Jump to content

2018 Membership Thread

Lucifers Hero
Lucifers Hero
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

  • Author
41 minutes ago, old dee said:

Richmond are complaining that they will not get $1 out the funds announced to be spent by the government this morning but the MFC will. I have not had time examine the detail but does anyone know what we are getting?

od, it is being discussed on this thread

 

Edited by Lucifer's Hero

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    7 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    od, it is being discussed on this thread

     

    Thanks LH.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    53 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Richmond are complaining that they will not get $1 out the funds announced to be spent by the government this morning but the MFC will. I have not had time examine the detail but does anyone know what we are getting?

    Should be playing at Punt Road.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
    51 minutes ago, old dee said:

    If the Dees had 90K members I would not buy one. Why would you buy a membership there is no game that 90k can get into all at once and the chance of a GF ticket are next to none if you hold the lowest level membership. Better to buy a GWS membership that way you can get finals tickets at this point. At 90K membership the game becomes a TV game for me.

    A very interesting point OD.

    The situation you outline has been the norm (percentage wise) for both Adelaide and WCE for several years now.

    Friends in Adelaide talk about the waiting lists for reserved seats. In those days it was the Crows but I notice that Port now have a waiting list as well.

    Of course a lot of those 90k Richmond membership numbers are interstate and three game members but even at say 60k worth of home and way members that is a huge number.

    As Demon supporters we can only dream of having such worries.

  • Quote
    9 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    A very interesting point OD.

    The situation you outline has been the norm (percentage wise) for both Adelaide and WCE for several years now.

    Friends in Adelaide talk about the waiting lists for reserved seats. In those days it was the Crows but I notice that Port now have a waiting list as well.

    Of course a lot of those 90k Richmond membership numbers are interstate and three game members but even at say 60k worth of home and way members that is a huge number.

    As Demon supporters we can only dream of having such worries.

    I love the MFC DJ but not that much. I simply don't go if it is too hard. Have thought of my membership as a chartitable donation for some time but there is a limit. Would rather attend the Amos or a VFL match than sit in the top deck of the southern stand and watch ants. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Interesting ideas here. I have been a red seat attender for donkeys years and turned that into a home game reserved membership when the new northern stand was built. Always sit with the same Melbourne people in M51. There is always plenty of space to spread out (even on Q’s Birthday) and we always look down our noses at “opposition”supporters who have unfortunately been sold single game day tickets into “our space”. Now, for the first time in all those donkey’s years, I prepare for the ANZAC Eve game, relaxed in the knowledge that me and my family have the luxury of a walk up start and reserved seat. Worth every penny! If the crowd is to be 80-90K as some are suggesting it will be interesting to see how the spare non membership seats in our area are allocated. Nice problem to have. Go Dees.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    21 minutes ago, Call Me What You Will said:

    Interesting ideas here. I have been a red seat attender for donkeys years and turned that into a home game reserved membership when the new northern stand was built. Always sit with the same Melbourne people in M51. There is always plenty of space to spread out (even on Q’s Birthday) and we always look down our noses at “opposition”supporters who have unfortunately been sold single game day tickets into “our space”. Now, for the first time in all those donkey’s years, I prepare for the ANZAC Eve game, relaxed in the knowledge that me and my family have the luxury of a walk up start and reserved seat. Worth every penny! If the crowd is to be 80-90K as some are suggesting it will be interesting to see how the spare non membership seats in our area are allocated. Nice problem to have. Go Dees.

    How much do you pay?

  • Quote

    From memory I think it’s about $220 per adult for the 11 Home Games (its about $1000+ for two adults and a variety of 3 kids/concession. (I am a good dad! Ha!)

  • Quote
    •  
    On 09/04/2018 at 6:54 PM, Jibroni said:

    Just wondering which pub do supporters normally go for a pregame beverage?

    Jibroni, go to the Sporting Globe, Richmond at 288 Bridge Road, Richmond, just a stone's throw from the MCG and dedicated to the mighty MFC - it is an easy pre-game stagger if you leave there with 10 minutes walking time to spare, having been lured to indulge in the wonderful, chilled Carlton Draught. 

