Ethnic associations with AFL teams

[Scallop Industry Thug]

I think these still exist, although not as strongly as 15 years ago.

Maybe some of the non-Victorians could help out with their clubs because I wouldnt have a clue about them.

Melbourne- Anglo, Protestant
Western Bulldogs- Greek, Vietnamese
Geelong- Anglo, Protestant
Carlton- Italian
Collingwood- Lebanese
Essendon- Italian

Any others? Am I wrong on any of these?

 

[Harry Bosch]

Richmond - Greek

 

[Broady Poker Tour]

I think these still exist, although not as strongly as 15 years ago.

Maybe some of the non-Victorians could help out with their clubs because I wouldnt have a clue about them.

Melbourne- Anglo, Protestant
Western Bulldogs- Greek, Vietnamese
Geelong- Anglo, Protestant
Carlton- Italian
Collingwood- Lebanese
Essendon- Italian

Any others? Am I wrong on any of these?

What ethnicity is North associated with?

 

[CAS79]

I think these still exist, although not as strongly as 15 years ago.

Maybe some of the non-Victorians could help out with their clubs because I wouldnt have a clue about them.

Melbourne- Anglo, Protestant
Western Bulldogs- Greek, Vietnamese
Geelong- Anglo, Protestant
Carlton- Italian
Collingwood- Lebanese
Essendon- Italian

Any others? Am I wrong on any of these?

Bulldogs - Vietnamese. As my other half and her family are bulldogs i go to a few games of there's every year.

While they sit in the cheer squad i wander the game. Vietnamese, just don't see any so I don't think as a group there particularly interested.

Greeks i knows go for the Pies.

 

[Fear0411]

St kilda- jewish

 

[Rush Stand]

Most Greeks 35 and over tend to support Collingwood, Richmond, Carlton and to a lesser extent Hawthorn.

 

[CAS79]

What ethnicity is North associated with?

Historically the Roos had a working class catholic background.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Historically the Roos had a working class catholic background.

Yes, and the thinning out of these ranks may have some impact on a decline in our supporter base.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Bulldogs - Vietnamese. As my other half and her family are bulldogs i go to a few games of there's every year.

While they sit in the cheer squad i wander the game. Vietnamese, just don't see any so I don't think as a group there particularly interested.

Greeks i knows go for the Pies.

All the above is correct. The Pies are the #1 supported team by Greeks by a long way.

THe Western Bulldogs failure to court the Vietnamese or other Asian communities that make up such a big portion of the Werstern suburbds populationy is a huge reason why their membership has stagnated (in relative terms to other Melbourne clubs). They need to be far more pro-active with their local community.

 

[Norfolk Nadia]

West Coast ...Cashed up bogans

Fremantle ...Hippy Ferals

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Maybe I have over-estimated the Vietnamese support for the Doggies.

Have they been actively courting their support?

 

[dave_27]

Alot of maco's support Collingwood.

Essendon have quite a few italian and maltese fans. The Italians who support Essendon though arent the muzza knob ends Carlton seem to attract.

 

[Broady Poker Tour]

Bulldogs - Vietnamese. As my other half and her family are bulldogs i go to a few games of there's every year.

While they sit in the cheer squad i wander the game. Vietnamese, just don't see any so I don't think as a group there particularly interested.

Greeks i knows go for the Pies.

There are also quite a few Vietnamese Bombers and Hawthorn supporters (Springvale area has a high number of Vietnamese Hawks). You will find this relates the high numbers of Vietnamese people migrating to Australia during the early 80's (with the Hawks and to a lesser extent the Bombers dominating the 80's)

 

[Optimax]

I think these still exist, although not as strongly as 15 years ago.

Maybe some of the non-Victorians could help out with their clubs because I wouldnt have a clue about them.

Melbourne- Anglo, Protestant
Western Bulldogs- Greek, Vietnamese
Geelong- Anglo, Protestant
Carlton- Italian
Collingwood- Lebanese
Essendon- Italian

Any others? Am I wrong on any of these?

collingwood has as many if not more Irish, Italian, Greek, etc supporters then they do Lebanese

many of the original Carlton football club founders were of jewish descent funnily enough

 

[Broady Poker Tour]

Maybe I have over-estimated the Vietnamese support for the Doggies.

Have they been actively courting their support?

They probably only started this in the last decade as my father who used to own a business in Footscray told me. Some of the Bulldogs players visited local businesses to chat about AFL and ask them if they have ever been at a game. My dad surprised them by telling them that he was a friend of Scott Wynd, but also a Bombers supporter since 1981.

 

[Optimax]

Alot of maco's support Collingwood.

Essendon have quite a few italian and maltese fans. The Italians who support Essendon though arent the muzza knob ends Carlton seem to attract.

collingwood the same

Seems to be said carlton supporters had their parents grow up through there, where as essendon/woods/roy supporters grew up more the collingwood/fitzroy brunswick areas

 

[Broady Poker Tour]

collingwood has as many if not more Irish, Italian, Greek, etc supporters then they do Lebanese

many of the original Carlton football club founders were of jewish descent funnily enough

The Jewish association through the late Richard Pratt who saved them from financial ruin.

Doesn't Melbourne have Jewish associations (other than Joseph Gutnick)?

 

[thatday]

Collingwood also has a fair few Croats, Serbs, Greeks, Italians etc. As well as a lot of Anglo Aussies.

 

[Optimax]

The Jewish association through the late Richard Pratt who saved them from financial ruin.

Doesn't Melbourne have Jewish associations (other than Joseph Gutnick)?

Correct

I believe Melbourne has some sort of back up yes

 

[Optimax]

Collingwood also has a fair few Croats, Serbs, Greeks, Italians etc. As well as a lot of Anglo Aussies.

We are the so called catholic club

Even made a banner for Pope John paul II

 

[FoxC]

There are also quite a few Vietnamese Bombers and Hawthorn supporters (Springvale area has a high number of Vietnamese Hawks). You will find this relates the high numbers of Vietnamese people migrating to Australia during the early 80's (with the Hawks and to a lesser extent the Bombers dominating the 80's)

True Essendon and Hawthorn were the dominant teams then but there were also a lot of some Vietnamese living in Richmond at the time who went for the Tigers. By and large they were newly arrivals who knew nothing about Aussie rules and were more interested in soccer. Their kids are more likely to be playing footy and barracking for a team now.

Personally I think I'm in the minority who support Geelong.

 

[demonfan9]

I know quite a few Maltese who support North Melbourne.

 

[Brown Dawg]

I used to work for a large company in footscray. And i can tell u that a lot of vietnamese workers there barracked for the doggies. I just dont think they go to the games.

 

[joeyavalanche]

West Coast ...Cashed up bogans

Fremantle ...Hippy Ferals

Richmond - any race thats not very good at their particular trade.
Oh and anyone who likes finishing 9th

 

[black_spankie]

as a person living in the middle east, there seems to be alot of those funny australian people that support collingwood!

the more radical locals here seem to like the bombers.........go figure?