2013 Membership - THE ROAR IS BACK

[one-eyed]

As of 25/01/2013

34,867

[MADTIGER2010]

As of 25/01/2013

34,867

29,007 on the same day last year

[one-eyed]

We've had the largest increase so far of any club  from the membership figures available on each club website.

Club membership tallies

                       25/01/12     25/01/13       Change

Collingwood     49,334        55,000+        +5,666
West Coast     43,997         46,608          +2,611
Hawthorn        44,051         46,153          +2,102
Essendon        34,792         38,368          +3,576
Richmond        29,007         34,867          +5,860
Carlton            27,478        30,361          +2,883
Adelaide          27,065        30,000+        +2,935
Geelong           28,244        27,669          -    575
St Kilda            19,871        23,638          +3,767 
Melbourne       22,407        21,873          -    534
Port Adelaide   20,394       21,112          +   718
North Melb.      19,336       20,773          +1,437 
Sydney            15,197        20,000+      +4,803
W.Bulldogs      19,586        18,004        - 1,582
Brisbane          12,206        13,519         +1,313
Gold Coast         8,831         8,033         -    798 
GWS                  4,168          8,019        +3,851
Fremantle            N/A             N/A              N/A

AFL members   40,664       42,621         +1,957

[dwaino]

Dire signs for the Dogs. Weren't they 5 or 6k down last year on 2011 memberships?

[gerkin greg]

look at the sydney flogs go

[Phil Mrakov]

Wow! Collingwood!

[MADTIGER2010]

Would have sold a few at pakenham today too

[Rampstar]

Club needs to find ways to increase revenues from membership by value adding. You cant exponentially just increase member numbers year after year. There comes a point where you reach the maximum and then you cant grow the membership numbers anymore - what happens then? Clubs done a good job but they need to do more on 1) maximising members 2) maximising membership revenue 3) creating outside sources of income.

[Smokey]

There comes a point where you reach the maximum and then you cant grow the membership numbers anymore - what happens then?

We send the supporters to the bedroom and tell them to close their eyes and think of Mother England.  9 months later problem solved.

[Gigantor]

I reckon as long as melbournes population is growing ,then our membership can keep growing too.Look where it was less than 10 years ago

[Phil Mrakov]

The Indians will make us bigger than Collingwood

[WilliamPowell]

Club needs to find ways to increase revenues from membership by value adding. You cant exponentially just increase member numbers year after year. There comes a point where you reach the maximum and then you cant grow the membership numbers anymore - what happens then? Clubs done a good job but they need to do more on 1) maximising members 2) maximising membership revenue 3) creating outside sources of income.

This is a very good post and raises some very important points 

[1965]

Club needs to find ways to increase revenues from membership by value adding. You cant exponentially just increase member numbers year after year. There comes a point where you reach the maximum and then you cant grow the membership numbers anymore - what happens then? Clubs done a good job but they need to do more on 1) maximising members 2) maximising membership revenue 3) creating outside sources of income.

This is a very good post and raises some very important points 

An elephant stamp for Ramps.

[Eat_em_Alive]

the indians will send us broke coz they all want everything for free 

Come on now

No, you come on. You know he is right 

[Rampstar]

Club needs to find ways to increase revenues from membership by value adding. You cant exponentially just increase member numbers year after year. There comes a point where you reach the maximum and then you cant grow the membership numbers anymore - what happens then? Clubs done a good job but they need to do more on 1) maximising members 2) maximising membership revenue 3) creating outside sources of income.

This is a very good post and raises some very important points 

Thanks but I forgot to add  that

Point 3 is the most important point for me. RFC needs to start building income sources from outside the club that can be built on over time. I dont care what it is but the club should invest in a business and try and grow it over time. What they invest in is up to them of course. Plenty of opportunities all over the place and with the number of members and supporters over Australia Im sure we'd all do our bit to make it a success.