ANDY Roddick has made a shock exit from the US Open at the hands of lowly ranked Serb Janko Tipsarevic.

CLINT McKay has missed selection in favour of novice seamers Peter George and Josh Hazlewood as part of the Australian Test squad for India.

ANY Pakistan player found guilty of match-fixing should be banned for life, Shane Warne said today.

LIBBY Trickett's comeback may stall as FINA's anti-doping rules set to prevent her from qualifying for next year's world swimming championships.

MICK Fanning is keeping cool about his chances of retaining the world surfing title after advancing to the Billabong Pro Tahiti fourth round.

SAM Stosur beat Anastasia Rodionova in an all-Australian clash at  the US Open today and Kim Clijsters beat Melbourne's Sally Peers in straight sets.

AUSTRALIA suffered a frustrating setback at the basketball world championships, going down to Serbia 94-79 in Turkey today

A FIGHTING 6-3 victory over India has left the Hockeyroos unbeaten after two matches at the World Cup in Argentina.

NRL boss David Gallop will face angry Storm players today for the first time since punishing the club over the salary cap breaches.

SPECULATION is growing in South Africa that Springboks coach Peter de Villiers could be sacked as early as this weekend.

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Overseas Members

Overseas membership is a "holding" membership available to Full and Restricted members who are residing outside Australia for a period in excess of 12 months. 

A member may make application to the club office for placement on the Overseas membership list once they have been residing overseas for three months. A reduced subscription rate will then apply for the following membership season.

Placement on the overseas membership list will automatically deactivate the member’s photo ID card. Entry to the club’s facilities will be granted on a return visit as long as it does not exceed six weeks. 

Overseas members may attract charges as the Committee determines in attending specific events.

Download a copy of the Overseas members guidelines

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2010 AFL Finals Series

Geelong Cats stars Gary Ablett and Paul Chapman with the 2009 AFL premiership cup on the MCG.Overseas members returning for the 2010 AFL finals series will be required to pay an admission fee to attend all AFL finals series matches. Entry is subject to the conditions of an Overseas member's short stay whereby a member will be required to submit a flight itinerary for their stay in Australia.

Overseas members returning for the 2010 AFL finals series will be required to pay an admission fee to attend all AFL finals series matches. Entry is subject to the conditions of an Overseas member's short stay whereby a member will be required to submit a flight itinerary for their stay in Australia.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Qualifying/elimination finals             $56*
Semi finals                                          $61*
Preliminary finals                             $101*
Grand final                                          $225
*Price of entry per match.

Tickets can be obtained from the Monday preceding the weekend’s game/s by:

  • Completing the finals ticketing request form and returning to the club with your flight itinerary.
  • Visiting the Membership Services Office at the MCG (open Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm).
  • Visiting the Membership Services windows at Gate 2 on match day, upon presentation of their flight itinerary (please note: long delays may be experienced on match day).

Overseas members will be able to purchase visitor tickets to Weeks 1 – 3 of the AFL finals series (subject to availability). You must send your travel itinerary to membership@mcc.org.au at least 48 hours prior to the on-sale date for visitor tickets, for activation of your membership barcode with Ticketek, www.ticketek.com.au.

Payment of the 2010/11 subscription fee must be made prior to the commencement of the season (September 1, 2010) before being admitted to AFL finals series matches.