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First Round - All booked!!

Salems Lot
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OK, the positive:

Feeling a little chuffed as I have managed to arrange a site visit in Perth on the 23rd of March which means I will be able to get along to round 1 on the Sunday!  My first interstate game which hopefully is a good omen

The negative:

As I was going to be in Perth anyway I tried to just book a ticket through TM but none were available.  In the end I have booked through a link on the club's website and have signed up for a flight, accommodation and ticket package.    all seems a little too controlled for my liking.

Anyway - V excited - Go Dees!!

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    Interesting about the ticketing. I suspect that WCE like the Crows pretty well sell out their stadiums. That combined with the reserved seat revenue ensures that both are financial powerhouses.

    Good luck

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    Gee sold out this far in advance??......whats the ground capacity again?

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    1 hour ago, Salems Lot said:

    OK, the positive:

    Feeling a little chuffed as I have managed to arrange a site visit in Perth on the 23rd of March which means I will be able to get along to round 1 on the Sunday!  My first interstate game which hopefully is a good omen

    Anyway - V excited - Go Dees!!

    Lucky boy.

    Hopefully you'll get the round 22 2018 experience as opposed to the 2018 prelim version.

    Edited by Bring-Back-Powell

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    1 hour ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    Gee sold out this far in advance??......whats the ground capacity again?

    They got 60K to both of their 2018 finals.

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    Nice work Salem's Lot. 

    Very envious.

    You might like to call out to our WA Landers for a beer or two

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    51 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    Nice work Salem's Lot. 

    Very envious.

    You might like to call out to our WA Landers for a beer or two

    Yep, it was a lightbulb moment when I initiallythought *#%^ I have to go to $%#@ Perth..........................................oh wait a minute :) 

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    6 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Interesting about the ticketing. I suspect that WCE like the Crows pretty well sell out their stadiums. That combined with the reserved seat revenue ensures that both are financial powerhouses.

    Good luck

    According to the Optus Oval website,  general admission tickets are on sale from 28th of February. Even though this is round one I doubt it will be a complete sell out. Our last game there in May 2019 was only about 70% full. Capacity is over 60,000 I believe. I’ll buy one if I can’t get a ticket through my membership. 

     https://optusstadium.com.au/whats-on/afl-round-1-west-coast-v-melbourne

    Edited by america de cali

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    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

    For our Round 22 2018 match I purchased a premium ticket on the WC Members wing on a ticket reseller website and loved every single minute of it. Best day of football I've ever been to listening to those whingers whinge all day. Worth every overpriced cent I spent. Will only be topped by a Premiership.

    How lucky you were. I was at the prelim, and had the complete opposite experience to you.

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    2 hours ago, Salems Lot said:

    Yep, it was a lightbulb moment when I initiallythought *#%^ I have to go to $%#@ Perth..........................................oh wait a minute :) 

    So if you can make this a business trip you can claim it all as a tax expense. I'm looking at engaging an accountant in Brisbane at the moment for the same reason. ?

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    6 hours ago, Demonland said:

    I attempted this but both @Ethan Tremblay & @McQueen bailed on me. :P

    Well in my defence, after the round 22 win I was in Club 92 (eagles premium lounge) hanging [censored] on Trevor Nisbett. 
    And the preliminary? I’d bailed from the ground at halftime. 
     

    Next time without fail. ?

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    12 hours ago, dworship said:

    So if you can make this a business trip you can claim it all as a tax expense. I'm looking at engaging an accountant in Brisbane at the moment for the same reason. ?

    to hell with tax expense, they pay for the whole thing!!?

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    13 hours ago, america de cali said:

    According to the Optus Oval website,  general admission tickets are on sale from 28th of February. Even though this is round one I doubt it will be a complete sell out. Our last game there in May 2019 was only about 70% full. Capacity is over 60,000 I believe. I’ll buy one if I can’t get a ticket through my membership. 

     https://optusstadium.com.au/whats-on/afl-round-1-west-coast-v-melbourne

    Ah! so i went early, funny that.  Never mind, my meeting is with the guys who built the stadium who reckoned that tickets for Weagles games were always scarce.  I definitely did not want to miss out!

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    10 hours ago, McQueen said:

    Well in my defence, after the round 22 win I was in Club 92 (eagles premium lounge) hanging [censored] on Trevor Nisbett. 
    And the preliminary? I’d bailed from the ground at halftime. 
     

    Next time without fail. ?

    Unfortunately for you I'm never going back to that rats nest. Prelim scarred me. I'm still deathly afraid of rubber inflatable eagles.

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    3 hours ago, Demonland said:

    Unfortunately for you I'm never going back to that rats nest. Prelim scarred me. I'm still deathly afraid of rubber inflatable eagles.

    Would you like milk and sugar with that cup of concrete?

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    Mixing with at 50K + disappointed West Coast supporters after the game would be a beautiful thing.

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    8 hours ago, Salems Lot said:

    Ah! so i went early, funny that.  Never mind, my meeting is with the guys who built the stadium who reckoned that tickets for Weagles games were always scarce.  I definitely did not want to miss out!

    He couldn't get you tickets?

    Or at least tell where the secret entry is?

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    49 minutes ago, binman said:

    He couldn't get you tickets?

    Or at least tell where the secret entry is?

    No, that was the first thing I asked but he said if if was a Freo game it would have been easy. Not so much for Weagles. At least this way I will hopefully be sitting with Demons 

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    23 hours ago, america de cali said:

    According to the Optus Oval website,  general admission tickets are on sale from 28th of February. Even though this is round one I doubt it will be a complete sell out. Our last game there in May 2019 was only about 70% full. Capacity is over 60,000 I believe. I’ll buy one if I can’t get a ticket through my membership. 

     https://optusstadium.com.au/whats-on/afl-round-1-west-coast-v-melbourne

    Most Eagles games are betw 50,000 and 56,000.

    in 2019 From memory our crowd was about 51 500 odd.
     

    I would expect about 53,000 Or certainly no More than 55,000 but it is an opening round.

    Good luck Whoever goes and enjoy the game snd day 

    They are by far the biggest whingers and biased crowd in the AFL do if we Knock  'rm off We will have earned it.

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    52 minutes ago, 58er said:

    Most Eagles games are betw 50,000 and 56,000.

    in 2019 From memory our crowd was about 51 500 odd.
     

    I would expect about 53,000 Or certainly no More than 55,000 but it is an opening round.

    Good luck Whoever goes and enjoy the game snd day 

    They are by far the biggest whingers and biased crowd in the AFL do if we Knock  'rm off We will have earned it.

    Ever been to a Crows game?

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