Terms and Conditions

Melbourne Football Club 2025 Reserved Seat Membership Competition T&Cs 
 

PROMOTERS’ DETAILS 

·       This competition is being run by Melbourne Football Club (ABN 27 005 686 902 13) of 120 Brunton Ave, Melbourne Cricket Ground, East Melbourne 8002. (“MFC” or “Promoter”) . 

WHO CAN ENTER? 

·       Australian residents   

·       Entrants who are under 18 years of age at the date of entering the competition must have permission from their parent or legal guardian to enter. 

·       Employees of Melbourne Football Club, their immediate families or registered travel companions and any agencies associated with this competition are ineligible to enter. 

HOW TO ENTER 

·       To enter the competition, you must enter the digital form with your details, hosted on our competition page on the Melbourne Football Club website during the competition period.

·       The competition will be emailed to Melbourne Football club databases and advertised via the Melbourne Football Club website  

·       The competition period commences at 11.00am AEDT on 14 February 2025 and ends at 11:59pm AEDT on 25 February 2025. 
·       No late entries will be accepted. 

·       A limit of one (1) entry for the competition per person applies. 

SELECTION OF WINNER 

·       One (1) prize winner will be chosen by a random draw which will take place at 9:00am AEDT on 26 February 2025 at MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (MFC) (ACN 005 686 902) of MCG Great Southern Stand, PO Box 254, East Melbourne, Victoria 8002. 

·       The winner will be notified by direct message on the day of the draw. 

·       The results of the draw will be final, and binding and no correspondence will be entered into in relation to the results of the draw. This is a game of chance. 

SECOND CHANCE DRAW 

·       If the winner does not respond to Melbourne Football Club within 24 hours of being notified that they have won the competition, that winner is not readily identified, and reasonable efforts have been made by Melbourne Football Club to identify the winner is unsuccessful, they will automatically forfeit their prize and Melbourne Football Club reserves the right to select another winner or through a second chance draw. 
·       If necessary, a second chance draw will be held on 27 February 2025 at the same time and place as the first draw in order to nominate an alternative winner for any unclaimed prize. The second chance draw winner will be notified by direct message on the day of the draw. 

·       The results of any second chance draw will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into in relation to the results of the draw. 

PROMOTION AND MARKETING 

·       By entering the competition, the winners agree to participate in such promotional activity and material the Melbourne Football Club may require without remuneration. 

·       The winner also gives consent to the use and publication of their name and any other details provided by the winners in any marketing material without any further reference or payment to the winners. 

PRIZE 

·       The prize is 2 x 2025 AFL Trident Level 2 Memberships, and 2 x Boundary Line Experience passes, which can be used at any 2025 Melbourne Football Club home game at the MCG, excluding ANZAC Eve (Round 7) and King’s Birthday (Round 13), which is valued at a total of $2090

·       The prizes do not include any costs associated with redeeming the prize such as travel, meals, spending money or taxes. 

·       The prizes will not be transferable to another person. 

·       No part of a prize is exchangeable or redeemable for cash or any other prize. 
·       If the prizes are not available for any reason, MFC reserves the right to substitute the prize with another item of equal or greater value if the winner(s) agrees in writing and subject to any written directions from any applicable regulatory authority. If the winner(s) do not agree despite reasonable attempts by MFC to reach an agreement and the prize is not available due to circumstances beyond MFC’s control, MFC may substitute the prize with another item or items determined by MFC to be of equal or higher value. 

STANDARD TERMS 

·       Please read these competition rules carefully. If you enter one of our competitions, we will assume that you have read these rules and that you agree to them. 

·       MFC reserves the right to amend the competition and its terms and conditions at any time and for any reason subject to regulatory approval (if required) and will notify participants of any such amendments as soon as reasonably practicable on the competition landing page at https://www.melbournefc.com.au/fans/competitions  

·       It is the participant's responsibility to regularly check the competition landing page for any amendments. Any amendments will be applied and interpreted at the sole discretion of MFC 

·       MFC does not accept responsibility for any entries that are delayed, or which are not received for any reason and assumes no responsibility for any inaccurate information or for any loss, damage or injury in connection with the conduct of the competition whether as a result of: 
 

o   technical or telecommunications problems, including security breaches, technical website malfunctions or glitches; or 
 

o   acts or omissions (including negligent acts of omissions) of MFC’s servants or agents involved in the conduct of this competition. 
 

·       Please read Melbourne Football Club’s privacy policy available on the Melbourne Football Club website at https://www.melbournefc.com.au/privacy which tells you how we use any personal information we may collect about you by entering a competition. 
 

·       The Melbourne Football Club collects personal information in order to conduct the competition and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to subsidiary and related companies, third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers, and any company with whom we are running the competition. 
 

·       By participating in this competition, entrants thereby release and hold harmless Facebook and Instagram from any and all liability associated with this competition, to the extent permitted by law (in which case that liability is limited to the maximum extent allowable by law). 
 

·       The Melbourne Football Club and entrants acknowledge that this competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Instagram. 

·       MFC is not liable for any tax implications arising from prize winnings, including fringe benefits tax. Independent financial advice should be sought. 

·       The Promoter, its related bodies corporate and their respective officers, employees, contractors and agents (Promotion Parties) will not be liable for any losses, damages, expenses, costs or personal injuries arising out of this promotion, the promotion of this promotion or the use of any prize, including but not limited to any breach of these terms and conditions, contract or tort (including negligence) and any other common law, equitable or statutory remedy (Damages) whatsoever, including but not limited to direct, indirect and consequential Damages, including Damages that cannot reasonably be considered to arise naturally and in the ordinary course of things, even if those Damages were in the contemplation of the Promotion Parties.