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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: WilliamPowell on August 21, 2018, 09:17:55 PM
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Interested in people's views
There's been alot of comments on Twitter about changes the Club is making to 2019 membership packages
One of the biggest chamges is people with reserved seats in level 2 of the Southern Stand (premiership circle) have been told they are getting moved to the Olympics stand. Some people have had those seats since the stand was built = over 20 odd years. No consulation just a letter to say your moving. Club is holding an info night on Thursday this week at 5.30pm (pathetic time but that's another issue). Throw in a price increase and....
Fair to say there is some very unhappy people out there
I got a letter today about changes to my package :-\ waiting to get more detail on all my questions
I believe there's also been some changes to 3121 and Richmond Executive
Anyone else impacted or have a view
Really interested in people's thoughts / views
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Interested in people's views
There's been alot of comments on Twitter about changes the Club is making to 2019 membership packages
One of the biggest chamges is people with reserved seats in level 2 of the Southern Stand (premiership circle) have been told they are getting moved to the Olympics stand. Some people have had those seats since the stand was built = over 20 odd years. No consulation just a letter to say your moving. Club is holding an info night on Thursday this week at 5.30pm (pathetic time but that's another issue). Throw in a price increase and....
Fair to say there is some very unhappy people out there
I got a letter today about changes to my package :-\ waiting to get more detail on all my questions
I believe there's also been some changes to 3121 and Richmond Executive
Anyone else impacted or have a view
Really interested in people's thoughts / views
I am an RE coterie member and have been told they are moving us to the Southern Stand next year. One of the main reasons I upgraded is to sit in the Olympic Stand as close to the wing as possible. They are the best seats in the house. Now to stay in those seats I need to upgrade again to Legends which is another hefty increase. I was not consulted which is my main gripe but they claim they did extensive research…...
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I am an RE coterie member and have been told they are moving us to the Southern Stand next year. One of the main reasons I upgraded is to sit in the Olympic Stand as close to the wing as possible. They are the best seats in the house. Now to stay in those seats I need to upgrade again to Legends which is another hefty increase. I was not consulted which is my main gripe but they claim they did extensive research…...
As you know Doc I'm an IS coterie member.
IS is being completely rebranded, new name and no longer called a coterie. Now deemed a premium membership category. As I said have a number of questions I need clarification on but from what ive read i just feel a bit hollow about to be honest. Want to give the club the benefit of the doubt but.....
I expected changes but a couple of them I didn't expect at all.
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It's made the Herald-Sun:
Tigers fans’ uproar over reserved MCG seating
RICHMOND has riled some of its most loyal fans by making contentious changes to seating at the MCG.
Tiger faithful who have stuck with Richmond through thick and thin are set to lose vast numbers of reserved seats at the Punt Rd end in favour of cashed-up coterie groups.
Diehard fans say they are paying the price of premiership success as the club struggles with the weight of supporters climbing on the bandwagon.
Little more than 28 years after their “Save Our Skins” campaign to rescue the club, Richmond supporters have started a “Save Our Seats” protest to convince the board to keep supporter bays together.
The club has called a fan forum tonight to smooth tensions, but fans on Tuesday delivered a petition with about 800 names against shrinking the number of reserved seat bays. Richmond member Joe Garra has had four seats for his family next to friends for 13 years and accused the club of making a “unilateral decision to evict us”.
“They’re basically taking seats off some of the most passionate and dedicated fans and giving them to people prepared to pay more,” he said.
A letter sent to members said Richmond’s reserved seats were “at capacity” with “no further room to grow”. Several bays will become “flexible seating bays”, or first-in, first-served for members.
Members are also angry the club has asked them to pay an extra $6 to reserve a ticket in a 186-seat bay it will make available a week before matches.
“They’re happy having us there for the past 20 years, but not now,” Dr Garra said. “Everyone is furious.”
Richmond consumer business general manager Dino Imbriano confirmed 1613 seats across nine bays would be affected, which had been forced by “ability to sell memberships and maximise revenue”.
He said changes were needed, with up to 700 members not showing up at some matches while legions of fans wanted to witness the action.
“Its very emotive and the last thing we want to do is upset fans, but we need to continue to grow and strong and bold has been part of our brand positioning,” he said. “Sometimes we need to make changes to try to accommodate everyone.”
But in a letter to president Peggy O’Neal and CEO Brendon Gale, Dr Garra said: “Instead of being excited about the forthcoming finals series we have been shattered that our loyalty over many dark years has been totally ignored.”
[Paywall]: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/richmond-fans-rally-to-save-reserved-seats-at-mcg%2Fnews-story/8b7b4db11ba226247e14968664c97c17
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Havent heard anything yet on our seats, but my opinion its rotten to the core.
You Don't treat lhe lifeblood, the diehard supporter thats supported this club though lets be honest some pretty dark bleak days and years, like this.
I would lose my poo if they did it to me, like BIG TIME!
Could of been done a lot better than just F you bad luck im sure.
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Club is holding an info night on Thursday this week at 5.30pm (pathetic time but that's another issue).
Look like I got the night wrong
It was either last night or it's tonight ;D
I am an RE coterie member and have been told they are moving us to the Southern Stand next year. One of the main reasons I upgraded is to sit in the Olympic Stand as close to the wing as possible. They are the best seats in the house. Now to stay in those seats I need to upgrade again to Legends which is another hefty increase. I was not consulted which is my main gripe but they claim they did extensive research…...
Regarding the research - there was a very a survey that was sent out to 15k members randomly selected via the research /focus group hired by the club to run the survey
I was one person who got invited" to do it.
It was long, very long, took over 30 minutes (close to 45 minutes) to complete and TBH was difficult to follow at times. It put up numerous different scenarios on each category; which at times felt like they were just regurgitating the same question multiple times. After I completed it I was worried that changes were afoot that weren't going to appease the masses.
And here we are :'(
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Havent heard anything yet on our seats, but my opinion its rotten to the core.
You Don't treat lhe lifeblood, the diehard supporter thats supported this club though lets be honest some pretty dark bleak days and years, like this.
I would lose my poo if they did it to me, like BIG TIME!
Could of been done a lot better than just F you bad luck im sure.
Depends where your seats are Cub.
Level 2 Southern stand are the effected bays, no others at this stage
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It’s interesting
As I am 3121 member x 4
And reserved seat holder in N6 x 4
3121 is being moved around to absorb bays up to N6
My situation is that I save $400 x 4 as I will just sit in 3121 area in 2019. N7 to N13
The disgusting thing about this is that the reserved seats / areas from N1 to N6 have increased approx 33%
So this is purely a cash grab
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Club is holding an info night on Thursday this week at 5.30pm (pathetic time but that's another issue).
Look like I got the night wrong
It was last night
I am an RE coterie member and have been told they are moving us to the Southern Stand next year. One of the main reasons I upgraded is to sit in the Olympic Stand as close to the wing as possible. They are the best seats in the house. Now to stay in those seats I need to upgrade again to Legends which is another hefty increase. I was not consulted which is my main gripe but they claim they did extensive research…...
Regarding the research - there was a very a survey that was sent out to 15k members randomly selected via the research /focus group hired by the club to run the survey
I was one person who got invited" to do it.
It was long, very long, took over 30 minutes (close to 45 minutes) to complete and TBH was difficult to follow at times. It put up numerous different scenarios on each category; which at times felt like they were just regurgitating the same question multiple times. After I completed it I was worried that changes were afoot that weren't going to appease the masses.
And here we are :'(
The forum is tonight , Wednesday @ 5.45
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Club is holding an info night on Thursday this week at 5.30pm (pathetic time but that's another issue).
Look like I got the night wrong
It was last night
I am an RE coterie member and have been told they are moving us to the Southern Stand next year. One of the main reasons I upgraded is to sit in the Olympic Stand as close to the wing as possible. They are the best seats in the house. Now to stay in those seats I need to upgrade again to Legends which is another hefty increase. I was not consulted which is my main gripe but they claim they did extensive research…...
Regarding the research - there was a very a survey that was sent out to 15k members randomly selected via the research /focus group hired by the club to run the survey
I was one person who got invited" to do it.
It was long, very long, took over 30 minutes (close to 45 minutes) to complete and TBH was difficult to follow at times. It put up numerous different scenarios on each category; which at times felt like they were just regurgitating the same question multiple times. After I completed it I was worried that changes were afoot that weren't going to appease the masses.
And here we are :'(
I remember that survey was very hard to follow, wondered what they were up to...
Im M14 ground level right on the fence, love being on the fence and we have been there close to 20 years im guessing, had the seats when it was the old southern stand and got them back once the new stand was finished.
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It’s interesting
As I am 3121 member x 4
And reserved seat holder in N6 x 4
3121 is being moved around to absorb bays up to N6
My situation is that I save $400 x 4 as I will just sit in 3121 area in 2019. N7 to N13
The disgusting thing about this is that the reserved seats / areas from N1 to N6 have increased approx 33%
So this is purely a cash grab
I had seats in N7 for over 20 years. Kept them even when I upgraded to IS as the seats meant so much to me because one of them was Ma Powell's. For 7 season the club got the $ for those seats even though I wasn't using them. And on the odd times i did I was always asking people 3121 members to move ;D
After the GF last year I felt the time was right to give them up. But if I still had them I'd be shattered by what they are doing.
Thing they don't seem to understand is that for people who have had the seats forever (read 20+ years) it about more than the seats, it's about the footy friendships made, the unique bonds formed.... it just not about the seats
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I'll be there tonight - this is a disgraceful money making exercise by the club.
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It’s all about money
Don’t get me started about it
It’s like the T Shirts they were selling at the Sunday after the GF at Punt Rd
Only to see them at the Royal Melbourne Show on the Monday for $6.00 cheaper
$45 one day
$38.95 the next
🤔
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It’s all about money
Don’t get me started about it
It’s like the T Shirts they were selling at the Sunday after the GF at Punt Rd
Only to see them at the Royal Melbourne Show on the Monday for $6.00 cheaper
$45 one day
$38.95 the next
🤔
There are some who don’t want for you to get started on anything ;D
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And then you get the 3.05pm text message saying there is no parking at Punt Rd this evening . Why hold a forum at a ridiculous time then inform people 3 hours before there is no car parking
Seriously incompetent
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And then you get the 3.05pm text message saying there is no parking at Punt Rd this evening . Why hold a forum at a ridiculous time then inform people 3 hours before there is no car parking
Seriously incompetent
Maybe deliberate!!! :)
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It’s all about money
Don’t get me started about it
It’s like the T Shirts they were selling at the Sunday after the GF at Punt Rd
Only to see them at the Royal Melbourne Show on the Monday for $6.00 cheaper
$45 one day
$38.95 the next
🤔
There are some who don’t want for you to get started on anything ;D
:shh
And then you get the 3.05pm text message saying there is no parking at Punt Rd this evening . Why hold a forum at a ridiculous time then inform people 3 hours before there is no car parking
Seriously incompetent
Maybe deliberate!!! :)
:shh :shh
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On Ch 9 news tonight:
Tigers diehards are demanding the club return more than 1600 reserved seats to the faithful. @msanto92 #9News
VIDEO: https://twitter.com/9NewsMelb/status/1032180432844935169
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Didn’t get there but watched on live feed
Interesting to say the least
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What did they say Jack?
