Number-one ticket holder

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.

2015 AFL number one ticket holders

Club	Number one ticket holder	Reference
Adelaide Football Club	Lleyton Hewitt Kate Ellis	[1] [2]
Brisbane Lions	Melanie Wright Spencer Grammer	[3]
Carlton Football Club	Sam Smorgon Vivienne Kerr	[4]
Collingwood Football Club	No number one ticket holder	[1]
Essendon Football Club	Ken Lay	[5]
Fremantle Football Club	Ben Roberts-Smith	[6]
Geelong Football Club	Rebecca Maddern Robert Doyle Keith Fagg	[7] [8] [8]
Greater Western Sydney Giants	Melissa Doyle	[9]
Hawthorn Football Club	Dulcie Kennedy	[10]
Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club	Ricky Ponting	[1]
Port Adelaide Football Club	Hugh Sheridan	[11]
Richmond Football Club	Ken Grenda Evelyn Danos	[12]
St Kilda Football Club	Eric Bana	[13]
Sydney Swans	Adam Spencer (2016) Duncan McPherson	[14] [15]
West Coast Eagles	Daniel Ricciardo	[16]
Western Bulldogs	Alan Johnstone	[17]

National Rugby League

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

NRL number one ticket holders

Club	Number one ticket holder	Reference
Brisbane Broncos	Kevin Rudd	[18]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Canberra Raiders	Mark Webber	[19]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	No number one ticket holder
Gold Coast Titans	No number one ticket holder
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Tony Abbott	[20]
Melbourne Storm	Molly Meldrum	[21]
Newcastle Knights	No number one ticket holder
New Zealand Warriors
North Queensland Cowboys
Parramatta Eels	No number one ticket holder
Penrith Panthers
South Sydney Rabbitohs
St George Illawarra Dragons	John Howard
Sydney Roosters
Wests Tigers	John Rechhi
North Sydney Bears	Martin Collins

A-League

2010 A League number one ticket holders

Club	Number one ticket holder
Melbourne Heart FC	Jon Bon Jovi[22]

See also

• Fan (person) § Sports

References

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19. Hind, Richard (3 March 2010). "Webber the formula for success". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
20. Lane, Daniel (6 October 2014). "Tony Abbott isn't the first PM to be booed at the footy, and he won't be the last". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
21. "Melbourne Storm number one ticket holder Molly Meldrum 'devastated' by NRL penalty". News.com.au. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
22. http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/jon-bon-jovi-named-melbourne-hearts-no1-international-ticket-holder/story-e6frf4gl-1225923223544