Replacing AFL banners with gimmicks such as inflatable sausages and blow-up lions as part of the so-called ‘match day experience’ is putting many fans off, the AFL Fans Association said today. The Brisbane Lions will today replace the usual banner with a blow-up ‘Brion the Lion’ for its home game […]
Press Releases
$950 package an insult to the committed fan.
DIEHARDS PRICED OUT OF GRAND FINAL PACKAGES
Some AFL venues charging much more than others for pies, hotdogs and hot chips.
VARIABLE PRICING HITS FOOD, LEAVING SOME FANS HUNGRY
The AFL Fans Association is working to appoint an AFLFA representative in every state and territory. Formed in Melbourne in 2013, the AFLFA aims to represent the interests of supporters nationally. As a voluntary organisation, the AFLFA hopes to have a co-ordinator on the ground in each state and territory […]
AFL Fans Association moves to cover all states and territories
Below is a press release from the AFL Fans Association on this year’s AFL ticketing system, which retains some of the worst elements of variable pricing and makes some tickets even more expensive than last year, despite hefty increases in 2014. With clubs setting their own prices, fans will pay […]
Variable pricing: fans to pay more – in the Year ...
Cheaper food at the MCG is a big win for fans who took on the AFL last year about ticket and food prices, AFL Fans Association president Gerry Eeman said today. The MCG has announced significant reductions to food prices for the 2015 AFL season, which the AFLFA has welcomed. […]
Cheaper food prices a big win for fans
A poor Round 1 that saw crowds down by a third on 2013 shows that the AFL has lost touch with grassroots fans, the AFL Fans Association says. And not having the MCG was only partly to blame. In 2013, 365,867 people attended Round 1. This fell to 245,301 in […]
Dismal round 1: Fans vote with their feet
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou’s legacy will be mixed, the AFL Fans Association said today. Mr Demetriou will stand down at the end of the year after 11 seasons as AFL CEO. AFLFA president Brian Clarke says while Mr Demetriou oversaw the expansion of the competition and will leave it […]
Andrew Demetriou will leave a mixed legacy
LOYAL footy fans already facing a new MCG variable pricing system have been hit with a fee to print tickets on their own printers after booking online. The Herald Sun reports that the MCG will introduce a $2.50 “service/delivery” charge to print off their own tickets for home and away […]
Fans slugged again – for printing their own tickets
AFTER surviving a hair-raising Grand Final, Fremantle cheer squad stalwart Dennis Hambling, 65, may be set to lose all of his luxurious locks. The oldest of three generations of Victorian-based Docker fans, Dennis will shave his beard of 32 years if son Mark, 34, raises $1000 for the World’s Greatest […]
Freo fan may shave 32-year-old beard for sick grandson
In an unprecedented move on the eve of the AFL season, Collingwood Cheer Squad has had its banner making role removed as part of a club response to internal politics. Club officials told squad members on Tuesday, February 18, that they would take over banner making and transport the run-through, […]