Colonial sucks

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The ground has had so many problems, why doesn't the AFL just close it for six months and use Waverley as a replacement ground. Waverly Park was the a brilliant ground and apart from a couple of problems, eg. out of date scoreboard, it had no problems. Come on Wayne, wake up.

Rob Burton
 
Cause that would mean the AFL admitting that they have FAILED with Colonial and were WRONG to close Waverley.

We'll see an admission like that from them the same day we see Carey suspended on a soft report, Interstate teams billed for services rather than handed money, and when a whole game goes by without McAvaney using the word "special"!!

In other words - When Pigs Fly!!
 
So when were West Coast, Freemantle, Adelaide or Port Adelaide handed money?

They have bailed out a lot of clubs with the money they have been billed. Yes Sydney & Brisbane have had hand outs from the AFL but if we want football to be successfull in NSW & QLD (& we all do) we have to do that.

Do not tar all interstate teams with the brush you picked up in Brisbane.
 

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Servo - I apologise. Let me change that to "clubs in Rugby League dominated States"

Anyway it still doesn't change the fact that the likely hood of the AFL admitting they were wrong is almost none!
 
It's funny how peoples feelings change.

I remember Waverly being called pleurisy park, people complaining about how far away the spectators were from the action, the stadium was too far from the city, how there was no public transport, traffic was a nightmare, it was too cold, it was too wet, the lights sucked & the surface used to be a nighmare.

AND I DON"T EVEN LIVE IN MELBOURNE.

I beleive 1 of 2 things will happen.

1.You will all luv it in a couple of years

2.You will bag it until the next stadium gets built, then complain about that & ask why didn't they just keep good old Colonial.
 
Drakey, you are 100% right.

I think Colonial will be a fantastic stadium once they iron out the bugs.
I hated Waverly.

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Mantis
 
Excuse me,but Waverley was condemned by a few so called media people,calling it Arctic Park (Neil Mitchell-3AW,who even said he had hardly been to a game there).
Facts-Everywhere is cold in Winter,or hadn't you noticed?
-It had the easiest car park to get in and out of,of any ground (tried getting out of the G? bloody nightmare)
-The best surface by a mile.
-A great atmosphere (with 2 Vic clubs playing)
-Fantastic facilitys for the public.
-Cheap entrance and you could sit anywhere with your mates at anytime of arrival.

I could go on all day.
We all know it's closed,(to League footy) but gee it's nice to reminisce,occasionally.
BTW sorry but we don't really care about your thoughts on OUR grounds in Vic (the home of footy)
 
There is nothing wrong with Colonial!!!!

Just because it doesn't have enough seats, the surface is useless and it gets no sun, it takes all day to get 20,000 into it and when you do get in you can't sit with your firends, the roof is cracked and bits have fallen in the medallian club, the security guards don't let reporters do their job and the fact that every club (barr Essendon) that have played a home game there have lost guzillions doesn't necessarily mean that Colonial is useless.

What are you all whinging about!!!!!

Having said that, I am one of maybe only a few people that would rather go to Colonial than Waverley. I absolutely hated Waverley.

It was too far to get to, you were too far from the play, you froze even in the middle of summer (anyone remember the lightning premieship in 1996, thank god lightning only struck once) and it was the slowest ground to get out of once the game had finished.

Yes it had its positives like the surface, facilities and plenty of space for spectators, but its negatives far outweighed its positives.

Supporters are always dry at Colonial, it is as close to public transport as humanly possible, and there is nothing wrong with the facilities around the ground, I just wish they'd close that medallian club and open that area up to the public.



[This message has been edited by gocatsgo (edited 20 June 2000).]
 
WAVERLEY WAS THE MOST USER UNFRIENDLY GROUND IN THE COMP. YOU SAT MILES FROM THE ACTION FROZE YOUR BALLS OFF, COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR PARK,COULD NOT CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE OVAL DUE TO THE AFL MEMBERS, IT HAD A SEPIA SCOREBOARD, WAS CLOSER TO THE EPICENTRE OF AUCKLAND THAN MELBOURNE, HAD NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESS.
THANK GOD THE BLOODY THINGS GONE, AND ANYONE WHO REGULARLY GOES TO COLONIAL KNOWS IT.
 
Couldn't circumnavigate the ground?
Name one,apart from Docklands,you can??
Couldn't get out of carpark?
Ever been to the G and tried to get out of
that park?
Froze your balls off?
Wear thermal jocks.
As far as population goes,it is actually demographically in the centre.
Couldn't see the ground?
Try glasses.
And GCG "too far to Waverley"?
Yeah,Geelong's just soooo close.
 

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