Seating Allocation

[montasaurus 0]

This always irks me, why is the top level open for games against interstate sides?

Surely if it was closed, we'd need less patrons to start making a profit, and the crowd would become more intimate (look more sizeable).

Win-win I'd have thought

45 this is one of my biggest gripes as well.

Another is that I have had real bug for the last 10yrs or so about a few of our "band-wangon type" members that purchase reserved seat memberships yet are never there when we are not going as well apart from the big games. I have always had a reserved seat for home games ever since the "red seats" were removed.

One of the 2 biggest reasons for having this ticket is the atmosphere. The other is to not sit with the opporsition filth - refer Mr Jones! Unfortunately the first reason has overtime deteriated really badly to the stage where I can remember up to 6 games in the last 2 seasons where there were lucky to be 50 people in our bay for a home game.

Therefore I would propose for the smaller drawing crowds to open the bottom level of the nth stand to MFC members (and MCC if they wished) to sit in a "fanatics area". This would use approx 5-10k of seating more effectively thus opening more space in the sth stand for general on the bottom as well. This could well facilitate a closure of the top sections and have a real members wing once again plus a real home ground advantge by concerntrating our supporters. Target 2010! bring us together and make some noise. One of my fondest memmorys was having diamond joe come down and sit with us in a last quater win after getting soaked for the 1st 3 but still sitting with plenty of red/blue around us!

I would have no issue paying the same price for my current Nth stand ground reserve seat and only have a reserve for say the big 6 (Coll, Ess, Carl, Rich, Haw) and any other game as a 1st come for the seating in a members stronghold.

There can be no issue with seating allocation (premium etc) as many times for away games some of these same seats can be general admission anyway.

[olgreydingo 51]

Great post, for years I have been compaining about the Voice of MFC supporters, and on certain games, you can not hear us compared to other clubs. It was fantastic to see Jimmy behind the goals on Suday and take "That Mark". I would leave the MCC area in a heartbeat to sit with ALL Demon faithful, including Jimmy!

[Gorgoroth 12,706]

I ahve a reserved seat in the southern satnd, I'd rather be in the northern stand, but thats a alcohol free zone and 2 of the 4 of us like to have a beer or two at the game, so we stay over that other side, so we have 2 reserved seating areas as well which thins the numbers more.

[montasaurus 0]

Great post, for years I have been compaining about the Voice of MFC supporters, and on certain games, you can not hear us compared to other clubs. It was fantastic to see Jimmy behind the goals on Suday and take "That Mark". I would leave the MCC area in a heartbeat to sit with ALL Demon faithful, including Jimmy!

I was only 20 rows back and it was sundays game that really got me thinking. the last time I enjoyed a game (be it a terrible game) as much as this would have been against the doggies at TD when brown broke his leg. That day the club had a members area and same as sunday it was a terrible standard game but again one of the best atmospheres to sit in. If enough votes are cast and its in favour of the section i think this post will need to be passed onto the club.

Could also be a dress code of red or blue on or no entry as well!

[olgreydingo 51]

The only issue I would raise is I often drag other team supporters or potetial D"s supporters to games. So based on that I personally would rather an area with no reserved seating, but thats just me. This used to be the case many years ago, It was the "RED SEAT" area. From memory, MFC members were free, and others were $5 or $10 extra on top of entry. Now that the MFC and the MCC are together, what about using a small part og MCC seating?

[montasaurus 0]

I ahve a reserved seat in the southern satnd, I'd rather be in the northern stand, but thats a alcohol free zone and 2 of the 4 of us like to have a beer or two at the game, so we stay over that other side, so we have 2 reserved seating areas as well which thins the numbers more.

Thats the only issue with these seats, but trust me you get used to chuggin them down at 1/4 and 1/2 time. But there would be nothing stopping the same approach for the seats in the sth stand for those who enjoy an ale while the games on.

[MikeyJ 60]

Now that the MFC and the MCC are together, what about using a small part og MCC seating?

As long as everyone who sits in that area is either an MCC member or has purchased a visitors' ticket, sure.

Otherwise, no chance in hell.

[John Dee 445]

I have a reserved seat in the southern stand, I'd rather be in the northern stand, but that's a alcohol free zone and 2 of the 4 of us like to have a beer or two at the game, so we stay over that other side, so we have 2 reserved seating areas as well which thins the numbers more.

The kids and I are in the Southern stand reserved area, by preference. We prefer to be protected by the stand from the weather and to be in the winter sun.

[AzzKikA 2,371]

Yeah i also am in the Southern stand, it has only been two years of having a reserved seat but i beats the hell out of away games trying to find one, ie. Richmond game where we had to sit with the moronic Richmond supporters coz there were very few bays open on ground level.

[Gorgoroth 12,706]

The prob with the winter sun is that like the North game if it's a bright sunny day then you have it in your face the whole time which makes it harder to watcht he game, but each to their own.

