2012 Membership Tally

[Tiger_4_Life]

As at 02/02, PAFC 22,053

Port doing well man, good to see the supporters staying true. Target 35,000?

 

[Winestoppable]

Port doing well man, good to see the supporters staying true. Target 35,000?

I think the club set an ambitious target of 40,000, in line with the rising membership numbers of other clubs.

 

[Winestoppable]

Port doing well man, good to see the supporters staying true. Target 35,000?

I think the club set an ambitious target of 40,000, in line with the rising membership numbers of other clubs. Last years total was just over 36,000.

 

[Tiger_4_Life]

I think the club set an ambitious target of 40,000, in line with the rising membership numbers of other clubs. Last years total was just over 36,000.

Didnt realise you had so many last year, thats great, you should hit 40 then especially now on top of the new sponsorship deal. Things looking up for Port.

 

[Monocle]

As of 2/2

Club                Members
Collingwood          49,334 
Hawthorn             45,176
West Coast           44,291
Adelaide             38,712
Essendon             37,093
Richmond             30,004
Carlton              29,517
Geelong              28,528 
Melbourne            22,867
St Kilda             22,623
Port Adelaide        21,856
North Melbourne      20,408
Western Bulldogs     20,247
[COLOR="Red"]Sydney               16,658
Brisbane             12,696[/COLOR]
Gold Coast            8,931
GWS                   4,400
Fremantle               N/A

Gee thats a worry I didn't realise that things were so bad at SYD & BRI.

 

[Tas]

Didnt realise you had so many last year, thats great, you should hit 40 then especially now on top of the new sponsorship deal. Things looking up for Port.

The issue wasn't the number of members, it was the number that attended the games given AAMI's financial model.

Correct me if I am wrong, SAers. But I believe AAMI has 3 membership categories. Port, Crows and Both and I believe both clubs claim the both category numbers. While I am sure both clubs profit equally from the 3rd category, I believe it is still heavily in favour of Crows supporters which accounts for the discrepancy between membership and attendance levels.

 

[scottwade]

Gee thats a worry I didn't realise that things were so bad at SYD & BRI.

Brisbane & Sydney have always had historically low membership figures.

Brisbane has only once (2004) been over the 30k mark, Sydney 4 times.

The figures are low compared to other AFL clubs, but high compared to NRL clubs.

2011 membership;
Brisbane 20,792
Sydney 27,106

NRL 2011 comparison;
Club with highest number of members
Rabbitohs 20,633

Probably most popular club
Broncos 14,929

(Sources;
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/all-the-afl-club-memberships/story-e6frf9if-1226097567406
http://www.rugbyleague.com.au/nrl/2011_state_of_the_game.pdf)

 

[2010premier]

Brisbane & Sydney have always had historically low membership figures.

Brisbane has only once (2004) been over the 30k mark, Sydney 4 times.

The figures are low compared to other AFL clubs, but high compared to NRL clubs.

2011 membership;
Brisbane 20,792
Sydney 27,106

NRL 2011 comparison;
Club with highest number of members
Rabbitohs 20,633

Probably most popular club
Broncos 14,929

(Sources;
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/all-the-afl-club-memberships/story-e6frf9if-1226097567406
http://www.rugbyleague.com.au/nrl/2011_state_of_the_game.pdf)

I agree with what you say but like anywhere Brisbane likes a winner. The Lions have been fairly average for a long time now and when you have the Reds and the Roar winning last year (both for the first time in donkeys years) and the Broncos contending as always it was always going to be tough.

Throw in the Suns coming in and a stagnant economy and the membership department of the Lions have a tough task.

A worry for the club and the AFL.

 

[Tas]

Brisbane & Sydney have always had historically low membership figures.

Brisbane has only once (2004) been over the 30k mark, Sydney 4 times.

The figures are low compared to other AFL clubs, but high compared to NRL clubs.

2011 membership;
Brisbane 20,792
Sydney 27,106

NRL 2011 comparison;
Club with highest number of members
Rabbitohs 20,633

Probably most popular club
Broncos 14,929

(Sources;
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/all-the-afl-club-memberships/story-e6frf9if-1226097567406
http://www.rugbyleague.com.au/nrl/2011_state_of_the_game.pdf)

I wouldn't expect miracles for the Swans, their standard general 11 game admission membership category is sold out and that leaves just the vastly overpriced categories.

 

[Copernicus]

Geelong apparently up to 30,162 as of yesterday.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Wouldn't have thought the AFL would be too stressed. As long as enough people keep watching NSW and Qld games on TV, the clubs are serving their purpose. It's been 25 years since I moved to Melbourne from Sydney but all my family is still in and around Sydney, and club membership (in any code) is still just not an automatic step, no matter how keen you are to support, watch on TV, see games live or buy merchandise.

 

[Madtiger2006]

Tigers on 31,500

 

[Aphrodite]

29,841 as at 3/2/2012

 

[S120]

17,055 for Sydney today.

 

[Hornberger]

As of 3/2

Club                Members
Collingwood          49,334 
Hawthorn             45,490
West Coast           44,291
Adelaide             39,171
Essendon             37,760
Richmond             31,496
Geelong              30,162
Carlton              29,841
St Kilda             23,335
Melbourne            22,867
Port Adelaide        22,053
North Melbourne      20,525
Western Bulldogs     20,377
Sydney               17,055
Brisbane             12,853
Gold Coast            9,006
GWS                   4,424
Fremantle               N/A

 

[Ralph Lorenz]

Is it likely GC will have more memberships than Brisbane by seasons end? Seems they're catching them

 

[Off The Couch]

I know it's been asked before but what is the go with Fremantle not releasing its figures.

 

[trevagreene]

norf - 20,715

 

[Righteo]

I know it's been asked before but what is the go with Fremantle not releasing its figures.

Meh, we never do, maybe because we don't need to. What I find more surprising is West Coast releasing their figures, usually they're in the same boat as us.

I'd like to know though but it's a minor annoyance, probably be around 45k again.

 

[Tas]

Is it likely GC will have more memberships than Brisbane by seasons end? Seems they're catching them

3.8k is still a fair bit to catch up when you are on 9k.

 

[Mr Budda Bing]

Richmond could hit 55k this year

 

[Groupie_]

Richmond could hit 55k this year

We would have to win a fair few more games than 2011 for that to happen.

 

[Heisenberg_]

Lets worry about hitting 50 first before adding another 5k to the equation

 

[justlookingaround]

Very good show by Crows supporters

 

[The_Wookie]

Meh, we never do, maybe because we don't need to. What I find more surprising is West Coast releasing their figures, usually they're in the same boat as us.

I'd like to know though but it's a minor annoyance, probably be around 45k again.

First year I remember the Crows releasing figures too.