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AFL ROUND 11 | HAWTHORN v BRISBANE

📅 Sat 24 May 2025  🕐 4.15pm AEST 📍 MCG, Melbourne, VIC

...as Hawthorn heads to the MCG to play a home Sir Doug Nicholls Round match against Brisbane.

Tickets for our Round 11 home match are available through Ticketek.

Member Access

MCG Reserved Seat Holders

Melbourne reserved seat members have guaranteed entry. Scan your digital or physical cards as normal and sit in your allocated reserved seat.

🟡 Read more about home-ground MCG access for members

🟡 Find out how to access your digital membership card

Ponsford and Dunstall Club Members

Redeem your reserved seat ticket for no charge via Ticketek.

To unlock your free ticket(s) head to the game's Ticketek page and first make a selection from the 'Date' drop-down. Enter your membership barcode in the provided text field and select 'Unlock Tickets', see example here.

🟡  Forgot your barcode? View your membership barcodes here

General Admission Members

Hawthorn General Admission members can upgrade to a reserved seat for a reduced price.

Alternatively, members can access a $0 standing-room ticket via Ticketek.

To unlock tickets and rates available through your membership, head to the game's Ticketek page and first make a selection from the 'Date' drop-down. Enter your membership barcode in the provided text field and select 'Unlock Tickets', see example here.

🟡  Forgot your barcode? View your membership barcodes here

MCG seating map for members

Public access

Tickets to our Round 11 match are available via Ticketek.

Pick Bay 8 for something extra!

Hawthorn's Bay 8 is a new club initiative for 2025. 

Code BAY8 is your ticket for exclusive Hawks experiences.

🟡 Use code BAY8 to unlock tickets in this special allocation via Ticketek.

🟡 Learn more about Hawthorn's Bay 8

Locating your Gate for entry

Your match ticket will identify which Gate you can enter through.

🟡 Be prepared, locate your Gate using this Yarra Park map

Respect at our games

Hawthorn believes that everyone deserves the right to a safe and enjoyable experience at the footy.
 
While we encourage your passionate and enthusiasm at our games, please be mindful of how your behaviour can impact others around you. The brown and gold army is the best in the league, let’s keep it that way and respect everyone’s right to enjoy the footy.

🟡 Additionally, read our member code of conduct

Our Saturday afternoon match provides a fantastic opportunity to see the Hawks at home, at the mighty MCG, in a family-friendly timeslot. Our Sir Doug Nicholls Round game will feature a Welcome to Country ceremony pre-match, and our players will wear the club's 2025 Indigenous Guernsey. See game-day timings below.

Don't miss a moment!

See our FAQs below for general info on getting to the MCG and please note travel disruptions when planning your journey.

Plan ahead, arrive early

Due to increased security measures at the MCG, we recommend members and fans arrive early to avoid long queues and ensure venue access ahead of the first bounce.

Be mindful of what is in your bag. Ensure bags are small and items carried meet MCG conditions of entry.

Additionally, note travel disruptions below which could add time to your trip.

Travel Disruptions

🚆 Train Disruptions

• Buses replace trains on the Werribee Line between Werribee and Newport stations from 10:30pm Friday 23 May until the last train on Sunday 25 May.
• Buses replace trains on the Sunbury Line between Sunshine and North Melbourne stations on Saturday 24 May and Sunday 25 May.
  Passengers on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines will need to change at Caufield Station and get a Frankston Line train into the city from Saturday 24 May until 8:45pm on Sunday 25 May.
• Coaches replace trains on the Ballarat and Ararat lines between Ararat, Ballarat and Southern Cross stations from Saturday 24 May until Saturday 7 June.
• Coaches replace trains on the Maryborough Line between Ararat, Ballarat and Maryborough stations from 8:50pm Friday 23 May until 7:20pm Sunday 8 June.
• Coaches replace trains on the Gippsland Line between Bairnsdale, Traralgon and Southern Cross stations from 8pm Friday 23 May until the last service Sunday 25 May.
   

🚋 Tram Disruption

• Buses replace trams on Tram Route 75 between Stop 39 Camberwell Tram Depot/Riversdale Rd and Stop 75 Vermont South Shopping Centre/Burwood Highway until Tuesday 27 May.
   

🚗 Road Disruption

• Flinders Street (eastbound) is closed between Elizabeth and Swanston streets.  

🟡 More on Victoria's Big Build travel disruptions affecting travel to the MCG

🟡 Public Transport Victoria disruptions listing