[AzzKikA 2,371]

Yeah i got sun burnt pretty bad that day...LoL

[olgreydingo 51]

In the end you cannot please all the people all the time, however, let’s try something that may appeal to most people. It’s worth a shot. It may no suit everyone every week, just as I can’t go every week (Unless we played at a sensible time like say, maybe, I know SATURDAY AFTERNOONS!)

[montasaurus 0]

In the end you cannot please all the people all the time, however, let’s try something that may appeal to most people. It’s worth a shot. It may no suit everyone every week, just as I can’t go every week (Unless we played at a sensible time like say, maybe, I know SATURDAY AFTERNOONS!)

Careful OGD, your making too much sense for this site!

[dee-luded 2,959]

I ahve a reserved seat in the southern satnd, I'd rather be in the northern stand, but thats a alcohol free zone and 2 of the 4 of us like to have a beer or two at the game, so we stay over that other side, so we have 2 reserved seating areas as well which thins the numbers more.

I had a reserved seat, but I find I like to move around on different days to sit different parts of the ground.

Usually I make up my mind when I get there & look for space. I do not like to be locked in.

[45HG 1,539]

Same seat, every week.

Love it

[John Dee 445]

The prob with the winter sun is that like the North game if it's a bright sunny day then you have it in your face the whole time which makes it harder to watcht he game, but each to their own.

I got a bit sunburnt at the North game too. I usually take enough hats for all to cater for sun in the eyes; my PC kids do not normally wear hats.

There used to be a really bad corona effect over the top of the old members stand that made things difficult late in the season, but the new Members stand has fixed that.

[Gorgoroth 12,706]

I was burnt to a crisp, no [censored] I only stopped peeling a few days ago.

Stupid sun!

[Bonkers 987]

I ahve a reserved seat in the southern satnd, I'd rather be in the northern stand, but thats a alcohol free zone and 2 of the 4 of us like to have a beer or two at the game, so we stay over that other side, so we have 2 reserved seating areas as well which thins the numbers more.

I've got reserved seating on level 1 olympic/northern stand, the alcohol free zone is news to me, was having a beer there the other day.

[montasaurus 0]

I've got reserved seating on level 1 olympic/northern stand, the alcohol free zone is news to me, was having a beer there the other day.

my reserved seat on gnd level is definately a dry zone as is the whole section. It has been this way from the day the stand opened? unless there was a slack staff member at the top of the stairs?

I wonder if were getting confused about grnd & lvl 1. I'm sure lvl 1 in the nthern stand is for captains club etc and is on the 1st tier of the stand not ground level?

[Bonkers 987]

my reserved seat on gnd level is definately a dry zone as is the whole section. It has been this way from the day the stand opened? unless there was a slack staff member at the top of the stairs?

I wonder if were getting confused about grnd & lvl 1. I'm sure lvl 1 in the nthern stand is for captains club etc and is on the 1st tier of the stand not ground level?

Up the escalators next to the Presidents Club, can't say I've had a beer at ground level in the Northern for a while.

[montasaurus 0]

Would you Support Nth Gnd Reserve to be open for all members on small games

yes [ 30 ] ** [88.24%]

no [ 4 ] ** [11.76%]

I would be very interested to hear the thoughts for the 11.76% for not being in support of this. I actually expected far closer to 95-100% support for something like this?

[olgreydingo 51]

Would you Support Nth Gnd Reserve to be open for all members on small games

yes [ 30 ] ** [88.24%]

no [ 4 ] ** [11.76%]

I would be very interested to hear the thoughts for the 11.76% for not being in support of this. I actually expected far closer to 95-100% support for something like this?

Dont worry 'montasaurus' this is a small sample. Anyway a near 90% shows a geart amout of intrest. Its a pity that it was not in place for this week, a 4pm sunday game for MFC supporters is generally not well recieved, and I guess around 20,000 is all that will attend.

[Yencks 8]

my first memories of the MCG were in the red seats...good family atmoshphere.

are these the ones that were close to the punt road end goals on the northern side?

[montasaurus 0]

my first memories of the MCG were in the red seats...good family atmoshphere.

are these the ones that were close to the punt road end goals on the northern side?

spot on, re family area thats has an unbelievable atmospher this was the driving factor for the suggestion being that for small games we struggle to have any atmospher at all (ignore freo and Bris wins last year)

[montasaurus 0]

Dont worry 'montasaurus' this is a small sample. Anyway a near 90% shows a geart amout of intrest. Its a pity that it was not in place for this week, a 4pm sunday game for MFC supporters is generally not well recieved, and I guess around 20,000 is all that will attend.

might take a pic or 2 on sunday to prove my point as well in an area that would be/should be "sold out" on the books. Anyone else with similar areas should do the same and the next week submit this post to the MFC and see what they think.