Bar codes for Melbourne v Carlton are now available on the app

21 hours ago, Left Foot Snap said:

Gandalf, I was an armchair member too because we generally can never get to games. I rang the membership department and they suggested I upgrade to a 3 game membership. Difference was only $30 and that was the same amount I saved on my seat ($20 for me and $50 for my wife as a guest). All sorted within half an hour once I got through. Might be a good way to beat the rush on the morning. 

Thanks LFS, noted for the future.  Thankfully there were no hassles this morning at 10.05am.   I now have two tickets in Bay 49 and can't wait to get there :)        

1 hour ago, Gandalf46 said:

Thanks LFS, noted for the future.  Thankfully there were no hassles this morning at 10.05am.   I now have two tickets in Bay 49 and can't wait to get there :)        

I don't know exactly how the numbering works but we got cracking front seats in Q50

Just booked my tickets for Round 3 vs Essendon.

AFL reserve level 1, level 2, and most of level 4 is allocation exhausted.

recommend booking your tickets for that asap. Could be the biggest crowd of the season up to that point of we both start undefeated.

Mods @Demonland can we change this to a general tickets thread?

If you have a GA membership or AFL Membership without a reserved seat I strongly suggest you book your Round 3 vs Essendon seats asap.

AFL members has a few rows of tickets left on level 1 outside and level 4 front row but beyond that it's full. Four weeks out from the match itself. Could well be 70k+ if both teams start strongly.

1 day. 9 hours and 42 minutes before I can get my seat. Just bring back the membership cards.

Forgive me if previously mentioned.

Is main the reason for the app bar code as opposed to a bar code on the old membership card for contact tracing, if that makes sense?

Or is the AFL just trying to move ticketing onto smart phones for data?

32 minutes ago, Stiff Arm said:

Forgive me if previously mentioned.

Is main the reason for the app bar code as opposed to a bar code on the old membership card for contact tracing, if that makes sense?

Or is the AFL just trying to move ticketing onto smart phones for data?

The latter!

9 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

The latter!

That is the bonus for them, but it creates a nightmare for people who don't have smart phones, disabled or just people trying to organise multiple tickets for family who have to set up individual accounts with Tickemaster/tek just to get the tickets and seats they have paid for. 

BUT the other advantage is that if there is a revival of COVID restrictions, they can limit the numbers attending since they no longer have a ticket which entitles them to admission.  

Anyone else not seeing the barcode in the app?

When I click on 'View Barcode' it goes to the next screen but it is blank.

Trying not to panic...🥴

4 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Anyone else not seeing the barcode in the app?

When I click on 'View Barcode' it goes to the next screen but it is blank.

Trying not to panic...🥴

Right I will give it a go.

It worked on mine. However when I screenshotted it it said it would not get me into the game so have to put it on google  pay. I think that is tihsllub.

they've now got it so that, as an afl member, i can log into the 'afl membership' page that ticketmaster manages

click on any of the games tho... "try again, something went wrong"

Edited March 13, 20223 yr by whatwhat say what

6 minutes ago, dl4e said:

It worked on mine. However when I screenshotted it it said it would not get me into the game so have to put it on google  pay. I think that is tihsllub.

Many Thanks.  Just tried it again and it worked.  Phew!

The last part of your post is well beyond my phone technical capabilities...

A silly question will a photocopy of the screen with the barcode work when scanned?

4 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Many Thanks.  Just tried it again and it worked.  Phew!

The last part of your post is well beyond my phone technical capabilities...

A silly question will a photocopy of the screen with the barcode work when scanned?

Probably not. I think the best way is to just log into the app and use the one provided in the app. This is plain out silly I know. A screenshot is the same as the barcode provided so I can't see the difference.

9 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

A silly question will a photocopy of the screen with the barcode work when scanned?

It did last year….it’s the only option for people without phones. Someone else has to print it out for them.

1 minute ago, george_on_the_outer said:

It did last year….it’s the only option for people without phones. Someone else has to print it out for them.

Thanks, I photocopied the mobile phone screen showing the barcode.  Really just for backup, in case something goes wrong at the gate. 

Wednesday night is going to be a disaster trying to get in. Expect huge queues of older people/people without phone/disabled folks having lots of issues

there will be around 20K to see the flag unfurled at this rate 

10 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Wednesday night is going to be a disaster trying to get in. Expect huge queues of older people/people without phone/disabled folks having lots of issues

there will be around 20K to see the flag unfurled at this rate 

This scenario worries me also Dub !!

15 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Wednesday night is going to be a disaster trying to get in. Expect huge queues of older people/people without phone/disabled folks having lots of issues

there will be around 20K to see the flag unfurled at this rate 

And all the young/middle aged people who haven't read the instructions 🙂

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

And all the young/middle aged people who haven't read the instructions 🙂

Indeed! Me included! 🙂

I’m not in the young group either 

So we're flying out of the mudhole that is northern NSW for the game. We're looking forward to taking a break after the last two weeks.

We've got our barcodes for GA but no seat allocation by the looks.

There's no way to book your seats by the looks. Just rock up and grab a set anywhere in GA. Is that how it works?

I was wondering what happens if it's a sell out?

 

10 hours ago, Brownie said:

So we're flying out of the mudhole that is northern NSW for the game. We're looking forward to taking a break after the last two weeks.

We've got our barcodes for GA but no seat allocation by the looks.

There's no way to book your seats by the looks. Just rock up and grab a set anywhere in GA. Is that how it works?

I was wondering what happens if it's a sell out?

Very unlikely to be sold out.  GA members can sit in any unreserved area (which is likely to be in the upper seats).  (Edit:  for the GA unreserved areas not in the rafters see @FearTheBeard's post a few down from this one).

 

GA members can upgrade and get a reserved seat via ticketek for a small fee $11 to $21 depending on area. 

This can be done via Ticketek website or the mfc app.

Tip 1:  Ticketek will ask for a membership barcode number(s) which can be found in the 'Ticket Details' section of your mfc app.

Tip 2:  Ticketek has a time limit before shutting you out so have all the info ready before starting.

 

Edited March 13, 20223 yr by Lucifers Hero

17 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

GA members can upgrade and get a reserved seat via ticketek for a small fee $11 to $21 depending on area. 

… or you can do as I did and totally balls things up for a not so small fee of $63.45. 😑

Edited March 13, 20223 yr by WalkingCivilWar

Just now, WalkingCivilWar said:

… or you can do as I did and totally balls things up for a not so small fee of $63.45. 😑

iirc you wanted a ticket rather than an 'upgrade, to be on the safe side. 

Maybe my comms weren't very clear..🤔

Hopefully, the above post can give you peace of mind and save you a few dollars for future very popular games.