Current Membership Tally

[thatday]

Catch us if you can.

Oh don't you worry, we will.

 

[dave_27]

Great numbers for Essendon but what is your figure not including non-matchday members and is it up on what it normally is at this time of year?

Richmond is now 24k (30k including non ticketed), should be on track to break our record.

Its 3k up on this time last year.

Essendon final figure on the website is always 4k more than the figure the AFL releases so Essendons membership atm would be around the 30k - 31k.

 

[magic19]

North only 415 away from passing its ALL TIME membership record, and we are still two weeks out from Round 1.

Well done North Melbourne - pretty much a awesome result for all the clubs with what looks like another record year for memberships. Hopefully people don't jump off next year.

Does anyone have the Swans' figure atm?

 

[Lightning_Rod]

PAFC
Current 2008 Membership Figure
31,000 (5/03/08)

 

[Mike_blues]

blues will catch the bombers

 

[Abaddon]

blues will catch the bombers

Carlton was 30k as of last week, so i think you will find that actual membership numbers between Carlton and Essendon are quite similar as of this moment (the 34k members posted on Essendon website includes non-ticketed members which are not officially counted)

 

[serenityNow]

blues will catch the bombers

Catch? We had more members then them last year and should have more this year.

 

[LongBomb]

Geelong @ 11/3 : 28,752

 

[SirJimi05]

Essendon is at 35,304.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Geelong @ 11/3 : 28,752

A little low I would have thought for a club that won everything last year and has a whole town supporting it? 28K is only 4K more than the Roos

 

[SirJimi05]

A little low I would have thought for a club that won everything last year and has a whole town supporting it? 28K is only 4K more than the Roos

Yes but the Roos only have 24k because the club is in damage control.

When they post good membersip figures for 3-4 in succession we can start to take their figures seriously.

 

[LongBomb]

A little low I would have thought for a club that won everything last year and has a whole town supporting it?

It will will be a record membership this year by quite a stretch. 35k+
What more do you want?

 

[mark73]

Yes but the Roos only have 24k because the club is in damage control.

I would've said because the supporters are getting off their backside, and not before time.

When they post good membersip figures for 3-4 in succession we can start to take their figures seriously.

You're overrating your own importance/opinion.

 

[gossy]

Carlton was 30k as of last week, so i think you will find that actual membership numbers between Carlton and Essendon are quite similar as of this moment (the 34k members posted on Essendon website includes non-ticketed members which are not officially counted)

Sorry to let you in on this, but non-ticketed members of Essendon are OFFICIAL members. They can vote and everything, making them a member of the club, so don't go telling them they aren't members. They are just as much as us ticketed members, they just cannot go to games for some reason.

 

[SirJimi05]

I would've said because the supporters are getting off their backside, and not before time.
You're overrating your own importance/opinion.

You naive little boy.

Why are the supporters finally getting of their backsides?

How am i overrating my own opinion? I merely pointed out the bleeding obvious and which is that the supporters need to be paid up member every year and not just jump on board when they are scared they might lose their club. Even your own coach pointed out the same thing.

Can't handle the truth eh?

 

[Hodgies Heroes]

Sorry to let you in on this, but non-ticketed members of Essendon are OFFICIAL members. They can vote and everything, making them a member of the club, so don't go telling them they aren't members. They are just as much as us ticketed members, they just cannot go to games for some reason.

A memeber as defined by the AFL is a season ticket holder - there fore nonticketed members are not counted by them. Importantly they are not counted when finals tickets are allocated ( they are based on a ratio of members of the competing clubs)
Your own club constitution says that only people who are entitled to receive a season ticket are members. You are really just counting people who buy a hat ,scarf and keyring as members - then letting them vote.

 

[mark73]

I merely pointed out the bleeding obvious and which is that the supporters need to be paid up member every year and not just jump on board when they are scared they might lose their club.

You've also pointed out several times in the past that sympathetic people helping out is a major factor behind the current membership tally, which is crap, and something you wouldn't know about even if it were remotely true.

Can't handle the truth eh?

You're overrating your own importance/opinion.

 

[Ricardo]

A little low I would have thought for a club that won everything last year and has a whole town supporting it? 28K is only 4K more than the Roos

A 26-27k capacity home ground doesn't help.

 

[Rod Stroker]

A 26-27k capacity home ground doesn't help.

