2020 membership thread

[MYOB]

The donation goes to the Australian Sports Foundation. They can then distribute the income to whoever they see fit, and in this example they distribute it to Bulldogs

 

[D Mitchell]

The donation goes to the Australian Sports Foundation. They can then distribute the income to whoever they see fit, and in this example they distribute it to Bulldogs

So from next year, anyone who makes a donation of $495.00, or whatever it is,to the ASF directing it to the FFC gets free entry and a seat at Docklands from the Club ? The Club might toss in hat, scarf, lanyard too.

 

[MYOB]

So from next year, anyone who makes a donation of $495.00, or whatever it is,to the ASF directing it to the FFC gets free entry and a seat at Docklands from the Club ? The Club might toss in hat, scarf, lanyard too.

The whole point of a donation is you get nothing in return (other than a tax deduction) and that is why the are doing it this year.

 

[random__hero]

I think some clubs are offering signed jumpers if you pledge your membership

 

[D Mitchell]

The whole point of a donation is you get nothing in return (other than a tax deduction) and that is why the are doing it this year.

I've wandered in on this late and knew nothing about the plans for our 2020 subscriptions. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

I think some clubs are offering signed jumpers if you pledge your membership

Must have an inexhaustible supply of used? secondhand? Kids? obsolete? clash? indigenous? etc jumpers

 

[ossie_21]

Must have an inexhaustible supply of used? secondhand? Kids? obsolete? clash? indigenous? etc jumpers

Signed Thor jumpers?

 

[Fossie 32]

Must have an inexhaustible supply of used? secondhand? Kids? obsolete? clash? indigenous? etc jumpers

Wonder what they do with all the used jumpers? Should do more auctions.

 

[Sharkey66]

Found this interesting..

Spike Creative and TLA Australia are pitching cardboard cutouts to clubs, with Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs committed to the concept and a handful of others also keen.

Those two clubs found sponsors to underwrite the costs, and the cutouts, which attach to seats and will have select members' faces on them, will remain in the stands then go to fans as keepsakes.

Not quite Gogglebox: AFL exploring ways to get fans into games
AFL and broadcasters looking at ways to heighten fan engagement during crowd-less games

 

[NBates]

Found this interesting..

Spike Creative and TLA Australia are pitching cardboard cutouts to clubs, with Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs committed to the concept and a handful of others also keen.

Those two clubs found sponsors to underwrite the costs, and the cutouts, which attach to seats and will have select members' faces on them, will remain in the stands then go to fans as keepsakes.

Not quite Gogglebox: AFL exploring ways to get fans into games
AFL and broadcasters looking at ways to heighten fan engagement during crowd-less games

Stevo reported it on 7 News tonight - here's his tweet:

 

[Kermit]

Email today gives a few clues

View attachment 878545

I haven’t even received this email. When did you get this?

 

[BallaratBulldog]

I haven’t even received this email. When did you get this?

20th of May 3pm. I did post the entire email in another post after that post.

 

[Kermit]

20th of May 3pm. I did post the entire email in another post after that post.

Thanks. Just wanted to know so I can follow up with the club. They have taken more money out than they should have this week.

 

[Optimistic Dog]

A terrible season will be a membership killer for 2021. I would have expected a fair size drop with the economic fallout from COVID 19 and the uncertainty going forward until we get a vaccine even with a top 8 finish. We were aiming at 50,000 members this season and would think 40,000 next season would be a good result.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Anyone know what our membership stands at currently. I was amazed that Richmond will still get 100,000 this year in spite of COVID.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Anyone know what our membership stands at currently. I was amazed that Richmond will still get 100,000 this year in spite of COVID.

Website is still at 38401 which hasn't updaed since before round 1. Maybe an email to the department could get a confirmation.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Website is still at 38401 which hasn't updaed since before round 1. Maybe an email to the department could get a confirmation.

I had an email a few days ago wanting to know if I wanted to continue my membership (I am). Maybe there is uncertainty around numbers renewing, as well as lower numbers signing up, so the total is in a state of flux.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

...Thankfully, the Bulldogs’ extended family dug deep when the Club needed it most.

“It warrants a massive thank you and sense of gratitude to our members, and fans and partners, who’ve stuck with us,” Bains said.

“The overwhelming number of our members have stuck with us, which has helped sure up our financial position.”......

...We’re not going to suffer a catastrophic loss. We might make a loss, we might break even, and who knows we might even make a small profit.’

Full story here.

Bulldogs members’ loyalty pays off

President Peter Gordon and CEO Ameet Bains discuss the positive impact of Bulldogs members' and partners' loyalty on the Club's finances.

www.westernbulldogs.com.au

While no specific numbers its sounding promising.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

From the survey the other day it looks like they're going to ditch the cards.

 

[CarnTheScray]

AFL fans to the rescue

Only 1 per cent of club members have requested refunds. And the Blues are planning to immortalise the names of 2020 members in stone.

www.theage.com.au

According to Caro, we are up 12% last year, but it doesn't state if it's last year at this same stage in the season or last years total.

If it is 12% above last years total, we are above 49,000.

 

[NBates]

Official figure given as 38,876 for 2020 (Ameet Bains letter to members today)

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Well thats not a 12% increase caro..

 

[CarnTheScray]

Well thats not a 12% increase caro..

Caro's source was always BS. I knew we wouldn't be above 40,000 after the s**t we have dished up this year and the past 3. St Kilda are now above us, how embarrassing.

We are back to 2010 numbers.

 

[CarnTheScray]

I know St Kilda has fake $2 memberships but they've also gotten win after win. We got embarrassed in the first two rounds and have beaten nobody except Eagles, which was also not a convincing win, which would have put off a lot of supporters especially during these times.

 

[Sentinel]

I know St Kilda has fake $2 memberships but they've also gotten win after win. We got embarrassed in the first two rounds and have beaten nobody except Eagles, which was also not a convincing win, which would have put off a lot of supporters especially during these times.

Saints had a big offseason which they could spruik to potential members which always helps, plus their membership numbers are dubious as you say. I believe they had a $50 donation option which came with a 'membership'.

Take the numbers with a grain of salt this year, what's most important is the membership revenue.