Membership Tally 2023

[george_on_the_outer 7,707]

	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1st game	18/3 H	16/3 H	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		30,000 26			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		38,000 23		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		40,000 21		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		40,823 7		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	44,552 19	41,562 14		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		42,463 21	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	49,850 28	44.526  28	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	50,054  7	44,903 7	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	52,738 14	49,667 14	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	55,528 21	51,513 21	41,055 21	37,571  21	41,513  21	36,513  21	35,756  21	33,146    21	30,257  21	-	-
Mar week 4	56,572  28	54,164 28	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	57,558 7	55,595 7	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	58,385 14	56,841 14	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	59,220 21	57,289  21	44,934 21	38,286  21	47,174  21	40,557  21	39,281   21	36,731     20	-				34,548  20
Apr week 4	59,545 28	57,802 28	46,093 28	38,431 28	48,080  28	40,636  28	39,634  28	37,597     30	34,068  29
May week 1	60,673  7	59,144 7	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	61,324 14	60,000 14	46,896 14	38,591 14	50,107 14	41,825  14	40,380  14	38,102     13	-	-	-	34,961
May week 3	63,750 21	60,303 21	48,784 21	38,673  21	50,422  21	42,057 21	40,549  21	38,327     23	34,871  20
May week 4	63,869 28	60,782 28	48,784 28	38,673  28	50,520  28	42,352  28	40,749  28	38,479     31	35,017  22
June week 1	64,135 7	61,652 7	50,085 7	38,766 7	51,770  7	43,593  7	40,934   7	38,547     6
Jun Week 2	64,492 14	62,095 14	50,085 14	38,985  14	51,770  14	43,791 14	41,022  14	38,653     14	-		-	35,403
Jun week 3	64,751 21	62,646 21
Jun week 4	64,929 28	62,738 28
July week 1	64,976 7	65,472 7
July week 2	67,122 14	65,756 14
July week 3	67,177 21	65,816 21
Final July 31	67,673	65,902	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	70,785	66,484	54,495	40,531	52,446	45,178	42,233

 

 

2023 Progressive total in Red

Actual dates in Blue

Date of first game of season Home or Away

Edited September 1, 2023 by george_on_the_outer

[george_on_the_outer 7,707]

...Awaiting the first numbers from the Club for season 2023......

[Ugottobekidding 1,194]

On 11/17/2022 at 10:54 AM, george_on_the_outer said:

...Awaiting the first numbers from the Club for season 2023......

Still waiting for my membership pack... Hope it comes before the season starts otherwise I will have to ring the credit card company up.

[Harvey Wallbanger 1,034]

On 11/17/2022 at 10:54 AM, george_on_the_outer said:

...Awaiting the first numbers from the Club for season 2023......

If 66,484 at the end of last year is the comparable number - you will need to change the thread to Products Tally....

At end of July 2022 we had 59,700 individual members. Happy for you and the Club to keep using the higher number (because the other Clubs probably do the same). Just the thread name isn't correct.....

[Sir Why You Little 37,133]

On 12/14/2022 at 6:56 PM, Hawk the Demon said:

If 66,484 at the end of last year is the comparable number - you will need to change the thread to Products Tally....

At end of July 2022 we had 59,700 individual members. Happy for you and the Club to keep using the higher number (because the other Clubs probably do the same). Just the thread name isn't correct.....

WTF are you talking about??

If i buy 6 memberships and pay for them it is 6 Memberships. 
 

Are you a Hawthorn Member?

[Harvey Wallbanger 1,034]

2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

WTF are you talking about??

If i buy 6 memberships and pay for them it is 6 Memberships. 
 

Are you a Hawthorn Member?

Let's work through this - you buy six reserved seats,  all in your name?

[whatwhat say what 22,948]

2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

WTF are you talking about??

If i buy 6 memberships and pay for them it is 6 Memberships. 
 

Are you a Hawthorn Member?

i just assumed it was tgr 

[Sir Why You Little 37,133]

57 minutes ago, Hawk the Demon said:

Let's work through this - you buy six reserved seats,  all in your name?

No. But if i did, it is still 6 legitimate Memberships 

Money in the Bank….

[Harvey Wallbanger 1,034]

8 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

No. But if i did, it is still 6 legitimate Memberships 

Money in the Bank….

Maybe an example would help. A rusted-on generous Demon buys or renews 4 Redlegs or Trident memberships for the family. The same member joins the President's Club for a year and takes out a player sponsorship. My understanding is that the Club (or more specifically the AFL as it all runs through Ticketmaster) will then count that as 6 'memberships' or 'products', even though there are only 4 humans involved.

Great for the Club - good money - and I suspect the same for all Clubs. If the system stays unchanged the larger membership number published by the Clubs and the AFL will always run ahead of the actual number of members by, in our case, over 10% (the difference between 66,484 and 59,700. That's just the way it is - no drama I guess?

Let's see what numbers George is able to gather this year.......

[Lucifers Hero 40,364]

2 hours ago, Hawk the Demon said:

Maybe an example would help. A rusted-on generous Demon buys or renews 4 Redlegs or Trident memberships for the family. The same member joins the President's Club for a year and takes out a player sponsorship. My understanding is that the Club (or more specifically the AFL as it all runs through Ticketmaster) will then count that as 6 'memberships' or 'products', even though there are only 4 humans involved.

I know the example is hypothetical but the number of 'additional' memberships from that source(s) are so few that the impact on membership numbers is negligible.

[Lucifers Hero 40,364]

@Its Time for Anotherdo you still have the contact in 'Memberships' at the club to obtain the latest figure - it seems they have forgotten to update it to this year.

