AFLW - Carlton v Collingwood Season Opener Gameday Discussion/Autopsy

[Aphrodite]

WHEN: Friday 3 February at Ikon Park
TIME: 7.45PM


Entry will be free of charge, with gates to open from 5.30pm.

Entry to Ikon Park will be via Gates 5 or 6.

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[Jabba73]

Would be awesome to start the league with a win.

Go Blues!!!

 

[parano1a]

Now a Carlton home game too. Hopefully next year's fixture will be at Victoria Park.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Now a Carlton home game too. Hopefully next year's fixture will be at Victoria Park.

do we know why it wasn't scheduled there as opposed to Olympic Park? Were they just assuming they'd get a small crowd?

 

[Aphrodite]

Now a Carlton home game too. Hopefully next year's fixture will be at Victoria Park.

Pretty sure it's just a venue switch.

Why on earth would any games be played at that condemned cesspit Victoria Park!

 

[parano1a]

do we know why it wasn't scheduled there as opposed to Olympic Park? Were they just assuming they'd get a small crowd?

The local council are notoriously difficult to deal with in regard to ground access. There are conspiracy theories that this was a deliberate move designed to build hype around the new league.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

The local council are notoriously difficult to deal with in regard to ground access. There are conspiracy theories that this was a deliberate move designed to build hype around the new league.

Interesting. I don't care why people go as long as there's a crowd and support.

 

[thylacine60]

gates open more than 2 hours before bounce? what are they expecting, a crowd?

 

[TeeJay Blue]

For pre-match entertainment?

 

[HBF]

Looking forward to this.

 

[Cripps Nubake]

So keen! The off season is nearly over ladies and gentleman

 

[Bluella]

Can't wait! So glad they shifted the match.

 

[thylacine60]

For pre-match entertainment?

no-one's asked me.......

 

[TeeJay Blue]

Why? What would you have performed?

 

[Jabba73]

no-one's asked me.......

Didn't want to detract from the game

 

[Jabba73]

Besides, they all saw what happened to Meatloaf and swore 'Never again'.

 

[thylacine60]

Why? What would you have performed?

maybe my 99 PF final siren swan-dive off the top of the southern stand to the tune of:

 

[TeeJay Blue]

maybe my 99 PF final siren swan-dive off the top of the southern stand to the tune of:

...



... you're right, they should've asked you.

 

[mediumsizered]

maybe my 99 PF final siren swan-dive off the top of the southern stand to the tune of:

They were a bit worried you might fall through the roof of the Gardiner Stand.

 

[Jabba73]

no-one's asked me.......

Was it because your appearance fee is more than the combined salary cap of both clubs?

 

[thylacine60]

my rates are my business

#standbyfraserbrown

 

[eastfreo75]

is their parking?


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[thylacine60]

Some street parking. Not much

 

[Funk]

do we know why it wasn't scheduled there as opposed to Olympic Park? Were they just assuming they'd get a small crowd?

AFL guy said they were surprised that 2000 people went to practice match against Dees- thought Olympic Park wouldn't be big enough for season opener.