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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...5E2722,00.html
An article from the Australian claims that Fremantle are flying while Hawthorn only leads the Kangaroos in the membership race of 2006. Even Melbourne is ahead of us so far.
Snippets from the article include:
Membership for 2006 is already 32,000, which will almost certainly guarantee a record, set last year when the Dockers attracted 34,124 members.
In comparison, a number of Melbourne-based clubs are continuing to struggle to attract a membership base big enough to guarantee them long-term financial stability.
The Kangaroos have so far failed to sign on more than 10,000, Hawthorn has a little over 13,000, Melbourne has 14,000 (although this is slightly up on the corresponding time last year) and Richmond has 15,000.
As we have only 5 HOME games at the MCG this year, have the HFC made a huge mistake by not giving discounted memberships and in effect alienated their members.
I know people will say that there are another 2 games at TD, but I hate going there, especially on Friday nights when you have to battle the traffic in the city. This is also a common complaint of many of my south eastern suburb Hawk supporting mates. We are all debating if a membership is worth it for the first time in 9 years which is hard for us to even comprehend!
Surely there are others in the same financial boat so would like to debate this issue.
……and before some of you start, none of this do it for the club no matter what cr@p. I have bought a reserved seat social membership for the past 9 years (at around $300.00) and only attend 7 or 8 games a season, traveled to Tassie, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney and spent thousands to follow the Hawks. For the first time, I honestly feel let down by the club!
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An article from the Australian claims that Fremantle are flying while Hawthorn only leads the Kangaroos in the membership race of 2006. Even Melbourne is ahead of us so far.
Snippets from the article include:
Membership for 2006 is already 32,000, which will almost certainly guarantee a record, set last year when the Dockers attracted 34,124 members.
In comparison, a number of Melbourne-based clubs are continuing to struggle to attract a membership base big enough to guarantee them long-term financial stability.
The Kangaroos have so far failed to sign on more than 10,000, Hawthorn has a little over 13,000, Melbourne has 14,000 (although this is slightly up on the corresponding time last year) and Richmond has 15,000.
As we have only 5 HOME games at the MCG this year, have the HFC made a huge mistake by not giving discounted memberships and in effect alienated their members.
I know people will say that there are another 2 games at TD, but I hate going there, especially on Friday nights when you have to battle the traffic in the city. This is also a common complaint of many of my south eastern suburb Hawk supporting mates. We are all debating if a membership is worth it for the first time in 9 years which is hard for us to even comprehend!
Surely there are others in the same financial boat so would like to debate this issue.
……and before some of you start, none of this do it for the club no matter what cr@p. I have bought a reserved seat social membership for the past 9 years (at around $300.00) and only attend 7 or 8 games a season, traveled to Tassie, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney and spent thousands to follow the Hawks. For the first time, I honestly feel let down by the club!