What does that have to do with it? I don't see ground capacity affecting membership of the Crows, Eagles or Dockers.

If that is your genuine response then it says alot about the people running your club if they choose to play at a stadium that keeps members out.

 

[PowerOfThePussy]

What does that have to do with it? I don't see ground capacity affecting membership of the Crows, Eagles or Dockers.

If that is your genuine response then it says alot about the people running your club if they choose to play at a stadium that keeps members out.

What does it say about the people running our club Stroker? What would you like them to do? Find $100 million and just build a new stadium? At least we still have our own home ground and the advantages that go with it.

Perhaps worry about your club's own existence rather than trying to point out flaws of others.

Geelong's admin is right up there with the best in the business, but quite clearly their only agenda is trying to keep members out of our tiny stadium, according to the big Stroker.

P.S. The club is and has always been trying to increase the capacity of the ground to accomodate our members. Have you even been to Geelong and seen the new stand? Oh yeah, the administration had nothing to do with that. It just magically appeared overnight.

Stick to topics you know something remotely about. Saves embarrassment later on.

 

[thatday]

What does that have to do with it? I don't see ground capacity affecting membership of the Crows, Eagles or Dockers.

If that is your genuine response then it says alot about the people running your club if they choose to play at a stadium that keeps members out.

Don't they all have waiting lists because the membership is capped due to the size of their stadiums? Not sure about Freo, but i'm pretty positive about the other two.

 

[The Zebra]

If that is your genuine response then it says alot about the people running your club if they choose to play at a stadium that keeps members out.

You are kidding.

They make more money than they know what to do with from that stadium and they keep the Geelong identity that is so important. The people running Geelong are absolutely top notch.

Stop embarrassing yourself and other North supporters.

 

[gossy]

A memeber as defined by the AFL is a season ticket holder - there fore nonticketed members are not counted by them. Importantly they are not counted when finals tickets are allocated ( they are based on a ratio of members of the competing clubs)
Your own club constitution says that only people who are entitled to receive a season ticket are members. You are really just counting people who buy a hat ,scarf and keyring as members - then letting them vote.

Fair enough that finals tickets depend on ticketed members, that is exactly how it should be, but that isn't what I am saying.

I am saying a non ticketed member is a member of the club just as much as a ticketed member. They both have the same vote on the issues effecting the organisation which they are a member of.

Our club constitution says that only members can get season tickets? What is your point? If you want a season ticket, you become a member. We already new that.

Here is our clubs definition of a member:

16 Ordinary Member
16.1 An ordinary member is a person, eighteen years of age or above, who will have duly applied to be a Member of the Club and will have paid the appropriate Membership Fee.
http://www.essendonfc.com.au/club/Amended-constitution-Aug-2006.doc

By that, even a non ticketed member is a member. If you are comparing memberships between clubs then why don't you include these? If you want to compare those that go to the game, compare attendences, not memberships. The club makes money from both, and both are legitimate 'members' of the club.

So if you want to argue with me, tell me how a non-ticketed member is not a member of their club.

 

[Rob]

What does that have to do with it? I don't see ground capacity affecting membership of the Crows, Eagles or Dockers.

You must be blind - Adelaide and West Coast have had a waiting list for years and Fremantle will this year. You can buy a full membership anyway, but it costs the same as your full membership but gets you no entry rights to games. Predictably not many people bother, and just cough up the $50 or so for a waiting list spot.

If that is your genuine response then it says alot about the people running your club if they choose to play at a stadium that keeps members out.

True, you'd think they'd rather play at that GCG doen the road from Kardinia Park with the 100k seats.

 

[Rod Stroker]

What does it say about the people running our club Stroker? What would you like them to do? Find $100 million and just build a new stadium?

Why would they need to do that? They could play at the Dome where twice as many members could get in, or at the MCG, where four times as many members could get in.

At least we still have our own home ground and the advantages that go with it.

Why would you be happy about playing at a ground where only 27K members and supporters can get it?

Perhaps worry about your club's own existence rather than trying to point out flaws of others.

My clubs existence is fine, and we have a home ground that can accommodate more than 27K members and supporters.

Stick to topics you know something remotely about. Saves embarrassment later on.

Yes, you've really owned me on this argument haven't you Pussy
Good to see that you were able to stick to the topic not get personal. Shows great maturity.