Earlier this year I opened a blog asking for your feedback on how the club can better engage with supporters and provide more for members.
The SGA has continued to meet on a bi-monthly basis to provide feedback and gain clarity on issues from the club.
A key point many raised here was around membership packs and how they're organised.
We had it clarified that the club enters a multi-year deal with a supplier and our current supplier is contracted for the 2026 season. The SGA has put forward a desire for the club to investigate other suppliers for 2027 onwards as there is a preference for a more flexible membership pack. Examples brought forward include other clubs and sports that offer a build your own membership pack that allows supporters to select exactly what goes into their pack to a certain dollar amount based on the level of their membership.
We will be discussing this in our next meeting in August.
There was feedback on this site about member access to the Centre of Excellence. The club is looking at making tours available during the off season but more planning is needed. Tours can't be held in-season due to the presence of football staff and therefore a lack of access to football areas. Expect more to come on this later this year.
We have had discussions about cheerleaders and their contribution to the club in the past. The club did say they would be looking into this later in 2025 and exploring some different options. The club was open to feedback that for some women cheerleading presented a way for them to support the club through their own passion, and was also receptive to the idea that perhaps it was a chance to look at greater involvement of local dance and cheer groups as part of community outreach. We'll be asking for an update at our next meeting.
At our August meeting we will be bringing forward a discussion on the 40th anniversary of the 1986 premiership. Next year is the anniversary. I felt our celebration of the 2021-23 anniversaries was lacking, partly due to COVID. With the club's renewed focus on recognising our past we will want to see a strong recognition of what was accomplished in 1986.
If you have any ideas or feedback you'd like me to bring to the next meeting please comment below or you can send me a message.
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As corny as it sounds , something as simple as the kiss -cam would be better than some fat FOB on some pretend DJ decks for fan engagement. People love seeing themselves on the big screen.
Or ... put funny filters on like Snapchat filters and zoom in on people . It's easy, it's free , and people get giggle out of seeing their mum with a beard , their kid looking like a 90 year old man , or dad with a face full of makeup,
Our club love saving a buck so I reckon they'd be up for it.
I could do the 90 year old man live.....LOL
Randolph in the sky with diamonds.......
Super, I had a rant a while back about their lack of purposeful engagement with local Primary schools. The example I used was one of the local PSSA leauge competitions. I believe the school zone is referred to as 'Ridges' One of the fields they play out of is Wrights Reserve in Kellyville. A stones throw from COE. My understanding is that the club is still 'ticking a box' by sending representatives there each week at the moment. Usually a couple of NRLW players and perhaps a Development Officer of some kind.
Feedback I am receiving (and seeing photos of) is that there continues to be zero meaningful engagement from Eels representives at these games. They continue to stand around talking to each other in the background, playing on their phones. It's bloody laughable.
As I mentioned previuosly, this does more damage to the club's reputation than not sending anyone at all. What are they there for? What is their brief from the club, the purpose? There doesn't seem to be any purpose. Still missing such simple opportunity to genuinely engage with the next generation of supporters (and possibly players), their parents and their schools. Also, why do they only ever seem to send NRLW players. Nothing against that, but plenty of other players/staff etc withing the club that could be rostered on for an hour or so every now and then. Why can't they schedule some of these games over at the COE??
How about a Premiership ...everything else is lip service crap that ends up in a draw or collecting dust on your bar..
What a mentality PG, your a natural leader of MEN......
PS What will you actually do if we win a premiership....my guess is you will find something to whinge about.
What do you do to enjoy yourself PG.....Come to the nursing home, we have all sorts of fun!
My only query , like I'm sure many others share , would be around recruitment and how we mange to miss out on 99% of the players we chase ?
I guess it'd be good to understand the context of these meetings and what's deemed a suitable question? Are questions asked around team and employee performance , or is it more about what keyring they could add to the Easter show membership bags ?
As an example , can you ask if MON and Ben Rogers are on a contract term similar to a player that gets renewed or if they're simply salaried employees ? I'm also sure everyone would like to know a bit more about the seemingly big hole we have in our cap spend this season ? Even a tiny bit of clarity here I'm sure would give fans some idea of where we are heading.
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