AFL finals ticket disaster as Ticketek crashes: Social media meltdown from furious fans

Mick Stirling

AFL finals ticket disaster as Ticketek crashes: Social media meltdown from furious fans image

Demand for AFL finals tickets has been so high it has caused Ticketek’s system to crash and sales to be put on hold.

Tickets went on sale for participating club members at 9am Tuesday morning, but many punters were frustrated as they were locked out.

Ticketek deals with MCG and SCG games, meaning the West Coast, Collingwood game is unaffected as Optus Stadium sells through Ticketmaster.

On Tuesday afternoon, the AFL announced announced adjusted onsale times for the games.


 

MORE: AFL breaks all-time attendance record

Fans took to social media to vent their frustrations.






Mick Stirling