Essendon will face Geelong in the first semi final next Saturday night at the MCG after Port Adelaide defeated the Cats today at AAMI Stadium. Port Adelaide was too strong for Geelong and won convincingly by 55-points. The Geelong v Essendon semi final will kick off at 7.30pm on Saturday, with the winner taking on Brisbane the following week in the preliminary final at the MCG.

The MCG will host both semi finals next weekend. Sydney and St Kilda will fight it out on Friday night after the Swans ended West Coast’s finals aspirations last night at Stadium Australia. The winner of the Sydney v St Kilda final will progress to the preliminary final and take on Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.

Ticket information:
Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday, September 11th at 7.30pm
Venue: MCG

Please note the AFL members reserve has now sold out for this match.

Club and MCC Members Onsale: Monday, September 6th at 9am (EST)
AFL members reserve Onsale: Tuesday, September 7th at 9am (EST)
General Public Onsale: Wednesday, September 8th at 9am (EST)

Tickets onsale at Ticketmaster7 outlets and online at Ticketmaster 7 website.


Bronze Members

Subject to availability, Bronze members have access to finals tickets for those games in which Essendon participates prior to non-members.

Please Note: This excludes Bronze 5 game Country members and MCC members who hold either an Adult 7 or Adult 10 membership. However, if a final is played at The Dome, Adult 7 and Adult 10 MCC members will have the same access to finals tickets as Bronze members.

Silver and High Mark Members

For all finals (excluding the Grand Final) the same conditions apply to Silver and Highmark members as for Bronze members.

In the event that Essendon participates in the Grand Final, Silver and Highmark members are guaranteed the opportunity to purchase one Grand Final ticket. These tickets will be sold from a Ticketmaster7 outlet nominated by the AFL. Members will be advised of these arrangements in writing.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Concession Policy

A person must have the appropriate form of concession to purchase a concession ticket. They must present the relevant concession documentation at point of purchase and upon entry to the ground.

The following are accepted forms of Concession for the entire Finals Series (note that this does not vary from the Premiership Season):

a. Student Cards: Full-time Secondary Students, Full-time Tertiary Students.

b. Pensioner Concession Card: Aged (AGE), Carer (CAR), Aged Blind (AGE BLIND), Parenting Payment (single) (PPS), Disability Support Pension (DSP), Partner Allowance (PTA), Widow Allowance (WDA), Widow Pension (WID), Wife Pension (WFA/WFD/WFW), Newstart Allowance over 60 years (NSW/NMA).

c. Veteran Affairs and TPI

d. Health Care Cards: Newstart Allowance (NS), Youth Allowance (YA), Newstart Mature Age Allowance (NMA), Parenting Payment (single) (PPS), Low Income (LI), Carer Allowance (CD), Partner Allowance (PA), Mobility Allowance (MO), Widow Allowance (WA).

e. Personal Treatment Entitlement Card: Must be current. (Please check date carefully)

Junior Policy

Finals Weeks 1 -3

Children aged 3-14 as at 1 January 2004 are eligible to purchase a junior ticket.

Children aged 2 and under as at 1 January 2004 are entitled to enter the ground at no charge, however they must not occupy a seat.

Persons aged 15 and over as at 1 January 2004 are classified as an adult, unless they hold valid Concession identification.

Grand Final Junior Tickets

There is NO Junior price for the Grand Final.

Children aged 2 and under as at 1 January 2004 are entitled to enter the ground at no charge, however they must not occupy a seat.

Persons aged 3-14 as at 1 January 2004 are eligible to purchase a Concession ticket.

Persons aged 15 and over as at 1 January 2004 are classified as an adult, unless they hold valid Concession identification.

AFL MEMBERS

AFL Essendon Club Support

For the Preliminary final and the Grand Final, the same conditions apply to AFL Restricted members as for Bronze members.

Tickets for the finals played in Victoria (excluding the Grand Final) in which Essendon participates can be purchased (subject to availability) from any Ticketmaster7 outlet or by phoning Ticketmaster7 on 1300 136 122.

AFL Silver Members

AFL Silver members have access, subject to availability and capacity within the designated AFL Reserve, to any finals played at the MCG and Telstra Dome in the first two weeks of the finals.

For the Grand Final, any tickets remaining after the Full Member allocations will be made available to Silver Members with a Club Support of one of the two competing teams (if you have not already obtained a ticket via the Club allocation) at the full retail rate on Wednesday September 22 from 9am at any Ticketmaster7 outlet.

Any tickets remaining after all other AFL Members ticketing allocations will be made available to Silver members at the full retail rate on Thursday September 23 from 9am at any Ticketmaster7 outlet.

Alternatively, Silver Members whose club of support is one of the competing teams are able to access the club’s allocation of seating as a basic season ticket holder only, subject to that club’s allocation process.

AFL Full Members

All Full members have access subject to availability and capacity within the designated AFL Reserve, to any finals played at the MCG and Telstra Dome in the first four weeks of the finals.

For the Grand Final, a maximum of up to 60% of tickets available to AFL Members will be allocated to FULL Members whose nominated club of support is competing in the Grand Final. These tickets will go on sale Sunday, September 19, at 9am through all Ticketmaster7 outlets.

There will be a limit of one ticket per Membership.

Any remaining tickets after this allocation will be available to all FULL Members who have not obtained a ticket, on Tuesday September 21 from 9am from any Ticketmaset7 outlet.

Finals Weeks One to Three

The AFL does not make representation or guarantee that there will be a final played in Victoria for each week of the first three weeks of the finals series.

Finals Outside Victoria

AFL members do not have access to finals played outside of Victoria. If an AFL member has a Club support for one of the teams participating, they may purchase a ticket via the Club Member allocation at the full retail rate.

Where to purchase

Ticketmaster7 outlets
Call: 1300 136 122
Internet: http://www.ticketmaster7.com/
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