Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

[GVGjr]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

I completely disagree with you here.

We have been perfectly open about our intentions re: Darwin and Canberra. We have said all along they were short term options and our aim has always been to play all of our home games in Melbourne.

The people of NT and ACT wouldn't have swallowed it if we'd said anything different, anyway.

I'll agree that Canberra was sold as a short term remedy but if I recall correctly Darwin was seen as an emerging market and something that we wanted a long term deal with.
I suppose the point I'm making is that Hawthorn made the most of their deal with Tasmania whilst we have a long history of never quite getting any of these ventures right.
No problems about taking the money because we haven't had a strong enough membership base here until recently, but we come up short on the results with nearly every time.

Tremendous news that we can establish ourselves back in Melbourne on a full time basis.

[Scraggers]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

Was it just me? ... I read this article with a tear in my eye ... no longer looking over our shoulder for the cloak and sickle ... it's time to move forward as a force in the AFL ... now bring on the premiership

[Remi Moses]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

A positive article from CaroNo more interstate home games is brilliant news.
Notice Eddie has imposed a ban on Collingwood players speaking to ''The Age'' journos.
Eddie's a good operator but that's childish and petty in the extreme

[Bornadog]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

It would be nice if we could be debt free.

[KT31]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

The facts are if we had a decent agreement with Collins Stadium we would not be in the shit.
How long is our current agreement with Collins Stadium ?
And what if we got a better deal from the G ?

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

The facts are if we had a decent agreement with Collins Stadium we would not be in the shit.
How long is our current agreement with Collins Stadium ?
And what if we got a better deal from the G ?

It wouldn't matter. We don't draw enough people to our games so the AFL have straight out said we would be scheduled to play our home games at the end of Footscray Rd.

The MCG also realise that there is a limit to the amount of games they can hold and they would rather that those games involve Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn and Carlton (perhaps Richmond when they're winning).

[hujsh]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

The facts are if we had a decent agreement with Collins Stadium we would not be in the shit.
How long is our current agreement with Collins Stadium ?
And what if we got a better deal from the G ?

2025 isn't it?

[mighty_west]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

2025 isn't it?

Wow, that long......

#$%@

[hujsh]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

Wow, that long......

#$%@

That's why it's important that the AFL is pressuring the Dome about the Etihad thing to get some leverage to try and negotiate new deals. Otherwise were pretty screwed.

[ledge]

Re: Swayed Demetriou says Dogs off endangered list

Fancy writing in a contract for that long!