Biggest club

[hodge2brown]

Guys sorry to interupt your board just wondering if richmond were top 4 material would your mob be the biggest club in Australia ahead of collingwood

 

[tugga]

Collingwood then daylight to everyone else regardless of ladder positions.

 

[Jisha]

Guys sorry to interupt your board just wondering if richmond were top 4 material would your mob be the biggest club in Australia ahead of collingwood

A question that will not be answered for another 10+ years.

We will definitely be losing members next year, make no mistake of that

 

[gaelictiogar]

Collingwood then daylight to everyone else regardless of ladder positions.

I honestly don't know where you get that. I accept it is a widely held assumption but that is all it is.

Essendon have at least as many armchair fans as them and would be drawing as well as them if they were going as well onfield and historically both Carlton at Princes Pk.and Richmond at Punt Rd.regularly outdrew them at Vic. pk.

Taking all into account Collingwood are probably marginally the biggest but there is no "daylight" at all between any of the big 4. A top 4 Ess or Rich would be drawing roughly what Collingwood have been drawing.

 

[Abaddon]

Guys sorry to interupt your board just wondering if richmond were top 4 material would your mob be the biggest club in Australia ahead of collingwood

no chance.
in fact every footy fan survey has Richmond behind Hawthorn and Geelong, and marginally ahead of St Kilda in terms of supporter base.

 

[gaelictiogar]

no chance.
in fact every footy fan survey has Richmond behind Hawthorn and Geelong, and marginally ahead of St Kilda in terms of supporter base.

The survey that matters is memberships where people put their hands in their pockets and fish out the green. In that survey Carlton are somewhere outside the big 4 down with the minnows. Richmond of course are not. Its just as well you are regularly finalling or the already huge gap between the big 4 membership bases and yourselves would be enormous. You might be competitive with the Bombers and Tigers next year in terms of membership base if you get to the GF. If you slip back to mid ladder...forget it.

 

[TimeFor11]

Crap turnout by fans yesterday as well mind you. Only 59k for something the club built up regardless of the shit we watched!

 

[tugga]

I honestly don't know where you get that. I accept it is a widely held assumption but that is all it is.

Essendon have at least as many armchair fans as them and would be drawing as well as them if they were going as well onfield and historically both Carlton at Princes Pk.and Richmond at Punt Rd.regularly outdrew them at Vic. pk.

Taking all into account Collingwood are probably marginally the biggest but there is no "daylight" at all between any of the big 4. A top 4 Ess or Rich would be drawing roughly what Collingwood have been drawing.

Disagree very much. There is daylight between Collingwood and the rest. No 'probably marginally' in it at all.

 

[Artie Bucco]

Crap turnout by fans yesterday as well mind you. Only 59k for something the club built up regardless of the shit we watched!

I was surprised, wasn't as many Richmond supporters as I expected. May not be the biggest but have to be up there with the most passionate.

Was sitting in front of the grog squad yesterday, thought they were fantastic. Bring real atmosphere to the game that is truly unique amongst all of the clubs. Watching the game unfold I just felt sorry for all the people there, obviously passionate who go every week and have had to put up with performances like that for what seems like such a long time now.

+1 for the grog squad, when your team starts playing well I think the chants will be infectious

 

[Abaddon]

The survey that matters is memberships where people put their hands in their pockets and fish out the green. In that survey Carlton are somewhere outside the big 4 down with the minnows. Richmond of course are not. Its just as well you are regularly finalling or the already huge gap between the big 4 membership bases and yourselves would be enormous. You might be competitive with the Bombers and Tigers next year in terms of membership base if you get to the GF. If you slip back to mid ladder...forget it.

Carlton set membership records while it was on the bottom of the ladder... The least successful club on the field for a decade.


Even in 2011 http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118901/default.aspx
Richmond official membership figure is 40,184.
Carlton official membership figure is 43,791

You sold all your memberships before the fans realised how shit they were.
You didnt think that Brendan Gale combining ticketed and non-ticketed on the website LOL actually changed anything did you?

 

[Groupie_]

Carlton should have minimum 60,000 members right now. Shit effort this year.

At the end of day we out sold you this year. The end.

 

[smasha]

Richmond will be always the big one to me.

Best song,mascot, location,best legendary players.

Richmond Paddock just across the road.

Punt Road Oval in the best spot in Australia for a football club.

Richmond pubs which ALL supporters go too.


WE RULE BABY!!!!

Collingwood moved to Tigerland,took the Clokes and Malthouse and now on the verge of 2 flags.

Nothing wrong with Richmond.

 

[Tiger2709]

Last time we won a flag we were the first to get 1 million through the gates, the way you only play a couple of clubs twice these days makes a lot of difference at the end of the day.

Personally Im confused as I thought this year we were correctly listing membership numbers, but the AFL has a figure 7000 less than what we have listed on our site?

Bottom line is who cares if Carltank etc have more members, we are the Tigers, best song, best colours, best logo, best club, if some opposition supporters are too stupid to see that, so be it

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Richmond will be always the big one to me.

Best song,mascot, location,best legendary players.

Richmond Paddock just across the road.

Punt Road Oval in the best spot in Australia for a football club.

Richmond pubs which ALL supporters go too.


WE RULE BABY!!!!

Collingwood moved to Tigerland,took the Clokes and Malthouse and now on the verge of 2 flags.

Nothing wrong with Richmond.

1+

 

[SdKfz 181]

Carlton set membership records while it was on the bottom of the ladder... The least successful club on the field for a decade.


