- Dec 18, 2007
- 10,979
- 6,797
- AFL Club
- Essendon
- Other Teams
- Non that play Essendon
Did Hawthorn, Richmond, Collingwood and Carlton have better late-90s membership numbers than Essendon?
We were routinely getting crowds of 70,000 plus for Carlton and Colingwood and even in excess of 60,000 for North throughout the 90s. I don't remember the Richmond crowds but I expect they were similar to Carlton and Collingwood crowds.
We went to Docklands because we got a deal which resulted in us getting a ton of cash with built in provisions indexing our deal to those of other clubs (meaning that we were continually getting a better deal as the others renegotiated).
I'd be amazed if we were spooked about our ability to have a viable existence the G (given that Collingwood was on its knees as was Hawthorn and Richmond was irrelevant). I'd be equally as amazed if the quality of the TV product was being considered in the late 90s.
As I remember it with Docklands, it was first in best dressed so the club took the opportunity.