Gone in seven minutes: Last tickets to Perth AFL grand final snapped up

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The AFL announced last week any leftover tickets for the general public would be made available online but that did not stop a group of 25 people camping outside Crown Perth’s box office to try their luck.

One of them – Joanne, who was trying to secure grand final seats for herself and her disabled son – had weathered wild overnight rain and storms after camping outside the Ticketmaster agency since 9.30am on Wednesday.Despite being the first person in the line, she was not guaranteed a ticket, given the Crown box office had only three terminals and those operating them would still have to log on to secure tickets, just like the public.

The AFL strongly encourages fans to only purchase tickets through the authorised ticket partner Ticketmaster. More than 27,000 grand final tickets have already been allocated to AFL members, sponsors and corporate packages, while members from the two clubs got priority access to 12,000 each. The anti-scalping laws were rushed through Parliament just in time for the historic grand final in Perth and restrict the resale of a ticket to no more than 10 per cent above its original cost.

A Melbourne-style grand final street parade has been scrapped in favour of a free, ticketed open training session at Optus Stadium on September 23 and the two clubs parading down the Murray Street Mall on grand final eve.

 

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