Round 1 vs Essendon Fully Ticket Match

[JaZZa619]

I just saw the on the north melbourne website that the match is a fully ticket match cannnot scan your membership to get in have to book a ticket to get in

Due to anticipated high demand, North Melbourne's opening round clash against Essendon has been classified as a fully ticketed match.

The club advises that areas on Level 3 at Etihad Stadium usually classified as general admission will be allocated seating for this game.

General admission members won't be able to access the venue by scanning their membership and will be required to hold an allocated reserved seat for this match.

For more information, contact the club's membership department on 1300 KANGAS (1300 526 427) or emailmembership@nmfc.com.au

Members pre-sale
Monday 24 February, 9am until Wednesday 26 February, 9am

General public on-sale
Wednesday 26 February from 12pm

To purchase an allocated seat, call Ticketmaster on 1300 798 550, visit http://www.ticketmaster.com.auor any Ticketmaster outlet.

North Melbourne general admission members are not required to pay for the entry component of the ticket as this is covered by your membership.
To avoid paying the entry component of the ticket you will need to quote your 12 digit barcode number at the time of booking.

*For members with entry entitlements to the game

For more information on fully ticketed games, please see the frequently asked questions below:

I have a reserved seat membership. Do I need to upgrade to a reserved seat for this match?
Members with a Premiership Club, Schimma Platinum Club, Archer’s Legends Club, Premium Level 1 or North End reserved seat will not need to upgrade to an allocated seat as a seat is already allocated with your membership.

I have a North End GA Bay membership. How do I upgrade to a reserved seat?
As a North End GA Bay member, please contact Membership Services on 1300 KANGAS (1300 526 427) to reserve your seat in the North End GA Bay. Tickets in this bay will be available on a first come, first serve basis and are subject to capacity.

I am a Cheer Squad member. How do I access the Cheer Squad bay?
As a Cheer Squad member, you can collect a reserved seat ticket into the Cheer Squad bay on the night of the match. Representatives from the Cheer Squad will be located in the collection marquee at Gate 7. Tickets in this bay will be available on a first come, first serve basis and are subject to capacity.

How do I request wheelchair accessible seating?
Please call the Ticketmaster Contact Centre on 1300 798 550 or emailmail.bookings@ticketmaster.com.au if you require wheelchair accessible seating, have special needs or are otherwise unable to complete a ticket purchase on-line.


http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2014-02-19/season-opener-fully-ticketed

 

[Luke72]

upgraded to a reserved seat this year and mighty glad I did, I feel sorry for supporters that deal with this every week

 

[shintemaster]

A pain for GA members and general supporters but no doubt this is a great thing for the club's viability and profitability.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Seats secured today. Bring it on baby,

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

The joys of reserved seat membership.

 

[Reginald0]

not up on all this, wot is all this cat1 business? is this the extra I have to pay ?

 

[Jay-Z]

not up on all this, wot is all this cat1 business? is this the extra I have to pay ?

The cat1 etc is the different categories of seats you can reserve as illustrated on this seat map. Cat 1 is obviously the best so will cost the most. Category 5 gets you level 3 behind the goals and Category 4 gets you level 3 on the wing (which is where I normally sit as a GA member)

 

[Reginald0]

nice one jay-z
respect

 

[theduckfan]

upgraded to a reserved seat this year and mighty glad I did, I feel sorry for supporters that deal with this every week

Did the same thing.

Just to clarify, I won't need to buy a ticket given i have a level 2 reserved seat with my membership?

 

[GarnerSmash]

Did the same thing.

Just to clarify, I won't need to buy a ticket given i have a level 2 reserved seat with my membership?

Nope. I have a Schimma membership and have my seat ready and waiting.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

I've just grabbed a seat in the AFL members onsale. It is the first time I have had that panic, after years of going through it for Collngwood tickets, for a North game. If I am not quick I will miss out on a seat. FOR A NORTH GAME. I could get used to it.

