The contribution of our 50-Year members has been crucial to the success of not only the Club, but also the ongoing development of the People’s Ground, the MCG.
The Club provides additional benefits to its 50-Year members on match days including access to an exclusive reserved seating area on Level 2 within Bay N42, access to the John Landy Room and priority access to the Members' Reserve. Click here for details on the 50-Year Social membership.Your 50-Year Member Benefits
Watch the video below to get a great overview of the benefits and entitlements that come with being a 50-Year member of the Club.50-Year membership
Entry to the Reserve50-Year members have access to priority entry into the Members' Reserve via the glass doors located around the corner to the left hand side of Gate 2.
Doors will open at the listed gate opening time.
50-Year member seating bay (N42)
The exclusive 50-Year member seating bay is located on Level 2, N42.
Members can purchase a reserved seat in the 50-Year member bay via Ticketek, or access the unreserved seating on a first in, first served basis on match day. There will be a limited number of seats available for each match. Tickets for unreserved seating can be collected from the host in the John Landy Room.
Should capacity in this area be reached, 50-Year members will still be able to obtain a seat elsewhere in the Reserve, subject to capacity.
If your booking contains non 50-Year members or guests, additional unreserved seating to N42 may be limited at matches where a high crowd is anticipated.
John Landy Room
The John Landy Room will have very limited capacity so we ask 50-Year members to respect the needs of some of our more elderly 50-Year members who may benefit from using the room and protecting themselves from the outside elements.
For matches where a large attendance is expected, to protect the member amenity in the John Landy Room, the admission of guests may not be permitted in the 50-Year member seating are or the John Landy Room. A notice in the room to this effect will inform members on those days. The Club will endeavour to accommodate seating and space for 50-Year members where possible.
The John Landy Room is located on Level 2, behind bay N37.
Please note, the John Landy Room dress code of jacket and tie for men, and equivalent standard for women will be enforced for members and guests. For full rules and regulations of the John Landy Room, click here.
50-Year Membership Subscriptions
At the Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on August 16, 2022, the Committee proposed changes to arrangements in relation to 50-Year membership. The Committee proposes that the Subscriptions payable by 50-Year members across six years will be as follows:
| Membership Season | % of subscription payable by a full member in the relevant membership year |
| 2023/24 | 5% |
| 2024/25 | 20% |
| 2025/26 | 30% |
| 2026/27 | 40% |
| 2027/28 | 50% |
50-Year Social membership
From the 2024/25 membership season, the 50-Year Social membership option is available to members who no longer wish to retain full access rights to attend event days at the MCG, but would like to remain a member of the Club.Click here for more information on 50-Year Social membership including instructions on how to apply.