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Nope. Its around the whole ground. Still very expensive though
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Hank93
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Adelaide heading for another heatwave, with 5 days over 38 over the next 6 days.
Construction workers must cease work when it hits 37 degrees or above, so if they don't work earlier in the day when it's cool, progress is going to be hit hard.
Will be interesting how they approach it cause there isn't a whole lot of room to move here. Still a lot of work to go with only 2 months left until it needs to be ready.
Construction workers must cease work when it hits 37 degrees or above, so if they don't work earlier in the day when it's cool, progress is going to be hit hard.
Will be interesting how they approach it cause there isn't a whole lot of room to move here. Still a lot of work to go with only 2 months left until it needs to be ready.
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How many extra days do they have to play with between the handover date and the round 2 showdown?
If they lose 2 or 3 days due to the heat, are they going to potentially be behind the hand over date?
Is the stand going to be ready for the round 2 showdown and does the heat place it in any danger
If they lose 2 or 3 days due to the heat, are they going to potentially be behind the hand over date?
Is the stand going to be ready for the round 2 showdown and does the heat place it in any danger
Vooligan
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Think it all depends on how long the heatwave lasts for. If we get two weeks of 37+, surely that will hinder their efforts. I remember when the took the tender, I read that it MUST be completed by the due date, otherwise massive daily fines will occur. To avoid this, you think they would work on it 24/7 on the lead up to ensure completion.
Hank93
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Workers were staring work at 12am in the lead up to the tour down under to get Victoria Square finished, so they have adapted in the past.
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Weren't they going to get a million dollar bonus if they got the stand in before the due by date?
It's going to be awkward Port Adelaide or for the AFL if the stand isn't ready for the showdown.
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More so for the people who have season tickets in that stand. They will be furious@
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That's ok, we have an extra 7 days for them to get it right.
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Very true.
So, for anyone going to the Showdown, don't buy tickets in Eastern Stand.
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This heatwave looks worse than the last one if the weather forecast is anything to go by - at least 7 days!
The Advertiser and Vicki Chapman are going to have a field day
The Advertiser and Vicki Chapman are going to have a field day
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While I can't wait to get to Adelaide Oval for footy and I think it will be great, I have some genuine concerns about the ability of the Western stand to accommodate football crowds.
Having been to a heap of cricket over the summer, it seems that the toilet facilities - particularly at ground level - simply cannot cope with the rush of people at change of innings/qtr breaks.
Same can be said for the bars at the back of the stand - they really don't flow well and despite them having about 53 staff behind each bar, their ability to move people through quickly really isn't great. I really hope they keep the 'sails bar' on the grassed area as it really helps but I suspect they won't as the grass will just turn to muck with crowds marching over it in winter.
The lack of exits also seems to be an issue at the end of the game. Where AAMI had gates everywhere to exit, there are only two ways out of the Western stand and if you want to head South towards the city it's a nightmare with the crowd funneling onto the stairs up to the Southern Plaza.
The footy suffers more from these sorts of issues as the crowd moves in surges. Cricket not so much as people move around more freely during all periods of play.
I really look forward to going there and I think it is an awesome facility but I reckon they are going to get some real issues in that stand when it's packed. Hopefully they iron out some of the issues given that it really isn't finished yet. The facilities in the Southern stand really are a step above what the Western stand offers.
Having been to a heap of cricket over the summer, it seems that the toilet facilities - particularly at ground level - simply cannot cope with the rush of people at change of innings/qtr breaks.
Same can be said for the bars at the back of the stand - they really don't flow well and despite them having about 53 staff behind each bar, their ability to move people through quickly really isn't great. I really hope they keep the 'sails bar' on the grassed area as it really helps but I suspect they won't as the grass will just turn to muck with crowds marching over it in winter.
The lack of exits also seems to be an issue at the end of the game. Where AAMI had gates everywhere to exit, there are only two ways out of the Western stand and if you want to head South towards the city it's a nightmare with the crowd funneling onto the stairs up to the Southern Plaza.
The footy suffers more from these sorts of issues as the crowd moves in surges. Cricket not so much as people move around more freely during all periods of play.
I really look forward to going there and I think it is an awesome facility but I reckon they are going to get some real issues in that stand when it's packed. Hopefully they iron out some of the issues given that it really isn't finished yet. The facilities in the Southern stand really are a step above what the Western stand offers.