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If you go to Serious Richmond supporters Facebook page , there is a live feed there
Very heated at times
Think the club is wrong
They basically want to sell 1800 seats when they only have 1000
As they are counting on only 1000 turning up
They had Neil Balme there , why ? It’s not a footy matter , but he gave a spiel at the finish to deflect and calm the masses
Nothing we don’t already know about the team
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My thoughts on tonight . I posted on a website and copied here . I listened to your take on 3121 Membership which I have 4 and I also have 4 reserved seats in N section which I prefer to sit in
So I have no vested interest in tonight as I will save $1600 a year and I will sit in 3121 next year
But your thoughts about seating in 3121 is some what incorrect , why ? As there would of been at least 250 people watching the game on Saturday from the dining rooms out the back and not utilising the seats allocated in 3121 N section , so there lies a problem. There are also people like myself who sit in my reserved seats that next year will sit in 3121 section
There is also the Richmond Executive who will take one of the functions rooms thus less for 3121 to watch behind the glass
Also many statements made by the club were factually incorrect and total lies
I know people who have joined the Tiger Executive THIS year only therefore paid there way to the front . The comments from the club that they were lifetime members and had been there for a substantial period of time is totally incorrect
This will blow up big time , no matter how the club try and sugar coat it
They are basically trying to sell 1800 seats at a huge increase in previous year ( this year ) when they only have actually 1000 seats
There 55% attendance on average is madness and fought with danger
Cheers
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Is this membership stuff only affecting the top tier memberships like coteries and stuff? Club hasn't emailed me in at least five years and the only time I ever receive anything in the mail is when they post me my yearly membership. I'm a common pleb with a 11 reserved + 5 GA and all I know from reading boards is that the price will increase but I can't find by how much. I probably only go to half the games now for various reasons so I'm on the fence with what to do next year. Combination of the proposed rule changes and this membership drama is strongly swinging me in one direction.
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You're a bit of a miserable bastard sometimes, Dwayne :shh
Enjoy the ride with the rest of us plebs. Let the privileged whine about this. :cheers
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You're a bit of a miserable bastard sometimes, Dwayne :shh
Enjoy the ride with the rest of us plebs. Let the privileged whine about this. :cheers
the "privileged"????
You think people who bought a reserved seat 20 years ago when the club were crap and have kept renewing those seats are somehow privileged?
Then sorry, you are dare I say it clueless on this issue.
These folks from the Southern Stand are not coterie members they are people with standard 11 or 16 game membership who like so many others buy a reserve seat with their membership.
They have been told they have to move to make way for 2 groups; one a coterie and the other a Premium membership group who have been moved to make room for the previously mentioned coterie.
They are anything but "privileged" and they have every right to peeved with how they are being treated. They've been incredibly loyal which clearly means very little
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I agree with you.
But you are privileged (yourself) in comparison to anyone who can't afford your super secretive membership package or even a membership at all. Same goes for people who can afford 11 games memberships. Yes, this is not good, and it is a cash grab from the head honchos as per bloody usual. But not all Tigers can even afford to go to a single game.
We are all Tigers. So I say again, Dwayne me boy, enjoy the ride with the rest of us plebs...and let the privileged worry about this :cheers
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Being a life time member isn’t privileged
It’s called loyalty
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You're a bit of a miserable bastard sometimes, Dwayne :shh
Enjoy the ride with the rest of us plebs. Let the privileged whine about this. :cheers
The ride has been great ;D Footy has been a chore for a few years now and the Tiges are the only reason I have remained interested recently so this run feels like a swan song. :cheers
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You're a bit of a miserable bastard sometimes, Dwayne :shh
Enjoy the ride with the rest of us plebs. Let the privileged whine about this. :cheers
The ride has been great ;D Footy has been a chore for a few years now and the Tiges are the only reason I have remained interested recently so this run feels like a swan song. :cheers
I feel you brother :cheers
Being a life time member isn’t privileged
It’s called loyalty
What about those who can't afford it? Are they not loyal supporters? So yes, in comparison to them, you are privileged. You even get to watch training :shh
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Obviously the club belongs to everyone, rich or poor.
However, the club needs to maximise its revenue. I have no issues with that.
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I attended last night and must say i left somewhat confused by what the logic or intent of the club is
Benny opened his presentation speaking about football department expenditure and the correlation it has to success, the more you spend the more chance you have to succeed, the club needs to increases its revenues to remain in the upper echelon of football spending to remain a chance of sustained success.
They stated that we have 20K reserved seat holders.
What i don't get is the direct correlation to income and moving people or taking up the North Melbourne model of "floating seats" I will say i think its a little insulting to suggest that they have been looking at this for 18 months. No coincidence that the guy Dino who took over from Cain Liddell, came from North Melbourne, has to really question the 18 month scenario.
The sole purpose of this change is to accommodate more Richmond Executive members and possibly 3121 members, this is a dangerous move, RE members unfortunately come and go, i was one of the inaugural members, no longer am i and several others that were also inaugural members. My reason for not continuing was that i didn't enjoy the sterile nature of such a coterie and preferred my 27 year reserved seats that i maintained during my RE time. My point here is that many of these newcomers are no guarantee of hanging around beyond a couple of years, the reserved seat holders that the club is impacting are long time members that have stayed the test of time.
My current PC membership reserved seat isn't being impacted other than being increased by $75 per year over the next 3 years, i have a choice to either pay the additional amount or move to another area at the current price.
What i don't get is why would you risk losing so many long time members for the purpose of accommodating some new RE members that history suggests the retention isn't great.
If we are to believe Benny's financial spiel at the start of the evening then why not come out and say we need to capitalise on our success and to give ourselves the best chance for sustained success we need to increase our revenues.
Why not give all current reserved seat holders the opportunity to pay $75 more per year over the next three years, regardless of their membership level, that goes for 3121, MR and PC members along with current RE members. If the majority agree, it provides an increase in membership revenue of up to $1.5m each year for the next 3 years. Its a lot more than another 30-50 RE members are going to provide to the club and there is no additional cost to the club. Additional RE members provides additional costs to the club filling them full of roast lamb and red wine at each home game.
I might be looking at it in a very simplistic way but ultimately we as members have endured significant pain for a long time, if paying $7 extra per game for an 11 game membership gives us our best chance of experiencing what we experienced last year then i'm pretty sure most of the 20K would oblige.
Don't disrespect your long time members, be honest with them, don't pull the charade that Dino attempted to pull over us last night and i'd be confident that the vast majority will pay the additional to maintain their seats and continue to enjoy the ride that Peggy, Benny, Dimma and the players are taking us on.
Give it a go Benny, you might be pleasantly surprised.
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Unfortunately they have even cut back on the roast lamb and red wine.....
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You're a bit of a miserable bastard sometimes, Dwayne :shh
Enjoy the ride with the rest of us plebs. Let the privileged whine about this. :cheers
the "privileged"????
You think people who bought a reserved seat 20 years ago when the club were crap and have kept renewing those seats are somehow privileged?
Then sorry, you are dare I say it clueless on this issue.
These folks from the Southern Stand are not coterie members they are people with standard 11 or 16 game membership who like so many others buy a reserve seat with their membership.
They have been told they have to move to make way for 2 groups; one a coterie and the other a Premium membership group who have been moved to make room for the previously mentioned coterie.
They are anything but "privileged" and they have every right to peeved with how they are being treated. They've been incredibly loyal which clearly means very little
Well said mate!!
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The club needs to maximise it's revenues???????????????
Are we that desperate for money?
The club needs to find that happy medium where we generate revenue to be a great club without selling our soul for the almighty dollar.
Blowing off long time loyal members to cater for the bandwagon supporters who when we eventually slide down the ladder in four or years time will disappear as quick as the have popped up is poor management.
Is the club anticipating that when we slide down the ladder and the bandwagon supporters bail out that the loyal supporters will just come back and resume their seats.
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May be an unpopular opinion but I tend to agree with a lot of what the club is trying to do it. Perhaps the way they're going about it is slightly less dignified and transparent that I'd prefer.
I've been a member since I could walk; if they started charging an extra hundred or more for my seat next year I think I'd just have to swallow that one.
I guess we just need to make hay while the sun shines.
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The club needs to maximise it's revenues???????????????
Are we that desperate for money?
The club needs to find that happy medium where we generate revenue to be a great club without selling our soul for the almighty dollar.
Blowing off long time loyal members to cater for the bandwagon supporters who when we eventually slide down the ladder in four or years time will disappear as quick as the have popped up is poor management.
Is the club anticipating that when we slide down the ladder and the bandwagon supporters bail out that the loyal supporters will just come back and resume their seats.
You do realise that by far the majority of bandwagon members are not the coterie members but the regular type (and even dare I say 3 game type).....
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Y&B who are the high paying members who are displacing these long time loyal supporters.
Certainly not the 3 membership group.
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Self-important coterie wankers undermining the club again.... :thumbsdown
May be an unpopular opinion but I tend to agree with a lot of what the club is trying to do it. Perhaps the way they're going about it is slightly less dignified and transparent that I'd prefer.
I've been a member since I could walk; if they started charging an extra hundred or more for my seat next year I think I'd just have to swallow that one.
I guess we just need to make hay while the sun shines.
We're not Melbourne, most of our supporters don't come from upper middle class backgrounds so an extra hundred or more a year isn't just pocket money to them. :shh
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Self-important coterie wankers undermining the club again.... :thumbsdown
May be an unpopular opinion but I tend to agree with a lot of what the club is trying to do it. Perhaps the way they're going about it is slightly less dignified and transparent that I'd prefer.
I've been a member since I could walk; if they started charging an extra hundred or more for my seat next year I think I'd just have to swallow that one.
I guess we just need to make hay while the sun shines.
We're not Melbourne, most of our supporters don't come from upper middle class backgrounds so an extra hundred or more a year isn't just pocket money to them. :shh
Lol, you think the 3121 members are struggling???
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Knew you wouldn't understand.... :shh
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Y&B who are the high paying members who are displacing these long time loyal supporters.
Certainly not the 3 membership group.
And you don't think that there are any long time coterie members? I know people who are not on a high income that have been plunging big $ into the club for years.
How about them?
Each one of those is equivalent to 40 full die hard regular members....
And they're not all wankers.... :shh
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Reading the comments here highlights to me the problem that the club has created not just right now but probably over a number of years
IMHO, this "move" and the way it has been communicated and undertaken by the club is the issue here. Members blaming members is just simply wrong.
