Those hoping to secure tickets to the MCG and SCG for the opening rounds of the AFL Premiership regular season were left frustrated by a meltdown of the ticketing system.
The AFL were advised by the MCC that a Ticketek system failure had forced a postponement of all ticket sales for the MCG.
Tickets were first due to go on sale to AFL members this morning, while general public tickets were supposed to be available from midday.
To iron out the issues the release date has been pushed back a week until March 11 for members with no date set yet on when the general public can access.
Footy fans hoping to lock in SCG tickets have also been left in the dark with ticket delays.
@smul8 Sydney Swans matches at the SCG have been postponed til 9 am, March 7. MCG Club Member + Pub Res postponed til further notice
— Ticketek Australia (@Ticketek_AU) March 4, 2016
While the AFL has apologised to fans it hasn’t stopped social media lighting up with anger from those who said they invested a large part of their day on the Ticketek website only to find out there was no chance of tickets.
@Ticketek_AU utter discrace, you've had since September to plan this. You should be waving the booking fees for rounds 1-6
— James Tomlinson (@jgtdownunder) March 3, 2016
There was also plenty of confusion with some fans managing to secure tickets, but wondering whether they were still valid or not.
@AFL I walked out of @Ticketek_AU outlet with a ticket is my ticket still valid or had it been cancelled?
— Regis (@JRigas) March 4, 2016
@bevob5 Can you see your tickets in your transaction history?
— Ticketek Australia (@Ticketek_AU) March 4, 2016
It’s now a race against time to make sure fans can at least pre-purchase tickets to the opening round with the first bounce at the MCG on March 24 between Richmond and Carlton.
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