32,452 Swans members

[NMWBloods]

I think what we might also be looking at is a rather pathetic man (me) who is currently on holidays, has been left alone to his own devices this morning and the best thing he can do with his time is look for new calculation models.

[airpoe]

So pet membership is also counted?

thats why collingwood have so many members!

[j s]

The 22K is capped by the size of the SCG.

I thought it was 25,000 - but might be lower this year due to the SCG reconstruction.

I'm pretty sure the criteria for what counts as an "official" member are set by the AFL and are the numbers used for determining GF ticket allocation numbers. That's why the official number is always published in July, just after the official cut-off date. While the clubs will still happily sell you a membership now it won't get you a GF ticket.

[goswannie14]

I wonder if they count the baby membership. Lily is 18months old and has a membership certificate.

[DST]

All clubs are famous for fiddling their membership numbers. The Hawks were 'known' at one stage to have a significant number of canine members, around and after the time of their potential merger with Melbourne

I think we would have a few canine members too counted amongst that 32,000+. We even have other interstate membership categories now in Queesland, ACT, South Australia and Western Australia...all of which are counted in our total

So whatever the category - full, adult, children, dogs, Victorians etc they are all counted by all clubs

That is not entirely correct, the AFL now set's the critera (didn't in the past) for what is an offical membership and these figures are then used to set GF ticket allocations.

This came about because of the 1996 North v Sydney GF issues and the Hawthorn vote for the merger.

In order for the membership to be counted in the offical tally it needs to financial (ie you have to pay for it) and it must allow you access to at least 5 games. Therefore our QLD, ACT, SA and WA members are not counted in our total just the same as pets, babies or 3 game stadium passes.

If you have a look at Richmond's website they now break their membership up into ticketed (access to games) and non-ticketed (baby, pets, interstate memberships).

The AFL knows down to the last digit which members qualify becuase of the bar code system it has in place, so yes our 32,000 figure only includes qualifying members as set out in the critera and not pets, babies, supporter packs or 3 game passes to Telstra Stadium games.

DST

[Layby]

So whatever the category - full, adult, children, dogs, Victorians etc they are all counted by all clubs

I agree with that order !

Dogs can consider themselves a little unlucky to be rated behind children though.

[cruiser]

The 22K is capped by the size of the SCG.

That's why the Swans should move most (the majority) of our home games to Telstra Stadium.

[barry]

I guess when the SCG work is finished our membership cap should go back up to high 20's (28K?) which in most years is enough.

If we could extend our contract to stadium australia to 5 games, and really market a 5-game membership hard, then we should be able to push this up to 20K as well. Giving us the possibility of nearly 50,000 members.

[Layby]

If we could extend our contract to stadium australia to 5 games, and really market a 5-game membership hard, then we should be able to push this up to 20K as well. Giving us the possibility of nearly 50,000 members.

God, i hope not, the thought og having to go to the 'western white elephant' for more games is horrible

[barry]

God, i hope not, the thought og having to go to the 'western white elephant' for more games is horrible

Depends. To me, I havent set foot in the Eastern Suburbs Toy Ground since they started playing games at homebush.

[Layby]

Only three games a year ! 'NOT A REAL FAN'

I dont mind the ground itself, it is the lack of facilities around the ground plus the transport issues that i hate. Admitedly i live in the East so the SCG is more convenient. To be honest though i would not mind where it was if there were some options before and after the game, not just one crappy pub with @@@@ food and not enough bar staff.

[timthefish]

That's why the Swans should move most (the majority) of our home games to Telstra Stadium.

particularly with the willingness of the scg trust to behave contrary to the needs of the swans and their fans that has been demonstrated this year.

[general mac]

particularly with the willingness of the scg trust to behave contrary to the needs of the swans and their fans that has been demonstrated this year.

Don't you mean " that have been demonstrated since the Swans arrived in Sydney ???

Seriously, half the psychological hang up that the club has about being an outsider in the Sydney market comes from the crap they have to deal with on a weekly basis from the dumb cricket worshipping administrators at the SCG.

You home ground is suppossed to be you fortress, but on an administrative level it is where the Bloods face most of there hostility.

This is so Lame on the Part of the SCG, because the Swans bring them so much cash. They really do deserve to be punished.