2014 Membership: STRONG & BOLD - Bring the Roar Home

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As of 29/07/2014

66,067

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As of 31/07/2014

66,101

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Club members buck trend of declining attendances
Ben Guthrie 
afl.com.au
August 2, 2014

FOURTEEN AFL clubs have received significant boosts to their membership figures in 2014, with many passing previous club records.
 
Richmond, the Sydney Swans, North Melbourne, Essendon, Greater Western Sydney, Port Adelaide, Hawthorn, Collingwood and Adelaide have all logged club membership records this season.

CLUB            2013 membership numbers           2014 membership numbers
 
Collingwood              70,427                                   79,273
Hawthorn                 63,353                                   68,652
Richmond                 60,321                                   66,122
Essendon                 56,173                                   60,646
West Coast              58,501                                   58,426
Adelaide                  46,054                                    57,171
Port Adelaide            40,162                                   55,508
Fremantle                44,480                                   48,776
Carlton                    50,561                                   47,485
Geelong                   40,025                                   43,806
Sydney Swans          36,358                                   40,123
North Melbourne        34,607                                   40,027
Melbourne                33,177                                   35,911
Western Bulldogs       30,209                                   31,538
St Kilda                   32,710                                   30,738
Brisbane Lions           24,130                                   23,930
Gold Coast               12,502                                   13,478
GWS                       12,681                                   13,047

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-08-02/members-grow-as-crowds-fall

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As of 08/08/2014

66,185

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As of 11/08/2014

66,212

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As of 11/08/2014

66,235

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As of 14/08/2014

66,245

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When do they stop selling memberships ?

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When do they stop selling memberships ?

I would say end of August.

Some other clubs out of the finals race are already selling 2015 memberships.

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Club membership tallies - 15/08/2014

Coll'wood    79,759
Hawthorn    68,650
Richmond    66,245
Essendon    60,657
West Coast 58,504
Adelaide     57,231
Port Adel.   55,508
Fremantle   50,000
Carlton       47,485
Geelong      43,867
Sydney      40,007
North Melb. 40,000
Melbourne   35,802
W.Bulldogs  31,538
St Kilda      30,045
Brisbane     24,013
Gold Coast  13,478
GWS Giants 13,071


AFL membership - 56,117 (to be capped at 60k)

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The Herald-Sun has our final 2014 tally at 66,122.

Tigerland bandwagon overflowing with yellow and black supporters

Peter Rolfe
Herald-Sun
August 22, 2014

RICHMOND’S bandwagon is reaching peak capacity as the red-hot Tigers march towards a fairytale finals berth on the back of a seven match winning streak.

As the Tigers eye an eighth straight win against St Kilda on Sunday to keep their slim finals hope alive, new AFL figures reveal their fans are the third most proud and paid up in the league.

Richmond this year hit a record membership tally of 66,122, up 5801 on last year despite a tardy start to the season.

Collingwood again sold the most club memberships with 79,347 - 920 more than last season - even though the Pies are set to miss the finals.

Reigning premier Hawthorn 68,650, up more than 5200 on last year, to sit second.

But Richmond’s increase in membership purchases was bigger than any Victorian club and rising star Brandon Ellis hoped the team’s late surge would draw a huge crowd to its last Victorian game of the regular season.

“We want to see as many Richmond fans as possible supporting us at the MCG on Sunday,’’ he said.

``They’ve been huge for us all year

“We draw off their energy, and we think they’re the best fans in the league.”

Finals or no finals, Richmond will take time to thank fans for cheering them through a roller coaster season with a thank-you day for members at Punt Rd Oval after training on Saturday.

Richmond legend Neville Crowe will be honoured before Sunday’s twilight match against St Kilda as he is driven around the MCG and retiring cult Tiger hero Jake King will be recognised.

More AFL club memberships than ever were sold this year with the league-wide total of 804,480 more than 6 percent higher than last year.

One in every 28 Australians is now an AFL club member with 12 clubs breaking all-time records including Essendon, Geelong, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, the Tigers and the Pies.

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan said Aussie Rules fans were among the most ``loyal, passionate and committed’’ in the world.

``It underlines how much the game means to so many people and why fans are so important to the game,’’ he said.

http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/tigerland-bandwagon-overflowing-with-yellow-and-black-supporters/story-fnii5sms-1227032381448

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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-08-22/club-memberships-soar