View Full Version : I have just spoken to the club about the Collingwood game.
The Cryptkeeper
6 Jun 2007, 10:34
And have been told that members MUST go to Ticketmaster with their membership cards and get a "paper ticket" for the game. They are going to confirm with me later this afternoon and I will update you all then. Telstra Dome and The AFL will announce that this is a fully ticketed game.
YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD ALONE WILL NOT GET YOU INTO THIS GAME.
Thanks for the update, Crypto.
its meant to be a replacement game and should cover us!!!! why the hell not, this is a joke.
does this mean the replacement game against carlton is not covered with our membership aswell?
its meant to be a replacement game and should cover us!!!! why the hell not, this is a joke.
does this mean the replacement game against carlton is not covered with our membership aswell?
No, it just means we need to go to a ticketmaster outlet with our memberships and be allocated an assigned seat.
Mervyn Beasley
6 Jun 2007, 12:09
its meant to be a replacement game and should cover us!!!! why the hell not, this is a joke.
does this mean the replacement game against carlton is not covered with our membership aswell?
You just pay for the booking fee, or if you want to pay for a better seat you pay the price of the seat. No admission charges.
better than having to pay full price I guess, but still this game shouldnt even be at the detention centre!
rangermcdee
6 Jun 2007, 12:59
I know this will make me sound cheap but...... We should not be expected to pay a booking fee for a match which is effectively a home game for Melbourne members.
Each and every member paid what many would consider a reasonable amount of money for what is supposed to be a definite seat to a pre specified amount of games (depending on what kind of membership you bought). Now a third party wants us to pay for the privilidge of having to go and watch some person behind a desk print "AFL Premiership Season 2007. Collingwood V Hawthorn Telstra Dome" on a rectangle of cardboard?
Like I said, makes me look cheap, but thats effectively what the booking fee gets us.
-Edit-
I imagine Collingwood supporters are in the same boat, and this IS their home game. Even worse deal for them I think.
Gary Shadforth
6 Jun 2007, 13:22
If only we could get organized a Supporters Union with all fans of AFL football uniting and taking a united stand against that bigoted AFL board headed by the I am the-be-all and end-all Andrew Demetriou who appear to take us for granted with their furtive approach to having fans digging deeper and deeper into their pockets on top of raw membership deals.
At the top of my head, I would say at least one third of the Australian population follow AFL. So if we could only get an organized Union of AFL Fans set up and really pull that dogmatic narrow minded mob into line.
After all, since day dot it has been supporters who started the great game but along the line businessmen have taken the game over to make it one of its own - a big business with a bugger the fans attitude.
People power is a wonderful effective mind blower.
RustyHawk
6 Jun 2007, 13:28
Thankfully they have made this a fully ticketed game otherwise it just becomes chaos.
Supporters Union Didnt Walter Jona (ex Hamer Govt Minister) try and set one up many many years ago?
I know this will make me sound cheap but...... We should not be expected to pay a booking fee for a match which is effectively a home game for Melbourne members.
The same happened with us last year.....most Essendon games are fully ticketed and last year we had a home game vs them at the Td...had to pay the booking fee even though we are members.
The same happened with us last year.....most Essendon games are fully ticketed and last year we had a home game vs them at the Td...had to pay the booking fee even though we are members.
Ricardo do you know wether we have to go into ticketmaster or can we do it online?
its an hour and a bit round trip to the closest outlet for me:( Ba*tards!
RustyHawk
6 Jun 2007, 15:03
The same happened with us last year.....most Essendon games are fully ticketed and last year we had a home game vs them at the Td...had to pay the booking fee even though we are members.
For the record: All Essendon games at TD are fully ticketed games.
The Cryptkeeper
6 Jun 2007, 17:02
Update: General Admission tickets to level 3 will be on sale from Friday, 15 June. These will cost $3.25 with your Hawthorn membership. If you want to purchase tickets to level 1 or 2, these are on sale now. Cost to Hawthorn Members is @$22 for a level 1 seat and @$32 for a level 2 seat. You will need to provide evidence of your Hawthorn membership at the time of purchase.
Update: General Admission tickets to level 3 will be on sale from Friday, 15 June. These will cost $3.25 with your Hawthron membership. If you want to purchase tickets to level 1 or 2, these are on sale now. Cost to Hawthorn Members is @$22 for a level 1 seat and @$32 for a level 2 seat. You will need to provide evidence of your Hawthorn membership at the time of purchase.
no wonder the AFL wont move the game... its a cash cow:cool: from the help of those that dont want to sit amongst the rafters
mollyfud
6 Jun 2007, 17:49
no wonder the AFL wont move the game... its a cash cow:cool: from the help of those that dont want to sit amongst the rafters
For the Level 1 and 2 maybe, but the general seating would be all booking cost.
Molly
delirious1
6 Jun 2007, 17:55
so is it a collingwood home game or a hawthorn home game?
RustyHawk
6 Jun 2007, 18:30
For the Level 1 and 2 maybe, but the general seating would be all booking cost.
Molly
Yep.
Book early people. Collingwood home game.
philhawk
6 Jun 2007, 20:48
Cheers for the news, Crypto.
I'll pass on the message to those I know will be going to the match!
Dixie Flatline
7 Jun 2007, 12:21
The AFL will look very stupid if the Dome sells out and the MCG is a third empty.
But they won't care.
Hodge2Franklin
7 Jun 2007, 21:19
Cheers Cryptkeeper ... you're not a Diablo fan by any chance are you? Great game...