AFL Silver Membership Waitlist Number Part 2

[Demonic Ascent]

During the year, the number of Absentee members dropping out was low in numbers.
• The AFL stands by its new terms and conditions that a member may only have one year of Absenteeism. One reason is that is that they want to see more Silver members progress to Gold.
• There are Absentee members that have voiced their grievances about the new terms and conditions.

Also

• The AFL confirmed that the number of Gold members is capped at 30,000 (however the number is slightly over the cap due to Absentee members on a year-to-year basis reverting to their full Gold payments).

And

1. Any update on the consultant report regarding AFL Membership?
• This is an ongoing process and there is nothing to report at this stage.

1. Grand Final
Our questions are as follows:
1) What membership/ticket checks occurred during the final series and the grand final.
2) How many checks were conducted?
3) When did the checks occur?
4) What engaged in the checks?
5) What were the results and subsequent ramifications?
• The AFL are in the process of pre
paring a report at present.

These reports have been years in the making, what are the chances we ever see anything.

I also thought the discussion around the Docklands reserved seating was ridiculous. Instead of reducing the price of upgrading to level 2 seats they want Ticketmaster to default to level 1 seats for Best Available

During Ticketmaster onsales for Marvel games the AFL, based on requests from some members, have set the default “Best available” seating to Level 2 seating behind the goals which is the high upgrade price.
Many other members argue that the high upgrade price for Level 2 at Marvel is too expensive compared to the upgrade price at the MCG and that the “Best available” seating is on Level 1 at Marvel at the low upgrade price.
The Committee believe that the lower upgrade price and seating on Level 1 at Marvel is more popular with the members and request that the AFL ask Ticketmaster to default back to Level 1 at the start of onsales then when Level 1 seating is exhausted continue to the Level 3 low upgrade cost option. Those members who prefer Level 2 seating at the higher upgrade price may still apply the relevant filters in the Ticketmaster app to obtain Level 2 seating.
• The AFL will consider this change before the 2026 onsales.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Oh also if you opt out of "research" emails you won't get the members survey sent to you.

 

[foxdog50]

Or you could get this add on.. ensuring a GF ticket if the cats make it

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You want me get a Hawthorn supporter Geelong membership as well

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I don't think it's the end of the world if people want to pull out, it just means that the value of it has reached an equilibrium point.

I think it's a good thing if eventual Gold and possible neutral GF access goes to the people that find value in the ability to go to more than one game of footy a week to make the 40 cheap games access a a value proposition, and not just those who want to see it as a shortcut to getting to the GF.

While I've been a AFL member for less than 10 years going to 30+ games a year on the membership (living nearby for a while made it easy) certainly means I'm more 'dedicated' than those whose commitment to be gold or be closer to gold was a lot closer to merely being about money.

that's entirely why i have it, i don't see the value for money in just using it for club games when you can just buy grand final memberships, but it seems a lot of people use it as one, hence the complaints about club support not getting priority for anything except the grand final.

on another note, richmond have seemingly changed how they do afl member discounts for reserved seat/bay memberships (no longer membership price minus the 11game ga membership price) and i'm paying less for that next year, which is a rare win

 

[TigerR]

i'm paying less for that next year, which is a rare win

Oh you are right, me too. $160 and I think it was $180 last year. Though could it actually mean less MCG games? There was talk of a home game in Hobart.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

It's possible that they're slowing up Gold intake given a future Southern Stand redevelopment

 

[TigerR]

The number of Silver members that will be offered an upgrade to Gold members for 2026 is less than 300.

Less than 300 implies more than 200, yet some close to the front have only moved 60 and even me in the 3000s only moved 133.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

It's possible that they're slowing up Gold intake given a future Southern Stand redevelopment

Shouldn't matter when it's capped no?

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Oh you are right, me too. $160 and I think it was $180 last year. Though could it actually mean less MCG games? There was talk of a home game in Hobart.

mine’s now just half the price (they’ve also put me onto home & away weirdly, which i guess will be helpful if we play in geelong again)

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Less than 300 implies more than 200, yet some close to the front have only moved 60 and even me in the 3000s only moved 133.

You're right, I'll be emailing them for a response.

