Autopsy AFL 2021 Round 5 - Eagles v Pies Fri April 16th 8:10pm EST/ 6:10 WST (Optus) Eagles and Pies Podcasts Links in OP!

[Woobla Stainz]

Been to the mcg plenty of times.


Yes it has history - but its been completely rebuilt in every respect from the mcg it was - and its not a particularly great design any more - its badly dated. When i was coming once a year for footy trips compared to subi it was light years ahead - but stadia design has come a long way.

Every single seat at optus is great to watch football.
You can sit at the very top of the nosebleeds and you have a great view of the game.

ive been to a gf (hawks v geelong) at the g and the seats were rubbish - couldnt see much - too far from the action.

modern stadium design involves more vertical stacking of seats so the furthest away seats are much much closer that the older style stadia.

Optus didn't win the prix d’ or for pretty lights.

It won it for most beautiful stadium in the world.

its a gloriously well designed stadium thats a pleasure to watch footy at. You can get a beer or a feed or a piss and miss none of the game as there are strategically placed tvs everywhere - outside of breaks it takes seconds to reach the bar, foodery or pissoir. About 15 seconds from my seat. It also takes seconds to be served and on your way.

Given the choice of watching footy at the mcg or optus - id watch it at optus any day of the week and twice on sundays. The commentators arent just raving in for shits and giggles - its a superb stadium.

at some stage they will knock down all the mcg stands one by one and remodel them to be the same modern design of optus or beyond. It will be grand - i cant wait to go there for a carlton collingwood game with close on 100k people. In a modern well designed stadium. The current mcg is really showing its age.

Well said

 

[TY24]

Petrecelli (replaces Cole)

I'm offended at the suggestion that
A: Petruccelle is in our best 22
B: If he was, he'd be replacing Cole.

 

[WaywardSonSon]

most docker supporters are obsessed with the Eagles

Most Numero Uno posts are obsessed with the Dockers...

 

[Numero Uno]

Most Numero Uno posts are obsessed with the Dockers...

yet here you are

 

[WaywardSonSon]

yet here you are

Well someone has to remind you to insert the term "light-weight" into your meticulously crafted Big Footy posts.

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Knows what funny? The 2013 GF they performed, one of the band members was wearing purple and yelled Go Freo after the song.. he must’ve sold his soul

2013 grand final finally broke him ?

 

[kranky al]

Cripps remains best 22. Petruccelle was useless apart from one game.

You can't use Bailey Williams' absence as an explanation for poor performances.

"OMG look how many are missing from our best 22. Wait until we get Bailey Williams back."

Yeo, Shuey, Hurn and Ryan are legitimate absences from the best 22. The rest is gilding the lily.

Its not so much getting bailey williams on - its more getting vardy off

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Its not so much getting bailey williams on - its more getting vardy off

Williams is still basically an unknown quantity, though.

 

[RobbieGray17]

2 of our players whove won the last 5 f and are out

add ryan and hurn.

I Know, but right now they should be better than that.

 

[kranky al]

I Know, but right now they should be better than that.

Lose 4 top ten players 3 of whom are in tge first five players picked each week?

 

[Asapartyhat]

It's like buying a new mustang and thinking it has the same feeling as the iconic mustangs.

Docklands felt amazing when it first opened too.. But it's just a sterile soulless stadium now... And that's what optus will be in 15 years, Because many more latest tech stadiums will be built.

MCG is a cultural sporting icon known world wide.

Don't get ahead of yourself now thinking Optus is the best in the world.

Go do the mcg tour.. It's one of the greatest stadiums in the world because of what it is.. Not because of lights that change colour

I've done the tour of both and Perth Stadium wins that one easy,nothing wrong with the iconic MCG or it's history and Victorians loving it ,it is just tired and old and needs a spruce up imo.

 

[WaywardSonSon]

I've done the tour of both and Perth Stadium wins that one easy,nothing wrong with the iconic MCG or it's history and Victorians loving it ,it is just tired and old and needs a spruce up imo.
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You clearly don't comprehend the concept of heritage and history!