Membership 2025

[Section 5]

Membership deductions come out in a weeks' time so just checking again.

Are there any BF posters that have now decided to change seats in 2025.
If so, have they completed the form or are they waiting for the first or full payment to be deducted on the 2/12/24.
Grasshopper 17 has mentioned he is changing and has paid the 2025 membership so has completed the form.

My niece has 4 seats and is still pondering if she will take the gamble and move from lower tier to upper tier.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Grasshopper 17 has mentioned he is changing and has paid the 2025 membership so has completed the form.

Actually I haven't paid anything yet, but I completed and submitted the form anyway. So I'm wondering if I should submit it again when my first monthly payment comes out next week.

 

[Dalions]

Membership deductions come out in a weeks' time so just checking again.

Are there any BF posters that have now decided to change seats in 2025.
If so, have they completed the form or are they waiting for the first or full payment to be deducted on the 2/12/24.
Grasshopper 17 has mentioned he is changing and has paid the 2025 membership so has completed the form.

My niece has 4 seats and is still pondering if she will take the gamble and move from lower tier to upper tier.

We have 3 memberships but one of them is separated by 1 row and 4-5 seats across.
So I have completed the form trying to get the 1 moved next to the other 2 but it is dependant on whether a single seat next to us becomes available.
Fingers crossed

 

[Section 5]

Actually I haven't paid anything yet, but I completed and submitted the form anyway. So I'm wondering if I should submit it again when my first monthly payment comes out next week.

Sorry i thought you paid.
On a rethink i believe it was one of briztoons friends that paid and lodged the form.
To answer i really don't know but you would not want it rejected because it was lodged twice.
It may be worth a call from you to membership just to feel safe.

I might check tomorrow for my niece as she is snowed under with work at the moment.
That will teach her to have time off work to go to the Maldives for a holiday.

 

[Section 5]

We have 3 memberships but one of them is separated by 1 row and 4-5 seats across.
So I have completed the form trying to get the 1 moved next to the other 2 but it is dependant on whether a single seat next to us becomes available.
Fingers crossed

Good luck

 

[CarterS]

It looks like basically every club in the league get a cap, a scarf, something, we get a bumper sticker and a massive price rise.

Can we have physical cards this year. Remember the ticketmaster outage?

 

[Section 5]

My bank account tells me i am once again holding a Lions season membership

My niece informed me she bit the bullet and requested a seat change for four.
Now the nervous wait to see if her section/rows request get granted.

 

[M Malice]

 

[Dalions]

Have just noticed that tickets have gone on sale for Opening Round and all bar 3 bays at the School end it looks like it will sell out quick.

I wonder if more tickets will go on sale closer to the date throughout the rest of the ground.

 

[Section 5]

Have just noticed that tickets have gone on sale for Opening Round and all bar 3 bays at the School end it looks like it will sell out quick.

I wonder if more tickets will go on sale closer to the date throughout the rest of the ground.

More tickets will go on sale.

The membership team still have to work out lots of seating stuff yet.
They probably have over assessed their needs to keep members and new members happy for what's still to come.
That is why only those bays you mentioned have gone on sale at this point.

First they give existing members a few days grace from the automatic deduction date 2/12/24.
That enables members to get back to them if for some reason monies did not come out of their bank account,

Members moving seats have between the 2nd (first payment made) and the 8th to lodge their form to change seats.

On the 9th all unpaid memberships are considered nonmembers, and their seats are up for sale.
On Mon 9th or Tue 10th, they then allocate the change of seats requests.

Then they allocate the new members that have applied and paid to join in 2025.
I believe they are done last, not 100% sure, but it makes sense to process existing members first.
Once that is done all remaining seats will go on sale.

 

[Elixuh]

The goal should be getting enough members so that we don’t have to let any oppo supporters in.

 

[buttermuffs]

The goal should be getting enough members so that we don’t have to let any oppo supporters in.

Not the same but we have enough members now that sellout games have up to 5 k less than max capacity because not every member shows up to every game. Since we sold out all but two games there were time when we certainly had less in attendance due to seat being reserved but not used.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Is it unique to Australia that so many members with match tickets stay away from games in such large numbers?

 

[Elixuh]

Is it unique to Australia that so many members with match tickets stay away from games in such large numbers?

Some members may have become accustomed to no bus lines after games when we had 17k members and were getting pumped by 20 goals every week. Those times were bliss.

