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Port Adelaide are going to have a parachutist fly into the ground with a port flag for the showdown... I wonder if the 200k crow will be right behind it ;)
 
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Hi, been discussing the move to Addy oval with friends , can anybody give us a direct answer , how many car parks (directly ) available at our new home AO , versus FP including the shops adjacent , what we meen is let's say within a minutes walk ?
 

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Unless you have some very very well connected friends.

NONE.

It is a venue that encourages the use of public transport, which is multi-modal and pretty comprehensive.

This is the way of australias major stadiums, you use public transit. Welcome adelaide to this group.

Mcg, etihad, stadium aus,suncorp, aami park, aus open tennis, the gabba all public transit grounds.

Parking exists in the city if you want to drive.
 

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Unless you have some very very well connected friends.

NONE.

It is a venue that encourages the use of public transport, which is multi-modal and pretty comprehensive.

This is the way of australias major stadiums, you use public transit. Welcome adelaide to this group.

Mcg, etihad, stadium aus,suncorp, aami park, aus open tennis, the gabba all public transit grounds.

Parking exists in the city if you want to drive.
I think the fact that you have to put your name in a ballot for a disabled park shows how limited the parking is. Can't really see the point of driving in tbh, parking at basically any train/tram/bus stop and then getting in to the city that way seems like the easiest way and plus it will be much cheaper as well.
 

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I think overall you'd probably have a two/three hundred spaces in the northern carpark & on pinky flat. I was considering driving in & parking a km away & walking from near calvary hospital but after the announcement of the improved footy express I'll definitely be catching the train from Mawson Lakes, it will be so much easier and a bit quicker, even if I do have to stand on the train
 

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I have 2 question in regards to AO, none of which really impact me in any way.

However, I was browsing through the corporate suites, only have 18 seaters available (would have thought a few 10-12 seaters would be an option) and for the suite for the season only costs a lazy $120,000 and doesnt include any AFL finals matches or World Cup Cricket matches. For that sort of money, am I correct in assuming that all the food and drink you have in the 12mths is included in that price?

Also, I see they have a cricket member and a footy member option. Do they not have a stadium member option (like MCC members) that allow both footy and cricket on the one membership? Its dumb if they dont!
 

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I have 2 question in regards to AO, none of which really impact me in any way.

However, I was browsing through the corporate suites, only have 18 seaters available (would have thought a few 10-12 seaters would be an option) and for the suite for the season only costs a lazy $120,000 and doesnt include any AFL finals matches or World Cup Cricket matches. For that sort of money, am I correct in assuming that all the food and drink you have in the 12mths is included in that price?
ICC handles it's own ticketing for all WC matches, stadiums can't keep existing deals like those.

Finals are infrequent and valuable, I imagine whoever purchses those suits will get first choice as to whether they want it for finals.

Also, I see they have a cricket member and a footy member option. Do they not have a stadium member option (like MCC members) that allow both footy and cricket on the one membership? Its dumb if they dont!
It's been explained, there's one for each if people want to take them up.
 

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I have 2 question in regards to AO, none of which really impact me in any way.

However, I was browsing through the corporate suites, only have 18 seaters available (would have thought a few 10-12 seaters would be an option) and for the suite for the season only costs a lazy $120,000 and doesnt include any AFL finals matches or World Cup Cricket matches. For that sort of money, am I correct in assuming that all the food and drink you have in the 12mths is included in that price?

Also, I see they have a cricket member and a footy member option. Do they not have a stadium member option (like MCC members) that allow both footy and cricket on the one membership? Its dumb if they dont!


Mate this is old news. Where have you been hiding? They offered out an Ultimate Package for I think $900 or thereabouts. There was not enough interest so the SMA refunded all deposits and brought in the Adelaide Oval Football membership for $550 for Footy members and Cricket members keep their SACA membership.
 

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Does anyone else think the first game at the new oval shouldn't have been a showdown? A lot of Crows and Port members are going to miss out. Even a round 2 Crows-Giants game would have sold out. The first showdown at AO would sell out no matter what IMO.
 

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Port members wont miss out.
Fair enough. My point was the two novelties "first game at the new AO" and "first showdown at AO" should have been separate games and both could have sold out. What is the ground's maximum capacity? I know they got >62,000 for a SANFL GF in the 60's.
 

