Membership	Year
	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1st game	20/3 H	22/3 A	23/3 H	25/3 H	25/3  A	25/3 H	4/4 H	22/3 A	31/3 H	31/3 H	27/3 H
Oct week 3			19,068 21	15,211 20	21,980  22	19,026     26	16,654 22	17,625  25
Nov week 3			20,215  21	25,028 22	26,064  18	23,037     26	20,509  26	20,223  25	-	16,287	11,922
Dec week 1		28,005  7	30,096  7	28,354 07	27,914   9	24,402      4	22,433  3	22,105  11	18,217  3	18,747 2	17,541  3
Dec week 3		28,447  21	31,759  21	29,053 22	29,426  23	26,217     22	24,097  23	23,542  25		20,623	20,166
Jan week 3		29,764  21	33,226  21	30,068 19	30,200  20	27,027     19	25,112  23	24,558  21	21,873	22,402	22,396
Feb week 1		30,141  7	34,327   7	30,577 2	31,141   3	28,013      3	25,647   1	25,416   4	22,962   8	23,422	23,457
Feb week 2		32,157  14	35,148  14	31,310 14	31,537  10	28,759     17	26,290  12	26,039  12	23,650  12	21,448  12
Feb week 3	32,954  21	32,735 21	36,070  21	32,075 21	32,137  17	29,217     24	26,639  18	26,641  17	23,650  18	24,195  16	25,253  17
Feb week 4	33,458 28	32,985 28	36,973  28	32,948 28	32,679  24	29,450     26	27,066  26	27,736  26	-	25,277
Mar week 1	35,874  7	35,726 7	37,979  7	34,034  7	33,520   3	30,524      7	27,619   4	28,582   4	24,801   5	26,023	27,806
Mar week 2	37,083  14	36,063 14	39,537  14	34,691  14	35,080  16	32,623     16	29,510  16	30,421  15	26,751  14	26,791  14	28,068
Mar week 3	41,055  21	37,571  21	41,513  21	36,513  21	35,756  21	33,146    21	30,257  21	-	-
Mar week 4	41,325 28	37,888  28	44,008  28	38,089  28	37,025  28	35,117     26	31,035  26	32,324  28	-	29,588	31,087
Apr week 1	42,088 7	38,115  7	45,537  7	39,402   7	38,554   7	35,535     1	32,001   1	-	-	32,235	33,359
Apr week 2	43,421 14	38,246  14	46,133 14	40,160  14	39,005  14	36,157     8	33,301   9	33,175  14	-	-	33,753  10
Apr week 3	44,934  21	38,286  21	47,174  21	40,557  21	39,281   21	36,731     20	-				34,548  20
Apr week 4	46,093  28	38,431 28	48,080  28	40,636  28	39,634  28	37,597     30	34,068  29
May week 1	46,896  7	38,521 7	49,837  7	41,640  7	40,083  7	37,766      6	34,352    7	35,205   5	-	34,489	35,205
May week 2	46,896  14	38,591 14	50,107 14	41,825  14	40,380  14	38,102     13	-	-	-	34,961
May week 3	48,784  21	38,673  21	50,422  21	42,057 21	40,549  21	38,327     23	34,871  20
May week 4	48,784 28	38,673  28	50,520  28	42,352  28	40,749  28	38,479     31	35,017  22
June week 1	50,085  7	38,766 7	51,770  7	43,593  7	40,934   7	38,547     6
Jun Week 2	50,085 14	38,985  14	51,770  14	43,791 14	41,022  14	38,653     14	-		-	35,403
Final July 30	53,188	39,774	52,405	44,191	42,102	39,211	35,953	35,911	33,177	35,345	36,937
Post 31 July		40,531	52,446	45,178	42,233

 

 

2021 Progressive total in Red

Actual dates in Blue

Date of first game of season Home or Away

Edited August 4, 20213 yr by george_on_the_outer

Latest update in table above, with comparison back to 2011.

A bit ahead of 2020 at this stage, but behind 2019, not surprisingly

  On 10/03/2021 at 02:33, george_on_the_outer said:

Latest update in table above, with comparison back to 2011.

