K - lets get this rolling…
At least the weather gods are going to be kind on the big day with fine conditions forecasted. Both clubs have a good supporter base and hopefully 30 thousand people are in attendance. Although realising that figure being a bit ambitious because Wafl crowds well down this season
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My guess is less than 30, but I think it’ll be close. It’s more expensive this year.
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The boxes have gone up a fortune, gone the last few years upmarket but normal seat this year, our group decided it’s way too much now.
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Only $20 difference. Well worth it I would have thought.
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If it was only $20 we would be back. It’s gone up much more than that.
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I checked the other day there’s a topic here on it. $45 general admission, $65 for the Sports Lounge.
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50 odd bucks with bs admin price for general is far too much, they have jacked the price up as Optus is such an expensive venue to hire.
Yeh I think they are charging $7.50 booking fee. That equates to $187,500 for a crowd of 25,000. I guess the venue wants their money and the ticketing agents want theirs. I won’t be there but nothing would stop me if my team was in it though I’ve been crook as a dog lately.
Good luck to both teams hopefully it’s a close one.
My bad, I meant the catered boxes. A few years ago it was roughly $100 a head for food drinks etc, now it’s getting close to double that.
Everything has gone through the roof mate especially when it comes to food. I’m sure last time I bought a Curry Laksa was around $13 -$15. Went to buy one around the corner of my place last night, $21. I just walked out shaking my head.
Yep 180K is the break even price to hire Optus.
I bet they won’t be too greedy with pricing for the State of Origin because the government has paid millions to make it a tourism and televised event so they want that thing filled.
But it seems Venues West is prepared to sacrifice 5000 spectators with higher gate fees for the WAFL GF.
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That’s correct RednBlack, they are subsidising all these crazy events cage fights , rugby, paying rock stars to come here etc. Outrageous that these figures are kept secret from tax payers.
Yet tourism numbers are still tanking,
SANFL have the best set up - totally owner operate with SACA , keeps all the costs real.
We need a second tier stadium with WACA for same sort of deal.
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Baz in an ideal world we would have a 25-30,000 seat secondary stadium but I just can’t see it happening anywhere. They want to reduce the WACA capacity not increase it. When Fremantle Oval is eventually redeveloped I can’t see that having a capacity anymore than 15,000 and that just doesn’t cut it for WAFL football’s biggest day.
Heard on the grapevine Souths will be going into the match with no injuries & their full squad available. Apparently paying 1$ and 12c for the win. And the Royals currently sitting on five dollars 40c for the win. The Wafl needs a good close Grand Final and not a demoralizing one sided match.
Freo redevelopment will never happen in my lifetime.
Sadly Bazza, that story has gone quiet in the last 12 months.
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Last game for the season
first South Fremantle v East Perth Grand Final for more than 20 years
Last games for at least 2 players probably
Honouring several club legends & folks
Time to see
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Good to see Main named and possibly get a run for the Southerners. And for the opponents Van Diemen is coming back into the team.
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