Essendon's membership today cracked the 30,000 barrier for only the second time in the club's history. The Bombers now have 30,050 members with 23 days still remaining before the opening match of the season. The club is now within reach of the record membership of 34,025 of last season. The membership numbers at the Bombers are excellent considering the club membership just 10 years agao was 10,686.
The club membership for the past 10 years has been:
1991 - 10,686
1992 - 8,235
1993 - 10,834
1994 - 19,065
1995 - 24,137
1996 - 24,760
1997 - 29,583
1998 - 28,832
1999 - 29,858
2000 - 34,025.
""We are really pleased with the response we have had to date and we hope the trend carries on for a while yet,"" Essendon membership manager Bernadette Dargan said. ""We obviously had a lot of players out during the Ansett Cup. When we return to full strength our members will get great value for money.""
