AFL's 300m Stadium Dream
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The game provides the atmosphere IMHO.
On a cold day or night, raining, Etihad is like an oasis in the desert.
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Why should we compare a stadium to the worst of stadiums that is about to be shut down? The whole point of those quotes used in the article was to say Etihad was falling behind stadia in Adelaide, Perth, and eventually Sydney - if you want to provide the best experience, the comparison needs to be with the best stadia.
Explain to me how the team someone supports could possibly be relevant to this debate? I was an Eagles supporter who said I (personally) hated it the day it opened - and I live in Victoria.
Which I would've thought makes your point moot.
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There was plenty of atmosphere last night with 37k. But when it's bad, it's really bad.
I'm not really sure that they've put forward anything that will help.
I'm not really sure that they've put forward anything that will help.
Keep misreading this as "Waterslide" then getting disappointed.
No issue with them improving Etihad. It's a soulless hole of a venue. Needs improving.
Why can't we have a discussion about Etihad without it being flooded by whinging from the west about Subiaco?
Subiaco is a shithole because of one single reason, the WA govt's inability for decades on end to improve or replace it.
It has nothing to do with Etihad.
If you read his proposal, it's not even really about the stadium - it's about the surrounding precinct which is an unmitigated planning disaster. Ask anybody who has a business on the Docklands. The place is like a cemetery.
Subiaco is a shithole because of one single reason, the WA govt's inability for decades on end to improve or replace it.
It has nothing to do with Etihad.
If you read his proposal, it's not even really about the stadium - it's about the surrounding precinct which is an unmitigated planning disaster. Ask anybody who has a business on the Docklands. The place is like a cemetery.
Not really. Since Etihad was opened the MCG has been rebuilt, the SCG majorly renovated and Adelaide Oval rebuilt. All three are superior stadiums to Etihad, as you'd expect with newer buildings. The Perth Stadium will be the same, I don't think anybody really cares.
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I have no issues with it. The g is pretty awesome but i feel like unless it's 70% full the atmosphere lacks a bit behind that of etihad's; even when etihad is at 50%.
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Aren't they getting a new stadium anyway now?
Disagree completely. A Crows v a low drawing Melbourne club at the G has no atmosphere, Yet 25k at Etihad has plenty.
I have no problem what so ever with Etihad, I really can not understand the hate for the place.
Settle petal, it's not built yet, for all we know it could turn out to be another Stadium Australia.
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I would say there is a pretty high correlation between club supported and how often the person has/will have been at the ground, making it a very relevant point. That there are some exceptions (such as yourself) doesn't change that.
I havent watched a game at adelaide oval yet but of the bigger stadiums etihad has been far and away the best for me. Good seats, great visibility, great facilities. I quoted how shite subi is because i find it unfathomable that people think there is anything wrong with etihad.
Why so insular?
Perth is a great city.
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https://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurba...guires-victoria-stadium-what-melbourne-needs/
This sums up some of the main points about why Eddie's plan is so stupid.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, however, how much cheaper and more practical does the AFL's plan for Etihad look when compared to Eddie's. It's like they have created this demand and the government has to pick an option out of the two. If the AFL just said we want 300 mil to upgrade the facade of Etihad, without it being compared to the logistical and monetary headache of undergrounding km's train lines, a train station, demolishing 2 stadiums and building 2 more.
The AFL's plan seems practically free now.
This sums up some of the main points about why Eddie's plan is so stupid.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, however, how much cheaper and more practical does the AFL's plan for Etihad look when compared to Eddie's. It's like they have created this demand and the government has to pick an option out of the two. If the AFL just said we want 300 mil to upgrade the facade of Etihad, without it being compared to the logistical and monetary headache of undergrounding km's train lines, a train station, demolishing 2 stadiums and building 2 more.
The AFL's plan seems practically free now.
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I agree...but it closes at 5pm ffs. During the day, it's beautiful...but that's about it.
The Docks side of the ground on the outside is embarrassing.
Mind you the entire externality of the ground has turned it into a gigantic wind tunnel.
Any plan to make that better has to be a good thing.
Mind you the entire externality of the ground has turned it into a gigantic wind tunnel.
Any plan to make that better has to be a good thing.
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Fear not, plans are afoot to improve the MCG, still the ONLY 100,000 stadium in Australia and the home of football. I can't wait to see a game at the new Perth stadium, but....
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Lol - perhaps the AFL are considering it to reduce congestion and promote free flowing footy?
I actually dont mind etihad. Its great for interstaters travelling to watch their team play. Stay in an apartment in docklands, walk over to an indoor stadium with seats in first tier the best as you feel like youre on top of the ground and close to the action. The worst seats are at ground level as the lights make it hard to see anything further than 50m in front of you.
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Next time don't build a carpark underneath. Build it on top, you silly gooses.
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Italy in general is a bit of a shithole, really.
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Also, I've never understood people's complaints about Etihad's location, either. I mean, it couldn't get much more central and convenient, could it?