 

ps Really like your name change.  Agree: Its Time for Another!!

[Sir Why You Little 37,133]

4 hours ago, Hawk the Demon said:

Maybe an example would help. A rusted-on generous Demon buys or renews 4 Redlegs or Trident memberships for the family. The same member joins the President's Club for a year and takes out a player sponsorship. My understanding is that the Club (or more specifically the AFL as it all runs through Ticketmaster) will then count that as 6 'memberships' or 'products', even though there are only 4 humans involved.

Great for the Club - good money - and I suspect the same for all Clubs. If the system stays unchanged the larger membership number published by the Clubs and the AFL will always run ahead of the actual number of members by, in our case, over 10% (the difference between 66,484 and 59,700. That's just the way it is - no drama I guess?

Let's see what numbers George is able to gather this year.......

66,484 Memberships were purchased. 
that is the number that counts

[Harvey Wallbanger 1,034]

2 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I know the example is hypothetical but the number of 'additional' memberships from that source(s) are so few that the impact on membership numbers is negligible.

That was just an example. Examples like that expalin the difference of 6,774 (over 10%) - not negligible.

From the MFC itself:

'There are approximately 59,700 MFC members (this differs from the number of
66,484 published on the AFL website due to several individuals holding multiple
memberships)'
 

[daisycutter 29,741]

this thread has become so boring lately

[David-Demon 568]

3 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I know the example is hypothetical but the number of 'additional' memberships from that source(s) are so few that the impact on membership numbers is negligible.

I have 17 children, four wives and 2 Cats who all have MFC memberships... So is that one membership as counted by the MFC ?

[Nascent 9,283]

2 minutes ago, David-Demon said:

I have 17 children, four wives and 2 Cats who all have MFC memberships... So is that one membership as counted by the MFC ?

Do you want me to start you a gofundme account to raise money for a vasectomy?

[Its Time for Another 4,291]

18 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

@Its Time for Anotherdo you still have the contact in 'Memberships' at the club to obtain the latest figure - it seems they have forgotten to update it to this year.

 

ps Really like your name change.  Agree: Its Time for Another!!

Hi Luci I just rang the membership number. No specific contact. They were always happy to give me the current number. 
it took 13 years on here for my originall name It's Time to become redundant. I'm still basking in that glory. But it's nice to think about another. Although my wife wants to go O/S next Sept the only time she'll be free so I could still miss actually seeing one. 

[Lucifers Hero 40,364]

2 hours ago, Its Time for Another said:

Hi Luci I just rang the membership number. No specific contact. They were always happy to give me the current number. 
it took 13 years on here for my originall name It's Time to become redundant. I'm still basking in that glory. But it's nice to think about another. Although my wife wants to go O/S next Sept the only time she'll be free so I could still miss actually seeing one. 

Thanks ITFA.  If I get a chance I'll call the club tomorrow.

Hope you figure out bribe your way back for the GF, if we make it.  😉

[David-Demon 568]

17 hours ago, Nascent said:

Do you want me to start you a gofundme account to raise money for a vasectomy?

[Demons1858 1,766]

21 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I know the example is hypothetical but the number of 'additional' memberships from that source(s) are so few that the impact on membership numbers is negligible.

l bought 5 × 13 Clayton Oliver memberships with a couple of games left in the season

[Lucifers Hero 40,364]

19 hours ago, Hawk the Demon said:

That was just an example. Examples like that expalin the difference of 6,774 (over 10%) - not negligible.

From the MFC itself:

'There are approximately 59,700 MFC members (this differs from the number of
66,484 published on the AFL website due to several individuals holding multiple
memberships)'

 

Members vs Memberships numbers was covered in this thread

 

 

I don't see much point repeating the discussion here.

Edited December 17, 2022 by Lucifers Hero

[Neil Crompton 5,660]

20 hours ago, Hawk the Demon said:

That was just an example. Examples like that expalin the difference of 6,774 (over 10%) - not negligible.

From the MFC itself:

'There are approximately 59,700 MFC members (this differs from the number of
66,484 published on the AFL website due to several individuals holding multiple
memberships)'
 

So what if the actual member numbers differ from memberships? As SWYL stated, the Club (in fact all Clubs) benefits from the number of memberships sold. As all clubs are measured this way, I don’t see the issue, and cannot understand why you are making such a big deal about it. 

[drysdale demon 4,837]

21 hours ago, Hawk the Demon said:

That was just an example. Examples like that expalin the difference of 6,774 (over 10%) - not negligible.

From the MFC itself:

'There are approximately 59,700 MFC members (this differs from the number of
66,484 published on the AFL website due to several individuals holding multiple
memberships)'
 

So what, your examples would apply to all clubs, just trying to stir up more garbage.

[Harvey Wallbanger 1,034]

1 hour ago, drysdale demon said:

So what, your examples would apply to all clubs, just trying to stir up more garbage.

You haven't followed the entire thread sir.

Great for the Club - good money - and I suspect the same for all Clubs - was my earlier post.

Just looking for the truth (for us, the AFL and all Clubs) - I am sure George will get that from the Club eventually....

[daisycutter 29,741]

6 minutes ago, Hawk the Demon said:

You haven't followed the entire thread sir.

Great for the Club - good money - and I suspect the same for all Clubs - was my earlier post.

Just looking for the truth (for us, the AFL and all Clubs) - I am sure George will get that from the Club eventually....

give it a rest, hawk. it's just boring you going on and on over such trivia 😒