NORTH Melbourne fans locked out of ticket sales to see their team play in the finals can now secure their seats.

A technical glitch this morning stopped Kangaroos members from buying tickets to Saturday night’s elimination final against Essendon, in the first footy controversy of September.

Kangaroos members trying to buy seats to the MCG showdown flooded the AFL and the club with complaints after being unable to make a purchase when competing club members tickets went on sale at 9am this morning.

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Some members complained of not being able to buy tickets and being shut-out of the system for two hours because it would not recognise their unique barcodes.

North Melbourne spokesman Heath O’Loughlin confirmed the club had been inundated with calls from fans unable to secure their seats.

AFL spokesman James Tonkin confirmed a barcode problem had prevented some fans from purchasing a ticket but the problem had since been resolved.

He said North Melbourne members would not be short-changed for tickets with an allocated area reserved for Kangaroos fans.

It is seven years since North Melbourne won a final and 10 years since the Bombers won in September.