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Posted
2 hours ago, praha said:

General Admin tickets. Simple as that.  You can reserve your seat but it's randomised. Wont be more than 40k so will be plenty of seats on the lower levels.

If we have General Admission tickets, can we move between different GA areas? For example, sere first half high above in the Wing (Level 3, or Level 2 if available), and then see the second half behind the goals with more passionate supporters?

In many soccer stadiums in Russia and Europe that would not be possible, as they have different entrance gates for different areas of the stadium, and you can't move between them.

Posted
9 hours ago, danielE288 said:

How many of you are there? I have an upgrade for 2 people from the MFC to reserved seats on level 2, just need to buy a general admission tickets to access the ground. Will possibly sell it.

Daniel, thank you!

How does that upgrade work? We buy 2 GA tickets and with your upgrade we go to the reserved seats at Level 2?

What's the cost of this upgrade?

Posted
4 minutes ago, akoo said:

If we have General Admission tickets, can we move between different GA areas? For example, sere first half high above in the Wing (Level 3, or Level 2 if available), and then see the second half behind the goals with more passionate supporters?

In many soccer stadiums in Russia and Europe that would not be possible, as they have different entrance gates for different areas of the stadium, and you can't move between them.

Hi there and welcome. 

Sorry about all the haters on here, as a seasoned traveller myself and someone who has been to Russia, I can tell you that you'll love Melbourne. Not as beautiful as St Petersburg but much warmer! 

As the club offered you free General Admision ticket (you picked the right club!) you will be able to move around at say half time from level 1 GA to level 3 or behind the goals with cheer squad. You just won't be able to enter any reserved seating areas. 

Hope you enjoy the trip and the game and don't forget to yell out Go Dees!

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Posted

Jaded, thank you for your kind words!

As the Club gives us free GA tickets, we will spend this money for their benefit on some Club related souvenirs. And we promise to cheer for Demons!

Moving between different general admission areas seems like a fun thing to do.

If we are high above in Level 3, can we have a feel of the actual game or is it more like watching down from the skyscraper, where people look like small ants?...

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Posted
1 minute ago, akoo said:

Jaded, thank you for your kind words!

As the Club gives us free GA tickets, we will spend this money for their benefit on some Club related souvenirs. And we promise to cheer for Demons!

Moving between different general admission areas seems like a fun thing to do.

If we are high above in Level 3, can we have a feel of the actual game or is it more like watching down from the skyscraper, where people look like small ants?...

The MCG is a great stadium so you will get a good view from high up. But the atmosphere is not great. 

My suggestion is start up high and then move to level 1 to get the atmosphere and get into the fun of it. If it's a close match it will be particularly good. Should be maybe 40,000-45,000 people there so you won't have an issue finding a seat. 

Posted
4 minutes ago, Jaded said:

The MCG is a great stadium so you will get a good view from high up. But the atmosphere is not great. 

My suggestion is start up high and then move to level 1 to get the atmosphere and get into the fun of it. If it's a close match it will be particularly good. Should be maybe 40,000-45,000 people there so you won't have an issue finding a seat. 

Looks like a great plan, thanks!

Posted
24 minutes ago, akoo said:

Daniel, thank you!

How does that upgrade work? We buy 2 GA tickets and with your upgrade we go to the reserved seats at Level 2?

What's the cost of this upgrade?

Yeah that's pretty much it. Would need to exchange for cash and then you redeem the passes from the ticket office. These are my own passes I'm kinda reluctant to part ways with them, so if you're actually interested and not trolling private message me.


Posted

Contact the club to thank them and ask if it might be possible for your family to get access to the club rooms after the game. Should (when) we win the atmosphere is great there, especially if you are new to the game. Maybe even meet the players. Could be a good public relations story for the club, "family travels to other end of the earth to see the Dees play".

Failing that, you're welcome to sit with Bitter But Optimistic, Biffen and I. We'll look after you and your family!

Posted
3 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

 

Failing that, you're welcome to sit with Bitter But Optimistic, Biffen and I. We'll look after you and your family!

My generous offer was outdone. Expect we will gave the saints a jolly good flogging if you sit with BBO.

Posted
1 minute ago, Wrecker45 said:

My generous offer was outdone. Expect we will gave the saints a jolly good flogging if you sit with BBO.

Akoo may not remember much after the first quarter, but a good time will be had by all. Having said that, I don't doubt he knows how to down a vodka or two.

Posted
2 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Contact the club to thank them and ask if it might be possible for your family to get access to the club rooms after the game. Should (when) we win the atmosphere is great there, especially if you are new to the game. Maybe even meet the players. Could be a good public relations story for the club, "family travels to other end of the earth to see the Dees play".

Failing that, you're welcome to sit with Bitter But Optimistic, Biffen and I. We'll look after you and your family!

Moonshadow, I don't want to abuse Club's kind desire to help us out, but thank you anyway for suggestion :-)

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Posted
5 hours ago, akoo said:

 

If someone lives so far away from Russia, it may seem to him that all Russian population is involved in hacking, corruption, and espionage.   

Only the dying breed of idiots that believe what the mainstream media feeds them.

The vast majority of people know that Russia had zero to do with the US election, and that the leaks came from inside the democratic party.

