I know this thread is from 3 months ago, but just last week I was talking to a friend (whose team lost the 1915, 39, 70, 79 and 81 grand finals) and this topic came up.
Vinnie Catoggio wrote:
Following on from this story in The Age today:
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/real ... 24164.html<snip> if the club could offer a special MCC members package, which includes all the rights of membership to the club, voting rights, etc and entry to our home games at Telstra Dome for say $100 instead of the basic silver membership package cost I sure we'd have a few thousand new members on the spot. <snip>
Bort wrote:
There should be two such memberships offered: the $100 one you suggest and another that includes a reserved seat for all of the Blues' home games at the Fone Dome.
(And non-MCC members should be aware that whenever an MCC Member attends a game at the MCG the home team gets a benefit. This is because the MCC pays 75% of the standard attendance fee to the gate, which goes to the home team. So, an MCC Member attending all five of this years Carlton home MCG games will cause about $70 to end up in Carlton's coffers.)
Bort wrote:
Following on from the idea of a membership for MCC Members, there should also be a Telstra Dome reserved seat package for AFL Members with Carlton Club Support. I know a lot of AFL Members who don't like and don't take up the club's current Gold Upgrade because they don't want the MCG reserved seat part of the package. However what they'd like is a package of reserved seats for our games at Telstra Dome.
Bort wrote:
The idea is that it is CFC offering a membership category that is only available to MCC Members, which gives them access to CFC's home Telstra Dome games. It takes account of the fact that through their MCC membership that don't need MCG access and therefore aren't being required to pay for a second MCG entry.
It turns out that both Collingwood and Essendon* (and maybe other clubs) have memberships that cater to MCC and AFL Members.
Collingwood have a MCC member Telstra Dome reserved seating membership, which provides entry and a reserved seat to the club's 1 home and 2 away games at TD (plus the extras like the magazine sub, cap, etc).
Essendon* have a membership where MCC members can purchase an Adult 7 or Adult 9 membership for entry to TD. The Adult 7 the MCC member with entry to Essendon* home games played at the Dome, and the Adult 9 to home and away games played there.
Essendon* also have, for both MCC and AFL members there, annual reserved seat packages for the 7 home games at TD.
It seems to me that the only thing stopping Carlton from offering such memberships is the motivation to do so. I think it would be a great way to get MCC members who support CFC involved in the club and get AFL Members more involved in the club.