_Mike_
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Nice over reaction. It was just an observation. I reckon the AFL would be incredibly worried that of the 2 million people that live in Western Sydney, less than 5000 have been converted into members of the club. A 0.0025% market penetration coming into their 7th season. I understand that these things take time, but it looks like it will take a while, a generation perhaps.
GWS had approximately 9,000 more members in 2017 than the GCS with the GCS being in the competition 1 year longer. Brisbane on the other hand had only (approximately) 400 members more than GWS in 2017, with the Lions having 20 seasons in the competition plus 3 AFL premierships in that time based on the merger of two teams. With the membership growth stats over 2017 showing GWS at +37% (approx) growth compared to a -9.2% (GCS) and -8.36 (Lions), I dont see any concern with growth for GWS at this time.
But back on track with the topic, the western suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne have traditionally been seen as the blue collar areas.