AFL Club Numbers in Social Media

[Rush Stand]

If you want to see the potential growth or stagnation of your club in future, take a look at these figures regarding Twitter and Facebook.


http://sportsgeek.com.au/rankings/afl-social-media-ladder/

 

[pazza]

No surprise at the Facebook figure...true race in 2 between Essendon and Collingwood - Twitter is bit more oppen though.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Clearly Hawthorn not big4

 

[hawker11]

Clearly Hawthorn not big4

Yeah but wait until they get the Internet in tasmania!

Interesting figures, worth revisiting in 5 years time as clubs improve their engagement to social media.

 

[Dirty Bird]

North Melbourne 33k
Geelong 30k

So, should Geelong fold?

 

[Unfinished]

Wait until they get the internet down in 'Geelong'

heard they are currently installing it in Ocean Grove.

 

[savagelunchbox]

North Melbourne 33k
Geelong 30k

So, should Geelong fold?

A lot of those North 'fans' would have like the NMFC page so they could watch a certain supporter show off her posting abilities.

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

Man Carlton are dorks. I visit all the other Clubs Twitter pages and they have either nice logos or a couple of players, coaches etc...but Carlton no. Just Judd.

 

[gbatman]

Twitter/Facebook is more a tool of 13 - 30 year olds. I think it is a fair example of the young people, possibly pre membership age and who they support. Carlton's horrid deccade sure didn't pick up many supporters which will probably come back to bit us some stage down the track. Premierships and winning games win supporters. Collingwood have had a great deccade. Essendon not to bad between 1997-2010ish. WCE's have had a great deccade. Fair to say the majority of social media users picked teams to follow between 1995ish to 2010ish. I'm tipping in ten years time Geelong's will explode. The saints and swans have impressive following, hence a great last 15 years. Carlton being second most followed on twitter is suprising. There is a bit of a difference between facebook and twitter following which is suprising. Interesting stuff.

 

[Stewies Power]

Twitter/Facebook is more a tool of 13 - 30 year olds. I think it is a fair example of the young people, possibly pre membership age and who they support.

Not anymore mate. There was a time a few years ago when Facebook was mainly teenagers and yound adults, but recently this has changed and it's anyone of any age on there. Twitter especially has never really been associated much with teens, mostly adults.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Man Carlton are dorks. I visit all the other Clubs Twitter pages and they have either nice logos or a couple of players, coaches etc...but Carlton no. Just Judd.

Did you just make up an excuse to have a baseless shot at Carlton. It was very mature of you.

Carlton's twitter profile has our membership slogan 'I am Carlton' and one of the publicity shots from that campaign, that being the most marketable member of the side in Judd. Collingwood has a crowd shot from their 'Side by Side' campaign.

How exactly does that shot of Judd make us 'dorks'? Stupid comment based on tribal bullshit.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Twitter/Facebook is more a tool of 13 - 30 year olds. I think it is a fair example of the young people, possibly pre membership age and who they support. Carlton's horrid deccade sure didn't pick up many supporters which will probably come back to bit us some stage down the track. Premierships and winning games win supporters. Collingwood have had a great deccade. Essendon not to bad between 1997-2010ish. WCE's have had a great deccade. Fair to say the majority of social media users picked teams to follow between 1995ish to 2010ish. I'm tipping in ten years time Geelong's will explode. The saints and swans have impressive following, hence a great last 15 years. Carlton being second most followed on twitter is suprising. There is a bit of a difference between facebook and twitter following which is suprising. Interesting stuff.

I don't go there but have seen a couple of posts here and there. The Carlton facebook site is apparently barely/not moderated and is full of idiots bagging out the players and acting feral. If that is the case, I understand why people shy away.

 

[Unfinished]

Not anymore mate. There was a time a few years ago when Facebook was mainly teenagers and yound adults, but recently this has changed and it's anyone of any age on there. Twitter especially has never really been associated much with teens, mostly adults.

Like Bogan Baxter

 

[Roddy]

Gee, I wonder what a club would prefer, among the most paid up members, or heaps of followers on Twitter...

 

[Rob]

Clearly Hawthorn not big4

Yeah but they're number 1 on petbook.

 

[Unfinished]

Yeah but they're number 1 on petbook.

This isnt the bay...

And that is not true what an idiot..

 

[ChrisFooty]

Brisbane Broncos has 226k facebook likes. It's more popular than Collingwood. Cop that Eddie

Do people other than celebrities and sports people actually use twitter? Seems like a big waste of time.

 

[Rob]

This isnt the bay...

And that is not true what an idiot..

Just getting inb4 it's moved there.

 

[Unfinished]

Just getting inb4 it's moved there.

mmmmmm

 

[Air_Chester]

Yeah but wait until they get the Internet in tasmania!

Interesting figures, worth revisiting in 5 years time as clubs improve their engagement to social media.

Wait until they get the internet down in 'Geelong'

heard they are currently installing it in Ocean Grove.

Yeah but they're number 1 on petbook.

All quality.


That's a fair gap on the Facebook numbers between Collingwood/Essendon and the rest. Twitter has a baseline, Facebook not so much.

This reflects alot on how clubs use social media. Some clubs I'm sure aren't really that interested, whereas others get well stuck into it as a useful way to get more interaction with it's paying fanbase.

Then again it's all a bit of a wankfest when the real showing is how much money supporters are forking out.

 

[JUBJUB]

This isnt the bay...

And that is not true what an idiot..

Get a sense of humour newbie

 

[Sidebottom2Beams]

Brisbane Broncos has 226k facebook likes. It's more popular than Collingwood. Cop that Eddie .

Most of us are out stealing computers not using them.

 

[Unfinished]

Get a sense of humour newbie

........

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

Did you just make up an excuse to have a baseless shot at Carlton. It was very mature of you.

Carlton's twitter profile has our membership slogan 'I am Carlton' and one of the publicity shots from that campaign, that being the most marketable member of the side in Judd. Collingwood has a crowd shot from their 'Side by Side' campaign.

How exactly does that shot of Judd make us 'dorks'? Stupid comment based on tribal bullshit.

You said it. Lol

I am Carlton. Then cue picture of Judd. Says it all. Very good 2012 slogan if you ask me

 

[Stewies Power]

Brisbane Broncos has 226k facebook likes. It's more popular than Collingwood. Cop that Eddie

Do people other than celebrities and sports people actually use twitter? Seems like a big waste of time.

Brisbane Broncos - in a one team town with a population of around 2.2 million and only have 226k likes. You'd think they would have over 400,000 at least.

Collingwood FC - in a 9 team town with a population of around 4 million have 171k likes. I think the support for NRL in its heartlands is just nothing compared to the support of AFL in its heartland. This goes waaaaaay beyond Facebook as well.