ROUND ONE

Hawthorn v Essendon
Friday, March 14, 7:40pm AEDT (Gates open from 5:30pm)
MCG, Melbourne – Wurundjeri

BROADCAST

TV*: Fox Footy, Kayo, Channel 7 and Binge (from 7:30pm) 
*Based on Melbourne/VIC region. Click here to adjust your state. 

TICKETING AND MEMBERSHIP INFO

Hawthorn as the round one home team, in consultation with the MCC and AFL, have deemed this Friday’s match at the MCG as a fully ticketed match.

There will be no general admission scanning available on game day for Club Members, and all patrons require a Ticketek ticket to attend the match. Customers with a pre-purchased Ticketek general admission ticket can scan in on match day.

Important ticketing information: Round one

Members with general admission access must upgrade to a reserved seat using their member barcode in order to attend. Membership barcodes can be found on your 2025 physical membership card or you can click here to view online.

Members can upgrade via Ticketek.

Need assistance? Our friendly membership team will be available from 5:00pm outside gate three.

GETTING THERE

There will only be limited accessible parking options at the ‘G on Friday, so we recommend looking at alternative transportation methods. The stadium is only a short walk from both Jolimont and Richmond Stations.