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On 7/7/2023 at 3:47 PM, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Entertaining football sells memberships.

The casual arm chair supporter isn't going to take out a membership and subsequently attend our remaining home games if we're going to continue to kick 6 to 8 goals a game.

Arm chair should still buy a 3 game membership to belong.  I cannot folk whos day they are supporters but do not belong. It’s only $12 a month direct debit.   We only go to a few games but always renew membership no matter what.  

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On 7/13/2023 at 6:33 AM, Jontee said:

I blame the board.

It should be 68k, end of last year.

 

Yes Kate Roffey's handball ing is very weak snd that BradGreen doesn't kick like he used to.

What a  stupid comment. Blame the Board!!

Prey tell why you blame them and not the players snd Coach's or other reasons like injuries perhaps? 

And what is the significance of 68k? Last year it was 66,000 odd. It's about 1,500 below now and there was a late rush near the end when we finished second on the ladder last season. 

I bet many D/Landers are waiting to hear your explanation please or are you saying this tongue in cheek which is just as stupid! 

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14 minutes ago, 58er said:

Yes Kate Roffey's handball ing is very weak snd that BradGreen doesn't kick like he used to.

What a  stupid comment. Blame the Board!!

Prey tell why you blame them and not the players snd Coach's or other reasons like injuries perhaps? 

And what is the significance of 68k? Last year it was 66,000 odd. It's about 1,500 below now and there was a late rush near the end when we finished second on the ladder last season. 

I bet many D/Landers are waiting to hear your explanation please or are you saying this tongue in cheek which is just as stupid! 

Apologies of sorts as allI I read was from the  last comment/s and also missed the post or whatever has been posted  to members. My emails have not been checked for yesterday so there may be a MFC email with this good news, however it's occurred.

PS In my defence also yesterday I was busy flying from Lisbon to Amsterdam for pleasure not business and out with friends last night and that's why I turned immediately to the last two emails on Page 18 in the membership category as I thought we may have got to 65,000 but not to 67,000 plus.

So Jontee May we'll have the last laugh!!

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24 minutes ago, 58er said:

Yes Kate Roffey's handball ing is very weak snd that BradGreen doesn't kick like he used to.

What a  stupid comment. Blame the Board!!

Prey tell why you blame them and not the players snd Coach's or other reasons like injuries perhaps? 

And what is the significance of 68k? Last year it was 66,000 odd. It's about 1,500 below now and there was a late rush near the end when we finished second on the ladder last season. 

I bet many D/Landers are waiting to hear your explanation please or are you saying this tongue in cheek which is just as stupid! 

i think he was taking the [censored]

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On 7/12/2023 at 4:10 PM, poita said:

I'm not sure why people get so worked up about membership numbers - it is the membership dollars that matter. We could buy our way to 70K members by giving away $10 memberships for the last three home games, but what does that really achieve?

My son gets a free 3 game St Kilda membership with his SMJFL fees each year. That is potentially several thousand kids included in St Kilda's membership numbers each year that neither barrack for St Kilda or contribute to the club. As an aside, they also gave him two free tickets to be used during the year, so we used those to attend Saturday's game for nothing. Thanks SKFC.

It gets their name on the clubs list. They then pound you with membership details for the rest of your life. 

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We might still be a sneaky chance to reach 70,000 Melbourne Football Club members?

But I think it is more a realistic objective for next year.

 

Nevertheless, gotta keep winning Premierships for our membership numbers to continue to grow.

Melbourne Football Club Win GIF by Melbournefc

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Question for anyone that might know...

I'm considering changing my club membership (GA home games) to AFL silver membership (40 games MCG/Marvel) as I will be going to all our games anyway, plus I usually go to at least 10 neutral games per season so it'd work out cheaper.

I know I can nominate MFC as my club of support, but was just curious if I switched whether I would still retain my consecutive years of membership with the MFC?

Also, how do I actually do it? 

Do I have to apply for AFL membership with the AFL, and then separately cancel the MFC one?

Or does the AFL handle the transfer with the MFC, similar I guess to changing mobile phone plans?

 


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14 hours ago, JTR said:

Question for anyone that might know...

I'm considering changing my club membership (GA home games) to AFL silver membership (40 games MCG/Marvel) as I will be going to all our games anyway, plus I usually go to at least 10 neutral games per season so it'd work out cheaper.

I know I can nominate MFC as my club of support, but was just curious if I switched whether I would still retain my consecutive years of membership with the MFC?

Also, how do I actually do it? 

Do I have to apply for AFL membership with the AFL, and then separately cancel the MFC one?

Or does the AFL handle the transfer with the MFC, similar I guess to changing mobile phone plans?

 

Yes, you will retain consecutive years of membership.  The CRM system of MFC is somewhat antiquated, but the AFL shares the customer data with the club and they do a reconciliation.  If in doubt, contact the MFC membership department to track down and consolidate your entries.

