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ANZ Stadium
SCG
MCG
Telstra Dome
Henson Park
Manukau Oval (not sure if that's what it is still called)
Oki Jubilee
Shark Park
Martini a Park
 
Been to

Alberton Oval
Football Park
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Arena
Hindmarsh Stadium
SCG
MCG
Docklands
Princes Park
Kardinia Park
 
AAMI Stadium
Adelaide Oval
MCG
Etihad
Aurora (Launceston)
SKODA (GWS)
Hindmarsh Stadium
Fratton Park (Portsmouth UK)
White Hart Lane (Tottenham UK)
Stamford Bridge (Chelsea UK)
The Valley (Charlton UK)
Madison Square Garden (New York)
Shea Stadium (New York Mets)
 

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Melbourne Cricket Ground
Docklands Stadium
Carrara Stadium
Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground
Stadium Australia
Canberra Stadium
Olympic Park
Penrith Park
Kograh Park
Sydney Football Stadium
Leichardt Oval
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Wollongong Entertainment Centre
State Netball and Hockey Centre
Sydney SuperDome
Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
Sydney International Athletic Centre

Overseas
Verizon Center
Madison Square Garden
American Airlines Arena
 
Australia:

AAMI stadium
Adelaide Oval
MCG
Etihad Stadium
Optus Oval
Skilled Stadium
Waverley Park (Although not to see a live game)
Gabba
SCG
Bellerive Oval
Manuka Oval

Outside of Australia:

Camp Nou (home of Barcelona FC)
Olympic Stadiums (Barcelona and Athens)
 
AFL, in order of when I went there:

Football Park (first visit 1995)
Waverley Park (1999)
MCG (2002)
Docklands Stadium (2002)
Gabba (2012)
Sydney Showgrounds (2013)
Adelaide Oval (2014)

Future visits planned:

SCG
Metricon Stadium
New Perth Stadium

Crows don't play in Canberra and rarely play in Tasmania these days, although we're playing North in Hobart this year.
 
Dirty Bird said:
Avoid Adelaide Oval. It's going to be our version of Soldier field. Preserve a few 50-60 year old structures and make it looke completely out of place....
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I retract this statement.
 
It looked amazing from the first render of the design they used. Given the sucess of the western stand, which had the most heritage aspects of all 3 majorly redeveloped sides of the ground, and the fact that the other 2 sides were to be redeveloped in a similar vein but without the arches/Giffen facade to work around, it was destined to be amazeballs from the word go.

That said, I think it still exceeded my expectations.
 
Amazing from the first render?
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Revolting.

Thankgod they went in a slight different direction.
 
BERT said:
MCG
Etihad
Windy Hill
Western Oval
Princes Park
Kardinia Park
Moorabbin
VFL Park
Olympic Park
AAMI Park
Melbourne Park
Junction Oval
Lakeside Oval
Flemington
Caulfield
The Valley
Sandown
The Glasshouse
SCG
ANZ Stadium
SFS
North Sydney Oval
Penrith Park
Paramatta Stadium
Adelaide Oval
Football Park
Hindmarsh
Subi
GABBA

Metlife Stadium (Jets v Dolphins Ray Finkle was out injured)
Madison Square Garden (Only walked into the ticket office. Was closed for renovations. Walked around it)
Was supposed to to a Yankee Stadium tour but Hurricane Sandy hit.
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Got back to NY and did a tour of Madison Square Garden
Saw Yankees V Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.
 

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Attended sporting games at the following venues:
MCG
Etihad Stadium
Princes Park
AAMI Park
Old Trafford (2013 Ashes - England v Australia)
Old Trafford (2013 EPL - Manchester Utd v Chelsea)


Have played on the following grounds:
Whitten oval
Windy Hill
Punt Rd
Junction Oval
Arden St
 
Been to:
Bellerieve Oval
North Hobart Oval
Trent Bridge
Lords - Only for the tour but I'll count it!
York Park
Stadium Australia
Docklands
MCG

Want to go to:
Gabba
Metricon
Adelaide Oval
SCG
Giants Stadium
Kardinia Park
The New Perth Stadium
Old Trafford
 
MCG
Docklands

Olympic Park (Melbourne Victory)
AAMI Park (Melbourne Victory)
Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory)

Emirates stadium (Arsenal v Chelsea)
Warsaw National Stadium (Poland v Montenegro)
Westfalenstadion Stadium (Dortmund v Arsenal)
Balgarska Armia Stadium (CSKA Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
Stadion Miejski (Wisla Krakow v someone)
 
What about the most sports one has seen at a single venue?
I've seen Cricket, Aussie Rules, League, Union (sevens), Soccer and Athletics (Bay Sheffield) at Adelaide Oval.
 
hitthepost said:
What about the most sports one has seen at a single venue?
I've seen Cricket, Aussie Rules, League, Union (sevens), Soccer and Athletics (Bay Sheffield) at Adelaide Oval.
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Nice. I've seen cricket, Australian football, international rules football, soccer and athletics at the MCG. With a rugby league and rugby union games on every now and then, someone will have done that combination of seven!

At Docklands I've seen cricket, Australian football, rugby league and soccer.
 
