Ben Graham

[ledge]

Has just been appointed to the club as a strategic manager and will oversee things like the move to a stand alone club in the VFL , apparently another person with great leadership and respect.

[Ozza]

Re: Ben Graham

Good to hear another set of hands are on deck. Everytime I heard Ben interviewed, he comes across as a bright bloke - and he obviously brings a different perspective along with him having played both NFL and AFL.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Ben Graham

Wow we are really assembling a good off field team down there. The next key is to show some improvement on field which will lead to more bums on seats and some belief back into supporters minds.

[Sedat]

Re: Ben Graham

Good to hear another set of hands are on deck.

Agreed, you'll never hear a complaint from me about continued investment into out footy dept. Shame we didn't have the same mindset a few years ago.

[ledge]

Re: Ben Graham

Agreed, you'll never hear a complaint from me about continued investment into out footy dept. Shame we didn't have the same mindset a few years ago.

Didn't have the money and needed it for the debt , from what I have heard Peter Gordon has decided to Put more money into this department and I believe the AFL also gave us money on the proviso we used it on the footy department

[Twodogs]

Re: Ben Graham

I wouldnt mind getting a few of these blokes on the field!

[Sedat]

Re: Ben Graham

Didn't have the money and needed it for the debt , from what I have heard Peter Gordon has decided to Put more money into this department and I believe the AFL also gave us money on the proviso we used it on the footy department

Precisely my point. Additional money for the footy dept was just as available 3-4 years ago as it is today. Unfortunately the powers that be weren't, shall we say, as generous with their additional footy dept funding back then. That additional funding might have been handy, seeing as we were a kick away from a GF and were very competitive in 2 other PF's in that era.

[Cyberdoggie]

Re: Ben Graham

Precisely my point. Additional money for the footy dept was just as available 3-4 years ago as it is today. Unfortunately the powers that be weren't, shall we say, as generous with their additional footy dept funding back then. That additional funding might have been handy, seeing as we were a kick away from a GF and were very competitive in 2 other PF's in that era.

Are you saying the people in charge of the club should only be there if they are prepared to financially back it with their own cash?

The club should be financially viable by themselves without having to rely on the generosity of others to dig them out of a hole all the time.

[Sedat]

Re: Ben Graham

Are you saying the people in charge of the club should only be there if they are prepared to financially back it with their own cash?

The club should be financially viable by themselves without having to rely on the generosity of others to dig them out of a hole all the time.

Not at all. It's just nice to see some long overdue investment into our footy dept, you know seeing as we are a footy club first and foremost. A similar mindset would have been nice to see when were were knee deep in contention.

Anyway welcome to the club Benny.

[LongWait]

Re: Ben Graham

Not at all. It's just nice to see some long overdue investment into our footy dept, you know seeing as we are a footy club first and foremost. A similar mindset would have been nice to see when were were knee deep in contention.

Anyway welcome to the club Benny.

The people who recently put money into the Football Department weren't anywhere to be seen two or three years ago.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Ben Graham

Precisely my point. Additional money for the footy dept was just as available 3-4 years ago as it is today. Unfortunately the powers that be weren't, shall we say, as generous with their additional footy dept funding back then. That additional funding might have been handy, seeing as we were a kick away from a GF and were very competitive in 2 other PF's in that era.

That is incorrect.

The fact that more money is being put into the footy department is a direct result of the extra funding - both from the AFL and through Gordon

[ledge]

Re: Ben Graham

Precisely my point. Additional money for the footy dept was just as available 3-4 years ago as it is today. Unfortunately the powers that be weren't, shall we say, as generous with their additional footy dept funding back then. That additional funding might have been handy, seeing as we were a kick away from a GF and were very competitive in 2 other PF's in that era.

No the money wasn't but is now

[Remi Moses]

Re: Ben Graham

New theme song.
"We are the Dogs, the greatest team of all"
He pulled out the biggest kick at the W/O I've seen back in the mid 90's.

[Sedat]

Re: Ben Graham

New theme song.
"We are the Dogs, the greatest team of all"
He pulled out the biggest kick at the W/O I've seen back in the mid 90's.

Was there that day and standing right behind him - absolutely massive kick. They smashed us by about 10-12 goals that day from memory.

[Sedat]

Re: Ben Graham

That is incorrect.

The fact that more money is being put into the footy department is a direct result of the extra funding - both from the AFL and through Gordon

Thanks EJ and others, I stand corrected.

So am I to assume that (putting the AFL's additional contributions to one side) only Gordon can personally contribute to our footy dept funding but that Smorgon was somehow incapable of doing so in the past??