A bit ahead of 2020 at this stage, but behind 2019, not surprisingly

They had better win the first game George or it will dead in the water.

I tried to sign up today. Was on hold for ages then I hung up. I’ll try again tomorrow.

Edited March 10, 20214 yr by Megatron

Saints are 10,000 more than us.

  On 10/03/2021 at 20:23, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Saints are 10,000 more than us.

And, Carlton have 74,000+ members and they've had far less success than us.  North not far behind us with 33,400 members even tho they have been a shambles for several years.

We are not travelling well vs those less performing Vic clubs who were similarly affected by lack of live games in 2020 due to covid.

These comparisons should be setting off alarm bells at the club..

Edited March 10, 20214 yr by Lucifer's Hero

  On 10/03/2021 at 22:17, Lucifer's Hero said:

And, Carlton have 74,000+ members and they've had far less success than us.  North not far behind us with 33,400 members even tho they have been a shambles for several years.

We are not travelling well vs those less performing Vic clubs who were similarly affected by lack of live games in 2020 due to covid.

These comparisons should be setting off alarm bells at the club..

Do you know LH if the comparisons are based on full memberships or total (including kids, pets, 3 games etc.) I know the Saints went very heavy advertising for 3 game memberships a year or 2 ago and most of those have been automatically rolled over. 

  On 10/03/2021 at 22:24, Red and Blue realist said:

Do you know LH if the comparisons are based on full memberships or total (including kids, pets, 3 games etc.) I know the Saints went very heavy advertising for 3 game memberships a year or 2 ago and most of those have been automatically rolled over. 

Sorry, I don't know the mix.  I guess all membership provide opportunities for sponsors and broadcasters and give clubs leverage with the AFL.

We did something different this year.  I was offered a renewal of two Redleg memberships in Nov for $1 and they would send the full membership pack before Christmas which they did.  And if I didn't cancel it the full amount would be charged on March 1.  Needless to say I didn't cancel it.

  On 10/03/2021 at 22:41, Lucifer's Hero said:

Sorry, I don't know the mix.  I guess all membership provide opportunities for sponsors and broadcasters and give clubs leverage with the AFL.

We did something different this year.  I was offered a renewal of two Redleg memberships in Nov for $1 and they would send the full membership pack before Christmas which they did.  And if I didn't cancel it the full amount would be charged on March 1.  Needless to say I didn't cancel it.

That's a great deal LH. Sadly it did not extend done to the plebes. 

  On 10/03/2021 at 23:30, old dee said:

That's a great deal LH. Sadly it did not extend done to the plebes. 

Just to clarify - on March 1, I paid the full Redleg membership for two.  The $1 'deposit', I think was to get an emotional committment.

I think the only reason for that offer was because I had cancelled my automatic renewal as I wasn't happy with 2020.  I suspect other members who hadn't paid by end of Oct, were given the same offer.

Edited March 11, 20214 yr by Lucifer's Hero

  On 10/03/2021 at 22:24, Red and Blue realist said:

Do you know LH if the comparisons are based on full memberships or total (including kids, pets, 3 games etc.) I know the Saints went very heavy advertising for 3 game memberships a year or 2 ago and most of those have been automatically rolled over. 

My son automatically gets a 3 game St Kilda membership with his SMJFL registration. I suspect their numbers are highly inflated.

I also expect that a LOT of MFC members will have downgraded their memberships this year - numbers may be comparable to last year, but dollars will be significantly down. But if numbers are what matters to broadcasters and the like, we desperately need to find a way to piggy back off the work of one of these large community organisations.

  On 11/03/2021 at 01:17, poita said:

My son automatically gets a 3 game St Kilda membership with his SMJFL registration. I suspect their numbers are highly inflated.

I also expect that a LOT of MFC members will have downgraded their memberships this year - numbers may be comparable to last year, but dollars will be significantly down. But if numbers are what matters to broadcasters and the like, we desperately need to find a way to piggy back off the work of one of these large community organisations.

