The 2011 AFL Grand Final will be contested on Saturday October 1 between Collingwood and Geelong Cats.
Details about the commencement time of the match and pre-match entertainment will be advised once confirmed.
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SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES
The club will post regular updates on our Facebook and Twitter pages regarding the queue size and seating availability in the Reserve from early on Saturday morning.
Members can also download the MCG iPhone app to help navigate seating, bars and get car parking updates.
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ACCESS
All Full members and annual guest cardholders may attend the grand final on presentation of their valid membership card.
Full members are reminded that they must have renewed their membership for the 2011/12 membership season for their card to be valid for entry. If your membership is not renewed you will not be able to enter the Reserve.
Approximately 12,000 reserved seats have been allocated to Full members in a ballot, while the remaining 10,000 seats and 1000 standing room spots will be available on a first-in, best-dressed basis when the gates open 8.00am.
There are no visitor tickets available for purchase.
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RETURN/TRANSFER OF BALLOT SEATS
Full members who were successful in the grand final ballot and are unable to use their reserved seat/s must return them to the club as soon as possible or advise the club of a transfer to another Full member.
Members can notify the club by email or by calling (03) 9657 8888.
The club must receive this notification no later than 5.00pm, Thursday September 29. If you discover after this time you will not be attending, we ask that you still inform the club if possible.
Those members who have obtained a reserved seat in the ballot and do not attend the grand final or advise of a transfer to another member will be rendered ineligible to enter the ballot for reserved seats at next year’s grand final.
Members who were unsuccessful in the ballot have been placed on a waiting list and will be offered returned tickets at the same price if any are returned.
If you applied for the ballot and haven't received any correspondance regarding the outcome, please contact the club.
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WALK-UP SEATING
There will be approximately 10,000 walk-up seats and more than 1000 standing room spaces available on a first-in, best-dressed basis when gates open at 8.00am.
After you occupy a seat on arrival on either levels 1, 2 or 3, an attendant will issue you with a reserved seat ticket for that particular seat for your retention for the day.
Attendants will start issuing individual reserved seat tickets within approximately 30 minutes of the gates opening or soon after your arrival. Once you occupy a seat, please remain there until you receive a ticket from the attendant.
Seat tickets on Level 4 will be distributed on the concourse from the stairwells leading to each of the bays.
Seat saving for latecomers is not permitted and seats will only be issued when cardholders are present. Under no circumstance will tickets be issued to cardholders not in attendance.
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QUEUEING
Full members may queue for walk-up seating at the members' entrance at Gate 2.
Apart from comfort breaks, members must remain in the queue and not leave items in their place. Any items left unattended for long periods will be removed. While a seat or stool is permitted in the queue, stretchers, swags, lilos, couches, tents and the consumption of alcohol are not permitted. MCC and security staff will continually patrol and monitor queues.
Complimentary tea and coffee will be available in the Hugh Trumble Cafe from 9.00pm on Friday until 7.00am on Saturday. Snack food and espresso coffee will be available on the concourse throughout the evening and morning.
The Yarra Park Gate 3 car park will open from 5.00am on Saturday morning.
Toilets will be available in Hugh Trumble Cafe from 9.00pm on Friday and at light tower two from 5.00am on Saturday.
In the interest of safety for all, members are asked to enter the Reserve in a safe, responsible and orderly manner. Running to the seating areas once inside the gates is not permitted.
Members must be dressed in accordance with the dress standards required to enter the Reserve, even if you intend to temporarily exit the Reserve after obtaining your reserved seat and returning later in the day.
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PASSOUTS
Members temporarily exiting the Reserve will be required to scan their membership card at the designated passout gates and then again at the entry gates when re-entering.
Should the Reserve reach capacity at any stage, only members with a pre-purchased reserved seat or those re-entering will be admitted.
In order to manage the entry and exit of members once the gates open, members may not be able to scan their membership card to passout of the Reserve until approximately 8.30am.
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50-YEAR MEMBERS
The John Landy Room will house 50-year members on grand final day. Members will have their usual seating reservation in Bay N42 and should obtain their seat ticket from the John Landy Room on arrival.
Due to expected demand, members will not be able to bring guests into either area for this match.
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CATERING FACILITIES
Full members will be able to register for the grand final Members Dining Room ballot between 9am-5pm on Monday, September 26, via the website or phone (9657 8888).
There are no Level 2 reserved seats for dining room patrons and one valid six-digit membership or guest card number must be supplied for each person in the booking. There is a limit of one registration per member/guest card.
Casual dining and snack food will be available in the Hugh Trumble Cafe and courtyard, Percy Beames Bar, Members' Cafe and Frank Grey Smith Bar on a walk-up basis. The traditional walk-up carvery lunch will also be served in the Long Room.
BBQ's will be operating on both Level 4 terraces and in the Hugh Trumble extension, which can be accessed from the Level 1 atrium just inside Gate 2.
For early birds, a full breakfast service will be available in the Long Room and the Hugh Trumble Cafe from 8.00am. Snack breakfasts and coffee will be available from various points around the Reserve.
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DISABLED SEATING
Requests for mobility impaired/disabled reserved spaces for members have now closed. There will be limited seating and wheelchair bays available on a first-in, best-dressed basis on the day.
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RECIPROCAL CLUBS
Etihad Stadium's Axcess One members, VRC members and members of interstate reciprocal clubs/venues do not have entry entitlements for the AFL Grand Final.
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