A Great Night at the Footy

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Season 2011 began in the best possible fashion with a win and a wonderful night thanks to the Spirit of Carlton. Your humble correspondent took advantage of a ticketed night of entertainment from the Spirit of Carlton Past and Present, all the following for just $35.

The night began by finding the Ron Barassi room and settling down for a quiet drink (at bar prices) and speaking to fellow Blues supporters about the most interesting thing in the world, the Carlton Football Club! The night was generously sponsored by Cameron Knight of Jim's Roofing Services, you can see the business details in the photos associated with this article. The album of pictures can be accessed here: http://spiritofcarlton.com/blog/photos/ ... h-24-2011/

About 40 minutes before the game started the MC for the night, the famous Jimmy Buckely got things started with a few well timed gags and then introduced Geoff Southby who spoke about what the Spirit of Carlton had been doing in recent times. We were informed about the preservation of history program the SOC is building in association with the club and in particular Tony De Bolfo. The most obvious result so far to Carlton supporters is the spectacular new display case in the foyer at Visy Park. Geoff also kindly talked about developments such as this website and how the SOC is getting serious about connecting with supporters through the internet and social media (as an aside our twitter account ticked over 1000 followers this morning, check us out at https://twitter.com/#!/SpiritofCarlton). The support that the SOC has given the current playing group was also mentioned. The SOC has contributed over $330,000 so far to the club for use in specific projects to benefit the current playing group. Some of the items the club now has thanks to the SOC include, a new golf cart for the property steward to transport training gear, GPS units for the players to track their matchday performance, iPads and accompanied software that helps with their weights management training and support for the father and son training academy to name a few.....continued at http://spiritofcarlton.com/blog/2011/03 ... the-footy/

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Well done SOC - I must try and get to on of these functions, its seems like it will be money well spent as well as value for money

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Spread the Word and Win!

The Spirit of Carlton Past and Present is taking the online world head on and wants to be seen by as many Carlton supporters as possible, we know there are thousands of us, so lets get involved.

In order to spread the word we are going to be running a competition. What we want from you is very simple, just tell other Carlton supporters about us, whether that is on twitter, facebook or your social media of choice.

At the end of April we will collect the names of those who have helped us spread the word and you will be in the running to win a Spirit of Carlton shirt and cap. The winner will be drawn randomly from the entries we have collected to the 30th April.

The winner will be announced on the 1st of May.

To see how to enter please follow this link: http://spiritofcarlton.com/blog/2011/03 ... d-and-win/


Good luck!

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The Spirit of Carlton Business Directory

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The Spirit of Carlton is proud to announce the introduction of our new Business Directory.

Expose your business to passionate blues supporters. Being part of our premium online business directory will ensure your business is associated with a strong network of past players, supporters and fellow businesses. Become a member of the Spirit of Carlton Business Directory today.

Just $250 for non past players or $100 for past players for one year on the directory.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM

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A Captain Cook at the Endeavour Room

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The game on Saturday night between Carlton and Adelaide saw the first Spirit of Carlton home game function for the year at Etihad Stadium and the first time that the SOC has been able to use the magnificent Endeavour room. This room is available exclusively to SOC members and will be our main venue for the remaining five home game functions at Etihad this season.

When I walked into the room the very first thing that struck me was how similar it was in feel to the old Social Club at Visy Park. There was the bar at the back, plenty of standing room, large windows revealing magnificent views of the ground and rows of exclusive premium seating just outside the room for those who like to sit down and soak in the atmosphere. I have to admit it did bring back a lot of fond memories and the room along with the familiar faces of fellow Blues supporters made me feel like I was 'home' at the footy again.

Past players and officials in attendance on Saturday night included, David Rhys-Jones, Alex Marcou, Val Perovic, Ian Prendergast, Mil Hanna, Jamie Dunlop, Steve Da Rui, Tony Zoanetti, Frank Brosnan, Gary Higgins, Gary Vallence, Mark Naley, Mark Amos and Albert Millson.

The room can hold 300 people so there is plenty of room for anyone thinking of coming along. If you are a SOC member for just $50 you get a premium seat just out the front of the Endeavour room, drinks at bar prices, free finger food at half time, great raffle prizes and exclusive auction items and being able to mingle with past greats of the club. You get an experience at the footy that can cost some people thousands of dollars.

If you haven't already get yourself a SOC membership. There are still 5 more home game functions at Etihad and another 3 at the MCG. For a small outlay you can get a big experience.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OUR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

To see what happens at half time and interviews with Ian Prendergast and Mil Hanna please check out our video below.

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Link: PHOTO GALLERY

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SOC - just a question, I have a membership to all H&A games including reserved seats, is it still a flat $50 or is it marginally cheaper to get access to one of these functions?

I am keen to come along to one to one of the functions, but the better half, she wont be too impressed if I fork out another $50 especially when I have paid up admission to the game and seating??

We recently had to raise the fee for a reserved seat from $35 to $50 to cover the costs of a raise in reserved seat costs from both the MCG and Etihad.

So what happens now is this.

If you are an SOC member you have two options.

1) Get into the ground using your CFC membership or purchsing a general admin ticket, then get into the SOC room using your SOC membership tag (this works only for Etihad, for MCG you need to be able to get into gate 7 which is only AFL members to get access to the SOC room). To watch the game you would either have to watch it from behind the glass or leave the room and watch the game from your general admin or CFC reserved seat in another part of the ground.

2) Purchase the $50 reserved seat from the SOC, this gets you entry into the ground, entry to the SOC room and a reserved seat just in front of the room if you wish to use it.

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Thanks SOC, I am a piad up SOC member so I may try and get to a function at Etihad as I'm not an AFL member so I wouldnt be able to get access at the MCG unless I was to pay the whole $50

Cheers

We are AFL FULL Members Carlton Club Support.
Does it cost $50 to join SOC and then $50 for a reserved seat?

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Hi Bluey,

SOC membership costs $70 and if you wish to purchase a reserved seat an additional $50 per game.

Being an AFL Member you can take advantage of paying just $70 for an SOC membership and then presenting your SOC membership on game day to be able to use the facilities and entertainment on offer in the Ron Barassi room at the MCG for our home game functions there.

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Gday Spirit of Carlton

if i was to attend a home game am i able to bring a guest along if they are prepared to pay for ticket?

or is the spirit of Carlton Just strictly for spirit of Carlton Members only?

Thankyou

ozdevil

Good question. One I think I need to ask as well because I'm thinking of taking a guest soon.

I'll let you know tomorrow if that is OK. Don't think Bob would appreciate a call at this time of night.

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The answer is yes. You can request more than the one ticket for yourself - and would have got the emails from Justine Wratten days prior to a home game. Tickets can be picked up from will call boxes at both MCG and Etihad...process couldn't be simpler.

Thanks Doc, makes sense, I assumed that would be the case, needed to confirm just to be sure.

Just to let everyone know, tickets for the Geelong game on the 20th have already gone on sale (much earlier than normal). Will give details tomorrow.

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Was looking forward to being able to attend my first SOC function at Etihad tomorrow night, went looking for details and when I couldn't find any it dawned on me that it isn't our home game so there isn't a function.

Just wanted to confirm this is the case

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Yep. Next one is the Geelong game. Tickets are already available. Give Justine a call tomorrow to secure your ticket.

I'll see you there.

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Tickets are still available for our Darwin function. Why not get away from the cold weather for a weekend and join the SOC boys at the top end.

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Hey SoC, I recently met a guy at an accounting seminar (sounds wild I know) who told me he looks after accounting for SoC....and is a Filth supporter.

An explanation would be appreciated.

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We are a non-discriminatory organisation.

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