    Not great for parking unless you are there before 1200hrs.

    Food is average to good, depending on your preferences.

    (Around August, the MFC throw a good  pre-game, free 'snack' lunch with guest speaker for the members of MFC - hosted by none other than Robbo the Robertson, with Bernie Vince. Very pleasant. Order tickets in Aug from the Members dept at the MFC.) 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    33 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    Jibroni, go to the Sporting Globe, Richmond at 288 Bridge Road, Richmond, just a stone's throw from the MCG and dedicated to the mighty MFC - it is an easy pre-game stagger if you leave there with 10 minutes walking time to spare, having been lured to indulge in the wonderful, chilled Carlton Draught. 

    Not great for parking unless you are there before 1200hrs.

    Food is average to good, depending on your preferences.

    (Around August, the MFC throw a good  pre-game, free 'snack' lunch with guest speaker for the members of MFC - hosted by none other than Robbo the Robertson, with Bernie Vince. Very pleasant. Order tickets in Aug from the Members dept at the MFC.) 

    Thanks mate, will do.

  • Quote

    On 12/04/2018 at 8:28 AM, Pates said:

    Sadly if the attendance isn’t as good as we hope it’ll likely be because of the MFC reserved areas. For whatever reason they never seem to be filled and I always notice it on QB where the southern stand and Ponsford stand bottem level always have empty patches. 

    Last week against North, the vacant spaces in the 'reserved' sections were almost entirely vacant for the whole game, forcing those who attended to sit clustered in small spaces and in general, well away from the facilities (if these were open, as most were not open), and good views of the ground -  the two scoring ends, and the light.

    Surely it is time if these 'exclusively priced' elite areas are blank and deserted by half-time of match, MFC Members and others of the general admission (GA) public could be tactfully marshalled to utilise this vacant, yet cherished wasteland set aside for Ticketek profiteering at $50 per seat above GA seating charges.

    There are many AFL/MCG marshalling employees at each exit who could manage this with little real effort.

    The AFL needs to re-align itself to the people who support the game as most of these have been the backbone of football crowds for generations! It is a pathetic example of AFL waste, exclusivity and its hunt for the corporate dollar and influence. 

    Footy is our game; it is not theirs to 'control' or 'steer' for non-public relativities.

  • Quote
    • Love 1
    5 hours ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    Last week against North, the vacant spaces in the 'reserved' sections were almost entirely vacant for the whole game, forcing those who attended to sit clustered in small spaces and in general, well away from the facilities (if these were open, as most were not open), and good views of the ground -  the two scoring ends, and the light.

    Surely it is time if these 'exclusively priced' elite areas are blank and deserted by half-time of match, MFC Members and others of the general admission (GA) public could be tactfully marshalled to utilise this vacant, yet cherished wasteland set aside for Ticketek profiteering at $50 per seat above GA seating charges.

    There are many AFL/MCG marshalling employees at each exit who could manage this with little real effort.

    The AFL needs to re-align itself to the people who support the game as most of these have been the backbone of football crowds for generations! It is a pathetic example of AFL waste, exclusivity and its hunt for the corporate dollar and influence. 

    Footy is our game; it is not theirs to 'control' or 'steer' for non-public relativities.

    It's difficult for the club, they don't want to undervalue the seats by making them too cheap but at the same time I think it's important to have sections on the bottom southern stand filled. 

    A $5-10 members only additional match day fee (purchased at the membership tent) to allow access to that section (but not a reserved seat) would be perhaps a good way to go. You don't get a guaranteed seat as those who have paid for the specific seat get priority but people can find somewhere to sit and fill the area up.  

    Just my thoughts at least. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    8 hours ago, Call Me What You Will said:

    From memory I think it’s about $220 per adult for the 11 Home Games (its about $1000+ for two adults and a variety of 3 kids/concession. (I am a good dad! Ha!)

