Universal Love Are you a member of the Hawthorn FC?

[muston09]

Yes. 17th year.
My 1 BigFooty vote represents 4 actual members.

My 17th year too. I remember talking to the great Ian Dicker on the phone during a membership drive when i first signed up, felt very proud lol

 

[Gralin]

10th year member, bleed yellow and gold.

You should get that looked at

 

[Big Hotdog]

I wouldnt have thought that there would be any non members on Hawks Bigfooty.

 

[Gralin]

I wouldnt have thought that there would be any non members on Hawks Bigfooty.

why not? not everyone can afford a membership, not everyone that follows a footy club believes in them either

 

[Nugett]

Yep I'm a band wagoner, jumped on the wagon at halftime during the 84 grand final. I'm a newbs in the membership area, as I have quite often lived away no excuse I know..

 

[Fulgent]

I've been a member on and off since '75 and for the last 21 years straight. I've also signed up two of my kids but have yet to do so for my recent arrival.

 

[Big Hotdog]

why not? not everyone can afford a membership, not everyone that follows a footy club believes in them either

Guess i just equated having the energy and time to spend on an internet forum would equate to serious supporter. Maybe I am getting old.

 

[Gralin]

Guess i just equated having the energy and time to spend on an internet forum would equate to serious supporter. Maybe I am getting old.

There are some pretty serious people out there that for one reason or another aren't paid up members, it's not cheap really and if you can't get to games it's hard to justify for some.

Takes all types to keep a club successful though

 

[Qlder_19]

Guess i just equated having the energy and time to spend on an internet forum would equate to serious supporter. Maybe I am getting old.

That is why I started a thread last week and didn;t discriminate please add your vote to that one
This thread is to get numbers to send to the club even though big footy sponsor players it would be good if we could get more skin in the game as they

 

[Hawthorn23]

This year is my 14th, never planning on cancelling no matter how hard the times can get!

 

[Lithium]

Dad signed me up the day I was born, 21st season this year.

 

[Dragz]

17 years or something like that.

Went for the cap instead of scarf, this year. The cap was so frigging ugly i gave it away to some random kid. So can't remember how many years.

Awful awful Caps. :/

 

[MightyHawks]

31 years as a member though the scarf says 30

 

[grumbleguts]

Guess i just equated having the energy and time to spend on an internet forum would equate to serious supporter. Maybe I am getting old.

I lost everything I owned in cyclone Yasi, and live a long way from games. Can't afford to spend on membership but can afford a few bytes of internet here and there. While we have everything again, still paying off loans for that stuff, and live essentially hand to mouth. There are some passionate Hawthorn supporters who don't have a trust fund.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

16 years a member currently but first joined in the 1980s. Unfortunately I too had a break in my membership so would be around 30 years if not for that break. I only have a three game membership at the moment for a variety of reasons.

Edit: Eek! Now I add it up it would be almost 40 years, surely I am not that old

 

[Furn2]

My 3 year old is a 5 year member.

 

[libbylou]

22 year Kennedy member

 

[Dinsdale]

22 years for me, 7 for my daughter, but she doesn't post here so only 1 vote

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

10 years for me.

Would have been earlier but the old man would have kicked me out of home if he found out i was a Hawks member .

 

[Steven Tyler]

17 years or something like that.

Went for the cap instead of scarf, this year. The cap was so frigging ugly i gave it away to some random kid. So can't remember how many years.

It's written on your membership card

 

[Gibbke]

Have never lived in Victoria, and left home town of Launceston a few years before they set up base there (bastards!)...

Answered the call in 1996 when living in Brisbane, and stayed a member, outside one financially wobbly year, until we won the flag in 2008. Can't remember why I didn't renew in 2009, but I think it was a combination of finances, slackness and the Hawks not playing in Brisbane that year...haven't been back...

I feel immune to judgment, as brought up on page 1, because I was there the whole time when it was tough! But these days I'm not needed, and there's no real point while living up here 1800km from Brisbane where they never play anyway. I did entertain the idea of flying down for the Brisbane match last year, but the Qld sides are rubbish...

If they ever struggle off field again, I might sign up, or if I move to Melbourne or Tassie...both incredibly unlikely...

 

[Gralin]

Have never lived in Victoria, and left home town of Launceston a few years before they set up base there (bastards!)...

Answered the call in 1996 when living in Brisbane, and stayed a member, outside one financially wobbly year, until we won the flag in 2008. Can't remember why I didn't renew in 2009, but I think it was a combination of finances, slackness and the Hawks not playing in Brisbane that year...haven't been back...

I feel immune to judgment, as brought up on page 1, because I was there the whole time when it was tough! But these days I'm not needed, and there's no real point while living up here 1800km from Brisbane where they never play anyway. I did entertain the idea of flying down for the Brisbane match last year, but the Qld sides are rubbish...

If they ever struggle off field again, I might sign up, or if I move to Melbourne or Tassie...both incredibly unlikely...

good post in general
nobody should feel beholden to pay the club before posting on here or cheering the boys on

if we are all honest being a member in whatever form you choose, if you choose is a luxury, paying your rent/mortgage, and food, utilities etc should always come first

footy clubs thrive on the generosity of their supporters, people give what they can afford when they can afford it

there is no shame in that

 

[Cynic]

13 year Tassie member.

Would probably cease if/when we leave Tassie not out of bitterness but just couldn't warrant the cost.

 

[Samurai Hawk]

9 yr - Gold ; but due to a o/s work relocation not seen a live game since 2014 GF
Also a Hawks International member for the live feed

 

[marklar]

I moved to Melbourne in January 2006, attended my first game round 2, 2006 and joined exactly 2 years later.