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Re: Bulldogs post fourth straight significant profit
Now let's do what rich clubs do, grab a bunch of Cat B rookies to further sprawl out our list beyond Khamis at the sole Cat B currently.
Nice to know the money that was so hard to get, is being used well. From memory, if Labor got re-elected they were going to help line our pockets through Ballarat next year and beyond. Labor won. So hopefully that bodes well.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: Bulldogs post fourth straight significant profit
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Now let's do what rich clubs do, grab a bunch of Cat B rookies to further sprawl out our list beyond Khamis at the sole Cat B currently.
Nice to know the money that was so hard to get, is being used well. From memory, if Labor got re-elected they were going to help line our pockets through Ballarat next year and beyond. Labor won. So hopefully that bodes well.
I seem to remember test we were promised the spare land over Cross st and underneath the railway bridge if Labor won as well.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Bulldogs post fourth straight significant profit
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
I seem to remember test we were promised the spare land over Cross st and underneath the railway bridge if Labor won as well.
We can have that too.
Edit: we got it in April irrespective of the election outcome.
The Club has acquired a key parcel of land at the southern end of VU Whitten Oval for the Club to develop, as well as a $5 million grant from the Andrews Government to improve football facilities with an emphasis on women’s change rooms, toilets, a scoreboard and TV quality lighting for future AFLW home games.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: Bulldogs post fourth straight significant profit
I am truly amazed at the value of land ($16m) we have been granted and thrilled at the operating result.
$3 million more of state government funding to come for the Whitten Oval next year as well - we got $2m this year according to the report.
Now let's get the team winning again and the declines in our membership, gate receipts and merchandising returns will be reversed.
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Re: Bulldogs post fourth straight significant profit
Originally Posted by
Prince Imperial
I am truly amazed at the value of land ($16m) we have been granted and thrilled at the operating result.
$3 million more of state government funding to come for the Whitten Oval next year as well - we got $2m this year according to the report.
Now let's get the team winning again and the declines in our membership, gate receipts and merchandising returns will be reversed.
That $2 million will be for new changing rooms for the AFLW, as well as a scoreboard and some other improvements.
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Re: Bulldogs post fourth straight significant profit
Originally Posted by
bornadog
That $2 million will be for new changing rooms for the AFLW, as well as a scoreboard and some other improvements.
True, and the money next year will go to public toilets and improved lighting and probably some other improvements.
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Re: Bulldogs post fourth straight significant profit
Originally Posted by
Prince Imperial
I am truly amazed at the value of land ($16m) we have been granted and thrilled at the operating result.
$3 million more of state government funding to come for the Whitten Oval next year as well - we got $2m this year according to the report.
Now let's get the team winning again and the declines in our membership, gate receipts and merchandising returns will be reversed.
Yes. On field performance will be a key to continued operating profits. There’s enough hope in the squad to hopefully see memberships at least remain flat, and if we have a good first month of the season, numbers should swell. Limited prime-time exposure will hurt our ability to grow sponsorship revenue, which is why Good Friday will obviously remain a strategic imperative. Get that and a better stadium deal and we’re doing well.
I think this off season has been handled much better than last. You could argue that Dahl was a more loved player than Stringer but much less was made of the move. Better handling of the PR, both positive and negative, will give the club a chance to sell hope for 2019 and make it believable.
A great effort by all involved in running the club. Keep it up.
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Re: Bulldogs post fourth straight significant profit
Originally Posted by
MrMahatma
Yes. On field performance will be a key to continued operating profits. There’s enough hope in the squad to hopefully see memberships at least remain flat, and if we have a good first month of the season, numbers should swell. Limited prime-time exposure will hurt our ability to grow sponsorship revenue, which is why Good Friday will obviously remain a strategic imperative. Get that and a better stadium deal and we’re doing well.
I think this off season has been handled much better than last. You could argue that Dahl was a more loved player than Stringer but much less was made of the move. Better handling of the PR, both positive and negative, will give the club a chance to sell hope for 2019 and make it believable.
A great effort by all involved in running the club. Keep it up.
The full financial report mentioned that the drop off was largely due to 5000 free memberships no longer being given out.
So, if you factor in the +5000 freebies, we would have actually had a small amount of growth to our memberships this year (+593). Considering how terribly terrible we were in the opening two rounds and that the previous years figure was the one that followed the premiership, this is an amazing result.
FYI:
2013: 30209
2014: 31538 (+4.4% = 1329)
2015: 35222 (+11.7% = 3684)
2016: 40032 (+13.7% = 4810)
2017: 47653 (+19% = 7621)
2018: 43246 (-9.2% = -4407) with the extra 5000 would have been 0.01% growth = +593
After navigating to different articles to find the figures, I found the following page that charts each club from 1984-2016 (ours are only available from 1992).
http://footyindustry.com/files/afl/m...2016_aug13.png
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