MCC numbers are hard to come by but the last survey released (back in 2010 and 2015) has club support in the order of the Demons, Bombers, Magpies, Blues, Hawks, Cats and Tigers (with a big drop to the Saints)
http://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=224
The AFL haven’t released their AFL members numbers for a few years but by last count I understand the order of AFL reserve members were the Magpies, Blues, Bombers, Tigers, Hawks and Cats (with a big drop off to the Saints)
Given the difference in available seating for AFL / MCC members between Etihad and the MCG (probably 40,000 at the MCG vs 8,000 or so at Etihad) I would imagine that the attendance disparity between MCG and Etihad is probably in line with the portion of supporters with MCC and AFL reserve membership.
Both memberships are hard to come by with large waiting lists so it makes sense that the bigger Victorian clubs dominate both memberships and therefore get preferential MCG access (if you pool both memberships together the clubs with the bigger representation in the MCC / AFL members get the most home and away games at the MCG).
The MCC club support is interesting as you would expect that representation probably has a 20/30 year lag given the waiting list to join the club (hence why Melbourne still dominate I presume).
Of course there is another complication where 3 of the MCG tenant clubs (Rich, Haw, Melb) no longer have Stadium deals with Docklands making it just that little more annoying for members of these clubs to pre-book and organise seating for these matches which in itself creates angst for supporters (if members only attend 3 or 4 games a year perhaps it could be the dealbreaker).
I understand Collingwood has a stadium arrangement with Docklands where members get a reserve seat at the ground?
http://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=224
The AFL haven’t released their AFL members numbers for a few years but by last count I understand the order of AFL reserve members were the Magpies, Blues, Bombers, Tigers, Hawks and Cats (with a big drop off to the Saints)
Given the difference in available seating for AFL / MCC members between Etihad and the MCG (probably 40,000 at the MCG vs 8,000 or so at Etihad) I would imagine that the attendance disparity between MCG and Etihad is probably in line with the portion of supporters with MCC and AFL reserve membership.
Both memberships are hard to come by with large waiting lists so it makes sense that the bigger Victorian clubs dominate both memberships and therefore get preferential MCG access (if you pool both memberships together the clubs with the bigger representation in the MCC / AFL members get the most home and away games at the MCG).
The MCC club support is interesting as you would expect that representation probably has a 20/30 year lag given the waiting list to join the club (hence why Melbourne still dominate I presume).
Of course there is another complication where 3 of the MCG tenant clubs (Rich, Haw, Melb) no longer have Stadium deals with Docklands making it just that little more annoying for members of these clubs to pre-book and organise seating for these matches which in itself creates angst for supporters (if members only attend 3 or 4 games a year perhaps it could be the dealbreaker).
I understand Collingwood has a stadium arrangement with Docklands where members get a reserve seat at the ground?
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