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AFL fixture in doubt as only half pay admission
DAVE BURGESS
Last updated 05:00 05/06/2014

Fewer than half the 13,285 people who attended this year's Anzac Day Aussie Rules match at Westpac Stadium paid for their tickets - a revelation that could put the future of the annual event in jeopardy.

It was understood just 6400 people paid face value for their tickets to watch St Kilda lose to Brisbane.

Wellington City Council was understood to have put about $600,000 of ratepayer money into promoting the game - equating to more than $90 for every ticket sold. The contribution included $400,000 from its Economic Development Fund, and $200,000 from another council funding stream.

Council policy was that every dollar spent on big-event promotion should give the city a $20 return. Deputy Mayor Justin Lester was cagey last night on whether next year's match - marking the centenary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli - would take place.

"It's under review and hard questions are being asked about the return on investment to Wellington.

"It has the ability to be a centrepiece of next year's Anzac Day centenary celebrations, but a lot of work needs to be done."

The first Anzac Day Aussie Rules game was played at the stadium last year, after a deal brokered by former city councillor John Morrison and promoter John Dow. It attracted a crowd of 22,183 - of whom about 17,000 paid for their tickets.

But Lester said the council was not satisfied with either event.

"When it was introduced . . . it seems to have been a fairly clear case of over-promising and under-delivering. We want to change that. We have met with representatives from St Kilda and the AFL to make our concerns known and to review the situation."

The deal was believed to have included St Kilda playing an annual "home" game at Westpac Stadium through to 2018 - although there would be a review period after 2015, enabling all parties to determine whether further matches would go ahead.

St Kilda said the ticket sales figure for this year was inaccurate, but they did not supply an alternative number.

Morrison declined to comment yesterday. However, former deputy mayor Ian McKinnon said Morrison and Dow had put "considerable thought" into developing the initial plan to capture the imagination and support of the city.

"They also wished to ensure it was well promoted in Australia to attract a large number of visitors from across the Tasman.

"They then worked to their plan, monitoring the effectiveness of each stage, and seemed to have a very good relationship with the AFL leadership."

Councillor Jo Coughlan said she suspected several factors contributed to poor ticket sales this year.

"I expect officers to work through the reasons for low takeup, and of course it may be as simple as ‘second-year-syndrome', but we can't know that yet and it's not appropriate to guess at this stage."

St Kilda general manager of commercial products Ben Davies was more upbeat.

"Whilst the crowd was down compared to last year, we're still very positive about the result given the impact of the school and Easter holiday period [which coincided with Anzac Day].

"The St Kilda Football Club is looking forward to being part of the Anzac centenary in Wellington next year."

- The Dominion Post

Phelpsy wrote:

Promoting an AFL game with free tickets where you're trying to grow the game ? I'm not sure why that is an issue ... I would be surprised if they didn't ! Titans do it to try and promote the game here and get a crowd and so they should! Storm do the same .. As they should. I would hope gws are doing thus also!!!

Raiderdave wrote:

Phelpsy wrote:

Promoting an AFL game with free tickets where you're trying to grow the game ? I'm not sure why that is an issue ... I would be surprised if they didn't ! Titans do it to try and promote the game here and get a crowd and so they should! Storm do the same .. As they should. I would hope gws are doing thus also!!!

promoting ?
by giving away over half the tickets ? >

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oh lordy
the delusion of fumblers

that's desperation from the VFL
not promotion dickhead
but I spose they're only repeating what they do on the Gold Coast & Western Sydney eh bubble boy ? :_<> :_<> :_<>

buy none get 4 free

leagueiscrap wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Phelpsy wrote:

Promoting an AFL game with free tickets where you're trying to grow the game ? I'm not sure why that is an issue ... I would be surprised if they didn't ! Titans do it to try and promote the game here and get a crowd and so they should! Storm do the same .. As they should. I would hope gws are doing thus also!!!

promoting ?
by giving away over half the tickets ? >

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oh lordy
the delusion of fumblers

that's desperation from the VFL
not promotion dickhead
but I spose they're only repeating what they do on the Gold Coast & Western Sydney eh bubble boy ? :_<> :_<> :_<>

buy none get 4 free

you will find virgin boy that its the titans giving away all those free tickets,
your little game is dying in its own heartland, and expanding no where

