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Australia
MCG
Footy Park
Adel Oval
Sydney Football Stadium
SCG
Olympic Stadium Sydney
Lang Park
Gold Coast AFL
Docklands
Vic Park
Hindmarsh
Melbourne rectangular stadium
Perth rectangular stadium

International
Saitama Tokyo
Rajamangala Bangkok
Qatar football stadium
Maracana stadium Rio DJ (World Cup Football)
Pantanal arena Cuiaba (World Cup Football)
Beila Rio Porto Alegre (World Cup Football)
Arena Baixada Curitiba (World Cup Football)
Arena Castalao Fortaleza (World Cup Football)
 
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yamupetau said:
Been to:
Bellerieve Oval
North Hobart Oval
Trent Bridge
Lords - Only for the tour but I'll count it!
York Park
Stadium Australia
Docklands
MCG

Want to go to:
Gabba
Metricon
Adelaide Oval
SCG
Giants Stadium
Kardinia Park
The New Perth Stadium
Old Trafford
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Haven't been to them but these two are certainly on my bucket list
Dubai international stadium Dubai UAE
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Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamasala, India
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Knocked off Bower Field (Stalybridge) on Saturday and Shite Hart Lane (Tottenham, London) yesterday.

Bower Field is nice and intimate in a nice setting.

White Hart Lane is interesting. I think it creates amazing atmosphere, and that was worth the trip. BUT, seats are the most cramping I've ever been in, and the food and toilet facilities are shite. I went down at half time. It took 25 minutes to get 1 beer and chips, then use the toilet. I missed 10 minutes of the 2nd half.
 

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musha_13 said:
MCG (Cricket, AFL & Football)
Etihad Stadium Melbourne (Cricket, AFL, League & Football)
AAMI Park (Football, League & Union)
Simmonds Stadium (AFL)
Optus Oval (AFL)
Waverley Park (AFL)
AAMI Stadium (AFL)
Adelaide Oval (non-match day)
Hindmarsh Stadium (Football)
Allianz Stadium Sydney (Football)
Lord's (non-match day)
Etihad Stadium Manchester (Football - champions league)
Headingly Leeds (Cricket)
Tynecastle Edinburgh (Football)
Easter Road Edinburgh (Football)
Murrayfield Edinburgh (Union & Football)
Ibrox Stadium Glasgow (Football)
Hampden Park Glasgow (Football)
Pittordrie Aberdeen (Football)
Croke Park Dublin (Hurling & International Rules)
Gaelic Grounds Limerick (International Rules)
Nou Camp (non-match day)

Think that's it
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Got a few to add now -
Westpac Stadium, Wellington (Union & Football)
Saitama Stadium, Tokyo (Football)
Chiba Marine Stadium, Tokyo (Baseball)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney (Football)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Football)
Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba (Football - World Cup)
Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre (Football - World Cup)
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba (Football - World Cup)
Corinthians Stadium, Sao Paulo (Football - World Cup)
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza (Football - World Cup)
Arena Forte Nova, Salvador (Football - World Cup)
 
Adelaide Oval
AAMI Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium
Clipsal Powerhouse - whatever it's called
MCG
Etihad Stadium

Will be adding the United Centre and the Staples Centre in a few months :)
 
Knocked off Georgia Dome, Rentschler Field and Baltimore Arena now too.
I did walk into Madison Square Garden. Saw the tour price and walked out. So I did do the lobby :p

So my list is now

GABBA (AFL)
SCG (AFL)
Stadium Australia (AFL, Rugby Union)
Manuka Oval (AFL)
MCG (AFL)
Waverly Park (AFL)
Adelaide Oval (AFL)
AAMI Stadium (AFL)

Emirates Stadium (EPL)
Selhurst Park (EPL)
White Hart Lane (EPL)
Camp Nou (Spanish Cup)
Bower Field (NPL)

Georgia Dome (NFL, NCAA Football)
Rentschler Field (NCAA Football)
Baltimore Arena (WWE)

Have also been in the following, but didn't pay to watch sport
Madison Square Garden (Only went into the lobby)
Spotless Stadium (Some Easter Show stuff)
Penrith Stadium (School Rugby League)
Stamford Bridge (tour)
Wembley Stadium (tour)

Will be doing a Fenway Park tour, probably today if the weather holds up, leave for Boston in 2 hours.
Might even do TD Gardens tonight for a live WWE event. And I'll be doing Bronco Stadium on Saturday (Sunday Australia time) for more NCAA Football.
 
