Can we come up with some promotional ideas over the next few weeks and send off the best five to the WAFL clubs.
Let’s say that the West Perth multi-cultural day is a gimme and should be emulated by some of the other clubs- that’s one idea.
We need some more.
Each club has 10 home games. If half of those can be turned into events of some kind then we are going to obtain success much more easily.
Subi had the bring your dog along day - was it last year?
but I couldn’t attend - Wasn’t that successful from what I was told but full marks for trying???
Yeah, hopefully that won’t ever be repeated again. Bizarre. :blink:
I’m sure our combined 290+ OzFooty minds can come up with some better ideas than that.
Well Subiaco are having a 1973 premiership reunion this season(40 years)
and we at the past players are having 1 or 2 mini reunions for old Subi
supporters and ex members, and thats looking good at this point of time.
Often thought the clubs could take their legend’s days further by putting club legend’s names on the backs of a current player’s jumper. Or before or at half time of a night game using the wall of the Loftus Rec Centre for example as a screen to show highlights of great or historic games. Clubs could have an open sponsors game day with their sponsors names all over walls, goal posts, flag poles, everywhere outside the norm handing out sponsors packs with all kinds of offers, discounts and gifts. You could win a set of your clubs personalised car licence plates if you bring 5 friends to a designated game. Probably off the mark but just thinking.
Yes! I like it. Turn legends day into an event. Send a ready made “feature” to The West with some of these photos of the legends that we have been digging up with a story and interview attached.
Ok, what about this.
We each play 10 home games.
Subiaco (For Example) has 7 junior clubs.
7 home games are allocated to the 7 different junior clubs - preferably not to the blockbuster games.
Let’s say Carine are allocated Round 5.
On that day every Carine junior is invited to the match and is allowed to bring in 2 family members free of charge. (Hopefully a few more family members might tag along and pay)
Carine JFC could also set up an information merchandise stall in the outer.
And of course they would participate in the little league game as usual.
That idea about the junior clubs is a great idea LH.
Idea number 1) Get the WAFC to promote the WAFL, promote the game of the round, promote the finals.
Get the two AFL clubs that now are a part of the WAFL to promote the WAFL.
Let the 7 non aligned clubs sell raffle tickets at AFL games.
No need for other idea’s, until this happens what clubs do will not be enough.
The 80,000 or so members of West Coast and Fremantle are nearly lost to us.
It’s the other 1.81 million people in Perth that don’t attend any AFL or WAFL at all that we need to target.
Including those and there are many that simply cannot afford an AFL membership ticket, the cost of beers and food etc at an AFL game.
Excellent gws…now that the 2 AFL clubs own 2 WAFL teams, surely it’s in their best interest to promote the game and not just the clubs they own??? They need the 7 WAFL clubs, because it’s not as if they’re going to be able to recruit a lot from their reserves teams.
The 80,000 or so members of West Coast and Fremantle are nearly lost to us.
It’s the other 1.81 million people in Perth that don’t attend any AFL or WAFL at all that we need to target.
I[color=#ff0000]ncluding those and there are many that simply cannot afford an AFL membership ticket, the cost of beers and food etc at an AFL game.
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Another great point. This is where the WAFL can get an edge on the AFL. Going to a WAFL game is a great experience, a cheap day out for the family and less of a hassle - parking/access/nearly dickheadless. For God’s sake, why don’t the WAFC start TV advertising showing the benefits of a local game???
The reason why 58shark is because TV advertising costs $$$$ & the WAFC would rather see those $$$$ go towards more WCE & Freo overseas junkets to “check out” frickin EPL & NFL games!! :sick: 
[quote=“58shark” For God’s sake, why don’t the WAFC start TV advertising showing the benefits of a local game???
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Just to go one step further. This idea may be a bit out there but would it not be simple enough to have had a Wafl tv show broadcast on one of the stations? Or is that too difficult to do nowadays? Maybe a half hour show on a Wednesday evening could have been broadcast statewide? Or is it pie in the sky stuff? It’s obviously a bit late now, but a no frills basic type of Wafl news, summaries of the previous round, maybe an interview or two, preview of the next round etcetera for a Wafl tv show? Or are the tv stations only interested in broadcasting the crap that’s usually all over the screen? I’m not suggesting the Wafl was made into a silly media circus like other sports. No, no, not suggesting that at all! But 95% of houses have a television, and I would have thought a quality straight talking type of tv show covering Wafl games and news should have been broadcasting during the season. That would have been one good way to get the Wafl message out there, surely?
The reason why 58shark is because TV advertising costs $$$$ & the WAFC would rather see those $$$$ go towards more WCE & Freo overseas junkets to “check out” frickin EPL & NFL games!! :sick:
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Yeh good point!!
Some cracking ideas in this thread..perhaps someone like La Hinchi could document them and send them to Dorro or someone, plus club presidents and marketing people. Some of them do read Ozfooty though
Cheers Swandog, you are a true WAFL supporter.
Yeah, the best five ideas as decided by some kind of vote, I’m going to ask 9 posters here, who have some kind of relationship with their club, to email the marketing person responsible.
Let’s give it a couple of weeks and see what we come up with.
What I don’t understand is, why some “so called” WAFL supporters are saying we are F****d already. Are they internet trolls, AFL pretenders or just people who have had an easy life and don’t appreciate a challenge when it presents itself?
Getting an extra 144 people per game! That’s all we require this year.
Cheers Swandog, you are a true WAFL supporter.
Yeah, the best five ideas as decided by some kind of vote, I’m going to ask 9 posters here, who have some kind of relationship with their club, to email the marketing person responsible.
Let’s give it a couple of weeks and see what we come up with.
What I don’t understand is, why some “so called” WAFL supporters are saying we are F****d already. Are they internet trolls, AFL pretenders or just people who have had an easy life and don’t appreciate a challenge when it presents itself?
Getting an extra 144 people per game! That’s all we require this year.
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Yep people like Bazza aka Swans and South are very negative indeed, we have to promote the point of difference and targetting fans other than the 80k Weagles and Dorkers is a great idea!
The reason why 58shark is because TV advertising costs $$$$ & the WAFC would rather see those $$$$ go towards more WCE & Freo overseas junkets to “check out” frickin EPL & NFL games!! :sick:
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They used to play adds at 1/4 and 1/2 time at the eagles and dockers games for WAFL..do they still play them?
Here’s one.
Canvas local businesses in the areas of the grounds about flying the clubs colours on game days to promote the game. Give a prize, say of free promotion the following home game during the match and handing out leaflets of the winning business that went to the most effort. Even supply those businesses with streamers, posters, flags, posters or whatever to put up to make it easier. Have leaflets promoting the games in those businesses. Can you imagine in Subi’s case walking up Oxford or Vincent St and seeing a few club colours flying? Unaware people might even be inclined to ask what it’s about. If more people come to the footy the businesses also might get more business due to more people in the area.