Marvel stadium in a few words

[dazbroncos]

Same shit as Colonial only 20 years older and still .. well....shit.

GO Catters

 

[Ron The Bear]

Not our preferred venue.

 

[timokane]

Bring back Waverley

 

[Bunk Moreland]

In the wrong spot

 

[Engimal v3]

Controversial opinion: Marvel is a much better venue for viewing the game than the MCG.

 

[Leeda]

Won..k..y..level the joint...spasmodical sun..creating partial equality?.
Roof should always be closed...weather affliction...I don't like wet..

 

[greatwhiteshark]

What is it at the Docklands that Melbourne people don't like? As a visitor once or twice a season I love going to the Docklands to watch footy, it's a great viewing ground and thats kinda all I am looking for as a spectator.
What is it that makes it so unpopular with the locals?

 

[fpm84]

Prefer going to games there than the 'G, sue me.

Easier to get there.
Better viewing.
Easier access to amenities.
Roof means better skills/higher scoring games for the most part.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Good to have a 50,000 seater with a roof. Especially in Melbourne. The idea was right.

Absolutely hideous internal aesthetics. Comrade Lenin would have been proud of the brutal concrete ugliness.

Easy to get to, the view from Level 2 is terrific.

Typical Melbourne. Awesome in some ways, woeful in other ways, and too expensive for what you get.

 

[Royce Hafey]

I'll do mine in Haiku form.

Roof was made for rain
Sun in eyes was an issue
Now, indoor venue.

Fit for the minnows
Lousy temple of Mammon
Not for the real teams

 

[giggler99]

concrete Jungle

 

[Billy ray]

Disney dome

 

[Billy ray]

Roof open at night (unless raining)
Roof closed in day games always

 

[M Malice]

Marvelous!

 

[Chadwiko]

What is it at the Docklands that Melbourne people don't like?

Yeah no idea.

Docklands has it's flaws (and so does the MCG), but as a spectator experience nothing beats being able to watch the footy with a fantastic view, sheltered from the weather, and a 2 minute walk from the CBD's biggest train station.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Unfairly maligned.

 

[Papa G]

Good to have a 50,000 seater with a roof. Especially in Melbourne. The idea was right.

Absolutely hideous internal aesthetics. Comrade Lenin would have been proud of the brutal concrete ugliness.

Easy to get to, the view from Level 2 is terrific.

Typical Melbourne. Awesome in some ways, woeful in other ways, and too expensive for what you get.

How is its concrete brutalism any different to the MCG's?? The MCG is just a massive concrete bowl. Nothing there is over 30 years old. It doesn't really have any character. Outside it's sheer scale there is nothing exceptional about the MCG.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

How is its concrete brutalism any different to the MCG's?? The MCG is just a massive concrete bowl. Nothing there is over 30 years old. It doesn't really have any character. Outside it's sheer scale there is nothing exceptional about the MCG.

Any place that can hold 100k is pretty good. Agree that because of its capacity it’s the most famous ground in the country.
I enjoy watching at all grounds, when you think about it we all have a seat these days, what’s really to complain about.

 

[Max zero]

Counts as an interstate trip for MCG tenants.

 

[Tas]

Dry when it's pissing down raining outside.

 

[brett15]

Waverly Park was better, at least it was allowed to rain there

 

[ROOTA#6]

Kids and I love it..easy to get to from Bendigo, good viewing controlled conditions..don’t get why people bag it. They don’t realise how lucky we are to have it

 

[Tas]

Counts as an interstate trip for MCG tenants.

They might need to have a sleepover on the Soutbank before that arduous journey back home.

 

[theyellowsash]

Dry when it's pissing down raining outside.

Cold and dark when it's bright and sunny outside

 

[Bunk Moreland]

What is it at the Docklands that Melbourne people don't like? As a visitor once or twice a season I love going to the Docklands to watch footy, it's a great viewing ground and thats kinda all I am looking for as a spectator.
What is it that makes it so unpopular with the locals?

It’s not the G.