Kwality said:
Interesting to see Adelaide Oval needs to match the new Perth venue already

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/perths-new-fan-friendly-stadium-highlights-need-to-keep-enhancing-adelaide-oval/story-fnig5e6k-122699541755

How will a 30 year old Docklands Stadium rate when the AFL finally get it in 2025?
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I guess the way half the MCG does. I mean that new Olympic Stand is pretty stellar (the legroom is pretty restrictive, though, I remembered on Saturday night) because it barely resembles a stadium interior. But the rest of it's fine, it's open, there's heaps of toilets, and I don't think too many people reckon it's antiquated.

Sometimes I find it staggering to remember that Vic Park and the WACA were essentially still in use when Etihad was finished. The difference between that and the soccer stadium down in the precinct is almost nothing, I doubt most people could tell you there's a 10 year gap in between them.

I think the big issue with stadiums, between new and old, and wanted and unattractive, is things like amenities. Etihad and the 'G are in great spots, so that's timeless. Richmond Station and Soucro aren't going anywhere and the CBD'll be the CBD forever. But people won't put up with getting rained on or sunburn, 20 minute waits for a drink, queues for toilets, having to rush or walk ages to even find one of those queues... so I think if you get the basics right, all you need to do is keep the seats clean, the aisles free, and the signs bright and readable. In ten years Etihad will still be a very good ground for sport. It won't be like Optus Oval or the WACA at all.

The change in spectator experience and expectation from 1990 to 2000 was probably the biggest we'll see until the sun explodes or we kill all the bees and bugs. The grounds were the last remnants of low cost teams and their shedding was the start of thorough professionalism.
 
Been to all the main AFL and VFL grounds in Victoria as well as AAMI Park. Will travel around to the countries different stadiums when I can afford too and have the time.

Definately will go to Anfield at least once in my life (more hopefully, whenever I can afford it really). Would also like to watch an Ashes test at Lords.
 
Silent Alarm said:
I guess the way half the MCG does. I mean that new Olympic Stand is pretty stellar (the legroom is pretty restrictive, though, I remembered on Saturday night) because it barely resembles a stadium interior. But the rest of it's fine, it's open, there's heaps of toilets, and I don't think too many people reckon it's antiquated.

Sometimes I find it staggering to remember that Vic Park and the WACA were essentially still in use when Etihad was finished. The difference between that and the soccer stadium down in the precinct is almost nothing, I doubt most people could tell you there's a 10 year gap in between them.

I think the big issue with stadiums, between new and old, and wanted and unattractive, is things like amenities. Etihad and the 'G are in great spots, so that's timeless. Richmond Station and Soucro aren't going anywhere and the CBD'll be the CBD forever. But people won't put up with getting rained on or sunburn, 20 minute waits for a drink, queues for toilets, having to rush or walk ages to even find one of those queues... so I think if you get the basics right, all you need to do is keep the seats clean, the aisles free, and the signs bright and readable. In ten years Etihad will still be a very good ground for sport. It won't be like Optus Oval or the WACA at all.

The change in spectator experience and expectation from 1990 to 2000 was probably the biggest we'll see until the sun explodes or we kill all the bees and bugs. The grounds were the last remnants of low cost teams and their shedding was the start of thorough professionalism.
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I do agree there has been an enormous increase in the spectator expectation but it has come at a cost, e.g the food cost - the stadiums get $s out of food & drink rather than cost of entry ( in its simplest form as it varies from stadium to stadium, club to club). Not sure the experience is as big a factor as we all accept or whether it's just sympomatic of the coverage by TV, ie when in doubt watch it on Fox.
 
MCG
Etihad
Waverley
Vic Park
Princes Park
Kardinia Park
Western Oval
Windy Hill
Lakeside Oval
Junction Oval
Glenferrie Oval
Brunswick St Oval

AAMI Park/ Olympic Park
Rod Laver
Flemington Racecourse
Albert Park GP
MSAC (Comm Games swimming)

ANZ
SCG
Spotless
Adelaide
marrara
Gabba
Suncorp
Metricon

Lancaster Park
Carisbrook

Nou Camp
Barcelona Olympic Stadium
Berlin Olympic Stadium
Stamford Bridge
Munich Olympic Stadium
Stade de France

LA Coliseum Olympic Stadium
Qwest Field Seattle
KeyArena Seattle
BC Place Vancouver
Qualcomm Stadium San Diego
Chase Field Phoenix
Verizon Centre DC
Old Yankee Stadium
New Yankee Stadium
Madison Square Garden
Flushing Meadows
Shea Stadium
Giants Stadium (old)
Fenway Park
Rogers Centre Toronto
Montreal Olympic Park
Soldier Field
United Centre
Wrigley Field
Aloha Stadium


Almost every Beijing Olympic venue including Birdsnest, Watercube


Bucket list includes:
Dodgers Stadium and Staples Centre
All iconic UK and Ireland stadia (cricket, soccer, tennis, golf)
Allianz Arena Munich, Bernebau, San Siro, Rome, Istanbul and Moscow
South Africa cricket (mainly Cape Town and Jo'burg)
Eden Park
WACA, Bellerive
 
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Patersons Stadium, WA
MCG, VIC
Etihad Stadium, VIC
Simonds Stadium, VIC
WACA, WA

Nib Stadium, WA
Suncorp Stadium, QLD
Cbus Super Stadium (Robina), QLD
Coopers Stadium, SA

Eden Park, NZ
Mt Smart Stadium, NZ

Walked around Adelaide Oval and AAMI Stadium but have never seen a game there.
 
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