Opinion Match day experience

[iameviljez]

Why would spectators go apesh*it for every 5 straight goals we bag and win every time against a mid-tier team?

Yeah, putting away five goals in a row against Gold Coast is more a relief than ecstasy tbh

 

[feelinfeline]

The Bulldogs 'match day experience' was on a whole other level to ours (in a bad way).

The warm-up guy read out the names of each of the players at the start of the game and expected the crowd to cheer on cue.

Then after each goal the stadium went dark and red, white and blue lights flashed around the ground.

I won't be going to another Bulldogs home game at Docklands after that. Ghastly!

 

[STPer18]

Just saying the couch sounds like the ultimate match day experience these days...

 

[Phipppppa]

The Bulldogs 'match day experience' was on a whole other level to ours (in a bad way).

The warm-up guy read out the names of each of the players at the start of the game and expected the crowd to cheer on cue.

Then after each goal the stadium went dark and red, white and blue lights flashed around the ground.

I won't be going to another Bulldogs home game at Docklands after that. Ghastly!

The flashing lights are for every marvel tenant.

 

[cats_09]

The flashing lights are for every marvel tenant.

And I’m pretty sure similar happens at the MCG - I haven’t been to any Marvel games this season, but I remember something like that with the flashing lights at the MCG, thinking the Hawks game on Easter Monday

 

[Phipppppa]

And I’m pretty sure similar happens at the MCG - I haven’t been to any Marvel games this season, but I remember something like that with the flashing lights at the MCG, thinking the Hawks game on Easter Monday

No matter what venue. It will never work.

 

[rocker_oz33]

The Bulldogs 'match day experience' was on a whole other level to ours (in a bad way).

The warm-up guy read out the names of each of the players at the start of the game and expected the crowd to cheer on cue.

Then after each goal the stadium went dark and red, white and blue lights flashed around the ground.

I won't be going to another Bulldogs home game at Docklands after that. Ghastly!

I would'nt what epilepsy with those lights .

Lucky they didn't come on that much.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Might be just me but the dust on the blues rails up top at the dock lands shites me..

 

[rocker_oz33]

15 mins in friday night WB wants to start a flight with me..
He goes geelong surporters don't know the rules bahbah...
I know I can count and that was 7 goals .
And our players dont flop like Cordy flopy Weightman.

He said to he's mate Bevo needs to sacked...lol.

Mrs Rocky told me to shut it...boooo.

End of the game we were freinds ..lol...Friends.



The kids near us were yelling Shank when the WB were having a shot for goal...lol.

 

[rocker_oz33]

At least the trains run on time.
Not Leyland brothers 2 hour bus trip.

At Least we won.

Took my 3 month westie puppy to the vet .
Got skin problems ...the win but the day a bit better.

 

[Pavlovs Cat]

This epileptic says no to Flashing lights and Nosebleed seats. The older I get the less I can handle the grandstands. I'd hate to sit in the Riverbank stand in Adelaide I'd Fair dinkum spew. As a Norwood fan we blame everything that's crap on Port so I'll stick true to type and say **** your match day experience INXS bulltish, I just want to watch footy.

And that's my old man rant for the day.

 

[feelinfeline]

And I’m pretty sure similar happens at the MCG - I haven’t been to any Marvel games this season, but I remember something like that with the flashing lights at the MCG, thinking the Hawks game on Easter Monday

There were no flashing lights against Essendon and Collingwood at the MCG this year. It would only work at Docklands, where with the roof closed they can turn the lights off completely.

I haven't been to a night game at Docklands for a few years. If it happens with all clubs, I won't be going there again.

 

[darren forssman]

Maybe my memory is fuzzy but hasn’t the Docklands always been about the “experience“? I feel like they had these flashing lights when a goal was scored (or maybe it was just the team colours adorning the LED fences) and music blaring when I was last there, which could be 2018 or 2019.

For me, with the whole Docklands “experience” I am not sure I will step foot in there again. Especially now without the convenience of being in the city on a Friday to cut out the many annoyances.

Kudos to Cats supporters who would schlep there from Geelong.

 

[Phipppppa]

Maybe my memory is fuzzy but hasn’t the Docklands always been about the “experience“? I feel like they had these flashing lights when a goal was scored (or maybe it was just the team colours adorning the LED fences) and music blaring when I was last there, which could be 2018 or 2019.

For me, with the whole Docklands “experience” I am not sure I will step foot in there again. Especially now without the convenience of being in the city on a Friday to cut out the many annoyances.

Kudos to Cats supporters who would schlep there from Geelong.

I traveled to marvel for the st Kilda game. Contemplating on never going back.

Half the reason is the stadium, half the reason is st Kilda fans in itself ruining the whole night for us and themselves.

