Final AFL Membership Tallies 2019

[Demonland 71,812]

[Nelo 813]

2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Surely next year we will be up another 8k? 

[Sir Why You Little 37,010]

Supporters did their bit

[DeeZone 9,743]

Would be great to get to 70k over the next 5 years.!!!!!!!!

[beelzebub 23,313]

34 minutes ago, Nelo said:

Surely next year we will be up another 8k? 

Up ?????  arrrrghhhhhh lol    after this year will be lucky to only LOSE 8K

[Delusional demon 82 1,197]

Can they run the ladder on an Ex cats and dogs , $1 Stkilda membership package basis) - and i’d think we do even better ! 

relative to the statistics for memberships to supporters ratio ( we only have around 200k) supporters vs Swans who have something like 1.2million IIRC we would have to be the most die hard , rusted on fans in the AFL , given the amount of [censored] we have had to put up with for years (if not decades) also factoring in the high MCC member proportion of MFC supporters. 

They can say what they like about our lack of success , but when people like Caro have a crack for only 38k turning up on Saturday night, I find the fairweather supporters tag really unjustified to a very resilient group of fans , I mean just look at the hawks attendence levels this year compared to their membership numbers

 

 

[Demon Disciple 12,073]

4 minutes ago, Delusional demon 82 said:

They can say what they like about our lack of success , but when people like Caro have a crack for only 38k turning up on Saturday night, I find the fairweather supporters tag really unjustified to a very resilient group of fans

She has never let facts stand in the way of her 'argument'.

She has always had ulterior motives and carried a chip on her shoulder. Particularly when it has come to the Demons.

[pitmaster 3,519]

All very well for Caro. She's either in the AFL suites or the MCC Committee dining room. She's never out with the ordinaries.

[poita 3,898]

38 minutes ago, Delusional demon 82 said:

They can say what they like about our lack of success , but when people like Caro have a crack for only 38k turning up on Saturday night, I find the fairweather supporters tag really unjustified to a very resilient group of fans , I mean just look at the hawks attendence levels this year compared to their membership numbers

 

There were most likely less than 10,000 Melbourne supporters there on Saturday night out of a supposed membership base of 52,000. We were massively outnumbered. It was a disgraceful turnout, irrespective of how bad the team has been playing.

[MT64 1,144]

Cannot believe the Giant's figure. Fudge fudge AFL.

[Demon Disciple 12,073]

4 minutes ago, MT64 said:

Cannot believe the Giant's figure. Fudge fudge AFL.

How many of those memberships would include those that are freely handed out at games? The vast majority me-thinks.

[Redleg 40,872]

2 hours ago, DeeZone said:

Would be great to get to 70k over the next 5 years.!!!!!!!!

Better get back to last year's first 2 finals form then.

[markc 975]

 

glad to see us catching and passing a few teams .

we better preform next year..... 

 

[george_on_the_outer 7,590]

2 hours ago, poita said:

There were most likely less than 10,000 Melbourne supporters there on Saturday night out of a supposed membership base of 52,000. We were massively outnumbered. It was a disgraceful turnout, irrespective of how bad the team has been playing.

And if that's the case then only 20,000 of 100,000 Richmond members turned up, same ratio.  And their team is pushing for top 4! 

[Demon17 5,188]

3 hours ago, Delusional demon 82 said:

Can they run the ladder on an Ex cats and dogs , $1 Stkilda membership package basis) - and i’d think we do even better ! 

relative to the statistics for memberships to supporters ratio ( we only have around 200k) supporters vs Swans who have something like 1.2million IIRC we would have to be the most die hard , rusted on fans in the AFL , given the amount of [censored] we have had to put up with for years (if not decades) also factoring in the high MCC member proportion of MFC supporters. 

They can say what they like about our lack of success , but when people like Caro have a crack for only 38k turning up on Saturday night, I find the fairweather supporters tag really unjustified to a very resilient group of fans , I mean just look at the hawks attendence levels this year compared to their membership numbers

 

 

Well said. Highest % increase across all clubs too.

[Diamond_Jim 12,555]

If football clubs were listed on the exchange they would be all done for misleading the market.

It's rather easy to smooth the market... full membership =11points (11 games) and then the partial memberships are weighted accordingly.

How many are purchased by sponsors as part of pre-arranged deals. (Suspect NT buys a lot of three game memberships for example.)

When we get there we could look at reserved seat revenue etc etc

Edited August 6, 2019 by Diamond_Jim

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,691]

Whorethorn 81,211, please.

They got 13000 against BWS.

The numbers are a joke.

[DeeZone 9,743]

21 hours ago, poita said:

There were most likely less than 10,000 Melbourne supporters there on Saturday night out of a supposed membership base of 52,000. We were massively outnumbered. It was a disgraceful turnout, irrespective of how bad the team has been playing.

I thought that we broke even on the night, Tiges were very quiet until the third quarter, mind you we sit in an all Dee's area and the Jag was up for grabs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[praha 11,239]

21 hours ago, poita said:

There were most likely less than 10,000 Melbourne supporters there on Saturday night out of a supposed membership base of 52,000. We were massively outnumbered. It was a disgraceful turnout, irrespective of how bad the team has been playing.

It was closer to 3k-4k poita. At least 30k Toiges fans there.

[one_demon 826]

Great effort by Melbourne supporters

[Demonsone 2,036]

Good luck signing 50k in 2020 after 2019 disastrous season! Members burnt too many times .. considering a what & see as I’ve renewed each year for the last 20+ ...about time this club get things right!

[beelzebub 23,313]

1 hour ago, Demonsone said:

Good luck signing 50k in 2020 after 2019 disastrous season! Members burnt too many times .. considering a what & see as I’ve renewed each year for the last 20+ ...about time this club get things right!

Totally agree.  Knowing  Melbourne. ..it'll be a brutal reckoning.

[Dame Gaga 2,453]

I am so sick of Melbourne supporters being criticized for not turning up to games. There is nothing much more to look forward to this year. Every week another player/s out injured. No final eight to fight for. The game was on free to air TV. 

Leave us alone in our disappointment. How dare people like Caroline Wilson single us out. We have gone through more heartache with our club than she will ever know. I have attended games countless times with no hope of ever seeing a win, in the darkest of times.

What about the Richmond supporters. Their team is vying for a top four spot at the end of the year. They are always banging on about their precious Dusty, and how good he is. Why didn't they go along on a Saturday night to see their stars play in an 'easy' win? Stingy? There is supposed to be 100,000 of them. Not so dedicated as we are, I reckon. 

[poita 3,898]

My son yesterday received an invitation to a pre match function before the Sydney game for first year members.

Nice touch - apart from the fact that the function is in a bar, finishes at 7:50pm on a Friday night and he is 9 years old.

I have been a member of this club for 30+ years and have never been invited to a club function. Why are long term, loyal members continually taken for granted by the club whilst first year members on 3 game memberships are given preferential treatment?

This sort of stuff is why we will never be anything other than a middle of the road club.