News Moving To Optus Stadium

[matt_bas]

I’m in 526 and could hear the music blaring from what I’m assuming was the Camfield for 3/4 of the game. Very frustrating and ruined the atmosphere for me personally.

Anyone else hear it?

I heard it! Was wondering what that wad

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Thought I might share my view from my seats in Club 87 - love them

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Fingers crossed I see you there in the coming years.

Was there sun in your face during the Geelong game, being on the southern wing?

 

[sounda]

Fingers crossed I see you there in the coming years.

Was there sun in your face during the Geelong game, being on the southern wing?

Sadly - yes! But I'm not one for complaining so just got on with it!

 

[W.C. Fry]

Sadly - yes! But I'm not one for complaining so just got on with it!

Did you get wet at the Swans game?

 

[sounda]

Did you get wet at the Swans game?

Nope didn't get wet but saw the rain falling - so all good.

We are in Block 346 row 13 so well back from the front. I think it will be good against the rain - unless it's that sideways stuff.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Sadly - yes! But I'm not one for complaining so just got on with it!

So it was in your eyes and vision or a pleasant winters sun on the lap?

 

[sounda]

So it was in your eyes and vision or a pleasant winters sun on the lap?

Yep - it wasn't too bad but not that good either. Will be better in the winter sun - I think.

And the afternoon starts are pretty crap anyway. Hoping for not too many more of those as the seasons roll on.

Night games are brilliant The Sydney and GC games were brilliant.

Next game against Port will be an afternoon start as well - maybe some clouds!

 

[JackOutback]

Night games are brilliant The Sydney and GC games were brilliant.

Next game against Port will be an afternoon start as well - maybe some clouds!

Was surprised seats on the eastern side were still cheaper for the GC game than the western side, even though the sun was no longer an issue.

 

[sounda]

Was surprised seats on the eastern side were still cheaper for the GC game than the western side, even though the sun was no longer an issue.

Yep - very difficult to figure out how the pricing on tickets works. Try logging into Ticketmaster to get ticket for the Freo v WCE games and it's a different price and availability every couple of hours.

 

[ZergMinion]

Yep - very difficult to figure out how the pricing on tickets works. Try logging into Ticketmaster to get ticket for the Freo v WCE games and it's a different price and availability every couple of hours.

It appears to have flicked over to choose your seat view for the derby. There were no double seats left earlier in the week, but now there's a 3 rows where you can get seats together (though they're $70 a pop seats).

 

[sounda]

It appears to have flicked over to choose your seat view for the derby. There were no double seats left earlier in the week, but now there's a 3 rows where you can get seats together (though they're $70 a pop seats).

Gone now - only singles left!

 

[JackOutback]

Let's be honest, if you didn't buy your tickets on Monday or Tuesday, you weren't really serious about going. I bought tickets to the Gold Coast game on the day because, well, Gold Coast.

 

[kerr87]

Is the hardness of Optus stadium taking its till now on the players?

Pulling up sore, losing a few to lower leg injuries, looking sloslow against a bottom 4 team - it doesn't look good.

That being said surely Freo would be feeling it too?

Gonna be a ripper Derby!

 

[Dazzler9]

Tuned in briefly to the Freo game lastnight. Holy cow, was the surface of OS looking ropey or what?! Not great signs I wouldn't have thought.

 

[Godfather32]

Tuned in briefly to the Freo game lastnight. Holy cow, was the surface of OS looking ropey or what?! Not great signs I wouldn't have thought.

Going to be interesting how it comes up after this tonight - http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-20/heat-on-perth-turf-ahead-of-nitro-circus

 

[eagleroo]

Watching ABC Offsiders program according to Caroline Wilson and Richard Hinds the reason for the hard surface is the underground car park. Have i missed something?

 

[kerr87]

Watching ABC Offsiders program according to Caroline Wilson and Richard Hinds the reason for the hard surface is the underground car park. Have i missed something?

Concrete under the playing surface.

Gives you a very flat and level playing surface but also hard!

 

[Billy ray]

Hahahahaahah.

 

[Kwality]

Watching ABC Offsiders program according to Caroline Wilson and Richard Hinds the reason for the hard surface is the underground car park. Have i missed something?

Etihad style.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Concrete under the playing surface.

Gives you a very flat and level playing surface but also hard!

It's concerning. If the injuries continue then the whole playing surface will need to be redone in the off season. We're only part way through the season...

I don't know if it's got concrete under the surface but it does have a substantial membrane that the soil and turf sits on top of. Changing the soil or elevating the playing surface even marginally could have substantial benefits to it's softness.

 

[ziad]

Watching ABC Offsiders program according to Caroline Wilson and Richard Hinds the reason for the hard surface is the underground car park. Have i missed something?

I call morons and say soil mechanics

 

[Gerald Preston]

Anyone know how many ticketmaster outlets there are at Optus stadium and where they're located?

Might need to upgrade some kids tickets on gameday...

 

[dewcefault]

Anyone know how many ticketmaster outlets there are at Optus stadium and where they're located?

Might need to upgrade some kids tickets on gameday...

I think there's basically one at each gate.
I originally went to the ticketbooth at Gate D (Suns game) to upgrade a child to an adult and the guy looked at me like I'd just asked him for the saturday lotto numbers.
Went to the ticketmater booth at Gate E and was done without any problems. Spoke with the West Coast staff also sitting in the ticketbooth at Gate E and they said that the Gate D guys mainly deal with corporates so don't really know what they're doing with this stuff.
I'm not sure if this is the same for the derby given it's a Freo home game.

 

[Patron]

Anyone else getting a little worried about the stadium surface and what it might be doing to our boys over a long season? We’ve had a fair few boys being sore between games etc already and we are only 5 weeks in.


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[Pat_Footy]

It's concerning. If the injuries continue then the whole playing surface will need to be redone in the off season. We're only part way through the season...

I don't know if it's got concrete under the surface but it does have a substantial membrane that the soil and turf sits on top of. Changing the soil or elevating the playing surface even marginally could have substantial benefits to it's softness.

Who designed this? This is just amateurish. Plenty of stadiums throughout the world and Australia that they could have modelled on. It's obviously an issue as every player has commented on it in post-game interviews. If there are another 2 lower limb injuries attributable to the surface, they should just go back to Subi and fix the surface now.