Tap - remember in that scene from Ferris Bueller when Charlie Sheen's character says to Jeanie 'You oughta spend a little more time dealing with yourself, a little less time worrying about what your brother does.'

I think that applies here.



Forget what the other clubs are doing, forget the Commission's equalization incompetence and focus on what Carlton can do. There's probably little point looking backward. Look forward. Carlton has to accept the AFL's involvement but they can make it work for themselves. They have to have a good plan. That's the space North are in now. It mightn't work but at least there's a plan.

Just like Ferris. His plan never would have worked out if he hadn't planned extensively beforehand.

If you want something, plan it. It's very hard to achieve success without a vision. If you’re one-step ahead of everyone around you, the likelihood of failure diminishes significantly.

I agree with most of this Jim - but there's a stubborn reluctance to do things differently at Carlton. Revenue is a major concern. I would argue it's pretty close to 'dire'. Projections wouldn't be great. Is Carlton too proud to rattle tins?

I'm having some of what Trigg is having. We are diversifying so much. In days of yore, we just approached Pratt and Matthison. Those days are long gone, now we approach 100 people

The King is dead, long live the King!

Who is this "Doc" you speak of?

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The financial position of the club is a massive concern. Prior to refinancing to WBC, we were in NAB's 'emergency department'. With the revenue and cashflow concerns, I dare say we are heading down a similar path at WBC. As The Kick Inside mentioned, forward projections wouldn't be flash either. The guarantee from the AFL provides some comfort to financiers however the ongoing viability of the club is a serious problem.

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It's all come to rise this year, thanks CFC board

As for the CareerOne thing, while the logo looks a bit tacky on the jumper, I like the idea of the club associating with a national recruiter that could expose the club to lots of young'uns.

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Serious question - do people still use CareerOne?

Yep, although admittedly SEEK probably would've been a better option.

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Well...yes! (Although not likely with co-founder Paul Bassatt sitting on the AFL Commission and being a big St.Kilda fan).

Trigg is pissing in the wind.

He knows the small exclusive/elite ownership routine at Carlton is a thing of the past but they're who he answers to. He can't sell inclusiveness while the club operates exclusively.

The knuckleheads in the boardroom who live with their heads up their arses don't realise a strong club needs to be genuinely inclusive.

The 80's and 90's are gone... a small exclusive group can't do it on their own anymore.

They're full of shit and people are awake to it.

Agree, this is the least of our worries.

This is what irks me. We are handing over money so clubs such as North and the WB benefit from us. It is a joke and has to stop.

Awake, but largely apathetic.

You could hear the sense of exasperation in Triggs voice this morning.

Would not surprise me if he's already starting to think about his next career move...

For mine, I maintain that Trigg gets it. The unknown is whether he will be allowed to fully execute and if that will ultimately restore us to a true power.

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Not much. It's Seek, and then daylight.

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They are probably good fit since they are a former heavyweight that has fallen away and now seems irrelevant ! They seem to run a lot of good competitions as marketing activities but never seem to find good job matches. If I was looking for staff my money would be headed to Seek or LinkedIn.

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You're talking about a quarter of a million dollars. What about the other million +...or doesn't that concern you?

sustained mediocrity on the field is a financial killer

this ain't simply about poor financial management

with four wooden spoons and continual poor performance on the field we have no chance of rectifying the ship without AFL assistance

I would hazard a guess that Hawthorn or Collingwood would also struggle financially if they had produced on the field what we have over the last 15 years

there are obviously other problems but let's hope this list rebuild is the start of our re-emergence

if all goes well hopefully our support base is still there and come out of the woodwork to make us stronger financially ala Richmond

I wonder how comfortably Kate Jenkins is sitting in her seat today after this announcement
Would love to also know how strong her support is for our Pokie Revenue