Maybe port will have to hang their tarps from the roof of the eastern stand to cover the whole grandstand/
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You didnt honestly think the construction would be done on time?
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It looks like they have expanded the toilet facilities on level 3. What were rather lavish, yet small toilet facilities in 2010/11 have been replaced with your standard toilet block. I joked with my mate that they 'downgraded' the toilets, but for football in particular, those toilets will be far better than the 2010/11 set up.
I haven't seen the toilet facilities on level 1, but bear in mind that most of the crowd will be on level 3/4, so they will be the first ports of call for most people, and hopefully the facilities on level 1 can cope with the smaller numbers on levels 1/2.
The western stand will probably have the worst food/bar facilities in the entire ground when it's complete. The two bars/kiosks on level 1 are destined to be overwhelmed. I, too, highly doubt there will be a Village Green/Sails Bar set up for the football (though rubber matting would help offset turning the grass to muck in winter), which will add extra pressure on the level 1 facilities.
The pop-up type bars on level 3 are going to see some serious queues at the breaks if the stand is packed, and I can see many people walking down to level 1 at half time, adding further pressure on the facilities down there. I was shocked that they made the bars on level 3 pop-up (I would have thought they would have made them fixed bars, given they will have equal need for both football and cricket), and for a $525 million redevelopment, having pop up bars and cash registers on trestle tables on level 3 is IMO unacceptable. I am quite concerned as to how the western stand will cope with a full stand at a football match, particularly if there's no Village Green-type set up.
This is going to be a serious problem for the football. The western stand was only half full Wednesday night, yet there was gridlock at the southern end as they were all funnelled out to a side exit at the end of the South stand. With the majority of people entering/exiting the stadium from the south (as that's where the majority of PT/parking facilities will be based), when the stand is full, and you have twice the number of people in that stand as you had at the BBL, that is going to be a nightmare to exit and needs attention before round 2.
You're spot on - it's an awesome facility, and they've done a good job with the retrofitting of the Western Stand, such as adding escalators from level 2 to 3 (though they still have the dopey method of having the north escalators going up and the south escalators going down both pre and post match, as opposed to the single escalator chain that goes up pre-game and down post-game that's in the Riverbank Stand), the larger toilet facilities on level 3, and people in levels 3/4 of the Western Stand will probably have the easiest route going down (the stairs seems to be better than the ones in the Riverbank Stand, plus public lift access, which I don't think the Riverbank Stand has), but there are still a few flaws that should have been addressed, as have been discussed above.
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In the half an hour they had the cricket on GEM tonight, the Southern stand looked glorious on TV (just as it does if you are there live).
In the half an hour they had the cricket on GEM tonight, the Southern stand looked glorious on TV (just as it does if you are there live).
So will the greensThis heatwave looks worse than the last one if the weather forecast is anything to go by - at least 7 days!
The Advertiser and Vicki Chapman are going to have a field day
When I enquiries with the club about buying tickets at the western stand she stated the western stand isn't a footy stand and the eastern and southern will blow it away. Having said that, the western stand will have no sun, each stand will have its advantages.
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No sun in winter is an advantage?
Fine, freeze to death if you want...
Don't be silly, not looking into the sun is an advantage. By the way, your sig is annoying, it's longer than 3/4s of posts on here.
Vooligan
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Not a footy stand? That makes no sense. I was under the impression that the club itself was selling Essential Crow memberships for that very stand. I guess it's a conspiracy, corrupt administration is the only possible conclusion.
The Western Stand would be great to sit at. No sun to look at. For those saying you'll freeze, jumpers were invented for a reason, and the club sells comfy beanies too. I hope to grab myself an Essential Crow membership one day to sit in that very stand. For the moment, I'll stick with my season ticket undercover in the Southern Stand.
I believe she meant better facilities in the eastern and southern stand as the viewing is different as you are more on top of the ground.Not a footy stand? That makes no sense. I was under the impression that the club itself was selling Essential Crow memberships for that very stand. I guess it's a conspiracy, corrupt administration is the only possible conclusion.
The Western Stand would be great to sit at. No sun to look at. For those saying you'll freeze, jumpers were invented for a reason, and the club sells comfy beanies too. I hope to grab myself an Essential Crow membership one day to sit in that very stand. For the moment, I'll stick with my season ticket undercover in the Southern Stand.
Vooligan
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Corrupt administration - Selling their Essential memberships in a lesser-quality stand. Tsk tsk.
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