Autopsy AAMI A Power Cauldron

[El Zorro]

I was searching the net and found this historic article. It's close to 10 years since and who knows how long it'll take for the stink to wash off.

AAMI A Power Cauldron

AAMI A Power Cauldron - portadelaidefc.com.au

The Port Adelaide Football Club is looking to turn AAMI Stadium into a ‘Power Cauldron’ in 2010.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

"THE Port Adelaide Football Club is looking to turn AAMI Stadium into a ‘Power Cauldron’ in 2010."

“The club has taken this on board and is tackling the problem of how we can add to the atmosphere at the stadium, providing a better experience for our supporters, and also making it more intimidating for visiting teams."

"Initiatives the club is adopting include:

- Further revamped entrances and ground branding on the outside of the venue

- More fan engagement outside and inside the Stadium

- Large ‘Back-in-Black’ guernsey themed covers over 12 underutilised seating bays

- Use of ‘The Hanger’ for post-match events to cater for more Power members"

AAMI A Power Cauldron - portadelaidefc.com.au

The Port Adelaide Football Club is looking to turn AAMI Stadium into a ‘Power Cauldron’ in 2010.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Sorry.

 

[Cuzz09]

I used to hate it when we played you at Footy Park/AAMI.

Now I love us at AO.

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[Iwish]

Was glad to see the back of AAMI but the 2004 prelim was still the best night of footy ever

 

[Eddie Dingle]

I used to hate it when we played you at Footy Park/AAMI.

Now I love us at AO.

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Well that’s a bit of a campaignery thing to say when we are celebrating our tarps.

 

[Andre]

Now the gloss is coming off Port in general I can still say I hated AAMI Stadium for reasons not related to how we were going. Since I don't buy food or drink at AO, my only real lament is losing The Gameday Village. Otherwise it's still convenient to get to, better located, better for doing things before and after games and a better Stadium to watch at and facilities. Just need a new coach to get it back to it's best.

 

[Cuzz09]

Well that’s a bit of a campaignery thing to say when we are celebrating our tarps.

Wonder if Port sold their tarps to Gold Coast or GWS?

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[Steve Dore]

I was searching the net and found this historic article. It's close to 10 years since and who knows how long it'll take for the stink to wash off.

AAMI A Power Cauldron

AAMI A Power Cauldron - portadelaidefc.com.au

The Port Adelaide Football Club is looking to turn AAMI Stadium into a ‘Power Cauldron’ in 2010.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

"THE Port Adelaide Football Club is looking to turn AAMI Stadium into a ‘Power Cauldron’ in 2010."

“The club has taken this on board and is tackling the problem of how we can add to the atmosphere at the stadium, providing a better experience for our supporters, and also making it more intimidating for visiting teams."

"Initiatives the club is adopting include:

- Further revamped entrances and ground branding on the outside of the venue

- More fan engagement outside and inside the Stadium

- Large ‘Back-in-Black’ guernsey themed covers over 12 underutilised seating bays

- Use of ‘The Hanger’ for post-match events to cater for more Power members"

AAMI A Power Cauldron - portadelaidefc.com.au

The Port Adelaide Football Club is looking to turn AAMI Stadium into a ‘Power Cauldron’ in 2010.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Sorry.

Any supporters not renewing their membership should remember that if it wasn't for Kenny Hinkley we'd still be playing at Footy Park in front of more tarps than supporters.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Wonder if Port sold their tarps to Gold Coast or GWS?

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They are in our club museum in between 37 premiership cups titled “shut up you ungrateful campaigners”

 

[Cuzz09]

"Titles n Tarps"

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[edgie]

I still think the tarps got a bad rep. I bet any other club doing it would have been seen as innovative.

 

[Cuzz09]

Free advertising at worst.

Look at Melbourne games at the MCG you could put tarps over the whole top deck of the Southern Stand yet no one ever mentions their crap attendances.