The club have done it incredibly poorly. I spoke to a friend this morning who was there last night and they said the presentation listing the reasons for "move" put up by the club was extremely poor and in part made very little sense. After speaking to my mate I don't think the new membership manager who came from N0rt really understands the RFC. To say this or that works at Nort and then trying to implement the same thing here is farcical. Clueless and out of touch are words that spring to mind
Sadly by extension, the message has created alot of views based on perception rather than reality with members whacking other members for no other reason than because they are a coterie member or in the case of 3121 a premium membership category
Few points if I may.
1/ This view that the majority of coterie members have suddenly appeared and joined in the last few years is ..well .. to be honest crap. I know of alot of people (myself included) who have been members for ages (me it's 38 years) who started out with just a standard 11 game membership. Who have upgraded because their personal situation allows and because in most cases they wanted to help the club in the bad times. People shouldn't be whacked for that. The majority of Coterie members don't run around making demands on the club. A very small handful do but the majority simple don't.
2/ RE: I find it really sad that so many people don't know the story behind RE. It was established back in 2005 by Miller to raise money for the club; you know when the club had very little $$$. He manage to pull together 100 people who coughed in $5000 each to establish this group. He went to long time supporters and asked them to help. When it was first set up it's seats and function room were ironically where they are being moved back to in 2019.
I actually think RE should be called the RFC Nomads because they have been moved that many times it isn't funny. Each move hasn't been born out of the RE members requesting it but because the Club has decided to move them for varying reasons. Throw in the stripping back of their benefits over time and that group hasn't been treated fantastically well by the club but gee they've stayed loyal. Despite price increases with the removal of benefits
Did they ask to be moved to the Southern Stand and demand the long term reserve seat holders be moved? No they didn't so to throw whacks their way over this is unfair. This a CLub decision not a coterie member decision..
And just so people are clear the reason RE were first moved out of bays 14 & 13 in the Southern Stand was so the Club could sell more 3121 memberships. If you want to talk revenue raising at the absolute highest level then look no further than 3121, they sold and sold, moved RE and sold some more
3/ 3121: alot of 3121 members are long termers there too, so to suggest like RE that they have all jumped on board in the last couple of years is a furphy. yes some have but so many haven't. Were they consulted about losing one of their function rooms and being moved? Again nope.
4/ The Long time Reserve seat Holders: they deserve to be upset, angry and bloody peeved. The way they have been treated in this is shambolic. Up until this season despite having Inner Sanctum m'ships I had kept the seats I had in N7 because they meant so much to me and my family. I gave them up this year because the time was right. But I know the footy friends I've meet, the bonds that have been formed from people seating together for so long. They cannot and should not be underestimated but clearly the Club doesn't understand it perhaps want to acknowledge it.
As I said when I started the thread the people sitting there have been coughing up there dough through the darkest of times to support club, maintain their footy friendships. It is about more than the seats and I don't think the Club understand that or want to understand
So the way I see it is members whacking members and pointing the fingers of blame at other members is wrong. This "move" isn't member driven, coterie driven, whinger driven
This whole thing is club driven. The issue has been caused by the club which I'd argue seem to not understand their membership base like they think they do as well as (IMV) struggling to manage servicing 100k+ members.
Just my take :thumbsup
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I like my reserved seat because it’s become my tiger institution.
They won’t be changing it, nor would they want to.....
Mutiny would abound at the club.
For those affected by having their long time seats moved, shame on you Richmond. You should’ve given those people the opportunity to pay a little more to stay put.
The club has been lauded for understanding their supporters, this seems to be the start of a change in philosophy
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Rex Hunt tweeted this today :
@rexhuntAFL
7 hours ago
Hard to believe that Richmond, a club with 100,000 members, could burn their loyal supporters like this. Cashed up coteries are now the priority, with loyal fans again missing out. The club has never handled success well. An absolute disgrace.
#saveourseats
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Rex Hunt tweeted this today :
@rexhuntAFL
7 hours ago
Hard to believe that Richmond, a club with 100,000 members, could burn their loyal supporters like this. Cashed up coteries are now the priority, with loyal fans again missing out. The club has never handled success well. An absolute disgrace.
#saveourseats
Oh FFS
Talk about an over dramatisation
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Rex Hunt tweeted this today :
@rexhuntAFL
7 hours ago
Hard to believe that Richmond, a club with 100,000 members, could burn their loyal supporters like this. Cashed up coteries are now the priority, with loyal fans again missing out. The club has never handled success well. An absolute disgrace.
#saveourseats
Oh FFS
Talk about an over dramatisation
'in your opinion'
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Rex Hunt tweeted this today :
@rexhuntAFL
7 hours ago
Hard to believe that Richmond, a club with 100,000 members, could burn their loyal supporters like this. Cashed up coteries are now the priority, with loyal fans again missing out. The club has never handled success well. An absolute disgrace.
#saveourseats
Oh FFS
Talk about an over dramatisation
'in your opinion'
Absolutulety, can someone explain how they "are missing out "
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So if I’ve understood this whole debacle correctly...
Some blow hard from the nomads has this excellent idea because it apparently worked at the club with the least amount of support out of all the Melbourne teams and he wants to implement this great idea at the biggest club in Australia?
......ok! ::)
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What the stuff are we doing with a person from North Melbourne in our club to begin with, talk about letting the enemy walk right in the door and allowed to create havoc and turn the membership on itself. Get that stuffing saboteur out of the club now.
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Gee it's not good aye
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Prez Peggy O'Neal on the membership changes for 2019:
Q. I am frustrated by proposed changes to members’ reserved seating for 2019. I understand many who attended the recent member forum felt the same way. Please reverse this decision.
A. I understand that some members have been upset by these changes but I can assure you decisions such as these are never taken lightly. The changes were made after much consideration and analysis. Ultimately the Board and management are charged with making decisions that are in the best long-term interests of the Club and, accordingly, these changes will be implemented in 2019.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2018-09-10/from-the-president-september-2018
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What the stuff are we doing with a person from North Melbourne in our club to begin with, talk about letting the enemy walk right in the door and allowed to create havoc and turn the membership on itself. Get that stuffing saboteur out of the club now.
He is actually a Richmond supporter. Not that that makes much difference....
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What the stuff are we doing with a person from North Melbourne in our club to begin with, talk about letting the enemy walk right in the door and allowed to create havoc and turn the membership on itself. Get that stuffing saboteur out of the club now.
He is actually a Richmond supporter. Not that that makes much difference....
Well let's hope he truly is. People can say anything in a job interview....
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As long as the hob-knobs are happy. As long as your a supporter with $$$$$$$$$! to spend the club will have your back and find you a seat no matter who’s been sitting in it for 15 years. :shh :rollin
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As long as the hob-knobs are happy. As long as your a supporter with $$$$$$$$$! to spend the club will have your back and find you a seat no matter who’s been sitting in it for 15 years. :shh :rollin
:shh People paid good money for a long time to watch Brandon Ellis from the Southern Stand. Bit of respect for them wouldn't go astray. Club can make up for it by picking #5 in the prelim :shh
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https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/
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https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/
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I have gone in to renew and it is not letting me add anything to my order
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No coterie packages like RE, Legends are up yet either. :shh
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No coterie packages like RE, Legends are up yet either. :shh
Well they haven't quite been finalised have they ;D :rollin
But they certainly have the details of the Inner Sanctum replacement up = Club 11
Pity the page still refers to so much of the benefits as inner sanctum
And for the life of me I don't why it and 3121 are listed under coteries; when they are no longer deemed coteries :huh3
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Membership 2019
$10 increase?
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Membership 2019
$10 increase?
Yep, $10 more for me.
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100:100:100
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To celebrate reaching 100K members, we are giving you the chance to win 100 prizes, valued at $100,000. All you have to do is sign up or renew as a 2019 Richmond member on the Committed Tiger Payment Plan and you’re in the draw!*
1st Prize
MY18 Jeep Compass Longitude with automatic transmission, valued up to $34,950
2nd Prize
$15,000 cash
3rd Prize
$10,000 cash
4th Prize
Lunch for you and 9 guests in the Richmond Football Club boardroom with Richmond personnel in attendance
5th Prize
You and 3 friends will join in the 2019 Official Team Photo with the 2019 list on the Club’s annual photo day. You’ll receive a framed copy of the photo
6th Prize
An invitation for you and a guest to the annual the exclusive Mid-Season Review hosted by Senior Coach, Damien Hardwick
7th Prize
A 2019 Family (2 Adults and 2 Juniors) Coterie Membership valued at $4,800 with behind the scenes access and amazing match-day benefits
8th Prize
A Table of 10 into a Richmond Football Club President’s Function in 2019. Enjoy an all-inclusive, gourmet 3-course dining experience with the best seats in the house on match-day.
9th Prize
An invitation for you and 3 guests to run water to the 2019 playing group at a pre-season training, followed by a signing session with the players.
10th Prize
2019 Junior Mascot Experience – run out with the team in front of the Tiger Army on game-day.
11th Prize
2 x 2019 Toyota AFL Grand Final Packages
12th Prize
A Dustin Martin/Trent Cotchin limited edition Brownlow Medal Memorabilia Piece
13th Prize
A Pre-Match Briefing in the Richmond Football Club Changerooms in 2019 for you and 1 guest.
14th Prize
A 2019 team signed and framed Guernsey
15th Prize
A 2019 team signed Sherrin Football
16th – 100th Prize
$50 Tigerland Superstore Vouchers
*Strict Terms and Conditions Apply
To join the Committed Tiger payment plan, simply login to your ‘My Richmond Account’ and update your invoice details. If you experience issues updating your online details, please contact the Richmond membership team on 1300 742 466 and we can assist you over the phone.
If you are already on the Committed Tiger payment plan you do not need to take any action – you are automatically in the prize draw.
To be eligible, an individual must be a 2018 Richmond Football Club member on the upfront or monthly Committed Tiger payment plan. The first 2019 membership payment scheduled for Thursday, November 1, 2018 must be successfully processed.
Winning members will be drawn and notified via phone on Wednesday November 7, 2018. Winning members will be listed on richmondfc.com.au/fans/competition-winners from Thursday November 8, 2018.
