579 DAYS after Carlton last played in front of a crowd at the MCG, the Club could not be more excited to welcome its members back to the footy in the opening rounds of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.  

With stadium capacities currently limited to 50 per cent in Victoria and a range of other measures in place to ensure the Carlton faithful’s return to the stands is a safe one, going to the footy will be a little different this year.  

Below is everything you need to know about being at the ’G to watch the Blues live in Rounds 1 and 2. 

While Round 1 is a Carlton away game and only few tickets will be available for Blues members with away access, the Club is confident that all financial members with home access entitlements wanting to attend Round 2 vs Collingwood will be able to.  

For Round 3 onwards, the Club does not expect any Carlton member wanting to go to the footy to miss out (should capacity remain at 50 per cent or greater). Information on future rounds will be communicated in the coming weeks.  

All available information is detailed in this guide, however members wishing to speak to someone can request a call here and a Membership team representative will be in touch.

 
MOBILE TICKETING 

1. Members will not be able to use their membership card to scan into our opening games. 
2. For physical distancing and contact tracing purposes, members will need to redeem their own individual $0 ticket via Ticketek in the lead up to each game.
3. After completing the redemption process, members will only be able to access their ticket via their personal Ticketek account – not their Carlton membership account.
4. There is no need for members to print their ticket – they can be scanned from compatible mobile devices.
5. The Club strongly recommends that all members without a Ticketek account create one here prior to their on-sale period commencing.
6. For more information on mobile ticketing click here or contact Ticketek on 132 849.
    

GAME DAY 

1. There will be no gate sales at the MCG on game day – all tickets must be redeemed/purchased online through Ticketek. 
2. Carlton’s Club Hub will not be available at Round 1 and is TBC for Round 2. 
3. The use of function rooms for Round 2 is TBC.
4. A customer service window will be open for any ticketing issues. 

ROUND 1 VS RICHMOND (AWAY)
7:25pm Thursday 18 March 2021 – MCG

1. Being a Richmond home game and with capacity limited to 50,000, there will only be a small number of tickets available for Carlton members with away access, with priority given to those with an away reserved seat. 
2. Members with away access will be given the opportunity to redeem a $0 ticket via Ticketek from 10am Wednesday 17 March using their 12-digit membership barcode number, following Richmond’s member pre-sale. 
3. Carlton members without away access will only be given the opportunity to purchase tickets in the unlikely event that the game has not sold out before 1pm Wednesday 17 March. 
4. The Club will email all members with away access on Tuesday 16 March with everything they need to secure their ticket – including their membership barcode number and a link to the Ticketek webpage. 
5. The game is expected to sell out shortly after tickets are made available to Carlton members with away access, who are strongly encouraged to attempt ticket redemption as close to 10am as possible.
6. Members with away access will not have the ability to purchase guest passes for members without away game access, or non-members.
7. Members with away access wishing to sit with other members with away access will need to redeem their tickets in the same transaction – a transaction limit of six tickets applies. 

ROUND 2 VS COLLINGWOOD (HOME) 
7:20pm Thursday 25 March 2021 – MCG

1. All Carlton members with access entitlements will be given the opportunity to redeem a $0 ticket via Ticketek on Tuesday 23 March using their 12-digit membership barcode number. 
2. The Club will email all access members on Monday 22 March with everything they need to secure their ticket – including their membership barcode number, on-sale time, and a link to the Ticketek webpage. 
3. On-sale times will be staggered per the following three priority groups: 
    

 
*Subject to change. 
^Members nominated by a 2020 member for a complimentary 2021 membership.   

1. The Round 2 member pre-sale will close 9am Wednesday 24 March unless sold out prior. 
2. In lieu of Priority 1 members not being able to sit in their usual reserved seat due to physical distancing requirements, they will be given first access to secure premium seating. 
3. While members can still redeem tickets after their priority group’s on-sale period, the Club recommends redeeming as close to the on-sale time as possible to secure the best seating available.
4. Members will not have the ability to purchase guest passes during their priority group’s on-sale period, including for fellow members in lower priority groups.
5. A Priority 1 member wanting to sit with a Priority 3 member will need to wait until the Priority 3 on-sale time (5pm Tuesday) to ensure tickets can be purchased in the same transaction.
6. Non-access members and the general public will be able to access any remaining tickets from 1pm Wednesday^.
7. Members wanting to sit with non-members will need to wait until the general public on-sale and risk missing out altogether.
8. Priority 2 and 3 members wishing to upgrade to a premium seat can pay to do so during the ticket redemption process*.
9. Juniors under the age of six will require a $0 ticket which can be redeemed during the entirety of the member pre-sale. 

*Subject to availability.

ACCESSIBLE SEATING 

1. Members who require wheelchair and accessible seating can contact Ticketek’s accessible seating hotline on 1300 665 915 or complete this online form. 
2. Ticketek’s accessible bookings team is available 9am–5pm Monday–Saturday, and forms should be completed as early as possible and at least 24 hours prior to the game.