Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
27-06-2015, 10:16 PM
The Dogs v Saints games usually have something about them.
Something GVG said recently in another thread about how we can grow our membership got me thinking.
We, both Dogs & Saints, are clubs that find it hard to grow our membership bases, and we rarely get the opportunity to get our brands out there on the big stage with any regularity. This makes it very hard to grow our memberships, when the Collingwood's, Hawks, and even a poorly performed Carlton get preferential coverage.
I have been thinking that a way to address this as well as build a big stage rivalry would be for the AFL to provide us with a blockbuster game against each other that has a focus around kids.
My concept is:
Hold the game at the MCG during one of the bye rounds - make it the only game in Melbourne that day.
The theme should be something around kids and the game should be the culmination of a week long charity drive for either sick, disadvantaged, remotely located or indigenous kids.
Dogs and Saints clubs should be active during the week going to schools, organising events, etc.
10,000 tickets should be given to kids to make sure they are front and centre as the focus of the day.
I think this sort of event would be a great way to both help give back to the community as well as get 2 smaller clubs an opportunity to promote their brands to the next generation of fans.
What do others think of this very rough draft of a concept.
Something GVG said recently in another thread about how we can grow our membership got me thinking.
We, both Dogs & Saints, are clubs that find it hard to grow our membership bases, and we rarely get the opportunity to get our brands out there on the big stage with any regularity. This makes it very hard to grow our memberships, when the Collingwood's, Hawks, and even a poorly performed Carlton get preferential coverage.
I have been thinking that a way to address this as well as build a big stage rivalry would be for the AFL to provide us with a blockbuster game against each other that has a focus around kids.
My concept is:
Hold the game at the MCG during one of the bye rounds - make it the only game in Melbourne that day.
The theme should be something around kids and the game should be the culmination of a week long charity drive for either sick, disadvantaged, remotely located or indigenous kids.
Dogs and Saints clubs should be active during the week going to schools, organising events, etc.
10,000 tickets should be given to kids to make sure they are front and centre as the focus of the day.
I think this sort of event would be a great way to both help give back to the community as well as get 2 smaller clubs an opportunity to promote their brands to the next generation of fans.
What do others think of this very rough draft of a concept.