 

[Dalions]

Some members may have become accustomed to no bus lines after games when we had 17k members and were getting pumped by 20 goals every week. Those times were bliss.

I much prefer the bliss of winning Premierships in front of full stadiums.
Buuuutt, that’s just me!

 

[Section 5]

Not the same but we have enough members now that sellout games have up to 5 k less than max capacity because not every member shows up to every game. Since we sold out all but two games there were time when we certainly had less in attendance due to seat being reserved but not used.

The Gabba replaced the 2 video screens in 2018 which reduced seating
Then in 2020 changes to media and corporate facilities reduced the capacity further.
The biggest Gabba crowd since then was the 2023 QF v Port being 36,020 followed by the PF v Blues 36,012
So, from this i will assume the Gabba capacity is now 36k.
35,660 attended the Blues final this year so it appears people will turn up at finals when they have just paid for tickets.

However, during the year members have already either paid up front or by the month for their membership.
During the season it is like out of sight out of mind so to speak.
Then family/social engagements happen, sickness and for corporates it is just another game they have to find someone interested in AFL to offer tickets to, even then will they turn up. Then you have the Cricket club that probably don't have the urgent need to attend unless it is against a top side or a final.
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[briztoon]

Work, family & being overseas for 10 weeks meant I got to 1 game this season.

 

[Section 5]

Work, family & being overseas for 10 weeks meant I got to 1 game this season.

I missed a few also this year due to ill health early in the season.
My daughter got her mother the go with her on 3 occasions.
She went overseas also, so at those times i offered the seats back to the club.
Did not even get a food voucher that they gave people the previous year.

 

[M Malice]

Only missed a couple of Gabba games over the last 20+ years, I time my trekking or holidays for away games or the off season.

 

[briztoon]

I missed a few also this year due to ill health early in the season.
My daughter got her mother the go with her on 3 occasions.
She went overseas also, so at those times i offered the seats back to the club.
Did not even get a food voucher that they gave people the previous year.

I received a couple of $10 Lions shop vouchers for the times they asked for member returns.

But the rest of the times I returned my seat, I didn’t receive anything.

 

[Kernel Kurtz]

I missed a few also this year due to ill health early in the season.
My daughter got her mother the go with her on 3 occasions.
She went overseas also, so at those times i offered the seats back to the club.
Did not even get a food voucher that they gave people the previous year.

That's a bit poor.
Ok , I do understand the club has a bit of admin to do when tickets are recycled , but hey, you deserve some incentive , otherwise why bother giving them back.
They already have your money.
And they sold single game tickets for inflated prices depending on the match.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Hi all - searching for one Gather Round barcode to purchase tickets tomorrow if there is anyone not going who would be willing to share theirs. We have had issues with one of our members and are waiting to hear back from the club but not hopeful of having it sorted in time. Please DM if you’re able to help, TIA

 

[McLuggages]

Anyone have a gather round barcode by any chance? Me and my wife are members but want to take my Adelaide based mum . Thank you!!!

I get 5 free tickets to the Gabba every year that I don't use so more than happy to trade for one of them...!

 

[Grasshopper17]

Hi all - searching for one Gather Round barcode to purchase tickets tomorrow if there is anyone not going who would be willing to share theirs. We have had issues with one of our members and are waiting to hear back from the club but not hopeful of having it sorted in time. Please DM if you’re able to help, TIA

Anyone have a gather round barcode by any chance? Me and my wife are members but want to take my Adelaide based mum . Thank you!!!

I get 5 free tickets to the Gabba every year that I don't use so more than happy to trade for one of them...!

How did you both go? I was able to get a GA ticket to our game against the Bulldogs via the members sale yesterday, but had a real devil of a time trying to get a couple of general public tickets today. Failed there, and also failed trying to get tickets to Adelaide v Geelong. Anyone have any wins this morning? Ticketek has been disgraceful the last couple of days.

 

[Dalions]

How did you both go? I was able to get a GA ticket to our game against the Bulldogs via the members sale yesterday, but had a real devil of a time trying to get a couple of general public tickets today. Failed there, and also failed trying to get tickets to Adelaide v Geelong. Anyone have any wins this morning? Ticketek has been disgraceful the last couple of days.

I didn’t want to buy any tickets to our game, but I tried clicking on the link to look at tickets and it didn’t even work