Thought I would put this here given
The_Wookie likes to separate revenue and expenditure items by category and its been pointed out that WCE and Freo do their corporate revenue breakdown more comprehensive than others so the basic figure from their accounts isn't a true apples with apples comparison.
This was an article in Today's West about Freo breaking their previous membership record.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/freman...-for-first-time-in-club-history-ng-b88860030z
Fremantle chief executive Steve Rosich believes the club is set to defy its on-field struggles and post a profit for the 2018 season after setting a membership record. The Dockers had 55,121 members as of yesterday. “That is not only a record for the club and the first time we have gone past 55,000, it is in line with what we forecast for the 2018 season,” Rosich said.
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West Coast are the only club to generate higher membership and corporate revenue than Fremantle, while the club’s “net sponsorship return” was third in the competition behind only Sydney and Geelong, he said.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/freman...-for-first-time-in-club-history-ng-b88860030z