AFL Silver Membership Waitlist Number

[kriles76]

Can anyone advise when they were last checked by anyone at the AFL Members gates?

I reckon it was once at Waverley before a poorly attended H&A game; and the other was one of the Brisbane vs. Collingwood Grand Finals - I suspect it was 2003.

Funny thing about that 2003 GF, I spent the entire third quarter in the police room. Some bloke turned up at his seat near me just before the start of the game holding his wrist saying he had a busted hand. I thought nothing of it until at half time, when a group of about three or four people came over to remonstrate with the bloke. During the argy bargy, one of the group grabbed a woman's handbag and ran off with it, so I gave chase. I caught up to the bloke after he'd been detained by a couple of cops. I told the cops he'd run off with a woman's handbag - the one he was holding - and was asked to give a witness statement in the police room. It was a shit boring game anyway, so I didn't miss much.

 

[random__hero]

I’ve been a member since 2009, only been checked once which was at an Anzac Day match in 2012 or 2013

 

[eddiesmith]

One of my friends has been checked and received a warning, but I maintain whoever used his membership must have been a ******* idiot.

There are so many ways to avoid drawing the attention of staff, even if they are checking you shouldn't have an issue.

I’m sure I’ve posted it before but only time I’ve seen it was 2010 GF replay, they asked Mum and she said I had her membership and that was it!

 

[missfinland]

Yeah, you can do that.

The only issue is if you bought it as a junior/concession and an adult wants to use it. Technically, they'd have to pay the top-up price for an adult ticket.

Without checking that you are actually entering the venue with an adult ticket, how would they even know that you are entering the venue with a child ticket when an adult ?

 

[Lee]

Without checking that you are actually entering the venue with an adult ticket, how would they even know that you are entering the venue with a child ticket when an adult ?

I could be wrong but at Marvel when they scan the ticket with the handheld scanners it will say adult/concession/junior on the screen (but they never really check instead they just listen out for the sound. At the G I believe there is no way they can know what ticket is being scanned unless they physically look at the ticket.

 

[deck]

Without checking that you are actually entering the venue with an adult ticket, how would they even know that you are entering the venue with a child ticket when an adult ?

The turnstile shows the ticket category you used Adult, Child or Concession. And I know this as my parents have been asked previously to show a pensioners card. Although previously when tickets were mixed around just the membership card was fine as the concession ticket was in the wrong persons hands. This was all pre-digital ticketing.

 

[BMW3]

Without checking that you are actually entering the venue with an adult ticket, how would they even know that you are entering the venue with a child ticket when an adult ?

Adult tickets get a GREEN light
Other tickets get an ORANGE light

 

[Satan]

Adult tickets get a GREEN light
Other tickets get an ORANGE light

Thanks for that

 

[NetworkNerd]

Does anyone know how any walkup seats for Saturdays game will be announced? On the MCG website?

Might wander down... not sure

 

[Jeremias]

Does anyone know how any walkup seats for Saturdays game will be announced? On the MCG website?

Might wander down... not sure

Announced on the AFL membership website later in the week.

There are still tickets on sale for that game so they're not yet sure how many - if any - bays will be available for walk up.

 

[The Sultan]

havnt been checked forever, I go in with kids/concession tickets all the time and nver been stopped. never deliberate i just send the kids their tickets and dont really pay attention whether its an adult or not.

considering there is no physical members card, how are the checking ?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

havnt been checked forever, I go in with kids/concession tickets all the time and nver been stopped. never deliberate i just send the kids their tickets and dont really pay attention whether its an adult or not.

considering there is no physical members card, how are the checking ?

I thought it was interesting. I would expect they would try some checking for Thursday night.

They should communicate the requirements for membership validation if they were going to stop people at the gate, but I don't even think they will.

I'll find it quite ironic if they start checking members in finals, when they open the gates within the ground to General Admission all year!

 

[blue harvest]

Does anyone know how any walkup seats for Saturdays game will be announced? On the MCG website?

Might wander down... not sure

They are now selling Q24 front.
So I reckon it will be the whole of level 4 middle and back and the last couple of bays front.

 

[Satan]

fyi

 

[Cudi_420]

Re. name checks, they have added a line to the T&Cs of the membership that they "frequently check ticket sale websites".

Also noticed how you can no longer screenshot tickets in Ticketek -- you need to send them to people. I wonder if they'll start cross referencing AFL members tickets with the names of the people who access them on Ticketek.

 

[Sixpence]

Re. name checks, they have added a line to the T&Cs of the membership that they "frequently check ticket sale websites".

Also noticed how you can no longer screenshot tickets in Ticketek -- you need to send them to people. I wonder if they'll start cross referencing AFL members tickets with the names of the people who access them on Ticketek.

You can open the links in a browser and screenshot them from there, so I don't think they'd be able to crosscheck anything.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Surprised they haven't implemented SafeTix here.

 

[kriles76]

Re. name checks, they have added a line to the T&Cs of the membership that they "frequently check ticket sale websites".

Also noticed how you can no longer screenshot tickets in Ticketek -- you need to send them to people. I wonder if they'll start cross referencing AFL members tickets with the names of the people who access them on Ticketek.

There’s a workaround so you can take ticket screenshots on your phone.

Ticketek should have sent a SMS to your phone when you purchased the tickets. Clicking the URL links in the SMS will open the Ticketek app and that does not allow you to screenshots tickets.

Instead, copy the URL of the SMS link and paste into a web browser on your phone. It should open to the Ticketek website with the QR code and seat location. That allows you to take screenshots.

You’ll just need to do this for each link in the SMS sent.

 

[missfinland]

Adult tickets get a GREEN light
Other tickets get an ORANGE light

Ahhh, there you go.

I have only ever seen green.

Thanks for that !

 

[deck]

Surprised they haven't implemented SafeTix here.

It's all they use in the US. Plenty of people still tried with screenshots but it just wouldn't work.

 

[Jeremias]

Utterly ridiculous.

Did they install more seats overnight?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Utterly ridiculous.

Did they install more seats overnight?

I assume the medallion/corporate leftovers?

 

[Satan]

Utterly ridiculous.

Did they install more seats overnight?

Are they all Q Row DD?

 

[Jeremias]

I assume the medallion/corporate leftovers?

I think that’s right. Still ridiculous.

Are they all Q Row DD?

No they’re probably level 2 or 2A…

 

[Satan]

I think that’s right. Still ridiculous.



No they’re probably level 2 or 2A…

Cant believe corporates etc wouldnt be used , its not st kilda vs gws