2007 Offical Membership figures...

[timthefish]

Funny competition, this one.

The Bulldogs, Roos and Dees are always the ones in the gun, yet clubs with similar membership numbers are safe as houses.

i guess it's all about potential for growth against demonstrated difficulty in ever being financially independent. being one-horse towns, sydney and brisbane generate a lot of non-membership exposure and goodwill that attracts strong corporate support.

 

[Hawkk]

Hawkk what's the link for this?? I assume it's the AFL website, did a search but didn't find it.

I put the info on and a link to the AFL members component of each clubs membership at this thread started by Ricardo.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=307329&page=30

I've lost the link, but it was a PP presentation from the AFL.

The numbers were also confirmed in the HUN.

 

[mark73]

Jealousy is a curse. Why cant you be happy that a struggling club for most of its history is getting up off its knees and breathing some fresh air into the place. Still al ong way to go before we are there but its a good start.

And thankfully stupidity is not contagious. You'd hate to be in North Melbournes position? Hahaha, I'd rather be 2nd on the ladder with some great first year players coming through as opposed to continually falling below expectations for not being anywhere near as good as cracked up to be.

Handing out freebies to the local Somalian and Asian communities might be a good idea to get the numbers looking respectable, but don't think for a minute it'll last. Particularly given you're overrated on field and about to face a mass of retirements. Newbies to the game won't follow bottom teams.

 

[walhawk]

Unless there has been a recent change, the unemployed cannot get concession memberships. It's basically students.

With Sheedy gone, it would be great to see the Bombers return to being a mid - range club. They were never one of the 'big' clubs pre-Sheedy.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Unless there has been a recent change, the unemployed cannot get concession memberships. It's basically students.

With Sheedy gone, it would be great to see the Bombers return to being a mid - range club. They were never one of the 'big' clubs pre-Sheedy.

I'm pretty sure pensioners get concession discounts as well as students.

 

[wahawk]

If Subiaco was bigger, maybe WC and Freo would get lower membership numbers because you wouldn't need a membership to get a ticket to a game.

Look at Collingwood, bigger crowds in a bigger stadium, but smaller membership.

this is true , but for people like myself and a couple of mates who like to go and watch footy (no matter who's playing) it makes it near impossible.

 

[kimbopen]

I'm pretty sure pensioners get concession discounts as well as students.

Yep. That's right.

 

[Juddyzthebest]

Club           Adult      Conc      Child       TOTAL 
Adelaide       40,421     3,780     6,775       50,976 
West Coast     33,844     5,886     6,219       45,979 
[b]Fremantle      30,777     3,978     8,588       43,343[/b] 
Collingwood    27,334     3,485     7,767       38,587 
Carlton        23,874     3,147     8,410       35,431 
Port Ad        26,988     1,995     4,975       33,938 
Essendon       24,343     3,751     4,665       32,796 
Hawthorn       21,166     2,462     7,463       31,064 
St Kilda       20,566     3,185     6,643       30,394 
Geelong        19,505     4,290     6,374       30,169 
Richmond       18,346     3,153     8,545       30,044 
Sydney         20,177     3,761     4,826       28,794 
W Bulldogs     18,575     3,490     6,660       28,725 
Melbourne      19,940     2,196     5,941       28,099 
Kangaroos      14,303     2,103     5,790       22,196 
Brisbane       17,089     2,219     2,688       21,976

Bandwagoners- 40 000
Members through thick and thin - 3 343
Note the 8 000 odd kids who have joined - they arent smart enough to know any better.

 

[rowey]

And thankfully stupidity is not contagious. You'd hate to be in North Melbournes position? Hahaha, I'd rather be 2nd on the ladder with some great first year players coming through as opposed to continually falling below expectations for not being anywhere near as good as cracked up to be.

Handing out freebies to the local Somalian and Asian communities might be a good idea to get the numbers looking respectable, but don't think for a minute it'll last. Particularly given you're overrated on field and about to face a mass of retirements. Newbies to the game won't follow bottom teams.

sorry mate but you have lost it....put it this way, the kangas have played at there best for most of the yr, the dogs on the other hand have hardly strung 1 half of footy together yet we are still in the finals picture

As for the "freebies" there 3game membership worth bout 40-$50 and im at the dogs games each week and i dont see many somalian or asians there.....so i dont know where u pulled that from buddy!!! but if they or anyone wants to become a doggie member, good on em i say

and newbies to the game in queensland wont follow the kangas my freind!!! once you relocate into rugby territory

 

[Ricardo]

As for the "freebies" there 3game membership worth bout 40-$50 and im at the dogs games each week and i dont see many somalian or asians there.....so i dont know where u pulled that from buddy!!! but if they or anyone wants to become a doggie member, good on em i say

and newbies to the game in queensland wont follow the kangas my freind!!! once you relocate into rugby territory

Also i'd say those 'freebies' wouldn't even be counted in the official figures, i think there is a certain amount of $$ or other criteria that needs to be met to be a counted 'member'.

Btw- most of those concession members for Geelong (2nd highest in the AFL) would be seniors, there is seems a huge amount of elderly people that follow Geelong.