THE AFL has divvied up seats for this year’s Grand Final, with more than one in five tickets slated for corporate use.

Competing clubs will split 30,000 tickets, while the MCC accounts for 25,000 and the AFL Reserve, including Medallion Club members, 21,000.

The league has allocated 7340 to clubs — who in turn have indicated they intend to use more than 5000 for lucrative corporate sales or to give to sponsors.

Many of those tickets — and others sold by the AFL Event Office — will be available to fans willing to pay a premium to attend a function with a grand final ticket attached.

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The AFL sets ranges in its proposed allocations because numbers of competing club, AFL and MCC members wishing to attend will vary depending on which clubs make it to the September 27 showpiece.

But it expects about 17,000 tickets to go to in-ground dining; corporate boxes; AFL events; stakeholders; corporate partners and life members.

Before the 2012 Grand Final, the AFL increased the allocation for competing club members by 5000 and initiated a buyback scheme with non-competing clubs.

Many clubs now take a minimal allocation of 250 tickets, but take a cut of revenue generated by AFL sales of those tickets.

North Melbourne — which hosts the traditional Grand Final Breakfast — and Collingwood package many of their tickets with corporate functions, while Carlton gives most of its tickets to sponsors.

Clubs published their intended distributions of AFL ticket allocations on June 30.

The league changed its allocation system in time for last year’s Grand Final, for which it also set aside a maximum of 30,000 tickets for its own entitlements and obligations.

Function and reserved seat tickets sold by the AFL Event Office advertised on the AFL website start at $1495.

Grand Final ticket packages for the North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast range from $1500 to $2000.

The AFL Event Office is also selling ticket, function and accommodation packages for as much as $3700 for two nights at Crown Towers.

The league has not yet released face-value ticket prices for this year’s September 27 Grand Final.

It has seven seating categories for the game which last year ranged in price from $150 for restricted view or standing room to $399 for a top-grade seat.

The AFL’s seven categories for top notch games at the MCG have been used as part of the league’s botched variable ticketing strategy this year.

Changes to the ticket structure are expected to be made after this season.

HOW TO GET TO THE GRAND FINAL

— Buy a Grand Final package (starting at about $1500)

— Be a MCC/AFL full member/Medallion club member

— Be a competing club member (with Grand Final access)

— Wrangle a ticket thorough an AFL or club sponsor

— Win a ticket

THE CARVE UP

Competing club members: 30,000

MCC Reserve: 25,000

AFL corporate sales/dining/stakeholders: 17,000

AFL Members/Medallion Club: 21,000

AFL club allocation: 7000

TOTAL: 100,000

THE CLUBS’ SPLIT - Total (Corporate Use)

Adelaide: 300 (238)

Brisbane Lions: 250 (175)

Carlton: 800 (688)

Collingwood: 824 (754)

Essendon: 250 (184)

Fremantle: 800 (736)

Geelong: 250 (150)

Gold Coast Suns: 250 (170)

GWS Giants: 250 (125)

Hawthorn: 250 (238)

Melbourne: 250 (200)

North Melbourne: 816 (770)

Port Adelaide: 250 (111)

Richmond: 250 (154)

St Kilda: 250 (103)

Sydney: 250 (140)

West Coast Eagles: 800 (113)

Western Bulldogs: 250 (234)

* Includes functions, corporate suites, sponsors

Source: AFL, AFL clubs