Training 2025 Pre Season Thread

[grassman75]

I’m surprised at how low the gate takings are given how expensive tickets are.

Guess it’s membership and the figure from the AFL is literally balancing that out

We don’t do well on hospitality

 

[Northernsoul74]

Membership revenue of $9.57m from 62k members gives an average membership revenue of just over $150.

Would be interesting to see how this compares to other clubs. Some membership totals seem spurious.

I suspect our membership totals are bollox as well. The last 2 seasons large jump in memberships hasn’t been fuelled by onfield success, but more likely the Kayo ‘digital memberships’.

 

[grassman75]

I suspect our membership totals are bollox as well. The last 2 seasons large jump in memberships hasn’t been fuelled by onfield success, but more likely the Kayo ‘digital memberships’.

Speaking membership….isnt it just great how once all the roll overs are done, they once again do a discounted membership for Black Friday. Yet another slap to the face.

Discount merchant, discount other stuff but membership should be full price at the time of year - actually ALL year

Maybe offer half price guernsey if you sign up on Black Friday or something…just show some respect to the pricks like me who keep paying up in full every year

 

[Prince Imperial]

I’m surprised at how low the gate takings are given how expensive tickets are.

Guess it’s membership and the figure from the AFL is literally balancing that out

We don’t do well on hospitality

Tickets are pretty cheap on Level 3 where many fans sit and the club seems to offer discounted tickets a fair amount of the time. Yep members attending and the stadium (i.e. the AFL) taking its cut of ticket sales would have a sizeable impact as well.

I'm not sure what makes up the hospitality category now but it used to relate to our two pokies venues and the Barkers Cafe which the club ran. Now the cafe is sub-let to the Alfa Bakehouse to operate with the club charging rent.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Good to see senior blokes like Harmes, Joens and Kennedy already in fulll training and helping out the young fellas.

 

[Wizard17]

Bulldogs to take pre-Christmas road trip to Ballarat

The Bulldogs are heading up the highway as part of the AFL’s Community Camp series.

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Open training at Mars 2pm on the 11th of December

 

[Dogs 13]

Speaking membership….isnt it just great how once all the roll overs are done, they once again do a discounted membership for Black Friday. Yet another slap to the face.

Discount merchant, discount other stuff but membership should be full price at the time of year - actually ALL year

Maybe offer half price guernsey if you sign up on Black Friday or something…just show some respect to the pricks like me who keep paying up in full every year

Truly a loyalty tax

 

[TheScriptorWL]

AFL News 2024: Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge contract talks, Cody Weighmtan comments, interview

Flea is potentially floating up the ground next season. Primarily a Half Forward flank? He's a great kick and could become an elite distributer to the forward line. Any further up and I would begin to be a little concerned.

With the rise of West as a prominent crumber, the pressure has eased off of Weightman. So I'm willing to give it a shot.

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[stefoid]

Thoughts on Flea playing wing?

 

[weltschmerz]

Thoughts on Flea playing wing?

Give him a run in match sim / preseason games and see how he does. Obviously Davidson’s plenty taller than Flea but Flea has a leap, they could potentially rotate through a wing and into the forward line.

 

[JohnnySteel]

Loved when Wightman did go through midfield. So much energy, just makes things happen. Would be great if that was on the radar more in 2025.

 

[JohnnySteel]

Freijah speaks so well. Future leader.

 

[Bulldogs85]

A good little Video hope the club do more of them during the pre season

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[weltschmerz]

A good little Video hope the club do more of them during the pre season

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Freijah already talking about wanting to be a mentor to the younger guys.

 

[Pencil case]

A good little Video hope the club do more of them during the pre season

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Pick 45, daylight robbery.

 

[Sentinel]

I suspect our membership totals are bollox as well. The last 2 seasons large jump in memberships hasn’t been fuelled by onfield success, but more likely the Kayo ‘digital memberships’.

Don't forget the $1 end of season memberships which probably added a few thousand and would have brought the average revenue per membership significantly down.

 

[Northernsoul74]

Thoughts on Flea playing wing?

I’d like him regularly close to goals. He’s the only one I trust kicking for goal.

 

[DiamondDogs8]

Starting to form a slightly unhealthy obsession with Joel Freijah

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

Speaking membership….isnt it just great how once all the roll overs are done, they once again do a discounted membership for Black Friday. Yet another slap to the face.

Discount merchant, discount other stuff but membership should be full price at the time of year - actually ALL year

Maybe offer half price guernsey if you sign up on Black Friday or something…just show some respect to the pricks like me who keep paying up in full every year

This is the first year I haven’t had my membership auto renu because my card changed. So happy.

I always email the club at how disappointed I am that I get charged the full price basically when the grand final finishes. Then they have SEN days where they give like 10 games for free. It’s gross.

 

[Golden_6]

Loved when Wightman did go through midfield. So much energy, just makes things happen. Would be great if that was on the radar more in 2025.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with playing him like the Swans do with Tom Papley. It’s very easy to get bogged down as a stay at home small forward.

Get him into the midfield for short spurts each quarter and have him play a really aggressive role moving forward.

 

[0utsider]

Loved when Wightman did go through midfield. So much energy, just makes things happen. Would be great if that was on the radar more in 2025.

So Bevo to take the one AFL level small forward on the list and stick him in the guts where we already have plenty of options.

 

[grassman75]

Don't forget the $1 end of season memberships which probably added a few thousand and would have brought the average revenue per membership significantly down.

Dont get me started again….FFS

 

[grassman75]

Starting to form a slightly unhealthy obsession with Joel Freijah

Not that there’s anything wrong with that

 

[Libbaaaa]

So Bevo to take the one AFL level small forward on the list and stick him in the guts where we already have plenty of options.

He won’t, it’s the time of year where everyone is “being run through the midfield”.

 

[bobs head soup]

Starting to form a slightly unhealthy obsession with Joel Freijah

I would say an obsession with Freijah at this point is perfectly healthy.

Those not a little bit obsessed are probably unhealthily repressed.