There you probably have identified why either Ticketek(MCG) or Ticketmaster(the Dome) have been gifted their monopolies for ticketing sales.
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Not sure it's just the relatively last-minute ticketing aspect (although think it has a lot to do with it, partucularly for reserved seat holders being shoved every which way for seats each week + not being able to just "rock up" in GA if you feel like it on the day).
Lots of people traditionally would have made plans in advance around the fixture at the start of the year. Personally if a mate asks me over for dinner 1 month in advance, and i don't yet know which day the footy is going to be on, I will agree. With the AFL's new "rolling fixture" release, there are inevitably going to be clashes with other events that have been committed to, where in previous years you could just say "can't friday, how about saturday instead?"
Lots of people traditionally would have made plans in advance around the fixture at the start of the year. Personally if a mate asks me over for dinner 1 month in advance, and i don't yet know which day the footy is going to be on, I will agree. With the AFL's new "rolling fixture" release, there are inevitably going to be clashes with other events that have been committed to, where in previous years you could just say "can't friday, how about saturday instead?"
All AFL crowds are down because of ticketing, late notice of match days and this week because of the Greek Easter.
My reserved seat is in M15 row Q. The ballot gave me M15 row R, one row behind my usual seats. There was none in my usual spot so why was I not allocatEd my reserved seats in the ballot. The ballot is a joke
I'm finding i can't get the seats I want. They're just not releasing them.
I go to the game and I see empty bays where I'd like to sit and I'm in the nosebleeds. No reason to have restrictions on capacity or seating with zero cases - makes me want to watch it on TV.
I go to the game and I see empty bays where I'd like to sit and I'm in the nosebleeds. No reason to have restrictions on capacity or seating with zero cases - makes me want to watch it on TV.
It is a joke.
We’ve had seats in our usual bay, but different rows. Each time, our group has been seated right up against the next group on one side (no empty seat for social distancing), while there has been up to 10-12 empty seats on the other side. Then the seats next to the other aisle are filled up.
Continues for row after row.
People are just moving themselves to spread out a bit, or just moving to completely different bays.
I'm wondering why everyone is having such different experiences getting tickets.
I just clicked the link in the email on Wednesday and was allowed to select the bay I wanted. Clicked M11 and was given row AA. No fee, no reserved seat cost or anything. There were heaps of other first and second level bays available.
When I got there, there were heaps of spare seats so I went and sat in row H.
I only have a normal 11 game GA membership. Seemed pretty straight forward, and much the same as the previous MCG games. Yeah it's worse than show up and scan your card, but not lots. Have I just been lucky?
I just clicked the link in the email on Wednesday and was allowed to select the bay I wanted. Clicked M11 and was given row AA. No fee, no reserved seat cost or anything. There were heaps of other first and second level bays available.
When I got there, there were heaps of spare seats so I went and sat in row H.
I only have a normal 11 game GA membership. Seemed pretty straight forward, and much the same as the previous MCG games. Yeah it's worse than show up and scan your card, but not lots. Have I just been lucky?
I haven’t had that experience. The bay I actually wanted to sit in last Friday was closed ( Olympic Stand top deck), but it’s been the same experience every time I get tickets. Do you click on the “General Reserved” tab or the “ Best available”?
Sounds painless. Reserved seat ballot, we don’t get a choice - get what you’re given.
Although, I wonder why you were given row AA when seats in row H were available?
But these seats are free for Roaming Tiger members. Yes, the Footscray supporters would have been paying but they would have to be guests of Roaming Tiger members so how come they got better access to seats. Might try this out next week as my daughter is likely to come and her boyfriend might want to come too (Richmond supporter, and lives in Richmond) so maybe if I am looking to pay for one of the seats I get a better choice. If that's the case I want to know why.
I agree, the 85% capacity for COVID is utter bollocks if it just means they don't open up as much of the stands and cram everyone in elsewhere.
End the ticketing farce!
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I think it was 'Adult member general reserved'. Which only pops up when you put in your barcode.
I will say it seems easier than my mate who has a reserved seat membership, who goes in the ballot.
No idea, I honestly think the logistics are beyond ticketeks ability.
But just a little preparation, and a sprinkle of flexibility and improvisation on the day and we get to go to the footy!
So the same as me. But you also said you can always get to pick the bay you want. How? I never seem to get that option. If I don’t like the seat they offer I reject it and try again and it’s pot luck where the next seat is or what bay is given. I use my iPhone as I’m at work when they go on sale. Maybe that’s why I can’t see that option ?
You're under-estimating the capacity of the MCC members (and AFL members) and the fact that the Doggies have very few of either.
For the big crowds you need 10,000 opposition supporters in the MCC members and at least that number again in the AFL members areas (even if they are neutral supporters).
There's your extra 20k straight away....
For the big crowds you need 10,000 opposition supporters in the MCC members and at least that number again in the AFL members areas (even if they are neutral supporters).
There's your extra 20k straight away....
Yep I'm a GA member and usually go to the game early and sit where i want to sit. But when I tried booking a ticket over a dozen times and kept getting rows CC and higher I thought stuff it just gonna watch it from home.
Love how they are using Covid restrictions to cram people into bays to reduce staffing cists and to force people to upgrade at a cost. The club should be notified (if not already) and they should do something about it.
Just need to go whenever we can irrespective of the ticketing farce & cost. As we saw in Perth yesterday, it doesn’t take much for footy to be taken away from us.
Might be a phone issue. I do it on the laptop.
Definitely seems to be some inconsistent experiences regardless.
To my eyes and eyes, there have been many fewer tiger supporters than in previous years. Not just the neutrals. I guess we're seeing that with the cross section of responses here.
I've found you can essentially sit anywhere you want in the stand you have a ticket in. No one checks the tickets once inside, if an attenadant is being overly officious go to the next aisle. Plenty of spare seats in every bay, if the seat holder rocks up just move to a nearby free seat.
I've been allocated in the nosebleeds but haven't sat there once.
I've been allocated in the nosebleeds but haven't sat there once.