Prizes. 1. The Major Prize Winner will win a MY18 Jeep Compass Longitude with automatic transmission (Car), valued at up to $34,950 including 12-months registration, 12-months compulsory third party insurance, stamp duty and dealer delivery to the winner’s nearest capital city. Total value of the Major Prize is up to $34,950. There is one (1) Major Prize to be won. The total value of the Major Prize pool is AUD $34,950. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any variations in value of a prize. All taxes (excluding GST) which may be payable as a consequence of receiving a prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. JEEP® RESTRICTIONS AND ADDITIONAL TERMS: Additional insurance, accessories, additional options, petrol and all other ancillary costs (including travel to and from the Jeep dealership in the prize winner’s nearest capital city to collect the vehicle) are the responsibility of the Major Prize Winner. Unless expressly stated in these terms and conditions, all other expenses become the sole responsibility of the Major Prize Winner. The Major Prize Winner must collect the Car from their nearest authorised Jeep dealer as specified by the Promoter. The car that the Major Prize Winner will receive is subject to availability and may not be the same as either the Car or the car depicted in any promotional material. If for any reason the Car is unavailable, the Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, provide the Major Prize Winner with an alternate car up to an equivalent value as the Car. The external and interior colour of the Car is also subject to availability. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, accommodate the winner’s colour preference (excluding premium paint options), subject to availability. Receipt of the Car is subject to the Major Prize Winner being able to lawfully take possession of the Car and comply with all registration and compulsory third-party insurance requirements of the state/territory in the state/territory the Major Prize Winner elects to register the Car. If the Major Prize Winner is, through any legal incapacity or otherwise, unable to register the Car in their own name, then the winner may assign the Car to another person (who consents to such assignment) with legal capacity for the purpose of registration. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any such arrangements between the Major Prize Winner and the assignee. It is a condition of winning that the Major Prize Winner provides the Promotor with their full name, address and a copy of their current Australian driver’s license and all other required and requested documentation prior to the awarding of the Car. It is a condition of accepting the Car that the Major Prize Winner may be required to sign a legal release in a form to be determined by the Promoter in its discretion. In acceptance of the Car, the Major Prize Winner acknowledges that they may incur ongoing costs associated with the Car which are the entire and sole responsibility of the Major Prize Winner as incurred. The Promotor will organize for the Car to be delivered to the dealership. The Major Prize Winner accepts that it may take several weeks for the Car to undergo any pre-delivery inspection work required and to be delivered to the dealership, subject to the winner’s location, state and territory vehicle registration, and dealership requirements. The winner should allow for a minimum period of up to sixty (60) days for this process to be completed but accepts it may take longer than this. The Car cannot be exchanged or amended to be taken as cash.
2. The cash prize of $15,000 will be paid direct to the winner via nominated bank account (EFT) within 7 days of being contacted. 3. The cash prize of $10,000 will be paid direct to the winner via nominated bank account (EFT) within 7 days of being contacted. 4. Club staff will make contact with 4th -100th prize winners via phone on Wednesday November 7, 2018. Preliminary details of the prizes and outlines on delivery will communicated at the time of calling. 4th – 15th prize will be made available for the 2019 season, once the 2019 fixture has been released and the Club confirms dates and availability of prizes. Prizes inclusive of match-day and non-match day experiences or that involve coaches or player appearances will be subject to availability and will held/hosted at the Club’s discretion. Dates and Fixtured matches will be allocated by Richmond Club staff. Prize winners will be given a date/s or match/es to select from. 11th prize of 2 x Toyota AFL Grand Final Packages is subject to the terms and conditions applied by the AFL. Tickets cannot be on sold. Individuals who are found to be on-selling 2019 AFL Grand Final Tickets will be penalised and fined according to the AFL regulations. Tigerland Superstore $50 vouchers will be made available from November 8, 2018 and will be posted to competition winners. 5. AFL and MCC Members with Richmond Club Support and Richmond Executive, Legends Club and Jack’s Club members who pay their membership through external or differing CRM systems are automatically in the draw to win.
https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/committed-tiger-1
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https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/member-merchandise
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First tally update (as of 09/11/2018)
59,328
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https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/
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That’s awesome. Interested to see how that compares to this time last year?
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That’s awesome. Interested to see how that compares to this time last year?
Majority are people on the rollover payment option. They took my money on the 1 November
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As of 12/11/2018:
59,596
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As of 13/11/2018:
60,779
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That’s awesome. Interested to see how that compares to this time last year?
The first update this time last year of 58k was on Nov 29. So we're currently 2k and two weeks ahead if that makes sense.
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That’s awesome. Interested to see how that compares to this time last year?
The first update this time last year of 58k was on Nov 29. So we're currently 2k and two weeks ahead if that makes sense.
Interesting. I was thinking we’d get in the 90k range but not hit 100k this upcoming season but signs are good so far.
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That’s awesome. Interested to see how that compares to this time last year?
The first update this time last year of 58k was on Nov 29. So we're currently 2k and two weeks ahead if that makes sense.
Interesting. I was thinking we’d get in the 90k range but not hit 100k this upcoming season but signs are good so far.
It will depend on how many more people are on the rollover payment option. Once that washes through then we'll get a clearer comparison.
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It will depend on how many more people are on the rollover payment option. Once that washes through then we'll get a clearer comparison.
First rolling payment instalment went through 1 Nov
So I am assuming the current tally includes all of those
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As of 14/11/2018:
61,419
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As of 16/11/2018:
62,254
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Club-by-club membership tally (16/11/2018)
Richmond 62,254
Essendon 41,070
Melbourne 20,215
North Melb. 20,043
GWS Giants 11,258
Brisbane 1,464
N/A: Adelaide, Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong, Gold Coast, Hawthorn, Port, St Kilda, Sydney, West Coast, W.Bulldogs
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As of 18/11/2018:
62,686
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As of 19/11/2018:
63,000
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As of 21/11/2018:
63,784
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As of 23/11/2018:
65,131
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As of 26/11/2018:
65,929
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As of 27/11/2018:
67,057
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As of 28/11/2018:
67,595
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As of 30/11/2018:
68,115
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Club membership tallies - 30/11/2018
Richmond 68,115
Essendon 48,920
Carlton 33,537
Melbourne 28,633
North Melb. 26,400
St Kilda ~22,900
GWS Giants 12,635
Brisbane 3,380
ps. Collingwood are 6000 ahead of the same time last year according to Eddie but they won't reveal their current actual tally. So they'd be targeting 82-85k in 2019 based on their membership of 75k this year.
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We can finally do a comparison. We're 6,233 ahead of the same time last year.
30/11/2018: 68,115
30/11/2017: 61,882
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As of 03/12/2018:
69,487
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70,206
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Tigers keen to surpass 100,000 members again
AFL.com.au
Jennifer Phelan
Dec 3, 2018 5:21PM
THERE'S no reason Richmond can't achieve another remarkable membership feat in 2019 and supersede the record 101,562 figure the club recorded this season, says CEO Brendon Gale.
The Tigers became the first club in AFL history to reach 100,000 paid up members this year when they roared into six figures in July.
Despite falling short this season and failing to reach the Grand Final after being the competition's pacesetters for much of the season, the Tigers are entering December with a tally of 70,206 members.
Gale said while the club wasn't "obsessed" by membership goals, it was a realistic to aim for an expanded base in 2019.
"At the end of the day, we've established a benchmark and we want to go past it again," Gale said on Monday.
"We set a historic benchmark at 100,000 and it would be great to surpass that.
"I have every hope and expectation that we do.
"We're not obsessed by goals and we really strongly believe if we can really give our members a strong sense of involvement in our footy club and make them feel really involved and communicate with them and be open and transparent with them and make them feel part of something bigger than just a football team, our members will support us and the number takes care of itself.
"That's something we've done really, really well and we'll continue to do it."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-03/tigers-keen-to-surpass-100000-members-again
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Benny Gale on 3aw said it's now a tick over 73k and we're ahead of last year :thumbsup.
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Processed tally on the RFC website has 71k.
As of 04/12/2018:
71,345
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Over 7k ahead of the same time last year :thumbsup. (It's 9k if you go by Benny Gale).
04/12/2018 71,345
04/12/2017 64,007
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A further update 04/12/2018:
73,484
So we are now more than 9k ahead of this time last year :o.
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😮
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Getting Lynch even more popular than a premiership... :shh
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As of 05/12/2018:
73,813
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From Prez Peggy O'Neal in relation to reserved seating changes:
I am still unhappy about Level 2 reserved seat changes for Premiership Circle memberships. I want to be in the seat my family has always had – why won’t you listen to us?
Change is not always easy, but we have thoroughly considered this decision, and will proceed with the changes. We have listened and do understand some members have concerns; many were expressed very clearly at the recent members’ forum.
There are two key reasons for these changes. First, we want to provide the opportunity for other members to experience watching football from Level 2 seating. These changes give us the chance to fill the best seats, which often went unfilled according to our data. Many other clubs are taking exactly the same approach.
Secondly, this will create revenue opportunities that will further strengthen the Club financially. I think it is important to be transparent about that with our members. As we shared with supporters when we established the Fighting Tiger Fund eight years ago, financial strength enables us to invest in football and that gives us the best opportunity to succeed on-field.
It is important to note that all Premiership Club members with Level 2 reserved seats will always be accommodated in those bays. You will still be able to watch your team from the best seats.
Source: RFC website (http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2018-12-06/from-the-president-december-2018)
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As of 06/12/2018:
74,110
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Club membership tallies - 06/12/2018
Richmond 74,110
Essendon 51,011
Carlton 38,965
Melbourne 30,096
North Melb. 26,921
St Kilda ~22,900
GWS Giants 13,814
Brisbane 12,974
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AFL membership ladder: Tigers set to reach 100,000 once again, as Suns bottom out
By Paul Sakkal
The Age
7 December 2018 — 1:01pm
Richmond are on track to crack 100,000 members again in 2019, having reached almost 75,000 members by the first week of December.
The Tigers faithful, buoyed by the signing of former Gold Coast key forward Tom Lynch, have backed the club to rebound from their 39-point preliminary final loss to Collingwood last season.
Richmond CEO Brendan Gale told 3AW this week that having “set a historic benchmark at 100,000 ... we want to go past it again".
Gale stressed the importance of making members feel like part of “something bigger than just a football team”, insisting he was “not obsessed by goals”.
Of the other Melbourne clubs, Hawthorn (60,007), Essendon (51,011), Geelong (41,034) and Carlton (38,965) enter the Christmas period with healthy figures, while Melbourne (30,096), North Melbourne (26,921), Western Bulldogs (26,855) and St Kilda (25,500) remain in the middle band of the league tally.
Collingwood refused to disclose their membership figure, but the club expects a significant bump following their grand final appearance in 2018, having slipped slightly in membership to 75,507 from the previous year.
Traditional interstate powerhouse West Coast sit at just under 60,000 members following their premiership year, while Fremantle have registered just under 45,000 members.
Across the border in South Australia, the Crows have already recorded 77,504 members while Port Adelaide sat at 42,723.
Adelaide’s figure, however, includes non-financial, digital-only "We Fly as One" members, a quasi-mailing list which provides no access to games and offers a 10 per cent discount on club merchandise.
In the northern states, Sydney had counted just shy of 30,000 members while the Giants registered 13,814.
The Brisbane Lions were just shy of 13,000 members, while Gold Coast have recorded a paltry 5894.
In 2018 the AFL achieved more than a million club members across the country for the first time in league history, an 11 per cent increase on the year prior and the 18th consecutive year of membership growth.
Thirteen clubs broke their membership records in 2018.
