Membership 2019 - The Hunt Continues

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Over 7k ahead of the same time last year  . (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  .

[cub]

😮

[Diocletian]

Getting Lynch even more popular than a premiership...

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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

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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  .

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Crows had about 40k knocked off their total from last year.

[cub]

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 ) Do I count on thier membership tally LMAO Cows

[Slipper]

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!

[taztiger4]

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 ) Do I count on thier membership tally LMAO Cows

as stated previously, when the AFL audit the figures , their total drops significantly

[mightytiges]

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 ) 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.