# Number-one ticket holder

A number-one ticket holder is a person who holds membership ticket number 1 of a particular sporting club. Possession of the number one ticket is largely symbolic. The tradition of having a number one ticket holder is mainly observed in Australia. To increase the club's visibility and exposure, the ticket is sometimes presented to a famous person or former athlete.

## Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is the premier Australian rules football competition in Australia. Most clubs nominate a single number one ticket holder each year.
Number one ticket holders :
| Club | Ticket holder |
| Adelaide Football Club | Guy Sebastian, Kate Ellis (AFLW), Greg Champion (Melbourne) Lleyton Hewitt (2002) |
| Brisbane Lions | Dan Anstey, Abby Coleman |
| Carlton Football Club | Dylan Alcott, Leisel Jones |
| Collingwood Football Club | None Paul Keating (1990, 1991), Eddie McGuire |
| Essendon Football Club | Kim Brennan Andrew Peacock (1985) |
| Fremantle Football Club | Kevin Parker |
| Geelong Football Club | Rebecca Maddern, Daryl Somers |
| Gold Coast Football Club | Bruce Coulson, Jill Mathieson |
| Greater Western Sydney Giants | Melissa Doyle |
| Hawthorn Football Club | Emma Race, John Kennedy Jr. |
| Melbourne Football Club | Robert Flower, John So, Rupert Murdoch, Kylie Minogue |
| North Melbourne Football Club | Ricky Ponting, John Farnham |
| Port Adelaide Football Club | David Koch, Stuart O'Grady, Teresa Palmer, Bob Quinn, Tony Santic |
| Richmond Football Club | Mick Molloy, Ashleigh Barty (AFLW) David Mandie (1998) |
| St Kilda Football Club | Eric Bana, Molly Meldrum |
| Sydney Swans | Rebecca Skilton Bob Hawke (1984) |
| West Coast Eagles | Jack Cowin |
| Western Bulldogs | Alan Johnstone (2014) Julia Gillard (2011) |

## National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the premier rugby league competition in Australasia. Known dates are included in brackets.
| Club | Ticket holder |
| Brisbane Broncos | Paul Tarlington (2014–24) Andrew Fraser ("until he left politics" in 2012) Kevin Rudd (2013–14) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Don Burke |
| Canberra Raiders | Mark Webber (2010) Brad Haddin (2005, 2009) Bob Hawke (1984, 1989) |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Elle Macpherson (1994) Cathy Freeman Peter Costello Scott Morrison (2016) |
| Gold Coast Titans | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Gladys Berejiklian (2018) |
| Melbourne Storm | Ian "Molly" Meldrum Julia Gillard Josh Frydenberg (2019) |
| Newcastle Knights | |
| New Zealand Warriors | Peter "The Mad Butcher" Leitch |
| North Queensland Cowboys | |
| Parramatta Eels | Danny Green |
| Penrith Panthers | Mark Geyer (2012-2016) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Russell Crowe Phil Jamieson Anthony Albanese |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | John Howard |
| Sydney Roosters | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Wests Tigers | Binet Homes Lee Hagipantelis (2014–15) |

## A-League

The A-League is a professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand.
| Club | Ticket holder |
| Central Coast Mariners | Julie Goodwin (2016–) |
| Melbourne Heart FC | Jon Bon Jovi (2010; international) |
| Melbourne Victory FC | George Calombaris (2015) |
| Perth Glory FC | Lucy Sage (2011–2012) Dawn Fraser (2014–2015) Stephen Coniglio (2021–) |

## ANZ Championship

The ANZ Championship was the premier netball league in Australia and New Zealand that existed between 2008 and 2016.
| Club | Ticket holder | Reference |
| Queensland Firebirds | Anna Bligh (2008) | |

## National Basketball League

The National Basketball League (NBL) is the premier professional basketball league in Australia and New Zealand.
| Club | Ticket holder | Reference |
| Sydney Kings | Dominic Perrottet (2021) | |

## Suncorp Super Netball

Suncorp Super Netball is the premier professional netball league in Australia. The inaugural season commenced in February 2017.
| Club | Ticket holder | Reference |
| Melbourne Vixens | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti and Jane McDonald (2020) | |
| West Coast Fever | Nadia Mitsopoulos (2020) | |