Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\nAnother 14,000 MCC members have also pre-purchased tickets, with 7500 walk-up seats and 1000 standing-room spots to be made available on the day.<\/p>\n
With AFL members also getting access to roughly 15,500 tickets, and about 3500 Medallion Club tickets on offer, more than three quarters of the MCG will be allocated to membership groups. Priority access goes to AFL gold members who barrack for the Pies or Lions, followed by neutral AFL gold members, and thirdly, AFL silver members who barrack for the two grand final sides.<\/p>\n
But is that enough?<\/p>\n
\u201cThere should be more seats available,\u201d Alberti said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been in that position myself when I was a member and a member of the cheer squad all those years ago, and I know how much heart and soul goes into it, and then corporates turn up on the day of the grand final and pay huge sums of money and members miss out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve felt for a long time they\u2019ve been unfairly treated. These people are the salt of the earth. They\u2019re there week in week out, they\u2019re just amazing people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of the remaining 25,000 tickets, about 7500 form corporate sales functions, packages which start at about $1500 and go well beyond $5800 per package.<\/p>\n
Another 1000 tickets are given to corporate partners, while each of the 18 AFL clubs gets a split of about 5000 tickets which can be used for club fundraisers and corporate prices.<\/p>\n
North Melbourne, for example, uses its allocation as part of its Grand Final Breakfast package, which starts each year at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.<\/p>\n
Three thousand complimentary tickets go to the competing clubs to allow family and friends to attend the game, while the AFL\u2019s 800 players get access to about 1000 tickets between them.<\/p>\n
The AFL also has 7000 tickets put aside for its other contractual obligations, such as AFL life members and hall of fame members, 200 club members, commissioners and ex-commissioners, presidents, media and broadcast partners, umpires and the umpires association and other business partners.<\/p>\n
But Alberti believes the allocations should be tweaked to guarantee more tickets for fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u2019mon, even the poor old Bulldogs have 56,000 members now,\u201d Alberti said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a small number in comparison to Collingwood and Carlton. It\u2019s not fair.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have just got to settle down and think about it. Take this seriously. If we don\u2019t have supporters and cheer squads, we don\u2019t have a game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese people are loyal people, and we have to respect that loyalty. It\u2019s always about the bottom line, but to me, it\u2019s about loyalty and looking after our wonderful members at all clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many Collingwood and Brisbane members paid a premium earlier in the season to secure themselves a guaranteed grand final ticket from their club\u2019s 17,000 allocation if their team made the decider.<\/p>\n
The quality of their tickets was determined by ballots at the weekend. The ballots also decided which other club members got to buy tickets without paying the premium.<\/p>\n
Heath Shaw played in eight preliminary finals \u2013 five at Collingwood and three at the GWS Giants \u2013 as well as four grand finals.<\/p>\n
The 325-game star said there was a notable difference between crowds at a preliminary final versus a grand final.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think most players who have experienced a prelim and a grand final would say there are more supporters at preliminary finals, more members than corporate sponsors who are invited to the grand final and take up a fair chunk of tickets,\u201d Shaw said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe atmosphere at a prelim is probably better than a grand final.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been on both sides, where there\u2019s absolutely zero support compared to absolute dominant support, and that\u2019s the difference there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve played against Richmond at the MCG for the Giants, and they said there were about four or five thousand Giants people, and then I\u2019ve played at the Giants Stadium against the Bulldogs, and it was 50-50.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then I\u2019ve played for Collingwood and Collingwood supporters are never drowned out.<\/p>\n
\u201cA preliminary final is next level.\u201d<\/p>\n
AFL Fans Association president Ron Isko said he was hoping to get a higher allocation of tickets to competing club members in future years.<\/p>\n
\u201cFans are the largest stakeholders in the game and every year many devoted club members miss out on seeing their team play in the grand final after following them all year, home, away and interstate in the rain, hail and shine \u2013 it\u2019s time to fix this.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we appreciate that changes are not possible in 2023 as tickets are already allocated, it should be considered as a high priority for the 2024 grand final and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n
The AFL confirmed on Sunday that a live site would be established at Collingwood\u2019s training base \u2013 the AIA Centre \u2013 for fans unable to get tickets to the grand final. The AFLW match between Collingwood and Essendon scheduled for that venue at 11.05am Saturday has been moved to neighbouring Punt Road Oval and will be shown live on screens at the live site before the men\u2019s grand final is telecast.<\/p>\n
The AFL confirmed the ticket breakdown reported in this story, but chose not to comment.<\/strong><\/p>\nKeep up to date with the best AFL coverage in the country. <\/i><\/b>Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/b><\/p>\nMost Viewed in Sport<\/h2>\nFrom our partners<\/h3>\n
Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Former Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
How the AFL allocates grand final tickets and why so many die-hard fans miss out - Sports Love Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How the AFL allocates grand final tickets and why so many die-hard fans miss out - Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Former Western Bulldogs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-24T04:04:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/How-the-AFL-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/\",\"name\":\"How the AFL allocates grand final tickets and why so many die-hard fans miss out - Sports Love Me\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-24T04:04:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-24T04:04:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rugby League\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/category\/rugby-league\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How the AFL allocates grand final tickets and why so many die-hard fans miss out\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sports Love Me\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"mediabest\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"mediabest\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How the AFL allocates grand final tickets and why so many die-hard fans miss out - Sports Love Me","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How the AFL allocates grand final tickets and why so many die-hard fans miss out - Sports Love Me","og_description":"Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Former Western Bulldogs","og_url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/","og_site_name":"Sports Love Me","article_published_time":"2023-09-24T04:04:00+00:00","author":"mediabest","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/How-the-AFL-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"mediabest","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/","url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/","name":"How the AFL allocates grand final tickets and why so many die-hard fans miss out - Sports Love Me","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-09-24T04:04:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-24T04:04:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/how-the-afl-allocates-grand-final-tickets-and-why-so-many-die-hard-fans-miss-out\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rugby League","item":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/category\/rugby-league\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How the AFL allocates grand final tickets and why so many die-hard fans miss out"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/","name":"Sports Love Me","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"mediabest","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"mediabest"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288771"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}