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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 15, 2015, 11:35:28 PM
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Richmond tipped to overtake Collingwood as biggest AFL club
Peter Rolfe
Sunday Herald Sun
August 15, 2015 8:09PM
RICHMOND is poised to overtake Collingwood as the biggest club in the AFL, experts believe.
The AFL’s sleeping giant has been kicking goals off the field, with more than 70,000 members now and record sponsorship deals.
Experts believe the Tigers could soon surpass the Magpies as the number one club in town, on the back of strong on-field showings.
Sponsorship expert Jack Watts says if Richmond can land a preliminary final berth this year, its membership total could go past that of the Pies by the middle of next year.
Richmond already has the fastest-growing membership base when ranked against other top four premiership contenders, despite not earning the double chance since 2001.
“Collingwood are still in front but Richmond are not far behind,’’ Mr Watts said.
“I’d say that if the Tigers finish in the top four, play in a preliminary final, then it will happen in the middle of next year. For Richmond fans, making a preliminary final would be the tipping point. It would be the monkey-off-the-back moment where everybody jumps on the bandwagon.’’
Bastion EBA has plotted the membership rise of the AFL’s most successful clubs against their on-field performance.
The Tigers have had the league’s strongest membership growth since 2011, despite failing to finish in the top four in those years.
“In the past decade Collingwood has certainly been the benchmark in all the key aspects of how to run a football club,’’ Mr Watts said.
“The most fans, members, Friday night matches ... but the sands are starting to shift.
“Collingwood might have maxed out and the others catch up.’’
Richmond’s website listed a membership of 70,937 on Friday. Collingwood’s was 76,433, and the Magpies are unlikely to play finals.
Richmond chief Brendan Gale said the club was determined to succeed.
“We have a fantastically loyal and passionate fan base and as a club and we will never take it for granted,’’ he said. “We don’t focus on size and scale — it’s simply a byproduct of getting other things right, and clearly our football team is playing their part at the moment.’’
Richmond cheer squad president Gerard Egan said: “There are a number of clubs that are very worried about Richmond being successful because we will eclipse everybody in fans, merchandise, sales and numbers.’’
BY THE NUMBERS
COLLINGWOOD
Members 2014: 79,347
Members 2015: 76,433
Average home game crowd 2014: 48,046
RICHMOND
Members 2014: 66,122
Members 2015: 70,937
Average home game crowd 2014: 43,196
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-tigers-tipped-to-overtake-collingwood-as-biggest-afl-club/story-fnp04d70-1227485123671
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Ha ha hope Eddie spits out his weeties this morning and his head explodes when he reads this
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I'd say the tipping point wont be making a Preliminary Final, it will be breaking our Premiership drought. When the Tigers win the flag, this town will be hit by a yellow and black tsunami that will wash Collingwood and everyone else away. And personally, I CAN'T WAIT.
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Who gives a flying f
No point having great numbers when you can't win a flag or even a final
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Who gives a flying f
No point having great numbers when you can't win a flag or even a final
Absolutely spot on.
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Record Sponsorship deals?
But no details of what they are...
A lot of "if this happens, that will happen" in that article
Who gives a flying f
No point having great numbers when you can't win a flag or even a final
tend to agree with this
Richmond chief Brendan Gale said the club was determined to succeed.
“We have a fantastically loyal and passionate fan base and as a club and we will never take it for granted,’’ he said. “We don’t focus on size and scale — it’s simply a byproduct of getting other things right, and clearly our football team is playing their part at the moment.’’
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-tigers-tipped-to-overtake-collingwood-as-biggest-afl-club/story-fnp04d70-1227485123671
ANd we know the highlighted bit is extremely debatable >:(
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this has been coming for a while now, we know it , now they know it
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VIDEO: https://twitter.com/FootyClassified/status/894529989818830848
* Biggest home attendances by some margin (Rich 546k, Ess 478k, Adel 462k, Coll 416k).
* Dominating the media headlines including front and back pages of the Herald-Sun.
* Dusty is Brownlow medal favourite and is king of the kids in terms of most popular player in the comp.
* Melbourne's best premiership hope sitting 3rd on the ladder (equal 2nd on pts)
* Only one of two Victorian clubs to have more than 70k members (72,535).
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They were (are) lame stats
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They were (are) lame stats
They forgot best club song. That always figures somewhere in this discussion.
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Tim watson this morning trying to argue Bombres were still number 1 for game attendances. Not sure what is fact
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overall attendances bombers number 1
home attendance we are way ahead
too many variables to take it seriously anyway
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The only measure i want to boast is winning a premiership this year so lets worry about what counts.
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The only measure i want to boast is winning a premiership this year so lets worry about what counts.
:clapping
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The only measure i want to boast is winning a premiership this year so lets worry about what counts.
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The only measure i want to boast is winning a premiership this year so lets worry about what counts.
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Yesssssss!!!!!!
The only measure i want to boast is winning a premiership this year so lets worry about what counts.
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They were (are) lame stats
It's a lame program
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good call, accurate though typically oxx call...
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good call, accurate though typically oxx call...
:gotigers
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good call, accurate though typically oxx call...
Thanks Caro. ;D
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good call, accurate though typically oxx call...
Thanks Caro. ;D
:clapping explains alot
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How dare you. This is the current year and surely we've moved beyond that sort of thing, at least that's my understanding.
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This whole pumping up our tyres is OTT.
Until we win something g of substance we are just an also ran.
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This whole pumping up our tyres is OTT.
Until we win something g of substance we are just an also ran.
True. However our current game style (which has us sitting third) sure beats the hell out of the depressing chip backward style that we saw last year and thus it's much better having people pump us up rather than reading depressing articles bagging us.....
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In 1973 Richmond was the first team to have over 1 million spectators attend. And those were the days we had to play at Moorabbin, Arden st, junction oval and lakeside oval etc. We did it again in 1980.
The magpies first broke the 1 million mark in '77 and continued until '81 when their supporters stopped attending due to the mounting GF losses. :lol
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PF: Richmond vs GWS 94,128
PF: Collingwood vs GWS 80,000 (estimated).
https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2019/september/collingwood-v-gws-giants-september-21
Exhibit A, your honour ;D :thumbsup.
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PF: Richmond vs GWS 94,128
PF: Collingwood vs GWS 80,000 (estimated).
https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2019/september/collingwood-v-gws-giants-september-21
Exhibit A, your honour ;D :thumbsup.
Poor GWS are going to cop it twice on the same weekend
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I think gws are a fair chance to beat the pies
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I think gws are a fair chance to beat the pies
Agreed
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Not if Greene doesn't play.... :shh
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Coniglio could play.
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Pies will be missing DeGoey to kick their goals and no Greenwood to tag.
The question on GWS is how much energy has the past two physical finals taken out of them. Their record at the 'G is pretty ordinary too.
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Victorian team FTA ave ratings in Melbourne 2021
Richmond 337,000
Geelong 303,000
Essendon 302,000
Collingwood 294,000
Melbourne 283,000
Western Bulldogs 274,000
Carlton 261,000
St Kilda 253,000
Hawthorn 229,000
North Melbourne 154,000
Data: Oztam
https://twitter.com/footyindustryAU/status/1442123828277116937