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If I remember correctly, it took a Royal Commission to get those lights up! What's happening to the video screen?

Australia: Adelaide Oval, Football Park, all SANFL grounds, Princes Park, MCG, Gabba, Suncorp Stadium (A League), Qld sports stadium (concert), Metricon/Carrara. UK: London Olympic Stadium (athletics), Millenium Stadium (rugby), The Oval (cricket), Brisbane Road (League One) Europe: Colosseum...

Think you meant early 70s there. First match was 1974. If the plan is to keep the ground largely intact, then no doubt it'll get utilised for matches whether they are pre-season AFL or perhaps U/18 games during the year. SANFL scheduling will depend on AO availability. Thought there was some...

Wasn't there an attempt to make Subiaco "Crazy John's Stadium"? Fortunately it was rejected.

That's 5 consecutive, full days. Footy will be 1 day a week (possibly 2 if other footy is played there) for several hours. Not saying it won't be trivial for ground staff, but it probably won't be as bad a some people think.

That would have been crazy. In the Norwood v Port game in 1997, the gates were closed and I'm pretty sure the crowd was given as approx. 16k.

Briefly, Footy Park came about in the first place due to ongoing disputes with the SACA that only in recent times have been 'resolved' resulting in the move of Adelaide and Port to Adelaide Oval. One thing that irks me though is people making misleading statements about football 'coming to' or...