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MCC Membership joining process

Dr. Gonzo
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Just now, A F said:

Really? That's not what he told me.

Definitely $15 for 50 year members. 

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    Thanks for the correction guys. Well, that's fair. Only another 20 years to go for me. :P

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    so you wait 50 years after being registered at birth, then you wait another 50 years to get a discount........a real incentive to make it to 100 :wacko:

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    With longevity the way it is, even gaining MCC membership at (say) 60 years of age gives maybe another 25/30 years membership, or even more.

    I've been a country member for decades and consider the annual sub to be well worth while and certainly far, far less expensive than other similar sporting clubs around the world. I played squash for the club many years ago and that and many other sporting sections add to the enjoyment of the place.

    Sign up the kids, sign yourself up because you'll kick yourself in 20 years if you don't. 

     

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    39 minutes ago, A F said:

    Really? That's not what he told me.

    It's absolutely true !  I will be in that category next year . It's been  $15 for ages with no inflation/CPI element at all . .

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    2 hours ago, Tony Tea said:

    Gonz, old boy, I trust you went to a proper school.

    Haha no definitely not, state school all the way for me. No uniform let alone school tie and lots of old hippie teachers out Eltham way.

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    2 hours ago, ox_5 said:

    What? He will be paying $15 a year as of next year.

    No wonder some of the oldies who might only go once or twice a year keep it. $15  is about what you'll pay for a coffee and sandwich these days.

    Would definitely contribute to the exorbitant waitlist

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    21 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    What is the approximate wait? 20 years for Restricted and a further 20 years for full?

    Yeah, it's strange. I was put down from birth and have been a full member for a couple of years now, as has my sister who is two years younger (27). Yet, I was talking to someone today who said they waited twenty years for restricted and are still not a full member yet - they're in their 50s too.

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    I had to relinquish my membership while at uni, many years ago, do you think they'll let me renew. 

    Oh, the shame, the horror. 

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    My son ( yes yes, forget the jokes) is an MCC member. A relly of mine enrolled him when he was about one.

    He loves it!! Uses it for cricket and footy and other odd sporting events.

    However, the ungrateful little bastard refuses to take me to any events as a guest!!

    True story. Little [censored].

    PS. And he is even richer than I am.

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    1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    My son ( yes yes, forget the jokes) is an MCC member. A relly of mine enrolled him when he was about one.

    He loves it!! Uses it for cricket and footy and other odd sporting events.

    However, the ungrateful little bastard refuses to take me to any events as a guest!!

    True story. Little [censored].

    PS. And he is even richer than I am.

    Your 'dress' style may not quite meet the code Bitters. Usually having only 15% of your ample and good self covered wouldn't get you in.

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    My dad signed me up at birth and I got mine at 16, still a restricted member though

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    4 hours ago, A F said:

    Yeah, it's strange. I was put down from birth and have been a full member for a couple of years now, as has my sister who is two years younger (27). Yet, I was talking to someone today who said they waited twenty years for restricted and are still not a full member yet - they're in their 50s too.

    They must have signed up when they were in their 30's then - the website says people who joined around 1990 will become full members this year which would make sense with your situation 

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    6 hours ago, Dee Dee said:

    With longevity the way it is, even gaining MCC membership at (say) 60 years of age gives maybe another 25/30 years membership, or even more.

    I've been a country member for decades and consider the annual sub to be well worth while and certainly far, far less expensive than other similar sporting clubs around the world. I played squash for the club many years ago and that and many other sporting sections add to the enjoyment of the place.

    Sign up the kids, sign yourself up because you'll kick yourself in 20 years if you don't. 

     

    I remember....:)

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    21 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    They must have signed up when they were in their 30's then - the website says people who joined around 1990 will become full members this year which would make sense with your situation 

    Crazy.

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    10 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    They must have signed up when they were in their 30's then - the website says people who joined around 1990 will become full members this year which would make sense with your situation 

    My daughter was signed up in 1996 and got in last year as a restricted member  - everything but the GF

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    With the cost of annual subs, increase in membership numbers, congestion outside and in the stands on "big days", you have to think long and hard about the benefit and value of membership. It has become like an expensive golf club. Unless you attend on a regular basis it is not worth the money. Unless you are delusional enough to think that there is some prestige in being a MCC member. The place has long lost any exclusiveness it might have had in the old days.  I'm not knocking it, but unless you attend regularly it's not good value for the money. 

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    52 minutes ago, hemingway said:

    With the cost of annual subs, increase in membership numbers, congestion outside and in the stands on "big days", you have to think long and hard about the benefit and value of membership. It has become like an expensive golf club. Unless you attend on a regular basis it is not worth the money. Unless you are delusional enough to think that there is some prestige in being a MCC member. The place has long lost any exclusiveness it might have had in the old days.  I'm not knocking it, but unless you attend regularly it's not good value for the money. 

    Yeah, I go to 17-18 games a year (13-15 games are at the 'G). It's worth it for me. But it means I can only afford the MCC/MFC dual membership for the MFC.

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    7 hours ago, ox_5 said:

    Definitely $15 for 50 year members. 

    Yep. That's what my dad pays

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    14 hours ago, Tony Tea said:

     

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    I am a full town MCC member on $661 per year plus a similar payment for a Guest Pass (formerly "Ladies Ticket") making it over $1300 per year plus I have taken out MFC membership for over twenty years. For that I get in free plus my guest for every AFL match, including all the Finals and I go to every Demons home game as I live 200 metres walk from the "G" (plus quite a few of the training sessions at Gosch's Paddock).

    Next year I will pay only $15pa for my (50 year) Membership however I will still continue paying over $600 per annum for my Guest Pass. In 50 years of membership of the Melbourne Cricket Club I have never been to a cricket match at the MCG.

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    When I joined the Melbourne Cricket Club, one of their sporting sections was the "Melbourne Cricket Club Football Club" (before separating in 1980)! I can't believe people were allowed to join the MCC only to support another football club! As we have realigned in 2009, Membership of the MFC should now be compulsory for every MCC member (giving us the highest membership in the AFL)!

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    16 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Thanks for the replies guys, trying to weigh up whether it's worth putting myself and the two kids (3 & 1) on the waiting list. They may get memberships by the time they're 40. :blink:

    Do it, forget about it and then be thankful you did many years from now.  And your kids will always be grateful. 

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    8 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    I remember....:)

    Who could ever forget ?????

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    1 hour ago, ProDee said:

    Do it, forget about it and then be thankful you did many years from now.  And your kids will always be grateful. 

    And when you do become members you can put your name down for membership to the MCC food and wine society and wait another 25 years for that!!!!!

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