Week one finals fixture

[azabob]

Re: Week one finals fixture

Please note. Western Bulldogs are saying AFL Club Support tickets go on sale on Wednesday. The email I just got from the AFL says Tuesday.

Week 1 Matches
at the MCG

On-sale time 12pm
Tuesday, August 27
via Ticketek

talk about a shit show.

this link says Wednesday https://www.afl.com.au/finals/ticket...nation-final-2

[Bornadog]

Re: Week one finals fixture

talk about a shit show.

this link says Wednesday https://www.afl.com.au/finals/ticket...nation-final-2

i am at a conference in Perth this week, need to keep an eye out- FMD

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Week one finals fixture

Crazy from the AFL. The email sent to members says Tuesday. The website says Wednesday.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Week one finals fixture

We have played 22 games at the MCG in the Bevo era.

Won 10
Lost 12

In finals

Won 2 (GF Swans and QF Hawks)
Lost 1 (EF Crows)

Only an average of just over two games per year.

In the same time period. The AWAY team Hawthorn has played 92 games at the MCG.

[Axe Man]

Re: Week one finals fixture

Finals fixture: Battle of Sydney clash leaves Bulldogs seething

The AFL will prioritise a Sydney derby blockbuster on the Saturday afternoon of week one of the finals in a September schedule that opens with a Port Adelaide v Geelong Thursday night clash.

The Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn will play a Friday night MCG blockbuster at 7.40pm, with the Swans and GWS locked into a 3.20pm Saturday afternoon clash at the SCG.

Then Brisbane will host Carlton on Saturday night in a week one qualifying final.

But the decision to hand Sydney and GWS the Saturday afternoon clash has flow on effects that includes a fixturing clash with the Western Bulldogs first AFLW home clash,

That game is scheduled for 5.05pm on Friday night at Whitten Oval, and is one of only five Dogs home games for the year with one of those clashes played in Ballarat.

But Dogs fans will have to choose between representing their AFLW players or going to an MCG final given they are effectively played back to back in separate venues.

The AFLW season is only 11 games crunched into 10 weeks, with one of those Dogs clashes a midweek encounter against Brisbane in Queensland.

The AFL could have opened the finals with Sydney v GWS on Thursday night before a Brisbane v Carlton Friday night clash, with the loser of the first clash to play the winner of the second clash.

Playing the Dogs-Hawthorn game on Saturday night would also have allowed all four clubs playing week two of the finals a full seven day break sleeping in their own beds by Saturday night.

It would also have handed Sydney or GWS a longer break than their opponent leading into a week two finals clash as a top four team.

Instead the Dogs will wonder why an AFL House team so keen to promote its AFLW competition has locked in such a bizarre fixture clash.

The Dogs football department also has multiple staffers who work in both roles so it will prove a challenge for them to be at both games.

Carlton will also have to fly home from Brisbane on Sunday morning and make a quick recovery for its week two clash if it is successful in knocking off the Lions.

The Blues were only able to qualify for September after an epic finish to the home and away season which saw them lose to St Kilda in the last 13 seconds, only for Port Adelaide to beat Fremantle to hand them passage to the finals.

The schedule provides some mouth-watering options, with Sydney on top of the ladder but having lost all three finals against cross-town rival GWS.

Sydney and GWS have also been in a long-running battle after the constant needling from the Giants’ social media team, which has prevented the clubs from organising joint press conferences to promote their games in recent times.

Carlton will take on Brisbane in a reprise of their preliminary final clash last year, with the Blues 30 points up 20 minutes into the first quarter before the Lions finally won.

Carlton will bring back Harry McKay, Charlie Curnow, Mitch McGovern and potentially former captain Sam Docherty, who is in full training and making an unlikely push for a return after ACL surgery.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Week one finals fixture

Surely there is an easy fix. Can't they find a more suitable time for the AFLW?

5:05pm on a Friday night. What kind of time is that? Riduclous fixturing.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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The ticketing info is a little confusing. In one section it says 1 ticket per member barcode. In another it says 2. But it also says transaction limit of 10. What is a transaction limit in this context? And is it 1 or 2 tickets per barcode?

[Axe Man]

Re: Week one finals fixture

The ticketing info is a little confusing. In one section it says 1 ticket per member barcode. In another it says 2. But it also says transaction limit of 10. What is a transaction limit in this context? And is it 1 or 2 tickets per barcode?

If it's 1 ticket per barcode then you are limited to 10 tickets with 10 barcodes. Say you had 11 barcodes, you can still only get 10 tickets max in the one transaction.

[Rocket Science]

Re: Week one finals fixture

We have played 22 games at the MCG in the Bevo era.

Won 10
Lost 12

In finals

Won 2 (GF Swans and QF Hawks)
Lost 1 (EF Crows)

Only an average of just over two games per year.

In the same time period. The AWAY team Hawthorn has played 92 games at the MCG.

It's ace that we've played more games on Adelaide Oval this season than the venue of our 'home' final where our opponents have played *checks notes* nine ferkin times this year.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Week one finals fixture

If it's 1 ticket per barcode then you are limited to 10 tickets with 10 barcodes. Say you had 11 barcodes, you can still only get 10 tickets max in the one transaction.

Got it thank you.

OK so now just need to figure out if it's 1 or 2 per barcode. The FAQ is contradictory.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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It's ace that we've played more games on Adelaide Oval this season than the venue of our 'home' final where our opponents have played *checks notes* nine ferkin times this year.

Incredible.

So we're better of asking the afel to have our game played in Adelaide. What a league.

[Bornadog]

Re: Week one finals fixture

Crazy from the AFL. The email sent to members says Tuesday. The website says Wednesday.

I am also an AFL member but haven’t received an email. Did you get that today

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Week one finals fixture

I am also an AFL member but haven’t received an email. Did you get that today

Three days ago.

Email script below.

Gold and Silver AFL Members can upgrade to a reserved seat within the AFL Reserve using their 2024 AFL Membership Barcode via Ticketek for matches at the MCG.

Bronze Members may also be able to upgrade to a reserved seat for Week 1 matches at the MCG at the guest pass price, subject to guest pass availability and capacity.


Week 1 Matches
at the MCG

On-sale time 12pm
Tuesday, August 27
via Ticketek

[Bornadog]

Re: Week one finals fixture

Three days ago.

Gold and Silver AFL Members can upgrade to a reserved seat within the AFL Reserve using their 2024 AFL Membership Barcode via Ticketek for matches at the MCG.

Bronze Members may also be able to upgrade to a reserved seat for Week 1 matches at the MCG at the guest pass price, subject to guest pass availability and capacity.


Week 1 Matches
at the MCG

On-sale time 12pm
Tuesday, August 27
via Ticketek

3 days ago - yes did get that email but didn’t read it as the games hadn’t been finalised.
talk about confusion.

Edit - went into that email and clicked Ticketek and the date showed Wednesday

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Week one finals fixture

Ticketmaster AFL Member website says Wednesday

Match - Elimination Final 2 Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn
Time & Date - 7.40pm Friday, September 6
Venue - MCG
Guest Pass Limit - 2 per barcode
General Admission - TBC
On-sale - 12pm Wednesday, August 28 via Ticketek