DREW Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans' post-Super Bowl euphoria after a 14-9 victory over the Vikings.

WALLABIES fly-half Quade Cooper will stay in Australian rugby and target Australia's campaign for World Cup glory next year.

FERNANDO Verdasco could not match the skill in windy conditions nor the daring of Rafael Nadal, who took out their US Open match in straight sets.

INJURED Western Bulldogs defender Dale Morris could make a surprise return if his side advances beyond Saturday night's semi-final.

ROBBIE McEwen will contest his 17th season with Australian-owned Pegasus Sports team after switching from Katusha.

THE early Australian starters have failed to impress in the opening round at the BMW Championship in Lemont, Illinois.

TWO Sydney Roosters rugby league players have been sacked after hotel staff accused them of defecating on tables and floors.

ALL Black Mils Muliaina rates Australia's emerging backline as a "pretty complete package'' heading into tomorrow's final Tri-Nations rugby clash.

SEBASTIAN Vettel has rebuked teammate Mark Webber's suggestion that the Red Bull F1 team should consider backing one driver for the rest of the season.

PAKISTAN bowler Wahab Riaz will stay in Britain to be interviewed by police over spot-fixing and may still play, Pakistan Cricket Board says.

2010 AFL Finals Series

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Updated: Sunday September 5 at 6.00pm

AFL Week 2 Finals
The MCG will host two matches in Week 2 of the AFL finals:

  • Friday September 10
    Follow us on Twitter!Semi final - Geelong Cats v Fremantle 7.45pm 
    MCC members gates open at 4.30pm
  • Saturday September 11
    Semi final - Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans 7.20pm
    MCC members gates open at 4.30pm

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Early Finals
The Reserve will operate as per the home and away season during the first three weeks of the AFL finals series, with the majority of seating available on a walk-up basis. Reserved seats will also be available. 

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Visitor Tickets
The number of visitor tickets available for early finals will depend on the competing teams of each match.

There will a limit of four visitor tickets per member for both Week 2 Semi finals.

In a change from previous years, tickets for Week 2 finals will go on sale at the later time of noon on Monday September 6. 

They will be available through Ticketek or from the Membership Services Office at the ground (during business hours) and, subject to availability, at the members’ entrance on match days.

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Reserved seats
Approximately 4000 reserved seats on levels 1 and 4 will be available for members and their guests for matches in the first three weeks of the AFL finals.

Reserved seats for Week 2 finals will go on sale to members on Monday September 6 at noon. 

They will be available through Ticketek or from the Membership Services Office at the ground (during business hours). Visitor tickets and reserved seats much be purchased in the same transaction.

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Dining
Bookings are still being taken in the Members Dining Room for Saturday's Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans semi final.
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While the Members Dining Room is booked out for Friday night's Geelong Cats v Fremantle match, a Main Event package is available in the Ponsford Lounge.
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Members are only entitled to one registration in the ballot. Duplicate registrations will be excluded. A reserved seat on Level 2 is part of the Members Dining Room package during the early finals but this does not apply for the grand final.

All other dining conditions that existed during the home and away season will apply during the finals.

For the grand final, the ballot will be held on Monday September 20 from 9.00am to 5.00pm.

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Long Room and Balcony Passes
A limited number of Long Room and Balcony passes will be available for both Semi finals on September 10 and 11. 

Advance applications for both matches have now closed.

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Both matches will be classified as Category B. Therefore, Full members can apply for one Long Room pass or up to two Balcony passes and Restricted members can apply for up to two Balcony passes.

Depending on the expected popularity of matches, the club may release Long Room and Balcony passes for Week 3 finals if we believe these member-only areas could comfortably accommodate some guests.

If this is the case, members will be advised via email that advance applications via the website will open at 9.00am on the Tuesday preceding the weekend’s game/s and close at 5.00pm the same day.

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Overseas Members
Overseas members will be able to purchase entry entitlements for themselves to AFL finals in Weeks 1-3 as well as visitor tickets for their guests.

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Grand Final 
The Members Reserve’s capacity of about 22,500 will be available for the 2010 AFL Grand Final and Full members are strongly encouraged to support the match.

While Restricted members are ineligible to attend the grand final, if the Reserve appears likely to be at less than capacity, a limited number of entry tickets may be sold either in the week leading up to the grand final or on the morning of the match.

 The Reserve will again be split into approximately 55 per cent reserved seats and 45 per cent walk-up seats for the grand final.

About 12,000 pre-purchased reserved seats are set aside for successful applicants in a random computer ballot and the remainder will be available for walk-up members when gates open at 8.00am.

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