11 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Seems that Adelaide have been fudging the figures according to Cornes:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2019-membership-numbers-kane-cornes-accuses-adelaide-of-providing-misleading-numbers/news-story/bb12219519d2e60c9780c377b6045f74?nk=a3f3f69eceec23e1e3bffc463ac32d51-1547723303

 

 

Probably using the same pocket calculator they used when finalising Kurt Tippett's contract.

Must say that when you have regard to the various "no access" memberships offered by all the clubs the membership figures are all a bit flaky. Time for some transparency perhaps.

I'm sure any sponsor worth their salt has access to the detailed membership breakdown.

 

Up to 33,226 today ( 21 Jan). 

From this point last year we added about 15K to end of Season.  So we are looking at close to 50K at that rate. 

I was a little shocked to get a paper membership card this year as a premium member!  This is the first year in memory it is not plastic.  The club gone cheap this year?

3 hours ago, Soidee said:

I was a little shocked to get a paper membership card this year as a premium member!  This is the first year in memory it is not plastic.  The club gone cheap this year?

Mines the usual plastic. 

3 hours ago, longsuffering said:

Mines the usual plastic. 

As is mine! ? (Time now for every Demonlanders to join up a mate! We are ahead of St Kilda, Bulldogs, North, but we shouldn’t be satisfied until our numbers eclipse the other ‘Melbourne-based’ teams, especially Carlton!)

Note: every Demonlander knows at least one so-called ‘supporter’ who is too lousy to take out a membership. Let Melbourne be awash with ‘red & blue’ scarves in 2019!

17 hours ago, Soidee said:

I was a little shocked to get a paper membership card this year as a premium member!  This is the first year in memory it is not plastic.  The club gone cheap this year?

Might be temporary Soidee,  seems odd?  Mine too is the usual plastic as a few others have already mentioned .

20 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Might be temporary Soidee,  seems odd?  Mine too is the usual plastic as a few others have already mentioned .

Thanks people, I contacted the club.  They advised it is a printing problem and will rectify with the manufacturer.  Poor effort by the manufacturer and wonder if this is a wider problem.  The club must be annoyed getting a batch of these paper membership cards.

19 hours ago, Soidee said:

I was a little shocked to get a paper membership card this year as a premium member!  This is the first year in memory it is not plastic.  The club gone cheap this year?

Easier to tear up should things go pear-shaped.

4 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Easier to tear up should things go pear-shaped.

tear up or tear up?    or both?

3,200 up on last year is a good result so far!

For those yet to renew, I just saw this on club website:

Renew by Friday 22nd March and be in the draw to WIN

You could WIN:
- Return flights and accommodation for 2 people to our Round 18 game in Alice Springs
- 2 x Tickets to attend Round 18 in the Territory Lounge
- 2 x Post-match access Change room passes for Round 18
- VIP training experience in Alice Springs

It might help the cause if the club put that in a story on the Home page rather than buried in a tab on the 'Membership' page.

 

Membership is now 37,856 - 4,500 up on same time last year and 7,200 to break last year's record.

And 12,200 to get to the magic 50,000 members!  I reckon we can do it, especially if the MCC/MFC campaign goes well!

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by Lucifer's Hero

1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Membership is now 37,856 - 4,500 up on same time last year and 7,200 to break last year's record.

10% plus up on this time last year is a great result.

I am curious as to why around 20% of memberships are bought mid season or later

53 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

I am curious as to why around 20% of memberships are bought mid season or later

Probably to see if we're looking good at making the finals

p.s. which i think is as weak as pi$$

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by Demon Disciple

6 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Probably to see if we're looking good at making the finals

p.s. which i think is as weak as pi$$

You are probably right but it doesn't really help these days with finals tickets

Other than the GF most other finals are not sell outs and you need a premium membership (which in the main are already sold out) to guarantee a GF ticket

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by Diamond_Jim

3 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Probably to see if we're looking good at making the finals

p.s. which i think is as weak as pi$$

You sound surprised DD just Human nature. A reasonably large number of the sporting public like winners and only follow winners.

I don't hang it on anyone for NOT buying a membership. More to life than footy. Much more.

We should be gracious and thankful for those that do.  ... whenever they do 

Some need to seriously pull their heads in.

11 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

I don't hang it on anyone for NOT buying a membership. More to life than footy. Much more.

We should be gracious and thankful for those that do.  ... whenever they do 

Some need to seriously pull their heads in.

Religious  fervour is never tolerant bb.

3 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

For those yet to renew, I just saw this on club website:

Renew by Friday 22nd March and be in the draw to WIN

You could WIN:
- Return flights and accommodation for 2 people to our Round 18 game in Alice Springs
- 2 x Tickets to attend Round 18 in the Territory Lounge
- 2 x Post-match access Change room passes for Round 18
- VIP training experience in Alice Springs

It might help the cause if the club put that in a story on the Home page rather than buried in a tab on the 'Membership' page.

 

Membership is now 37,856 - 4,500 up on same time last year and 7,200 to break last year's record.

And 12,200 to get to the magic 50,000 members!  I reckon we can do it, especially if the MCC/MFC campaign goes well!

I reckon 55k is possible if we come out breathing fire and are top 2 mid season

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

You are probably right but it doesn't really help these days with finals tickets

Other than the GF most other finals are not sell outs and you need a premium membership (which in the main are already sold out) to guarantee a GF ticket

I have level one reserved seat with Guaranteed GFT, you no longer need the top memberships.

On 1/23/2019 at 4:37 PM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Easier to tear up should things go pear-shaped.

Well, we are not Richmond supporters, so we don't need one of those cheap plastic microwavable ones.  The paper version's will burn much better in the Mt Bulla ski lodge fire places.

That all said, perhaps this is a tactical move on behalf of the club.  The sacrificial membership card microwaving seemed to be just the tonic to bring on a Tigers premiership, so perhaps someone should organise a mid season bonfire of MFC membership cards?