Tickets on Sale Update

[Troy G]

As of Mon 5pm. 18,103 tickets remain on sale.

[Troy G]

As of 5pm Tuesday... 5,000 tickets remain on sale. Should be gone by about lunchtime tomorrow at this rate.

[DST]

Originally posted by Troy G
As of 5pm Tuesday... 5,000 tickets remain on sale. Should be gone by about lunchtime tomorrow at this rate.

Lunch time tomorrow !!!!!!

First time on sale to the public tomorrow, they will be sold before 10.00am.

DST
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[ugg]

Originally posted by DST
Lunch time tomorrow !!!!!!

First time on sale to the public tomorrow, they will be sold before 10.00am.

DST
:D

They were on sale to the public from 12 today.

[DST]

Originally posted by ugg
They were on sale to the public from 12 today.

Sorry different system than Adelaide, maybe lunchtime would be more suitable...................................

DST
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[Dave]

At 3.00pm, 3000 left! ;)

[Troy G]

As at 5pm Wed... 2,200 tickets remaining.

[CroatianSwans]

why doesnt channel 10 show the game live now we are Guureenteed at least 41,000 people with the least 2,200 tickets

[DST]

They will, but they won't be able to announce it until late Thursday afternoon to make sure the final tickets that are left are sold and that the SCG members have organised themselves to go as they don't think it will be live.

DST
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[CroatianSwans]

now i know why most home games are delayed on channel because the members might not turn up

[Zachster]

Originally posted by CroatianSwans
now i know why most home games are delayed on channel because the members might not turn up

Huh???? Show me a SCG game that has been delayed this year? It has nothing to do with the members turning up or not..

[CroatianSwans]

they have been delayed as i havent been able to go to any scg games that have been on saturday nights because of work, back to the topic about tickets

[Zachster]

Originally posted by DST
They will, but they won't be able to announce it until late Thursday afternoon to make sure the final tickets that are left are sold and that the SCG members have organised themselves to go as they don't think it will be live.

DST
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The game kicks off at 8pm..TV starts at 8pm..nothing is delayed..

[motorace_182]

Originally posted by Zachster
The game kicks off at 8pm..TV starts at 8pm..nothing is delayed..

Ah dude, the telecast starts at 8, but last time I watched a game from home they didnt just roll straight to the first bounce. There is a solid half hour of pre-match talk and build up (eg: match ups). And yes, many games are delayed from the SCG at night, only by half hour or so though...

[SXP]

Originally posted by Zachster
The game kicks off at 8pm..TV starts at 8pm..nothing is delayed..

It's a 30 min delay. The same thing they are doing here in Melbourne, when a game is not sold out.

[j s]

Originally posted by DST
They will, but they won't be able to announce it until late Thursday afternoon to make sure the final tickets that are left are sold and that the SCG members have organised themselves to go as they don't think it will be live.

DST
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The delay is NOT because of "against the gate" concerns and won't change when all tix are sold. TEN has simply decided to wait until 8pm for ratings reasons.

[anniswan]

According to WLF 2200 tickets left.

[cruiser]

It will sell out. A capacity SCG crowd! AWESOME!!! Bring on the kitties, like lambs to a slaughter!

[ScottH]

Originally posted by SXP
It's a 30 min delay. The same thing they are doing here in Melbourne, when a game is not sold out. Yep, telecast starts @ 7:30, game starts @ 8:00

[Go Swannies]

According to the SMH the game is being delayed in Sydney because there are still 2000 unsold tickets - they can't broadcast live from an event that's not sold out. Only if these last tickets sell out quickly this morning will it be live - otherwise they don't have long enough to tell viewers of the switch in scheduling.

So don't program your VCR yet.

[cruiser]

I agree that there shouldnt be a live telecast unless the game is sold out. Sydney is the only team whose home games are broadcast live, regardless of whether the game has sold out, and it must surely be detrimental to crowd numbers.

[liz]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
According to the SMH the game is being delayed in Sydney because there are still 2000 unsold tickets - they can't broadcast live from an event that's not sold out. Only if these last tickets sell out quickly this morning will it be live - otherwise they don't have long enough to tell viewers of the switch in scheduling.

So don't program your VCR yet.

That sounds like it was written by a Melbourne journo ignorant of the 'norm' up here.

Games are routinely shown live against the gate, with no sell-out. The club's view seems to be that the TV audience is a different audience to the live public and that showing games live is the best way to promote the game to Sydney.

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by liz
That sounds like it was written by a Melbourne journo ignorant of the 'norm' up here.

Games are routinely shown live against the gate, with no sell-out. The club's view seems to be that the TV audience is a different audience to the live public and that showing games live is the best way to promote the game to Sydney.

No, I think it's a policy dictated by a Melbourne-based AFL admin ignorant of the 'norm' up here. Remember, this one isn't our game - it's the AFL's.

[cruiser]

From the Swans site this arvo:


Sydney v Geelong at the SCG - approximately 1000 tickets remaining for sale. Tickets for this match continue to sell strongly and remaining tickets are available from Ticketek outlets - Phone 132 849

[stellation]

I imagine the pricing structure has not helped the quick ticket sale cause!

[SXP]

Originally posted by stellation
I imagine the pricing structure has not helped the quick ticket sale cause!

Not it hasn't. The cheapest tickets were sold out first.

[Glenn]

$70 for concourse seating, no wonder the most expensive seats are the still to be sold :rolleyes:

[cruiser]

Hurry, hurry .....


Only 800 Tickets Left !!!
8 September 2005
Exclusive to sydneyswans.com.au

There are only 800 tickets left for Friday night's Semi-final clash that sees the Sydney Swans take on Geelong at the SCG. The game gets underway at 8PM. Tickets are still available through Ticketek.

