FearTheBeard

The Brisbane game I think is a lock for Friday night.

The Swans game may end up as a Sunday 3:20 or Saturday night. They have two Friday night games in a row before they play us and we play Monday the week after. 

Also remember that it is a replacement home game for Hawthorn members.

Can expect 45K (maybe 50) against Hawthorn and hopefully 40K against the Saints on mothers day.

I suspect a lot of Melbourne supporters who are accustomed to Sunday games will go.

We got 53K against the Saints in 2017 on the 1:10 slot when it was 9th vs 10th and a battle to make the 8. 

Think we should be expecting a similar mid season drop off as last season. 

Imagine that Selwyn will be following a similar regime to burgess.

don’t think we complaining if we are top 2 with a 18-4 season.

On 4/20/2022 at 11:24 AM, Bitter but optimistic said:

George, do you happen to know if all our GF guarantee memberships have been sold?

All of the reserved seat packages with GF guarantee have sold out. Was a about 3 weeks ago I believe.

6 hours ago, spalding said:

Last night my 2 sons (both of them MCC provisional and MFC full members) and I (full members of both), were unable to book tickets to sit together in the MCC members for our game this weekend - so that bodes well for a decent crowd. Apparently the MCG members are not taking anymore bookings for 3 seats together (provisional MCC members have to pay $45 as visitors as it is a tier 1 game) because its basically full. That bodes well for a good crowd.

Hoping that more space might be made available in GA parts of the ground for MCC members - as I would prefer this than the 3 of us having to pay GA and make a donation to Peggy and the great unwashed.

Ah, you should have waited till this morning.

They were selling bays Q48-Q40 up to row X and when they sold out last night they only updated the system this morning.

Now, all bays level 4 MCC Q37-Q48 are available up to the very back (row MM).

Perhaps buy three free junior tickets together so you can sit with each other? 

Hate that this game is category 1 in the MCC, it won't come close to selling out. 

70K looks a reach at the moment.

1 hour ago, ucanchoose said:

When can I get a general admission ticket? Or should I just rock up on the day?

Can get at ground but may be easier if you get on ticketek get now. Costs about $22

6 minutes ago, 58er said:

Supposedly tickets were not available for members and GEn Public till after you posted your comment.

Actually  You don't buy a seat/ ticket  when you  go on to the app as a member or Gen Public.

The reasons  for the different tickets displayed is beachside the other areas have had sales already I would  assume.

You don't get any further info till after 72 hours before and agsin you can go to the GA area snd choose  your seats on first in best dressed base. 

If you are reserved seat holder then your seat is protected in your area.

You buy a seat on your App ($0 if member or price if not and choose the area and await scan seat 72 hours before. 
That's my experience snd YES MFC have a office betw Gates  3 and 4 for help.

They are all over it.

 

First of all you are incorrect regarding when I posted. Tickets in the AFL reserve and MCC went on sale well before I posted and the sales in the MCC are still not good. They still haven't sold out level 1 in the AFL and level 4 will be 80% empty. MCC still haven't opened up half the bays on level 4.

Tickets for away members and Richmond members went on sale before I posted as well. There were 5 bays that sold out in that process, M7-M9 and M28-M29.

You seem to think this is our home game, it is not. Yes there will be a very small proportion of our members who have away GA access who will receive GA tickets on the app 3 days before. But that is a very small amount of people. 

So your point on reserved seat holders is rubbish because it is not our home game.

I know exactly how the process works for ticketing so get off your high horse and stop trying to explain it to me.

This will be another disappointing road because of Covid, ticketing process and Richmond fans not turning up.

20 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

does it matter much to us?  it's our away game  takings go to the ferals.

Not hugely but it will add to the narrative of our poor crowds this year.

fwiw I think there will be at least 20K of us there. 

26 minutes ago, JimmyGadson said:

Anyone have an idea how ticket sales are going for this game? 

Not amazing, mainly because provisional members don’t have access in mcc. Looks like a 60k crowd. 70 would be a brilliant effort

will be very interesting to see how full (empty) the level 1 Richmond member reserved area seating is.

Demon army put a post out for ticketing this week. They have all of bay m33 so if you are interested sitting level 1 and only with Melbourne supporters book through this link. More info on their Facebook page. 

https://www.trybooking.com/BYYPP

Saints got 18k, would hate to be less Than that. Haven’t seen the members this empty in a long time, must all be in Mornington.

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Thanks for response. 

It is difficult to get any clear info for our Away games.  For the Richmond game the club told me that I could access Ticketek's priority 'club members' booking if I had a Home and Away membership but there is no such membership available to Redlegs members; it is Home games only.  So I had to wait til GA opened.

Do you have more info that will help with future 'Away' games in Victoria?

Edit:  Just saw your last post.  Yep, was also hoping to get level 2A.  Will be filthy if they release those during this week.

I sit 2a in the afl reserve though. There will be no seats on 2a available in general public for this game coz it’s all reserved seats areas for Richmond members.

6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

This is my bugbear

For the Essendon game Level 4 AFL was closed

Like cattle in a feed lot..... Time to let us roam free !!!

