MELBOURNE HAS GOT THE MOST MEMBERS!!!

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,217]

How many are the Direct Debit Members?

How many are three or five game memberships that some clubs offer?

[alias275 259]

How many are three or five game memberships that some clubs offer?

Well Collingwood have memberships from $50. No wonder they get so many a year.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,217]

Well Collingwood have memberships from $50. No wonder they get so many a year.

Exactly, now I'm not knocking anyone's financial situation or circumstances but for mine the only memberships that should be counted towards a club by club tally are the 11,17 or 22 games.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,065]

I think it's to do with people that pay monthly rather then all at once, first monthly payment due 2nd Nov. I got a form sent with auto roll over plus upgrade options they wanted it in this week.

Thanks Al. I usually pay in one hit so that maybe a factor. I haven't received any paperwork yet so I guess the next few days will tell.

[Rich Demon 5]

So I've been hold to 1300 DEMONS for the last 90 minutes....

Apparently there's some cut off tomorrow for a prize, I just had a free moment to try and call to renew and sign up the better half.

Edit: finally got through, renewing now!

Edited October 30, 2013 by Rich Demon

[titan_uranus 24,626]

I'ts not surprising. About half of those will be MCC members members who ticked the joint membership box during the finals season (like me).

I think this is probably the real reason for our large membership number. No other club gets that space on the MCC form, and that renewal happens in August, meaning that by then there are a stack of MCC/MFC members already signed up, before most other clubs are even thinking about membership for the upcoming year.

Nonetheless, good to see people getting on board.

[Young Dee 1,303]

yeah man, it's for their new training centre. Watch the video and read about it, looks pretty radical if you ask me:

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2013-09-05/btv-high-performance-centre-update

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/flight-plan

Yer - makes me sick to think that they can cheat - get caught and then go and hide in their multi million dollar "High performance centre".

Equality and integrity obviously mean something different in Demetriou's vocabulary.

Edited October 30, 2013 by Young Dee

[DemonFrog 1,347]

Well Collingwood have memberships from $50. No wonder they get so many a year.

It because most of them can not count above 50

[alias275 259]

It because most of them can not count above 50

So it's not because it takes most of them a whole year to get $50 to their name?

[jazza 1,323]

Well Collingwood have memberships from $50. No wonder they get so many a year.

It because most of them can not count above 50

So it's not because it takes most of them a whole year to get $50 to their name?

always thought the going price for a dvd was the going rate for a collingwood membership

[CBDees 3,165]

I think this is probably the real reason for our large membership number. No other club gets that space on the MCC form, and that renewal happens in August, meaning that by then there are a stack of MCC/MFC members already signed up, before most other clubs are even thinking about membership for the upcoming year.

Nonetheless, good to see people getting on board.

After all we did start life as the Melbourne Cricket Club Football Club (and it is a shame that we didn't stay as such). Absolute travesty that Collingwood, Richmond & Co. call this their home ground whilst we get shunted off to either play home games at Etihad or Sunday 'twilight matches'!

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,217]

Very happy member, got my membership yesterday and have reached 10 consecutive years in the Redlegs. Lost track of how many specky's have been pulled down at the Punt Rd end.

[daisycutter 29,336]

So it's not because it takes most of them a whole year to get $50 to their name?

nah, $50 is the going rate for a stolen mobile phone

[Barney Rubble 1,576]

I've got Pet Membership for my dog.

I hope that doesn't count.

[Gorgoroth 12,711]

Pet memberships don't count.

[Bossdog 2,002]

Pet memberships don't count.

My dog is very upset by this news....

[S.R.J 418]

^^^^ Like, too funny

[Redleg 40,207]

4 more coming this week from the Redleg family.

[CBDees 3,165]

If we market this, I think that we might be surprised how many closet Dee fans we can enrol in the Roos vision. I am sure that I can get a number of disillusioned mates to buy in, especially when we may actually be able to go to the footy like old times and see us have a red hot go!

[old dee 23,494]

If we market this, I think that we might be surprised how many closet Dee fans we can enrol in the Roos vision. I am sure that I can get a number of disillusioned mates to buy in, especially when we may actually be able to go to the footy like old times and see us have a red hot go!

I win in round 1 is vital

[T-34 409]

Pet memberships don't count.

They seem to get counted at Hawthorn.

As a postman I lost count of the amount of Hawthorn memberships addressed to Princess, Spot, Rex, Fluffy and Tweety that get delivered.

[Moonshadow 17,551]

They seem to get counted at Hawthorn.

As a postman I lost count of the amount of Hawthorn memberships addressed to Princess, Spot, Rex, Fluffy and Tweety that get delivered.

You are incorrect T34, they are all board members at Whorethorn. I believe their success can be put down to animal instincts.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,646]

Exactly, now I'm not knocking anyone's financial situation or circumstances but for mine the only memberships that should be counted towards a club by club tally are the 11,17 or 22 games.

Disagree. Members should be counted whether they attend or not. Not everyone lives near a ground where AFL is played or can attend for other reasons (such as physical disabilities) and those people should be encouraged to become members and made to feel welcome.

It doesn't matter how much someone pays to be a member from the point of view of counting - just that they have the passion and want to belong.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,217]

I don't think we're on the same page. Discussion was centred around who has the most members. From a fans point of view it's for bragging rights, from a clubs it's financial. 11(meaning your clubs 11 home games) 17(meaning all Victorian games) 22(meaning all games) in my opinion should be the only memberships counted when acquiring a total. No one is suggesting that people that can't attend or have disability or are black or white aren't welcome, but if clubs are counting 3 game memberships or pet memberships it gives a misleading figure.

For what's it worth I moved to Sydney four years ago but keep buying my membership with the knowledge I will only get to the G about 4-5 times a year.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

Collingwood have just passed the 60k mark before chrissy....

Who was it who opened this thread?