Raiderdave wrote:

leagueiscrap wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Phelpsy wrote:

Promoting an AFL game with free tickets where you're trying to grow the game ? I'm not sure why that is an issue ... I would be surprised if they didn't ! Titans do it to try and promote the game here and get a crowd and so they should! Storm do the same .. As they should. I would hope gws are doing thus also!!!

promoting ?
by giving away over half the tickets ? >

:_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>
oh lordy
the delusion of fumblers

that's desperation from the VFL
not promotion dickhead
but I spose they're only repeating what they do on the Gold Coast & Western Sydney eh bubble boy ? :_<> :_<> :_<>

buy none get 4 free

you will find virgin boy that its the titans giving away all those free tickets,
your little game is dying in its own heartland, and expanding no where

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I think youll find you're a lying ***** I

Phelpsy wrote:

Lol dave had just bagged the nrl in the titans and storm .. And I think the storm and titans are doing the right thing.

Phelpsy wrote:

Titans have free entry with an adult. Storm have a member takes a friend free. Which is smart I feel.

And if you read the article it was that half the tickets were not sold at face value. So that may include but one get one free for instance. Me personally, I'd have no problem if the opened the gates and it was free for all... These games are promotional to grow the game ... So good idea. I'd go to a titans game if free... If I like it I may pay to go back ...

leagueiscrap wrote:

Phelpsy wrote:

Titans have free entry with an adult. Storm have a member takes a friend free. Which is smart I feel.

And if you read the article it was that half the tickets were not sold at face value. So that may include but one get one free for instance. Me personally, I'd have no problem if the opened the gates and it was free for all... These games are promotional to grow the game ... So good idea. I'd go to a titans game if free... If I like it I may pay to go back ...

the titans have run that promotion all season for their home games
There are some big changes to the Titans stadium seating bowl this year, with the biggest news being KIDS GO FREE with a paying adult in the eastern stand! There’s a game day ticket option to suit every fan. Buy online today and save"
http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Sh ... sh=TIT1314

that estern side of the ground is the opposite side of the broad cast side, eg thats the side that will be shown on tv when the game is on
good for the NRL attempting to make their is a crowd there



NRL giving tickets away in their own heart land
AFL in Expanion areas
big difference

leagueiscrap wrote:

Phelpsy wrote:

Titans have free entry with an adult. Storm have a member takes a friend free. Which is smart I feel.

And if you read the article it was that half the tickets were not sold at face value. So that may include but one get one free for instance. Me personally, I'd have no problem if the opened the gates and it was free for all... These games are promotional to grow the game ... So good idea. I'd go to a titans game if free... If I like it I may pay to go back ...

the titans have run that promotion all season for their home games
There are some big changes to the Titans stadium seating bowl this year, with the biggest news being KIDS GO FREE with a paying adult in the eastern stand! There’s a game day ticket option to suit every fan. Buy online today and save"
http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Sh ... sh=TIT1314

that estern side of the ground is the opposite side of the broad cast side, eg thats the side that will be shown on tv when the game is on
good for the NRL attempting to make their is a crowd there



NRL giving tickets away in their own heart land
AFL in Expanion areas
big difference

AFLcrap1 wrote:

leagueiscrap wrote:

Phelpsy wrote:

Titans have free entry with an adult. Storm have a member takes a friend free. Which is smart I feel.

And if you read the article it was that half the tickets were not sold at face value. So that may include but one get one free for instance. Me personally, I'd have no problem if the opened the gates and it was free for all... These games are promotional to grow the game ... So good idea. I'd go to a titans game if free... If I like it I may pay to go back ...

the titans have run that promotion all season for their home games
There are some big changes to the Titans stadium seating bowl this year, with the biggest news being KIDS GO FREE with a paying adult in the eastern stand! There’s a game day ticket option to suit every fan. Buy online today and save"
http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Sh ... sh=TIT1314

that estern side of the ground is the opposite side of the broad cast side, eg thats the side that will be shown on tv when the game is on
good for the NRL attempting to make their is a crowd there



NRL giving tickets away in their own heart land
AFL in Expanion areas
big difference

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I have posted links to Melb Heartland teams GIVING AWAY tickets.
But please keep on with the delusion ,its quite humourous.