 

[feelinfeline]

Maybe my memory is fuzzy but hasn’t the Docklands always been about the “experience“? I feel like they had these flashing lights when a goal was scored (or maybe it was just the team colours adorning the LED fences) and music blaring when I was last there, which could be 2018 or 2019.

No, it's never been this bad before. That's why I commented on it.

 

[catempire]

Maybe my memory is fuzzy but hasn’t the Docklands always been about the “experience“? I feel like they had these flashing lights when a goal was scored (or maybe it was just the team colours adorning the LED fences) and music blaring when I was last there, which could be 2018 or 2019.

For me, with the whole Docklands “experience” I am not sure I will step foot in there again. Especially now without the convenience of being in the city on a Friday to cut out the many annoyances.

Kudos to Cats supporters who would schlep there from Geelong.

Never liked it. Can’t see myself going back any time soon.

 

[feelinfeline]

Never liked it. Can’t see myself going back any time soon.

No worries. I wasn't a big fan of the ground in previous years but was happy to go there to see Geelong play. Sadly, no more.

As others have said, the same is happening at Kardinia Park on a smaller scale. It's been happening for years at the MCG in various ways too, but Friday night was the worst experience I've had at the footy.

Football is entertainment for me. I don't need any razzle dazzle or other distractions, and I certainly don't need to be told when to cheer.

 

[King Cat]

So the club decides to have the next member forum at marvel stadium at 6 pm on a Tuesday why would you not have it in geelong where most members are. Great fan engagement yet again. Just a puzzling decision.


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[catempire]

No worries. I wasn't a big fan of the ground in previous years but was happy to go there to see Geelong play. Sadly, no more.

As others have said, the same is happening at Kardinia Park on a smaller scale. It's been happening for years at the MCG in various ways too, but Friday night was the worst experience I've had at the footy.

Football is entertainment for me. I don't need any razzle dazzle or other distractions, and I certainly don't need to be told when to cheer.

Totally agree. I’m on record as saying if they keep this up at KP it will be the end of me spending $1500+ on memberships/seats for my family annually. My kids keep asking “why are they always shouting at us?”

 

[Art Vandelay_]

So the club decides to have the next member forum at marvel stadium at 6 pm on a Tuesday why would you not have it in geelong where most members are. Great fan engagement yet again. Just a puzzling decision.


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Saw this being whinged about on Twitter so checked my own emails. Two fan forums.

 

[Vdubs]

So the club decides to have the next member forum at marvel stadium at 6 pm on a Tuesday why would you not have it in geelong where most members are. Great fan engagement yet again. Just a puzzling decision.


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most members are not necessarily in Geelong- don't know the current numbers, but a couple of decades ago, def more "supporters" not in Geelong.
At this save the club meeting we atended, they commented on the fickleness of local Geelong fans quickly pulling the pin on actual support when things were grim.
Wonder what the figures are like now- we have been ultra-successful and supportable.

 

[kickazz]

Yeah I think it's important to acknowledge and cater to the metropolitan supporter base when we can. It's a significant number.

It's why I don't mind a couple of home games in Melbourne as well as some functions.

 

[BotsMaster]

Saw this being whinged about on Twitter so checked my own emails. Two fan forums.

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Is the Geelong event tbc because they're waiting to see if there is interest?

 

[iameviljez]

I’ve just been to an ice hockey match in Edmonton (which is, even in Canada, known as a hockey-mad city).

A couple of observations re the match day experience:

• There’s no gate keeping or self consciousness around team jerseys. The rule at the AFL seems to be that you abstain from wearing a team jersey as soon as you’re too old to play AFL, and having a favourite player’s number is strictly for kids. Here in Edmonton, EVERYONE wears a numbered jersey. And they don’t just do it at the game - it’s at the mall, down the street…
• The level of fandom here is NUTS. I think most AFL supporters enjoy the game, but it’s not life or death. For a LOT of people in Edmonton, the Oilers are a huge part of their identity.
• The light and sound show lasts about ten minutes and it is spectacular.
• The sound of the light and sound show is absolutely deafening, and that is the point.
• The crowd absolutely gets up for the light and sound show. They cheer when they’re supposed to. It’s a sense of theatre.
• There is no cringe at all about going Full Nuff.
• The light and sound stuff also works better simply because it is a smaller indoor stadium with incredibly steep rake, based on a small hockey rink, as opposed to the MCG.

In short, it works incredibly well if you have a crowd who buy into the theatre of it. But in Australia we are a lot more self conscious and want to enjoy footy on our own terms.

 

[iameviljez]

Saw this being whinged about on Twitter so checked my own emails. Two fan forums.

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The sooky laa la is off the charts.