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it shows up as the club telephone line
I let it go through to the keeper too. Unfortunately Matty Wade dropped it (now that heâs renounced Victoria and returned to Tassie).
I let it go to voice mail thinking it was a charity or energy company. So, since I was sitting at my desk at work I googled the number and it came up with Essendon footy club. What can this be? So then I saw that they left a message and when i listened, it was Dyson. For a split second I must admit I thought it was him and I was a â â â â â â â â for not answering. âŚLOL.
Doesnât mean Iâm not a â â â â â â â â for other reasons though. âŚ
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All the LOLs
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Something from Telstra no charge? Thatâs novel.
Tyson Neville?
WSPHU
Seems to me we are missing the most important point here peopleâŚ
WE HAVE 65 THOUSAND FKING MEMBERS!!!
So, ⌠Woo to the Hoo!
Well done one and all, ⌠only 5 k more to go .
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Not sure where to put this, but this thread feels like the best place - nonetheless, great news for the club!
Dons debt drive ahead of schedule after crowd surge
Rohan Connolly
Published: May 17 2017 - 6:16PM
Essendon is poised to make a bigger than expected dint in the clubâs $9 million debt after breaking membership and attendance records over the first third of the AFL season.
Essendon has reached its membership target of 65,000, well past its previous membership record of 61,317 set in 2015, an achievement chief executive Xavier Campbell called âan incredible and historic moment for our clubâ.
âWe believe we are heading in the right direction, our team is playing an exciting brand of football, and itâs great to see our members back enjoying their football again,â Campbell said on Wednesday.
But those members are also paying more than lip service to that support, with the Bombers currently averaging home crowds of 66,000, which is more than 9000 ahead of the next best-drawing club, Collingwood.
While a draw featuring the Anzac Day blockbuster against Collingwood and an opening clash with old foe Hawthorn have helped, Essendon have drawn home crowds of 78,000, 87,600, 44,000 and last Saturday night against Geelong, 57,000.
After breaking the 65,000 membership target, the club has planned a series of thank yous and giveaways to its fan base at Sundayâs Etihad Stadium game against West Coast.
Essendon had budgeted for a $1.2 million profit this year after last yearâs whopping $9.8 million loss. But the stronger-than-expected support, despite a middling win-loss record of 4-4, has the Bombers hopeful of potentially even doubling that amount.
âBased on our initial budget position, we feel like weâre well-placed to deliver a better profit and pay down of our debt later this year,â Campbell said. âHaving such a significant debt hasnât rested that well with a lot of us, and itâs something we want to ensure we get on top of sooner rather than later.â
The $9.8 million loss last year came as the club counted the legal costs of the supplements scandal, leaving a traditionally well-off club with a debt of more than $9 million.
The loss took in player compensation claims and legal fees of $4.5 million, $1.5 million spent on short-term contracts for players in order to field an AFL team after the suspension of a dozen players by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, $3.1 million of lost revenue and gate takings, and another $806,000 as the club wrote off assets at their old home ground of Windy Hill.
Essendon has determined to rebrand itself in the aftermath of the scandal, and is also paying more than lip service to its attempt to be the most inclusive club in the AFL.
To that end, on Wednesday evening, the club marked IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia) with a âRed and Black Pride Nightâ, hosted by gay coterie group the Purple Bombers, along with the Essendon Womenâs Network and The Long Walk, addressed by former coach Kevin Sheedy, along with former Olympian and Federal MP Nova Peris.
Sundayâs home game will be preceded by an AFL 9s match between the Purple Bombers and their West Coast equivalent.
Essendon players have had awareness training this week, as well as taking to the training track in specially-designed rainbow guernseys to mark the occasion. On Sunday, the side will run out with the Purple Bombers forming a guard of honour. Campbell said the club was proud of the steps it was taking towards embracing equality.
âSport is a great facilitator of awareness, but also, if you really approach it meaningfully, change,â he said. "Weâre not an expert in everything, but weâre in a fortunate position where we can canvas those areas.
"And for us being inclusive means that weâre accessible, and it means that our supporters feel comfortable and safe in supporting our club, no matter their race, religion or background.
âWe want to reflect the multicultural society that is Australia now, and when it comes to sexual orientation, we want equality. Weâve been pushing that hard as a football club, and itâs just another part of the inclusiveness to which we are referring.â
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Hmm, mine got translated fine by the same service.
Did we not get fridge magnet fixtures this year? I havenât got that or a magazine 
We did.
The fridge magnet was full page sized and included in the magazine, mate
With those attendance numbers, itâs in our (read the aflâs) best interest to make the MCG our home ground sooner rather than later.
Make it happen EFC.
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Hmmm, I didnât get my mag for any of my memberships!
I didnât realise it was Hep so I told him to â â â â off and leave me alone.
Seriously just fkn cut Etihad off at whatever cost and get back to the G
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I didnât get a call. Lost my phone in Marrakesh!
if we canât get 40k+ on a barmy sunday, when the teamâs doing well and kids get in free, then our 65000 membership is about as authentic as Hawthornâs
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Traditionally been between 30 and 35K. Iâm hoping for 40+
You gonna go a bit crazy, eh?
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