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Fair enough. My point was the two novelties "first game at the new AO" and "first showdown at AO" should have been separate games and both could have sold out. What is the ground's maximum capacity? I know they got >62,000 for a SANFL GF in the 60's.
Can hold 53,500 now
 

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Unless you have some very very well connected friends.

NONE.

It is a venue that encourages the use of public transport, which is multi-modal and pretty comprehensive.

This is the way of australias major stadiums, you use public transit. Welcome adelaide to this group.

Mcg, etihad, stadium aus,suncorp, aami park, aus open tennis, the gabba all public transit grounds.

Parking exists in the city if you want to drive.
Isn't that the point? The carparks already exist in the city. That's one of the great things abouta city stadium. There are plenty of carparks off North Terrace if you want to drive.
 

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Isn't that the point? The carparks already exist in the city. That's one of the great things abouta city stadium. There are plenty of carparks off North Terrace if you want to drive.
werent too many parks within a minute walk of aami either.

People think of the U-parks etc in the CBD as not being close, but it is a really short walk from ones on Nth Tce like concention centre park which is really big, near myer centre, etc. Cost would work out pretty comparable unless staying a lot longer either side of the game.

They would be as close/closer than the School, Seaton FC, the old corner empty block, etc that were the main parks apart from max basheer around AAMI
 

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Fair enough. My point was the two novelties "first game at the new AO" and "first showdown at AO" should have been separate games and both could have sold out. What is the ground's maximum capacity? I know they got >62,000 for a SANFL GF in the 60's.
Crows are shitty enough that they're not the home team, can you imagine how much worse that would have been from the club that missed the first game?
 

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At the Shield game today and noticed that all but a tiny section of seats in the Mark Riccouto Stand are all done. But there are a whole section of seats removed from the Sir Edwin Smith and Chappell Stands.

Anyone know why?
 
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Friends , I know all the be about public transport , not interested in it , ever ,, like probably heaps of others my age . So really can anybody tell us how many public car parks available ? , how many disabled spots ?. I hope after 700m$ dollars spent that this does not turn out to be a retrograde step !
 

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At the Shield game today and noticed that all but a tiny section of seats in the Mark Riccouto Stand are all done. But there are a whole section of seats removed from the Sir Edwin Smith and Chappell Stands.

Anyone know why?
1) It's the Wankaneen stand not completed. Ricciuto stand is done. Was the first one done in fact.
2) They're trying to fix up the complaints SACA members were pointing out (ie. restricted viewing)
 

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Friends , I know all the be about public transport , not interested in it , ever ,, like probably heaps of others my age . So really can anybody tell us how many public car parks available ? , how many disabled spots ?. I hope after 700m$ dollars spent that this does not turn out to be a retrograde step !
With that wording, you make it seem you're in the 50-70 age bracket. Pension too?
Tell me this.
Would you rather
A) Pay $0 and take public transport to 11 games a year (Which I have never had problems with, be it Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, London, Rome, Moscow, St Petersburg or Novgorod)
B) Pay $110 and get an 11 game pass to one of 3 UParks (Grote Street, Wyatt Street, Topham Mall)
C) Pay upwards of $300 and go to other UParks without the pass.
D) Cruise around North Adelaide, realise there's no parks available and have to resort to C.

And don't forget the added cost of petrol with B/C/D.
 
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With that wording, you make it seem you're in the 50-70 age bracket. Pension too?
Tell me this.
Would you rather
A) Pay $0 and take public transport to 11 games a year (Which I have never had problems with, be it Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, London, Rome, Moscow, St Petersburg or Novgorod)
B) Pay $110 and get an 11 game pass to one of 3 UParks (Grote Street, Wyatt Street, Topham Mall)
C) Pay upwards of $300 and go to other UParks without the pass.
D) Cruise around North Adelaide, realise there's no parks available and have to resort to C.

And don't forget the added cost of petrol with B/C/D.
LOL - I'll happily pay the $165 a year and then know I can drive in every game without a worry. I'm sorry if some can not afford that, I can and not going to apologize for it. Plus, I don't have to spend time lining up for public transport, wait for the train and then not get a seat as 300 others are on the same carriage and then have someone bump into me 50 between Adelaide and Mawson Lakes.
 
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