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On 7/16/2023 at 11:28 PM, JTR said:

Question for anyone that might know...

I'm considering changing my club membership (GA home games) to AFL silver membership (40 games MCG/Marvel) as I will be going to all our games anyway, plus I usually go to at least 10 neutral games per season so it'd work out cheaper.

I know I can nominate MFC as my club of support, but was just curious if I switched whether I would still retain my consecutive years of membership with the MFC?

Also, how do I actually do it? 

Do I have to apply for AFL membership with the AFL, and then separately cancel the MFC one?

Or does the AFL handle the transfer with the MFC, similar I guess to changing mobile phone plans?

 

Yep you retain your consecutive years of membership. We switched to AFL membership around 1997 I think but my MFC membership is recognised since 1989.

You're better off signing up to AFL membership first and contacting the MFC to let them know. Make sure they remove the direct debit from your current MFC membership though.

The biggest benefit is in regards to finals tickets. Last year most MFC members would have paid $80 each to go to our two finals games but as an AFL member you only pay a $20 or so booking fee. AFL Silver members pay full price for prelim tickets ($170ish I think) but full/gold members get in for basically nothing again ($20). Full members get first access to GF tickets if your club is playing and pay half price ($200 or so) but Silver members are unlikely to get tickets even if they're club is playing so you might need to get a GF guarantee through MFC on top of your AFL membership until you become a full member (current wait seems to be around 18-20 years). The cost is basically the difference between a silver ($470) and full ($645) AFL membership so it basically evens out. But you'll be paying full price for any GF ticket (around $400).

All the ticket prices above are based on tickets on level 1.

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Great to see it still ticking over, when is the cutoff DC?

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2 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Great to see it still ticking over, when is the cutoff DC?

there seems to be 2 cutoffs

one i think is an afl one.   the other is just any memberships after this date.

look at the summary on page 1. i think it shows what i mean

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1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

there seems to be 2 cutoffs

one i think is an afl one.   the other is just any memberships after this date.

look at the summary on page 1. i think it shows what i mean

july 31 and post july 31 it seems

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8 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Yep you retain your consecutive years of membership. We switched to AFL membership around 1997 I think but my MFC membership is recognised since 1989.

You're better off signing up to AFL membership first and contacting the MFC to let them know. Make sure they remove the direct debit from your current MFC membership though.

The biggest benefit is in regards to finals tickets. Last year most MFC members would have paid $80 each to go to our two finals games but as an AFL member you only pay a $20 or so booking fee. AFL Silver members pay full price for prelim tickets ($170ish I think) but full/gold members get in for basically nothing again ($20). Full members get first access to GF tickets if your club is playing and pay half price ($200 or so) but Silver members are unlikely to get tickets even if they're club is playing so you might need to get a GF guarantee through MFC on top of your AFL membership until you become a full member (current wait seems to be around 18-20 years). The cost is basically the difference between a silver ($470) and full ($645) AFL membership so it basically evens out. But you'll be paying full price for any GF ticket (around $400).

All the ticket prices above are based on tickets on level 1.

Very helpful - thank you @Dr. Gonzo & @Diablo Rhino  🙂👍

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8 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Are we top 8 around the league? In terms of memberships.

Going by this, we are either 7th or 8th - depends on how many Adelaide have.

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/afl/news/membership-numbers-2023-all-time-members-record/fk66mawntzeiuv0l1ivnqeu0

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45 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Going by this, we are either 7th or 8th - depends on how many Adelaide have.

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/afl/news/membership-numbers-2023-all-time-members-record/fk66mawntzeiuv0l1ivnqeu0

How the mighty Hawthorn have fallen.......love it, we always knew they were fudging their figures.

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56 minutes ago, Hawk the Demon said:

MFC Strategic Paln Target 2020-23: 75,000. Guess it was a stretch?

yeah, it's stopping me sleeping every night

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Posted
On 7/20/2023 at 4:57 PM, Hawk the Demon said:

MFC Strategic Paln Target 2020-23: 75,000. Guess it was a stretch?

67k+ is a supreme effort considering where we were a decade ago.

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On 7/20/2023 at 4:57 PM, Hawk the Demon said:

MFC Strategic Paln Target 2020-23: 75,000. Guess it was a stretch?

Yeah, a total failure.

Play in AFL and AFLW Finals each year

Win at least 1 AFL and 1 AFLW Premiership

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On 7/20/2023 at 4:57 PM, Hawk the Demon said:

MFC Strategic Paln Target 2020-23: 75,000. Guess it was a stretch?

What's a "paln"?

67k+ is outstanding, particularly given the global pandemic decimating two of those 4 years. I for one applaud the ambition Gary Pert demonstrated in setting the 75k goal.

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