Has anyone ever done standing room at the GF before?

Maxstar22 · Post: # 828040Post **Maxstar22** » Mon 21 Sep 2009 9:53pm

Bernard Shakey wrote:I stood in the Southern Stand in '66. We won.
Had a seat in '71. We lost.
Had a seat in '97. We lost.

I've got standing room this year. We win.

I like this

Solar · Post: # 828173Post **Solar** » Mon 21 Sep 2009 11:56pm

bump! can't have the thread about seats aead of standing room

Maxstar22 · Post: # 828395Post **Maxstar22** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 6:19am

Solar wrote:bump! can't have the thread about seats aead of standing room

Standing room is going to rock with all of us there

Solar · Post: # 828505Post **Solar** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 11:09am

Maxstar22 wrote:
Solar wrote:bump! can't have the thread about seats aead of standing room
Standing room is going to rock with all of us there

the day can't come quick enough

borderbarry · Tue 22 Sep 2009 11:30am

I"m with Bernie. I stood in 65 and 66. Had a seat in 71 (I think). Didnt matter, I enjoyed standing 66 best.

ace · Post: # 828772Post **ace** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 3:16pm

AFL Member.
St Kilda Club Support.
Standing Room Only.

Go have a chat to Andrew Demetriou and while you are there tell K Rudd to get out of YOUR seat.
Dont forget to thank Andrew for looking after you so well.

AFL an abbreviaton for .......................

clarky449 · Post: # 828818Post **clarky449** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 4:12pm

Im in M8

ausfatcat · Post: # 828823Post **ausfatcat** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 4:14pm

clarky449 wrote:Im in M8

same!!!

ausfatcat · Post: # 828833Post **ausfatcat** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 4:27pm

BTW just found this

http://www.mcg.org.au/Tours/Virtual%20Tour.aspx

Gives if you click on seating and then the approx area you are in, it will give a photo of the view.

Moods · Post: # 828834Post **Moods** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 4:28pm

I've stood in AFL members before. Not that hard to see at all. If you stand in front of the main bar at M21 they are only about 2 - 3 deep there.

K Rudd will be in the MCC Ace. As if they'll put dignatries out with the plebs. THere's always plenty of space in the MCC so little wonder...

Saints66au. Are you an AFL member? If not how did you get standing room tix in the AFL reserve. The AFL reserve sold out within 2 hours of going on sale for non competing members.

Enrico_Misso · Tue 22 Sep 2009 6:16pm

Can someone give me some advice please !

Background
Under the all-in/ all-out ballot policy we (3 adults and 2 concessions) decided to put in two applications instead of one to maximise our chances of getting some tickets.
Both applications were successful but we have wound up with 5 standing room tickets.

Problem
3 of them (one adult + 2 concessions) are in M12 wich is in the Ponsford.
The other 2 adults are in M30 which is in the Southern.
Obviously we would prefer to stand together, and if we were all in the same stand that would be easy as there is no way of enforcing where you stand.

Question?
But given we are in different Stands, is there a way of standing together?
For example can I successfully scan a Southern Stand standing room ticket through a Ponsford stand turnstile?
Or does a pass-out distinguish which Stand you came from?

saint66au · Post: # 829119Post **saint66au** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 7:32pm

Moods wrote:I've stood in AFL members before. Not that hard to see at all. If you stand in front of the main bar at M21 they are only about 2 - 3 deep there.

K Rudd will be in the MCC Ace. As if they'll put dignatries out with the plebs. THere's always plenty of space in the MCC so little wonder...

Saints66au. Are you an AFL member? If not how did you get standing room tix in the AFL reserve. The AFL reserve sold out within 2 hours of going on sale for non competing members.

No Im not...these is the area allocated to our group in the SC Ballot. Please dont tell me that other neutral/Cats AFL members can stand there as well? Ill be mighty pyssed off if that area isnt 110% Sainter

Enrico...firstly you got your stands mixed up..M12 is in the GSS..but I hear your point

AFAIK they DO enforce what section you stand in..otherwise you'd have a gazillion people on the Wing and noone behind the goals

Winmar · Post: # 829184Post **Winmar** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 8:36pm

I stood in 1997. Couldn't see very well! Get there early if you have to stand.