Thanks for that info poita! it's why it's hard to take some of the numbers on face value. Number might make the broadcasters happy but $ is what makes the world go round, it's probably why we're in a reasonably healthy financial position while the saints are very much struggling with huge debts. 

Membership revenue is all that matters. Hawks pet membership and Saints/Dogs free ones are a joke really. Membership numbers are just a [censored] measuring contest.

  On 10/03/2021 at 22:17, Lucifer's Hero said:

And, Carlton have 74,000+ members and they've had far less success than us.  North not far behind us with 33,400 members even tho they have been a shambles for several years.

We are not travelling well vs those less performing Vic clubs who were similarly affected by lack of live games in 2020 due to covid.

These comparisons should be setting off alarm bells at the club..

I don't know about that. With Gold Coast and GWS aside we have the smallest following of any club.

  On 10/03/2021 at 11:12, Megatron said:

I tried to sign up today. Was on hold for ages then I hung up. I’ll try again tomorrow.

Mega ring and leave a number for a call back rather than staying on line. I think they are being inundated with members ringing with booking queries.

  On 11/03/2021 at 09:59, longsuffering said:

Mega ring and leave a number for a call back rather than staying on line. I think they are being inundated with members ringing with booking queries.

Yeah I got through today. I thought about getting a call back but I’m just too busy at work to take a call. Ended up calling during my lunch break.

I guess it’s a good thing that they’re busy. Hopefully getting some members signed up.

  On 11/03/2021 at 04:12, dl4e said:

I don't know about that. With Gold Coast and GWS aside we have the smallest following of any club.

Facts are we topped North snd Bulldogs by 2,000 last year 

A Re over 3,000 more than North in 2021 presume Doggies would be ahead at this stage.

whatever happens in Rounds 1-6 will decide our figure. We are only 3,000 below record of 2019 which spiked due to 2018 success.

Yes the style of membership is important and the Ballarat Bullfigs plus Hobart of Tasmanian Roos would be adding 1,000 to 3/4,000 I would think,

Interesting to see apart from 2019 not much net growth at all over a decade, though some volatile increases recently correlating (?) to buzz/results.

Looks like there's a rusted on base, and some may join up then drop off....

  On 11/03/2021 at 21:25, Superunknown said:

Interesting to see apart from 2019 not much net growth at all over a decade, though some volatile increases recently correlating (?) to buzz/results.

Looks like there's a rusted on base, and some may join up then drop off....

It’s all about Wins. Thousands of MFC Supporters are sick and tired of losing

I have at least 5 mates who are dormant Supporters 

they have had enough 

Edited March 12, 20214 yr by Sir Why You Little

  On 12/03/2021 at 05:03, Sir Why You Little said:

It’s all about Wins. Thousands of MFC Supporters are sick and tired of losing

I have at least 5 mates who are dormant Supporters 

they have had enough 

Me too! 

I have emailed the club 3 times asking for someone to call me about renewing  membership, GF guarantee and pledge per win for me and my father. I also want to sign my first set of twins up as member and have a second set of twins due in April that I want to sign up if possible.

Not heard anything from the club, makes me want to give up ??

  On 12/03/2021 at 07:50, HarpenDee said:

I have emailed the club 3 times asking for someone to call me about renewing  membership, GF guarantee and pledge per win for me and my father. I also want to sign my first set of twins up as member and have a second set of twins due in April that I want to sign up if possible.

Not heard anything from the club, makes me want to give up ??

You will have two sets of twins!! Mate it is time to stop.

  On 12/03/2021 at 07:50, HarpenDee said:

I have emailed the club 3 times asking for someone to call me about renewing  membership, GF guarantee and pledge per win for me and my father. I also want to sign my first set of twins up as member and have a second set of twins due in April that I want to sign up if possible.

Not heard anything from the club, makes me want to give up ??

Maybe give the club a call, or sign up online..

To go to round 1, we have to secure a ticket using our member code on ticketteck. This has to be done on a Tuesday when you are stuck at work. Port seriously.

I have to get a ticket to get into the MCC Reserve 

what a disgrace!!!