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Dirty Bird said:
Knocked off Georgia Dome, Rentschler Field and Baltimore Arena now too.
I did walk into Madison Square Garden. Saw the tour price and walked out. So I did do the lobby :p

So my list is now

GABBA (AFL)
SCG (AFL)
Stadium Australia (AFL, Rugby Union)
Manuka Oval (AFL)
MCG (AFL)
Waverly Park (AFL)
Adelaide Oval (AFL)
AAMI Stadium (AFL)

Emirates Stadium (EPL)
Selhurst Park (EPL)
White Hart Lane (EPL)
Camp Nou (Spanish Cup)
Bower Field (NPL)

Georgia Dome (NFL, NCAA Football)
Rentschler Field (NCAA Football)
Baltimore Arena (WWE)

Have also been in the following, but didn't pay to watch sport
Madison Square Garden (Only went into the lobby)
Spotless Stadium (Some Easter Show stuff)
Penrith Stadium (School Rugby League)
Stamford Bridge (tour)

Will be doing a Fenway Park tour, probably today if the weather holds up, leave for Boston in 2 hours.
Might even do TD Gardens tonight for a live WWE event. And I'll be doing Bronco Stadium on Saturday (Sunday Australia time) for more NCAA Football.
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out of curiosity which where the ones you found to be the better ones & hows the MCG & etihad compare?
 
bomber6 said:
out of curiosity which where the ones you found to be the better ones & hows the MCG & etihad compare?
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Emirates Stadium and Adelaide Oval are the only 2 I'd have as 'World Class'
MIGHT add Wembley too, but I wasn't there on matchday.

Haven't done Etihad, but MCG would be below both Emirates and Adelaide Oval. Don't know about Wembley.
 
Australia
Etihad Stadium
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Princes Park
Whitten Oval
North Port Oval
Burbank Oval
Avalon Airport Oval
AAMI Park
Rod Laver Arena
Hisense Arena

(Yeah, haven't exactly done much outside of Melbourne)

Overseas
Sun Life Stadium (Miami, Florida)
American Airlines Arena (Miami, Florida)
Amway Centre (Orlando, Florida)
Marlins Ballpark (Miami, Florida)
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (Hiroshima, Japan - now demolished)
Hiroshima Sumo Stadium (Hiroshima, Japan)
 
In Australia done
MCG
Eithad stadium
AAMI Park
Rod Laver Arena
Hisense Arena
SCG
ANZ stadium
Sydney football stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium
Gold Coast rugby stadium

Overseas went on a soccer trip 2 Europe for 3 months went 2
Franton Park Portsmouth
Stamford bridge
Emirates
Upton park
St Andrews brimmingham
City ground Nottingham
Trent bridge
Old Trafford
Emirates stadium Manchester
Riverside
Stadium of light
San Siro
Nou Camp
Bernabeu real Madrid
Allianz stadium Munich
Paris Olympic stadium PSG

I'm the states went to
TD Garden Boston
MSG
Fenway Park
and Fed ex field Washington.


Hoping to go back and do more in the states, when I went NBA was in lockout :(

Hoping 2 go
 

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Short list for me...

MCG, Melbourne
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Sydney Showground
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Fratton Park, Portsmouth UK
Yankee Stadium, New York
United Center, Chicago
Wrigley Field, Chicago
Comiskey Park, Chicago
 
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FootyJunkie said:
Olympic Park, Melbourne
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How was this place? Anyone? What would you compare it to? It seems like it could've only had amenities as little add-ons and demountables. Could imagine it being stinking hot in summer and freezing in winter
 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth
Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Prospect Oval
Alberton Oval
Peter Motley Oval, Unley
Coopers Stadium, Norwood*
Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Adelaide Oval (before and after redevelopment)
AAMI Stadium
Adelaide Airport Oval, Thebarton
Coopers Stadium, Hindmarsh*
Adelaide City Park, Oakden
Berri Oval
Clare Oval

* both the Redlegs and AUFC are sponsored by Coopers Brewery. Why they didn't name the former as Coopers Oval I will never understand.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Oval

VICTORIA
Etihad Stadium
MCG
AAMI Park
North Port Oval
Pirahna Park, Coburg
Olympic Park Stadium

NEW SOUTH WALES
Pirtek Stadium
Allianz Stadium
ANZ Stadium

QUEENSLAND
Metricon Stadium (before and after rebuild)
The 'Gabba
Suncorp Stadium
H&A Oval, Broadbeach
Fankhauser Reserve, Southport

Though I have been to the Territory and the Capital, I have never set foot inside their major stadiums.
 