MEMBERSHIP LADDER
Adelaide (77,504)*
Richmond (74,110)
Hawthorn (60,007)
West Coast (59,800)
Essendon (51,011)
Fremantle (44,293)
Port Adelaide (42,723)
Geelong (41,034)
Carlton (38,965)
Melbourne (30,096)
Sydney (29,046)
North Melbourne (26,921)
Western Bulldogs (26,855)
St Kilda (25,500)
Greater Western Sydney (13,814)
Brisbane (12,974)
Gold Coast (5,894)
* Includes non-financial "We Fly as One" members.
** Collingwood refused to divulge their figures.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/afl-membership-ladder-tigers-set-to-reach-100-000-once-again-as-suns-bottom-out-20181207-p50ktp.html
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MEMBERSHIP LADDER
Adelaide (77,504)*
Richmond (74,110)
Hawthorn (60,007)
West Coast (59,800)
Essendon (51,011)
Fremantle (44,293)
Port Adelaide (42,723)
Geelong (41,034)
Carlton (38,965)
Melbourne (30,096)
Sydney (29,046)
North Melbourne (26,921)
Western Bulldogs (26,855)
St Kilda (25,500)
Greater Western Sydney (13,814)
Brisbane (12,974)
Gold Coast (5,894)
* Adelaide’s figure, however, includes non-financial, digital-only "We Fly as One" members, a quasi-mailing list which provides no access to games and offers a 10 per cent discount on club merchandise.
The Crows fudging their tally again to make out they have more members ::). Halve it to get closer to the real figure.
** Collingwood refused to divulge their figures.
I wonder why :rollin.
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Crows had about 40k knocked off their total from last year.
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Why are the Cows allowed to do this, doesn't make sense?
Small man syndrome
I am/was on a mailing list for Geelong and GWS (fudging tickets :shh) Do I count on thier membership tally LMAO Cows
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Why are the Cows allowed to do this, doesn't make sense?
AFL directive to boost morale at the club. Got to let them win something!
So they win membership tallies with trumped up figures, we win a flag. Easy decision!
:rollin
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Why are the Cows allowed to do this, doesn't make sense?
Small man syndrome
I am/was on a mailing list for Geelong and GWS (fudging tickets :shh) Do I count on thier membership tally LMAO Cows
as stated previously, when the AFL audit the figures , their total drops significantly
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Why are the Cows allowed to do this, doesn't make sense?
Small man syndrome
I am/was on a mailing list for Geelong and GWS (fudging tickets :shh) Do I count on thier membership tally LMAO Cows
If you join the Crows emailing list you get a free Bus ticket and headset playing the Richmond theme song on repeat while Tex gives power stance lessons in person.
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:rollin
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https://twitter.com/ragibson/status/1070940814648389634
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Tiger Army growing to record numbers
Chris Cavanagh,
Herald Sun
8 December 2018, 3:30pm
Richmond is on track to set a membership record in 2019 as the Tiger army continues to swell.
The club on Friday hit 74,110 signed-up members for next season, significantly more than the same time last year when it took until December 23 to reach the 70,000 milestone.
The boon comes on the back of signing former Gold Coast forward Tom Lynch during the AFL’s free agency period, which has helped Richmond be installed as $5 premiership favourite with bookmaker TAB.
The Tigers finished with an AFL-record membership tally of 100,726 this year, accounting for close to a tenth of the league-wide total of 1,008,494 members.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/richmond-on-track-for-afl-club-membership-record-with-huge-prechristmas-numbers/news-story/eb73a29618c0500145497f9f3630bd3a
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As of 10/12/2018:
74,427
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Further update for 10/12/2018:
74,546
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Have any of you received your membership yet? Seen a post on bigfooty about lanyards maybe being removed this year.
I hope it was an overlook for that certain person and a genuine mistake, I will be pretty disappointed if they have scratched the lanyard.
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Have any of you received your membership yet? Seen a post on bigfooty about lanyards maybe being removed this year.
I hope it was an overlook for that certain person and a genuine mistake, I will be pretty disappointed if they have scratched the lanyard.
Member website clearly states lanyards are included in membership packs.
Personally, wouldn't care if they flicked them, not a fan, never use it myself
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Have any of you received your membership yet? Seen a post on bigfooty about lanyards maybe being removed this year.
I hope it was an overlook for that certain person and a genuine mistake, I will be pretty disappointed if they have scratched the lanyard.
Member website clearly states lanyards are included in membership packs.
Personally, wouldn't care if they flicked them, not a fan, never use it myself
I probably should have checked the website. Nevertheless good news, I always use mine so happy camper!
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As of 11/12/2018:
75,033
A chance to crack the 80k mark by the Christmas break.
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Have any of you received your membership yet? Seen a post on bigfooty about lanyards maybe being removed this year.
I hope it was an overlook for that certain person and a genuine mistake, I will be pretty disappointed if they have scratched the lanyard.
Member website clearly states lanyards are included in membership packs.
Personally, wouldn't care if they flicked them, not a fan, never use it myself
I probably should have checked the website. Nevertheless good news, I always use mine so happy camper!
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https://twitter.com/CherylCritchley/status/1072361418853416960
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That is one poohouse sticker design. Do we get work experience kids to design the member stickers?
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That is one poohouse sticker design. Do we get work experience kids to design the member stickers?
The stickers have been woeful for years now
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As of 13/12/2018:
75,498
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Further update 13/12/2018:
75,690
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As of 17/12/2018:
75,986
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Former Richmond commercial boss Liddle added: “If you want to look at the contrast of Richmond and Carlton…"
“Richmond with 100,000 members, if your average member nets you $100, they’ll start this year $4.5 million ahead of Carlton.
“It’s a big gap we need to fill.”
“When Brendon Gale got there (to Richmond), he mandated very quickly that they were going to put the member at the centre of that club and they are reaping the rewards of that right now,” he said on SEN Breakfast.
“It is a good case study for Carlton.
“In actual fact, Carlton’s supporter base - and this is based on AFL data - is actually about 25% bigger than Richmond’s.
“So that again just highlights what a great job Richmond have been able to do but it highlights the massive opportunity available to Carlton.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/12/17/richmond-a-good-case-study-for-carlton-to-follow/
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Would like to see that data.....
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Still distinctly remember Lou Richards & Peter Landy agreeing that Carlton had a bigger fan base than us during the coverage of the '82 GF....have always felt they have but then again, I grew up almost completely surrounded by the pricks... :shh
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Doesn't Sydney have the most supporters in Australia? :whistle
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As of 19/12/2018:
76,445
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As of 20/12/2018:
76,637
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As of 21/12/2018:
76,721
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Would like to see that data.....
Would be claimed data which is almost never relatable nor is it predictive...
Let’s trawl back a few years to when Carlton played Richmond in a final in 2013. Both clubs were similarly placed and I’d argue that the Blues had a better recent history but I’ll guarantee that we had more members
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Club by club membership tally at the end of 2018
Adelaide 77,504* (* includes digital memberships) ::)
Richmond 76,721
West Coast 60,384
Hawthorn 60,295
Collingwood 56,834
Essendon 52,214
Port Adel. 49,110
Fremantle 46,410
Geelong 45,103
Carlton 41,059
Sydney 31,245
Melbourne 30,891
W.Bulldogs 29,129
North Melb. 28,044
St Kilda 28,000
Brisbane 14,361
GWS 14,284
Gold Coast 6,783
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-26/on-the-campaign-trail-your-clubs-membership-drive
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2019 club membership slogans
Adelaide We Fly as One
Brisbane Uncaged
Carlton Honour the past. Own the future
Collingwood Unleash the passion
Essendon Don the sash
Fremantle United by Purple
Geelong Stand Proud in 2019
Gold Coast -
GWS Everything's bigger up close
Hawthorn Always
Melbourne Raise Hell
North Melb. Share in the Shinboner Spirit
Port Adel. We are Port Adelaide. Always have been, always will be
St Kilda With St Kilda
Sydney -
West Coast -
W.Bulldogs Where Real Strength Lives
Richmond Strong and Bold
REASONS TO BUY: Why not join the biggest football club in the land? Hot off the heels of its first premiership in 37 years, Richmond became the first club to break the magical 100,000-member mark in 2018. A highly successful season and minor premiership ended in disappointment with a preliminary final loss to Collingwood, and the Tigers will have had all summer to rue missed opportunities. There have been minimal changes at Punt Road, but the addition of free agent Tom Lynch – one of the power forwards of the competition – lining up alongside 2018 Coleman medallist Jack Riewoldt means the infamous "yellow and black" cry should be heard loud and clear in 2019. – Sarah Black
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-26/on-the-campaign-trail-your-clubs-membership-drive
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GWS Everything's bigger up close
WTF? That would make a good pick up line
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Port Adelaide?
We are Port Adelaide. Know you are, so what am I
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2019 club membership slogans
Adelaide We Fly as One
Brisbane Uncaged
Carlton Honour the past. Own the future
Collingwood Unleash the passion
Essendon Don the sash
Fremantle United by Purple
Geelong Stand Proud in 2019
Gold Coast -
GWS Everything's bigger up close
Hawthorn Always
Melbourne Raise Hell
North Melb. Share in the Shinboner Spirit
Port Adel. We are Port Adelaide. Always have been, always will be
St Kilda With St Kilda
Sydney -
West Coast -
W.Bulldogs Where Real Strength Lives
Adelaide - We Cry as One
Brisbane - Unfollowed
Carlton - Dishonourable past. Owned for the forseeable future
Collingwood - Don't Unleash the Pens or we'll nick 'em...
Essendon - Don the Sash at least until June
Fremantle - United by Purple, Divided by Sabbath
Geelong - Whinge Loud in 2019
Gold Coast - Yep....Gold Coast
GWS - Everything's bigger up close except our crowds
Hawthorn - Always Wankers
Melbourne - Raise Cheese
North Melb. - Share a cabin on the Spirit of Tasmania
Port Adel. - We are Port Adelaide. Always have been bogans, always will be
St Kilda - With St Kilda you can't win
Sydney - Sign up...or don't , whatever, AFL will cover us...
West Coast - What are ya gonna do? Follow Freo?
W.Bulldogs - Where Real Junkies Live
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Hahaha you’ve nailed the west coast one :lol
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"Melbourne - Raise cheese" :lol
That one is a nice platter-tude, Dio ;D.
Essendon could also be "Dank the stash"
Carlton - "Honour our past ...... by cheating again in our future. All membership payments via brown paper bags please."
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As of 07/01/2019:
77,291
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As of 10/01/2019:
77,747
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As of 14/01/2019:
77,979
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Has Adelaide “fudged" their membership numbers?
By Kane Cornes
SEN
15 Jan 2019
Who is the biggest AFL club in the land? It’s always cause for hot debate.
When former Sydney CEO Andrew Ireland joined SEN SA Breakfast last week, he boldly declared that the Swans were the most popular AFL club in Australia.
