^^
Spot on. And don’t underplay the inconvenience of getting to the ground. Such a big issue.
I went to the QClash at the Gold Coast (live in Brisbane). Parked at one of the nearby train/bus stations and caught the bus across to the ground. After the game was done, had to stand in queue for about 30 mins for a bus, and then once we got back to the train station, took another 30 mins to get out and onto the main road. Hopefully they will do something about those issues in the nearish future...
And, unlike the MCG where there are heaps and heaps of $25 GA seats you can just rock up to, at Metricon most of the empty seats you see on tv are $40-$50 each.
Same issue with the Gabba. Rock up without a ticket on game day and expect to pay about $50-$70 each, regardless of the fact the ground is half empty.
I showed up to the ground without prebooked tickets to the Brisbane vs Collingwood game. Would've cost me and my girlfriend $150 for 2 seats since only premium seats were left. Bit steep for university students, especially when 11 game GA memberships are only $150 each.
Final crowd was 21,850 out of a 42,000 capacity.