A number-one ticket holder is a person who holds membership ticket number 1 of a particular sporting club. Possession of the number one ticket is largely symbolic. The tradition of having a number one ticket holder is mainly observed in Australia. To increase the club's visibility and exposure, the ticket is sometimes presented to a famous person or former athlete.
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The Australian Football League is the premier Australian rules football competition in Australia. Most clubs nominate a single number one ticket holder each year. [1]
The National Rugby League is the premier rugby league competition in Australasia. Known dates are included in brackets.
| Club | Ticket holder |
|---|---|
| Brisbane Broncos | Lachlan Murdoch (2006–09) [27] [28] [29] [30] Andrew Fraser ("until he left politics" in 2012) [31] Kevin Rudd (2013–14) [32] [33] |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | |
| Canberra Raiders | Mark Webber (2010) [34] Brad Haddin (2005, 2009) [35] Bob Hawke (1984, 1989) [36] [37] |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Elle Macpherson (1994) [38] Cathy Freeman [39] |
| Gold Coast Titans | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Gladys Berejiklian (2018) |
| Melbourne Storm | Ian "Molly" Meldrum [42] [43] Julia Gillard [44] [45] Josh Frydenberg (2019) [46] |
| Newcastle Knights | |
| New Zealand Warriors | Peter "The Mad Butcher" Leitch [47] |
| North Queensland Cowboys | |
| Parramatta Eels | Danny Green [48] |
| Penrith Panthers | Mark Geyer (2012-2016) [49] [50] |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Russell Crowe Phil Jamieson Anthony Albanese [51] |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | John Howard [52] [53] |
| Sydney Roosters | Malcolm Turnbull [54] |
| Wests Tigers | Binet Homes [55] Lee Hagipantelis (2014–15) [56] |
The A-League is a professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand.
| Club | Ticket holder | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Mariners | Julie Goodwin (2016–) | [57] |
| Melbourne Heart FC | Jon Bon Jovi (2010; international) | [58] |
| Melbourne Victory FC | George Calombaris (2015) | [59] |
| Perth Glory FC | Lucy Sage (2011–2012) Dawn Fraser (2014–2015) Stephen Coniglio (2021–) | [60] [61] [62] |
The ANZ Championship was the premier netball league in Australia and New Zealand that existed between 2008 and 2016.
| Club | Ticket holder | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Firebirds | Anna Bligh (2008) | [63] |
The National Basketball League (NBL) is the premier professional basketball league in Australia and New Zealand.
| Club | Ticket holder | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Kings | Dominic Perrottet (2021) | [64] |
Suncorp Super Netball is the premier professional netball league in Australia. The inaugural season commenced in February 2017.
| Club | Ticket holder | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Vixens | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti and Jane McDonald (2020) | [65] |
| West Coast Fever | Nadia Mitsopoulos (2020) | [66] |
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