    The 11 Home Games general admission membership is $221. If you're sitting in M51, that's the Demon Seats Plus Open Air package, that's $429 for a single adult.

  • Quote
    4 hours ago, Males said:

    The 11 Home Games general admission membership is $221. If you're sitting in M51, that's the Demon Seats Plus Open Air package, that's $429 for a single adult.

    Yes as I suspected a bit rich for me Males, sadly not all of us can afford that much. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    22 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Richmond today announced 90,000 members

    Together with the reserved seat revenue they must be swimming in cash

    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-12/tigers-smash-alltime-membership-record

    Memberships should also be calculated on profit made - think the Tigers would also do well  on that figure. We could learn a lot from Tigers when it comes to revenue raising thru memberships.

  • Quote

    1 hour ago, old dee said:

    Yes as I suspected a bit rich for me Males, sadly not all of us can afford that much. 

    The demographics of our membership would suggest you are not alone - it’s a shame we did not have a process in place to assist our long-term members with some sort of upgrade for staying loyal for so long. This is where the business community could help. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    23 minutes ago, DaveyDee said:

    Memberships should also be calculated on profit made - think the Tigers would also do well  on that figure. We could learn a lot from Tigers when it comes to revenue raising thru memberships.

    Aren’t you a Tigers member? 

  • Quote
    6 hours ago, Males said:

    The 11 Home Games general admission membership is $221. If you're sitting in M51, that's the Demon Seats Plus Open Air package, that's $429 for a single adult.

    think there is cheaper options for reserved seats.  I've got 11 game + reserved sets and iirc I payed about $50 extra for the seats. They are in the open in the northern stand (richmond side) and right next to the members (M50) i'm close to the wing. I asked for the rearmost seats so i'm just at the boundary of the undercover ones, so if it rains i can quickly move back a couple of rows as there is always spares. 

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    1 hour ago, DaveyDee said:

    Memberships should also be calculated on profit made - think the Tigers would also do well  on that figure. We could learn a lot from Tigers when it comes to revenue raising thru memberships.

    The problem with that is that Richmond members are not what I call normal people.  It must include their escorts.

  • Quote
    • Haha 2
    2 hours ago, Cards13 said:

    Aren’t you a Tigers member? 

    It’s a business group ( that actively assist in raising money ) we tried to do the same at the MFC - because the Tiger group raises $1.5 million + approximate per year and there is less than 100 of them. 

    The benefits of a group like this are endless - great way to keep players that other clubs target, very social, always easy to tap them on the shoulder for funds for medium size quickly implemented projects.  

    But such is life

    Edited by DaveyDee

  • Quote

    1 hour ago, Jibroni said:

    The problem with that is that Richmond members are not what I call normal people.  It must include their escorts.

    Hold on a minute Jib, my uncle and his family are Richmond members. Still, no argument from me.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    8 minutes ago, DaveyDee said:

    It’s a business group ( that actively assist in raising money ) we tried to do the same at the MFC - because the Tiger group raises $1.5 million + approximate per year and there is less than 100 of them. 

    The benefits of a group like this are endless - great way to keep players that other clubs target, very social, always easy to tap them on the shoulder for funds for medium size quickly implemented projects.  

    But such is life

    Tried? The MFC wasnt interested?

  • Quote
    9 minutes ago, DaveyDee said:

    It’s a business group ( that actively assist in raising money ) we tried to do the same at the MFC - because the Tiger group raises $1.5 million + approximate per year and there is less than 100 of them. 

    The benefits of a group like this are endless - great way to keep players that other clubs target, very social, always easy to tap them on the shoulder for funds for medium size quickly implemented projects.  

    But such is life

    You actively raise money for Richmond. 

     

    The Door ? is over there

    USE IT.....

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • GAMEDAY: Hawthorn

      It’s game day and the Demons are chasing a fourth straight win as we take on the high flying Hawks at the G. After decades of being tormented by the Hawks the Dees will be keen to extend their 7 year dominance over Hawthorn.

