AFL fans say variable pricing for high-demand games should be dead and buried after the national consumer watchdog cracked down on misleading marketing.
Some general admission club members had to pay $39 extra to attend a high-profile game, on top of their annual membership fee.
Footy fans said it was not made clear when they signed memberships that they still had to pay extra for some games.
The AFL Fans Association lodged a formal complaint in May with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which found in their favour.
"It was clear from the beginning that charging fans to pay extra to attend matches they had already paid for was never going to prove popular," association president Brian Clarke said on Thursday.
The ACCC found the AFL's marketing did not make it clear some games would cost more.
"It is important that consumers considering whether to purchase an AFL or club membership are making this decision on the basis of complete information about the cost and benefits of membership," ACCC chairman Rod Sims said.
Mr Clarke called on the AFL to abandon variable pricing.
"Listen to fans and announce that variable pricing is not just terminally ill, but dead and buried," Mr Clarke said.
AFL media manager Patrick Keane said the AFL, which stopped charging extra for "reserve" classified games after round 15, fully co-operated with the ACCC.
"(The AFL) will work with all AFL clubs to ensure greater clarity in marketing communications around member entitlements," Mr Keane said.
A number of AFL clubs also changed the wording on their websites.
The additional ticket prices varied between $7.50 and $39.
Mr Sims said the ACCC would monitor the AFL's marketing and pricing, with any further problems risking potential $1.1 million fines for each contravention of the law.
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