WB problem is that they still don’t dominate the west allegiances will always be divided my office is full of folks from the western subs , 1 barracks for the dogsThere are way more Melbourne fans than North, Dogs and St Kilda. I actually do see potential for Melbourne to reach a decent level of memberships. The other three are just full blown minnows. St Kilda are probably the worst. I sometimes forget they even exist. At least the Dogs have large support in the west and will capitalise on the rapid development in the growth corridors. St Kilda are trying to tap into the south east but they’re dreaming. They’re just not marketable enough. Essendon have a stronghold of the north west, so that makes North irrelevant just about everywhere.
The gap between the big clubs and small clubs will just widen further over the years. We’ll hit 150,000 before North hit 75,000.