Plan to increase GF ticket allocation

[Rob]

I think you're taking WA ticket/membership prices as standard. You're wrong, you're just being hideously overcharged.

In the context of the AFL setting up an AFL membership area in a WA stadium it's the only reasonable comparison.

But in any case, given the popularity of AFL tickets in this city it's pretty clear we aren't being overcharged. It's more that AFL matches in Victoria are ridiculously cheap. That's why your clubs struggle to make money on half decent crowds - it's hard to make money off people that pay **** all to get in.

 

[Chasing the Dream]

I think you're taking WA ticket/membership prices as standard. You're wrong, you're just being hideously overcharged.

Pretty sure members of all clubs outside Vic pay significantly more in general.

A decent seat at the GABBA costs you $390 as a member and there is still membership categories above that. That is without any GF ticket guarantees.

You can but a GA membership for the Lions, but the seats are behind the goals on ground level and you still need to book a seat and pay $4 otherwise you are not guaranteed entry even though you are a member, so if there is a crowd of over 27,000 approx, the GA area is full and you would need to fork out $30 for a seat upgrade. (although sellouts have been rarer these days)

 

[____]

you still need to book a seat and pay $4 otherwise you are not guaranteed entry even though you are a member, so if there is a crowd of over 27,000 approx, the GA area is full and you would need to fork out $30 for a seat upgrade.

I didn't know about this...

 

[Chasing the Dream]

I didn't know about this...

I hold a GA membership as well as my family membership as an extra ticket to bring friends along as we will often just stand on the wing so actual seats don't worry us. We have always bought the GA seat as that was the only way we can guarantee our seat.

When you turn up to the game, where are you directed to sit. My only thought is that they did bring n a membership category at the last minute this year that gave you just a section number to sit in, maybe that is what you have?

 

[mickjoebill]

It's more that AFL matches in Victoria are ridiculously cheap. That's why your clubs struggle to make money on half decent crowds - it's hard to make money off people that pay **** all to get in.

If they are that cheap why was the penultimate match of the season yesterday barely half full?

I wanted to take my wife and two kids to get them into the game but +$300 for tickets just before school holiday week was too much for our budget.
Surely AFL can do a last minute price, say 50% off only available on the day of the game to get people like us in the door? They must know days in advance of the rough numbers?




Mickjoebill

 

[smasha]

Should be 70k total for the 2 competing clubs members.

Bloody resign Greedy D.

 

[____]

I hold a GA membership as well as my family membership as an extra ticket to bring friends along as we will often just stand on the wing so actual seats don't worry us. We have always bought the GA seat as that was the only way we can guarantee our seat.

When you turn up to the game, where are you directed to sit. My only thought is that they did bring n a membership category at the last minute this year that gave you just a section number to sit in, maybe that is what you have?

Mines admits to Sections 36-37 but I know Sections 34-37 is General Admission and I don't really want to "upgrade" to reserved seating because I like the freedom to sit where I want and most games this year I've sat front row near the goals.

 

[DOCKER MAN]

Reduce the AFL membership component, why should they get priority over the competing club members. Also why do all of the clubs get allocated so many tickets, I know they are big revenue raisers for the clubs who on sell them for a huge profit but they really should be allocated to competing club members. The fact that currently only about a 1/4 of the stadium is allocated to competing club members is a joke.

 

[DOCKER MAN]

Also i just did the maths the current allocations mentioned in the article ad up to about 78,000 what happened to the other 22,000 odd seats?

 

[Ron The Bear]

In the context of the AFL setting up an AFL membership area in a WA stadium it's the only reasonable comparison.

But in any case, given the popularity of AFL tickets in this city it's pretty clear we aren't being overcharged. It's more that AFL matches in Victoria are ridiculously cheap. That's why your clubs struggle to make money on half decent crowds - it's hard to make money off people that pay **** all to get in.

I agree it's cheap, but it's a concession to the traditions of the game. If it was made less accessible, there would be less people going, less talking about the game, less watching on TV. Public involvement is important - even the Commission's bonuses depend on it. Raising ticket prices substantially would be a cultural and public relations disaster.

Someone on another forum recently came across an unused ticket to a 1970 semi-final. Prices were 80 cents adult, 25 cents children.

 

[Starburns_]

I'm sure they would consider it if the AFL want to pay for it. Say $5-10m a year for a 10,000 seat AFL reserve.

I doubt the AFL are interested though. Why would they be? The clubs will put the bums on seats anyway without the AFL needing to offer heavily discounted seating like they do in Melbourne.

Don't know why the AFL would need to pay for it? If the AFL were able to sell Perth-based AFL memberships at the new stadium (10-15,000 would do it), they could sell those tickets at a higher price than the standard club memberships (like they do in Victoria) and offer more than 11 game a year packages to the members, the WAFL can take their own cut from that bonus.
I'm not sure about how easily available tickets are to away supporters in Perth (particularly for the Derby), but if there were reciprocal rights to AFL members from other states, then more fans might actually travel to Perth to see their team play away, which might bring in some tourism dollars for the government (because I doubt the football tourism market in Perth is that big due to the seating supply).
Not to mention the massive incentive of a grand final ticket for WA football fans if their team makes it. If done properly, and without intense greed (wishful thinking, I know), theoretically an outcome can eventuate that benefits everyone.

EDIT: Also, if WA do eventually get a 3rd team (which has been suggested on here before), the supporter base would be spread out differently, making AFL memberships an even more appealing option.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Every year I hear the yearly whinge, and every year NO-ONE has come up with a better solution, I'm a MCC memebr and I'll be going to the game, I have gone every year for the last 12years with the exception of 2007 as I was out of the country at the time. I don't go to too many matches, so the MCC membership is the best one for us as we use it for the cricket, etc. It works out perfectly, and we pay SUBSTANCIALLY more for the stadium than regular members do.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Not sure about Melbourne but you definitely can for the Pies:

http://membership.collingwoodfc.com.au/2012-packages/afl-and-mcc-member-upgrades

Just had a quick look over the MFC members renewal section of the MFC website and doesn't saqy anything about AFL Members purchasing add-ons. Might have to call them up and check it out.

 

[Art Corvelay]

You can but a GA membership for the Lions, but the seats are behind the goals on ground level

That's doesn't sound too bad; Pies general admin (and I believe general admin for all Vic clubs) is top deck at the MCG, starting 10 or so rows back. Etihad is similar.

That's one of the big advantages of AFL Membership; for the MCG, all seats on all 4 levels cost the same to reserve, which means I can actually get a decent view. The AFL reserve at Etihad is restricted to 3,000 people on level 1; if that fills up (and it always does for Pies games) your stuck on level 3, 10 or so rows back with other general admin club members.

Absol-****en-lutely. It costs me nearly that for an 11 game reserved seat.

11 game reserved seating for Collingwood (Captain's membership) is $560. You can become an 11 home game member ($180) and add on a reserve seat ($370) but you won't have any access to grand final tickets in the ballot - Captain's membership at least gives you priority 2 access.

To get guaranteed grand final seats you need to buy 18 game reserved seating (Legends membership) which is $860. It's currently capped so to get in you need to go on a waiting list.

Obviously some of the smaller Victorian clubs can offer more for less money, since there isn't the same demand there.