Did I accidentally become a St Kilda member?

[David]

I recently signed my son up to play for our local u10s team, and as a result seem to have been added to several St Kilda FC mailing lists. (I guess they must have some kind of association with junior clubs in the area.)

Needless to say, this is pretty offensive, and after a while I tried to unsubscribe, by clicking on the email preferences link and unticking every box. Apparently my pleas for clemency have gone unheeded, as they’re still bombarding me with emails – except I’m now getting special membership offers, including to buy early tickets for the Collingwood game.

This is truly unnerving, and I’m starting to wonder: by paying the fee for my son to play football, have I inadvertently become a St Kilda member? And if so, should I begrudgingly embrace the perks? Or do I need to call someone up and resolve this situation immediately? Either way, I have no idea how to make the emails stop.

[lazzadesilva]

No older Collingwood fan worth their salt will ever have anything to do with the mongrel St. Kilda club, showing respect for John Greening who was king hit into a state of disability by a thug named Jimmy O’Dea in 1972. Us older fans like Piesnchess and Member etc. will never forgive that dirty club’s feral fans who laughed their arse off when Greening was stretchered off. Grr🤬😡

[KenH]

Likewise Lazza!

[stui magpie]

Forward the email to the StKilda membership department email and tell them that you are a Collingwood supporter, you want nothing to do with St Kilda and if they don't remove you from their distribution list you will report them for spamming.

I don't know you you would report them to, but hey. If that doesn't work, go into your mail settings, mark them as junk and block the senders domain.

[Dark Beanie]

Will your son be playing for a team in the SMJFL?

The Saints have a relationship with the SMJFL and run footy clinics etc at clubs in that league.

It is the same as when the red headed chick played junior netball. We she registered with Netball Victoria to play, we were added to the Vixens mailing list.

[David]

Yep, that's it! For the Hampton Rovers.

[Dark Beanie]

26 year old played for East Malvern (with Lachie Sullivan) in the SMJFL.

The Saints have a long association with the league.
Back when the 26 year old started playing, the league was known as the Southern Saints JFL. Changed to Southern Metro late 2000s.

[think positive]

Send em a link to the 2010 grand final,
Ask ‘em if they like librarians!

[Culprit]

Report it to ACMA - https://www.acma.gov.au/dealing-with-spam

[Bucks5]

Back in the day, I used to buy a mate of mine a 3-game Essendon membership as his birthday present.

Essendon FC used to send out stuff like newsletters, membership info etc, all the time by snail mail. I used to bin it (without opening it of course) and not say anything just to waste their money and resources.

Once they switched to email communication I called and got taken off their mailing lists

[i hate carlton]

I feel your pain. My lifelong love of the Preston Bullants was tested sorely when Carlscum used them as a reserves team. Emails were festooned with their awful propaganda. Northern bullants my zxcv!

[Piesnchess]

[Pi]

Its a serious matter; if it happens to anyone else you should coerce your local MP to have a question asked in parliament.

[didick]

[LaurieHolden]

David, did you get better seats for this week?...