AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan announced that ticket prices for the footy 2015 finals series will be frozen. The base entry cost for one of Australia’s premier annual sporting events will remain unchanged for three consecutive years. The announcement was made in the afterglow of the league’s record-breaking broadcasting deal.

McLachlan confirmed on Wednesday that the base level pricing for the AFL finals series would remain unchanged from 2013 rates, making it “as affordable as it possibly can be,” The Age reported. McLachlan also told Fairfax Media last week he wanted admission prices to remain the same for the 2016 season, advising clubs not to over-price the cost of membership packages for next year’s AFL games.

"By freezing prices we demonstrate our commitment to the fans and to getting people to the finals," McLachlan told Channel Seven.

Each AFL game has a base admission set by the league, but the clubs are the ones that put additional costs for perks like reserved seating. The base price for home-and-away admission has been changed for the last two years with adult entry costing $22, and concession entry prices at $13. The ticket price for children under 15 years of age costs $3, while tickets for family packs cost $44. Kids who are under the age of six years old are free to watch games.

Last week, AFL completed a massive deal with Channel Seven, Foxtel and Telstra. The league stroke a six-year $2.5 billion broadcast rights agreement, which will run from 2017 to 2022. AFL Commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrik said the new deal will help the league grow its reach over the next decade.

"We need to continue to be the first choice for our elite and talented athletes, we need to strengthen our clubs at all levels, and we need to invest in the community level of our game," Fitzpatrick told AFL’s official website.

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