I think if its not a predicted good crowd then they should close sections of the ground then open them as required.

Looks better on tv too.

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[Doctor Feel]

Brian Waldron Cauldron

 

[LFC2010]

Wonder if Port sold their tarps to Gold Coast or GWS?

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Wonder if Ben Cousins is W Rioli's supplier?

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Free advertising at worst.

Look at Melbourne games at the MCG you could put tarps over the whole top deck of the Southern Stand yet no one ever mentions their crap attendances.

I think if its not a predicted good crowd then they should close sections of the ground then open them as required.

Looks better on tv too.

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11,682.

That was the crowd Hawthorn attracted against us in 2004 at the MCG when we were flying and they were seven shades of s**t.

It was never mentioned as a bad crowd.

We get s**t from everyone if we drop below 40k against any club but the Vic clubs get a free pass.

The tarps were s**t, looked s**t, and were entirely our fault.

 

[Cuzz09]

Wonder if Ben Cousins is W Rioli's supplier?

Nah Cuzz likes ice

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[Cuzz09]

11,682.

That was the crowd Hawthorn attracted against us in 2004 at the MCG when we were flying and they were seven shades of s**t.

It was never mentioned as a bad crowd.

We get s**t from everyone if we drop below 40k against any club but the Vic clubs get a free pass.

The tarps were s**t, looked s**t, and were entirely our fault.

Exactly. Its all just sh*t vic media talk.

Unfortunately thats all we hear.

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[Eddie Dingle]

Wonder if Ben Cousins is W Rioli's supplier?

My favourite thing about Ben Cousins was being at a party in Newcastle and he walked in and introduced himself by saying “Day 5 is better than Day 4 boys”.

Rioli’s “alleged” drug was at the opposite end of the drug spectrum and he wouldn’t be able to keep up with Cousins.

 

[Papa G]

I still think the tarps got a bad rep. I bet any other club doing it would have been seen as innovative.

I watched a bit of Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United last weekend and they had tarps over a few sections of Gosford Stadium.

 

[chiwigi]

I still think the tarps got a bad rep. I bet any other club doing it would have been seen as innovative.

It was a great idea, poorly executed, as AAMI was a s**t hole for it.

They effectively have advertising 'tarps' at Marvel, Twenty Twenty Pie Seats.

 

[Cuzz09]

My favourite thing about Ben Cousins was being at a party in Newcastle and he walked in and introduced himself by saying “Day 5 is better than Day 4 boys”.

Rioli’s “alleged” drug was at the opposite end of the drug spectrum and he wouldn’t be able to keep up with Cousins.

Cuzz is a big test cricket fan

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[Fizzler]

I still think the tarps got a bad rep. I bet any other club doing it would have been seen as innovative.

Brisbane literally has about 5 bays closed behind the interchange benches for a digital billboard (the Gabba is the only stadium in the AFL with the benches opposite the broadcast wing) and they got a good response from it. The hypocrisy.

 

[edgie]

The tarps were just peak Port being the butt of all jokes as internet and meme culture exploded in to the mainstream society coinciding with us being at our lowest ebb.

Remember the Port vs The Bye? It is funny and it's a well made video, but I have never ever seen another club have one made for them, none of the s**t teams before or after. It's a complete perfect storm. The stars won't align like that again.

Farken Ports things.

 

[Lawnchair Larry]

Nah Cuzz likes ice


Interesting fact I learnt yesterday in a docco:
German Army during Blitzkrieg early years were fuelled by Crystal Meth.
It was the only way they could move so rapidly on the front and continue to fight beyond exhaustion.

Explains Cousins to a tee.

 

[Duck Farmer]

They're not tarps! They're "Back in Black" guernsey-themed covers!

 

[Jonts]

Was glad to see the back of AAMI but the 2004 prelim was still the best night of footy ever

You said night because you knew the best day of footy was round 1 this year didn't you?