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- May 26, 2010
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- #1
Can we put this term to rest until at least our next flag?
It gets thrown around often (mostly in membership threads) but I cringe whenever I see it because it makes us look like idiots. Not as terrible as "we're coming" or the Hawks obsession with Geelong but still pretty bad.
While I'm certain when we are up and going we will be in the top 2 for drawing power but right now there isn't any category we are top 4 in.
Ladder - 15th
Membership - 10th
Attendences - 6th (for regular season games)
Home Attendences - 7th
Flags - Equal 5th
And look at some of the numbers:
Home Crowds:
Collingwood 63,256
Carlton 48,009
Essendon 44,184
Geelong 39,137
St. Kilda 38,023
Hawthorn 37,876
Richmond 37,448
Melbourne 37,379
Obviously the Saints, Cats and Hawks bandwagons are in full swing but there is currently a big gap between the top 3 and the rest. With a bit of form we'd easily be top 4 but right now there are 3 clear leaders, not 4.
Same goes with memberships:
Collingwood 57,408
Hawthorn 53,978
Adelaide 45,545
West Coast 44,160
Essendon 40,589
Carlton 40,480
Geelong 40,326
Fremantle 39,854
St. Kilda 39,021
Richmond 35,960
Again the bandwagon effect for 3 teams above us but we're a long way down, ranked 7th out of the 10 Vic clubs.
As for premierships the filth winning yesterday, the tally now looks like this:
Essendon 16
Cheaton 16
Collingwood 15
Melbourne 12
Richmond 10
Hawthorn 10
Geelong 8
Fitzroy 8
The rest <5
I think the term should be shut away until we at least equal Melbourne's flag tally. When that happens the crowds will come (especially if Jack leads the way) and the rest will sort itself out but right now it's a big 3, not a big 4.
It gets thrown around often (mostly in membership threads) but I cringe whenever I see it because it makes us look like idiots. Not as terrible as "we're coming" or the Hawks obsession with Geelong but still pretty bad.
While I'm certain when we are up and going we will be in the top 2 for drawing power but right now there isn't any category we are top 4 in.
Ladder - 15th
Membership - 10th
Attendences - 6th (for regular season games)
Home Attendences - 7th
Flags - Equal 5th
And look at some of the numbers:
Home Crowds:
Collingwood 63,256
Carlton 48,009
Essendon 44,184
Geelong 39,137
St. Kilda 38,023
Hawthorn 37,876
Richmond 37,448
Melbourne 37,379
Obviously the Saints, Cats and Hawks bandwagons are in full swing but there is currently a big gap between the top 3 and the rest. With a bit of form we'd easily be top 4 but right now there are 3 clear leaders, not 4.
Same goes with memberships:
Collingwood 57,408
Hawthorn 53,978
Adelaide 45,545
West Coast 44,160
Essendon 40,589
Carlton 40,480
Geelong 40,326
Fremantle 39,854
St. Kilda 39,021
Richmond 35,960
Again the bandwagon effect for 3 teams above us but we're a long way down, ranked 7th out of the 10 Vic clubs.
As for premierships the filth winning yesterday, the tally now looks like this:
Essendon 16
Cheaton 16
Collingwood 15
Melbourne 12
Richmond 10
Hawthorn 10
Geelong 8
Fitzroy 8
The rest <5
I think the term should be shut away until we at least equal Melbourne's flag tally. When that happens the crowds will come (especially if Jack leads the way) and the rest will sort itself out but right now it's a big 3, not a big 4.