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That location stinks of Waverley.

I am absolutely torn, because I love the spirit of the thing but I stand 5’7…

I wouldn't read too much into that as far as AFL is concerned. Soccer is a game where the pitch being billiard-table smooth really matters. For AFL, it really just needs to be kind-of flat.

The problem is that the Gabba seems to (according to my layman's eye) have hit the constraints of its available area. When you drive down Stanley Street - four one-way lanes with lots of shops etc on the opposite side to the ground - you pretty much drive under the top levels of the stand. It's...

As for mine, the glare issue is a problem for TV but Even the location was ridiculous. Great if you live in Springvale, but if you live in the north or out west, total s**t.

You must be joking. I can actually take a train to the Docklands, it’s in a central location, I’m not 3.5 million years away from the action, I can actually leave the ground within an hour and I don’t get rained on. Bliss

Admittedly that commitment to pay the $1b was made in the weeks leading up to an election, putting the incoming government in a pretty untenable position.

Not worth it though on return for investment for the sakes of, what, an extra 2,000 fans/game?

Why aren't they in their clash jumpers? Seriously they look practically the same to me

Hahaha, that won't bankrupt anyone of course :)

And that's a tennis stadium. Without individual stands. Ouch.

It has quite a bit to do with it. Labour is dirt cheap in many countries as workers have no rights whatsoever, and hence construction time isn't really that big a problem. However, it's much, much easier to stick a lid on ANZ stadium because there aren't any separate piecemeal stands to it, and...

Also you'd create a massive wind tunnel

Where are you going to put all that earth for a start?

The answer is "because it ruins one of the things that makes the MCG fantastic". Don't get me wrong - I've really enjoyed going to the Docklands - but for a big game, nothing beats the MCG in the open air. Sometimes I think that we - and the AFL - forget about some of the light and dark that...

But retractable roofs never retract nearly as far as an open-air ground.

Surely millions, not billions.

Yeah, you're right. Firstly, the stand heights do not match. So you're either going to have to build and support a structure over the top of the G, or you're building up the shorter stands. Doing the first option is just crazy - every time there's a breeze, there would be massive issues with...

Well tell them they need a better aim ;)

Provided you brought the required map and compass to locate it before your neighbour did, of course.

The major issue for me if it were to still exist nowadays would be the unnecessary distance to travel. I don't mind driving from Melbourne to Geelong, it's a location that makes sense, and they don't play there Friday nights so I don't have to drive down from work. Driving all the way to...

So was Waverley. Soulless bloody dump.

Yeah, this. Every single sook that everyone ever had about Waverley died in the arse with Etihad - Being in a rain belt vs having a roof - No wind shelter due to the single-tier stands vs, I dunno, having a roof - Being so far from the action due to the ridiculously gentle incline vs three...

Thankfully that's changed now with the redevelopments and the advent of print-it-yourself ticketing - nowadays I can sail straight through the Ablett Terrace gate in about two minutes, and there's a heap of food trucks along the back. I can see why you hated it back in the day, but of course...

Forgetting to do up your seatbelt for one