Number-one ticket holder

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A number-one ticket holder is a person who holds membership ticket number 1 of a particular football club. Possession of the number one ticket is largely symbolic, but prestigious. The tradition of having a number one ticket holder is mainly observed in Australia. The ticket is often given to a celebrity or past player in order to raise the profile of the club.

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is the premier Australian rules football competition in Australia. Most clubs nominate a number one ticket holder each year.

2012 AFL number one ticket holders
Club Number one ticket holder Reference
Adelaide Football Club Lleyton Hewitt
Kate Ellis 		[1]
[2]
Brisbane Lions David Devine [3]
Carlton Football Club Sam Smorgon
Vivienne Kerr 		[4]
Collingwood Football Club No number one ticket holder [1]
Essendon Football Club Ron Kirwan [5]
Fremantle Football Club Ben Roberts-Smith [6]
Geelong Football Club Rebecca Maddern
Robert Doyle
Keith Fagg 		[7]
[8]
[8]
Greater Western Sydney Football Club Melissa Doyle [9]
Hawthorn Football Club Helen Kapalos [10]
Melbourne Football Club Robert Flower [11]
North Melbourne Football Club Ricky Ponting [1]
Port Adelaide Football Club David Koch
Teresa Palmer		 [12]
Richmond Football Club David Mandie
Evelyn Danos 		[1]
St Kilda Football Club Eric Bana [13]
Sydney Swans Philippa Power [14]
West Coast Eagles Ross Glendinning [15]
Western Bulldogs Julia Gillard [16]

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League competition is the premier rugby league competition in Australia.

2010 NRL number one ticket holders
Club Number one ticket holder
Canberra Raiders Mark Webber[17]
Parramatta Eels Danny Green[18]
Melbourne Storm Molly Meldrum
Wests Tigers John Rechhi[19]
Manly Seagles number one ticket holder
Club Number one ticket holder
1992-2012 Thomas Keneally [20]

A-League

2010 A League number one ticket holders
Club Number one ticket holder
Melbourne Heart FC Jon Bon Jovi[21]

See also

  • Fan (person)#Sports

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wortman, Jeff (2 April 2009). "Who's your No.1?". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Kate Ellis joins Crows" (Press release). Adelaide Football Club. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012. 
  3. ↑ "David Devine appointed Number One Ticketholder". The AFL. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Fisher back for Blues". The AFL. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Kirwan Named Number One Ticket Holder". Official AFL Website of Essendon FC. Retrieved 13 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Roberts-Smith the No 1 ticket holder at Freo". WAToday. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012. 
  7. ↑ Nash, Jonno (28 June 2012). "Cats' No.1 ticket holder Rebecca Maddern says it was either like football or there was no TV". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 September 2012. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Cats crown new number ones". Geelong Cats Football Club. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Giants announce Melissa Doyle as number one ticket holder" (Press release). Greater Western Sydney Football Club. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Kapalos lauds AFL’s Women’s Round". 17 July 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Flower named No.1 ticket holder". Official AFL Website of Melbourne FC. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Teresa Palmer Power's No. 1". The PAFC. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  13. ↑ Tullberg, Julie (25 June 2010). "Actor Eric Bana named Saints No. 1 ticketholder". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  14. ↑ "No. 1 Ticket Holders - SYDNEYSWANS.COM.AU". 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Ross Glendinning". Official AFL Website of West Coast Eagles. 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  16. ↑ Schulz, Matthew (19 August 2010). "Collingwood say Julia Gillard has lost votes after saying she hates Pies". PerthNow. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  17. ↑ Hind, Richard (3 March 2010). "Webber the formula for success". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  18. ↑ Lane, Daniel (4 July 2010). "Boys in blue needs to believe in themselves, says Green". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ web |url =http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Keneally
  21. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/jon-bon-jovi-named-melbourne-hearts-no1-international-ticket-holder/story-e6frf4gl-1225923223544


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