He claimed the Swans had 1.3 million fans - 500,000 more than the second biggest AFL club, Collingwood.
An article in The Age newspaper last week stated that Richmond had already surpassed 75,000 members this year and are well on their way to smashing through the historic 100,000 membership milestone.
Other Melbourne clubs, Hawthorn (60,007), Essendon (51,011), Geelong (41,034) and Carlton (38,965) enter the new year with healthy figures, while Melbourne (30,096), North Melbourne (26,921), the Western Bulldogs (26,855) and St Kilda (25,500) remain in the middle band of the league membership tally.
Reigning premiers and West Australian power house, the Eagles, are already at 60,000 members, while 45,000 Docker members have already signed up to the struggling Perth rival.
Let’s now look to our South Australian clubs where the figures get really interesting.
According to The Age article, Port Adelaide sit just under 43,000 members. That’s of January 7th, 2019.
The Crows, in figures released to The Age, have 77,500 giving them the biggest membership base in the competition to this point in January.
The biggest club. Surprising isn’t it?
Well that’s because they have fudged the numbers.
In a clear ploy to attract the sponsorship and corporate dollar as well as a strategic move to diminish Port Adelaide’s presence in the South Australian market, they have inexcusably included NON Financial “digital only” We Fly As One members.
These people don’t have to attend any games, or invest any money into the club to be included in these figures. The only benefit to them is a whopping 10% discount at the Crows merchandise store and they are included on the club’s bulk email list.
Some of you would say it’s just a number, who cares? What’s the big deal?
But supporters, sponsors and the football public actually believe this fairy-tale that the Crows are the biggest club in Australia and…. worse still…. almost DOUBLE the size of rival Port Adelaide in terms of fan base.
Let’s not forget that in April 2018, Adelaide revealed that its membership based had soared to just under 83,000. It was only later in the year, and after the AFL had actually cleaned up the data, that we realised Adelaide’s legitimate figure was in fact 64,000.
Of course the Official membership numbers will be released by the AFL later this year, and those numbers are impossible to fudge, but by that point the ship would have sailed.
Adelaide please, stop misleading us all.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/01/14/has-adelaide-fudged-their-membership-numbers/
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As of 15/01/2019:
78,262
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As of 16/01/2019:
78,398
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As of 17/01/2019:
78,454
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Club membership tallies - 18/01/2019
Richmond 78,454
Adelaide 77,504*
Hawthorn 60,925
West Coast 60,384
Essendon 57,353
Collingwood 56,834
Port Adel. 49,170
Fremantle 46,410
Geelong 45,103
Carlton 42,819
Melbourne 33,096
Sydney 31,245
W.Bulldogs 29,129
North Melb. 29,029
St Kilda 28,000
Brisbane 15,392
GWS Giants 14,528
Gold Coast 6,783
* Includes Crows' emailing list.
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Imagine including an email list in your tally and still being outnumbered.
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The Gold Coast has failed ..
Man up and admit it AFL and send them to Tassie, who deserve a team without doubt.
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As of 21/01/2019:
78,747
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As of 22/01/2019:
78,994
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We're over 8,000 ahead of this time last year :thumbsup
22/01/2019 78,994
22/01/2018 70,578
110k here we come ;D.
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As of 23/01/2019:
79,104
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As of 24/01/2019:
79,208
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As of 25/01/2019:
79,572
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Hi Everyone,
Havent been on in a fair while but been reading. This year has been trying for me membership wise. Im on the rollover or prepay plan
or whatever they call it, paid my dues back in November I think with everybody else, still have no membership card or anything. Its been
shocking the service this year. Contacted the club they said they sent out 2nd membership pack, that didn't arrive either. So either they
are taking the mickey or someone is pinching our mail. Anyway I hope everyone had a great Christmas, really looking to 2019 and I think we will win the flag. The membership seems to be trekking along nicely too.
Cheers
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I’ve received 3 of my 5 memberships but not the other 2 (they have me cards that don’t have the barcodes - I don’t know what they’re even supposed to do). Rang them, got the cards, then got them again 2 weeks later.
The “system “ is a joke
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Pet memberships came before Xmas.
My other half's token membership can forst week of December
Mine which is their new "premium" membership category (replacing Inner Sanctum = don't get me started) "Club XI cane 1st week of January after being promised delivery before Xmas.
As the saying goes "you pay peanuts you get monkeys" .... the mailhouse / distribution mob are hopeless
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As the saying goes "you pay peanuts you get monkeys" .... the mailhouse / distribution mob are hopeless
Has the mailhouse/distribution been altered or expanded in any way in recent years since our membership numbers have exploded? Doesn't sound like it. Ramps and WP's poor experiences seem quite common this year.
ps. Great to hear from you, Ramps :cheers.
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Does the club still handle its own memberships? I figure we still sell them, I mean the production of cards and the mail out.
After my experiences with merchandise after the 2017 flag, and finding out that it was an AFL warehouse contractor that was sending the stuff to me, I wonder whether that might be the issue here. It would make business sense that the AFL try to economise this type of function for clubs.
Regardless, pretty damn amateurish.
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Does the club still handle its own memberships? I figure we still sell them, I mean the production of cards and the mail out.
After my experiences with merchandise after the 2017 flag, and finding out that it was an AFL warehouse contractor that was sending the stuff to me, I wonder whether that might be the issue here. It would make business sense that the AFL try to economise this type of function for clubs.
Regardless, pretty damn amateurish.
Club sell them, do the runs re the cards, but the sending out and putting together what goes where is done by 3PL
My understanding is it isnt the same mob who do the merch.
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Wait do we actually sell pet memberships? :-\
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must be a new thing for this year. 100k memberships last season not very impressive tbh if we had pet memberships then
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must be a new thing for this year. 100k memberships last season not very impressive tbh if we had pet memberships then
Not counted in the numbers IIRC.
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must be a new thing for this year. 100k memberships last season not very impressive tbh if we had pet memberships then
Not counted in the numbers IIRC.
Correct not counted in our membership tally
And they've been selling them for over a decade. Great reveue raiser, easiest $35 the club can make
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Good to hear. thanks people :thumbsup
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As of 29/01/2019:
79,787
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We've cracked the 80k mark before the end of January :thumbsup.
As of 30/01/2019:
80,148
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As of 01/02/2019:
80,338
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Further update 01/02/2019:
80,541
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We're 9,529 ahead of this time last year :thumbsup.
Here's our membership tally list at this time of the year since 2004. It shows how amazingly far we have come from since then:
01/02/2004 15,137
26/01/2005 15,021
29/01/2006 18,893
30/01/2007 19,757
31/01/2008 21,645
28/01/2009 25,685
01/02/2010 21,601
31/01/2011 28,082
31/01/2012 30,007
31/01/2013 36,266
03/02/2014 48,518
02/02/2015 52,594
01/02/2016 57,054
01/02/2017 54,816
01/02/2018 71,012
01/02/2019 80,541
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=27171.msg621794#msg621794
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As of 04/02/2019:
80,665
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Our 2019 membership video: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-02-04/the-hunt-continues
(https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/sites/default/files/richmond/Hero-Image%20-%20The%20Hunt%20Continues.jpg)
The Hunt Continues for Richmond in 2019, with the Club launching its membership campaign on Monday.
The 2019 campaign, branded ‘The Hunt Continues’ focuses on the Club’s determination to succeed both on and off the field.
The campaign is brought to life with a video piece sharing the story of the Tigers’ journey in 2018 – an exciting season of football that saw the senior team finish top of the AFL ladder, and become the first Club in VFL/AFL history to reach 100,000 members.
Falling short of a grand final berth last season, the Club is excited to continue to hunt in 2019, encouraging its 100,000 members to be part of the experience again.
Richmond CEO Brendon Gale said he can’t wait to see the Tiger Army in season 2019.
“Our members and supporters continue to astound me,” Gale said.
“We love the passion and loyalty of the mighty Tiger Army, and when they turn up to our games and support our Club, they’re a force and we love it.
“Connection to our members is more important than any membership tally, and we’ll continue to invest and find new ways to engage and share our journey with them.
“There are plenty of new faces at the Club following the trade and draft period and that brings a real energy to pre-season.
“We have 17 home-and-away games in Melbourne this season – 13 of those at the MCG, including some of the biggest fixtures on the AFL calendar - and of course we enter into the second season of our VFLW team, which is laying an important foundation for the introduction of our AFLW team in 2020. There is a lot to look forward to this season.”
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-02-04/the-hunt-continues-in-2019
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Further update 04/02/2019:
80,808
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Righto. That's enough. I want to be able to get a ticket this year!!
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As of 05/02/2019:
81,272
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Are we a genuine chance to reach 100,000 members again? It would be a great thing for the Club to go past that milestone for a second year.
That is most certainly our ambition. We recently launched our 2019 membership campaign The Hunt Continues and it has been very well received. Our membership tally has just ticked through 81,000 so we are well placed to again reach the 100,000 mark. The passion and loyalty of our supporter base continues to amaze all of us. If you haven't renewed your membership, do so now!
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-02-05/from-the-president-feb-2019
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As of 06/02/2019:
81,384
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As of 07/02/2019:
81,804
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As of 11/02/2019:
82,597
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Which AFL club does the best deal for members?
Cheryl Critchley,
Herald Sun
11 Feb 2019
RICHMOND
richmondfc.com.au
GA 11-game home membership: Adult $212, concession $141, junior $55, family $424 (2/4)
Adult member pack: Sticker, lanyard, fixture magnet, member updates, choice of cap or scarf, Reward & Recognition Program, club partner discounts (e.g. Jeep, Swinburne short courses).
Cheapest adult membership: Alannah & Madeline Foundation one-game: $55. Member pack, one home game GA admission, member benefits, weeks 1-3 finals ticket priority, Reward & Recognition Program.
Cheapest adult GF guarantee: Club XI: $1995 (cheaper options sold out e.g. Tiger Insider three-game ($95) + Maurice Rioli Club ($325) = $420). Celebrates the club’s 11 premierships with match-day function room access, premium Level 2 seating, an exclusive Season Launch with the 2019 senior list, mid-season review with coach Damien Hardwick, three free guest passes, coaches’ briefings, guest speakers, GF guarantee. Full benefits at richmondfc.com.au.
Other: New: Women’s Football Foundation membership, with benefits across Richmond’s VFLW, VFL and AFL programs, and the chance to be a Foundation Richmond AFLW member in its first AFLW season next year. Adult: $115, concession: $95, junior: $79 (includes a Rioli’s Rookies’ Clinic), family: $230
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/what-do-you-get-for-your-afl-club-membership-in-2019/news-story/f64027850ed512578dcd811695f954b1
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As of 12/02/2019:
82,833
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Why would you buy a Women's membership when the games are free to attend?
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As of 13/02/2019:
83,123
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We're 9000 ahead of this time last year :thumbsup.
