MCG game 2026

[deck]

NFL on the cricket pitch is a mass of bodies lined up congested, the ball is handed under a guy's legs inside that mass of bodies, to a guy standing up against his butt, inside that mass of bodies, who often hands that ball off to a guy who runs into that wall of bodies, and every so often he throws it in that 5-10 yard bubble around that mass of bodies. The viewing experience from the stands is a mass of bodies moving and colliding inside that 5-10 yard bubble for the most part.

And this changes how based on the stadium design?

 

[exe ex machina]

When you watch Am.F the main pleasure is the intricacy of each play — which is best seen from the TV loungeroom, not the stands of a massive oval stadium. Live at a rectangular venue is still good for that intricacy especially when you have an endzone-to-endzone view, or slightly angled toward the end zone pylons. Up higher with a sideline-to-sideline view is also good. But sideline down near the playing surface is meh. This is in a rectangular stadium jutting up against the sideline as most NFL venues are.

RL is also best to watch endzone-to-endzone, at the pylon angle, for the intricacy of set plays, ball movement, decoys etc.

Otherwise, the pleasure of NFL live venue is soaking up the atmosphere of the partisan crowd, the pre-game tailgates, the college atmosphere, and being in a group of drinking buddies....more the entertainment factor, the casual experience....but if you're into the intricacy factor, then one will be watching the big screen more than the ants on the cricket pitch, or sitting on the lounge in front of a big screen TV.

It's great that we get a proper NFL game in Australia, but it's ruined by the choice of venue. The curiosity factor, especially if one can't travel O/S or can't afford to, yeah sure, why not, even at the MCG. But the best experience for an Am.F game would be going to the US and watching a College and NFL game among the partisans, imbibing on the native atmosphere...just like if an American would be better off coming to Australia to watch a live AFL finals match at the MCG. Just as the best soccer experience would be going to the UK and watching a Liverpool vs Manchester Utd game at Anfield. Not Melb City vs Melb Victory at wherever they play. Or a Dogs-Giants game at some US city. The local flavor, the native culture around the sport.

/wall of text

 

[aussiedude]

the NFL knows its a better TV product then stadium experience as shown by how they have tried to improve the stadium stuff by having the jumbotron at games show what the refs watch when a play in under review vs what the TV shows with the angles the game producer and director pick to air.

 

[AJ_2000]

Hospitality on sale today. Huge $$$$

 

[peetoo]

I wonder where the squads are staying

 

[AJ_2000]

What a 450 seat looks like