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Winging it
HERALD Sun journalist Ben Butler dives into Victorian AFL clubs' annual reports to assess all the figures. Who's in the black?
RICHMOND
Profit: $1.59 million
Last year: $8 million
Revenue: $31.6 million
Employee costs: $16.4 million
Membership income: undisclosed
Marketing income: $13.5 million
Gaming and social club income: $5.5 million
HANDOUTS prop up the Tigers, who would have made an $84,000 loss if it were not for $1.675 million in government money towards the redevelopment of Punt Rd oval.
And in a crisis the club would also not be able to count on $500,000 received from the Jack Dyer Foundation, which is earmarked for the project.
GEELONG
Profit: $650,800
Last year: $52,600
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Revenue: $40.8 million
Football department costs: $17.2 million
Membership income: $9.41 million
Sponsorship income: $13.7 million
Gaming, food and beverage income: $6.87 million
PHOTOS of the Premiership Cup adorn the Cats' annual report, but while taking home the flag boosted the club's payment from the AFL to $7.9 million it has also caused some financial indigestion.
Producing extra memorabilia left the club with a $1.16 million bill. Directors say they expect to overcome the deficiency in the next three months through membership and sponsorship sales.
NORTH MELBOURNE
Profit: $5.78 million
Last year: $6 million
Revenue: $29.4 million
Football operations costs: $13.69 million
Membership income: $4.65 million
Sponsorship income: $5.6 million
Gaming income: not disclosed
THE Shinboners are another club dependent on government grants - take away the $5.9 million in Arden St redevelopment funding and operating profit was just $60,000.
Current liabilities of $8.2 million far outstrip current assets of $4.4 million and auditors Grant Thornton say there is "a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt" on the club's "ability to continue as a going concern" and pay its debts.
COLLINGWOOD
Profit: $594,000
Last year: $3.27 million
Revenue: $62.7 million
Football expenses: $17 million
Membership income: $9.58 million
Sponsorship income: $15.1 million
Social club and gaming income: $22.7 million
COLLINGWOOD is under financial pressure, with profit slumping and $7.25 million in debt run up on its ill-fated hotel investments due to be paid off before the end of October 2010.
The hotels are valued at $9.5 million and if the Magpies cannot sell them before the debt falls due the club faces a $4.4 million shortfall. Despite the problems with the hotels auditors KPMG have given Collingwood a clean bill of health.
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Profit: $3.21 million
Last year: $3.18 million
Revenue: $31.8 million
Football department costs: $13.3 million
Membership income: $4.84 million
Sponsorship income: not disclosed
Gaming income: not disclosed
WITH $12.5 million owing to Westpac falling due this year, and just $5.6 million in current assets, the Bulldogs need either a loan extension or a big cash injection.
Directors say the club depends on the continued support of the AFL. Take away $2.9 million in government money for the redevelopment of the Whitten Oval and the Bulldogs operating profit was $820,000.
HAWTHORN
Profit: $2.7 million
Last year: $4 million
Revenue: $40.5 million
Employee and player expenses: $19.9 million
Membership income: $7.3 million
Marketing income: $13.2 million
Gaming and bar income: $4.9 million
WITH cash in the bank - about $6 million - and a miserly $214,000 in debt, the Hawks are a financial powerhouse.
Unlike some clubs, they're not dependent on government handouts or AFL support, clawing in millions from memberships, marketing and hotel operations.
This year the club agreed to pump $2.15 million into a joint venture with developers the Gauci Group that is developing pokies pub the West Waters Hotel in Caroline Springs.
MELBOURNE
Profit: $587,000
Last year: loss of $549,000
Revenue: $26.1 million
Football department costs: $13.5 million
Membership income: $4.2 million
Marketing income: $6.8 million
Gaming and social club income: $3 million
THE Demons' financial position is even more hellish than it appears at first glance because the club's profit includes $567,000 raised as part of its "debt demolition" campaign.
Counting only football operations the club made a wafer-thin profit of $20,000, and despite raising $3 million over the past two years to pay down debt it still carries liabilities worth $5 million.
Directors Jim Stynes and Stuart Grimshaw say the Demons "still have a long way to go" and auditors Ernst & Young say there is "significant uncertainty" the club will "be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable".
CARLTON
Profit: $8.67 million
Last year: $6.31 million
Revenue: $34.1 million
Football department costs: $16.1 million
Membership income: $7.65 million
Sponsorship income: $11.4 million
Gaming income: $2.8 million
WHILE their headline profit looks good, a $6.5 million shortfall projected for the coming year means the Blues are deep in red ink.
They have also committed to find a further $2 million towards the redevelopment of Visy Park.
Blowouts blamed on "design changes" have increased the cost of the project, a joint venture between Carlton, the AFL, and local, state and federal governments, from $17.7 million to $19.4 million.
The project brought in $7.9 million in government grants this year, and without that money the operating profit would have been reduced to $750,000.
ESSENDON
Profit: $2.85 million
Last year: $755,000
Revenue: $41.3 million
Football costs: $13.9 million
Membership income: $6.4 million
Marketing income: $11.2 millon
Gaming income: not disclosed
MERGING with the Melton Country Club has given the Bombers a windfall of about $2 million; excluding the one-off payment operating profit was a little better than last year, at $760,000.
