Richmond vs Carlton @ the MCG --- Round 1, 2026

[one-eyed]

Received a ClubXIII email from the today.

It said round 1 is likely to be fully ticketed but not confirmed

And MCG on sale dates for rounds 1-15 is next Tuesday 17 Feb @ 10.00am for Members. General Public go on sale 18 feb @ 10.00am

Just found it on the AFL web-site
https://www.afl.com.au/tickets/onsale-dates/toyota-afl-premiership-season

The Club sent out an email yesterday arvo confirming Round 1 will be fully ticketed.



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ROUNDS 1 - 15 MEMBER PRE-SALE
Tuesday February 17 10am AEDT

This email contains important ticketing information for Round 1 - 15 for the 2026 AFL Season.

As a Richmond General Admission Home member you can use your barcode(s) to upgrade to a reserved seat via Ticketek at a discounted price. For non-fully ticketed games you can also scan in using your physical, digital or printed membership card for General Admission access. For fully-ticketed games you will need to upgrade to a paid reserved seat, more details below.

Links to purchase tickets will be sent to you prior to Tuesday's member pre-sale.

You will be able to purchase tickets to our away games as part of the public on-sale on Wednesday February 18 from 10am AEDT.

Need to redeem or buy tickets for multiple members? Simply add each barcode on a separate line when unlocking the member tickets.

Please note that there is a limit of 10 tickets per order. 

Go Tiges!

[WilliamPowell]

They also said in the email i received that Dreamtime at the G was going to be fully ticketed as well

So for people like me (Club XIII) who don't have a designated seat but designated bays we will have to go online and organise a seat 

[one-eyed]

ROUNDS 1 - 15 MEMBER PRE-SALE
Tuesday February 17 10am AEDT

Bump. Today at 10am.

[pmac21]

Is anyone getting an invalid message with membership barcodes

[one-eyed]

Round 1 v Carlton declared fully ticketed match: All the details

With just 23 days until Richmond kicks off its 2026 AFL season under lights at the MCG, members moved fast today as tickets for Rounds 1–15 went on sale, securing seats for the biggest games of the year.

Due to expected high demand, the Round 1 blockbuster against old rival Carlton has been declared a fully ticketed match.

What does fully ticketed mean?

A fully ticketed match means members without a reserved seat must upgrade via Ticketek to secure entry. There will be no general admission or standing room available.

For non-fully ticketed games (most non-blockbuster home matches), eligible members can simply scan in using their physical, digital, or printed membership card.

Current fully ticketed games:
Round 1 v Carlton (away game)
Round 11 v Essendon (home game)

Below is everything you need to know for fully ticketed matches this season.

Home games – what you need to do:

Reserved Bay members (Club XIII, 3121, Premiership Circle Warne & Ponsford, Roaming Tiger)
•    Redeem a $0 ticket using your barcode via Ticketek for Round 11 v Essendon
•    Membership cards cannot be used to scan in

General Admission members
•    Purchase a discounted member upgrade ticket using your barcode via Ticketek
•    Membership cards cannot be used to scan in

Click here for the Round 11 ticket link (Richmond v Essendon)

Reserved Seat members
•    No action required
•    Scan in using your membership card as usual.

Away games – what you need to do:

If an away game is fully ticketed:
•    Members with away access must upgrade via Ticketek using their barcode
•    This secures a paid reserved seat at a discounted member price
•    Membership cards cannot be used for entry
•    Click here for the Round 1 ticket link (Carlton v Richmond)

If you have any questions about fully ticketed matches or securing your spot for Round 1 and Round 11, please contact our Richmond Membership Team here.

The turf is laid, the lines are drawn and the lights set for our first game of the season. We can’t wait to see you at the ‘G and hear the roar of the Tiger Army!

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1955435/round-1-v-carlton-fully-ticketed-match

[one-eyed]

Is anyone getting an invalid message with membership barcodes

Yep. Took out the barcode and just clicked "Ticket and Pricing Info" instead.

[WilliamPowell]

What a disgraceful money grab reserved ticket prices (set by the clubs) are.

Pathetic

But I'm not just talking about Carlton here. Our Club is just as bad. Reserved seat prices for Dreamtime are obscene 

[Andyy]

I'm grateful to have a reserved seat membership.

Another $30/game what a ripoff.

[Tiger Khosh]

Got my GA tickets this morning. Couldn’t have been advertised worse by the AFL/clubs if they tried. The fact that I had to be continuously searching for the dates/time is pathetic.

[pmac21]

$100 a ticket.  Get f.... afl.