Not saying anything against Adelaide because i dont know how their fan set up goes, but Perth usually have a lot more fans competing for seats. They're yet to play a game in front of under 10,000 supporters. Its all supply and demand. The demand is "infinite" in this case because (while it wont happen) the whole population of perth could decide to go, whereas supply is limited. Therefore the higher pricing. If people continue to buy then it works.

Still better than challenge stadium, those grand final prices were high!

To be fair, the prices are only $10 higher than regular season for each category, so i think that's pretty good for a grand final game!

I think in fairness to Perth, its a new stadium, its a premier stadium and most are settled members of 8000? not sure on figures but if it holds 11000 people, im sure 7900 people will rock up for game one and game 3 if required.

in comparison with Adelaide, games don't get frequently sold out. in years gone by, the sport suffers here in Adelaide but still getting ok crowds so having the price lower helps the cause to get a near sellout crowd.

ultimately, its you the supporter who needs to worry bout attending. but prices represent good value in both venues

nailna3

Arena holds approx 12k people

and 7900 for a grand final seems really lowball.

As i said, they are yet to play in front of a crowd under 10,000 at the arena, ill be surprised if they get their first sub-10k crowd on Monday

oh Ill pay my 78 dollars again for Gold but i do wonder if Adelaide had an Arena of exactly the same size in a similar location if their prices would be a duplicate. I seriously doubt it.


Quite simply, you generally pay a lot more for things in WA than you do in the other states (with some exceptions)

"Perth usually have a lot more fans competing for seats. They're yet to play a game in front of under 10,000 supporters."
They've also only ever sold out one game at the Arena, so everyone who wants a seat is getting one and some are left over. Supply is currently greater than demand.

Koberulz: First time there has been a grand final at the Arena. There's been no precedence for number of seats.

Challenge used to sell out in minutes for the grand final games. Who knows how many extra wanted to go?

I agree though, chances of selling out are slim, but its grand final, it could happen, and while it could happen they increase the price.

Prices for most professional sporting leagues grand final tickets do go up. Just ask the AFL! Paid $170 each for prelim tickets to see the Dockers play Sydney last year!

Which seating tiers tend to fill up first? Do people buy cheaper tickets and shift closer as often happens in Adelaide?

Isaac: as it usually goes, cheapest first! But cheapest have more seat availability than platinum. Silver has the biggest number of seats

Actually, it goes from the closest out and the furthest in. The gold and the nickel seem to go before the Silver/Bronze.

Perth Arena capacity with level 400 open, which it probably will be for the GF, is closer to 13,500 not 12,000.

I am no event promotor but I would guess the Perth Arena costs over 10x as much as it is to hire as the Adelaide Scout Hall.

Last year I think the grandfinal game sold out in a couple of hours at the Perth Arena (if i can remember correctly..)

While we may have only sold out one game, the Bushfire Appeal game sold out the regular seats and then they opened up more seats in the highest tier!

Or maybe that 12,000 figure isn't right.

Perth Arena's official spectator capacity for basketball is 14,846 according to its website.

If last years GF game 2 at the arena was a sellout then 1,319 didn't show because the official attendance was 13,527 which is currently the highest home crowd the Wildcats have ever attracted.

Where on its website did you find that?

There are, or were at one stage, demountable seats that were supposed to go in the gaps where doors two and three are, and have never been used, which might explain the difference.

Adding to what Matthew said, having lived in both Adelaide and Perth things are far more expensive in Perth than Adelaide, including the costs of basketball tickets...

For comparisons sake, a normal ticket (West, Row P) for game 3 of the 99 finals was $25.50

You also got to factor in that Perth Arena was 6 months past its desired finish time and so many $millions over budget and look us Wildcats fans are paying for that!

I thought that the fire appeal game opened up 13,720 seats

Like I wrote in another post, if you don't like the price of going and watching your team then rock up anyway and be more vocal than normal !

When i worked in Perth i earned 30% more than i am now earning in Adelaide, you should take higher wages into account.

That new Perth stadium though with their seats spread out so far from the court..

not close to the atmosphere in Adelaide when you have noisy fans packed close in on 4 sides in the bleachers around the court.

The last 2 finals games with the eastern bleakers back has brought the noise and atmosphere back.

#466717, the crowd of 50,397 at the showdown was less than the record for a showdown at West Lakes of 51,140. The records crowds at football games at Adelaide Oval (62,543 1965 SANFL GF) and West Lakes (66,897 1976 SANFL GF) will not be beaten with the stadium in its current configuration.

The redevelopment wasn't about the size of the crowds at showdowns - it was more about improving attendance on the bleak evenings in Winter when West Lakes had large banks of seats blanked off. Oh, that and paying off the SACA debt.

What Perth has managed to do is to make attending basketball games desirable again. It can happen again in Adelaide and it will happen for the GF. I will be very surprised if it isn't close to capacity.

Okay, I just went a bought a ticket for the same seat to Game 1 next Monday at Perth Arena. Total all (including paying 7.50 to get my ticket printed) it cost me 87 dollars. It cost me 75 last week.

Holy gold bars Batman!

$30 Nickel selling in the 400-level rafters already, $150 Platinum is single-seats only, $110 Gold can only get two-seats together. $50 Bronze is heavily subscribed, most seats you can get together at the moment is 5, and that's right back in Row Y.

The $70 Silvers are the least taken-up at the moment.

"You also got to factor in that Perth Arena was 6 months past its desired finish time"
Three years, actually. Was originally supposed to be ready for the 2009/10 Hopman Cup.

Gold now reporting as single-seats only, Bronze now down to no more than 3 in a group available.

The seats are going, going, going...

Yeah the lady at the desk said there were not a lot of tickets left. Im just worried im gonna get stuck between two really large ladies like I did last time....

Only two-seats together left for Nickel. Single-seats only for Bronze, in those cooky stage-side box constructs. Silver still has chunks of seats left, but they're down to the corner sections.

Reckon we'll be sold out by tomorrow.

Thanks Koberulz, I knew it was a damn long time so I went the safe bet but 3 years wow that's a massive amount if money the government will get out of me (again)