Peckish footy lovers can rejoice after the AFL announced a major price freeze on fan-favourite food items. <\/p>\n
The AFL is locking in affordable prices for bestsellers such as pies, hot chips and hot dogs for round 1 at Marvel Stadium, with some items expected to be cheaper than they were a decade ago. <\/p>\n
Pies are slated to cost just $4.70, 30 cents cheaper than in 2016, with hotdogs slashed from $6.50 to $6.00. <\/p>\n
Marvel Stadium general manager Scott Fitzgerald boasted \u201cit is cheaper to buy a Four\u2019N Twenty pie in stadium than it is at the service station\u201d. <\/p>\n
Hot chips remain the No.1 seller at the footy, regular sizes at Marvel Stadium are priced at $4.90; meaning those looking to pair with a pie will be able to get both for less than $10. <\/p>\n
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon backed the price freeze ahead of round 1. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is shaping to be a big season of footy at Marvel, with hot chips and pies continuing to be our bestsellers on a match day, and it is important to the AFL that we make it as easy as possible for fans to the enjoy their footy favourites,\u201d Dillon said.<\/p>\n
Across town at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, there was outrage in 2024 as footy fans were struck right in the hip pocket when the price of a Four\u2019N Twenty pie ballooned to $6.20.<\/p>\n
Fitzgerald said it was important that AFL fans were not slapped with steep food prices.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cost of doing business continues to rise; however, we wanted to make sure that cost wasn\u2019t passed on to footy fans when it comes to their favourite items on the menu,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to thank our partner Delaware North and all our stadium partners, they have played a crucial role in Marvel Stadium\u2019s evolution over the last 25 years, and they continue to deliver fans a whole suite of offerings to cater for any tastebuds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prices for hot jam doughnuts and bottled water remain at 2025 prices, costing $5 and $4.90 respectively. <\/p>\n
Marvel Stadium has introduced price freezes on general administration tickets in addition to no transaction fees on ticket purchases. <\/p>\n