Rocky_Star_Pro
Cancelled
Neither Essendon nor Richmond had more members than Carlton last season. The official AFL membership audit subtracted several thousand 'memberships' from both Essendon & Richmond's club tallies.
Carlton hasn't been bothering to count those memberships which the AFL does not include in their official numbers. Why Essendon & Richmond (& Richmond have been doing so for a few years now) bother to include them in their ongoing figures is anyone's guess.
I remember reading somewhere the AFL will begin to count non gameday memberships into the official count this year. Not 100% sure of it but I do remember reading it somewhere, or maybe it's just my mind playing tricks on me