Even if the MCG had twice as many seats, it would have been sold out for Thursday night’s qualifying final, outgoing AFL boss Gillon McLachlan said.
Outgoing AFL boss Gill McLachlan says Thursday’s qualifying final between Collingwood and Melbourne could have sold out twice over, while rejecting criticisms of the finals’ ticketing system.
The Pies recorded their largest membership base this season, announcing a tally of more than 100,000. The Demons have about 70,000 members. MCC tickets for the Thursday night game went on sale via Ticketek at 9am last Tuesday, but by 9.27am the Melbourne Cricket Club tweeted to inform members that visitor tickets had sold out.
Issko said while the system wasn’t terrible, the association heard varied experiences from fans – devastated members who missed out on seats despite joining online queues early, and very happy fans who secured them without hassle. “My parents are both in their seventies, they’re coming from interstate, and I’m bringing them both to the game. That extra walk [to the other side of the stadium], it’s a bit painful for them. Those things aren’t taken into consideration,” he said.“I wouldn’t say it’s a dog’s breakfast – that’s unfair. I would say that it needs improvement, so the fan experience is good all the time,” Issko said.
Each of the two competing clubs are allocated 17,000 seats for the grand final for their members – a combined 34,000 seats of the 100,000 available at the MCG.
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