Even in 2011 http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118901/default.aspx
Richmond official membership figure is 40,184.
Carlton official membership figure is 43,791

You sold all your memberships before the fans realised how shit they were.
You didnt think that Brendan Gale combining ticketed and non-ticketed on the website LOL actually changed anything did you?

You do relize that those 7500 members not included in that tallie, still pay frikin $80 per year, in my books thats a member. Pi$$ off with your trolling, afl should post membership revenue from now on!

 

[HyperAgressiveDonk]

Def a bigger club than Carlton. Carlton are up and about and can't get anywhere near the members of other clubs. Probably a bigger club than Essendon, but not as big as Collingwood. Hawthorn and Geelong slot somewhere ahead of Carlton but behind Essendon.

Collingwood

Daylight

Richmond
Essendon
Hawthorn

Geelong

Carlton

The only issue might be, is that Richmond don't have a massive, spiteful two way rivalry with anyone anymore. Not like Hawks v Cats & Dons, or Carlton v Collingwood & Essendon. Maybe a few years at the top for Richmond might re-ignite old rivalries??

 

[getthefooty]

Disagree very much. There is daylight between Collingwood and the rest. No 'probably marginally' in it at all.

At the moment you're right, but clearly this wasn't always the case and won't always be the case in the future. What about before Eddie, when Collingwood were in the doldrums, and Essendon were the powerhouse of the competition? Or in the Richmond glory days of the late 60s and 70s, we were much bigger than Collingwood then.

 

[2TONE]

At the moment you're right, but clearly this wasn't always the case and won't always be the case in the future. What about before Eddie, when Collingwood were in the doldrums, and Essendon were the powerhouse of the competition? Or in the Richmond glory days of the late 60s and 70s, we were much bigger than Collingwood then.

Not sure about this , as long as the pies stay successful on the field, eddie and the admin boys will role in the dough like theres no tommorrow. clubs like the pies eagles and so on will always remain above the tigers, personally i see the tiges no greater force than the dogs or the saints for that matter. The only way to change this, is to start with the board growing balls and be ruthless in advertising, coaching, team list, training, membership, sponsership. currently you have none of these attributes. the pies have all of them. Also australia has changed since the 60 s and 70 s so many new ozzys have come to this country and the first thing they see on tv is all collingwood, the choice becomes rather easy for them. 20 or so games on free tv. The sponsership list goes on forever

 

[gaelictiogar]

Typical amateurish shitely run, poorly marketed, rackety old Richmond......outsell the blues by thousands but still have a smaller official figure.

We are an irredeemably crap organisation. We simply cannot get the simples things right.

No point talking about where Richmond stand in the paecking order til we become a footy club or or off field...which it seems we are congenitally incapable of doing.

 

[gopies1981]

Def a bigger club than Carlton. Carlton are up and about and can't get anywhere near the members of other clubs. Probably a bigger club than Essendon, but not as big as Collingwood. Hawthorn and Geelong slot somewhere ahead of Carlton but behind Essendon.

Collingwood

Daylight

Richmond
Essendon
Hawthorn

Geelong

Carlton

The only issue might be, is that Richmond don't have a massive, spiteful two way rivalry with anyone anymore. Not like Hawks v Cats & Dons, or Carlton v Collingwood & Essendon. Maybe a few years at the top for Richmond might re-ignite old rivalries??

OMG you have no Idea! Carlton are easily the 3rd best supportered club in Australia put of the Victorian Clubs in order it would look like this;

1. Collingwood
2. Essendon
3. Carlton
4. Richmond
5. Hawthorn
6. Geelong
7. St.Kilda
8. Melbourne
9. Western Bulldogs
10. North Melbourne

Collingwood easily Number 1 then Essendon then followed by Carlton, Richmond Hawthorn and Geelong are very close to each other in terms of Nation wide support! Then a gap from St.Kilda then another gap from Melbourne, Bulldgos and North!

 

[juss]

Could any other club play finals twice in 30 years and still be able to claim one of the biggest supporter groups in the country?
Not a chance.

No suprise that numbers surge to a winning side. We will draw Collingwood like numbers and memberships when we are a top 4 side.

If we win a flag you can expect 75,000+ members. Watch our membership sky rocket as we raise our ladder position.

Seriously the support for this club is ridiculously good considering the crap we have been dished up. Collingwood will always be the richest club, because they are run superbly off the field and receive huge exposure and tv benefits. I don't dispute they are the wealthiest and biggest brand by far. But in terms of supporter numbers / potential memberships Richmond is right up there, equal if not more. Wait for the tens of thousands to come out once we start winning. No one wants to go watch a losing side.

 

[folester41]

i think we would only be behind collingwood, i dont like to say that, buts its reality.

 

[Groupie_]

OMG you have no Idea! Carlton are easily the 3rd best supportered club in Australia put of the Victorian Clubs in order it would look like this;

1. Collingwood
2. Essendon
3. Carlton
4. Richmond
5. Hawthorn
6. Geelong
7. St.Kilda
8. Melbourne
9. Western Bulldogs
10. North Melbourne

Collingwood easily Number 1 then Essendon then followed by Carlton, Richmond Hawthorn and Geelong are very close to each other in terms of Nation wide support! Then a gap from St.Kilda then another gap from Melbourne, Bulldgos and North!

Theres no way Carlton have more supporters than Richmond. Essendon could come close but I reckon we've got them covered too.

Wait till we are on top, all hell will break lose then we can revisit this thread.

We've been the biggest and will be again! Only a matter of time.