2021 Western Bulldogs Membership Thread

[KT31]

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Anyone else still awaiting their membership pack?

One of my Pups, finally received his today.

[Eastdog]

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Just called the membership department now and they told me we have 46,464 members as of this morning.

[I'm Not Bitter Anymore!]

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No one driving past the ground?

[Eastdog]

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No one driving past the ground?

May drive past again on the weekend but not recently as we have been in lockdown.

[Bornadog]

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No one driving past the ground?

5k rule

[Bornadog]

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Bulldogs post second highest membership tally

The Western Bulldogs have recorded their second highest membership tally in Club history, after the official AFL cutoff was passed on July 31.


The Bulldogs amassed 46,541 red, white and blue members in 2021, which was second only to the tally achieved in 2017, the year after the Club’s fairytale premiership.


This year’s final figure is 19 percent higher than the 2020 number and four percent higher than in 2019. It includes club record amounts in Ballarat and AFLW categories.


The Bulldogs also achieved a 90 percent renewal rate in 2021 (the highest in the Club’s history) and had an impressive boost in new and returning members.


In a video message to Bulldogs members, CEO Ameet Bains said the Club will continue to be ambitious as it chases further growth in years to come, despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic.


“We remain strongly focussed on building our membership base into the future,” he said.

“Membership is a crucial aspect of our future viability, and our sights are set on crashing through 50,000 members in 2022.


“Our members have been unbelievable in their loyalty. It’s been disappointing and frustrating at different times this year to not have you in the stands to watch us live in Melbourne or Ballarat, or to have you at training, here at VU Whitten Oval during the week.


“Even in the face of all this uncertainty and difficulty, we feel your strength from afar. Your messages of care and support to our players and Club has been wonderful and given us all an emotional boost across the year, particularly for our players and staff during the harder periods of quarantine on the road for our interstate games.”


The Bulldogs are acknowledging their membership base in the lead-up to Sunday’s clash with Essendon at Marvel Stadium with a member recognition round, including giveaways and exclusive digital experiences.

[Bornadog]

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2021 CLUB MEMBERSHIP LADDER


1. West Coast Eagles – 106,422 (2020 tally: 100,776)


2. Richmond – 105,084 (2020 tally: 100,420)


3. Collingwood – 82,527 (2020 tally: 76,862)


4. Essendon – 81,662 (2020 tally: 66,686)


5. Carlton – 81,302 (2020 tally: 67,035)


6. Hawthorn – 77,079 (2020 tally: 76,343)


7. Geelong Cats – 70,293 (2020 tally: 60,066)


8. Adelaide Crows – 60,232 (2020 tally: 54,891)


9. Port Adelaide – 56,532 (2020 tally: 46,820)


10. St Kilda – 55,802 (2020 tally: 48,588)


11. Melbourne – 53,188 (2020 tally: 40,571)


12. Fremantle – 50,342 (2020 tally: 51,577)


13. Sydney Swans – 50,144 (2020 tally: 48,322)


14. Western Bulldogs – 46,541 (2020 tally: 38,876)


15. North Melbourne – 46,357 (2020 tally: 38,667)


16. Brisbane Lions – 40,289 (2020 tally: 29,277)


17. GWS Giants – 30,185 (2020 tally: 30,841)


18. Gold Coast Suns – 19,460 (2020 tally: 16,236)

We just can't lift our membership above the 50k and are second bottom of the Melbourne based clubs, just above North.

I don't know what else this club can do to entice more people to join the club.

[Grantysghost]

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Wow Saints have 10k more.

Memberships need to stop being a measure of a club .

[Axe Man]

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Raw membership numbers aren't the most important thing - the money made from memberships is - but it is still disappointing.

Yes Covid has screwed things up but it is the same for all Melbourne clubs. To be pretty much level with North, a team with a similar small supporter base when they are last and we are first is embarrassing. The gap that St Kilda and Melbourne have put on us is also worrying.

[Grantysghost]

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Raw membership numbers aren't the most important thing - the money made from memberships is - but it is still disappointing.

Yes Covid has screwed things up but it is the same for all Melbourne clubs. To be pretty much level with North, a team with a similar small supporter base when they are last and we are first is embarrassing. The gap that St Kilda and Melbourne have put on us is also worrying.

Have to be honest, we don’t treat our members that well. I’m not sure what other clubs do to be fair, but I’ve given 8 grand over the last two seasons whilst the club makes a profit and have had 0 recognition. Nada.

Not sure what I expect , I’m not really the type who wants much , but some recognition to members whatever their contribution (10 bucks is the world for some) would be nice.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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We've just got to keep on being successful onfield. The wheel will turn.
Even up here in Qld, I'm noticing our support increase amongst youngsters. We've never had more headline players like Naughton, Bont, Bailey Smith, Jamarra who resonate with kids.

We have to capitalise on this through long term onfield success.
I would also like to get access to the breakdown of membership figures. Are all clubs reporting genuine memberships?

[1eyedog]

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GWS will get us in 3 years.

[comrade]

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Have to be honest, we don’t treat our members that well. I’m not sure what other clubs do to be fair, but I’ve given 8 grand over the last two seasons whilst the club makes a profit and have had 0 recognition. Nada.

Not sure what I expect , I’m not really the type who wants much , but some recognition to members whatever their contribution (10 bucks is the world for some) would be nice.

That definitely deserves some recognition from the club. Obviously it's a contribution to the overall success of the club and you (and all members) do it out of love but that sort of outlay needs to get a return.

I also think a lot of the club membership numbers are bunk. No way Essendon has that many paid up members, and I'd question GWS, GC, Saints and Melbourne's numbers too.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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Yeah I’d love to see a breakdown in membership types and the actual money received. I’ve seen clubs like the bombers advertising $1 memberships. I’ve also seen something similar to a buy 1 get 1 free. Then there are pet memberships etc. These figures are a bit meaningless without further insight. I know crowd numbers are a bit hard to read right now but we’ve had numbers similar to the saints and dees yet their membership numbers are well beyond ours. It doesn’t add up.

Agree though that we should be growing at a fairly high clip. Perhaps after our first genuine good season since the flag we’ll see a large jump next year.

[Bornadog]

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I think our issue is the affordability. Many of our members being working class, just can't afford to give up dollars for membership when they live from week to week. No doubt there are many people out there who follow the club. We saw that in 2016 when the biggest GF parade in Melbourne turned out.

Hopefully the kids keep following the club and go on and take out a membership as they grow older and start earning an income.