sentences:  It has based its AFL training program at the venue for the duration of the 2020 season, which was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.Melbourne has improved their membership and attendances steadily since the failed Hawthorn merger in 1996, building a membership base of over 30,000 since 2009.The membership record of 36,937 was set in 2011 before it was broken in April 2016 to finish with 39,211 for the 2016 season, this record was broken the next year in April 2017.