nobbyiscool
Brownlow Medallist
- Aug 11, 2006
- 21,766
- 24,160
- AFL Club
- Tasmania
- Other Teams
- TasTigers, JJs, MV, CRaiders, PhEagles
There are no club allocations in the AFL reserve. It's all AFL members, Medallion Club, AFL life members, staff, VIPs, small amount of corporate and some of those $2000 packages you see advertised. I didn't see any bays of Eagles fans, but obviously there were more than 300. They probably bought those expensive packages or used a friends full AFL membership. As a competing club full member I was able to pick great seats on level 1 on the wing 30 minutes after they went on sale. Silver members always get left with the back of the top level and sometimes nothing at all.
Up on the top level there were 2 full bays of Eagles fans - when I say "full bays" I mean they would've been 90% Eagles fans. Which is why I assumed that they were club allocations. There were also smatterings of Eagles fans elsewhere on the top level.
In any case, I'm not sure what you say is correct. I know the Eagles Premium Victorian membership gets you some quasi-AFL member privileges (which is why I don't think you can even get AFL membership with Eagles club support any more).
Eagles Membership Page said:Perfect for the true football addict, allowing you to catch 11 AFL matches in season 2016 with access to the AFL member’s reserve at the MCG and Etihad...
...PRIORITY ACCESS TO FINALS TICKETS (INCLUDING PRIORITY ONE GRAND FINAL ACCESS), SHOULD THE WEST COAST EAGLES BE COMPETING
Using friends memberships or buying expensive packages doesn't really explain how they became pretty much full bays of fans from one team, which is also why I assumed they were club allocations.
That said, if you're a full member, I'll bow to your greater experience than mine!