AFL @ Adelaide's Oval - That time is now.

[Brenton Davy]

I'd say if this country ever gets the FIFA world cup or Adelaide wants a bid for Commonwealth games it will happen.

Frighteningly enough, Adelaide has all the facilities required for the first time ever. Won't happen for at least 20 years tho.

 

[AFC3000]

I'm not usually one to complain before seeing how it turns out but that Northern end does concern me for us particularly. I've got no doubt it will be a great summer stadium, and the 3 other sides in Winter will be very good. However just looking at the photos... has the hill been flattened? if so, assuming everyone has to stand in winter, which I wouldn't personally mind, since a lot of people don't get to sit undercover anyway, and we we don't manage to line every one in rows according to height haha only a few rows deep will be able to see anything.

It's fine for the other tenants at AO, like Etihad, or the MCG when I've been they let the cheaper wet seats move into the empty better undercover seats however we won't have these blocks of vacant seats (hopefully!).

Any one who went today I'm guessing only the Northern end and Members stand was accessible? are there enough food and drink outlets/toilets etc available at the Northern end or do people have to enter the eastern stand and has the Members stand been upgraded for a footy crowd at quarter time?

 

[Tex200]

Good to hear the powerpuff cheer squad apparently went to the Sheffield Shield opening game on the new AO and started a power chant to claim a 1st ownership on the oval..
Oh they provide the lulz. Insecure much?

A more pathetic bunch you will never find.

 

[Hank93]

I'm not usually one to complain before seeing how it turns out but that Northern end does concern me for us particularly. I've got no doubt it will be a great summer stadium, and the 3 other sides in Winter will be very good. However just looking at the photos... has the hill been flattened? if so, assuming everyone has to stand in winter, which I wouldn't personally mind, since a lot of people don't get to sit undercover anyway, and we we don't manage to line every one in rows according to height haha only a few rows deep will be able to see anything.

Nope, certainly the hill has a slope on it.

It's fine for the other tenants at AO, like Etihad, or the MCG when I've been they let the cheaper wet seats move into the empty better undercover seats however we won't have these blocks of vacant seats (hopefully!).

Any one who went today I'm guessing only the Northern end and Members stand was accessible?

Correct, only those two stands were open.

are there enough food and drink outlets/toilets etc available at the Northern end or do people have to enter the eastern stand and has the Members stand been upgraded for a footy crowd at quarter time?

Not sure about food, but there's certainly enough toilets IMO at the Northern end.

My answers in red.

 

[Deaneus!]

Did it make them feel like they were getting 1 up on us or something?

Saw that and had a laugh. They were being filmed and photographed, presumably some soft of promo-thing.

Perhaps it was an episode of "Adelaide's Most Wanted"

 

[Tex200]

Did it make them feel like they were getting 1 up on us or something?

Just incredibly insecure. From a history of dominating a small pond, they are now not only a small fish in the large pond that is the AFL but they are also the poor relation in their own patch.

For decades a successful enterprise in their own right, they now rely on equalisation - kind of like the guy who had a successful business, tried to grow it but now relies on his parents to pay the bills.

Has to mess with your head, consequently you see these little outbursts from time to time - very sad

 

[AFC3000]

My answers in red.

Thanks, must just be a combination of slight leveling/that its smaller to make room for more seats at more of an angle and the angle of the photo.

 

[dav3]

Good to hear the powerpuff cheer squad apparently went to the Sheffield Shield opening game on the new AO and started a power chant to claim a 1st ownership on the oval..
Oh they provide the lulz. Insecure much?

Did your choirs bus break down?

 

[AFC3000]

In other news some funny photos on the Port board of them all marching in with their flags. Would of felt right at home with a Sheffield Shield crowd.

 

[Tex200]

In other news some funny photos on the Port board of them all marching in with their flags. Would of felt right at home with a Sheffield Shield crowd.

Ah the joys of being unemployed

 

[Niximus]

Did your choirs bus break down?

You know that if it had been the other way around, you would have a thread or two on bay 13 about it already.

Such hypocrites.

 

[StonesThrow]

No, they would have a thread on their own board.

 

[StonesThrow]

To anyone who went, How did it feel in terms of seeing over the ground compared to AAMI? It's always been a turn off for me going to games in the fact that 60% of the game I don't know what's going on (although I finally got glasses).

 

[adelaidecrows]

Good to hear the powerpuff cheer squad apparently went to the Sheffield Shield opening game on the new AO and started a power chant to claim a 1st ownership on the oval..
Oh they provide the lulz. Insecure much?

Isnt that completely arrogant and disrespectful to the redbacks.

 

[Hank93]

To anyone who went, How did it feel in terms of seeing over the ground compared to AAMI? It's always been a turn off for me going to games in the fact that 60% of the game I don't know what's going on (although I finally got glasses).

That was the main thing I noticed. I can imagine it's probably even better in the southern and eastern stands, but you really did feel on top of the ground in the top tier of the Western Stand.

 

[Hank93]

Indoor training centre I presume?

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Great pics hdecure

 

[Hank93]

Idiot me forgot to put the charged camera battery back into my camera this morning, but it looks like those iPhone photos of mine turned out OK.

Probably won't get to the rest of this match (homework sucks), but looking forward to the next home game on the 22nd. Hopefully I'll be more prepared with my camera then

 

[Hank93]

The big screen in the western/southern section really encloses the stadium well, and reduces the gap quite a lot IMO.

Once the other screen goes into the Eastern/Southern section, I think we'll get a much better idea of the gap that'll be between the two stands when it's finally completed. It's really hard to read at the moment, especially with the bottom level meant to be connected with the Southern Stand.

 

[Hank93]

Also, on my photos you can see the shade prediction on the virtual venue site is way off.



Here in this photo, taken at 1:47pm, shows the shade only misses slight edges of the top and middle tier.

In Virtual Venue, they have the shade only covering a tiny portion of the middle of the 2nd tier, and none of the bottom tier.

 

[mattymac]

Also, on my photos you can see the shade prediction on the virtual venue site is way off.

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Here in this photo, taken at 1:47pm, shows the shade only misses slight edges of the top and middle tier.

In Virtual Venue, they have the shade only covering a tiny portion of the middle of the 2nd tier, and none of the bottom tier.

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Are you accounting for the fact the sun is further north in winter so there will be less shade in the southern stand than in summer?

 

[Hank93]

Are you accounting for the fact the sun is further north in winter so there will be less shade in the southern stand than in summer?

Not particularly

 

[JP Sauce]

Isnt that completely arrogant and disrespectful to the redbacks.

I thought the same thing

Usually I'd agree, but "respect" and "the Redbacks" aren't things that belong in the same sentence.

 

[adelaidecrows]

true

 

[Brenton Davy]

To anyone who went, How did it feel in terms of seeing over the ground compared to AAMI? It's always been a turn off for me going to games in the fact that 60% of the game I don't know what's going on (although I finally got glasses).

No comparison. It doesn't have the "Open Bowl" feel of AAMI, but more of a coliseum feel of the MCG. The pics in this thread don't really give a true indication of the actual size of the southern and eastern stands and just how close to the play the spectators will feel. Other than a couple of seats in the nosebleed rows where the stanchions cut off the views of about a 1/4 of the ground (maybe a total of 50 or 60 seats) you will have no dramas seeing ALL the action. Anyone who has seats in the front couple of rows of the top decks will have the prime viewing experience

NO-one will miss AAMI after going to Adelaide Oval