COLLINGWOOD LEGEND TO PRESENT AFL PREMIERSHIP CUP?
Ben Jensen 25 September 2011

AFL GRAND FINAL GEELONG CATS COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES SHOULD THE UNTHINKABLE happen and Collingwood get up next Saturday, Magpie great Murray Weideman will present the AFL premiership cup. Meanwhile Collingwood members are finding out if they got seats as part of the Grand Final ticket ballot. Tickets have been allocated according to a long standing pre-determined pecking order, see further details below.

AFL PRESS RELEASE

Collingwood premiership captain Murray Weideman has been invited by the AFL to be the presenter of the 2011 AFL Premiership Cup if the Magpies win the flag on Saturday.

As is traditional on Grand Final day, a representative for each competing club is on hand to present the winning team with the Cup on the dais.

Last year, Magpie great Peter McKenna had the honour.

Weideman played 180 games for the Magpies between 1953-63, kicking 262 goals. He was Collingwood best and fairest in 1957, 1961 and 1962, Collingwood captain 1960-63 and captain of the 1958 premiership side, when standing in for the injured Frank Tuck.

He also played in the 1953 premiership side as a teenager and was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

Geelong’s representative is premiership player Doug Wade, who kicked 834 goals in 208 games for the Cats.

http://membership.collingwoodfc.com.au/home/2011-grand-final-ticketing-information

Allocations are made in the following order:

Priority 1 – Club 5 and Legends members

Click HERE for Priority 1 member Grand Final Ticketing Information.

Priority 2 – Captains and Social Club members

Click HERE for Priority 2 member Grand Final Ticketing Information.

Priority 3 – Consecutive 10+ year members

Click HERE for Priority 3 member Grand Final Ticketing Information.

If tickets remain from the Collingwood allocation after Priority 1 member tickets have been allocated, tickets will be made available to Priority 2 (Captains and Social Club) members via a ballot, and then Priority 3 members (10+ Consecutive year members) via a second ballot, subject to availability.

 

2011 GEELONG CATS GRAND FINAL BALLOT

A supervised random computer ballot based on registrations has been conducted for eligible members who registered their barcode/s in the 2011 Grand Final ballot.

For Priority Group 1 Members, this determines the order of allocating tickets on a next best available basis.

For Priority Group 2 Members, this will decide:
(a) who is successful and unsuccessful and (b) the order in which tickets are allocated.

Members who are successful in the ballot will automatically have their credit card charged this weekend (24 and 25 September). Rejected credit cards will be followed up via phone and any payments that have not cleared by 5pm (EST) Sunday 25 September will result in tickets being cancelled. These tickets will be reallocated to the member(s) next in the ballot.

The $4 registration fee (per ticket) will be retained to cover administration costs incurred in the set up regardless of whether the registration was successful or unsuccessful.

SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATIONS AND TICKET COLLECTION
Members can log on to geelongcats.com.au or ticketek.com.au from 9am on Monday 26 September to see if their registration in the ballot was successful by checking the account number (issued at the time of registration).

Members are advised to double check the account number to ensure that the correct account has been searched for and that the account has not been missed when looking through the successful list.

Unfortunately if your account number does not appear you have not been successful in obtaining a Grand Final ticket. If you are unsure as to whether your number was successful or require confirmation please contact Membership Services on 1300 GO CATS (46 2287).

Tickets can be collected from Victorian Ticketek agencies as of 12noon Monday 26 September or at the MCG on Grand Final day. Tickets must be signed for and collected by the credit card holder along with presentation of appropriate ID.

ACCESS TO STANDING ROOM
Eligible members who were not successful in the ballot but still wish to attend the Grand Final will have access to purchase a Standing Room ticket. These tickets are strictly limited and will be sold on a "first come, first served" basis via the Ticketek website or telephone (1300 796 939) services only. There is a limit of one ticket per eligible member, however eligible members can purchase a maximum of eight tickets in one transaction (barcodes for all members are required). Standing room tickets will be available from 12noon Monday September 26 until 5pm (unless sold out prior). Members who have been successful in the ballot will not be able to access a Standing Room ticket.

Standing Room Prices
Adult - $150
Concession - $102
Adult eligible members may only purchase tickets at adult prices and junior/concession eligible members may only purchase at the concession price only.

Purchased Standing Room tickets can be collected from Victorian Ticketek Agencies or any National Collection Agency from 9am Tuesday 27 September. Tickets may also be collected from the Ticketek box office at the MCG on Grand Final day.