Almost 60,000 people will be able to attend matches at Optus Stadium after the WA Government announced a move to one hundred per cent crowd capacity for venues from midnight tomorrow.
It means Fremantle’s clash against Hawthorn on Sunday afternoon will be the first match allowed to be played in front of a full capacity crowd in 18 months.
Fremantle CEO Simon Garlick said the announcement was welcomed.
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“We are very excited to welcome as many Freo members and supporters as we possibly can to Optus Stadium on Sunday afternoon,” Garlick said.
“The lifting of the crowd capacity is a fantastic thing for the State and there are plenty of great seats available on Ticketmaster."
WA Premier Mark McGowan announced the capacity changes on Friday afternoon.
“I am pleased to announce that based on the latest public health advice, from midnight tomorrow (12.01am Saturday, 10 April), we will be raising capacity limits for certain indoor and outdoor venue with fixed seating to 100%, with no upper numerical cap,” McGowan said.
“This is big step forward in the removal of restrictions – one that we can only take due to the hard work from Western Australians across the community, giving health experts the confidence to proceed.
“WA’s major venues such as Optus Stadium, RAC Arena, HBF Stadium - Main Arena, and HBF Park will be able to have 100 per cent of the fixed seating capacity in the spectator seating and special seating spaces.”
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