Silent Alarm said:
How was this place? Anyone? What would you compare it to? It seems like it could've only had amenities as little add-ons and demountables. Could imagine it being stinking hot in summer and freezing in winter
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Like the oval venues, rectangular ground-based sports were crap there because of the running track. Its no wonder the Storm and the Victory wanted AAMI Park built.
 
raboyle said:
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth
Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Prospect Oval
Alberton Oval
Peter Motley Oval, Unley
Coopers Stadium, Norwood*
Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Adelaide Oval (before and after redevelopment)
AAMI Stadium
Adelaide Airport Oval, Thebarton
Coopers Stadium, Hindmarsh*
Adelaide City Park, Oakden
Berri Oval
Clare Oval

* both the Redlegs and AUFC are sponsored by Coopers Brewery. Why they didn't name the former as Coopers Oval I will never understand.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Oval

VICTORIA
Etihad Stadium
MCG
AAMI Park
North Port Oval
Pirahna Park, Coburg
Olympic Park Stadium

NEW SOUTH WALES
Pirtek Stadium
Allianz Stadium
ANZ Stadium

QUEENSLAND
Metricon Stadium (before and after rebuild)
The 'Gabba
Suncorp Stadium
H&A Oval, Broadbeach
Fankhauser Reserve, Southport

Though I have been to the Territory and the Capital, I have never set foot inside their major stadiums.
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Top 3 for the night/day out
 
raboyle said:
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Elizabeth Oval
Noarlunga Oval
Prospect Oval
Alberton Oval
Peter Motley Oval, Unley
The Parade, Norwood
Woodville Oval
Glenelg Oval
Richmond Oval
Adelaide Oval (before and after redevelopment)
Football Park
Thebarton Oval
Hindmarsh Stadium
Adelaide City Park, Oakden
Berri Oval
Clare Oval



WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Oval

VICTORIA
Docklands Stadium
MCG
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
North Port Oval
Coburg City Oval
Olympic Park Stadium

NEW SOUTH WALES
Parramatta Stadium
Sydney Football Stadium
Stadium Australia

QUEENSLAND
Carrara Stadium (before and after rebuild)
The 'Gabba
Lang Park
Merrimac Oval
Fankhauser Reserve, Southport

Though I have been to the Territory and the Capital, I have never set foot inside their major stadiums.
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I fixed the post for you

GTFO with stadium sponsor names (I know you're not the only one, just chose yours to fix..)


although Unley Oval being renamed Peter Motley Oval was news to me... but that seems better than a sponsorship deal...
 
So...

MCG
Etihad
Adelaide Oval (new)
ANZ Stadium
Metricon Stadium
Westpac Stadium
Gabba (for cricket though)

AAMI Park
Allianz Stadium
Paramatta Stadium

Lords (tour only)
White Hart Lane
Boleyn Ground/Upton Park
Loftus Road
Camp Nou
 
Adelaide Oval - 20 events in its fully completed configuration, 10 Crows games, 4 Power games, 2 Adelaide United games, day 1 of the India test, Strikers v Stars, 1st round of SANFL finals. Plenty before it was fully redeveloped.

AAMI Stadium: Lots of Crows home games, mostly between 2010-2013 when I was a Crows member. Went to the last ever Crows and Power home game, including the last ever SANFL Grand Final there as well.

MCG: Only AFL games, Carlton v Essendon, Geelong v Hawthorn in 2014, Hawthorn v Port and a couple when I was about 6.

Etihad (Docklands): St Kilda v Essendon in 2009, Dogs v Crows in 2006, North v Port last year, Victory v Wellington a few years ago.

ANZ Stadium (Stadium Australia): Iran v Qatar in Asian Cup, Souths v North Queensland in I think 2007. Iran v Qatar had arguably the best atmosphere to any sporting event I've been. The passion from the Iranian crowd was unbelievable from start to finish.

SCG: Strikers v Sixers this year BBL

Gabba: Strikers v Heat 2014 BBL

Hindmarsh Stadium: Became a Adelaide United member this year, about 4 or 5 games so far at the venue.

Rod Laver Arena: Been to the Aussie Open 3 times, attended the 2010 Final between Federer and Murray.

Hisense Arena: Went to the middle Saturday for this year's Aussie Open, saw Raonic, Brengle and Nishikori with my ground pass ticket.

Pat Rafter Arena: Competed at the Brisbane event 4 or 5 times as a Wheelchair Player, gone inside the stadium a couple of times.

Ken Roswell Arena: See Pat Rafter Arena

Trent Bridge (Nottingham): Day 5 of First Ashes test 2013, was over there competing in a tennis tournament, lucky both events coincided

Loftus Versfeld: Bulls v Chiefs Super Rugby, again over in RSA for a tennis event.
 
