It does have the tally on the website. You have to now click on membership to view it.

I will do an update on 31st, where we have a tally from the same date last year. We're still behind last years approx ~. 1,500. That said we've made some ground over the last week.

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Fwiw on 31st March last year we had 32,386. All comparisons from last year can be seen on page one of this thread.

Had we played round 1 by 31 March last year HT?

Had we played round 1 by 31 March last year HT?

Yes Game was 27th March.

Thanks OD

Yes Game was 27th March.

Thanks for info on where to find the tally. There was no explanation of where it had gone.

The tally on 31 March probably won't include new memberships at the game whereas last year a few days passed after the first game, so might be worth delaying a few days.

It does have the tally on the website. You have to now click on membership to view it.

I will do an update on 31st, where we have a tally from the same date last year. We're still behind last years approx ~. 1,500. That said we've made some ground over the last week.

Edit:

Fwiw on 31st March last year we had 32,386. All comparisons from last year can be seen on page one of this thread.

31st is a Sat. Doubt they will update on a weekend date, esp as so many will be signing up on match day

Better comparison is to wait till Mon or Tues next week

Remember the season started 4 days earlier last year (sun 27th) so they had time to collate and post the membership results well after the first game

The best comparison date is really next Thursday i.e. 31st last year was the first Thursday after the first game.

It'll be interesting to see how many are signed up over the weekend. Because of the early start last year I don't think will see an accurate comparison until later on in March.

In the meantime, here's the comparison to last year, 2 days before the first game.

25th March 2011 31,087

29th March 2012 30,098

Interesting to look at that 25 March 2011 tally and the final tally for the year which was only about 2,000 more for the rest of the year which would have included sign up's in the first game. I thought more would have joined after the start of the season. We have a very tough draw first half of season so in season sign ups might be low. On the other hand maybe all the coverage of Jimmy and the memorial game will help spike the total, although we are still behind at this stage.

Interesting to look at that 25 March 2011 tally and the final tally for the year which was only about 2,000 more for the rest of the year which would have included sign up's in the first game. I thought more would have joined after the start of the season. We have a very tough draw first half of season so in season sign ups might be low. On the other hand maybe all the coverage of Jimmy and the memorial game will help spike the total, although we are still behind at this stage.

I'm not surprised at all. There were very few encouraging signs last season to convince people who were on the fence about becoming members to actually sign up. Hopefully this year will be different and we can show some improvement. It all starts on Saturday.

Interesting to look at that 25 March 2011 tally and the final tally for the year which was only about 2,000 more for the rest of the year which would have included sign up's in the first game. I thought more would have joined after the start of the season. We have a very tough draw first half of season so in season sign ups might be low. On the other hand maybe all the coverage of Jimmy and the memorial game will help spike the total, although we are still behind at this stage.

Um, where did you get the 2000 from? It was more like 6000+ IIRC

31st is a Sat. Doubt they will update on a weekend date, esp as so many will be signing up on match day

Better comparison is to wait till Mon or Tues next week

Remember the season started 4 days earlier last year (sun 27th) so they had time to collate and post the membership results well after the first game

The best comparison date is really next Thursday i.e. 31st last year was the first Thursday after the first game.

Radical suggestion DC!

Radical suggestion DC!

sometimes i'm so radical i even scare myself od B)

31st is a Sat. Doubt they will update on a weekend date, esp as so many will be signing up on match day

Better comparison is to wait till Mon or Tues next week

Remember the season started 4 days earlier last year (sun 27th) so they had time to collate and post the membership results well after the first game

The best comparison date is really next Thursday i.e. 31st last year was the first Thursday after the first game.

Depends if they update it or not on Saturday. Because we had an earlier start last year, I'd wait a couple of weeks for a truer reflection of any difference there might be in the tally.

I previously mentioned after Round 4...

We will hit 40,000 easily when we start winning.

For most melbourne supporters, including ones who have signed up like myself, it is hard to feel optimistic or get over excited. We are probably not going to make finals, there are too many teams who are certain to finish higher than us (Carlton, Hawks, Collingwood, Geelong, West Coast, Fremantle, Sydney). We've lost Scully, our new coach is untested and we've lost our most watchable player Jurrah.

