Konrad2709
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Gate opens 8, get seat ticket by 8:30... go home for a siesta and back by the bounce!Pretty crazy stuff. Aren't these people exhausted by the time the game starts?
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Gate opens 8, get seat ticket by 8:30... go home for a siesta and back by the bounce!Pretty crazy stuff. Aren't these people exhausted by the time the game starts?
Pretty crazy stuff. Aren't these people exhausted by the time the game starts?
If you have to ask you're too latePeeps can we get update.
They'll go home for a kip
Gate opens 8, get seat ticket by 8:30... go home for a siesta and back by the bounce!
People reserve their seat and then head home. You're in the ground by 8:30 and then you can come back whenever you want
Imagine if you had to stay! Lots of tired peopleFair enough. I didn't know you could do this.
Give you update in 30minsBe honest...who is there now?
Imagine if you had to stay! Lots of tired people
I remember we just stayed at the ground for the 05 and 06 grand finals when we got our seats at 8:30am? ish. I can't remember what kind of "Reserved" sticker/sign the MCC gave us, if we wanted to go back home, but there was no chance I was leaving the seats.
It was a long day but that's what makes GF day unique as well. At least they had the TAC Cup final back in those days which killed a few hours.
Because there's few things more satisfying than being rewarded for the dedication of getting to the queue at around midnight in good weather (about 2am if it's raining) by being able to walk in and grab arguably the best seats in the house in N47.
I'm generalising, but the ballot is for MCC members who are neutrals, or more casual with their support. Getting to the queue in the wee hours is for the die hards.
If you're a full club member, chances are you're pretty desperate to go and passionate about the result. That's not necessarily the case for MCC members. So the system that they use doesn't unfairly disadvantage the neutral MCC members (who deserves the seat more: the Melbourne supporter who's attended 20-30 MCG games in 2017, or the Richmond supporter who's dusting the membership off for the first time this year to get into the GF?), while giving a guaranteed seat to anyone who misses out on the ballot, provided they're keen enough. I think it works perfectly.