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Last year I got a $36 MFC (3 game) membership when Kysaiah Pickett re-signed but $1 is bit ridiculous.

 
36 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Sounds like we’re desperate to pump up member numbers

And why not?

More People on the Database 

We should be chasing Members every way we can 365 days a year….

 
4 hours ago, No. 31 said:

Last year I got a $36 MFC (3 game) membership when Kysaiah Pickett re-signed but $1 is bit ridiculous.

$33 memberships going recently after Kolt re-signed.


1 hour ago, Hawk the Demon said:

Disappointingly we are more than 10,000 below our 2020-23 Strategic Plan objective - Cozzie Livs I guess? Or something else?

Not enuff wins, inconsistency, people short of money.

4 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

$33 memberships going recently after Kolt re-signed.

Ah missed it, was on holidays abroad for the last month. Anyways, my Kayo subscription is via MFC so that is my contribution to the Dees for this year 🙂

On 31/07/2024 at 15:13, Hawk the Demon said:

Disappointingly we are more than 10,000 below our 2020-23 Strategic Plan objective - Cozzie Livs I guess? Or something else?

Anyone who complains about our current membership numbers are just looking for ways to pot the club. The fact we have exceeded 60k members several years running now is phenomenal.

 
On 31/07/2024 at 13:45, Demon Disciple said:

Sounds like we’re desperate to pump up member numbers

Bulldogs this week were selling $1 memberships.  At least we're not that desperate.

 

Edit - just noticed so were we.  Okay.  Egg on face.

Edited by Katrina Dee Fan

31 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Anyone who complains about our current membership numbers are just looking for ways to pot the club. The fact we have exceeded 60k members several years running now is phenomenal.

Agreed. If anything, a season like this where the Dees dipped in form shows that the membership base level of around 65K is quite solid and a springboard to build upwards from.


1 hour ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

Bulldogs this week were selling $1 memberships.  At least we're not that desperate.

 

Edit - just noticed so were we.  Okay.  Egg on face.

Hi Katrina I didn’t see $1 memberships, I saw the $29 junior memberships to celebrate Windsor/Tholstrup re-signing and I usually receive all emails from the club?

1 hour ago, DeeZone said:

Hi Katrina I didn’t see $1 memberships, I saw the $29 junior memberships to celebrate Windsor/Tholstrup re-signing and I usually receive all emails from the club?

Okay I may be mistaken there, too, I thought someone on Page 3 of this mention $1 memberships.  Don't mind me, it's Friday.....

4 hours ago, No. 31 said:

Agreed. If anything, a season like this where the Dees dipped in form shows that the membership base level of around 65K is quite solid and a springboard to build upwards from.

We should be capable of reaching 75k plus in a good year (where we are GF favourites).

On 02/08/2024 at 09:51, No. 31 said:

Agreed. If anything, a season like this where the Dees dipped in form shows that the membership base level of around 65K is quite solid and a springboard to build upwards from.

Agree No. 31 to still reach 65k after all the negative press regarding Clayton, Grundy & JS as well as the heart break with Gus & Tracc and our loss of form it is a great base to bounce back from. We now have all our ducks lined up, a strong draft to look forward to and another preseason for our youngsters and a couple of our injured veterans. 


30 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Agree No. 31 to still reach 65k after all the negative press regarding Clayton, Grundy & JS as well as the heart break with Gus & Tracc and our loss of form it is a great base to bounce back from. We now have all our ducks lined up, a strong draft to look forward to and another preseason for our youngsters and a couple of our injured veterans. 

So what was the final number?

10 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

So what was the final number?

George_On_The_Outer’s last post has us sitting on 65,200 ElDiablo14.

On 23/08/2024 at 12:22, DeeZone said:

George_On_The_Outer’s last post has us sitting on 65,200 ElDiablo14.

Still ticking along 65,407.

On 02/08/2024 at 09:51, No. 31 said:

Agreed. If anything, a season like this where the Dees dipped in form shows that the membership base level of around 65K is quite solid and a springboard to build upwards from.

The biggest impact of a poor season often happens the year after

2 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

The biggest impact of a poor season often happens the year after

True.

That is why it is important clubs get the members on an auto renewal direct debit 😁


I see our official membership figure was 65548 for 2024.This is about an 8% drop on last year and lower than 2022.We now rank 11th on the membership table .We are less mid table and more in line with lower end. Our membership  projection for 2025 would be of  serious concern after all the negative press heaped on us.

18 minutes ago, kallangurdemon said:

I see our official membership figure was 65548 for 2024.This is about an 8% drop on last year and lower than 2022.We now rank 11th on the membership table .We are less mid table and more in line with lower end. Our membership  projection for 2025 would be of  serious concern after all the negative press heaped on us.

Not leaving, joining next year.

1 hour ago, kallangurdemon said:

I see our official membership figure was 65548 for 2024.This is about an 8% drop on last year and lower than 2022.We now rank 11th on the membership table .We are less mid table and more in line with lower end. Our membership  projection for 2025 would be of  serious concern after all the negative press heaped on us.

Sadly If the negative press didn’t get you, the 4 close losses and the 3 total wipeouts would have discouraged the hesitant and late joiners.

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2024 AFL CLUB MEMBERSHIP LADDER (asterisk denotes club membership record this year)

1. Collingwood* 110,628 (2023 tally: 106,470)

2. Carlton* 106,345 (2023 tally: 95,277)

3. West Coast 103,498 (2023 tally: 103,275)

4. Richmond 98,489 (2023 tally: 101,349)

5. Geelong* 90,798 (2023 tally: 82,155)

6. Hawthorn* 83,823 (2023 tally: 80,698)

7. Essendon 83,664 (2023 tally: 86,274)

8. Adelaide* 75,477 (2023 tally: 68,536)

9. Sydney* 73,757 (2023 tally: 65,332)

10. Port Adelaide* 66,015 (2023 tally: 64,041)

11. Melbourne 65,479 (2023 tally: 70,785)

12. Brisbane* 63,268 (2023 tally: 54,676)

13. Western Bulldogs* 62,328 (2023 tally: 56,302)

14. Fremantle* 62,237 (2023 tally: 62,064)

15. St Kilda* 60,467 (2023 tally: 60,239)

16. North Melbourne 50,628 (2023 tally: 51,084)

17. GWS* 36,629 (2023 tally: 33,036)

18. Gold Coast* 26,157 (2023 tally: 23,359)

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Most importantly we lost 5,306 members. 

Only 3 other clubs lost members in 2024.   Richmond with 2,860, Essendon with 2,610 and North with 456.

Those numbers for us will drop again next year off the back of a 14th place. 

Asleep at the wheel is a good description of what has been going on behind the scenes.

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