Hmmm not looking great 

1 minute ago, Olgreybeard49 said:

Ditto message on AFL site and social media. 

Unbelievable.

Recommend monitoring Twitter of AFL, Ticketek and all clubs (including Hawks, Swans, GWS and Tigers who knows who will be quickest to update). Ticketek has shut down purchases for the time being. As soon as they say when, try to be ready with barcodes typed in word or notepad on a seperate lines so you just have to copy, paste all at once. Cross everything and pray.

Good luck to all. 

Just now, gwsampso said:

Hmmm not looking great 

Both clubs have confirmed there are still plenty of tickets for both clubs available and that the ticatek site will be back up soon.

 

3 minutes ago, gwsampso said:

Hmmm not looking great 

plenty available. tickets will be held in pending transactions that timed out. once the cache clears they'll be available 

14 minutes ago, Lifelong Demon said:

The first link takes me to a 5 second countdown and refresh. The second link takes me to a 15 second countdown and refresh!

 

Well, it WAS working, albeit briefly.

Sorry   

Now MCC presale tickets also suspended.

 

What a balls up.

Also a quick tip for you - I was online first thing, got to the payment stage and it then said the page had expired and hadn't processed. I went to get the tickets again and it told me my allocation per barcode had been used. Then checked my order history and the tickets were there, as well as payment taken out of the credit card so if  you get a similar message to me, check before going through the process again so you don't end up buying two lots, which I almost did!

Friggin hell  Been trying all morning. So stressful Been looking forward to this for so long. Id rather the old days when you had to queue.

WA Optus Oval ticketing is with Ticketmaster and they don't seem to have had any problems.

Is it the venue, i.e. the MCG that is with Ticketek?

 

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Once again Thanks Gil you are a bloody marvel

2 minutes ago, old dee said:

Once again Thanks Gil you are a bloody marvel

Yeh, right, Gil's responsible for Ticketek stuff up.

So I'm going to ask something really stupid.... Why do Members have to pay for tickets? Is this just for the finals? Sorry, but I've never been to Melbourne to watch live before. 

Just now, Baghdad Bob said:

Yeh, right, Gil's responsible for Ticketek stuff up.

This ticketek stuff up has continually occurred come finals time. The fact he hasn't held them accountable is a failure in his duty as CEO of the AFL.

Me too!

is the ticketing agreement with the venue or the competition? If it was with the AFL then why is the methcoast collingwood game done through ticketmaster? Should the MCG be being blamed?

4 minutes ago, Baghdad Bob said:

Yeh, right, Gil's responsible for Ticketek stuff up.

He gives them the contract every year and every year the same things happen. Ticketek are the same every year. These people are selling the AFL tickets to fans the performance is terrible every year. In the end the buck stops with the AFL It is their product being trashed.

Just a thought but does that then not stop with the chief of the AFL.

5 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

This ticketek stuff up has continually occurred come finals time. The fact he hasn't held them accountable is a failure in his duty as CEO of the AFL.

You have my vote

44 minutes ago, General Malaise said:

Apparently the Giants are impacted too.

Their 8 fans are furious.

The Rooty Hill end GWS fan forum will be..... nope no one logged in.

1 minute ago, DemonTux said:

is the ticketing agreement with the venue or the competition? If it was with the AFL then why is the methcoast collingwood game done through ticketmaster? Should the MCG be being blamed?

Each venue has its own ticketing agent.  That said, it is not good enough for the AFL not to demand improvements. These companies make an absolute fortune from selling AFL tickets. If the AFL were serious they could sell their own tickets and cut out the middle man.

I know tickets aren’t sold out but everytime I get that notification I die a little inside. 

Who knew making finals would be this stressful. Bring back talking draft picks in August!