Was thinking today, should the VFL offer a weekend this year where gates are thrown open at the grounds and fans can get in for free?
The VFL needs to showcase itself to new audiences and even if a small percentage of newcomers come for a look and decide to come back it could be a win for the competition.
Surely a sponsor could jump on board and subsidise the weekend so the home clubs dont lose a gate!
Any thoughts?
Or any other ideas to generate new interest in the comp?
Yeah I agree, maybe if somebody is a member of a club they can have a guest get in for free. Would love to see some sort of family day, mum, dad, the kids all get in for free to support on their local side, I'm pretty sure they will eat and drink so there is money there, maybe clubs could speak to local hotels for a discount on meals if you show your free tickets and the gate losses could be subs by the hotel. I'm sure there is million and one things people can come up with but to get it to actually happen :roll:
Superb idea.
Frankston did it last year and it worked well.
Got good crowd and the kids all had a ball.
It does cost though and there is no way it can be done without somebody covering the gate as clubs just couldn't afford it.
The other problem is a balance thing, as it would be the home clubs on the particular weekend that have the loss, with the away teams unaffected.
But still a very worthy concept.
Admission to all North Ballarat home games this year is by a gold coin donation, with the proceeds going to local charities.
Hopefully, this will attract more members of the public to come along and see the VFL.
Not exactly free - but...