Gotta love every Collingwood supporters opening statement, always so damn predictable.....either starts with.....hear comes the Collingwood hate or your just Jealous...... Jealous--Why??? What about we sell newspapers is one of my favourites......or even if it wasn't for our club your club would not survive...
Last year was the first year EVER that the 3-5 game membership where counted in a season totals. And last year was the first time in years that Collingwood have lead the totals in memberships, which is only due to counting these 3 game memberships. Like I said counting a 3 game membership is a joke no other league in the world does this.....and thats where my comment you only have lead when came from....Being last year and this year.
Membership come at all levels and supporters can call themselves a member no matter what level they are at. But yearly totals should only start with 11 game as it has always been for years why change it now?? Yeah all clubs offer 3 games memberships, alot of clubs 3 game memberships are no more than 3% of their total, where some clubs have none at all. Collingwood last year made up over 10% if I'm correct on an article from last year.
On attendance figures, just remember not everyone goes to watch Collingwood, there are 2 teams playing on the day. Look at the opening round Pies vs Port what was there Just over 30,000, what happen to the rest of the Mighty Pie Army members. Look at the Eagles and Crows, 40,000+ every home game while playing interstate teams....
There is a sleeping giant from the West and as a Victorian I hate to say it and its the Eagles. Each year they cap their memberships, cause their ground can't hold them all. A new bigger stadium is on the way and The Eagles will have the title that every Pie supporter seems to brag about, it will be further from the truth than in past years....