 

[foxdog50]

Less than 300 implies more than 200, yet some close to the front have only moved 60 and even me in the 3000s only moved 133.

Gee that's BS

 

[Visions]

If I wasn't gold, I'd give up.

Just get an equiv club membership and then buy kids tickets to go to other games.

Yep, likewise. If you're only a few years in at 10-15,000 on the waitlist, you might as well give up if you're in it for the Gold privilege. Might as well save your money and pay the $2,500 corporate package if your team makes the GF.

 

[Visions]

So Junior Silver has gone up from $190 to $215, which is more than a 10% increase. Would be interesting to see what Bronze renewal costs is for juniors as last year it was more than Silver and had way less privileges.

Approximately 1,000 Bronze members will be offered an upgrade to Silver membership for 2026. (Silver membership is capped at 25,000)

Well that's bullshit. The waitlist for my daughter on Silver is 26,000.

 

[foxdog50]

Is anyone seriously of thinking of cancelling it? Im seriously thinking of cancelling it. Been a member for 11 years and at approx 8200 on the wait list

 

[TigerR]

Is anyone seriously of thinking of cancelling it? Im seriously thinking of cancelling it. Been a member for 11 years and at approx 8200 on the wait list

Yes

 

[abakus]

I'm so close to the gold I think I'll hold on, but I'm really shattered that my daughter (who I signed up in 2015) probably won't be gold for another 15-20 years so we won't be able to attend a GF together until she is much older that I had hoped

 

[abakus]

if I wasn't close to gold (i'm around 700 on the waitlist) I would 100% cancel, the value of the membership is completely gone.

 

[TigerR]

Is anyone seriously of thinking of cancelling it? Im seriously thinking of cancelling it. Been a member for 11 years and at approx 8200 on the wait list

Further to my original response, silver membership used to be good value if you only went to your team's games and a few finals each year, so the waitlist number was less of an issue. Now you probably want to be going to a lot more games as a neutral to break even. Plus the additional cost of Gold over Silver, well you may as well just pay your club for guaranteed GF if that is your main aim. And GF tickets are no longer cheap for Gold. My Platinum mate tells me of the days where he would do a walk up and get standing room by just scanning in.

 

[BERT]

I still think they should have part walk up for all games like the MCC members do. It works really well in there.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

The main thing ruining it is Medallion Club. I can get price rises, but not when we're second class citizens in the reserve.

Any semi decent game has to be booked online. I spend a heap more reserving seats

 

[abakus]

The only benefit for Collingwood supporter is the lure of gold membership. The AFL membership annual cost + the booking fees to reserve seats means Legends membership is much cheaper than a silver membership.

 

[NetworkNerd]

The only benefit for Collingwood supporter is the lure of gold membership. The AFL membership annual cost + the booking fees to reserve seats means Legends membership is much cheaper than a silver membership.

Whats the waitlist like for a Collingwood legends membership?

 

[Seattle Mariners]

I actually don't 100% entirely hate this option for grand final tickets allocation:

Priority access - Gold competing club members
Second priority - gold members that go to 25+ games for the year
Third priority - gold members that go to 10 to 25 games for the year.
Fourth priority - gold members that seldom go to a game all year.

The strength of this policy is that regular attendees get rewarded with better seats on GF day.
The weakness is that gold members may be ill or caring for sick ones throughout the year and shouldn't be penalised for their personal circumstances.

I don't subscribe to the theory that silver competing club members should get priority over non competing gold members.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I actually don't 100% entirely hate this option for grand final tickets allocation:

Priority access - Gold competing club members
Second priority - gold members that go to 25+ games for the year
Third priority - gold members that go to 10 to 25 games for the year.
Fourth priority - gold members that seldom go to a game all year.

The strength of this policy is that regular attendees get rewarded with better seats on GF day.
The weakness is that gold members may be ill or caring for sick ones throughout the year and shouldn't be penalised for their personal circumstances.

I don't subscribe to the theory that silver competing club members should get priority over non competing gold members.

I'd scan in so much in the first few weeks and just walk out

 

[TigerR]

I'd scan in so much in the first few weeks and just walk out

That's the other problem! Then we might get all these games where the members are full but half empty and people turned away.
Also, the last 2 years have seen AFL Gold selling for the full 2 hours and no one miss out.