AFL Members

[LostDoggy]

Is it true that AFL members can get premium seats to the finals like our prelim this Friday night for $16.00?

And we have to pay over $100 for a ticket as a club member.

If that's true I'm getting an AFL membership for next season!!

[Topdog]

For the first 2 weeks of the finals all AFL members can get seats on the wing for $13.50. Last week I was dead center row H.

In week 3 of the finals AFL Gold Members can get tickets for $16. Silver members need to pay the full guest price which is over $100.

No idea how long the wait is to get to Gold level.

[Desipura]

Is it true that AFL members can get premium seats to the finals like our prelim this Friday night for $16.00?

And we have to pay over $100 for a ticket as a club member.

If that's true I'm getting an AFL membership for next season!!

Yes FULL AFL members pay $16.00 (+ admin fees) for this weeks game. It takes about 6 years before you become a full member.
Silver members (which you would initially become) have to pay $111.00 for this weeks game.
To initially become an AFL member you have to pay a joining fee of about $100.00 for the first year only plus $400.00 to become an AFL member.

[LostDoggy]

So If I bought AFL membership for next year I'd be paying like $400.00 and I'd be a Silver member. So just say we were in the prelim next year and I'm a silver member because with that membership I'm also a club member I can just buy club member seats. This is what it says on the AFL membership site below.

AFL Silver Members with a Club Support package for one of the competing teams have two options to access preliminary finals tickets:
1. They may access tickets through their club’s allocation in the public section of the ground, on sale from 9am EST on Monday, September 14.
2. If guest passes are made available in the AFL Reserve, they may choose to purchase a ticket for themselves at the guest pass price, from 9am EST on Tuesday, September 15 (subject to capacity).

So I'm assuming this is still a better deal than just having a club membership. And then once I become a full member I'm set!

[bulldogtragic]

I have just researched AFL memberships for next year, so i can save you 30 minutes of research...

It's around $600 to be join as a silver level AFL member. That gets you 40 home and away games and the first two weeks of the finals. You can get reciprocal Ethihad rights, but there are only 1,000 seats so you aren't guaranteed a seat to WBFC games at Ethihad. So it's better if your team's home ground is at the 'g'.

The finals tickets are $13.50 for the first few weeks (With Medallion Club, I just paid $300 a seat for GF seats right up the top, so that's not saving any money, although it's a seat at the big dance). And you can nominate a club to get $130 of your membership (i.e. WBFC). However, until you become a full member you do not get pre-lim or grand final tickets unless there are free tickets, and then it's a ballot and no discounts on tickets.

It takes around 8 years at the moment to get full AFL membership, so it's a long and expensive committment to get the full benefits of AFL membership.

For a doggies person, i can't see that it does enough for me.

[angelopetraglia]

Don't forget it costs $430 per annum to be an AFL member.

Prelim final & GF access is a feature of the AFL FULL membership. Up until recently it did not cost any extra for an AFL FULL member to attend either event. However, now to be 100% sure of having a seat you need to reserve a seat for basically all finals (you can risk walk up depending on availbilitiy) and have to pay $110 to reserve a seat to the GF.

The $16 is simply an admin fee to reserve a seat. No idea why the admin fee goes up from last week just because it is a prelim ($13.50 last week to reserve a seat).

[Desipura]

I have just researched AFL memberships for next year, so i can save you 30 minutes of research...

It's around $600 to be join as a silver level AFL member. That gets you 40 home and away games and the first two weeks of the finals. You can get reciprocal Ethihad rights, but there are only 1,000 seats so you aren't guaranteed a seat to WBFC games at Ethihad. So it's better if your team's home ground is at the 'g'.

If we make the GF it will cost me $105.00 for a reseved seat as a full AFL member.
Other than the big drawing games where you have to pay $5.50 (plus admin fee) to reserve a seat at Etihad, I always get a seat on the wing at no charge.
Furthermore my cousin who is also a full AFL member, rocked up to the Dogs vs Cats game at no charge.

[angelopetraglia]

For a doggies person, i can't see that it does enough for me.

Have been a long time AFL member.

In summary;

MCG = Sensational. Facilities a little dated now, but the $30 million upgrade to the Southern Stand will be sensational.

Dome = Very poor. You have to reserve a seat and be quick. If a poor drawing game, you can just scan in and sit anywhere on top deck. I also have reserved seats at the Dome for Dogs matches (i.e. getting expensive, AFL FULL membership + WB reserve seats).

Finals = Fantastic seats, good availability. Can go to all finals.

