * Family Day is on 7th March which will include an intra club match
    * season launch on 14th March.
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