North Melbourne

[Spargo]

changing your home jumper which you've had since 1933....most clubs wouldn't do that.

Wrong again champ. Check out the Guernsey history on the NMFC website. Numerous changes since 1933, including the kangaroo on the front replacing most of the stripes in the early 2000's and no stripes on the back.

[MW]

Home jumper champ. Check again.

[Wedgie]

I thought it was disastrous when they stopped wearing blue and white hoops like Geeelong do and changed to vertical stripes.

[stan]

Disastrous!

In other disastrous news they've changed the brand of toilet paper used in their offices. I'm not sure they'll ever recover.

They did what?

Bloody hell how are you still alive.

[Magellan]

Disastrous!

In other disastrous news they've changed the brand of toilet paper used in their offices. I'm not sure they'll ever recover.

And I hear they're cleaning their toilets with Jeyes Bloo as well! More blue!! Will this blue onslaught ever end?

[RustyCage]

I thought it was disastrous when they stopped wearing blue and white hoops like Geeelong do and changed to vertical stripes.

Don't know how they recovered from removing the red West Melbourne sash, disaster!

[Wedgie]

North concentrating on some REALLY young players according to today's rag when discussing their training camp in Utah:
"A group of players in the one to four year age bracket will be joined by seniors...."

[MW]

Geoff Walsh has been poached by Collingwood as their head of Football. Seems strange this can happen at this time of year?

[Spargo]

Geoff Walsh has been poached by Collingwood as their head of Football. Seems strange this can happen at this time of year?

He handed the reigns of Head of Football over to Cam Joyce & happily took a lesser role.
I would dare say that Collingwood have offered him big coin to go over there. North didn't stand in his way.

[MW]

Geoff Walsh has been poached by Collingwood as their head of Football. Seems strange this can happen at this time of year?

He handed the reigns of Head of Football over to Cam Joyce & happily took a lesser role.
I would dare say that Collingwood have offered him big coin to go over there. North didn't stand in his way.

Ah ok, didn't realise he had taken a lesser role.

[Dutchy]

Geoff Walsh has been poached by Collingwood as their head of Football. Seems strange this can happen at this time of year?

Maybe he knows how to get Wellsy's calf right?

[Booney]

Geoff Walsh has been poached by Collingwood as their head of Football. Seems strange this can happen at this time of year?

Funny, even though it's Collingwood it's a step closer to finals action in 2017 for him.

[Dutchy]

For the eighth time in nine years, North Melbourne has recorded a profit.

The club recorded a net operating profit of $470,046, while again reducing the club’s overall debt by a further $400,000 in the last financial year.

Managing Director and CEO Carl Dilena said North Melbourne was in a strong financial position.

“We are very pleased to post yet another profit in the past financial year,” Dilena told NMFC.com.au.

“We are fully aware we operate in a really challenging financial environment, so our staff deserve a massive amount of gratitude for their hard work and dedication in helping us record this result.

“In 2016, we saw an increase in total revenue to $38 million, thanks to the growth in gate receipts, membership and merchandise sales.

“We’ve also continued to increase our investment in our football department, ensuring that we give our players every chance to succeed in the years ahead.”

North remains as the only Victorian-based AFL club to not rely on revenue from pokies and gambling.

Dilena also paid tribute to outgoing Chairman James Brayshaw, saying his leadership was pivotal to the club’s current financial position.

“During James’ chairmanship, we saw a turnaround in the club’s fortunes and we owe him a great deal for the work he put in behind the scenes during his nine years as Chairman of the Board,” Dilena said.

“Since James took over, we’ve doubled our membership from 22,000 to a record 45,000 plus, as well as doubling our sponsorship revenue, allowing us to invest heavily in growing our workforce. We of course played in five finals series in those nine years, including two Preliminary Finals in 2014 and 2015.”

Under Brayshaw, North built its elite training facilities at Arden St, returned the club to a ‘member-based club’, established The Huddle and its leading community programs, as well as the significant debt reduction seen under his watch.
Key points – 2015/16

- Net operating profit of $470,046
- Football Department expenditure increase of $496,000
- Reduction of debt by a further $400,000 to $1.25 million
- Revenue of $38m, an increase of $1.09 million on 2014/15
- Gambling and pokies revenue $0

[Booney]

North Melbourne’s multi-million dollar offer to Isaac Heeney

North Melbourne reportedly made a multi-million offer to Sydney young gun Isaac Heeney during the recent trade period.

The Roos offered Heeney over a million dollars a season according to Channel Seven’s Tom Browne, with the club also a chance to pursue the 20-year-old star again at the end of next season when he comes out of contract.

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Quality player, is he the next AFL million dollar man?

[Dutchy]

Makes a lot of sense, looking at our 2016 ins/outs there is at least $1m in cap space there. Dusty is a free agent next year also, could be very interesting times.

[therisingblues]

For the eighth time in nine years, North Melbourne has recorded a profit.

The club recorded a net operating profit of $470,046, while again reducing the club’s overall debt by a further $400,000 in the last financial year.

Managing Director and CEO Carl Dilena said North Melbourne was in a strong financial position.

“We are very pleased to post yet another profit in the past financial year,” Dilena told NMFC.com.au.

Carl Dilena? I am guessing that is the same fella who played for Sturt under Merve Keane in the mid-80s?

[Spargo]

For the eighth time in nine years, North Melbourne has recorded a profit.

The club recorded a net operating profit of $470,046, while again reducing the club’s overall debt by a further $400,000 in the last financial year.

Managing Director and CEO Carl Dilena said North Melbourne was in a strong financial position.

“We are very pleased to post yet another profit in the past financial year,” Dilena told NMFC.com.au.

Carl Dilena? I am guessing that is the same fella who played for Sturt under Merve Keane in the mid-80s?

Yep.

[Spargo]

North Melbourne’s multi-million dollar offer to Isaac Heeney

North Melbourne reportedly made a multi-million offer to Sydney young gun Isaac Heeney during the recent trade period.

The Roos offered Heeney over a million dollars a season according to Channel Seven’s Tom Browne, with the club also a chance to pursue the 20-year-old star again at the end of next season when he comes out of contract.

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Quality player, is he the next AFL million dollar man?

If we're offering $1million a year to a player, I'd hope it'd be a bigger fish than Heeney.

[amber_fluid]

North Melbourne’s multi-million dollar offer to Isaac Heeney

North Melbourne reportedly made a multi-million offer to Sydney young gun Isaac Heeney during the recent trade period.

The Roos offered Heeney over a million dollars a season according to Channel Seven’s Tom Browne, with the club also a chance to pursue the 20-year-old star again at the end of next season when he comes out of contract.

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Quality player, is he the next AFL million dollar man?

If we're offering $1million a year to a player, I'd hope it'd be a bigger fish than Heeney.

Yep that price seems way over at this point of his career.
You'd pay close to that money for Dusty but not Heeney.

[Dutchy]

Id pay it for Heeney...Gun