Number-one ticket holder


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. The ticket is often given to a celebrity or past sports player in order to raise the profile of the club and publicity.

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is the premier Australian rules football competition in Australia. Most clubs nominate a single number one ticket holder each year.
ClubTicket holder
Adelaide Football ClubCarolyn Hewson & Lleyton Hewitt
Brisbane LionsChris Lynn and Abby Coleman
Carlton Football ClubSam Smorgon
Vivienne Kerr
Collingwood Football Club-
Essendon Football ClubKim Brennan
Fremantle Football ClubRichard Walley
Geelong Football ClubRebecca Maddern
Robert Doyle
Keith Fagg
Gold Coast Football Club-
Greater Western Sydney GiantsMelissa Doyle
Hawthorn Football ClubEmma Race & John Kennedy Jr.
Melbourne Football Club-
North Melbourne Football ClubRicky Ponting
Port Adelaide Football Club-
Richmond Football Club-
St Kilda Football ClubEric Bana
Sydney SwansMichael and Marg Joyce
West Coast EaglesSam Kerr
Western BulldogsAlan Johnstone

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the premier rugby league competition in Australasia. Known dates are included in brackets.
ClubTicket holder
Brisbane BroncosLachlan Murdoch
Andrew Fraser
Kevin Rudd
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Canberra RaidersMark Webber
Cronulla-Sutherland SharksScott Morrison
Gold Coast Titans
Manly Warringah Sea EaglesGladys Berejiklian
Melbourne StormMolly Meldrum & Julia Gillard
Newcastle Knights
New Zealand Warriors
North Queensland Cowboys
Parramatta Eels
Penrith PanthersMark Geyer
South Sydney RabbitohsRussell Crowe
St. George Illawarra DragonsJohn Howard
Sydney RoostersMalcolm Turnbull
Wests TigersLee Hagipantelis

A-League

The A-League is a professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand.
ClubTicket holderReference
Melbourne Heart FCJon Bon Jovi
Central Coast MarinersJulie Goodwin

ANZ Championship

The ANZ Championship was the premier netball league in Australia and New Zealand that existed between 2008 and 2016.
ClubTicket holderReference
Queensland FirebirdsAnna Bligh