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$2.7 million worth of merch in a four-week period, and that’s BEFORE the grand final win! That’s nuts!!!

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    You don't get a reputation for being private school going, Bulla skiing, Range Rover driving, grange drinking, Brie scarfing snobs without a bit of cash to back it up.

    Demons fans might be smaller in number but when we really get going the money is there no doubt.

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      On 28/09/2021 at 11:44, WalkingCivilWar said:

    $2.7 million worth of merch in a four-week period, and that’s BEFORE the grand final win! That’s nuts!!!

    Sat in my Road to the GF T-shirt to watch the game. Unbelievable statistic selling 10,000 units.

    Well done to the club's marketing team to mobilise that.

    I note one of the memorablia framed items of 1000 prints at $695 sold out in 24 hours and a new edition now offered.

    Its all just a donation to the club to secure the future really . Fantastic position. So pleased for the clubs Mgt and Board to now be free to plan and deliver ongoing improvements and the club's future will now never be in doubt.

    The players deserve this. Listen to Ed Langdons  fascinating interview on Gus and Gawy and you appreciate how hard it is for the players and staff trekking out to Casey at times. 

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      On 28/09/2021 at 12:07, Chook said:

    You don't get a reputation for being private school going, Bulla skiing, Range Rover driving, grange drinking, Brie scarfing snobs without a bit of cash to back it up.

    Demons fans might be smaller in number but when we really get going the money is there no doubt.

    I have to say that the myth of being a small club is so wrong. We have 25,000 MCC members who barrack for Melbourne and don’t buy the dual membership. Add that to the 53,000 members we had signed up this year, in a season we all knew would be highly interrupted by [censored] Covid, and you’re looking at close to 80,000 members. 
    I think we are every chance to smash 70,000 members next season if all goes to plan with Covid and restrictions lifting. 
     

    But also yes, many Melbourne supporters are cashed up and waited their whole lives to blow cash on useless premiership junk. 

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      On 28/09/2021 at 12:18, Jaded No More said:

    But also yes, many Melbourne supporters are cashed up and waited their whole lives to blow cash on useless premiership junk. 

    I hope you’re not referring to those gorgeous Teddy Bears? If so, you spelled ‘Priceless Premiership Memorabilia’ wrong.

     

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      On 28/09/2021 at 11:39, spalding said:

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/demons-sold-three-years-worth-of-merchandise-before-grand-final-glory-20210928-p58vi7.html

    it just keeps getting better. 

    relevant > premiers> powerhouse ? 

    I really hope we can get Daisy over the line next. 

    mate, i'm well and truly over the line and loving it

    i can now go to valhalla content and complete.....mfcss miraculously cured

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      On 28/09/2021 at 12:18, Jaded No More said:

    I have to say that the myth of being a small club is so wrong. We have 25,000 MCC members who barrack for Melbourne and don’t buy the dual membership. Add that to the 53,000 members we had signed up this year, in a season we all knew would be highly interrupted by [censored] Covid, and you’re looking at close to 80,000 members. 
    I think we are every chance to smash 70,000 members next season if all goes to plan with Covid and restrictions lifting. 
     

    But also yes, many Melbourne supporters are cashed up and waited their whole lives to blow cash on useless premiership junk. 

    I think it's the raw number of supporters that people point at when they say Melbourne is a small club. Our conversion rate of supporters to members is huge, but again it costs money to be a member. It costs even more to be an MCC member or AFL member, and that's the group where all this merchandise is coming from I reckon (or a lot of it anyway).

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    Being in WA a lot of neutrals over here brought Melbourne merchandise over the last 2 weeks. Eagle supporting mates reckon the Demons are now their second choice side.

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      On 28/09/2021 at 13:20, BradDemonSufferer said:

     

    Being in WA a lot of neutrals over here brought Melbourne merchandise over the last 2 weeks. Eagle supporting mates reckon the Demons are now their second choice side.

    I think the Club did well to win over the people of Perth.  I had an eagles supporting friend who was living in Melb, but decided to return to WA (his home state) due to the pandemic.  I gave him my members barcode for the GF on the condition he go for the dees that night.  I saw him in a photo on Facebook with a demons cap on.  If the shoe was on the other foot I would not be seen dead in Eagles or Dockers gear 😆.   

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      On 28/09/2021 at 17:44, BillyBeane said:

    I think the Club did well to win over the people of Perth.  I had an eagles supporting friend who was living in Melb, but decided to return to WA (his home state) due to the pandemic.  I gave him my members barcode for the GF on the condition he go for the dees that night.  I saw him in a photo on Facebook with a demons cap on.  If the shoe was on the other foot I would not be seen dead in Eagles or Dockers gear 😆.   

    gotta remember it was a drought breaking flag. Teams doing that are easy to love. Think the swans a few years back, the doggies in 2016. I was emotionally invested in each one for those sides . You can only really garner that free support once.

    Soon, when we’re a multi flag winning power club with 75k members,  no one but us will want to wear our gear and we can then celebrate being hated! 

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      On 28/09/2021 at 20:20, Wells 11 said:

    gotta remember it was a drought breaking flag. Teams doing that are easy to love. Think the swans a few years back, the doggies in 2016. I was emotionally invested in each one for those sides . You can only really garner that free support once.

    Soon, when we’re a multi flag winning power club with 75k members,  no one but us will want to wear our gear and we can then celebrate being hated! 

    It has always been my dream to barrack for a hated club, that everyone says “I’ve had enough of watching them win” about. 

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      On 28/09/2021 at 17:44, BillyBeane said:

    I think the Club did well to win over the people of Perth.  I had an eagles supporting friend who was living in Melb, but decided to return to WA (his home state) due to the pandemic.  I gave him my members barcode for the GF on the condition he go for the dees that night.  I saw him in a photo on Facebook with a demons cap on.  If the shoe was on the other foot I would not be seen dead in Eagles or Dockers gear 😆.   

    And yet you'll admit to using Facebook.

    I know which is the bigger crime.

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    Exactly what we need in this age where COVID is hurting club’s profitability 

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    Soon, when we’re a multi flag winning power club with 75k members,  no one but us will want to wear our gear and we can then celebrate being hated! 

    And i cant wait for that time 

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