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Reserved MCC tickets for next week\u2019s blockbuster qualifying final between Collingwood and Melbourne sold out within an hour on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the Thursday night game went on sale at 9am via Ticketek, but by 9.27am the Melbourne Cricket Club posted a tweet informing members that visitor tickets had been sold out.<\/p>\n
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Reserved MCC tickets have already sold out for the Collingwood v Melbourne qualifying final.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n \u201cA limited number of reserved seats for full and restricted members remain, however these are expected to be sold quickly,\u201d the MCC said.<\/p>\n But by 9.49am, reserved seating for members had also been exhausted for the highly anticipated clash.<\/p>\n Members will still be able to line up for an unreserved seat or standing room in the MCC reserve on the day of the match, by scanning their membership card at gate 2.<\/p>\n Tickets for club members went on sale at 10am, while AFL members would get their chance to access tickets from noon. The general public will get their chance from 3pm.<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s qualifying final between Geelong and Collingwood attracted 91,525 people, while the Magpies\u2019 semi-final against Fremantle the following week also broke the 90,000 mark.<\/p>\n Ticketek, via their Twitter \u2013 now known as X \u2013 page posted some tips for fans looking to secure their tickets.<\/p>\n That advice included entering the ticketing lounge at least 15 minutes before tickets go on sale, remaining on the page and not refreshing the browser, and keeping an eye on the timer to ensure the purchase was completed in time.<\/p>\n Tickets for the Brisbane and Port Adelaide qualifying final were also set to go on sale on Tuesday via Ticketmaster, while Ticketek will release tickets for the Carlton-Sydney and St Kilda-GWS Giants elimination finals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n MCC members who are yet to get a ticket for next Thursday night\u2019s qualifying final will have to line up for an unreserved seat on game day.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AFL Photos<\/cite><\/p>\n Meanwhile, footy analyst David King believes the Magpies have missed out on the chance for any sort of home ground advantage next week given the MCG is also the home ground of the Demons.<\/p>\n \u201cThere has to be some advantage,\u201d King said on SEN Breakfast <\/em>on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re going to finish top of the table and play a team that effectively has the same home ground [it is unfair].<\/p>\n \u201cI think there has to be some advantage for Collingwood finishing top of the table. With Melbourne finishing fourth there\u2019s no spoil.<\/p>\n \u201cI think when you finish top, when you play at the same venue, it\u2019s a neutral advantage in a final series.<\/p>\n \u201cThe team that finished higher up the ladder should have 75 per cent of the crowd.<\/p>\n \u201cThe crowd should be the advantage, make it 75-25 and no blueing Melbourne because you had your chance for 24 rounds to find yourself in the top position on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n St Kilda was denied the chance to host its elimination final at its Marvel Stadium home, but the AFL\u2019s new executive general manager of football Laura Kane told SEN that a final would have only been scheduled at the Docklands venue if all four finals in week one were to be hosted in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n