 

[Jay-Z]

I'm still a GA member... was considering upgrading to reserved seats this year but for me, being on the wing is more important than whether i'm on level 3 or level 1 so i would have to go to one of the premium packages which is quite a bit more expensive than a normal GA membership. I was already planning on upgrading to a better seat for this game anyway (as I expected it to be packed and didn't want to get there too early to get a decent GA seat) so I'm not too fussed that it is allocated seating. Only annoying thing is TicketMaster's ridiculous fees for online bookings. They're a disgrace

 

[jess_1804]

This is a very handy post. So, if I have a GA membership and want to sit on the wing on level 3, all I have to pay is the $14?

 

[Jay-Z]

This is a very handy post. So, if I have a GA membership and want to sit on the wing on level 3, all I have to pay is the $14?

Correct. Plus whatever the ticketmaster booking fee is these days (think it is something like $7 per transaction)

 

[abby]

Correct. Plus whatever the ticketmaster booking fee is these days (think it is something like $7 per transaction)

Thats $21 on top of already paying for a membership, that is crazy....sigh, I hate these fully ticketed games.

 

[theduckfan]

Nope. I have a Schimma membership and have my seat ready and waiting.

Thanks, I have the same.

 

[Jay-Z]

Thats $21 on top of already paying for a membership, that is crazy....sigh, I hate these fully ticketed games.

Agreed. Be thankful that it's a very rare thing for North. As I said before, I don't mind this particular one because I was planning to upgrade to Level 1 Wing anyway but the extra fees are crazy

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

$7 for the privilege upgrading your seat and printing off your ticket at home.

Crock. Of. Shit.

If 30,000 people do just that, that's a cool $210,000 for nothing.

 

[Luke72]

Nope. I have a Schimma membership and have my seat ready and waiting.

me too, it sounds like it is full of Big Footy people. I should be around the Locket 50m arc, pretty happy with that, more happy that those * supporting morons will be seated somewhere else (I hope)

 

[GarnerSmash]

me too, it sounds like it is full of Big Footy people. I should be around the Locket 50m arc, pretty happy with that, more happy that those * supporting morons will be seated somewhere else (I hope)

The issue with these fully ticketed games though is that because not all these seats are set aside to North members these areas get flooded with opposition supporters on ticketed game days. I ****ing hate the fact that there will be * supporters sitting in what should be an area crammed with North members.

 

[Luke72]

The issue with these fully ticketed games though is that because not all these seats are set aside to North members these areas get flooded with opposition supporters on ticketed game days. I ******* hate the fact that there will be * supporters sitting in what should be an area crammed with North members.

You're kidding me I hope that all those extra members are filling up these seats. * supporters are up there with some of the worst.

 

[Smoocher]

Sorry for my ignorance but what will I be paying to book a cat 5 seat. I am a North Melbourne member (Simple 11 game membership). Is is simply the $7 booking fee?

 

[ShinbonerBaz]

Seats secured today. Bring it on baby,

Same

Tickets - check
Flights - check
Accommodation - check
Time off work (x4) - check

S.E.T.

 

[Event Horizon]

There is a real big game feeling about this one. Hope we don't disappoint and are actually ready for round 1 for once.

As for the seats, I agree that seats on the wing (preferably level 2) are best, but for the past few years I have had the level 1 pocket reserve seats, and have gone again with those this year. On the plus side, they are cheap enough that allows me to buy 4 of them, so if my wife or daughter don't join us, I can just take extra mates with me. And being right next to players race is good for my son, as he gets the up-close experience. But to watch footy from these seats are far from ideal. Maybe next year I will make the leap to level 2...

 

[Nate7]

The issue with these fully ticketed games though is that because not all these seats are set aside to North members these areas get flooded with opposition supporters on ticketed game days. I ******* hate the fact that there will be * supporters sitting in what should be an area crammed with North members.

Think of it as a great opportunity to get stuck into *them. It just so happens that quite a few of the sympathy thread regulars will be there!