Adelaide Crows 2018

[Brodlach]

Pet members are ok though

[MW]

Pet members are ok though

My brother in law brought his dog around over Christmas and he had a Richmond collar on with "2017 member" written on it!

[bennymacca]

Perhaps it includes members for their women's team?

After AFL audit the Crows ended up on just over 56k.
The Crows had nearly 13k in free memberships such as internet memberships and the like.
For memory they also claimed about 12,000 other memberships that aren’t officially recognised by the AFL as they don’t meet the criteria of what they deem a true membership

Do you have a link to these numbers for all teams Jim? Would make for interesting reading.

All clubs should split out 11+ game, 3+ game, and non ticketed memberships where someone pays $50 or more.

Then we would get a decent indication

[Jim05]

Perhaps it includes members for their women's team?

After AFL audit the Crows ended up on just over 56k.
The Crows had nearly 13k in free memberships such as internet memberships and the like.
For memory they also claimed about 12,000 other memberships that aren’t officially recognised by the AFL as they don’t meet the criteria of what they deem a true membership

Do you have a link to these numbers for all teams Jim? Would make for interesting reading.

All clubs should split out 11+ game, 3+ game, and non ticketed memberships where someone pays $50 or more.

Then we would get a decent indication

Only have the final audits from this years figures, it only has final numbers not the breakdown.
I remember seeing a report a few months ago that mentioned the Crows had a online membership that was free and if people signed up they got a 10% discount at Crowmania. The Crows counted the 13,000 odd as members but the AFL doesn’t recognise it.

[bennymacca]

And nor should it be recognised. That’s just a mailing list basically

[MW]

I think they should not allow multiple memberships under one name to be added either i.e. if someone buys three x 3 game memberships throughout the year for them self, it should count as one, not three.

[amber_fluid]

It’s premierships and profit that counts in the end(We have neither at Carlton recently)!
Membership numbers are irrelevant.

[DOC]

FWIW:

CLUB 2016 2017
Adelaide 54,307 56,865
Brisbane Lions 23,286 21,362
Carlton 50,130 50,326
Collingwood 74,643 75,879
Essendon 57,494 67,768
Fremantle 51,889 51,254
Geelong 50,571 54,854
Gold Coast 12,854 11,665
Greater Western Sydney 15,312 20,944
Hawthorn 75,351 75,663
Melbourne 39,146 42,233
North Melbourne 45,014 40,343
Port Adelaide 53,743 52,129
Richmond 72,278 72,669
St Kilda 38,009 42,052
Sydney 56,523 58,838
West Coast 65,188 65,064
Western Bulldogs 39,459 47,653
TOTALS 875,197 907,561

[Magellan]

FWIW:

CLUB 2016 2017
Adelaide 54,307 56,865
Brisbane Lions 23,286 21,362
Carlton 50,130 50,326
Collingwood 74,643 75,879
Essendon 57,494 67,768
Fremantle 51,889 51,254
Geelong 50,571 54,854
Gold Coast 12,854 11,665
Greater Western Sydney 15,312 20,944
Hawthorn 75,351 75,663
Melbourne 39,146 42,233
North Melbourne 45,014 40,343
Port Adelaide 53,743 52,129
Richmond 72,278 72,669
St Kilda 38,009 42,052
Sydney 56,523 58,838
West Coast 65,188 65,064
Western Bulldogs 39,459 47,653
TOTALS 875,197 907,561

Gold Coast has 11,000-odd members? Surely that's a typo.

[woodublieve12]

FWIW:

CLUB 2016 2017
Adelaide 54,307 56,865
Brisbane Lions 23,286 21,362
Carlton 50,130 50,326
Collingwood 74,643 75,879
Essendon 57,494 67,768
Fremantle 51,889 51,254
Geelong 50,571 54,854
Gold Coast 12,854 11,665
Greater Western Sydney 15,312 20,944
Hawthorn 75,351 75,663
Melbourne 39,146 42,233
North Melbourne 45,014 40,343
Port Adelaide 53,743 52,129
Richmond 72,278 72,669
St Kilda 38,009 42,052
Sydney 56,523 58,838
West Coast 65,188 65,064
Western Bulldogs 39,459 47,653
TOTALS 875,197 907,561

Interesting Boon

[Robran]

M crouch signs a 3 year extension

[MW]

M crouch signs a 3 year extension

Good early signing. Hopefully the others are not far away (not holding my breath with Sloane though)

[Booney]

M crouch signs a 3 year extension

Good early signing. Hopefully the others are not far away (not holding my breath with Sloane though)

Why, is there uncertainty about Sloane signing on?

[MW]

M crouch signs a 3 year extension

Good early signing. Hopefully the others are not far away (not holding my breath with Sloane though)

Why, is there uncertainty about Sloane signing on?

Nah, I haven't heard anything about him...

[Corona Man]

M crouch signs a 3 year extension

Good early signing. Hopefully the others are not far away (not holding my breath with Sloane though)

Why, is there uncertainty about Sloane signing on?

No he will be signing on for sure.... at Collingwood, but signing on none the less.

[Wedgie]

Tex Walker is at the basketball tonight, sitting right in front of my section. Might ask him how the grand final went.

[Corona Man]

Tex Walker is at the basketball tonight, sitting right in front of my section. Might ask him how the grand final went.

Be careful Wedgie... even if you were to whisper the question, old lugs will hear you.

[Brodlach]

Galluci and Atkins sign two year extensions to take them to the end of 2020

[Booney]

ADELAIDE has parted ways with respected recruiter Phil Bunn.

The veteran talent-spotter finished up at the club last month after five years as Adelaide’s Eastern recruiting manager.

The Crows made the call in part to help keep under the AFL’s soft cap on football department spending.

Since 2013, Bunn has helped Adelaide assemble one of the most talented lists in the competition, despite some key player departures and draft penalties.

The Crows were banned from the first two rounds of the 2013 national draft for breaching the salary cap and draft tampering over the Kurt Tippett saga.

They also handed back their first two picks in the 2012 draft.

Since then, Bunn helped Adelaide draft gun youngsters Jake Lever (pick No. 14), Matt Crouch (No. 23), Mitch McGovern (pick No. 43) and rookie selections Charlie Cameron and Rory Laird.

Bunn was told his Adelaide contract would not be renewed late last year and wants to remain in AFL recruiting.

The Melbourne-based talent expert previously worked at Port Adelaide as Victorian recruiting manager from 2010-2013.

The Herald Sun understands several clubs have expressed interest in his services.

The AFL Coaches Association has recently added recruiters to its member base to help bring their contractual rights in line with senior coaches and assistants.

[PatowalongaPirate]

Galluci and Atkins sign two year extensions to take them to the end of 2020

This news should ease the pain of Sloane's impending departure for Crow supporters.