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Opinion Has the MCG become a homogeneous ground ?
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Certainly Waverley was a ground Geelong had a very moderate record at, glad when it closed after 1999. Geelong actually had a pretty ordinary record at Telstra Dome too (Well I'll always call it that even though it's Marvel now) but certainly from '07 onwards it's been fairly imposing.
But yeah, 1992 when Geelong were top, they were smashed by 91 points by the Crows playing at Football Park late in the season and Scott Hodges kicked 11.
That provokes a stat question now that i think of it, how many top of the ladder sides had two 10+ bags kicked against them in the one year? As Dunstall kicked a dozen in Rd 1 that season.
Bagging the mcg to melbourne folk is like bagging the Vatican for hardcore catholics or telling a Muslim that mecca is no good.
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There is nothing architecturally special about the MCG, if we are talking simple aesthetics then yeah it is a bit meh just another concrete bowl.
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To me it's more of an issue for Perth than it is for the MCG. Yes there can be an atmosphere in that ground (I've been there for 50k+ crowds pre Covid), but the reason for the high rating I've always maintained is that nothing like this had ever been built in Perth.
What gives the MCG the aura to me isn't the rebuilding of the stands, but all the history of what's happened on the ground rather than the surrounds.
What gives the MCG the aura to me isn't the rebuilding of the stands, but all the history of what's happened on the ground rather than the surrounds.
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For something that is supposed to be world class, the SCG really is a monstrosity. But yes it does look a lot better for cricket.
Maybe it’s rich since I like Metricon but it helps when they keep the grass so beautifully green and since I’m usually lit it’s visually appealing.
The MCG was already a cold concrete colosseum before redevelopment, but nevertheless is still brilliant. The SCG is an ugly, overrated sh'ole. Adelaide Oval got it right.
It looks ridiculous. If you want a modern stadium then fine, if you want an old style stadium then fine. They seemed to want both and it ended up looking like a mutant.
MCG is great, looks good imo.
SCG is the ugliest hodgepodge abomination of a ground.
SCG is the ugliest hodgepodge abomination of a ground.
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When they redo the GSS, hopefully they break it up a bit. Give the areas some more character rather than one big behemoth of a stand.
I don't know. The surrounds feels like sacred ground for the very sport itself in my view. To think the first matches of the sport were played in the parks and trees surrounding the stands is massive in terms of history for me.
My family and I did the SCG tour, and I really wanted to like the ground, but when we went up the escalator and looked out across the ground, I was really disappointed. It looked mismatched and tired, and except for the two heritage stands, ironically, the rest of it looked run down. I was taken aback when the tour guide said that the other stand had just been redeveloped, because to me it looked 'old fashioned' and rundown. The state of the ground was poor also. The biggest kicker was during the video that we all had to watch, that it was declared the greatest sporting stadium in Australia, and one of the best in the world.....Interestingly, the ground was built on a drained swamp.
I get the romance, but I'd sooner see the Carrara Bears back in the AFL before Waverley Park. The reality is that the only way to get 70,000 people reliably and conveniently to the footy is to have the majority of them on a train - and that means a central location, given the all-roads-lead-to-Rome structure of our current PT system.
Driving out to Mulgrave isn't realistic - especially given that the Monash is far more clogged than it was back in the 70s/80s. You can't build a stadium on the basis of the population of Mornington and Gippsland any more than you could build it on the basis of the population of Bacchus Marsh or Shepparton. Getting to that part of Melbourne from the north or the west is just a horrid trip.
When it still had the greyhound trackMiss the greyhound track at the Gabba too.
Alas, I miss the Robert Heatley stand the most...
I did not say Waverley Park. That ground was not romantic to me. It was just a wonderful point of difference to the older grounds in Melbourne and wonderful if you lived way out of city out that way and had fantastic capacity which other grounds could not have.
Carrara is back already actually. It where Suns play....
Ah ok, I thought you were being cryptic and specifically referring to Waverley.
Anyway, IMO if you were going to have a suburban ground, you probably still need it to be near the junction of multiple train lines. It'll probably be a lot more feasible to do that if/once the Vic Gov gets the ring rail project done.
Yes, I've been to Carrara recently (I live in Brisbane). The ground itself is nice but getting there is still painful.
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MCG has always been a homogenous ground.
Ordinary sight lines, unbefitting of the biggest game of the comp.
But its here to stay given the shoddy deals the Afl has made.
Ordinary sight lines, unbefitting of the biggest game of the comp.
But its here to stay given the shoddy deals the Afl has made.
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The MCG has no character. It's all concrete.
The idea nowadays of having the dishies at the Gabba is just absurdMiss the greyhound track at the Gabba too.
Alas, I miss the Robert Heatley stand the most...
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I love the SCG, the two stands that have been retained help it keep its charm imo.
I do agree with the op about grounds that become concrete jungles, whilst they are impressive structures they do lack something.
I do agree with the op about grounds that become concrete jungles, whilst they are impressive structures they do lack something.
Many many many years ago - there was a greyhound track at Arden St at North Melbourne
And when it got demolished - like when somethings get demolished a few secrets get revealed
And what they found - was at the starting boxes - there were underground tunnels
So if the bookies ( in the know ) layed for a stack some short priced fave to get beat - someone would crawl down the tunnel leading to the box the fave had drawn - and hold the dogs back legs - so it would miss the kick by 5-6 lengths - gonzo
The poor punters hey - ha -ha-ha
Fairly sure Geelong West team in the VFA had a bike riding track around it's oval.
As good as the Adelaide Oval and new Perth Stadium are, I sure miss games at Footy Park and Subiaco. The iconic sirens at those grounds is ingrained in my memory and a big part of my childhood.
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What the * is this supposed to mean? The same would go for anywhere else?
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