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Now we have no interjections about Ports Financial Owings and woes , lets focus on the CLUBS.
It is sounding promising for the SANFL clubs and a great initiative by the SANFL to promote the clubs today. We are in a good financial position and it would be good to see this escalated through different media. An ideal time for the SANFL to promote the history of the league and what it means.

Brett wrote:Now we have no interjections about Ports Financial Owings and woes , lets focus on the CLUBS.
It is sounding promising for the SANFL clubs and a great initiative by the SANFL to promote the clubs today. We are in a good financial position and it would be good to see this escalated through different media. An ideal time for the SANFL to promote the history of the league and what it means.

Not sure if I've missed something but it looks like the SANFL "Support your Club" is just a call for us to donate, become a member or buy merchandise. That is fine but are the SANFL providing any money to the clubs from their own coffers?

fish wrote:

Brett wrote:Now we have no interjections about Ports Financial Owings and woes , lets focus on the CLUBS.
It is sounding promising for the SANFL clubs and a great initiative by the SANFL to promote the clubs today. We are in a good financial position and it would be good to see this escalated through different media. An ideal time for the SANFL to promote the history of the league and what it means.

Not sure if I've missed something but it looks like the SANFL "Support your Club" is just a call for us to donate, become a member or buy merchandise. That is fine but are the SANFL providing any money to the clubs from their own coffers?

SANFL would have its own financial issues they need to manage first, esp with no income from the SMA which would have formed a large part of their budgets.

Once the depth of the hole it known they may be able to borrow and assist clubs at the back end of this.

Great interview with Kris Grant

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id ... IDRfZZVZO8


Cdfc have raised $35k in memberships/season ticket sales
And $62k out of the fundraiser

UK Fan wrote:Great interview with Kris Grant

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id ... IDRfZZVZO8


Cdfc have raised $35k in memberships/season ticket sales
And $62k out of the fundraiser

PLUS just over $3,000 for the "BBQ with The Gowans twins" raffle.

UK Fan wrote:Great interview with Kris Grant

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id ... IDRfZZVZO8


Cdfc have raised $35k in memberships/season ticket sales
And $62k out of the fundraiser

I wonder how 35k compares with usual membership income ?

Good interview with Kris Grant and must say I hate how all radio stations end with ...."well we are right behind you so if anything you want just let us know". lol Its tripe. I agree with Kris Grant as I feel after all this the SANFL will be better and I have no doubt all 8 clubs will survive.

AFL lists will reduce which will make State leagues stronger. Pity it took a Pandemic for the AFL to work it out.

gazzamagoo wrote:

UK Fan wrote:Great interview with Kris Grant

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id ... IDRfZZVZO8


Cdfc have raised $35k in memberships/season ticket sales
And $62k out of the fundraiser

PLUS just over $3,000 for the "BBQ with The Gowans twins" raffle.

Will they both fit on the barby?

Heard an interview with Keith Thomas today that port are saying to both the afl and SANFL that they should be treated uniquely and are pushing hard to remain in the SANFL....

One out both out as far as I'm concerned. According to them they're one club so no SANFL for them.

topshelf wrote:Heard an interview with Keith Thomas today that port are saying to both the afl and SANFL that they should be treated uniquely and are pushing hard to remain in the SANFL....

They probably want to forego their position in the SANFL this year but come back in next year. Ultimately it will be the AFL that decides how much of a hand out Port get and if that will be enough to fund a reserves team.

daysofourlives wrote:

topshelf wrote:Heard an interview with Keith Thomas today that port are saying to both the afl and SANFL that they should be treated uniquely and are pushing hard to remain in the SANFL....

They probably want to forego their position in the SANFL this year but come back in next year. Ultimately it will be the AFL that decides how much of a hand out Port get and if that will be enough to fund a reserves team.

I reckon the AFL will have enough problems keeping all teams afloat even without the reserve teams.

Reckon the resi teams are gone for the foreseeable future.

