1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,640 Speaker 1: Freshure up the back of the Tigers when we've got 2 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: news from the Warriors this morning that the club's officially 3 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: sold out their entire season. That makes them the first 4 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: team in our Eal history to do that. The Warrior's 5 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: chief executive, Cameron George, is what does Cameron, very good 6 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: morning to you morning. What's that actually mean when you've 7 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: sold out the season? Does that mean I can't get 8 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: a ticket for your remaining home games? 9 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 2: That's right? Yeah, So we sold out yesterday officially for 10 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: the last two games. So I think at one stage 11 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: I was talking to guys had three tickets left and 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 2: they got snapped up there in front of us. So, 13 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: you know, it's a fantastic and effort by our fan 14 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: base and members and just very appreciative of the privilege 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: of the situation we're in. 16 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's an amazing story. What's the split do you 17 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: know between the season ticket holder and the walk Cup. 18 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 3: So full season ticket holders, we have about eight thousand 19 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 3: a full season in total, seventeen thousand members across the 20 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 3: season with various membership packages, so we're selling about thirteen 21 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 3: to fourteen seats per game. Wow, and look, they've just 22 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 3: been they've been the highest ticket in town for a 23 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 3: long time now, and just a little proud of our 24 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 3: staff for the show and the event that they put on, 25 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 3: because that's been a big focus of ours and you know, 26 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 3: people just don't want to miss out and it's just 27 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 3: so good to see so many kids there and families there, 28 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 3: so hopefully they're fans for a long time. 29 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,479 Speaker 1: Do you have data on other clubs in the NRL? 30 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: Could they tell you where they're at and how far 31 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: ahead of the game you are in this department, Yeah, we. 32 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 3: Do get benchmarkting data and all that sort of stuff 33 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 3: and that's all great, But Mike, at the start of 34 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 3: the year, you know, we just made a real effort 35 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 3: as a footag club here to be the best we 36 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 3: can be in the New Zealand market because trying to 37 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 3: compare ourselves to the Australian market and different states is 38 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 3: quite difficult. But they all had different shapes and sizes 39 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 3: and stadiums. But we just want to be the best 40 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 3: in New Zealand and want to be number one and 41 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 3: hopefully we've achieved that now and now we'll start to 42 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 3: compare to other markets in Australia and thel on sport. 43 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: For the bottom line, I mean you've got to be 44 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: a pretty healthy looking club financially, mustn't you. I mean, 45 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: you can't do any more than sell out. 46 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's right, we can't do any more than that. Yeah. 47 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 3: So we've done well. We're reinvesting a lot of it 48 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 3: back in our footy programs with five teams now in 49 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 3: the NRLW coming on next year, so we're finding a 50 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 3: place to put the money. But look, it does do well, 51 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 3: but it seriously goes back in the club and that's 52 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 3: great for Mark Robinson, our owner. That's his commitment. He 53 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: just wants to see it reinvested and grow our brand 54 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 3: and our club. 55 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: Congratulations on it, well done, Cameron George, CEO, sold out 56 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: only club in NURL history to sell out in the 57 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: entire season. 58 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 3: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 59 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 3: news talks. It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 60 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 3: the podcast on iHeartRadio.