We need to start a winning culture. we need to start making finals. Then the bandwaggeners will hop back on. In the mean time, we'll get stuck with around 35,000 super passionate, but generally miserable, demon fans. Not a bad effort considering how pathetic we've been onfield for about 45 years.

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We will hit 40,000 easily when we start winning.

For most melbourne supporters, including ones who have signed up like myself, it is hard to feel optimistic or get over excited. We are probably not going to make finals, there are too many teams who are certain to finish higher than us (Carlton, Hawks, Collingwood, Geelong, West Coast, Fremantle, Sydney). We've lost Scully, our new coach is untested and we've lost our most watchable player Jurrah.

We need to start a winning culture. we need to start making finals. Then the bandwaggeners will hop back on. In the mean time, we'll get stuck with around 35,000 super passionate, but generally miserable, demon fans. Not a bad effort considering how pathetic we've been onfield for about 45 years.

We are not miserable, I for one have had some great times following MFC,we have had some really good years and played in two grand finals and countless final series and you go on about being pathetic. I will admit it has not been to much fun in the last few years but to call us pathetic for 45 years is disrespectful to the players,coaches and club all who are trying to their best

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One of those is my 10 year old who I just bought a membership this morning... and booked seats for the Swans game in May (any other Sydney based Demonlanders going along?)

The membership tally has been making me nervous, so I've just signed up my niece & nephew. I've a sneaking suspicion that I'll get in trouble for it, my brother and sister in law are Tigers and Pies fans. But they're not members so hopefully their lack of effort will be to my advantage. Add in a Birthday Club each, how could I go wrong?

My Dad's getting married next month. I wonder if I should sign up his fiance?

I got the call today. It's not the first time my brother has told me he's disappointed in me.

But apparently my niece and nephew are now excited little Dees fans running around the house with their horns on.

And if I wasn't already in my sister in laws bad books, i certainly will be now, she's just had her face painted red & blue.

Priceless.

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It's taken 9 years, but wifey has finally seen the light and i will be buying her first membership tomorrow. GO DEES!

It's taken 9 years, but wifey has finally seen the light and i will be buying her first membership tomorrow. GO DEES!

Well done.

I don't suppose many would be interested, but we are currently on level terms or thereabouts with StKilda's tally. We were close same time last year before the Saint faithful put their foot down and took up late memberships.

Let's see if we can out do them this year !?

Related point: when is the 'makeup' game for the Darwin match? Is it Richmond Rnd3?

We've cracked 31,077 we should be infront of last years tally 4 days after the first game especially when we win! GO DEES!!!

Bump

Update:

April 5, 2012 - 32,235

April 6, 2011 - 33,359

We have made some ground....

Bump

Update:

April 5, 2012 - 32,235

April 6, 2011 - 33,359

We have made some ground....

So we have roughly halved the deficit? I have the feeling that the turmoil we have experienced as a club over the past few weeks my encourage more lapsed members or people toying with the idea of first time membership, may now sign up... I know I finally took out my membership a few years ago when things were looking very dark for the club, as I thought it was important to get the MFC off its knees.

So we have roughly halved the deficit? I have the feeling that the turmoil we have experienced as a club over the past few weeks my encourage more lapsed members or people toying with the idea of first time membership, may now sign up... I know I finally took out my membership a few years ago when things were looking very dark for the club, as I thought it was important to get the MFC off its knees.

I hope that's the case, but I fear that it could just as easily go the other way.

I am an MCC/MFC member. I haven't renewed MFC but will soon. I rang them to see if I could swap the 6th scarf in a row for a cap which would be of some value to me. Many other clubs do caps instead of scarfs. I mean how many scarfs do you need. I live in Sydney and a cap can be used all year round. They said no but if I "donated" the scarf and the rest of the membership pack to the club I would get a $25 gift voucher which I can use if I spend over $50 at the demons shop. It really annoyed me and put me off renewing at the time. I still will before the season but the attitude sucks. I live in Sydney and the MFC full membership is a donation I make every year to support the club without getting any benefit. What does it cost them to swap the scarf for a cap.

I do the same and sign my little guy up too. Pure donation.