No Melb AFL games in weeks 2/3 VFL Marketing ideas?

If so, its a perfect opportunity for the VFL to try and draw some AFL members along to the finals series. The Victorian Football public seemed to have dropped off the VFA/VFL particularly during the finals series in recent years, with last years Grand Final only drawing about 8000 supporters. Any ideas to being the crowds back to make the VFL finals series a well attended event?

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billythekid Tue, 12 Sep 2006 - 11:44

Werribee supporters dont travel to the city have a look at the finals crowds over the years in which they have taken part. In fact for the size of Werribee and surrounds and its remoteness from the city they get very ordinary crowds at home and always have.

bobbyborough Tue, 12 Sep 2006 - 12:49

No Melb AFL Games in Weeks 2/3 VFL Marketing Ideas

I live in the werribee area and they are ethier home ground supporters or watch Their team on TV ,maybe only a handfull go to away games.I know for a fact as my brother inlaw is one of these supporters of werribee. Go Borough!

bcarbonaro Tue, 12 Sep 2006 - 13:09

footyman wrote:[quote:fd3bd577d9="MinkaBeaver"] give spectators ballot papers with the Footy Record and have them vote for a man of the match award (maybe announced during the week with a prize for one lucky entrant).

I like that idea. Good one.[/quote] It's definately a great idea, those who go to the games would feel like they some sort of involvement. It's good to be back, have been a little out of the loop following Werribee's early exit from the finals and no I'm not a sore loser.

bcarbonaro Tue, 12 Sep 2006 - 13:11

footyman wrote:I'd have thought Werribee were one of the better drawing sides in the competition. As for the GF if the VFL went to the MCG I'd like to see $5 entry as that'd be the best hope of getting a decent crowd. But then the game loses atmosphere if the crowd is small (eg Waverley in 2000). And also the end of game celebration on ground and kick to kick which at least the crowd can do at Princes Park.

The crowds we get are always decent in my opinion and if they clash with a Bulldogs game or local WRFL football they are smaller. Playing home games on a Sunday can definately be better for us because it doesn't clash with WRFL football.

footyman Tue, 12 Sep 2006 - 13:53

Fair points on Werribee, I reckon they give a lot of tickets away to their home games, seems like little Auskick kids make up a quarter of the crowd down there at their games. Haven't seen huge turnouts at away games from their fans.

blackrocker Tue, 12 Sep 2006 - 13:57

I attended a game at Werribee on the day of a past players re-union. There was as many (maybe more) past players than "ordinary" supporters.

bcarbonaro Tue, 12 Sep 2006 - 14:25

footyman wrote:Fair points on Werribee, I reckon they give a lot of tickets away to their home games, seems like little Auskick kids make up a quarter of the crowd down there at their games. Haven't seen huge turnouts at away games from their fans.

Fair point, we do have a good relationship with a lot of the local Auskick groups through our relationship with the WRFL. But it's good to introduce them to a level of football other than the AFL in my opinion.