Round 1 is officially sold out!!!

[one-eyed]

There's still tickets available....

Bring on crowds
Jon Ralph | March 21, 2009

THE AFL has predicted next week's blockbuster Round 1 could set a league record for attendances, eclipsing the 367,974 spectators who attended the last home-and-away round in 1998.

Huge crowds are expected to both the season-opening Carlton-Richmond clash and Friday night's Grand Final rematch between Geelong and Hawthorn.

The AFL said yesterday tickets were still available for both MCG games and it hoped for a crowd of 80,000 to 90,000 on Thursday.

Anything above 65,000 would be considered excellent for the Friday night game, with Collingwood taking on Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday afternoon, and St Kilda and Melbourne both playing at home during the weekend.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says the AFL record for a single round is within reach.

"It's a huge build-up in anticipation to this season," he said.

"As we go into next week and the opening round, we might break our all-time attendance record for a round, considering the Thursday night game with Carlton and Richmond has Ben Cousins, and the Geelong-Hawthorn Grand Final replay is the following night.

"We might touch on 350,000 or 360,000 people, so this year is going to be a really good football season. In these difficult times . . . football is a fantastic place to enjoy yourself."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25217808-19742,00.html

[Ramps]

Anything under 80,000 people would be a disappointment for mine.

[bojangles17]

if the predicted fine weather holds up Im certain there will be ~85k which is a sensational Home and away crowd

[one-eyed]

There's still tickets available

From [url]ticketek.com.au[url]

Club members and public reserve
Availability: 
Great Southern Stand Available 
Olympic Stand Available 
Ponsford Stand Alloc. Exhausted 
Premium Seating Available 
Reserved Seating Available 

I did a quick search as well to get a guide what they are offering as seats.....
GSS premium seating in M13 rows FF, GG     (ground level near the 50m line Richmond end)
GSS reserved seating in Q1 row CC               (top deck behind the Richmond end goals)
Olympic Stand premium seating in M54 row DD  (ground level Inside 50 Richmond end amongst RFC members)


AFL Reserve
General public allocation exhausted

[Stripes]

I'm confused. When I attempted to get premium seats a week a go Ticketek said that all premium seats were sold out!

I'm glad I don't buy seats at games very often.

Stripes

[one-eyed]

I just did a 2 ticket search on the ticketek site Stripes and you can still get premium seating. In the Olympic stand M57 rows V or X, and the GSS M10 row LL. The latter also has more seats in row available.


We might break the record for a Richmond-Carlton H/A crowd...

Thursday's opening match between arch-rivals Carlton and Richmond is expected to set the scene.

The return of Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins after drug problems, on debut for the Tigers, has officials anticipating a crowd of more than 80,000.

The record home and away attendance between the two clubs is 85,673 at the MCG in 1980.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25221570-662,00.html

[mightytiges]

Ticketek now say tonight "General public allocation exhausted".

[WilliamPowell]

Whether this game is a record crowd will depend on 2 things

1/ How many MCC members bother to show

2/ How many AFL members bother to show

[one-eyed]

Whether this game is a record crowd will depend on 2 things

1/ How many MCC members bother to show

2/ How many AFL members bother to show

True WP. They both have limited the number of guest/visitor passes.

AFL MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the high demand for the Richmond vs Carlton match on Thu 26 Mar, the guest entitlement for AFL Members has been reduced to 1 guest pass per member.

MCC MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE:
Visitor tickets for the Richmond vs Carlton match on
Thu 26 Mar have sold out. Members may still purchase reserved seat tickets for themselves for this event.


AFL Reserve and Club member and Public Reserves on the ticketek site say "General public allocation exhausted" although they could be holding off again selling more areas which is what they have been doing so far.

[torch]

just to help and also for my own understanding,

when i purchased my tickets last Friday, (with my club membership)

the lady said that there have been more tickets released today (that Friday)

so I am guessing they are holding ticket sales per day which is what other people have pointed out.

this is the first time I have had to buy reserve seats for an Home and Away match.

just amazing and exciting that the Great Southern Stand, Level 4 is all reserved seating.

the match would have to be pushing 90,000 plus!

wouldn’t the AFL come out and say, ‘Rich v Carl: is a fully ticketed match’???

has there been an announcement like that, that I have just missed?

four more sleeps

 

[one-eyed]

Bumper crowd
Jake Niall | March 23, 2009

THE AFL has conservatively predicted that the Richmond-Carlton season opener will attract at least 75,000 fans.

While ticket sales, especially in the MCC members and in the AFL members reserve — which has stopped selling guest passes — suggest an attendance of at least 80,000, an AFL spokesman said the league was hoping for "at least 75,000" to the game, which has generated more interest than the grand final re-match, due to the presence of Ben Cousins and pre-season hype about the two clubs.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/bumper-crowd-predicted-for-tigersblues/2009/03/22/1237656769676.html

[one-eyed]

West Australians stuff to Ben Cousins v Chris Judd showdown
Matt Windley | March 23, 2009

TRAVEL agencies in Perth are being inundated by requests for flights to Melbourne for the showdown between former Eagles stars Ben Cousins and Chris Judd.

More than 90,000 fans are expected to pack the MCG on Thursday night for Cousins' first official match in Richmond colours.

While many West Australians are making the trek across the Nullarbor Plain for the Melbourne Grand Prix on Sunday, most are arriving early for Thursday's blockbuster.

There has been higher demand than usual for Qantas, Virgin Blue and Jetstar flights for the Thursday morning, but limited seating is still available.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25225508-19742,00.html

[one-eyed]

From the MCG site: ........ a crowd of 90,000 estimated and AFL members section sold out

AFL Round 1 - Richmond v Carlton
Mar 26, 2009

Event:                           AFL Football Round 1
Teams:                        Richmond v Carlton
Date:                            Thursday March 26
Start time:                   7.40pm

Gate opening times 
- Public/AFL members:   5.30pm
- MCC members:             5.00pm

Car Park opening:    Gate 3 – 8.00am
                                     Gate 5 – 3.00pm
                                     Gate 6 – 4.00pm
                                     Gate 7 – 2.00pm (Passes only)

Crowd estimate:      90,000

Link.

Richmond-Carlton tickets selling fast
Mar 23, 2009

Only a very limited number of tickets remain for the Richmond-Carlton blockbusterd this Thursday at the MCG.

Patrons are advised to purchase their ticket requirements as soon as possible through Ticketek.

Please note, AFL Members Reserve tickets have sold out.

Link.

[Stripes]

So what's left then? Is there any tickets for people who wish to try their luck on the day?

Exciting to think of the numbers at a Tigers home game

Stripes

[Go Richo 12]

So what's left then? Is there any tickets for people who wish to try their luck on the day?

Exciting to think of the numbers at a Tigers home game

Stripes

Do we still split the gates with the other members of the big 4?