Yep, 35k by round one.

Yep, 35k by round one.

Might sell a few friday night.

Not round 1 yet is it?

Usually get a heap who sign up on the day of Round one, but I'd be surprised if we were over 33k if we beat Essendon, and 32k if we lose to Essendon.

Wasn't it our ambitious plan to reach 35k by round 1?

Was tongue in cheek

Was tongue in cheek

Lol, I wondered after I posted that if you were taking the [censored]

For what it's worth with the way the numbers look atm, I think they've got no chance of making the 35k either.

Although actual numbers are important the real number of importance is revenue raised from memberships.

I have a very good friend as high up as you can go at another club and in his words "the AFL 3 game membership are killing some clubs"

Sure their numbers are up, but they are now working on getting revenue up per membership. Hope we are doing the same but I'm not sure we are, we are struggling to hold the numbers we have.

Although actual numbers are important the real number of importance is revenue raised from memberships.

I have a very good friend as high up as you can go at another club and in his words "the AFL 3 game membership are killing some clubs"

Sure their numbers are up, but they are now working on getting revenue up per membership. Hope we are doing the same but I'm not sure we are, we are struggling to hold the numbers we have.

I though I read somewhere that some clubs are selling memberships for 50$

Although actual numbers are important the real number of importance is revenue raised from memberships.

I have a very good friend as high up as you can go at another club and in his words "the AFL 3 game membership are killing some clubs"

Sure their numbers are up, but they are now working on getting revenue up per membership. Hope we are doing the same but I'm not sure we are, we are struggling to hold the numbers we have.

very good point T & W

Quantity killing quality...we have to get some good wins this year.

3 game memberships are BS and shouldn't be counted

3 game memberships are BS and shouldn't be counted

Throw in pet memberships and you can halve the Hawks members tally!

Pretty sure pet memberships are not counted. I think they stopped after the first year of it.

What is a pet membership worth to the club?

What is a pet membership worth to the club?

Cost me $25 for my dog to be a member.....He'd bite me if I left him out

Cost me $25 for my dog to be a member.....He'd bite me if I left him out

Thanks Boss

So it should be a $25 donation in tandem with a full membership.

Did you tick a box to recieve it or is it a seperate transaction?

Thanks Boss

So it should be a $25 donation in tandem with a full membership.

Did you tick a box to recieve it or is it a seperate transaction?

Always renew by phone......Saves stuffing it up which I am always capable of...

BTW....He gets a dog blanket from the club as a reward.....It usually lasts five minutes...

Always renew by phone......Saves stuffing it up which I am always capable of...

BTW....He gets a dog blanket from the club as a reward.....It usually lasts five minutes...

Haha I bet. Something new to chew on.

I think the pet membership offered as a sweetener when renewing a full membership is a positive. Tick the box and forget...add it to the visa card...

30,000 members 10-15,000 at least will have pets.

That is a sizeable increase in revenue...

I use to buy them but I thought they stopped a while ago...

Might have to get my Bullie one

I though I read somewhere that some clubs are selling memberships for 50$

yep all about membership revenue. A club visited my kids school offering free family memberships.

anyone know how many we sold at the family day? I renewed one for my mum and the guy in front of me was signing up and he had never been a member before.

Hit the 30,000 mark.

Hit the 30,000 mark.

21March 2014 31,712

The gap to last year is widening not narrowing.

I would have thought with all the positive signs offeason we would have seen the numbers beating last year. I guess there was a lot more optimism for the Roos effect before last season started and this year people have been hit by the reality bus last year.

Let's hope the offseason improvements lead to on field improvements and we get a rush of sign ups after the first few rounds. I can't help thinking wins against GC round 1 and GWS round 2 would make a massive difference. Who would have thought even 2yrs ago that this would seem such a stretch. 2 years ago we would have been salivating at getting these two expansion teams in the first two rounds.

Don't forget the season had started by now last year.

Don't forget the season had started by now last year.

Not to mention that it seems there is a direct correlation between the number of years as a cellar dweller and, as much as I detest the expression, the pea-heartedness of a team's supporters (I'm sure someone here must have a scientific formula they could provide us with as definitive proof).