Demand over quantity, my friend. And the Wildcats have more demand than any other team in the league. Good on them.

Gold tickets up $70

Captains Club $999 -> $1149
Platinum $949 -> $1049
Gold $699 -> $769
Silver $399 -> $449
Bronze $329 -> $359

(Prices for adults who are already members)

I nice 'thank you' for breaking attendance records. I’ll pay it but I wonder what the tipping point is.

I read someehere that there was a period to multiple seasons where there was no increase, if that is true then an increase is understandable / bearable?

Yes, my membership cost the same in 2015, '16 & '17, so the increase is totally understandable.
(Still hurts though!)

An increase is justified after three years of no increases.

However an increase to make up for the three years of no increases is a bit rough.

Will be interesting if the cats are swept out of the playoffs in the first round too.

Interestingly, the cats have set up a "automatic renewal" system too.

Yep, first time for a few years that the price has gone up. I'm happy with that.
I have silver memberships, so mine was up $50 - which if you break it down over 14 home games, is only $3.57 per game increase. Reasonable.

"Interestingly, the cats have set up a "automatic renewal" system too."

This was setup last year also, I like it as I don't need to do anything to renew - but I imagine some people might not like that option.

I think more would jump than people expect.

The wildcats cater to casuals, families and lovers of dunk shots quite well with their "entertainment" offerings.

Paying for the dancers, the band, the dunk team etc all adds on to your membership cost.

A new team may not have all these things to start off with so maybe cheaper, especially if playing at a smaller venue.

I'd happily pay extra if it was an indication of more games ala Tasmania has a team and we get 16 home games... then I'd understand it

Derek Cooke must be getting paid a fortune!

Do people not wearing red stick out like I did when I attended a death metal concert at heaven nightclub wearing all white?

The fact that you have to renew before the playoffs have even finished is insane.

I'm also curious as to where you found those prices because they didn't appear to be in the email.

I can only find the new member info on the site.

This really should be in the email, along with details of the payment plan.

membership.wildcats.com.au

A bit off topic, but the Melbourne Cricket Club's (MCC) yearly membership subscription expires at the end of August each year.

Wonder why? Oh yeah, the AFL finals start in September. That's a strong reason to re-new your membership.

Smart Marketing for the MCC as there are guaranteed finals each year. However, what if the Wildcats don't make the finals?

Without me looking at the Wildcats website what do you get for those different membership categories? ie. Obviously entry to home games, walk up seating or a Permanent/Guaranteed reserved seat - where - does it depend on the Membership category?, etc.

What part of "you have to click the link in the email" was too hard to understand?

KR - scroll down and click on 2018/19 renewals

On which page? I can't see any such link.

KR - membership.wildcats.com.au

I've figured it out.

Firefox:


Chrome:

My silver membership worked out to under $30 a game. If you can't see the value in that there’s something wrong. Watching NBL tv doesn’t come close to being at a live game.

Personally, the Cats kept their prices fixed during a couple of tough years for me, and now I'm happy to wear the increase.
But I have great Silver seats.

Be interesting to compare prices with similar seats for other teams in similar venues.

Figured out to use a proper browser, KR? Although, as a web dev, stuffing something up that doesn't work in Firefox is pretty hard to do...

I wonder how long Perth can keep breaking attendance records?

Especially if they lose to Adelaide. Knight has gone- one of the favourite sons. A substantial price increase on what were already expensive memberships.

Good on them, hopefully they keep drawing the numbers. But it can't continue forever.

Interesting. Way above CPI and wage price growth over the last 4 years in WA (4%-5% between December 2014 and December 2017). Suggests other factors are driving the increase. Higher team salaries? Less sponsorship revenue with WA economy having slowed so much over the last few years?

It'll be interesting to see how large the membership increases will be for other clubs.

Interesting. Way above CPI and wage price growth over the last 4 years in WA (4%-5% between December 2014 and December 2017). Suggests other factors are driving the increase.

I'd love to see a comparison of Perth's pricing structured compared to other clubs.

Actually a comparison of all clubs general admission prices would be very interesting.

@Perthfan - In addition to that, It would be interesting to see what the gap between members and non members prices are. The price per game gap between members and non members is ridiculous.

I would be paying double to buy my seat as a non member. It makes sense I guess to encourage fans to purchase a memberships, but I would think twice about paying $60-70 per game for where i sit.

$150 per game for a captains club seat!

It kinda hurts/sucks for long time members (i'm talking 20+ years) who get no loyalty discounts, yet if you sign up for a membership with one game left you get members price for renewal.

Makes sense for new members, but i can see why some long time members get upset over it.

At the end of the day, the only way the price increases stop is if people refuse to renew.

I can't see that happening this season.

correct me if i'm wrong but there are 14 games a season, so

Captains Club
Renewing member: $1,149 = $82 per game
New member: $1,599 = $114 per game

bummed to see the price rise, but after 3 years of no rise it was inevitable. although a smaller increment would have been better!!

Gotta love all the haters using this as yet another excuse to attack the Cats.
If you're not a fan, and/or don't go to Cats' games, what do you care??

For those of us that are fans, yes its tough if you're struggling to raise a family, etc, and/or suffering from the employment downturn. That's why for many years I only made it to a couple of games a year.
You can still support the team without attending games, and NBL TV is better than all the years when we had nothing but an occasional game on Foxtel.

As for "loyalty"? I get to keep the same seats I've always had, and at a substantial discount to new signings. What else do you expect?
Try going to a concert of any other event at PA, and see how much those same seats cost

"They'll soon find out, though."

Here come the doomsday preachers again. Been hearing that for about 4 years now.

It's not like there aren't budget seats available, Level 4 has been open every game this season and offers adult tickets for $20, Bronze is $50 for an adult. The memberships make it even cheaper. IMO, even after the increase, a membership is insane value.

Is the money the real cost though?

To quote TISM:

"It takes a great person to get an idea
But don't go public, it'll ruin the plan
'Cause no matter how intelligent or clever you are
You're only as good as your fans...
As a Mistral employee once told me
You're only as good as your fans"

Or

“Each... (Wildcat fan) kills the thing he loves
The fisherman caught in his own net.
It's frightening that you deserve
The audience that you get”

I think its a case of; you get what you pay for.
Look at the big picture. To enjoy success costs more than $20 a game. Its comes in at around $50 for an adult to go and be entertained.
I think any tipping point is, either when a new team from the West comes in (if that ever happens) or if success doesn't eventuate. The other side of the flip is, can you afford football, soccer, afl and every other item you currently enjoy?