Crowd prediction - preliminary - swans v north.

[ugg]

Do you know what proof was needed ?
(I have 1 pre-paid SIM, but can happily buy more, or maybe rustle up some some Telstra accounts from those I'm buying for)

The memory's a little hazy now, but I think once you login to your Telstra online account, there's a link that takes you to a special Ticketek page where the only category you can buy is their special discounted one. Pretty sure you only need to have one account, buying up to a maximum of 8 tickets per transaction. You might be able to buy more by starting another transaction.

[undy]

The memory's a little hazy now, but I think once you login to your Telstra online account, there's a link that takes you to a special Ticketek page where the only category you can buy is their special discounted one. Pretty sure you only need to have one account, buying up to a maximum of 8 tickets per transaction. You might be able to buy more by starting another transaction.

Thanks - found this video which agrees with you. Looks like I need to set up (or dig out) my telstra account.

[Mel_C]

Collingwood prelim 2 years ago was 52k. The Buddy factor should help I expect around 40k.

I'm watching this prelim now. The crowd noise was very loud especially when Jetta kicked the goal from THAT run. Loved Bruce's commentary..."Usain Bolt couldn't catch him" ????.

I'm hoping for at least 50,000.

Out of curiosity I compared the ticket prices between ANZ and MCG. Category 1 is the same but for all other categories ANZ is cheaper.

[annew]

Well, not on Ticketek web site.

Can you buy them elsewhere?

[mcsquirta]

Can you buy them elsewhere?

Tickets begin selling on Monday. We just filled in a form for a group booking which will be placed on monday.

[barry]

We shpuld get 40000 with die hards. Getting any more than that depends on media saturation level this week.

But I do have to say the surface will probably be the best its ever been.

[Zlatorog]

As long as it doesn't rain on Friday the crowd should be pretty good. I would say 44,000. I would be surprised if we reach 50,000.

[undy]

Thanks - found this video which agrees with you. Looks like I need to set up (or dig out) my telstra account.

Tested setting up the Telstra bits for a pre-paid SIM and it all works and the footy ticket option is visible (although waiting to be updated for the prelim). I wonder (1) if there will be a small spike in $2 SIM cards tomorrow morning and (2) what the cap is on Telstra priced tickets.

[Danzar]

Wow. Torn between waiting for this deal or getting in early and paying the higher price.

[Matt79]

Wow. Torn between waiting for this deal or getting in early and paying the higher price.

I will be waiting...the game won't sell out so not much of a stress

[ugg]

They changed the limit per transaction from 8 to 10. Guess they're not worried about selling out, even at the lower levels.

[ernie koala]

Traditionally Norf are a poor drawing team, but this may change a little this week...

They do have a much larger membership base than a few years back, and being in a prelim for the first time in a long while will drag a few to Sydney.

If the forecast predicts a dry Friday.......46,237

[ugg]

Category 5 going fast! Can't get more than 2 consecutive seats in one transaction now.

[liz]

Ticketek really is a crap site. I am happy to pay top dollar. But it will only let me choose category 1, not stipulate where. Am I really supposed to believe that the whole of level 4 sold out in the first ten minutes? Because all it is offering me is tickets on level 1, near the fence, in a bay barely in the category 1 region.

[Buzz13]

Yeah I had same problem liz. Hoped for level 4 but got bay 109