2007 Membership - The Tiger Movement (Experience Generation Next)

[mightytiges]

The cut off date is around now isn't it?

[tigersalive]

Pretty sure it's June 30.

[one-eyed]

The cut-off date for memberships is June 22 according to the Herald-Sun today.

[Fishfinger]

We're sneaking up closer to 40,000 Richmond members each year.

I still maintain the AFL are either lazy, dumb or both to need to split our membership figures. 

[mightytiges]

I still maintain the AFL are either lazy, dumb or both

Agree FF   

I wonder if we'll take a hit next year though or will everyone stick on board knowing we are a young side and we'll be doing a Yazz.

[one-eyed]

As of 28/6/07

Ticketed: 29,970
Non-ticketed: 7,579
Combined: 37,549

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30 to go

common !!!!!

or is it too late, when is the cut off

[Fwoy3]

30 to go

common !!!!!

or is it too late, when is the cut off

Tomorrow I think

[one-eyed]

SEN just played a snippet from Gary March today thanking Tigers supporters for their loyalty and passion

[one-eyed]

Membership cracks 30,000 mark
4:11 PM Tue 3 July, 2007
By Michael Tormey,
for richmondfc.com.au

THE RICHMOND Football Club has cracked the 30,000-member milestone for the first time. The Tigers fell just under 600 members short of the figure last season, but a 2 per cent rise has pushed that to 30,044 in 2007.

The result is a huge boon for the club and shows that ts fans are among the most loyal in the competition, a point reiterated by coach Terry Wallace.

"We're really pleased to hit 30,000 members for the first time as a club," Wallace said on Tuesday.

"I think in the circumstances of where we are on the ladder I reckon it's a real credit to our supporters, who have continued to come to games.

"They've been really vibrant and they have a real understanding of what it is we're trying to do as a club. They've done that by joining up and giving us our highest membership ever … and I reckon they deserve a real pat on the back for what they've done with us this year."
 
Wallace said Tigers fans had been unfairly maligned over the years and the fact the club had been able to achieve record membership numbers during a season in which they hade won just one game to round 13 was a sign of the fans' undoubted passion and belief in where the team was headed.

"They are passionate and when things aren't going well they'll let you know, but when things are going well they'll let you know as well.

"But I think they have been terrific in understanding what we are trying to achieve. Unfortunately it takes time and it takes a little bit of patience.

"I know football and patience aren't two words that go together too well but I think the Tigers supporters have shown they have a pretty good understanding of that."

http://richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=46487

[Bulluss]

Next year will be the real test after a very disappointing season.

[WilliamPowell]

Next year will be the real test after a very disappointing season.

True Bull - retention is the key

But congrats to them for getting over the 30K mark - after the Geelong game I will admit I didn't think it would happen

[mightytiges]

If we continue through the rest of the season putting in competitive efforts then I believe we'll be okay. Roll out the top draft pick(s), our centenary in the VFL/AFL and a good start to 2008 and who knows.

[Hellenic Tiger]

If Carlton can have 33,000 members and experience the lows they have been over the last few years then I can't see why we as a club cannot experience a growth spurt in terms of membership considering our lack of success. The future is looking brighter though MT in regards to players recruits or draft picks and the fresher style of play we have adopted in recent weeks. Thats 3 weeks in a row we have scored 100 points plus so with some legitimate on field success whose to say our figures cannot boom to the levels of Essendon or Collingwood in the ensuing years.
Our season has only be defined by the Geelong match. Other than that we have been in the game into the last quarter bar the Port game also so all is not lost and the fans can generally see this.

[mightytiges]

The Blues also broke their membership record this year - over 35,000  . Their membership has been up and down like a yo-yo in recent years depending on how they've gone in the preseason cup. Just goes to show as a big supported club string a few wins together and the bandwagon will take effect.