Resource 2023 Membership - Audited Figure 64,041 - New Club Record

[Port2Power]

2023 Membership Update 22nd of August

Increase of 503 members in 1 day (21st of August)
Averaging (7 years) 59,553 members at the end of July
Increase likely due to AFLW members (3000++)

 

[Capital Power]

I assume these daily updates are the result of some willy measuring contest with the Crows?

Spoiler: we win by the width of an AO goalpost...

 

[Lawnchair Larry]

Dont want too go to far into the maths of it, but wanted to see just when this final jump in membership from " extravagant" to "super extravagant" occurred, and by just how much.
So the membership curve (minus one early data point that caused a big jump in membership at the next recorded value) can be constructed into a "usual flow" (Curve A) and an "abnormal flow" of memberships (Curve B). When added together they produce something looking like the actual membership curve.
So
1. "Usual Flow" of membership began to be compromised on about 29 July 2023 - when "abnormal flow" began.
2. At 22 August 2023 the "usual flow" comprised about 59028 members. This is very much like a historical membership number..
3. As at 22 August 2023 the "abnormal flow" comprised about 6426 members

I suspect, as assumed by most, that this relates mainly to AFLW members, but could also have a contribution by "bandwagonners". I expect the latter to be small.

 

[Port2Power]

2023 Membership Update 24th of August

Increase of 472 members in 2 day (22nd of August)
Averaging (7 years) 59,553 members at the end of July
Increase likely due to AFLW members (3000++)

 

[Port2Power]

2023 Membership Update 25th of August

Increase of 498 members in 1 day (24th of August)
Averaging (7 years) 59,553 members at the end of July
Increase likely due to AFLW members (+3000 & new/old members rejoining?)

 

[PowerLil]

Show us the $$$ amount.

 

[Papa G]

Lol. These numbers. Ah well, North Melbourne claim to have 50000 members, so it really is a pointless dick measuring situation. Everything about the AFL is so mickey mouse.

 

[GoPorts]

Does anyone really think that people are paying membership fees in round 23 after holding off all year.
Who is the club trying to convince with this running update?

 

[Duck Farmer]

Richonomics 101 - Lecture 1:

67,154 is 0.67154 x 10⁵.

When you round this off it becomes 1 x 10⁵, or 100,000.

Stay tuned for Lecture 2 in which we explore the definition of premiership and debate how much time really elapses when you measure things in Hinkley years.

 

[Steve Dore]

Does anyone really think that people are paying membership fees in round 23 after holding off all year.
Who is the club trying to convince with this running update?

It's round 23 of the AFL but pre-season for the AFLW. I would assume that the majority of new memberships, if not all, at this time of year are AFLW memberships.

 

[Grave Danger]

Does anyone really think that people are paying membership fees in round 23 after holding off all year.
Who is the club trying to convince with this running update?

No, but the AFLW numbers look like they're tracking fairly well.

 

[Jojay]

Show us the $$$ amount.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Does anyone really think that people are paying membership fees in round 23 after holding off all year.
Who is the club trying to convince with this running update?

Dutchy, OGC and RossFC? Lol

 

[RossFC]

Dutchy, OGC and RossFC? Lol

Why are you throwing me in this? It's clearly AFLW memberships.

 

[Papa G]

Yeah harsh on Ross. Expat or Durrs Granny's Vagoojoo would have been more appropriate.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

9,000 members since 30 june - 90%+ would be AFLW members and I'd say at least half those would be double up members ie have bought a membership for men's and women's team. No way have 9,000 new members have rocked up in last 8 weeks. There'd be a few band wagoners who bought a membership to get rights to tickets in September.

AFL approve double counting, they will in their audited figures when its announced next week. Its good for their marketing to say a new record has been set for 15 clubs etc. Port's adjustment will about 5k downward to reflect the 72% of the 7k to 8k AO Footy members sold by the SMA that get allocated to the crows by the AFL.

 

[DaTBird187]

 

[VineValerian]

No, but the AFLW numbers look like they're tracking fairly well.

And the 2 game pseudo memberships. There'd be a couple of grand snapping them up rather than pay a year's worth of hard earned on an unreliable commodity.

 

[StrappingTape]

Do we count free aflw memberships?

 

[Port2Power]

2023 Membership Update 28th of August

Increase of 814 members in 3 day (24th of August)
Averaging (7 years) 59,553 members at the end of July
Increase likely due to AFLW members (+3000 & new/old members rejoining?)

 

[Grave Danger]

I've had an email and a phone call from the club today, chasing up for my AFLW membership, so maybe it's the vitual giveaway men's memberships that have been boosting the numbers so much recently. I didn't give the caller much joy, telling her I'm still thinking about it. After the call I thought, oh sh1t, what if that was one of the players I was so short with, but we haven't got a Lara in the squad as far as I can see. I'm sure, Matilda or Yasmin or Sachi could've talked me into it...

 

[Port2Power]

2023 Membership Update 30th of August

Increase of 567 members in 2 days (28th of August)
Averaging (7 years) 59,553 members at the end of July
Increase likely due to AFLW members (+3000 & new/old members rejoining?)

 

[StrappingTape]

These numbers are so dubious these days it's pointless taking them seriously.

 

[Tibbs]

These numbers are so dubious these days it's pointless taking them seriously.

Why? You don't believe that some Port Adelaide women & girls might actually be interested in going to the Footy to watch women play?

 

[JimmyBC]

Why? You don't believe that some Port Adelaide women & girls might actually be interested in going to the Footy to watch women play?

The numbers are dubious before you even count AFLW members & always have been.