AFL Grand Final
Aug 23, 2006, 4:06 am
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AFL Grand Final
Qantas seem to have loaded up some extra flights over the AFL grand final weekend.
Seems to be a mini-special for folk in Melbourne to escape to Perth for the weekend!
Seems to be a mini-special for folk in Melbourne to escape to Perth for the weekend!
Aug 23, 2006, 4:48 am
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Originally Posted by perthite
Seems to be a mini-special for folk in Melbourne to escape to Perth for the weekend!
Aug 23, 2006, 6:41 am
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Originally Posted by perthite
Qantas seem to have loaded up some extra flights over the AFL grand final weekend.
Aug 23, 2006, 7:46 am
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Interestingly travelling MEL-PER on Sun 1 or Mon 2 Aug, there are 18 scheduled flights, and economy seats can only be purchased on 6 of those flights (2 have Flexi Savers the rest only full fares). J only available on 8. Sounds like the WA punters are counting on WA team in the GF not QF.
Aug 23, 2006, 8:26 am
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Originally Posted by lokijuh
Interestingly travelling MEL-PER on Sun 1 or Mon 2 Aug, there are 18 scheduled flights, and economy seats can only be purchased on 6 of those flights (2 have Flexi Savers the rest only full fares). J only available on 8. Sounds like the WA punters are counting on WA team in the GF not QF.
If the Warriors was not caught cheating, they could be in the playoffs.
Aug 23, 2006, 8:51 am
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Originally Posted by RickyT
The $189 special are valid only on the extra flights scheduled (QF 12XX series), with other flights starting at $270.
Aug 23, 2006, 5:53 pm
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Originally Posted by perthite
They need to have a go at backfilling their planes. And there is such a nice selection of red-eyes from PER->MEL to choose from
Aug 24, 2006, 4:45 am
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Originally Posted by perthite
They need to have a go at backfilling their planes. And there is such a nice selection of red-eyes from PER->MEL to choose from
Sep 10, 2006, 8:03 pm
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Originally Posted by kpc
Not looking so good after this W/Es results
Sep 17, 2006, 1:11 am
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Originally Posted by kpc
Are QF expecting a Perth-based team to be in the Grand Final?
Surely West Coast hogging the runner-up spot once again is not good for the wider game?
Heck some of us bearded old timers remember when the game was simply called the VFL.
Out of interest what is the lowest price a non-cancellable QF ticket will run PER-MEL for Grand Final am Sat with Sunday return? Might be some unhappy faces if things do not pan out for WCE and big $$$'s were forked out.
Sep 17, 2006, 5:39 am
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
Out of interest what is the lowest price a non-cancellable QF ticket will run PER-MEL for Grand Final am Sat with Sunday return? Might be some unhappy faces if things do not pan out for WCE and big $$$'s were forked out.
The above info is correct as at 17th Sept.
Sep 17, 2006, 9:06 am
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
Well Sydney will of course again be one team, so surely it is about time a Melbourne team also got to play in the grand final?
Surely West Coast hogging the runner-up spot once again is not good for the wider game?
Surely West Coast hogging the runner-up spot once again is not good for the wider game?
West Coast Eagles Vs Adelaide
Fremantle Dockers Vs Sydney Swans
Can't see a way for a Melbourne team to make it. But I can see a way for two Perth teams to make it
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Interesting to see the sport pages of the Age and the Herald Sun today. The Age led on the cover of the sports liftout with a full page photo of the Melbourne Victory, and as for the Hun, they led with the motorcycle Grand Prix. AFL? What's that?