TimPekin'sDirtyGuernsey · Tue 22 Sep 2009 9:12pm

Moods wrote:K Rudd will be in the MCC Ace. As if they'll put dignatries out with the plebs. THere's always plenty of space in the MCC so little wonder....

Rudd is overseas and won't be back for the GF.

Bernard Shakey · Tue 22 Sep 2009 9:20pm

ausfatcat wrote:
clarky449 wrote:Im in M8
same!!!

Me too. Also. As Well.

Looking forward to it, big time.

clarky449 · Post: # 829247Post **clarky449** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 9:27pm

TimPekin'sDirtyGuernsey wrote:
Moods wrote:K Rudd will be in the MCC Ace. As if they'll put dignatries out with the plebs. THere's always plenty of space in the MCC so little wonder....
Rudd is overseas and won't be back for the GF.

Bet he will be back for the NRL final?

Bernard Shakey · Tue 22 Sep 2009 9:30pm

clarky449 wrote:
TimPekin'sDirtyGuernsey wrote:
Moods wrote:K Rudd will be in the MCC Ace. As if they'll put dignatries out with the plebs. THere's always plenty of space in the MCC so little wonder....
Rudd is overseas and won't be back for the GF.
Bet he will be back for the NRL final?

Who the canal cares?

Enrico_Misso · Tue 22 Sep 2009 10:02pm

saint66au wrote:AFAIK they DO enforce what section you stand in..otherwise you'd have a gazillion people on the Wing and noone behind the goals

So you are definitely saying that the turnstile system will REJECT a Southern Stand standing room ticket from trying to access the Ponsford and vica versa ?

3rd generation saint · Tue 22 Sep 2009 10:57pm

Having done standing room a few times in the 80's and with the weather reported to be cold and windy my advice is too dress warm.
If the GSS is like the old Southern Stand, then that wind can get really cold.

saint66au · Post: # 829473Post **saint66au** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 11:42pm

Enrico_Misso wrote:
saint66au wrote:AFAIK they DO enforce what section you stand in..otherwise you'd have a gazillion people on the Wing and noone behind the goals
So you are definitely saying that the turnstile system will REJECT a Southern Stand standing room ticket from trying to access the Ponsford and vica versa ?

Dunno about that but I think they have attendants making sure that you stand in the correct bays

saintbrat · Post: # 829480Post **saintbrat** » Tue 22 Sep 2009 11:47pm

checking for someone else-
anyone confirm standing room is Generally NOT a dry area correct?

ps although given the supporters who look like standing in some of them they may almost be?

Bernard Shakey · Tue 22 Sep 2009 11:50pm

Enrico_Misso wrote:Can someone give me some advice please !

Background
Under the all-in/ all-out ballot policy we (3 adults and 2 concessions) decided to put in two applications instead of one to maximise our chances of getting some tickets.
Both applications were successful but we have wound up with 5 standing room tickets.

Problem
3 of them (one adult + 2 concessions) are in M12 wich is in the Ponsford.
The other 2 adults are in M30 which is in the Southern.
Obviously we would prefer to stand together, and if we were all in the same stand that would be easy as there is no way of enforcing where you stand.

Question?
But given we are in different Stands, is there a way of standing together?
For example can I successfully scan a Southern Stand standing room ticket through a Ponsford stand turnstile?
Or does a pass-out distinguish which Stand you came from?

First abvice is that M12 is in the Southern Stand and M30 in the Ponsford.

Having sorted that, you won't get into the Southern with Ponsford tickets and vice versa.

Seems to me more than 5% of Social Club Members have ended up with standing room tickets.

saintbrat · Post: # 829501Post **saintbrat** » Wed 23 Sep 2009 12:01am

Bernard can you answer my question re the bar and people who may be in any given area?

Bernard Shakey · Wed 23 Sep 2009 12:08am

saintbrat wrote:Bernard can you answer my question re the bar and people who may be in any given area?

In my experience Standing is not a dry area.

I'm not sure about the MCC Members, though.

Are their any dry areas anymore?

saintbrat · Post: # 829517Post **saintbrat** » Wed 23 Sep 2009 12:10am

ticket holders with youngish children not keen on standing as their tickets dictate....
particularly in non dry area hence m,y query.