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Game Day Round 9 vs West Coast @ Marvel Stadium – Sunday 10 May 2026, 1:10 pm AEST

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I was keen as for being ATG for this one, but it was gonna be the kid's first game and I realised a few days ago we couldn't bask in the glory of the Melbourne Cricket Ground... Marvel Stadium is a piece of shit stadium so I'm gonna hold off on attending.
The first game I can remember attending was against the Eagles at Docklands in 2000. Fell in love with the Dees that day - we had a win and Farmer kicked a bag.

Didn't stop me growing up to hate the stadium. Such a soulless shithole.
 

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Honestly with docklands, it's been around where i do have a weird nostalgia for it. It has some character, not as much as the century plus MCG and they certainly ****ed up building the roof.

But idk, I don't hate the ground
Doggies beating the unbeaten bombers
The undefeated clash of saints and cats in round 14 09
Buddy getting the ton
Also not as highly featured i remember the crows making a cracking comeback against norf there in 2013 (Saints had a great comeback against the dogs too one year)

But i'd rather us not play a home game there... but the AFL has always sent us off for one game at an alternate Melbourne ground. We've done the Weagles at all of them. Docklands in the very first year, Princes Park, heck they even hosted us at Waverley in a final (Three times)
 
Honestly with docklands, it's been around where i do have a weird nostalgia for it. It has some character, not as much as the century plus MCG and they certainly ****ed up building the roof.

But idk, I don't hate the ground
Doggies beating the unbeaten bombers
The undefeated clash of saints and cats in round 14 09
Buddy getting the ton
Also not as highly featured i remember the crows making a cracking comeback against norf there in 2013 (Saints had a great comeback against the dogs too one year)

But i'd rather us not play a home game there... but the AFL has always sent us off for one game at an alternate Melbourne ground. We've done the Weagles at all of them. Docklands in the very first year, Princes Park, heck they even hosted us at Waverley in a final (Three times)
This was 2015, saints 49 points down at half time won by 7. Basically did that against us in a quarter last year.

I don't mind Docklands either but it's slightly annoying that I don't get my good seats I would get at the g.
 
My son loves that Paul Kelly song see, so he's been stoked about seeing the 'G for ages. Don't think he really cares too much about the footy itself... so yeah, taking him to a match anywhere else would be a bit like that "we've got mcdonalds at home" meme.
 
This was 2015, saints 49 points down at half time won by 7. Basically did that against us in a quarter last year.

I don't mind Docklands either but it's slightly annoying that I don't get my good seats I would get at the g.
Just personally, travelling from reginal vic, docklands is nice for being right there after the two hour journey on the train. Although GA there is annoying because you're normally shoved at the top, but Docklands top isn't as bad as the MCG top deck

But does suck about the seats.
 
Just personally, travelling from reginal vic, docklands is nice for being right there after the two hour journey on the train. Although GA there is annoying because you're normally shoved at the top, but Docklands top isn't as bad as the MCG top deck

But does suck about the seats.
The good news is there will be so few people there on Sunday that the top deck will be closed. 🥳
 
The good news is there will be so few people there on Sunday that the top deck will be closed. 🥳
I enjoyed sitting bottom level in that 2015 game against the Giants
 
I enjoyed sitting bottom level in that 2015 game against the Giants
There may have only been 7k people there but the dees supporters were so loud it felt like 12k!
 
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Just personally, travelling from reginal vic, docklands is nice for being right there after the two hour journey on the train. Although GA there is annoying because you're normally shoved at the top, but Docklands top isn't as bad as the MCG top deck

But does suck about the seats.
Yeah I live regional as well. Must admit it was convenient when a coach replaced the train 🚆. Just hopped on the bus which was practically empty and had a nice journey home. Buses also have the lights off so it was quite comfortable as well.
 

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I think the crowd will be good as we are a chance to kick 30+ goals.
The club is offering a 2 for 1 special to try and get bums on seats. The ticket sales would be abysmal.
 
Be interesting to see how Bowey goes with more licence. I thought Jiath was great at ground level, didn't realise he was on Rosas if he was.

Don't mind the changes. Means Gawn and Heath are playing as the extra tall which I also don't like but a bit whatever this week.
 
Going to my first game in a couple years with the wife and kids. Happy mothers day, wifey!
 
A lot of people here expecting us to easily account for the eagles. I remember this attitude prior to the Essendon game...

The gulf between our best and our worst is so vast that we really can't take any game for granted, particularly when you factor in our 0-3 record off the MCG and our patchy record against lower teams. We lost to Essendon, were losing 45-2 against Carlton, and took 3 quarters to shrug off Richmond. There is absolutely no part of me which is expecting us to easily account for the Eagles.
 

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Showing this game to a bunch of overseas people tomorrow who've never seen it before. We'd better not be shit
 
Showing this game to a bunch of overseas people tomorrow who've never seen it before. We'd better not be shit
So you're ferrying them through the River Styx as a guide.
 
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Morphed to GDT.

Wished that prefix for the GDT would be Red and not Green.
 
I'm looking forward to this. Should be chill, have an entire bay to myself. Might treat myself to a Coca Cola zero sugar and some hot chippies.
It’s great! Love a Sunday demons game at marvel! It’s like how nice it is when you’re on a long-haul flight and you realise you can stretch out over a whole row of seats
 
Surely we win this one comfortably, West Coast are both diabolical and delusional, we should be putting then to the sword.

Dees by 69, JVR with a bag.
 
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