Essendon Football Club is rapidly closing in on its ambition to set a new record of 50,000 members by Christmas, with 48,117 devoted fans already committed for 2018.

The club has easily surpassed the 46,000-member record by Christmas set in 2016 after showing sharp improvement to reach the finals and playing an exciting brand of football this season.

With the team set to show further improvement after an active trade period and impressive draft selections, there has never been a better time to sign up with the club.

An outstanding Family Fun Pack is also available for fans alongside Family Memberships, worth $174 value at no extra cost.

The Fun Pack includes a family membership with Museums Victoria, two tickets to the Legoland Discovery Centre and two junior double up memberships with the Melbourne Renegades. For more information, click HERE.

There are plenty of different memberships available including digital and flexi-memberships for fans that want to pick when and where they watch the Bombers.

Chief Marketing Officer Justin Rodski has been thrilled by the faith and commitment fans are already showing the team as the club looks poised to break its membership record set last year (67,791).

"Our members continue to be the most loyal and passionate in the competition and there is no better time to be a part of the Essendon journey as a member," Rodski said.

"We play an exciting brand of football, we have recruited really well through the trade and draft period and we have a talented list capable of improving again next season.”

So make sure to Don the Sash and help the club get over the line to reach this incredible achievement.

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