Sydney swans most popular team in afl 2017 Roy morgan

Mar 17, 2009
21,636
17,319
Hobart
AFL Club
Collingwood
Not the same as south Melbourne......though, in reality, given the main likelihood of north melbourne relocation, it could still turn out analogous

Yes its not South melbn, I know their was a lot of animosity when SM left, I'm told by footy friends in Melbn & Sydney that things changed slowly after 1996 GF loss. So I believe all the Swans supporters are more comfortable with the situation. Its about 'the bloods'. Its SM history is respected even though its now Sydney.

A NM move may end up like that in 50 years I suppose. remember Tassie is a mature footy state. Shoving NM here wouldn't gain huge support as most people would remain supporters of various clubs, sure some would by memberships, like with Hawthorn & NM now. Just token support. It'd take generations to develop properly. The current AFLW NM/Tas team is viewed with scepticism by a lot of people here.
 

gopies1981

Norm Smith Medallist
Feb 25, 2007
6,050
2,459
Melbourne
AFL Club
Collingwood
Yes survey means very little. In reality if they only servey 14,000 people over 14 years only means nothing. The only way to look at supporter base numbers is through 2 criteria’s;

1) ave attendances in a 10 year period
2) ave membership over a 10 Year period

That is why Collingwood is regarded as the biggest club in the afl with Essendon 2nd, Richmond 3rd our of Victorian clubs.

In reality in terms of hard core fans West Coast are no.1 followed by Adelaide then Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond, hawthorn then Carlton ( Carlton lack of success has dropped them below hawthorn now imo)
 

Hawk Dork

Cancelled
30k Posts 10k Posts Zombie Lover BeanCoiNFT Investor
Feb 9, 2005
48,389
43,427
on the road to nowhere
AFL Club
Hawthorn
Other Teams
Hawks
and are they willing to buy a membership or watch the game or just say they support the Citys team when asked by a random guy with a clip board in the street
 
Yes survey means very little. In reality if they only servey 14,000 people over 14 years only means nothing. The only way to look at supporter base numbers is through 2 criteria’s;

1) ave attendances in a 10 year period
2) ave membership over a 10 Year period

That is why Collingwood is regarded as the biggest club in the afl with Essendon 2nd, Richmond 3rd our of Victorian clubs.

In reality in terms of hard core fans West Coast are no.1 followed by Adelaide then Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond, hawthorn then Carlton ( Carlton lack of success has dropped them below hawthorn now imo)

Imo youre part of the way there, but not quite.

The reason the roy poll is rubbish ia because it measures interest, but doesnt weigh it. You go to the other extreme, excluding people who dont follow the game you want it followed.

Reality is its a variable scale

Do you "support" a team?

Do you watch them in tv, if so how often

Do you buy merch, if so how much

Do you attend games, if so how often

Do you have a membership, if so for how many games
 

gopies1981

Norm Smith Medallist
Feb 25, 2007
6,050
2,459
Melbourne
AFL Club
Collingwood
Facebook likes for each club as of 11/10/17

Adelaide 282,021
Brisbane Lions 133,143
Carlton 270,428
Collingwood 345,735
Essendon 344,316
Fremantle 215,559
Geelong 194,411
Gold Coast 102,033
GWS Giants 101,909
Hawthorn 339,908
Melbourne 134,020
North Melbourne 150,551
Port Adelaide 187,003
Richmond 265,445
St.kilda 159,283
Sydney 278,089
Western bulldogs 170,303
West Coast 289,786
 

Hoops

Brownlow Medallist
Jul 30, 2004
10,144
7,367
Forever in contention
AFL Club
Geelong
Other Teams
Vixens
Facebook likes for each club as of 11/10/17

Adelaide 282,021
Brisbane Lions 133,143
Carlton 270,428
Collingwood 345,735
Essendon 344,316
Fremantle 215,559
Geelong 194,411
Gold Coast 102,033
GWS Giants 101,909
Hawthorn 339,908
Melbourne 134,020
North Melbourne 150,551
Port Adelaide 187,003
Richmond 265,445
St.kilda 159,283
Sydney 278,089
Western bulldogs 170,303
West Coast 289,786
i hate facebook
 
Nov 8, 2000
33,295
21,790
South of the river
AFL Club
Fremantle
Other Teams
Peel Thunder
Facebook likes for each club as of 11/10/17

Adelaide 282,021
Brisbane Lions 133,143
Carlton 270,428
Collingwood 345,735
Essendon 344,316
Fremantle 215,559
Geelong 194,411
Gold Coast 102,033
GWS Giants 101,909
Hawthorn 339,908
Melbourne 134,020
North Melbourne 150,551
Port Adelaide 187,003
Richmond 265,445
St.kilda 159,283
Sydney 278,089
Western bulldogs 170,303
West Coast 289,786

I remember a few years ago facebook numbers came up and Collingwood and Essendon were number 1 and 2 then as well. I always found it strange how whenever one of them got 10k or so in front the other would magically find the 10k extra likes to edge ahead. Rinse and repeat.
Good to see it's still happening.
 

bombersfan4000

Brownlow Medallist
Jun 30, 2014
10,169
5,512
AFL Club
Essendon
I remember a few years ago facebook numbers came up and Collingwood and Essendon were number 1 and 2 then as well. I always found it strange how whenever one of them got 10k or so in front the other would magically find the 10k extra likes to edge ahead. Rinse and repeat.
Good to see it's still happening.
Similar to the Pies and their membership numbers lol

Any survey or statistic you could easily debate weather it is accurate or not! The more accurate thing to do would use all the surveys and stats you can and won’t the common themes
 
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