[EMJ]

I agree charging $70 for concourse is ridiculous - who set that price AFL or SCG or Ticketek.

Outpricing families etc.

Tadgh said on white line fever it is a sell out.

Someone on Syd Swans site says 800 left.

[Schneiderman]

Originally posted by janpa
I agree charging $70 for concourse is ridiculous - who set that price AFL or SCG or Ticketek.

AFL. They take all of the gate takings from each Finals game, and then split it amongst the clubs. Not sure if the two competing clubs get 50/50 or whether the non-finalists get some of it too.

[blinddog]

Outpricing families etc.
What a load of cr4p - a family ticket was $112 so $28 per ticket - not too bad for a final if you ask me.

[anniswan]

Originally posted by blinddog
What a load of cr4p - a family ticket was $112 so $28 per ticket - not too bad for a final if you ask me.

Compared to $45 for the footy show in Melb, it's great value.:D :D

[SimonH]

So much for the tens of thousands who were going to be locked out of attending the final by it being held the SCG. It still ain't sold out as at 3:30pm (down to 500 according to afl.com.au), and it's still possible to buy 2 seats together.

Even allowing that there are up to 10,000 people who won't go to the SCG who would have gone to Homebush, and no-one to whom the reverse applies (which is pretty generous), we would have been well, well short of any predictions of 70,000-odd, a la 2003 PF crowd figures.

I'm presuming that the 2003 PF tickets were a similar cost to those being sold for this game. (Even though far more 'standard' priced seats are available at Homebush, the AFL appears to hike the prices for PFs as opposed to the first 2 weeks of finals.)

I would take a punt on 3 reasons why this might be the case:
1. Sydney are coming off a well-publicised loss.
2. Brisbane have greater pulling power for a Sydney crowd. Taking on Geelong has no particular resonance for a non-AFL fanatic, whereas everyone knows the NSW/Qld sporting rivalry.
3. Sydney sports followers are more sophisticated than some might think. They well-know the difference in significance between a PF and an elim, qualifying or semi final. Only 40,000 showed to the WCE elim final at Homebush last year, and at the far edge of optimism, 10,000 on top of that might have gone if the weather forecast had been good.

Anyway, I ain't worried, b/c I'm going. Can't wait!

[cruiser]

I'll go for point 3. Also, I think $70 is too much to be asking for a concourse seat. I'd pay it because I'm an obsessive fan but more casual fans might not.

[Sanecow]

Even allowing that there are up to 10,000 people who won't go to the SCG who would have gone to Homebush, and no-one to whom the reverse applies (which is pretty generous),

I wouldn't say generous, I would say stingy. Without a word of a lie, there are many people living out in Sydney's west who have never ventured further east than Top Ryde.

[desredandwhite]

People would definitely have been put off by the expensive seats, and because I think you will struggle to get more than single seats in a row!

I don't think we would have filled Telstra Stadium, but on a Sat night, we might have gotten 50-55,000 if the weather was good. I would have brought probably an extra 10 people if I could get more tickets on my memberships.

[liz]

Originally posted by desredandwhite
I would have brought probably an extra 10 people if I could get more tickets on my memberships.

Combined with exorbitant pricing for concourse seats, I think Des' comment is key. I know several people who would probably have come along had capacity not been an issue, but there was so much talk of it being hard to get seats that potential casual attendees would have thought it all too hard. Plus, as with Des, it was pretty much impossible for members to drag along a few uncommitted fans without risking getting ordinary seats themselves.

[undy]

Originally posted by SimonH
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I would take a punt on 3 reasons why this might be the case:
1. Sydney are coming off a well-publicised loss.
2. Brisbane have greater pulling power for a Sydney crowd. Taking on Geelong has no particular resonance for a non-AFL fanatic, whereas everyone knows the NSW/Qld sporting rivalry.
3. Sydney sports followers are more sophisticated than some might think. They well-know the difference in significance between a PF and an elim, qualifying or semi final. Only 40,000 showed to the WCE elim final at Homebush last year, and at the far edge of optimism, 10,000 on top of that might have gone if the weather forecast had been good.

Anyway, I ain't worried, b/c I'm going. Can't wait! [/B]

Not (2) - Geelong are traditionally the biggest pulling opposition in Sydney. Three ROG this time around !

I'd go with (3) and

4) Its on a Friday night, arranged at short notice - makes it hard to get to and would clash with a lot of casual fans existing arrangements.

[Glenn]

Personally not going because, simply I couldn't afford it (all the standard seating had gone by the time I had a chance to get a ticket), add in the Basketball and Rugby League qualifying final makes for a rather expensive weekend on a limited budget.
Dare I say a bigger crowd would have been at TS, mearly because more standard seats, more likely to get the casual fan.
But all hypothetical now.

[CroatianSwans]

anyway the nrl would not make money tonight because only about 25,000 tickets have been sold for tonight so add another 7,000 who turn up there may be lucky to get 35,000,

[DST]

I reckon the 70,000 crowd for Telstra Stadium would have been pretty well on the mark. I base this on the following:

1) We have sold 43,000 tickets for tonights game

2) Geelong always pull a good crowd in Syndey plus it is close for their supporters to come (West Coast last year had no support due to the distance)

3) Telstra Stadium has 10,000 odd members who would have been entitled to buy tickets and go at TS

4) Due to the increased seating capacity the AFL could have sold a lot more seats at the cheaper price

5) I read somewhere that at TS the Swans could sell a lot more corporate packages to the game considering facilities (something like 2,000 sears more?)

So based on the above, I rekon 60,000 + would have been acheivable

DST
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