Colonial Stadium

[Same Old's]

There's something that has bugged me about Colonial Stadium since it has opened. It's about the naming of the goal ends, specifically one of them. Why did they name one after Gorden Coventary when the team he played for, Collingwood, does not use the stadium as it's primary home ground. I understand that he is one of the greatest goal kickers of all time, but his team does not play home games there.

I understand they named one after Lockett, since he played for St. Kilda and the saints' home ground is Colonial Stadium. However, I have my doubts on whether they named it because he played for the saints or because he has kicked the most amount of goals in the competion.

What I'm trying to get at is that the names of the end's should've been named after players that played for the co-tennets of the stadium.

For example, they should have named one of the ends, say, "the Coleman End". Kept the present "Lockett End". Named one of the wings for a Western Bulldogs player, say, Ted Whitten or Doug Hawkins and the other wing under another great player that played for one of these clubs.

I have nothing against Coventry or Collingwood(maybe the magpies fans if you know what I mean

), but would have liked the naming of particular parts of the stadium kept to players that had played for the teams who call the ground home.

[This message has been edited by Same Old's (edited 01 December 2000).]

[This message has been edited by Same Old's (edited 01 December 2000).]

 

[Mags]

Collingwood Only plays 4 games at Colonial and i think that is still to much.

I couldnt care less about the end names. Just call it the La Trobe St end And The Bourke St End. They dont name the ends at the G. So who really cares?

The 1st thing and main problem i have about Colonial is that it is a Reserve Seat Venue and i think i have given my reason on bigfooty about y i dont like reserve seating. So i wont repeat myself on it.

Mags

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[Jethro Q Walrustitty]

I vaguely recall a contest or phone-in poll or something relating to the naming of the ends at Colonial. Coventry and Lockett came up trumps.

Then again, I could be wrong.

 

[Chilli Afterglow]

I think the reason why these were named as they were was because Coventry and Lockett were the 2 greatest goalkickers in AFL history.

What I hate is I never know which end is which!

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So much for the afterglow

 

[Mr Ripper]

Ahh, that's easy to remember...

Coventry...Collingwood...northern suburb...northern end.

Lockett...St.Kilda...southern suburb...southern end.

QED

 

[Mags]

I think of it as this.

Southern End - Bourke St End = Pigs Station That Side At Colonial

Northern End - La Trobe St End, Gate 6

That How I Think Of It!

 

[Same Old's]

Originally posted by Chilli Afterglow:
I think the reason why these were named as they were was because Coventry and Lockett were the 2 greatest goalkickers in AFL history.

Chilli Afterglow,

If you had read my post properly I stated exactly what you posted but my question is why? Which some posters have attempted to answer.