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Thousands of AFL club members could miss out on finals tickets as Victorians clubs surge towards September

    Peter Rolfe
    Herald Sun
    August 13, 2013


THOUSANDS of AFL club members could miss out on finals tickets as Victoria's powerhouse clubs surge towards September.

The strong performance of Victoria's most popular clubs, and an unprecedented growth in club memberships, mean fans will be scrambling for seats next month.

With as many as seven Victorian teams hoping to take part in the finals, Melbourne is poised for a finals series to remember.

Crowd favourites Collingwood, Richmond, Hawthorn and Geelong are almost certainly assured a finals berth.

Essendon can still make the top four if it escapes the wrath of the AFL Commission, which may cut its premiership points - and finals aspirations - in the wake of the Windy Hill supplements scandal.

Carlton and North Melbourne are in the queue to fill the final spot in the top eight should the Bombers be banished.

If results go the right way, Richmond could meet Collingwood in the first week of the finals.

The clubs have a combined membership of almost 140,000, meaning tens of thousands of members could miss out on a seat, even if the game is played at the MCG.

After 12 years in the wilderness, Richmond cheer squad president Gerard Egan said Tigers fans were desperate to see their team play finals and would lead the ticket rush. "Every person who says they even have a faint interest in Richmond will be after finals tickets," he said.

"If we play Collingwood getting a ticket will be a very tough thing.

"We've got 60,000 members, 10,000 hangers-on and we will be everybody's second favourite team in September so Etihad (Stadium) won't hold us."

The finals fixture is set to go down to the wire and, depending on results, may not be finalised until round 22.

But it is already clear many of the league's most rich and powerful clubs are finals-bound while teams short of money and members languish towards the bottom of the ladder.

The MCG can hold no more than 100,000 fans for finals but many seats are designated for corporate buyers and members of the MCC.

Etihad Stadium can hold an estimated 55,000 fans and is likely to host a match between a Melbourne-based club and an interstate team, probably Port Adelaide, in the first week of the finals.

AFL spokesman Patrick Keane said there was a possibility of four Melbourne finals in the first round but there could equally be two interstate fixtures depending on how Sydney and Fremantle finish the season.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/thousands-of-afl-club-members-could-miss-out-on-finals-tickets-as-victorians-clubs-surge-towards-september/story-fni0fiyv-1226695921711

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No probs for those m'ship categories that guarantee finals tickets  ;D
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No probs for those m'ship categories that guarantee finals tickets  ;D

MRC right?
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No probs for those m'ship categories that guarantee finals tickets  ;D

MRC right?

I'm MRC. I don't get how this actually works?  :whistle

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No probs for those m'ship categories that guarantee finals tickets  ;D

MRC right?

I'm MRC. I don't get how this actually works?  :whistle

Yes Social Club is one such "guaranteed" category

We were told on Saturday at the Inner Sanctum pre-match that how it works is by membership ticket bar-code

RFC advises AFL & ticket agencies of all Membership bar-codes and these get activated by the ticket agencies allowing folks to purchase tickets.

It was my understanding from what we were told that bar-codes of the guaranteed categories will take priority over those that are not guaranteed eg Standard 11 or 17 game memberships in the event of us playing a final against say C'wood

We were also told that the Club will be communicating all of this over the next couple of weeks. Went as fas as to say that they are probably going to "over communicate" so they leave nothing to chance



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I guess I won't be missing then  :whistle haha to all who shot me down when I purchased MRC as a finals guarantee
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I guess I won't be missing then  :whistle haha to all who shot me down when I purchased MRC as a finals guarantee
Guy at work laughed at me. He barracks for Nort  :lol

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I guess I won't be missing then  :whistle haha to all who shot me down when I purchased MRC as a finals guarantee
Guy at work laughed at me. He barracks for Nort  :lol

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Have to say though (and I am in a guarateed category) I still have concerns as to how it is going to be managed by the ticketing agencies if we do have to play C'wood in week 1.

If they somehow stuff up and someone who's guaranteed a ticket misses out then what happens then?

Will be interesting.  ;D
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Have to say though (and I am in a guarateed category) I still have concerns as to how it is going to be managed by the ticketing agencies if we do have to play C'wood in week 1.

If they somehow stuff up and someone who's guaranteed a ticket misses out then what happens then?

Will be interesting.  ;D

Yeah I don't get how the guaranteed poo actually works. Because it doesn't sound like they can book earlier. Also if I have MRC and am guaranteed can I use another membership to get a ticket next to mine who doesn't have MRC?

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I'll get one even if I have to stab someone.

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I think MRC members can buy how many tickets they like with 1 membership
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I think MRC members can buy how many tickets they like with 1 membership
:clapping Doubt it if it's Collingwood v Richmond.  :shh

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Is there any chance of playing on the Sunday?

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I'll get one even if I have to stab someone.

Dwaino at the ticketmaster outlet after they put up a sold out sign:  :lol

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