13/02/2019 83,123
13/02/2018 74,122
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As of 14/02/2019:
83,237
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Why would you buy a Women's membership when the games are free to attend?
Is it available now or next year? I may have missed it but couldn't find it listed on our membership website.
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Why would you buy a Women's membership when the games are free to attend?
Is it available now or next year? I may have missed it but couldn't find it listed on our membership website.
Women's m'ship Hasn't been launched yet
Most AFLW club's have memberships. Not about access to games but extras in around the clubs
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Why would you buy a Women's membership when the games are free to attend?
Is it available now or next year? I may have missed it but couldn't find it listed on our membership website.
Women's m'ship Hasn't been launched yet
Most AFLW club's have memberships. Not about access to games but extras in around the clubs
Cheers WP.
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(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/capture-jpg.612006/)
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2019-membership-thread.1207758/page-4#lg=attachment612006&slide=0
:lol
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As of 15/02/2019:
83,798
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Club membership tallies - 15/02/2019
Richmond 83,798
Adelaide 77,504*
Collingwood 65,765
Essendon 61,548
Hawthorn 60,925
West Coast 60,384
Port Adel. 51,176
Carlton 49,721
Fremantle 46,410
Geelong 45,103
Melbourne 35,148
North Melb. 31,609
Sydney 31,245
W.Bulldogs 29,129
St Kilda 28,000
Brisbane 17,879
GWS Giants 15,651
Gold Coast 6,783
* Includes Crows' emailing list.
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Just out of interest, where do those club figures come from one-eyed?
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Just out of interest, where do those club figures come from one-eyed?
Club websites and one or two fan forums who post updates. Eagles, Crows, Freo & Sydney tallies from newspaper articles (which haven't been updated for a few weeks).
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Just out of interest, where do those club figures come from one-eyed?
Club websites and one or two fan forums who post updates. Eagles, Crows, Freo & Sydney tallies from newspaper articles (which haven't been updated for a few weeks).
Thanks
Always interested in these figures, and thought I might have been missing them on the AFL website or somewhere obvious.
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As of 18/02/2019:
83,994
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Later update 18/02/2019:
84,133
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As of 19/02/2019:
84,269
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Further update 19/02/2019:
84,521
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As of 19/02/2019:
84,626
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Further update 19/02/2019:
84,813
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It's February 22, and the Tigers already have 85,000 signed up members. Solid effort. @superfooty
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dz-ajQUUYAAhE46.jpg)
https://twitter.com/chriscavanagh1/status/1098766785921179648
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As of 22/02/2019:
85,373
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Club membership tallies - 22/02/2019
Richmond 85,373
Adelaide 77,504*
Collingwood 66,741
Essendon 62,636
Hawthorn 60,925
West Coast 60,384
Port Adel. 52,171
Carlton 50,820
Fremantle 46,410
Geelong 45,103
Melbourne 36,070
St Kilda 33,520
North Melb. 32,342
Sydney 31,245
W.Bulldogs 29,129
Brisbane 18,634
GWS Giants 16,505
Gold Coast 6,783
* Includes Crows' emailing list.
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As of 25/02/2019:
85,848
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As of 28/02/2019:
87,286
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As of 01/03/2019:
87,477
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We've now 7,453 ahead of this time last year.
01/03/2019 87,477
01/03/2018 80,024
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For all those Richmond fans that want to support our Richmond women’s teams jump onto the Richmond website and look under memberships or add ons if you’re already a member. #gotiges
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0kcBdrU4AAY7Da.jpg)
https://twitter.com/LozzzaC/status/1101442401619435520
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As of 04/03/2019:
88,212
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As of 05/03/2019:
88,526
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As of 06/03/2019:
88,601
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Further update 06/03/2019:
88,818
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We gained around a further 3.5k in the fortnight leading up to round 1 last year. So we're on track to hit 92k by round 1 in two weeks time :thumbsup.
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As of 07/03/2019:
88,894
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We gained around a further 3.5k in the fortnight leading up to round 1 last year. So we're on track to hit 92k by round 1 in two weeks time :thumbsup.
Last year was a home game and a potential sell out with the unfurling of the flag. I wonder how many signed up earlier to get into the member's pre sale?
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As of 07/03/2019:
89,073
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As of 08/03/2019:
89,318
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Club membership tallies - 08/03/2019
Richmond 89,318
Adelaide 77,504*
Collingwood 70,277
Hawthorn ~67,000
Essendon 65,813
West Coast 60,384
Carlton 55,398
Port Adel. 53,067
Fremantle 46,410
Geelong 45,103
Melbourne 37,978
St Kilda 35,754
North Melb. 34,324
Sydney 31,245
W.Bulldogs 29,129
Brisbane 19,736
GWS Giants 17,015
Gold Coast 6,783
* Includes Crows' emailing list.
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As of 12/03/2019:
89,645
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As of 14/03/2019:
89,889
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Over 90k :thumbsup
As of 15/03/2019:
90,307
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We'll need to redo this for 110k :yep
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1mTXzZUcAE6vaT.jpg)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1106329159096287232
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We'll need to redo this for 110k :yep
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1mTXzZUcAE6vaT.jpg)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1106329159096287232
That photo has an emoji look about it. I think it is the white buildings at the bottom that look a bit like a mouth.
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We'll need to redo this for 110k :yep
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1mTXzZUcAE6vaT.jpg)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1106329159096287232
That photo has an emoji look about it. I think it is the white buildings at the bottom that look a bit like a mouth.
3 white teeth?
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We'll need to redo this for 110k :yep
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1mTXzZUcAE6vaT.jpg)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1106329159096287232
That photo has an emoji look about it. I think it is the white buildings at the bottom that look a bit like a mouth.
3 white teeth?
A Collingwood mouth
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Another 100,000 result would be outstanding.
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As of 18/03/2019:
90,912
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Another 100,000 result would be outstanding.
It’s a matter of when
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Another 100,000 result would be outstanding.
Based on current figures, we will reach that in a month.
Gold Coast will take 12 years.
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As of 19/03/2019:
91,558
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We're over 8000 ahead of the same time last year.
19/03/2019 91,558
19/03/2018 83,341
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Further update 19/03/2019:
91,748
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As of 20/03/2019:
91,817
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92k by round 1 :thumbsup
Further update 20/03/2019:
92,018
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As of 21/03/2019 - Round 1
92,159
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Further update 21/03/2019 - Round 1
92,428
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As of 22/03/2019
92,501
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As of 25/03/2019
93,128
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As of 26/03/2019
93,380
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Further update 26/03/2019
93,433
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Minus one idiot on twitter I presume... :shh
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As of 27/03/2019
93,639
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Further update 27/03/2019
93,859
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As of 28/03/2019
93,914
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Over 94k now :thumbsup
Further update 28/03/2019
94,211
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As of 01/04/2019
94,687
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Further update 01/04/2019
94,831
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As of 02/04/2019
95,011
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As of 04/04/2019
95,202
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Richmond launch Anzac Eve membership.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-04/richmond-launch-anzac-eve-membership
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Further update 04/04/2019
95,381
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05/04/2019
95,411
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Club membership tallies - 05/04/2019
Richmond 95,411
Adelaide 90,000*
Collingwood 75,995
Essendon 71,884
Hawthorn 69,721
West Coast 60,384
Carlton 58,494
Port Adel. 55,270
Fremantle 46,410
Melbourne 45,537
Geelong 45,103
Sydney 40,000
St Kilda 38,780
W.Bulldogs 38,000
North Melb. 37,409
Brisbane 25,274
GWS Giants 21,865
Gold Coast 10,094
* Includes Crows' emailing list.
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As of 08/04/2019
95,875
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Club membership tallies - 05/04/2019
Richmond 95,411
Adelaide 90,000*
Collingwood 75,995
Essendon 71,884
Hawthorn 69,721
West Coast 60,384
Carlton 58,494
Port Adel. 55,270
Fremantle 46,410
Melbourne 45,537
Geelong 45,103
Sydney 40,000
St Kilda 38,780
W.Bulldogs 38,000
North Melb. 37,409
Brisbane 25,274
GWS Giants 21,865
Gold Coast 10,094
* Includes Crows' emailing list.
We can subtract 20 to 30k of Adelaide total.
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We're over 96k now.
As of 09/04/2019
96,139
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Hmmmm
I wonder if we will hit the magical 100k now🤔
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Hmmmm
I wonder if we will hit the magical 100k now🤔
Just need a win.
:thumbsup
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As of 11/04/2019
96,253
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Further update 11/04/2019
96,392
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We're over 6k ahead of the same time last year.
12/04/2019 96,392
12/04/2018 90,023
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As of 15/04/2019
96,829
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Hmmmm
I wonder if we will hit the magical 100k now🤔
Just need a win.
:thumbsup
And up jumps the membership tally on the following Monday :yep.
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As of 16/04/2019
97,008
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As of 17/04/2019
97,297
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As of 18/04/2019
97,404
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As of 22/04/2019
97,702
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Lets hope the club has some memberships already sold because 100k looks a way off and I dont understand why people havent renewed.
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Lets hope the club has some memberships already sold because 100k looks a way off and I dont understand why people havent renewed.
It's only 2300 people off Ramps and I believe we are still ahead of last year.
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As of 23/04/2019
97,812
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Lets hope the club has some memberships already sold because 100k looks a way off and I dont understand why people havent renewed.
It's only 2300 people off Ramps and I believe we are still ahead of last year.
6,686 ahead of this time last year in fact :thumbsup.
23/04/2019 97,812
23/04/2018 91,126
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Update 23/04/2019
97,893
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As of 24/04/2019
97,929
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We've past 98k this arvo :thumbsup.
Update 24/04/2019
98,100
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As of 29/04/2019
98,575
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Update 29/04/2019
98,872
1,128 to go.
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Update 29/04/2019
98,872
1,128 to go.
By the freo game next week will be done
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Its amazing what a few wins does lol
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Also the club should now considerdoing work in a secondary region. Our membership grew exponentially with the work of the demographers but growing out in the outer east now may be more difficult.
Im not sure Craigieburn is the answer but the club needs to figure out how it gets from 100,000 members to say 135,000 members.
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Start an email membership like the Cows have - push a button & be officially counted! Soon we will have 1,000,000 'members' ... :cheers
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Start an email membership like the Cows have - push a button & be officially counted! Soon we will have 1,000,000 'members' ... :cheers
No point
When final numbers are released by the AFL the Crows email ones are excluded
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Also the club should now considerdoing work in a secondary region. Our membership grew exponentially with the work of the demographers but growing out in the outer east now may be more difficult.
Im not sure Craigieburn is the answer but the club needs to figure out how it gets from 100,000 members to say 135,000 members.
you dont realise we are already doing this with the Cardinia Shire & the work we are doing in the Albury / Wodonga region with Aligned Leisure not to mention our academy zone
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Cardinia ie the beaconsfield area I already mentioned. I think its going to be more difficult to grow now because webe basically taken all the low hanging fruit. Im not quite sure Albury Wodonga is a growth area for us. We need to attack another area of metropolitan Melbourne. We made an innitial foray on Craigieburn maybe we should invest there again.
