After a dramatic finish to the VFL season, where Fletcher Roberts kicked a 60 metre bomb after the siren to give Footscray a three point win, we’ve secured the right to host the first final of our VFL finals campaign.
As a result of this significant achievement, the Club has decided it will underwrite the game.
We are rapt with the return of blockbuster football to the Whitten Oval. But, excitement aside, the home final requires us to consider some practical changes.
The ground has changed. Large chunks of it, including the banks of the eastern pockets, the area formerly known as the Smith Stand, and the area now occupied by the Elite Learning Centre, are no longer available as standing room. There’s a triangle of seats at the southern end of the Whitten stand where the view of the Geelong Road end is obscured by the building which now connects the Gent and Whitten stand.
By our calculations, total capacity will be no more than 10,000 to 12,000 people; and seating capacity...after we make a few running repairs..... might stretch to 2,500.
So if you want to see our Footscray team playing in a VFL final...the first VFL final to be played at the Whitten Oval; the safest thing to do is to pre-book. You can reserve admission.
Demand has been strong, and we may sell out all 10,000 admission tickets before game day.
The ground will be fenced and catering in the outer, toilets and security will be provided. Legends of the club will be there for the occasion.
Don’t risk missing out. Go online to the club’s website to pre-purchase your ticket. Rain, hail or shine, we play, the Whitten Oval way.
