Not often I have something good to say about Vlad but it is good to see him looking after the fans by freezing the price of tickets. Pity that McGuire wants to increase his!
THE global financial crisis has prompted the AFL to freeze ticket prices for the 2009 season. An adult general admission ticket will remain $19, while a family ticket stays at $38.
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou said the decision came after record-breaking attendances in 2008, plus the financial pressures faced by families.
“Historically, we have increased our general admission prices by CPI but we decided not to do that for 2009 in part as a way of saying thank you to the supporters of our clubs and the game for the role they played in making this year such an outstanding success," Demetriou said.
"There are also likely to be many challenges for families in the coming year and we want to ensure that AFL football remains affordabl
“The mass attendances enjoyed by our clubs are a major point of difference between our competition and other sports in Australia and they will continue to be our highest priority,” Demetriou said.
Demetriou said the 2008 year had been a resounding success, with total attendances for the premiership season reaching 7,083,015, eclipsing the previous all-time record of 7,049,945 that was established for the 2007 season.
This was matched by record numbers in both registered AFL participants and official club members of the 16 AFL clubs.
"Our fans across the country have supported the game in record numbers in 2008, in attending AFL matches, in watching games, in making the financial commitment to support an AFL club and in their desire to get out onto the ground and play the game," Mr Demetriou said.
"We are extremely grateful for the success that our supporters have made of the 150th year of Australia's only truly indigenous game, and it's important that we say thank you to our supporters in 2009."
The prices for 2009 are as follows:
Adult Concession Junior Family
General Admission (GA) $19.00 $11.50 $2.20 $38.00
11 Home Game
Membership Ticket $131.00 $79.00 $16.00 $254.00
THE global financial crisis has prompted the AFL to freeze ticket prices for the 2009 season. An adult general admission ticket will remain $19, while a family ticket stays at $38.
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou said the decision came after record-breaking attendances in 2008, plus the financial pressures faced by families.
“Historically, we have increased our general admission prices by CPI but we decided not to do that for 2009 in part as a way of saying thank you to the supporters of our clubs and the game for the role they played in making this year such an outstanding success," Demetriou said.
"There are also likely to be many challenges for families in the coming year and we want to ensure that AFL football remains affordabl
“The mass attendances enjoyed by our clubs are a major point of difference between our competition and other sports in Australia and they will continue to be our highest priority,” Demetriou said.
Demetriou said the 2008 year had been a resounding success, with total attendances for the premiership season reaching 7,083,015, eclipsing the previous all-time record of 7,049,945 that was established for the 2007 season.
This was matched by record numbers in both registered AFL participants and official club members of the 16 AFL clubs.
"Our fans across the country have supported the game in record numbers in 2008, in attending AFL matches, in watching games, in making the financial commitment to support an AFL club and in their desire to get out onto the ground and play the game," Mr Demetriou said.
"We are extremely grateful for the success that our supporters have made of the 150th year of Australia's only truly indigenous game, and it's important that we say thank you to our supporters in 2009."
The prices for 2009 are as follows:
Adult Concession Junior Family
General Admission (GA) $19.00 $11.50 $2.20 $38.00
11 Home Game
Membership Ticket $131.00 $79.00 $16.00 $254.00