Resource 2020 Finals Ticketing thread

[Ford Fairlane]

Doesn't matter to the AFL, AFL are the hirers of the ground and can do as they please.

SMA probably said, no here have more Port member tickets. We don't mind.

 

[agmsy]

It's our home game for **** sake !!!!!!

It's technically not our home game. We "earn" a final in our home state, but it's the AFL's game, and they can screw with ticket allocations in whatever way they like.

 

[Eric Blair]

Two in 538. Nose bleed seats

Yep same bay as well

 

[Duckimus Prime]

In fairness to ticketek and the AFL, when SA health has half the stadium capacity (and all cheap standing room tickets) unavailable whilst having to cater for groups of up to 8 with a seat buffer, its not surprising the whole thing is a cluster.

It could just be me, but I feel with borders now open to NSW as well, an additional 5,000-10,000 people in an open air stadium isn't as much of a risk anymore.

The whole thing is a cluster* with ticketek even when the entire Oval is available.

 

[bringbackbucky]

i just logged on again and i was able to get cat 1 tickets 10:10am

How many did u buy?


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[Coobk001]

Logic says that if you select cat 1, highest priced, that you get the best available. I did and ended up with a decent seat, but it's bloody annoying to find out that I could have done better. Ah well, I guess we'll be prepared next time. Just grateful to be able to go.

^This.

My seats are ok, but certainly far from best available. Being behind the goals makes it really hard to see footy at the other end. I would've taken many of the bays on either wing before the seats I've been given.

 

[Festerz]

Doesn't matter to the AFL, AFL are the hirers of the ground and can do as they please.

To be fair that is how it always happens at finals, including at the MCG.

The same thing happened at SANFL finals at Footy Park when crowds were at capacity.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Nah its typical Ticketek AFL finals fu** up.

In prime spots at AO they allocate 1 aisle Ports, 1 aisle Geelong, 1 aisle Ports, 1 aisle Geelong

Pretty sure in 2014 when I was buying tickets they were allocating entire bays. And the AFL had gone and allocated basically the prime middle of the centre wing bays to Richmond. I had my membership and a mate's Tigers one. With his membership tickets were awesome seats on the wing, while I kept getting allocated back rows in the pockets in the Riverbank stadium.

 

[Steve Dore]

Logic says that if you select cat 1, highest priced, that you get the best available. I did and ended up with a decent seat, but it's bloody annoying to find out that I could have done better. Ah well, I guess we'll be prepared next time. Just grateful to be able to go.

The AFL Finals' ticketing system certainly defies logic.

 

[malcheski]

The whole thing is a clusterfu** with ticketek even when the entire Oval is available.

Oh i agree - now even more however

 

[Arsene Wenger]

Its always a challenge trying to get a larger group together. I find the most frustrating part is not being able to choose your bay. Fair enough if its full, but being randomly allocated is annoying.

Anyway, i just hit the skids when @ 904 it said trying to even get two tickets in cat 1 was not possible due to the category being exhausted. I ended up getting 5 together in section 321 - which i ended up accepting. Would rather have been on a wing, but thats good enough.

 

[ploppy]

How many did u buy?


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i got 2 in row b so you need to keep trying.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Pretty sure in 2014 when I was buying tickets they were allocating entire bays. And the AFL had gone and allocated basically the prime middle of the centre wing bays to Richmond. I had my membership and a mate's Tigers one. With his membership tickets were awesome seats on the wing, while I kept getting allocated back rows in the pockets in the Riverbank stadium.

Yep I remember that. I couldn't get tickets in my usual bay and on game day it was full of Richmond supporters. Wound up around a few bays to the southern end.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

To be fair that is how it always happens at finals, including at the MCG.

The same thing happened at SANFL finals at Footy Park when crowds were at capacity.

True, the AFL respects venue membership areas can't be sold to the public, but it pisses you off when most grounds only cover one wing with venue membership areas and the MCG have 2 and if we go there our fans get behnd goals, and pocket type seating, yet oppo fans can sit on the wings, no problem.

Unlike Footy Park members area, the SMA members area can be taken up by the public.

 

[Boxx]

I got 3 in 139.... that’ll do

 

[DaTBird187]

It's technically not our home game. We "earn" a final in our home state, but it's the AFL's game, and they can screw with ticket allocations in whatever way they like.

By offering them to away fans who can't come.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

7,500 tickets were sold in first 10 minutes.

 

[LFC2010]

Pretty sure in 2014 when I was buying tickets they were allocating entire bays. And the AFL had gone and allocated basically the prime middle of the centre wing bays to Richmond. I had my membership and a mate's Tigers one. With his membership tickets were awesome seats on the wing, while I kept getting allocated back rows in the pockets in the Riverbank stadium.

I ended up on the hill due to the cluster f*** of ticketek and it's crap system and website.

It was still a glorious day

 

[dav3]

Ended up in 540, oh well

 

[chiwigi]

My numbers aren't being recognised!
Far out!

 

[Steve Dore]

I ended up on the hill due to the cluster f*** of ticketek and it's crap system and website.

It was still a glorious day

I thought the hill was off limits due to COVID-19.

 

[RossFC]

Would have thought with 25k allowed, it would have been even easier to get 2 tickets in the Western Stand. Not to be, chucked to the Southern for the 2nd time this season (First time was vs Hawthorn).

 

[Manhattan Bronx]

In Bay 527, but as a 3 gamer, I'm happy!

 

[bringbackbucky]

I got 3 in 139.... that’ll do

what time did u do it?

 

[Harlott]

yet i heard people were being offered Cat 1 primo tickets at 9:30
The whole system is a shambles

Yep. Got two tiks on the western wing (206) around 9.40am.