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.
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–) | [56] |
| Melbourne Heart FC | Jon Bon Jovi (2010; international) | [57] |
| Melbourne Victory FC | George Calombaris (2015) | [58] |
| Perth Glory FC | Lucy Sage (2011–2012) Dawn Fraser (2014–2015) Stephen Coniglio (2021–) | [59] [60] [61] |
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) | [62] |
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) | [63] |
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) | [64] |
| West Coast Fever | Nadia Mitsopoulos (2020) | [65] |
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reserves men's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The Sydney Swans Academy, consisting of the club's best junior development signings, contests Division 2 of the men's and women's underage national championships and the Talent League.
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league.
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fremantle, a stronghold of Australian rules football in Western Australia. The Dockers were the second team from the state to be admitted to the competition, following the West Coast Eagles in 1987. Both Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles are owned by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC), with a board of directors operating Fremantle on the commission's behalf.
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In New South Wales, Australian rules football dates back to the 1860s colonial era, with organised competitions being continuous since the 1880s. Today, it is popular in several regions of the state, including areas near the Victorian and South Australian borders—in the Riverina, Broken Hill, and South Coast. These areas form part of an Australian cultural divide described as the Barassi Line. To the west of the line it is commonly known as "football" or "Australian Football" and to east of the line, it is known by the acronym "AFL" used by the AFL Commission. There are more than 15 regional leagues though some are run from other states, the highest profile are AFL Sydney and the Riverina Football Netball League. AFL NSW/ACT is the main development body. With 71,481 registered players, it has the third most of any jurisdiction.
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