Collingwood, Essendon fans made to wait for Anzac Day tickets after tech glitch

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Footy fans will have to wait to buy tickets to this year’s Anzac Day blockbuster between Essendon and Collingwood at the MCG due to a since-resolved technical difficulty related to PayPal.

The Asia Pacific-wide payment gateway issue impacted various platforms, including the AFL’s official ticket provider Ticketek, meaning the club member on-sale for the annual match was postponed by 24 hours until tomorrow (Friday) at 10am AEST.

Zach Reid and Dan Houston clash in front of more than 90,000 at the MCG on Anzac Day.

Every platform that used PayPal was impacted, but there is not expected to be further delays now that the problem has been addressed.

Ticketek chose to push the on-sale time back to not impact ticket-buyers who typically use PayPal.

The attendance at last year’s Anzac Day clash was 92,055, after 93,644 turned up in 2024 and a record-setting 95,179 showed up in 2023. The average crowd for the match is almost 85,000 fans across the past three decades.

The AFL and Ticketek are yet to confirm when tickets will be on sale for non-members.

Tickets to the 2026 Anzac Day match are going on sale separately to the two clubs’ other matches from rounds one to 15 in an attempt to provide an improved buying experience for members and fans.

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