Camping out Friday night

[Jeffers1984]

If i go to the ARC, watch the game, win the game then rush back to Driver avenue would someone be kind enough to mind
a spot for me? ..cmon..i'll be your best friend

[Mel]

If I was in Melbourne, or able to get to Melb, I would be at the game. Since I can't and will be watching it on tele anyway, I don't really feel like I'm missing out on anything other then a good nights' sleep

[desredandwhite]

Originally posted by hammo
I also can't see the point of missing the preliminary final. Let's face it watching the game on a handheld TV is surely the worst of all options??!

As Mel says, it's not quite the same as watching it on a big screen... But a handheld telly would certainly beat just listening to it on a radio!!!!

As for myself, I'm planning a big night of hilarity in our home theatre with about 10-15 friends. Even though it is just on TV, the atmosphere ain't too bad if there are 10 people packed inside a small room 5m x 3m. Our screen is not quite the 3.5m level of Mel's, but I reckon our 2m screen goes alright (esp with our freshly calibrated CRT projector!!)

[ScottH]

Originally posted by desredandwhite
Our screen is not quite the 3.5m level of Mel's, but I reckon our 2m screen goes alright (esp with our freshly calibrated CRT projector!!)

Mel has a 3.5m handheld????

She must have big hands.

[cruiser]

Originally posted by Mel
I won't be missing the game, I have a teeny battery-powered tv that I'll have with me.

Make sure you've got enough power in your batteries to last 3 hours.

[Sanecow]

If the unspeakable happens, do you pack up and go home or stay for tickets?

[Mel]

It won't happen! But if it all does come crashing down, I'll be going home to bed - or drown my sorrows.

And no, my 3.5m TV is not a hand-held lol. That one is well and truly secured to the wall (and sometimes it gives you head-spins watch the footy when the camera follows the flight of the ball!). The hand-held is 3.5Cms. A slight difference.

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by humphrey bear
I intend to enjoy the preliminary final and if we win go to Melbourne and buy a ticket off a scalper. If we make it there will be no Melbourne teams in the GF so heaps of tickets will be floating about. Therey are not as expensive as the media will have you believe and they are always plentiful.

I did it in 1996 and it only cost $150 for a ticket which was only $70 over the face value. Seems like $70 well spent as opposed to missing the prelim and then camping out all night.

Interesting modus operandi Humphrey! I adoptd the same apprach at the Sydney Olympics. I picked events I wanted to see d without fail there was always a person there wanting to offload tickets they didn't want, 99% of the time at face value too.

I sold a ticket for the football as well at face value. No securty staff member or anybody hassled me at all.

I'm told scalping is not as 'legit' in Melbourne as it is allowed to be up here. I got into the 1991 NSWRL GF on what I swear was a fake ticket.

JF

[swansrock4eva]

And essendon supporter mate of mine went down in 2000 and got in at half time for free after these blokes walked out! He got back in, had awesome seats and saw the win!

[ScottH]

Another trick is to get tickets off ppl who only want to see the under 18's (or whatever the pre match games are). They go to watch their sons/friends/family member then leave. I know a few people who have tried this successully in years gone by.

[j s]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
Eirinn - can you phone me? My PM mailbox is having a fit (and says it's full with two short messages in it).

Check your outbox ("Sent items" folder) too David - every PM you have ever sent will be in there (taking up space) unless you have deleted it

[cruiser]

If we're in, I'll go down for the GF even if I havent secured tickets this weekend. As JF and others have said, chances are you will be able to find tickets. I simply will not miss being inside the MCG on 24 September if Sydney are playing.