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Update.....

DONE (All in Australia, never travelled overseas)
- Adelaide Oval (Days 1-4 Australia vs India test match 2011/2012) [plan to head back this year for first visit post redevelopment]
- Football Park, West Lakes Adelaide (Adelaide vs Bulldogs 2012/2013) [even been on the turf both times to help with the Bulldog banner]
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (several times football/cricket)
- Docklands (AFL only)
- Princes Park (Carlton vs Footscray 1990 ANZAC Day)
- Whitten Oval (twice in 1989)
- Windy Hill (EDFL Footy, the old man used to play for West Coburg)
- Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney vs Dogs 2012) [Also helped with banner this day, it got progressively worse!]
- Sydney Football Stadium (Roosters vs Gold Coast 2014) [Froze my nuts off]
- Parramatta Stadium (NRL, Parramatta vs Cronulla 2012)
- Manuka Oval (Sydney vs Dogs 2011, GWS v Dogs 2014)
- The Gabba (multiple events)
- Carrara (almost yearly)
- Marrara Oval, Darwin (1995/1996 NTFL GF St.Marys vs Southern Districts, also 2 AFL games)
- The WACA (Day 1 2012/2013 test vs South Africa)
- Subiaco Oval (WC vs Dogs 2011) [Done by 21 goals, nuff said]
- Gloucester Park, Perth (finish line for 2011 Run For A Reason in Perth)
- Cazaly's, Cairns

SEEN BUT NEVER ENTERED
- Victoria Park
- Glenferrie Oval
- Punt Road Oval
- Kardinia Park
- Arden Street
- Lang Park
- Perth Arena
- Perth Entertainment Centre
- The Rec, Melbourne
- Moorabbin
- Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane
- Festival Hall, Melbourne
- Fremantle Oval
- Flemington
- Calder Park Thunderdome/Raceway (Planes often fly over, looks run down big time)
- Rushton Park, Mandurah (Home of Fremantle's virtual reserves team, Peel Thunder)
- Sydney Entertainment Centre (AKA The Kingdome)
- Barlow Park, Cairns (hosted 2 NRL games and home of the national 2nd tier title holders Northern Pride)
- Junction Oval
- Sydney Showground (Will change in 2015, GWS vs Essendon on City2Surf day)
- North Hobart Oval
- TCA Ground (Tasmanian cricket's home ground in Hobart prior to Bellerive)


DOESN'T REALLY COUNT.....
- Melbourne Park (Went to their convention centre for a 2011 GF function)
- Gold Coast Convention Centre (Attended an AFL Draft in 2012, poor weather prevented me from going in 2014, former home of defunct NBL club Gold Coast Blaze)
- Darwin Greyhound Track (Winnellie Park)
- Richardson Park, Darwin (Hosted 2 NRL Games in 1990's, did tackle stats for a local reserves team in 1997, ground no longer hosts organised sport)
- RNA Showground, Brisbane (Home of Baseball's Brisbane Bandits and past home for Test Cricket, finish venue of Bridge2Brisbane run)
- Gold Coast Indy/V8 circuit (Part of the Gold Coast Marathon course runs along the same back straight as the V8's do)
- Bondi Beach (Olympic Games Beach Volleyball venue, finish line for City2Surf)
- Albert Park GP Circuit (Part of the route for both Melbourne Marathon and City2Sea use the track, albeit in opposite direction)
- Robina Stadium (Finish line for a local fun run in 2011, may do again in 2015, home ground for Gold Coast Titans)
 
Victoria - major events
MCG
Etihad Stadium
Princess Park
Kardinia Park
AAMI Park
Rod Laver Arena
Hisense Arena
Margaret Court Arena
Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre
State Netball Hockey Centre
Melbourne Ballpark

Melbourne - VFL
North Port Oval, Port Melbourne
Cramer St, Preston
Point Gellibrand, Williamstown
Coburg City Oval
Windy Hill, Essendon
Punt Rd Oval, Richmond
Victoria Park, Collingwood
Box Hill City Oval
Casey Fields, Cranbourne
Trevor Barker Beach Oval, Sandringham

Interstate
AAMI Stadium
Sydney Football Stadium
ANZ Stadium
Hunter Stadium (Newcastle)

Former Venues
Waverly Park
Olympic Park
The Glasshouse

Dream Venues
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
CenturyLink Field, Seattle
Yankee Stadium
Providence Park, Portland
Rose Garden, Portland
Madison Square Garden
Tokyo Dome
 
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