2014 membership - 13,478 as of 11/8/14

[SUNS]

Finally got mine sorted today after a player call woke me up from my night shift sleep haha

 

[exile]

i got a call around 10 in the morning today, but our phone has been playing up for the past few days. i really hope it wasnt a player calling me about my membership.

 

[kreglze]

I should of held out for the player phone call....

 

[Iva Bigun]

I should of held out for the player phone call....

Me too

 

[Yellow Feathers]

How do you get a player call? Is it if you're an existing member that has yet to renew?

 

[Sunny_]

How do you get a player call? Is it if you're an existing member that has yet to renew?

I think so.

 

[Yellow Feathers]

I think so.

I won't renew next year until I get my call. I want the call.

 

[Sunny_]

I won't renew next year until I get my call. I want the call.

I don't think they call everyone. Just pick names from a list. Some get lucky.

I never got a call.

 

[Big Red Machine]

I don't think they call everyone. Just pick names from a list. Some get lucky.

I never got a call.

Doubt international calls are in the budget, Sunny.

I auto renew so I don't think I've ever been called, Not that I answer my phone at work anyway.

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[Billy ray]

All signed up, family of four silver reserved. The kids feed thing, two for one, is a good innovation.
With more day and twilight games in 2014, rather than just being a single membership they got 4 from me.
I think the day and twilight slots work on the Gold Coast to get bigger crowds, ie families with kids...
Plus heat in day or twilight sun is an advantage surely

 

[Covertackle]

20,000 members all holding out for a player call.....that's pretty funny..

 

[Sunny_]

Gold Coast Suns membership soars as footy converts see the light.

The Suns membership figure stood at 8430 yesterday and the club's general manager of marketing and fan development, Kelly Ryan, said the signs were positive for 2014.

"It's definitely our best year so far and we're tracking about 11 per cent ahead of where we were this time last year," Ryan said.

 

[SUNS]

A few sign ups today. Hit close to 20 just at the session

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

Almost 9300 currently. Anyone know where we stood same time last year? Matchu, Sunny ?

 

[Matchu]

Almost 9300 currently. Anyone know where we stood same time last year? Matchu, Sunny ?

8 February 2013 - 8339
7 February 2014 - 9297

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

8 February 2013 - 8339
7 February 2014 - 9297

Nice work cheers. Doing well then it seems.

Where do you get these figures? Would be good to look at them.

 

[Scotty_222]

still yet to get mine.. dont know what sort of membership ill go for

 

[Matchu]

Nice work cheers. Doing well then it seems.

Where do you get these figures? Would be good to look at them.

Old membership threads. I'll try and find 2012 and 2011 figures as well.

 

[Matchu]

TheJaegerBomb

18 Feb 2011 - 10,406
8 Feb 2012 - 9109
8 Feb 2013 - 8339
7 February 2014 - 9297

 

[Milang_Panthers]

10k before round 1?

 

[Iason]

Signed up, trying to get my brother and a few friends to do the same.

 

[Sunny_]

10k before round 1?

This is actually looking like a possibility.

 

[PREETY_FLY]

We have 500k on the Gold Coast, surely that is enough to support 2 national sports teams with 25k members each? The major problem the club will always struggle with, same problem the Titans are facing, is the locals not buying into the club. And unfortunately history has shown us locals don't easily buy into local GC teams. Fingers crossed the AFL and the Suns continue to create a brand that crack our fickle locals here on the Goldy.

yea true.. however, the population of the GC has gotten alot bigger since the previous failed attempts of AFL n League.. the big thing is in QLD it seems that your team has to be winning and successful on the footy field to get numbers thru the gate. e.g brisbane lions when they won premier ship 3 years running were getting good numbers.. now.... its a di
So I'm sure this year we will see bigger crowds as we win more.

Is there any wagers going on with GWS this year over membership ie who gets the most? would be a nice tradition to keep

did bluey ever wear the togs?

 

[Matchu]

We have 500k on the Gold Coast, surely that is enough to support 2 national sports teams with 25k members each? The major problem the club will always struggle with, same problem the Titans are facing, is the locals not buying into the club. And unfortunately history has shown us locals don't easily buy into local GC teams. Fingers crossed the AFL and the Suns continue to create a brand that crack our fickle locals here on the Goldy.

25,000 members each (10% of the total population) would be wishful thinking at this point.

yea true.. however, the population of the GC has gotten alot bigger since the previous failed attempts of AFL n League.. the big thing is in QLD it seems that your team has to be winning and successful on the footy field to get numbers thru the gate. e.g brisbane lions when they won premier ship 3 years running were getting good numbers.. now.... its a di
So I'm sure this year we will see bigger crowds as we win more.

I see what you are saying but I think Brisbane and the Gold Coast are two very different markets. Brisbane has history and will draw fans that claim to be life long supporters regardless of on field performances. No doubt success will draw a lot of fans to the game for the first time on the but it won't be the main reason for the core following on the Gold Coast. You have to consider that Rugby League is still the dominant sport on the Gold Coast. However, the Titans didn't arrive until 2007 and majority of Gold Coast RL fans already had a team they supported in the NRL. The Titans did a good job of converting quite a few of these fans but lost them not long after. These RL fans usually don't have an allegiance in the AFL and would look favourably on a Gold Coast team.

Couple that with the strategic youth takeover by the club and the Suns will easily be the most supported Gold Coast team in 5-7 years. The high percentage of Victorians moving to the Gold Coast also helps.

 

[PREETY_FLY]

Currently at 9834 which isn't bad I guess. I think by round 2 we will have gone over 10k. A win in rd 1 should see this happen.