2016 Membership Thread - Can we break the current all time Bulldog record again

[BornInDroopSt'54]

You (very strong swear word) beauty. We are giving new hope to old followers and excitement to new ones. Congratulations Western Bulldogs to all staff and members. The more we stick it up them the more members we have. Go forth and multiply.

[Flamethrower]

Great accomplishment but why are we still counting when we've got 1 game left?

Because people are still buying them. There is a cutoff of July 1st for Grand Final ticket distribution (the AFL compares the number of Full Adult members of the 2 GF teams when deciding the split of club member tickets), but the clubs don't stop selling memberships after this date and those members are still eligible for finals tix.

I spoke with Bailey Dale last night and he mentioned the players were told that most of the memberships over the past month were Premiership Golds from people jumping on late for a possible Grand Final ticket. Also said he is 189 cm and has grown 6 cm since being drafted.

This happens every year at clubs that are a chance to play in the Grand Final - scalpers load up on memberships at those clubs in the hope to score GF tickets that they then sell at greatly inflated prices. It's only illegal if you get caught, and it's easy not to.