NAB Cup 2010

[one-eyed]

Whisper from a Hawks fan is we are playing them down at Aurora on February 13 (Saturday night).

[WilliamPowell]

NOw if this true 

I will be there 

I don't need an excuse to head over to Tassie to my favourite Uncle & Aunty - footy is just a bonus 

[tiger101]

hopefully this is true 
 

[bojangles17]

i recall getting excited bout this last time and it turned out to be BS...hope so

[mightytiges]

If true Hardwick starts his senior coaching career against his coaching mentor. Interesting to see given the disaster of last year how seriously we treat the NAB Cup to get supporters back on board.

[Hellenic Tiger]

If true Hardwick starts his senior coaching career against his coaching mentor. Interesting to see given the disaster of last year how seriously we treat the NAB Cup to get supporters back on board.

I guess no expectation on success from the fans and how that translates to membership sales and dollars I do not know, but judging on our last few pre season campaigns membership still has grown overall despite the fact we have made the second round in the pre season twice since losing in the final to Port in 2002.

Just a query if anyone has the figures. Finals in 2001 and made the pre season final in 2002 , beat Pies by 6 goals in season opener. Results were awful after that huge let down. What were our membership figures in 2002 and then in 2003? If they fell based on the hype and the delivery of none of the hype generated then we should expect the same next season.

[Smokey]

If true Hardwick starts his senior coaching career against his coaching mentor. Interesting to see given the disaster of last year how seriously we treat the NAB Cup to get supporters back on board.

I guess no expectation on success from the fans and how that translates to membership sales and dollars I do not know, but judging on our last few pre season campaigns membership still has grown overall despite the fact we have made the second round in the pre season twice since losing in the final to Port in 2002.

Just a query if anyone has the figures. Finals in 2001 and made the pre season final in 2002 , beat Pies by 6 goals in season opener. Results were awful after that huge let down. What were our membership figures in 2002 and then in 2003? If they fell based on the hype and the delivery of none of the hype generated then we should expect the same next season.

Strange thing - our membership figures have rarely (if ever) followed our on-field results, increasing almost every year despite our poor performance.  In the past, too much emphasis has been placed on ladder position in relation to memberships.  What will have far more impact is providing good deals for members, not treating them like a cash cow that can be continually milked.

But having said that, a few years of success WOULD see an above average increase - of that I am very confident.  We have a very large supporter base still lying dormant and waiting.

[mightytiges]

Just a query if anyone has the figures. Finals in 2001 and made the pre season final in 2002 , beat Pies by 6 goals in season opener. Results were awful after that huge let down. What were our membership figures in 2002 and then in 2003? If they fell based on the hype and the delivery of none of the hype generated then we should expect the same next season.

IIRC our membership figures fell most years under Spud except for his last year in charge. Started with 29k in 1999 and ended up with only 25k by 2003 
     
1994     8,229     
1995   14,647     
1996   20,308     
1997   24,975     
1998   27,092     
1999   29,047
2000   26,869     
2001   26,501     
2002   27,251     
2003   25,101     
2004   27,133     
2005   28,029 + 6,378
2006   29,406 + 7,243
2007   30,044 + 7,579
2008   30,820 + 8,184
2009   36,981 + 9,221

[WA Tiger]

Funny how it kept going up under Wallace as well.... he couldn't have been that bad, lets hope it keeps going up under Hardwick.

[one-eyed]

The NAB Cup fixture will be announced at 9.45am tomorrow on the AFL site.

[wayne]

Losers of Hawks v Tigers and Geelong v ??, play a NAB challange match in Yea.

[crannyvegas]

where do you find the information on the NAB challenge matches? Hoping for a match out in Cranny Vegas aka Casey Fields...

[one-eyed]

2010 NAB Cup Fixture

Round 1: February 12-21
 Match    Date     Teams     Venue     Local Time     Network
Week 1
1     Fri 12 Feb    West Coast vs Essendon     Subiaco Oval     17:40     7
2     Sat 13 Feb    Adelaide vs Port Adelaide     AAMI Stadium     16:40     FOX
3  Sat 13 Feb     Hawthorn vs Richmond     Aurora Stadium     19:40     10
4     Sun 14 Feb    Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane Lions     Manuka Oval     16:40     FOX
 Week 2
5     Fri 19 Feb    St Kilda vs Collingwood     Etihad Stadium     19:40     7
6     Sat 20 Feb    Sydney Swans vs Carlton     Blacktown     19:40     10
7     Sun 21 Feb    Geelong Cats vs North Melbourne     Etihad Stadium     16:40     FOX
8     Sun 21 Feb     Fremantle vs Melbourne     Subiaco Oval     17:40     FOX

Round 2: February 25-28
 Match    Date     Teams     Venue     Local Time     Network
9     Thurs 25 Feb       Winner Match 1 vs Winner Match 2        Etihad Stadium       19:10         FOX
          Sat 27 Feb     WCE/Ess vs Adel/Port                          Subiaco Oval           17:40
     
10     Fri 26 Feb           Winner Match 3 vs Winner Match 4        Etihad Stadium         19:40     7
                             Haw/Rich vs WB/BL
      
11     Sat 27 Feb           Winner Match 5 vs Winner Match 6         Etihad Stadium     19:10     10
                               StK/Coll vs Syd/Carl
 
12     Sun 28 Feb           Winner Match 7 vs Winner Match 8          Etihad Stadium     16:40     FOX
                               Geel/NMFC Vs Fre/Melb
     

Round 3: March 5-6
   
 Match    Date     Teams     Venue     Local Time     Network
 13     Fri 5 Mar     Winner Match 9 vs Winner Match 10     Etihad Stadium        19:40         7
                                                                                  AAMI Stadium          19:10
     
 14     Sat 6 Mar     Winner Match 11 vs Winner Match 12       Etihad Stadium      19:10      FOX / 10
                                                                                  Blacktown           19:10
     
    
Grand Final: March 13
        
 Match   Date     Teams     Venue     Time     Network
 15     Sat 13 Mar     Winner Match 13 vs Winner Match 14     At venue to be determined by AFL     19:40     10

http://www.afl.com.au/nab%20cup%20fixture/tabid/15297/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

where do you find the information on the NAB challenge matches? Hoping for a match out in Cranny Vegas aka Casey Fields...

I can't find it on the AFL site. One of the articles says one match will be played in Yea to support those areas devastated by this year's bushfires.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/86373/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

The media are already on the master vs apprentice talk



Hardwick to face Clarkson in NAB Cup
27/10/2009
Paul Gough

http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/hardwick-to-face-clarko-80247