The Russia narrative is embarrassing, and was never remotely close to believable and a year later not a shred of evidence exists for any of the claims. Blaming Putin was a convenient and lazy excuse for a failed presidential campaign that flushed 1 billion dollars down the drain.

Enjoy the game ;)

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Posted (edited)
7 hours ago, akoo said:

As the Club gives us free GA tickets, we will spend this money for their benefit on some Club related souvenirs. And we promise to cheer for Demons!

I like you akoo. 

Hints for the game:

If a Saints player is tackled then yell 'Ball!!!!!' at the top of your lungs

If a Demon player is tackled then yell 'He didn't have it!!! (once again at the top of your lungs)

If the Saints get a free kick then yell 'Are you blind umpire?!?!?!? (top of lungs etc)

If the Demons get one then yell 'About bloody time!' (lungs again)

If a Demon supporter talks to you tell them that Big Max is a hero in Russia, then you will have a friend for life.

If a Saints supporter talks to you pretend you don't speak English... if they insist then say 'Tracca should have gone number 1' then laugh. 

 

OK. Joking a little bit here. I hope you enjoy the game and the visit to our land, and that you can go back saying 'Those Aussies are mad. What a game!'

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Dear Boris and Natasha,

Moonshadow has extensive links with " the party" and will organise all your official espionage requirements.(binoculars,seating)

His " information" is often unreliable ,especially after two beers.

Upon arrival your instructions will await you.

Trust nobody unless they are wearing a red and blue scarf.

Stand under the tree near gate 3 reading a copy of " the record" and one of his agents will meet you prior to your mission.

This message will self destruct once read by a moderator.

 

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Posted
14 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Akoo may not remember much after the first quarter, but a good time will be had by all. Having said that, I don't doubt he knows how to down a vodka or two.

I worked in Russia for a couple of years a decade ago Moonie - the stat I remember from back then was that Russians drank 70 litres of vodka per year per capita (men, women, children). But they do stick to the good stuff...


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I am amazed that you refer to ~40 thousand people as a "small" crowd for the regular season game... With so many AFL teams in Melbourne area you still have huge crowds on many games. This is something you should be very proud of!

Many Russians think that rugby union is the most popular spectator sport in Australia. That's because they don't know anything about other Australian ball sports. They are terribly wrong. I guess that AFL, NRL, cricket and even soccer outperform Rugby Union Super League in terms of spectators.

The AFL/NRL regional divide is also very unique, you don't see this happening in other countries. I wonder what could have happened if you had just one ball game in Australia. Then you would have to build grounds twice as large as MCG...

Amazing how relatively small Australian population is able to keep going so many ball sports!

Posted
On 6/20/2017 at 4:18 AM, small but forward said:

I worked in Russia for a couple of years a decade ago Moonie - the stat I remember from back then was that Russians drank 70 litres of vodka per year per capita (men, women, children). But they do stick to the good stuff...

About 7 years ago per capita consumption of beer in Russia has finally outnumbered per capita consumption of vodka. I mean a comparison done in actual litres consumed, not in pure alcohol equivalent... 

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Posted
1 hour ago, akoo said:

I am amazed that you refer to ~40 thousand people as a "small" crowd for the regular season game... With so many AFL teams in Melbourne area you still have huge crowds on many games. This is something you should be very proud of!

Many Russians think that rugby union is the most popular spectator sport in Australia. That's because they don't know anything about other Australian ball sports. They are terribly wrong. I guess that AFL, NRL, cricket and even soccer outperform Rugby Union Super League in terms of spectators.

The AFL/NRL regional divide is also very unique, you don't see this happening in other countries. I wonder what could have happened if you had just one ball game in Australia. Then you would have to build grounds twice as large as MCG...

Amazing how relatively small Australian population is able to keep going so many ball sports!

Some countries go to the moon. We watch sports. It's our thing.

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, akoo said:

I am amazed that you refer to ~40 thousand people as a "small" crowd for the regular season game... With so many AFL teams in Melbourne area you still have huge crowds on many games. This is something you should be very proud of!

Many Russians think that rugby union is the most popular spectator sport in Australia. That's because they don't know anything about other Australian ball sports. They are terribly wrong. I guess that AFL, NRL, cricket and even soccer outperform Rugby Union Super League in terms of spectators.

The AFL/NRL regional divide is also very unique, you don't see this happening in other countries. I wonder what could have happened if you had just one ball game in Australia. Then you would have to build grounds twice as large as MCG...

Amazing how relatively small Australian population is able to keep going so many ball sports!

Hope you all enjoy it.

I recommend you get to the game early (at least 1 hour early) and as others have said, feel free to adventure around. Try and get down to the fence or get behind the goals with the Melbourne cheers squad. You will get a rush seeing one of our goals come through. The main thing is to surround yourself with other club members, cheer, and have fun. Feel free to yell "ball", "man", "GO Dees", etc. Just follow what the rest of us do... as a sports lover you'll be a natural.

Enjoy :)

P.S You may find it strange that supporters of different teams often sit alongside each other. It's hard to explain but we just do it. I think it's because so many teams grew out of the same areas so we show little malice towards one another. Sure we have our banter and light teasing but ultimately we're all friends (after the siren).

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