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29-01-2017, 04:23 PM
#271
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
westdog54
We have only bettered that tally in 3 previous seasons, 2010, 2015 and 2016.
Edit: in checking Wikipedia for our membership history, I found FDOTM's Wikipedia page:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Marlton
Is it all accurate Firstdog?
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10-02-2017, 02:40 AM
#272
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Saw on FB that someone asked for a membership update on twitter and got a response- 34,147.
Would think we will easily beat the record. Anyone know how we were tracking at the same time last year?
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10-02-2017, 04:45 AM
#273
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
The Adelaide Connection
Saw on FB that someone asked for a membership update on twitter and got a response- 34,147.
Would think we will easily beat the record. Anyone know how we were tracking at the same time last year?
Looking at last years thread we were 25,086 on the 9th of Feb 2016
Here are some comments from the club on that day
The current tally of 25,086 sees the Club tracking nearly two months ahead of last year.
It wasn’t until March 26 last year that the club surpassed the 25,000 member mark.
On the 21/3/16 we had 29,580 members so we are substantially ahead. We had something like 10,000 members join after the season started which might have been helped by our strong performances early in the season.
The question in comparison to the last 2 years I think is around how many new members do we have or have a lot more members just paid their members early? I suspect it's a combination of the two but another strong start with early wins will keep things ticking over.
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10-02-2017, 10:07 AM
#274
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
Looking at last years thread we were 25,086 on the 9th of Feb 2016
Here are some comments from the club on that day
The current tally of 25,086 sees the Club tracking nearly two months ahead of last year.
It wasn’t until March 26 last year that the club surpassed the 25,000 member mark.
On the 21/3/16 we had 29,580 members so we are substantially ahead. We had something like 10,000 members join after the season started which might have been helped by our strong performances early in the season.
The question in comparison to the last 2 years I think is around how many new members do we have or have a lot more members just paid their members early? I suspect it's a combination of the two but another strong start with early wins will keep things ticking over.
Add in Ballarat memberships too. They're not full memberships, but if they sell out that'll inflate the figure. Good times for our club.
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10-02-2017, 08:10 PM
#275
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Add in Ballarat memberships too. They're not full memberships, but if they sell out that'll inflate the figure. Good times for our club.
Good point, have you heard anything on how that is going?
Does there seem to a even a bit of a Western Bulldogs acknowledgement in the town?
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10-02-2017, 08:44 PM
#276
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Add in Ballarat memberships too. They're not full memberships, but if they sell out that'll inflate the figure. Good times for our club.
From memory it they will only go towards the tally if over $50, does anyone know what we are charging ?
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10-02-2017, 08:52 PM
#277
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
KT31
From memory it they will only go towards the tally if over $50, does anyone know what we are charging ?
$75.
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15-02-2017, 06:27 PM
#278
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
That's why three game memberships were 55 dollars a couple of years ago and then they give them away to everyone.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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16-02-2017, 08:18 PM
#279
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Rang the club today and got told we are at 36,800 members, many have not been processed and issued as yet. Membership Department is expecting high 40s with 50k definitely a possibility. They stated 36.8 is an estimate and that this is conservative. They're still flat out...
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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16-02-2017, 10:24 PM
#280
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
1eyedog
Rang the club today and got told we are at 36,800 members, many have not been processed and issued as yet. Membership Department is expecting high 40s with 50k definitely a possibility. They stated 36.8 is an estimate and that this is conservative. They're still flat out...
I think high 40's is very likely and with a strong start 50k is a chance. With those sorts of numbers it's a massive turnaround for us.
The days of journalists writing that we are a poor struggling club should never be talked about again.
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17-02-2017, 12:28 AM
#281
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
I think high 40's is very likely and with a strong start 50k is a chance. With those sorts of numbers it's a massive turnaround for us.
The days of journalists writing that we are a poor struggling club should never be talked about again.
As far as the Melbourne clubs go we will leapfrog Melbourne and the Saints and probably Norf as well.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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17-02-2017, 09:57 AM
#282
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
1eyedog
As far as the Melbourne clubs go we will leapfrog Melbourne and the Saints and probably Norf as well.
North currently = 31,942
Saints = 33,826
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17-02-2017, 12:37 PM
#283
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
bornadog
North currently = 31,942
Saints = 33,826
Melbourne 32,137
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17-02-2017, 03:13 PM
#284
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
Originally Posted by
1eyedog
As far as the Melbourne clubs go we will leapfrog Melbourne and the Saints and probably Norf as well.
Originally Posted by
bornadog
North currently = 31,942
Saints = 33,826
Originally Posted by
Bulldog4life
Melbourne 32,137
It's like we are running down the straight of a never ending Melbourne cup. We've currently pulled a few lengths clear but the finishing post only appears when your club has a run of a few 50000+ memberships in a row.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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17-02-2017, 09:54 PM
#285
Re: Membership 2017 - Target 50,000
I'm not too fussed with what is happening with other Melbourne based clubs because all clubs have their own challenges.
After our breakout season if we can establish ourselves as a strong finals entrenched club over the next few seasons our membership numbers will stay at a healthy level and even grow stronger.
I'm very hopeful that a new stadium deal won't make us as dependent on growing our membership base each year.
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