Grand Final Ballot

The ballot period has now closed. Members who entered the 2025 AFL Grand Final Reserved Seat Ballot will be advised of the outcome by 11.00am AEST Tuesday September 16.

Grand Final Ballot

Approximately 14,500 seats in the Members’ Reserve are available to reserve in advance via a random ballot and will be allocated to successful members following the registration period which was run from 9.00am AEST on Wednesday September 10 to 5.00pm AEST on Thursday September 11, 2025.

A reserved seat ticket alone will not admit entry into the Members’ Reserve for AFL Grand Final Day. A membership card or an Annual Guest Card, renewed for the 2025/26 season, must also be scanned for entry.

If you have not received correspondence regarding the outcome of the ballot by 5.00pm Tuesday September 16, please contact the Club via phone on (03) 9657 8888, email membership@mcc.org.au or live chat with the team on the Club’s website.

Full members and Annual Guest Card holders who have successfully obtained a reserved seat in the AFL Grand Final Ballot will not be able to access the Members' Reserve until one hour after gate opening time on AFL Grand Final Day.

KEY TIMINGS

2025 AFL Grand Final Reserved Seat Ballot closed: 5.00pm AEST Thursday September 11
Notification of the outcome of the Ballot: by 11.00am AEST Tuesday September 16
Reserved seat tickets available for successful applicants via Ticketek: Friday September 19
Return of seats for successful applicants closes: 12.00pm AEST Wednesday September 24
Returned seats available to members unsuccessful in the Ballot: 9.00am AEST Thursday September 25

Return of seats

Any member who is successful in the Ballot and are unable to use their allocated reserved seat should return their reserved seat ticket to the Club so these can be made available to members who were unsuccessful in the Ballot.

Notification of the return of a reserved seat must be submitted by the member who is no longer using the seat and must be received by the Club no later than 12.00pm AEST on Wednesday September 24.

For members who have obtained an AFL Grand Final ticket in the Reserved Seat Ballot and become unwell during AFL Grand Final week, they are requested to notify the Club at their earliest convenience.

In fairness to all members registered in the ballot, members and Annual Guest Card holders WILL NOT be able to transfer their seats directly to another eligible member.

Returned seat on sale

Any reserved seats returned by members successful in the Ballot will be made available via Ticketek for members who were unsuccessful in the Ballot on a first-in, first-served basis from 9.00am AEST on Thursday September 25.

Further information regarding this on-sale will be communicated directly to members who were unsuccessful in the Reserved Seat Ballot via email closer to the date.

No show

Any member or Annual Guest Card holder who has obtained a reserved seat yet does not attend the AFL Grand Final and does not notify the Club of the return of their seat by 12.00pm AEST on Wednesday September 24, will not be eligible to enter the Reserved Seat Ballot for the 2026 AFL Grand Final.

50-Year members

Click here for details regarding 50-Year member arrangements for the 2025 AFL Grand Final.

Unreserved seating

In addition to the pre-purchased reserved seats allocated in the Ballot, the remaining seats and standing spaces will be available on the usual first-in, first-served basis when Gate 2 opens on AFL Grand Final day. For more information on queueing can be found here.

AFL Grand Final Members' Arrangements Guide

Click here to view the AFL Grand Final Arrangements and Reserved Seat Registration Guide.