Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

[Grantysghost]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

I have been to almost every game and it has rarely been a sell out, if at all. (missed two due to travel overseas)

Sunday only 33,000 people showed up and we have 60k members and North have around the same, so your analogy doesn't work.

Parking - never a problem for me, you need to know where to park

I get it if people don't want to go to Ballarat, but it is good for the future of the club, financially and building membership outside of Melbourne. Ballarat is about the size of Launceston.

I thought 33k wasn't too bad actually.

We have about 25k hard core go to every home game members.
That's still 15k that can't go.

It's here to stay and I get the financial aspect of the deal.

Im still dirty I got sun burnt at the Suns game there

[The Adelaide Connection]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

The OP has a fair point- I think the last two games could have been easily switched so we finish at Marvel. Obviously being such a big game we could have drawn a big Dogs crowd, but in a lean year it might also be the last chance to watch them for the year (still might be).

I don't get the Ballarat bashing though- people forget that in the short term this deal brings in a big cash injection and in the long term helps grow our brand/membership. We make a packet of chips for games at Marvel.

Would people prefer we go back to selling games to Darwin or Cairns?

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

60,000 members and only a 6th can attend.
There's been a dilution of the membership product for ages now.

Another point many don't consider is accessibility.

The parking is horrendous, it's miles from the station so to get the elderly there is a saga.

You don't really believe we have 60,000 unique members do you?

Like all clubs there's probably about 60% unique and 1000 cats and dogs. The rest is marketing bullshit.

[Bornadog]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

Would people prefer we go back to selling games to Darwin or Cairns?

Although it was fun going up there and the cash was great for the club, but I don't believe we built up our brand much.

[Mofra]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

There really should be a game early in the season and a game late in the season, and avoid winter there as much as possible. First game about 3 rounds in, and the second with 2-3 rounds to go in the season.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

I suspect the club will have learnt from this season and we'll see the 2nd game in Ballarat next season in the 3rd or 2nd last week of the season.

[Bornadog]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

I suspect the club will have learnt from this season and we'll see the 2nd game in Ballarat next season in the 3rd or 2nd last week of the season.

The club can put in a request, but it is up to the AFL to allocate the timing.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

You don't really believe we have 60,000 unique members do you?

Like all clubs there's probably about 60% unique and 1000 cats and dogs. The rest is marketing bullshit.

No I don't but it sounded good in the argument

[Grantysghost]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

The OP has a fair point- I think the last two games could have been easily switched so we finish at Marvel. Obviously being such a big game we could have drawn a big Dogs crowd, but in a lean year it might also be the last chance to watch them for the year (still might be).

I don't get the Ballarat bashing though- people forget that in the short term this deal brings in a big cash injection and in the long term helps grow our brand/membership. We make a packet of chips for games at Marvel.

Would people prefer we go back to selling games to Darwin or Cairns?

Shit yeah Cairns was awesome.

[Bornadog]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

Shit yeah Cairns was awesome.

You just destroyed your argument re Ballarat - all the reasons you put forward applying to Cairns, but ten times worse

[Grantysghost]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

You just destroyed your argument re Ballarat - all the reasons you put forward applying to Cairns, but ten times worse

Cairns is tropical.

Ballarat sucks.

Also it was once a year, which I stated I'd be ok with in Ballarat.

So argument stands!

God Cairns was amazing. We'd have a little marquee, lots of food and drink, I won a signed 2016 footy, I sat with Steve Wallis on one occasion.

Why Ballarat why!!?

[Bornadog]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

Cairns is tropical.

Ballarat sucks.

Also it was once a year, which I stated I'd be ok with in Ballarat.

So argument stands!

God Cairns was amazing. We'd have a little marquee, lots of food and drink, I won a signed 2016 footy, I sat with Steve Wallis on one occasion.

Why Ballarat why!!?

You make me laugh




I went up to Darwin twice on a boys week and had a ball

[Sedat]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

Why Ballarat why!!?

It's huge growth corridor from our spiritual home in Footscray heading west to Ballarat (which itself has many surrounding suburbs and is growing rapidly) - so many future supporters to lure across. Not to mention once we announce our boom recruit Zak Butters, he will automatically convert all of Bacchus Marsh/Darley.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

It's huge growth corridor from our spiritual home in Footscray heading west to Ballarat (which itself has many surrounding suburbs and is growing rapidly) - so many future supporters to lure across. Not to mention once we announce our boom recruit Zak Butters, he will automatically convert all of Bacchus Marsh/Darley.

Will that be announced after Sundays game or will we have to wait until the season is over for port?

[Grantysghost]

Re: Why are we playing at Ballarat for the final game?

Will that be announced after Sundays game or will we have to wait until the season is over for port?

I think after we beat them in the GF it will be announced and he will join our celebrations.