Level 4 AFL was definitely open against Essendon, its shut tonight.

Level 2A for me always though.

1 minute ago, JimmyGadson said:

The system is a joke and crowds will continue to disappoint until they revert back to the old system.

Part of why I have kept my MCC through the years is because of the ease of walk ins to games and arriving when I want. Especially if Im wanting to go with friends etc.

It is a complete joke and tonight I won't be surprised if they don't even crack 25,000.

Covid hesitancy is obviously a factor. But not as much of a factor as the post covid ticketing scenario. 

A JOKE!

There is walk up in MCC tonight.

25K will be a brilliant crowd all things considered.

33 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Is this visible on Ticketek sales to General Public section of website?  Or is it somewhere else?  It looks like a barcode is needed to see the 'Reserved' seating. 

When I was looking for seats for Richmond game it had blocked out as N/A most of the ground except some Q sections in the SWS yet was automatically allocating tickets by Bay in the Ponsford stand.  Almost zero ability to choose where to sit...but I may be missing something.

I was allocated tickets on Level 1, Ponsford but it was really annoying to see later that they were allocating tickets to better located Bays which had previously locked.

Apologies for autocorrect, now changed to ticketek.

Basically Richmond reserved seat bays are M50-M57 M1-3 M5-M6  M10-M15 and all level 2 and 2A in GSS and Olympic.

Unfortunately for this game they didn't allow you to select your own bay.

M7-M9 sold out in the general public on sale very fast, suspect a lot of melbourne home and away members will be sat there.

They put on m28-M36 in the Ponsford opening up each bay at a time and are currently at M35.

Those are the only Level 1 tickets available to non away game members, there will be a lot of us sitting there.

Looks about a 60K crowd to me, if both us and richmond win today it might top 70K.

6 hours ago, 58er said:

How do you know they are poor? 

A few reasons:

• You can go on ticketek and see what they are selling as reserved.
• MCC is a huge tell for our games whether it will crack 70K and because to is Category 1 they only at row s level 4 on a few bays
• Pax number on ticket Is the biggest give away.
• AFL reserve also barely sold anything on level 4 and haven't sold out level 1

"good sides get rewarded with prime time"

[censored] off afl.

Melbourne Fremantle is currently 1st v 3rd.

Richmond are bang average and Sydney arent great.

I know we aren't on because its two smaller clubs.

Reckon you can lock in North sunday 1:10 and Freo Saturday 2:10.

Expect a lot of our last 10  games are gonna be Friday/Sat nights. Brisbane twice, Geelong, Dogs, Carlton, Sydney, Fremantle over there, potentially even pies round 21.

4 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Is it being released today?

some time this week according to HS

Its quite funny to see that our supporter base prefers non prime time spots.

Maybe years and years of comfort with the 2:10 slot have made it preferable and easier to get home in the country?

Reckon we will get our best crowd in terms of crowd expectation against the Saints in the Sunday 1:10 slot.

I don't care, Id be there if it wax an 11pm game coz I'm crazy.

Ticket sales have been really poor for Anzac eve, dont worry if you have to wait till tomorrow morning, there will be plenty of level 1 seats.

Also remember, the demon army will be in the Ponsford (M33) which will probably have a lot of GA areas in it.

Doubt it will come close to 70K this year.

Petty Lever and Hibberd all seem to be in the 4-6 black hole. Only the club refuses to use the term 4-6 any more. Its now the "they'll be right next week" nonsense claim.

18 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Thanks.  That is reassuring to know.

Do you have any idea the likelihood of dee fans getting a 'good' seat ie not level Q for the ANZAC Eve game.  I believe we can only buy them when Public sales open up.

I'm an afl member with club support so I have my level 2A seat every game basically hehe.

But for Anzac Eve I suspect you will find that level 1 in the Ponsford will either all be GA or plenty of available reserved seating.

There will be plenty of red and blue there for an away game.

Also, bays M5-M8ish aren't in Richmond's reserved seat areas so you will also be able to reserve seats there.

Crowds are still well down this year so wouldn't be surprised if Anzac Eve doesn't crack 70K, especially if Richmond aren't good.

QB will be a similar story I suspect

42 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

The club told me we get a different barcode for each game.  This makes it tricky for GA members to upgrade to a reserved seat each game as we don't get the barcode number until 72 hours before the game whereas ticket sales open about 3 weeks before the game and as I understand it Ticketek require a barcode number to upgrade to reserve seats.  🤔  So the 'best' seats may be gone by the time barcode numbers arrive.

They hold back some of the better bays until closer to the game. M54 only went on sale two days before the game which is the best bay in the olympic stand for non reserved members and not alcohol free bays. Similar things happen with level 2 corporate allocations that go unused.

7 minutes ago, DubDee said:

60K tickets sold!  wow.    how many GA members do we have I wonder?  you'd have to say at least 10K would turn up

Of the 50K who have signed up I'm going that half are either AFL, MCC or reserved seat holders. So I think around 75K is both accurate and a good effort considering a Wednesday night and Im not expecting there to be more than 10K bulldogs fans.

For context Carlton Richmond has sold 75k so they will get close to 90K tomorrow.