Grand Final = Again great access. Since they have brought in the extra payment ($110 this year), if you want a seat you can normally get one. As WB Club Support AFL FULL member, I'm garuanteed a GF ticket if we make it. Massive advantage.

[bulldogtragic]

If we make the GF it will cost me $105.00 for a reseved seat as a full AFL member.
Other than the big drawing games where you have to pay $5.50 (plus admin fee) to reserve a seat at Etihad, I always get a seat on the wing at no charge.

That sounds good, so you can actually get seats at Ethihad on a regular basis?

The propaganda i got didn't really make me feel comfortable i would get a seat? What happens for the bigger games?

[LostDoggy]

$600 for my dad
$445 for myself

We paid like $375 and $315 for our WB memberships this year. So I'm starting to think that it's worth it when you add the cost of finals tickets into that equation. Wouldn't you agree?

Like bulldogtragic the only thing I'm worried about is getting a seat at Etihad since it's where nearly all our home games are. So I'm sure its easy when we play Freo. How about when we have home games at Etihad vs. big teams like Collingwood or Essendon? Do you still get a seat with your AFL membership? Where abouts do AFL members get to sit at Etihad. Is it Level 1 or Level 2 near the wing?

[Buckets]

I am a full AFL member and I can highly recommend it. The last 2 years I have been to 6 finals and have paid only about $13 dollars for level 2 seats on the wing every time except once. It's not a bad deal at Etihad during the year, if you book your tickets in advance you pay $5.50 for a seat on Level 1 for both home and away games or you can sit on level three for free unless it's a against a high drawing club like Essendon or Collingwood. Once you get full membership you are pretty much guaranteed to go the Grand Final no matter who's playing and are a certainty if the Bulldogs are there. Silver members of the competing clubs get looked after as well.

[Desipura]

That sounds good, so you can actually get seats at Ethihad on a regular basis?

The propaganda i got didn't really make me feel comfortable i would get a seat? What happens for the bigger games?

Not many people know this (and I hope not many find out shhh keep it quiet). When it is a low drawing game just rock up at one of the booths and ask for a seat on ground level.

For bigger games, check Ticketmaster as to when the tickets will be on sale (they are usually available 6 weeks prior to the game). If you get online and purchase them on the available day, you generally are able to get level 1 seats on the wing at the cost of $5.50.

[angelopetraglia]

That sounds good, so you can actually get seats at Ethihad on a regular basis?

The propaganda i got didn't really make me feel comfortable i would get a seat? What happens for the bigger games?

For bigger games you have to be really quick to reserve seats (as their are only 3,000 available for AFL members, except Bombers home games where their are none!).

Only have to use this facility for our away games (as we also have WB reserved seats). For the bigger drawing teams (e.g. Pies, Cats etc.), a week out we could not get reserved seats on the bottom deck. Had to reserve a seat on the top deck.

AFL membership for the MCG is infinitely better than for the Dome.

[LostDoggy]

So if you can go to 40 Home & Away games with an AFL Silver membership, how do they know how many you have been to?

So if I join up next year. It's going to be more expensive because of the joining fee. But from then on each year it would be $325 for an Adult and $170 for a concession membership?

AFL members on woof! So when the Doggies play like Freo, WC, Adelaide or any other interstate team at Etihad you never really need to reserve a seat and can just walk up on the day and grab a seat level 1 on the wing. But if you want to go to a high drawing game that involves or doesnt involve the Bulldogs if you reserve a seat well in advance you are more than likely to get a seat on level 1?

Another question I have is if you want to bring a few mates how much do they pay?

Sorry for the questions it's just that the AFL membership site doesn't have much information.

[Topdog]

Arkie, they have a heap of info all on brochures which they can send out. If you ask them for it they should send it to your email address. Alternatively I can check if I still have it at work and send it to you.

If your friends are not AFL members and want to sit in the AFL members section they need to pay a "premium" seat price. I think it is $30 during the year. Last week I got my mates seats for $55 I believe.

However you are more than ok to go and sit with them in the general admin area. I for one have not sat in the AFL members area at the dome as only 1 other mate has it and the other 5 don't. We just go up to level 3 all the time at the dome.

Your barcode has a record of how many games you have been to (The bulldogs membership has the same feature on it's member login page). 40 games is a heck of a lot. It's basically 2 games a week and with the Dogs playing 5 interstate games a year you will find it hard to go to that many.

Also whilst on a Silver membership you can upgrade to social club membership with the Dogs to ensure you get a GF ticket.