        • Haha
      • 363 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 09

      Round 9 kicks off out west with the Dockers hosting a Collingwood side resting several stars. Fremantle need to make a statement on their home deck after some disappointing form on the road, while the Magpies will be keen to maintain their Top 2 position. Friday night sees a must-win clash between two sides desperate to stay in touch with the eight. St Kilda have shown glimpses while Carlton are clinging to relevance after a flat start to the season. Saturday’s twilight game at Marvel pits the Bombers against a struggling Sydney outfit. Essendon can’t afford another close match against a lower-ranked side, while the Swans risk sliding down the ladder even further. Up in Darwin, the fourth-placed Suns will look to extend their stay in the top four. The Bulldogs have hit their stride with three big wins on the trot and will be very keen to consolidate on their momentum. The always fiery Showdown looms as pivotal for both clubs. Adelaide are eyeing a spot in the Top 4 with a win, while Port Adelaide’s season could slip away if they drop another game and fall further behind the pack. Sunday begins with a yawn fest between Richmond and West Coast. The Tigers need to bank the points to stay clear of the bottom two, while the Eagles are still chasing their first win of the year. The Giants face one of the league’s toughest road trips as they travel to GMHBA Stadium to face the Cats. With GWS at risk of a third straight loss, Geelong will be eager to consolidate their position inside the eight and start their climb up the ladder. The round wraps up with the top-of-the-table Lions heading to Ninja Stadium to take on the second-last Roos. The Lions should easily take care of the struggling Roos who might be powerless against the best in the comp. Who are you tipping and what are the best results for the Demons?

      • 142 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Hawthorn

      Melbourne and Hawthorn who face off against each other this week have more in common than having once almost merged and about to wear a blue jumper with a red v triangle and an embroidered picture of a bird on the front. They also share the MCG as their main home ground, their supporters are associated with the leafy suburbs of Melbourne and in recent times, James Frawley graced the colours of both teams. Even more recently, both have bounced back from disastrous five game losing streaks to start off a season. Of course, the Hawks turned their bounce into a successful leap from the bottom of the ladder into a finals appearance, making it to the semifinals in 2024 and this year, they’re riding high in third place on the AFL table. The Demons are just three games into their 2025 bounce back, and are yet to climb their way out of the bottom four although they are sitting a game and percentage out of the top eight. However, with the current sportsbet odds of $3.90 to win this week’s encounter, it seems a forlorn hope that their upward progression will continue much longer.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Harvey Langford Interview

      On Wednesday I'll be interviewing the Melbourne Football Club's first pick in the 2024 National Draft and pick number 6 overall Harvey Langford. If you have any questions you want asked let me know. I will release the interview on Wednesday afternoon.

        • Haha
      • 35 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: West Coast

      On a night of counting, Melbourne captain Max Gawn made sure that his contribution counted. He was at his best and superb in the the ruck from the very start of the election night game against the West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium, but after watching his dominance of the first quarter and a half of the clash evaporate into nothing as the Eagles booted four goals in the last ten minutes of the opening half, he turned the game on its head, with a ruckman’s masterclass in the second half.  No superlatives would be sufficient to describe the enormity of the skipper’s performance starting with his 47 hit outs, a career-high 35 possessions (22 of them contested), nine clearances, 12 score involvements and, after messing up an attempt or two, finally capping off one of the greatest rucking performances of all time, with a goal of own in the final quarter not long after he delivered a right angled pass into the arms of Daniel Turner who also goaled from a pocket (will we ever know if the pass is what was intended). That was enough to overturn a 12 point deficit after the Eagles scored the first goal of the second half into a 29 point lead at the last break and a winning final quarter (at last) for the Demons who decided not to rest their champion ruckman at the end this time around. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Hawthorn

      The Demons return to the MCG to take on the High Flying Hawks on Saturday Afternoon. Hawthorn will be aiming to consolidate a position in the Top 4 whilst the Dees will be looking to take a scalp and make it four wins in a row. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 334 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All