8 team SANFL.

daysofourlives wrote:

topshelf wrote:Heard an interview with Keith Thomas today that port are saying to both the afl and SANFL that they should be treated uniquely and are pushing hard to remain in the SANFL....

They probably want to forego their position in the SANFL this year but come back in next year. Ultimately it will be the AFL that decides how much of a hand out Port get and if that will be enough to fund a reserves team.

Spot on. Port will have no say in it.They are now run by the AFL.
If they did want to come back the SANFL should allow them at a very high price. Once again the SANFL holds the aces , lets hope they realise that.

I hope you guys are right, hopefully the SANFL don't hand out more money to them or give them special treatment. 8 teams this year and beyond would be excellent

Brett wrote:Once again the SANFL holds the aces , lets hope they realise that.

Unlike in 2013, when they held all the aces and caved in anyway.

Groucho wrote:One out both out as far as I'm concerned. According to them they're one club so no SANFL for them.

This

fish wrote:

Groucho wrote:One out both out as far as I'm concerned. According to them they're one club so no SANFL for them.

This

Pretty certain there both gone. With reduced AFL list sizes it won't be possible. Back to 8 teams as long as there are still 8 teams when this is over.

stan wrote:

fish wrote:

Groucho wrote:One out both out as far as I'm concerned. According to them they're one club so no SANFL for them.

This

Pretty certain there both gone. With reduced AFL list sizes it won't be possible. Back to 8 teams as long as there are still 8 teams when this is over.

ya know what that means then, they will want to place their B graders back at the traditional clubs

daysofourlives wrote:

topshelf wrote:Heard an interview with Keith Thomas today that port are saying to both the afl and SANFL that they should be treated uniquely and are pushing hard to remain in the SANFL....

They probably want to forego their position in the SANFL this year but come back in next year. Ultimately it will be the AFL that decides how much of a hand out Port get and if that will be enough to fund a reserves team.

I would have thought it would be easier for them to fill a team this year than next, if the list size cuts come. If the Hubs don't happen, why wouldn't they be in the comp this year?

Norwood fan Kasey van Puijenbroek takes out membership at rival SANFL clubs to help league survive

Passionate SANFL supporter Kasey van Puijenbroek could not sit back and watch a state league club fall apart financially because of COVID-19.

So he took out two memberships at his beloved Norwood, the club he has followed for 34 years since his dad Keith started taking him to games when he was just eight.

And he is now also a member at West Adelaide, Sturt, South Adelaide, Sturt and Woodville-West Torrens after his generous backing of the league.

Van Puijenbroek has even joined Central District, confessing to not being a “huge” fan of the Bulldogs. Hardly surprising for a devoted Redlegs follower.

Glenelg and North Adelaide memberships are on the to-do list. His health has become his priority again though, with more chemotherapy necessary because of brain tumours.

“It is all about supporting the clubs, 100 per cent they need us behind them,” van Puijenbroek, an engineer, said. “I love the SANFL and don’t want any clubs to die.

“The Norwood Football Club represents a happy childhood for me, going to the footy with the old man. It is like a family.”

Van Puijenbroek’s battle with brain tumours started in 2006 and has kept him from games. But he is determined to be at Norwood Oval for the Redlegs’ first game following the resumption of football when his name will be on the players’ jumper.

All fans who have purchased Fortis in Procella merchandise, born by the Redlegs to help in the financial fight created by the coronavirus crisis, will have their name on the jumper and be invited on to the ground to welcome the players back into action.

And it is becoming more likely this will happen in front of the $8 million redevelopment, scheduled for completion in mid-June.

“The club has waited 10 years for this to be built and it could be ready and we not able to use it,” Redlegs chief executive James Fantasia lamented.

“But it could well be the next time we play a game at Coopers Stadium we will be opening the facility. So it could be a celebration of playing football again and the opening of the redevelopment.

“Imagine that on a Friday night, what a night.”