Collingwood star Josh Daicos has revealed the number of grand final tickets players receive – as Pies chief executive Craig Kelly calls for Ticketek to ‘improve their system’ and wants an increase in allocation for club members.

Daicos was interviewed on Nova 100’s Ben, Liam & Belle Melbourne breakfast show on Monday morning, where he was asked by Ben how many tickets he’d received for this weekend’s AFL grand final at the MCG.

‘Well, we’re fortunate enough to get, usually during the season we get 4 each, and then for Grand Final we get 8,’ said Daicos.

Liam questioned the footy star if other players received the same amount.

‘No, everyone’s getting that it makes it handy,’ said Daicos.

Josh Daicos says players get 8 tickets for family and friends if they make the grand final

Collingwood boss has called for more seats to be allocated for big clubs

‘But it does help having obviously Nick because that means that you know to have those tickets mum and dad go to and then we’ve got more or less for maybe a mate or a cousin.’

Meanwhile, Collingwood boss Craig Kelly has called on the AFL to increase club member allocating from 17,000 to 20,000 to meet the growing demands of the league’s biggest clubs that have memberships in excess of 100,000.

Amid the fight for tickets to the decider, Collingwood members who had forked out thousands in membership dollars were given standing room tickets when they should have been allocated a seat by ticket agency Ticketek.

Others who were selected to receive tickets via a ballot had money taken out of their accounts before being allocated tickets, while other members’ credit cards were rejected in what has become an annual problem with grand final ticket delivery.

Kelly addressed the issue on Monday and while he said all Collingwood members who were guaranteed grand final tickets would get them, he called for change to the system and how many tickets competing clubs were allocated.

‘We believe members who contribute their hard earned should be rewarded with a fair opportunity to witness our team on the biggest stage,’ he said in a club statement.

‘We have been working through the situation overnight and have some updates for you.

‘Every single priority one (P1) member who registered for the grand final ballot will receive a ticket to the 2023 AFL grand final.

Craig Kelly said all Pies members who were guaranteed grand final tickets would get them

‘There were 37 P1 Members who did not select the standing room option and, as such, missed out on tickets through the automated ballot – we will sort each of those 37 members directly to ensure they have a seat.

‘Anyone who is a P1 member and were given a standing room ticket – that will be changed from standing room to an allocated seat.

‘We call on Ticketek to improve their system so that the moment funds are taken out of bank accounts, tickets are released to members immediately.

‘We know grand finals are a case of high demand and limited availability, which is why we call on the AFL to increase competing club allocations from 17,000 to at least 20,000 tickets.

‘We want to assure all members that we are actively engaging with the AFL, MCC, Ticketek, and other stakeholders to push for changes and improve this system and access for our most dedicated members.’

Despite the mistakes, Ticketek was adamant it had fulfilled its role in the ballot allocation.

‘Ticketek wants to assure all Collingwood members that the ballot process for the AFL grand final ran as planned, without any issues, and as per the instruction from the AFL, Collingwood Football Club and the MCG,’ a statement from the agency said.

The grand final is a sellout.

It’s the biggest music festival in the world and every summer artists from across the world flock to Worthy Farm in Somerset for the event. 

Last June revellers enjoyed the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, who played his last ever UK gig on the Pyramid stag to close the 2023 edition of the festival.

And eager awaiting fans finally know what day to set their alarms for as the date of ticket sales for next years festival is released. 

Replying to a comment on Instagram, the daughter of the festival’s organiser Michael Eavis, and co-organiser herself Emily Eavis announced tickets will go on sale on November 5. 

One fan wrote: ‘Need the ticket sale date, please! Xx’, to which Eavis replied ‘Nov 5th. All the info will be with you soon’. 

The wait is over! Glastonbury announce date of ticket sales for next years festival

Exciting: Last June revellers enjoyed the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, who played his last ever UK gig on the Pyramid stag to close the 2023 edition of the festival

Answer: Replying to a comment on Instagram, the daughter of the festival’s organiser Michael Eavis, and co-organiser herself Emily Eavis announced tickets will go on sale on November 5

Fan pages for the festival were quick to pick up on the exciting information and headed to Twitter to spread the news.

Glastopia wrote: ‘We’re heading into peak ‘nervous breakdown season!!!! Glastonbury ticket sale date has been confirmed as Sunday 5th of Nov, meaning coach sale should be Thursday 2nd of Nov.’ 

It seems dedicated fans had already guessed the release date would be in November, posting on September 19 that it was now too late for an October ticket sale to be announced. 

However successfully purchasing tickets for the festival is no easy feet, and it takes a carefully curated plan to achieve the precious tickets. 

Earlier today, Glastonbury posted over on Instagram as they issued a reminder to anyone who registered to buy Glastonbury tickets prior to 2020 to check and confirm their registration details in order to keep their existing registration details. 

Failure to check details by September 30 will mean prior existing accounts will be deleted and customers will have to submit a new registration before they can access details. 

As fans tagged their friends in the comments, other’s asked when the release date would be. 

WOOOO! Fan pages for the festival were quick to pick up on the exciting information and headed to Twitter to spread the news

Detective work: It seems dedicated fans had already guessed the release date would be in November 

Farewell: Sir Elton John performed on the Pyramid stage during day 5 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 for an incredible last performance 

As one user confirmed the date as November 5, another replied ‘6th year lucky????’ 

But how can music fans better their chances of getting their hands on tickets?  

An important thing to note is that tickets are sold exclusively from glastonbury.seetickets.com, so make sure to not spend a fortune on illegitimate tickets elsewhere.

When sales open, you will be taken to a holding page which will refresh every 20 seconds, the festival recommends only using one tab on your internet browser while attempting to buy tickets.

If you’re fortunate enough to get through you will have a limited amount of time to enter your details for each ticket and purchase them, so be careful to put the correct information in.

While it can be tempting to buy in bulk for your family and friends to attend, Glastonbury limits the amount of tickets per transaction to six.

To better your chances for a ticket, the Glastonbury website recommends completing an online registration form, where you will need to provide some basic details and a passport-style photo.

The festival suggests doing this well in advance of the ticket sale and to keep your registration number handy when trying to purchase them on release.

You will have until 5pm GMT on October 31 to submit your registration.