Membership 2008 - new club record

[Francois Jackson]

well if they arent members they can get stuffed.
i cant stand those people. i have heaps of mates, all of which barrack for the blues and all give it to me about this that and the other.

i laugh in their face cause they are never members yet have the biggest mouths when their team is winning or the latest sign up judd

Don't be down on someone just because they aren't a member.  Among any number of possible personal reasons there are many people who just plain can't afford it.  Doesn't mean they aren't just as vocal, loyal, knowledgeable or important.  Practice some tolerance Daniel and it will come back to you in spades. 

na mate i dont agree with u. read my post properly i was talking about friends of mine
for some maybe they cant afford but for most they are bandwagon supporters, who jump ship all the time
my friends is who im mostly referring to again and they can afford because they drive around in 50k plus cars, they are just bandwagon pricks who barrack for carlton who only pop their head when something good comes to their team, i.e judd!!
tiger supporters are the most loyal in the league make no mistake about that pal.
what we have had to endure makes us the most loyal in my book

[Smokey]

well if they arent members they can get stuffed.
i cant stand those people. i have heaps of mates, all of which barrack for the blues and all give it to me about this that and the other.

na mate i dont agree with u. read my post properly i was talking about friends of mine

Could have sworn you were referring to the Kangaroo supporters WP was talking about and then you went on to talk about your mates.  My mistake, the level of English I passed at school was obviously not of a sufficient standard to deal with comprehending the true meaning of your post.

The rest of your post just sounds like a rant at someone you don't particularly like or manages to get under your skin quite easily, especially when football is discussed.  Approximately half a million members of AFL clubs, a yearly attendance of nearly 6.5 million, and a television audience many millions in excess of that.  Sorry to be the one to break it to you Daniel but MOST supporters are not members.  Welcome to the real world.

[Francois Jackson]

im in the real world buddy and my english is fine. i cant help it if you dont understand my grammar, thats an issue you perhaps have with your level of schooling reached.

yes i have a issue with bandwagon supporters especially when they come from princess park, i dont hide that fact.

Stick to lawn bowls pal

[Smokey]

im in the real world buddy and my english is fine. i cant help it if you dont understand my grammar, thats an issue you perhaps have with your level of schooling reached.

yes i have a issue with bandwagon supporters especially when they come from princess park, i dont hide that fact.

Stick to lawn bowls pal

I rest my case.

[Francois Jackson]

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[mightytiges]

I appreciate where we are trackng MT but it is depressing when one works with dilluded North supporters who are in my face about their membership numbers.

Irony is of course they aren't members themselves 

I reckon I've known just one North supporter in my life (excluding at the footy). They're hard to find lol.

Just wait a couple of months WP and point to the final membership figures  .

[WilliamPowell]

I appreciate where we are trackng MT but it is depressing when one works with dilluded North supporters who are in my face about their membership numbers.

Irony is of course they aren't members themselves 

I reckon I've known just one North supporter in my life (excluding at the footy). They're hard to find lol.

Just wait a couple of months WP and point to the final membership figures  .

 

[Fishfinger]

I contacted the club about ticketed and non-ticketed memberships.

Was surprised to be informed that the Country/Interstate 5 is counted as ticketed.

It doesn't give access to enough games and doesn't give access to finals tickets yet is counted as ticketed because that condition is sanctioned by the AFL.

That should make things clear.
Memberships need to meet a set criteria to qualify as "ticketed" except the ones that don't qualify but the AFL decides don't have to. 

Doesn't give access to finals tickets, so the AFL must have to separate those memberships from the official figures when allocating.

Makes it more baffling to me why they can't just count all club members then.

I'd love to know all of the memberships at other clubs which don't have to qualify as ticketed yet are counted due to a condition being sanctioned by the AFL.

The AFL's club membership tallies are a farce.

[WilliamPowell]

I contacted the club about ticketed and non-ticketed memberships.

Was surprised to be informed that the Country/Interstate 5 is counted as ticketed.

It doesn't give access to enough games and doesn't give access to finals tickets yet is counted as ticketed because that condition is sanctioned by the AFL.

That should make things clear.
Memberships need to meet a set criteria to qualify as "ticketed" except the ones that don't qualify but the AFL decides don't have to. 

Doesn't give access to finals tickets, so the AFL must have to separate those memberships from the official figures when allocating.

Makes it more baffling to me why they can't just count all club members then.

I'd love to know all of the memberships at other clubs which don't have to qualify as ticketed yet are counted due to a condition being sanctioned by the AFL.

The AFL's club membership tallies are a farce.

My understanding FF is that any membership that grants you entry to a game is deemed a ticketed membership

As for allocating finals tickets - I think the AFL policy there is akin to pin the tail on the donkey (or certain executives that work there )

[Darth Tiger]

I contacted the club about ticketed and non-ticketed memberships.

Was surprised to be informed that the Country/Interstate 5 is counted as ticketed.

It doesn't give access to enough games and doesn't give access to finals tickets yet is counted as ticketed because that condition is sanctioned by the AFL.

The Country/Interstate 5 is counted as a full membership as it also qualifies the holder to full voting rights.

[mightytiges]

Thanks for posting that info FF  .

I use to think there was a minimum number of games for a membership to be classed as ticketed. I thought it was 5 games as IIRC we use to have a "blockbuster" membership where you could attend 5 blockbuster games at the 'G. Being 5 games it snuck in as a ticketed membership(?). Obviously that's not right and it's more complicated than that going by what you've posted FF.

Memberships need to meet a set criteria to qualify as "ticketed" except the ones that don't qualify but the AFL decides don't have to. 

??? Adrian Anderson must be in charge of it  ???

The worst club is Essendon. You only find out the ticketed figure in July once the AFL releases each club's final tally and Essendon's is always 3-5 thousand below their quoted membership on their website.  

[Fishfinger]

The Country/Interstate 5 is counted as a full membership as it also qualifies the holder to full voting rights.

All memberships qualify for full voting rights, Darth. Including non-ticketed. 

[Fishfinger]

My understanding FF is that any membership that grants you entry to a game is deemed a ticketed membership

Yeah, I've heard that WP but I don't think it's the case. I'd like to know what the actual criteria is.

MCC Tigers grants entry to 3 games. Pretty sure it's a non-ticketed membership.
Was told it was non-ticketed 2 years ago (when I had one) and that access to finals tickets was what deemed a membership "ticketed".

Trent Jacobs told me via email that Country/Interstate 5 is "ticketed" because the AFL has sanctioned that condition. I read that as saying it doesn't meet the criteria for ticketed but they'll count it anyway.

Hoping for confirmation on what the MCC Tigers membership qualifies as.

EDIT: Confirmed.

From the email -
"By AFL Membership standards, it is non-ticketed as it was a membership created by the Club, which doesn’t fall within their membership categories and doesn’t allow access to 11 games.

We have argued with them about this, but have never reached a favourable result."

That means 2 of our club memberships are non-ticketed. MCC Tigers and Tiger Insider.

I'd really like to see the official criteria of what qualifies a membership as ticketed (I get the feeling it's not set in stone at the AFL's whim anyway).
I won't be bothering the club again though. 2 replies to emails in 2 days with enlightening information is good going. I won't push it.

[one-eyed]

Our current membership is 17,002.