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We must be around the 100k mark given the Club hasn't posted any updates for a few days. Possibly waiting for Saturday night to announce it on the TV coverage. Or waiting for tonight to stick it up the Pies ;D.
Cardinia ie the beaconsfield area I already mentioned. I think its going to be more difficult to grow now because webe basically taken all the low hanging fruit. Im not quite sure Albury Wodonga is a growth area for us. We need to attack another area of metropolitan Melbourne. We made an innitial foray on Craigieburn maybe we should invest there again.
Cardinia is still growing rapidly. The urbanisation of the south-east over the past 5-10 years has been and still is huge. Just look at all the pollies flocking there at the recent state and now federal election in what use to be safe rural heartland that has now become marginal outer suburbia.
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We must be around the 100k mark given the Club hasn't posted any updates for a few days. Possibly waiting for Saturday night to announce it on the TV coverage. Or waiting for tonight to stick it up the Pies ;D.
Cardinia ie the beaconsfield area I already mentioned. I think its going to be more difficult to grow now because webe basically taken all the low hanging fruit. Im not quite sure Albury Wodonga is a growth area for us. We need to attack another area of metropolitan Melbourne. We made an innitial foray on Craigieburn maybe we should invest there again.
Cardinia is still growing rapidly. The urbanisation of the south-east over the past 5-10 years has been and still is huge. Just look at all the pollies flocking there at the recent state and now federal election in what use to be safe rural heartland that has now become marginal outer suburbia.
Just announced we passed 99k
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As of 03/05/2019
99,427
573 to go.
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1000 of which are inaugural Women's Football Foundation members 🙌
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1124078613416906752
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What were we up to on the corresponding day last year i wonder?
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What were we up to on the corresponding day last year i wonder?
On 4/5/2018 we were at 92,654.
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=27171.300
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1000 of which are inaugural Women's Football Foundation members 🙌
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1124078613416906752
Should be just the Mens that's counted :scream
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1000 of which are inaugural Women's Football Foundation members 🙌
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1124078613416906752
Should be just the Mens that's counted :scream
So you're suggesting (sarcastically or not) that the 1000 people who paid for a membership that actually gives access to 3 AFL games not AFLW games but MEN'S games should be excluded from our tally? Righteo then
The only "benefits" regarding women's footy for the member is that it gives you access to a couple of functions and entry to VFLW games and you're given a title of Foundation Member with the club using the funds for the women's program.
Further to that you obviously don't realise that a majority of those 1000 are people like me who already had a membership and then bought this as an add on to support the Club (remember we are 1 club). So your suggestion is I shouldnt be included or deemed a member :banghead
And I suppose the extra $100k + in dollars it's generated for the club should not be counted in the club's revenue either
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All the clubs are counting the AFLW memberships.
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As of 06/05/2019
99,715
285 to go.
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As of 07/05/2019
99,949
51 to go.
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We've hit the magical 100k mark
100,150
@ 8/5/2019 (7,301 more than the same time last year :o)
Story on the Club's website
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-05-08/tigers-reach-100k-members-in-2019
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Surprised me! Go Tiges!
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Celebrate reaching 100K members in 2019 at the Swinburne Centre on Sunday, May 19 🎉
RSVP here: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/100k-celebration
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6LKZDYU8AEnBZF.jpg) (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/100k-celebration)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/
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As of 13/05/2019
100,667
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As of 14/05/2019
100,831
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As of 16/05/2019
100,984
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As of 16/05/2019
100,984
Good effort. Would be good to know how many havent renewed from last year. I was hoping for 105,000 members this year.
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As of 20/05/2019
101,122
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(https://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/Media/Videos/Thumbnails/2019/May/991038_thumb_326x184.jpg) (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-05-20/100k-celebration)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-05-20/100k-celebration
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As of 21/05/2019
101,171
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Club membership tallies - 05/04/2019
Richmond 95,411
Adelaide 90,000*
Collingwood 75,995
Essendon 71,884
Hawthorn 69,721
West Coast 60,384
Carlton 58,494
Port Adel. 55,270
Fremantle 46,410
Melbourne 45,537
Geelong 45,103
Sydney 40,000
St Kilda 38,780
W.Bulldogs 38,000
North Melb. 37,409
Brisbane 25,274
GWS Giants 21,865
Gold Coast 10,094
* Includes Crows' emailing list.
Haven’t seen one of these for a while.
If it’s not too much trouble. :cheers
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As of 22/05/2019
101,316
Club membership tallies - 05/04/2019
Haven’t seen one of these for a while.
If it’s not too much trouble. :cheers
When I get a chance I'll post an updated one.
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As of 23/05/2019
101,351
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Club membership tallies - 23/05/2019
Richmond 101,351
Adelaide 90,000*#
Collingwood 81,108
Essendon 77,865
Hawthorn 76,000
Carlton 61,464
West Coast 60,384#
Port Adel. 57,769
Melbourne 50,520
Fremantle 46,410#
Geelong 45,103#
W.Bulldogs 41,697
St Kilda 41,600
North Melb. 40,563
Sydney 40,000#
GWS Giants 26,857
Brisbane 26,659
Gold Coast 12,046
* Includes Crows' emailing list.
# no update available since early April.
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Later update 23/05/2019
101,436
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Thanks O-E
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Waking up Dreamtime winners with a new Club membership record 💪😃
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC
As of 26/05/2019
101,604
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As of 27/05/2019
101,633
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As of 28/05/2019
101,672
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As of 31/05/2019
101,769
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As of 03/06/2019
101,831
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As of 05/06/2019
101,939
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As of 06/06/2019
101,951
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The membership tally has been removed from the Club's membership website :huh.
https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/
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Still the same as yesterdays when I visit.....
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Still the same as yesterdays when I visit.....
Ta.
For some reason when I view it it's trying to link to an older image file that no longer exists:
https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/sites/default/files/richmond/101939_0.jpg
Whereas if I change it to the one below with the latest (yesterday's) tally it works.
https://membership.richmondfc.com.au/sites/default/files/richmond/101951_0.jpg
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As of 17/06/2019
102,146
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As of 19/06/2019
102,200
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As of 25/06/2019
102,314
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We're just over 5000 ahead of this time last year.
25/06/2019 102,314
25/06/2018 97,187
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As of 01/07/2019
102,410
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As of 08/07/2019
102,568
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Reward and Recognition members survey results:
(http://image.tmclient.ticketmaster.com/lib/fe9815707d640c7e76/m/6/bb74f53e-77b6-4a10-95db-9ec43819e1b7.jpg)
Source: Club email.
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As of 09/07/2019
102,614
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As of 10/07/2019
102,622
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As of 16/07/2019
102,729
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As of 22/07/2019
102,830
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As of 24/07/2019
102,905
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We're just under 3000 ahead of this time last year.
24/07/2019 102,905
24/07/2018 100,063
Today is the anniversary of us being the first club to reach 100k members (this day last year).
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A big win this week and we could crack 103k :shh
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As of 01/08/2019
103,315
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AFL Memberships as known at July 31st.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAy8F2nUwAAcmeC?format=png&name=small)
https://twitter.com/footyindustryAU/status/1156506054785548288
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As of 06/08/2019
103,358
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We're still No.1 in the League and the only club once again to have over 100k members. Although, the gap to second has halved since last year (Eagles on 90k). We've had an increase in membership of 2.6% this year.
AFL MEMBERSHIP LADDER
Club 2019 2018 Change
Richmond 103,358 100,726 2.6%
West Coast 90,445 80,290 12.7%
Collingwood 85,226 75,507 12.9%
Essendon 84,237 79,319 6.2%
Hawthorn 81,211 80,302 1.1%
Geelong 65,063 63,818 2%
Adelaide 64,437 64,739 -0.5%
Carlton 64,269 56,005 14.8%
Sydney 61,912 60,934 1.6%
Melbourne 52,421 44,275 18%
Port Adelaide 51,951 54,386 -4.5%
Fremantle 51,431 55,639 -7.6%
W.Bulldogs 44,373 43,246 2.6%
St Kilda 43,038 46,301 -7.1%
North Melb. 42,419 40,789 4%
GWS Giants 30,109 24,243 19.3%
Brisbane Lions 28,023 24,867 12.7%
Gold Coast 13,649 12,108 12.7%
https://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/AM-Membership-Totals_Infographics_2.jpg
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/collingwood/collingwood-surges-but-richmond-still-tops-afl-membership-ladder/news-story/917ea0b00e712092f5f2883eed84806e
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So Adelaide fudged their numbers by ~25k :lol
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I'd love to know what sort of memberships the Eagles sell to get that many members. That number is well above the capacity of their home ground. Same with the Cats.
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I'd love to know what sort of memberships the Eagles sell to get that many members. That number is well above the capacity of their home ground. Same with the Cats.
The Eagles have a waiting list membership for access to Perth Stadium.
https://membership.westcoasteagles.com.au/wings
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We're still No.1 in the League and the only club once again to have over 100k members. Although, the gap to second has halved since last year (Eagles on 90k). We've had an increase in membership of 2.6% this year.
AFL MEMBERSHIP LADDER
Club 2019 2018 Change
Richmond 103,358 100,726 2.6%
West Coast 90,445 80,290 12.7%
Collingwood 85,226 75,507 12.9%
Essendon 84,237 79,319 6.2%
Hawthorn 81,211 80,302 1.1%
Geelong 65,063 63,818 2%
Adelaide 64,437 64,739 -0.5%
Carlton 64,269 56,005 14.8%
Sydney 61,912 60,934 1.6%
Melbourne 52,421 44,275 18%
Port Adelaide 51,951 54,386 -4.5%
Fremantle 51,431 55,639 -7.6%
W.Bulldogs 44,373 43,246 2.6%
St Kilda 43,038 46,301 -7.1%
North Melb. 42,419 40,789 4%
GWS Giants 30,109 24,243 19.3%
Brisbane Lions 28,023 24,867 12.7%
Gold Coast 13,649 12,108 12.7%
https://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/AM-Membership-Totals_Infographics_2.jpg
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/collingwood/collingwood-surges-but-richmond-still-tops-afl-membership-ladder/news-story/917ea0b00e712092f5f2883eed84806e
Got to hand it to Cain Liddle turning around the blues memberships as from memory they struggled and took ages to break 50k. He obviously took some Richmond strategies with him.
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As of 07/08/2019
103,455
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Further update 07/08/2019
103,479
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As of 08/08/2019
103,502
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The Richmond Tigers are the most highly supported of any of the nation’s footy codes with 103,358 members ...
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/south-australia-really-is-the-afl-state/news-story/9860521cef22cf5198edb2ddfd04f3b8