Send the feelers out to all your Melbourne friends to be there on Saturday night. If you know a Melbourne supporter who is in Melbourne that isn’t going then put some pressure on.. it’s our home game. 

I’ve got 4 flying in from Sydney.. coming in hot! 
 

Go dees. 

Nice to be relevant and mentioned in the 85,000 MCG capacity news stories. Will this be enough? :p 

1 hour ago, stynewillalwaysbeonthevine said:

Send the feelers out to all your Melbourne friends to be there on Saturday night. If you know a Melbourne supporter who is in Melbourne that isn’t going then put some pressure on.. it’s our home game. 

I’ve got 4 flying in from Sydney.. coming in hot! 
 

Go dees. 

I've got my mum and her partner coming. She's usually a strictly-finals type. She's not seen much live footy these past 15 years.

 

So the MCG crowd capacity has been increased to 85k, which is great and should ensure a big loud crowd. But can I ask what’s the difference between 85k and 100k capacity in terms of COVID security? I think it’ll end up at about 75,000 with ticketing issues, which is brilliant but disappointing it’s not full capacity. 

1 minute ago, Pates said:

So the MCG crowd capacity has been increased to 85k, which is great and should ensure a big loud crowd. But can I ask what’s the difference between 85k and 100k capacity in terms of COVID security? I think it’ll end up at about 75,000 with ticketing issues, which is brilliant but disappointing it’s not full capacity. 

Especially when they will squeeze everyone into 85% of the seats and leave large blocks empty. Can’t work it out myself. 

Think we will be lucky if it’s 65k attending, until they allow walk up entry without having to pre book tickets I can’t see crowds getting close to pre covid levels 

42 minutes ago, Garbo said:

Think we will be lucky if it’s 65k attending, until they allow walk up entry without having to pre book tickets I can’t see crowds getting close to pre covid levels 

GA tickets are $70-$75 for level 1 what a rort! No wonder games aren't selling out, that is just ridiculous.

1 hour ago, Earl Hood said:

Especially when they will squeeze everyone into 85% of the seats and leave large blocks empty. Can’t work it out myself. 

Yeah I can't work it out either. If they're only going to allow 75% (or insert any number) then at least spread it out around the whole ground.

Last week they closed the entire top section of the Southern Stand yet my section was chock-a-block. How is that mitigating risk? Either spread everyone out or make it 100%. 

Yeah nothing makes sense lately. Soccer at AAMI Park last week wouldn’t even let people out at half-time, no pass-outs due to COVID they said. They preferred to have thousands of people congregate in the concourse.

 A few hundred metres away at the G they let people in and out anytime. Is everyone on the same page here? 

Edited April 22, 20214 yr by Dee Zephyr

9 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Yeah nothing makes sense lately. Soccer at AAMI Park last week wouldn’t even let people out at half-time, no pass-outs due to COVID they said. They preferred to have thousands of people congregate in the concourse.

 A few hundred metres away at the G they let people in and out anytime. Is everyone on the same page here? 

Trust the science

 

We just don't know whose science though...seems to be lots of different takes....

 

strange you can have 85% at the MCG but only 75% at Docklands

19 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

strange you can have 85% at the MCG but only 75% at Docklands

No there is no game at Docklands that will get 40,000 or above Don't need alteration yet: 

85% capacity well well well.....the pure dumbfkuery of this government .  What the hell is the difference when you can have 85%crowd capacity but not 100%.  The idiots are just treating us as fools,  playing head master over our lives.  Geez this is reaching boiling point with me.

11 hours ago, Pates said:

So the MCG crowd capacity has been increased to 85k, which is great and should ensure a big loud crowd. But can I ask what’s the difference between 85k and 100k capacity in terms of COVID security? I think it’ll end up at about 75,000 with ticketing issues, which is brilliant but disappointing it’s not full capacity. 

What covid security?

Herald sun says MCG expecting around 60,000 for our game. 

Bit disappointing, thought it'd be closer to 75 given the occasion, team's position and Jones' 300th.

 

Edited April 22, 20214 yr by JimmyGadson

I think we will get more than 60000....Richmond will turn up. Dustys 250th also.

The no GA on the gate is killing it tho.....ridiculous.

Edited April 23, 20214 yr by Wadda We Sing

12 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Yeah nothing makes sense lately. Soccer at AAMI Park last week wouldn’t even let people out at half-time, no pass-outs due to COVID they said. They preferred to have thousands of people congregate in the concourse.

 A few hundred metres away at the G they let people in and out anytime. Is everyone on the same page here? 

Yep that is ridiculously stupid and probably more dangerous than letting people outside.

Its quite hard to contract covid outdoors in open air anyway according to latest research.....

14 hours ago, Pates said:

So the MCG crowd capacity has been increased to 85k, which is great and should ensure a big loud crowd. But can I ask what’s the difference between 85k and 100k capacity in terms of COVID security? I think it’ll end up at about 75,000 with ticketing issues, which is brilliant but disappointing it’s not full capacity. 

Nothing, it’s just someone justifying their job. Hopefully back to full capacity shortly.

13 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

GA tickets are $70-$75 for level 1 what a rort! No wonder games aren't selling out, that is just ridiculous.

That’s insane.

I hope this new case in Vic doesn't lead to crowds not being permitted.

Club needs the revenue from this game, particularly after COVID last year.

 

John Ralph just said 80k now expected on Saturday night. Amazing. 

10 hours ago, RyanD said:

John Ralph just said 80k now expected on Saturday night. Amazing. 

Pretty sure that was Sunday's game he was referring to. 

42 minutes ago, JimmyGadson said:

Pretty sure that was Sunday's game he was referring to. 

Nup, he referenced that game as well. They are a few hundred tickets short if 85k