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Conversion rate of supporters into members

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On 9/26/2023 at 12:19 PM, Binmans PA said:

We might just have a trade play that entices more members out of the woodwork. Let's wait and see.

As it stands though, no doubt some would be gunshy after how the last two years have ended.

Gun shy because we ended the HandA in top 4 three years in a row?   Winning finals is super difficult.  
 

Ant the trade play - Maynard so we will get every Demon follower at every game just to boo him?

On 9/29/2023 at 2:19 PM, Dr. Gonzo said:

Let's be honest, our average home attendances are pumped up by playing other Vic clubs, in particular ANZAC eve and Kings Birthday.

What are the numbers when you look at average attendances vs interstate sides?

As I recall there were only a handful of attendees at Collingwood and Carlton playing interstate clubs too. 

On 9/29/2023 at 5:07 PM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

It's also about access to grounds. At the same time that we were poor from 1965 to 1986, the Melbourne Cricket Club allowed children into the ground on what was then called a Ladies' Ticket, but only up to the age of 15. Because the old ground had a smaller members' area and the waiting list to join the MCC was so long, membership wasn't offered until people had been on the waiting list for about 20 years. Consequently, for those put onto the waiting list at birth there was a 5 year gap between turning 16 and when membership was offered. Sure, those people - and I was one - could have found other ways to get into the ground, but with the team performing poorly, there wasn't really the incentive to do so. For a while there, we just found other things to do where we were made more welcome and had more enjoyment.

MCC waiting times for boys listed at birth is now I think something in the order of 30+ years.  

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    7 hours ago, monoccular said:

    As I recall there were only a handful of attendees at Collingwood and Carlton playing interstate clubs too.

    Collingwood got 70k vs the Swans on a Sunday, 66k vs Adel, 61k v Freo and 60k vs Port. Carlton had a full house at Docklands against Lions and GWS. We got 42k vs Sydney, 38k v Lions, 33k v Crows and 29k v Freo.

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