Member Grand Final Ballot Guide

A ballot is a method used to automate the random allocation of tickets to Members. If Collingwood qualifies for the 2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final, Ticketek will use a ballot to allocate tickets to Members based on their Priority Group.

Each eligible Member is assigned to a Priority Group, based on their membership package, membership status, membership tenure, or member age, which determines the order in which tickets will be allocated. Collingwood has four (4) Priority Groups.

Each eligible Member is assigned to a Priority Group, based on their membership package or membership status, which determines the order in which tickets will be allocated. Collingwood has four (4) Priority Groups.

Registration will be open for all Priority Groups between 9am-6pm (AEST). To retain priority, Members must select the correct priority group from the dropdown options. It is the responsibility of the Member to ensure the correct Priority Group is selected when completing registration.

Your specific registration time on the day does not affect your chances in the ballot. Each Priority Group is randomised for ticket allocation.

A ballot is required as the number of tickets available to Club Members for the Grand Final will be less than the total number of eligible Members.

Click here to view a breakdown of Grand Final ballot eligibility.

Following the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final, the Club made a commitment to prioritise access to seating for our older Members. With P1 Plus access, these Members are given priority access to the best available seats.

To qualify for P1 Plus, Legends Members must be 70 years of age as at Grand Final Day, 27 September 2025.

Members can locate their 12-digit Finals membership barcode by logging in to their MyMagpies account. Any prefixes that appear before the barcode (‘Ad’, Co’, or ‘Jr’) can be ignored – these simply denote whether a barcode belongs to an adult, concession, or junior membership.

One (1) barcode = (1) one ticket registration

A maximum of eight (8) barcodes can be registered together.

In such situations, Members can choose to:

• register their barcodes in separate Priorities (and be allocated tickets separately), or
• register their barcodes together in the lowest shared Priority Group. If Members in P1 Plus or P1 elect to register their barcodes together with barcodes in P2 or P3, they will waive their right to a guaranteed ticket.

For clarity, if a Member eligible for P1 Plus wishes to register with Members in P1, all Members must register in P1.

Members can register up to eight (8) Member barcodes together through Ticketek should they wish to sit with other Members. See above for a guide to registering a group across multiple Priorities.

Each Member barcode will be charged a $6 non-refundable fee at the time of ballot registration to cover club and Ticketek administration costs.

*NOTE: Juniors are classified as concession for the Grand Final.

Tickets will be allocated based on Priority Group. Tickets will be allocated to Priority 1 Plus Members first, then Priority 1, then Priority 2 (subject to availability), then Priority 3 (subject to availability). Within each priority group, all registrations will be randomised to determine the order in which tickets will be allocated.

Tickets will be allocated on a best-available basis and therefore Members could receive any category of Reserved Seat(s), Restricted View Seat or Standing Room (*depending on which ticket option was chosen during the registration process). Members cannot choose their seating category.

Registration groups with more than one ticket will either have all tickets successful or all tickets unsuccessful in the ballot. Registration groups will not be split.

At the time of registration, Members can elect not to receive Standing Room ticket(s), however if all Members in the group are able to stand for the duration of the day, it’s strongly recommended to select Option 1 –‘ I will accept the best available ticket – including Standing Room’. Electing not to select this option will waive the guaranteed access to purchase a Grand Final ticket for Members in P1 Plus/P1 and reduce the chance of being successful in obtaining a Grand Final ticket for Members in P2/P3.

1. Visit ticketek.com.au and log in to your My Ticketek account. As the credit/debit card holder, you will need to ensure that you are a My Ticketek member to continue with the registration process.
2. Click through to the Collingwood 2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final Registration event via the Ticketek ballot link that we will provide via email and on membership.collingwoodfc.com.au ahead of registration.
3. Select your Priority Group from the dropdown menu on the left-hand side of the page.
4. Enter your Member barcode(s) in the box provided and click ‘Apply Now’. Each barcode registered will be charged a non-refundable $6 fee at the end of the registration process.
5. The next page will prompt you to select your ticket preference. You will have the choice of the following two options:
   1. I will accept the next best available ticket – including Standing Room
   2. I will accept the next best available reserved seat – no Standing Room
   
   Reminder: if you select ‘no standing’ and all reserved seat tickets have been allocated when your registration is next to be processed, you will not be issued a Grand Final Ticket.
   
6. To register each Member for a Grand Final ticket, select ‘1’ from the dropdown list next to each ballot price type. Repeat this for each barcode. Select the listed delivery method and then proceed to the payment screen.
7. The next page will confirm your registration. Please read these details carefully and review all information before proceeding. Read the terms and conditions and check the box stating that you agree. Submit payment.
8. Once the registration is complete and your credit/debit card has been authorised, you will be transferred to the confirmation page and sent an email confirming your registration with your Ticketek Customer ID. Keep this and the membership barcodes supplied as reference of your registration.

The following information applies to:

• Members who have a medical requirement for access to accessible ticketing
• Members who hold a companion card
• Members who wish to book in a group with other Members who have a requirement for accessible tickets or hold a companion card

If the AFL Finals barcode number in your MyMagpies account is not already designated as a Grand Final Accessible Registration barcode, you must contact the Club to obtain one no later than 12pm (AEST) on Monday 8 September.

A medical certificate may be requested for Members whose accessibility requirements are not already recorded in the Club database.

The following ticket options will be provided for members to select from when registering:

We understand there is a broad range of reasons why you may require an accessible ticket. If these options do not meet your exact requirements, please select “You have not listed an option to suit my needs”, select the relevant ticket option for other Member(s) of your group, complete payment and finalise the registration process. The day following registration, a Ticketek staff member will call you to clarify your accessible requirements. Please ensure you phone number is up to date in your My Ticketek account.

If Collingwood qualifies for the 2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final, ticket allocation will occur across September 20, 21 or 22.

If Members are successfully allocated a Grand Final ticket, their credit/debit card will be charged on either September 20, 21 or 22, without prior notification of the transaction.

The credit card holder must have sufficient funds to potentially pay for the highest category of tickets for all Member barcodes registered in the transaction.

If your credit/debit card fails to process, you will receive an SMS from Ticketek and email from the Club with strict payment instructions. Please ensure you follow these instructions as your ticket(s) will be automatically void if payment is not received prior to the specified deadline.

If you need to change your card details prior to the ballot, you can do so up until 11am (AEST) on Thursday 18 September by contacting the Collingwood Membership Team on 1300 624 743, who will arrange for Ticketek to call and collect the relevant information from you.

Members can log on to the Ticketek website from 9am (AEST) Monday 22 September to see if they were successful or unsuccessful in the ballot by checking for their Ticketek Customer ID. Email notification will also be sent to successful and unsuccessful Members by the Club. If you were successful in obtaining tickets, this communication will also detail how to access your Grand Final ticket(s) via the Ticketek app.

Under the Major Events Act 2009 (VIC) it is illegal to on-sell or advertise for resale AFL Grand Final tickets at a premium or as part of a package, unless the seller is authorised in writing by the AFL.