- Mar 26, 2007
- 19,113
- 39,654
- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
- Other Teams
- SA Spurs, Anaheim Ducks, White Sox
I'm happy to be priority #2. I've seen the Saints, Dogs and Tigers games, it's fair now that others that missed get a crack. It seems to have gone like:
Showdown - Ballot - Was the fairest option
Saints Game - 20k crowd and structured for commitment levels for those that missed out on the showdown - again a fair option, and importantly the tickets got all the way through the priority list before all being taken.
Bulldogs Game - Given everyone got to have a crack at tickets for the Saints game if they wanted them, they changed tickets to purely basing it on membership levels/categories. Again a good decision and fair to those that have committed more, especially given that it appeared based on the Saints game that anyone that really wanted a ticket would get one.
Richmond Game - Same as Dogs, system was working, why change? Big curveball hit though with not enough time to plan and that was reduced capacity. So they stuck with the membership category model, but a lot of people missed out. It was the right thing to do, but I think most people that went to that game realised they might miss out on the next.
Hawks Game - Smartly, the club is allowing those that missed out to get first crack, but those that went last week still have a chance if not all the tickets are snapped up straight away. Again, it is the right decision and the fairest way to do this.
The trick now becomes the next game. If capacity isn't increased, the Hawks game ticket model may be repeated. So if you don't really want to miss out on the next game post-Hawks, which could well be the Bombers or Pies at home, then it might be worth skipping on getting a ticket. However in that instance you're risking that they may increase capacity, return to the Bulldogs game ticket structure and you could've gone to both?
Showdown - Ballot - Was the fairest option
Saints Game - 20k crowd and structured for commitment levels for those that missed out on the showdown - again a fair option, and importantly the tickets got all the way through the priority list before all being taken.
Bulldogs Game - Given everyone got to have a crack at tickets for the Saints game if they wanted them, they changed tickets to purely basing it on membership levels/categories. Again a good decision and fair to those that have committed more, especially given that it appeared based on the Saints game that anyone that really wanted a ticket would get one.
Richmond Game - Same as Dogs, system was working, why change? Big curveball hit though with not enough time to plan and that was reduced capacity. So they stuck with the membership category model, but a lot of people missed out. It was the right thing to do, but I think most people that went to that game realised they might miss out on the next.
Hawks Game - Smartly, the club is allowing those that missed out to get first crack, but those that went last week still have a chance if not all the tickets are snapped up straight away. Again, it is the right decision and the fairest way to do this.
The trick now becomes the next game. If capacity isn't increased, the Hawks game ticket model may be repeated. So if you don't really want to miss out on the next game post-Hawks, which could well be the Bombers or Pies at home, then it might be worth skipping on getting a ticket. However in that instance you're risking that they may increase capacity, return to the Bulldogs game ticket structure and you could've gone to both?