But the club's financial position would have been healthy in any case; it is debt-free and has banked about $1.9 million in cash.
RICHMOND
Profit: $1.59 million
Last year: $8 million
Revenue: $31.6 million
Employee costs: $16.4 million
Membership income: undisclosed
Marketing income: $13.5 million
Gaming and social club income: $5.5 million
HANDOUTS prop up the Tigers, who would have made an $84,000 loss if it were not for $1.675 million in government money towards the redevelopment of Punt Rd oval.
And in a crisis the club would also not be able to count on $500,000 received from the Jack Dyer Foundation, which is earmarked for the project.
GEELONG
Profit: $650,800
Last year: $52,600
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Revenue: $40.8 million
Football department costs: $17.2 million
Membership income: $9.41 million
Sponsorship income: $13.7 million
Gaming, food and beverage income: $6.87 million
PHOTOS of the Premiership Cup adorn the Cats' annual report, but while taking home the flag boosted the club's payment from the AFL to $7.9 million it has also caused some financial indigestion.
Producing extra memorabilia left the club with a $1.16 million bill. Directors say they expect to overcome the deficiency in the next three months through membership and sponsorship sales.
NORTH MELBOURNE
Profit: $5.78 million
Last year: $6 million
Revenue: $29.4 million
Football operations costs: $13.69 million
Membership income: $4.65 million
Sponsorship income: $5.6 million
Gaming income: not disclosed
THE Shinboners are another club dependent on government grants - take away the $5.9 million in Arden St redevelopment funding and operating profit was just $60,000.
Current liabilities of $8.2 million far outstrip current assets of $4.4 million and auditors Grant Thornton say there is "a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt" on the club's "ability to continue as a going concern" and pay its debts.
COLLINGWOOD
Profit: $594,000
Last year: $3.27 million
Revenue: $62.7 million
Football expenses: $17 million
Membership income: $9.58 million
Sponsorship income: $15.1 million
Social club and gaming income: $22.7 million
COLLINGWOOD is under financial pressure, with profit slumping and $7.25 million in debt run up on its ill-fated hotel investments due to be paid off before the end of October 2010.
The hotels are valued at $9.5 million and if the Magpies cannot sell them before the debt falls due the club faces a $4.4 million shortfall. Despite the problems with the hotels auditors KPMG have given Collingwood a clean bill of health.
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Profit: $3.21 million
Last year: $3.18 million
Revenue: $31.8 million
Football department costs: $13.3 million
Membership income: $4.84 million
Sponsorship income: not disclosed
Gaming income: not disclosed
WITH $12.5 million owing to Westpac falling due this year, and just $5.6 million in current assets, the Bulldogs need either a loan extension or a big cash injection.
Directors say the club depends on the continued support of the AFL. Take away $2.9 million in government money for the redevelopment of the Whitten Oval and the Bulldogs operating profit was $820,000.
HAWTHORN
Profit: $2.7 million
Last year: $4 million
Revenue: $40.5 million
Employee and player expenses: $19.9 million
Membership income: $7.3 million
Marketing income: $13.2 million
Gaming and bar income: $4.9 million
WITH cash in the bank - about $6 million - and a miserly $214,000 in debt, the Hawks are a financial powerhouse.
Unlike some clubs, they're not dependent on government handouts or AFL support, clawing in millions from memberships, marketing and hotel operations.
This year the club agreed to pump $2.15 million into a joint venture with developers the Gauci Group that is developing pokies pub the West Waters Hotel in Caroline Springs.
MELBOURNE
Profit: $587,000
Last year: loss of $549,000
Revenue: $26.1 million
Football department costs: $13.5 million
Membership income: $4.2 million
Marketing income: $6.8 million
Gaming and social club income: $3 million
THE Demons' financial position is even more hellish than it appears at first glance because the club's profit includes $567,000 raised as part of its "debt demolition" campaign.
Counting only football operations the club made a wafer-thin profit of $20,000, and despite raising $3 million over the past two years to pay down debt it still carries liabilities worth $5 million.
Directors Jim Stynes and Stuart Grimshaw say the Demons "still have a long way to go" and auditors Ernst & Young say there is "significant uncertainty" the club will "be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable".
CARLTON
Profit: $8.67 million
Last year: $6.31 million
Revenue: $34.1 million
Football department costs: $16.1 million
Membership income: $7.65 million
Sponsorship income: $11.4 million
Gaming income: $2.8 million
WHILE their headline profit looks good, a $6.5 million shortfall projected for the coming year means the Blues are deep in red ink.
They have also committed to find a further $2 million towards the redevelopment of Visy Park.
Blowouts blamed on "design changes" have increased the cost of the project, a joint venture between Carlton, the AFL, and local, state and federal governments, from $17.7 million to $19.4 million.
The project brought in $7.9 million in government grants this year, and without that money the operating profit would have been reduced to $750,000.
ESSENDON
Profit: $2.85 million
Last year: $755,000
Revenue: $41.3 million
Football costs: $13.9 million
Membership income: $6.4 million
Marketing income: $11.2 millon
Gaming income: not disclosed
MERGING with the Melton Country Club has given the Bombers a windfall of about $2 million; excluding the one-off payment operating profit was a little better than last year, at $760,000.
But the club's financial position would have been healthy in any case; it is debt-free and has banked about $1.9 million in cash.
