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The new bridge is pretty ugly and doesn’t look anything like the impressive alumina designs
Perth Stadium (Optus Stadium)
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It looks great when lit up, less so when not.
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I went past the other night with some tacky blue colour.
given the importance placed on looks, this would be the only area the footy stadium infrastructure may not have delivered
That and the prospect of the cupholders randomly launching beers if someone aggressively sits down in front of you.
55,522 at the Chelsea v Glory match, interesting to see TV numbers.
hitthepost
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I know the attendance didn't warrant it but I'm surprised they didn't use "rectangle mode" last night.
yeh strange. id like to know where on that photo they put the extra seats in. couple banks/rows behind each goal, some on outer wing? what about on coaches/subs side? just to the side? or where the security guys in yellow are? can you see past coaches/subs box if behind them?
RussellEbertHandball
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Didn't want to "damage the grass" for the footy on Sunday?
hitthepost
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When they did it for the NRL yeah it was just on 3 sides.
Why was the rectangular field not in the middle but over so far to one side? The people on the player's bus shelter side of the ground seem a long long way from the action.
hitthepost
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It's not. If you look at the 50m arc markings on the RHS of the pitch, on the near side the Telstra logo is visible just inside the sideline and the "50" is written just inside the far sideline. Also the AFL logo is just inside the near sideline, which is just outside the centre square, so you can see that the football centre circle is surrounding where the AFL centre circles would be. And finally, the replay screen sit directly behind the goals, and the replay screen is directly behind the soccer goal.
The advertising boards on the far side of the pitch fill space and make that side seem smaller.
Nicely pointed out. I wonder if anyone on here went along? It doesn't look like it was great for viewing, you're a long way away from the action.
hitthepost
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Yeah but two things - 1, you can't get that many people at NIB or whatever it's called, and 2, the action in cricket is further away with a smaller ball
For a big game like this I believe it's worth it. Being an Adelaidian I've gone to rectangle sports at AO quite a bit. It's further away, yes, and I tend to try and sit level 2 as opposed to level 1 at a rectangular stadium. But we wouldn't have got 50k to the A-League GF if it was at Hindmarsh. We wouldn't have got the game in Adelaide at all! It's gotta be done with a garuanteed big attendance.
another one from skyscrapercity.com
just buy cheapest ticket you can get. if you dont like it, then if you like watching up high, go sit by one of the big screens. if you like watching it lower, stand behind the back row at the bottom
General adm is behind goals if thats your thing, there will be plenty of good seats vacant around the ground you could just sit in once the game has started. I have a freo membership on the wing level 1 and there is always empty seats around .
Been to Bedisloe Cup at the G, similar set up, & it doesn't compare to going to AAMI, Melbournes rectangular stadium.
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no question for me, when lit up its the best looking stadium in the country.
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What are the cheapest GA walk-up (ie non reserved) seats at the SCG? Why did you say there was no GA at the SCG?
What are the cheapest walk-up GA seats at Metricon?
The scg ga’s were all sold out. They are 25 from memory. Pretty standard at most grounds i think.
