- Dec 14, 2002
- 19,301
- 29,318
- AFL Club
- North Melbourne
- Other Teams
- Sturt, Liverpool
Yeah, that's not unrealistic. In any case, like this year when the membership dept. targetted 40,000 I reckon they'll be ambitious and look at that as their target. I thought 40,000 was a stretch and wouldn't be achieved this year, so who knows, maybe they'll exceed it?!
And, assuming we are there, or thereabouts, the next target is 50,000 members. It wasn't so long ago at all that the Hawks, *essendon and Richmond were just touching on these numbers. Surreal. It'd be nice if the new "30,000" minimum was "40,000" when/if on-field fortunes fade. 40,000 members and no debt allows us the luxury of dropping down the ladder without it representing a threat to our very survival.
Brisbane - Sun Twilight (24k)
Opener, should be good game, not great time slot, Fitzroy faithful out to see the lion again? Yeah, especially if the Lions beat the Pies in Rd 1.
Port - Sat Night (25k)
Could be a little bit optimistic with this one seeing as it only attracted 19k last year, but should be a very big game. Two PF'ists and 'up & comers'. Giddyup.
Hawks - Sat Night (40k)
No need to explain this one, all things go well and this is a big blockbuster. Will be cut throat, especially if they have a stranglehold on the game.
Swans - Sat Night (23k)
Haven't played the Swans in a while at home, attractive fixture, replay of prelim, good timeslot, and swans have a good following in Melbourne. Given we haven't played them in Melbourne for a while, compared to the Port guestimate, this might be a bit low, especially after the PF?
Geelong - Sat Night (35k)
Should be a good game, Cats fans prefer saturday night to fridays for obvious reasons. Other than the Cray Bros. it's becoming a bit of a mini-rivalry I reckon.
Essendon - Fri Night (40k)
Could be less, could be more, depends a bit on ASADA. I like to think our *sympathy thread contributes to crowd numbers. *'dons supporters come along knowing, either way, that we're sympathetic.
Freo - Sun Afternoon (21k) Late season ladder positions may have some bearing. It was a good crowd at the end of 2012.
Bulldogs - Sat Twilight (23k) If we're sailing and the doggies aren't, could be a fizzer. Who cares, it's the finals that count.
At this point, not an unrealistic expectation I wouldn't have thought mate. Well done.
