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Michelle Jordan's avatar

I’m a Kennedy Club member. I LOVE the MCG but I only sit in my seat once a year now. Many of the original members around me have moved on or don’t go to games any more. It’s not the same feel and I put it down to continuity. I am NOT interested in the Marvel home game, I refuse to go. I can’t be bothered booking a seat and finding it. I want to sit with the usual crowd in the usual seat if I am forking out $625. If the Hawks don’t get MCG home games once we vacate Tassie I will seriously reconsider any membership. I want continuity of games to consider going regularly. Thankfully, a best mate is a MCC member who gets me a guest pass to attend choice games each year (not always Hawthorn). Carlton, Essendon etc can keep their Marvel home ground and shouldn’t be prioritised over the Hawks. HFC needs a new Major sponsor and that MS will be looking for a large membership base, will want to see large crowds and high ratings on mainstream tv. We are miles away from ticking those boxes right now. HFC needs to do everything they can to ensure 11 MCG home games which is a step towards the return of supporters BUT the team needs to start winning to justify the G, to get back onto mainstream tv and to crowd attendance. Large supporter attendance is a major ingredient to on field success. How many times has the Collingwood, Richmond or Geelong crowd assisted the teams in creating energy and wins in close games……. GoHawks

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Jonathan Mack's avatar

6 home games at the MCG is an insult to our supporters. What’s even worse, is the club taking for granted members who pay equitable (to other club) fees for just 7 reserved seat home games.

Generally, members are pretty supportive. Paying full fees the years when there were zero games. During the successful years, the club could get away with this cost-per-reserved seat scam because you were watching elite football. Of late, watching a developmental side makes this membership cost too much to stomach for some

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