Docklands Stadium (Marvel Stadium) - Discussion

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

Is any chicken salt?

Nup, one is 'secret salt'.

Can't remember the other two, sounded tasty.

 

[The_Wookie]

Something called "Etihad Stadium Salt". I assume its distilled from Brad Scotts tears.

 

[aCunningPlan]

Just filled out a survey asking about what membership options people would like to take up at Etihad. Basically between AFL Membership, Centre Wing, and some sort of sky bar. I just banged on about expanding the AFL reserve every opportunity I got. I don't fork out for an AFL Membership to be sitting up the top having to watch a 20 inch screen 15 metres away if I want to see a replay.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I had a bit of the secret salt. Had a bit of a chicken salt flavor to it.

 

[PerfectFooty]

I had a bit of the secret salt. Had a bit of a chicken salt flavor to it.

Don't expose the secret!

 

[Speck]

Just filled out a survey asking about what membership options people would like to take up at Etihad. Basically between AFL Membership, Centre Wing, and some sort of sky bar. I just banged on about expanding the AFL reserve every opportunity I got. I don't fork out for an AFL Membership to be sitting up the top having to watch a 20 inch screen 15 metres away if I want to see a replay.

I'll take a quarter of Level 2 please, and a decent bar of our own (not the shitty function room on Level 1). Compared to what AFL members get at the MCG it's nothing.

 

[Brad-clare]

I'm going to a footy game this weekend, have booked tickets in Section L1 26 it says on the Ticketmaster website, but when I print the ticket it says, L1 25, does that mean I go to Aisle 25 and they will direct me to the correct seat in Aisle 26? I'm a little confused....

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I'm going to a footy game this weekend, have booked tickets in Section L1 26 it says on the Ticketmaster website, but when I print the ticket it says, L1 25, does that mean I go to Aisle 26 and they will direct me to the correct seat in Aisle 25? I'm a little confused....

The seat you have despite being in aisle 26 is closer to 25. Its because the seat numbering can go across two bays. Ie starts at 1 in aisle 24 and finishes at say 43 in aisle 26

 

[JPetro83]

I heard that Etihad will be given a 300 million dollar upgrade.. it was mentioned on the couch last night.
what would need to be done to fix it? stadium is boxed on now and building built all around it.

 

[Rouel_14]

I heard that Etihad will be given a 300 million dollar upgrade.. it was mentioned on the couch last night.
what would need to be done to fix it? stadium is boxed on now and building built all around it.

Plenty can be done!
It's got pretty good foundations, but as a stadium doesn't have much wow factor to it.

- Outside concourse needs to bought to life a bit!

- Train tracks from gate 5 right across to the DFO needs to be built over and that would make congestion pretty much dog away when exiting the stadium.

- Lighting needs to be improved, to me it is always so dam dull and dim in the place, which can only be harming the atmosphere.

- LED signage could be added right around the 3rd tier also and add lighting in the roof to enhance the home game feels clubs are able to make.

- Have enormous Video screens hanging from each of the 4 sides of where the roof opens. Similar to the BBL but on a much more grand and permanent basis

As I said, to me the foundations are right, 50000 seat stadium in the heart of the city right next to the biggest station in the city where all country lines meet.
All it really is missing is the character!



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[quotemokc]

I heard that Etihad will be given a 300 million dollar upgrade.. it was mentioned on the couch last night.
what would need to be done to fix it? stadium is boxed on now and building built all around it.

Create avenues for natural light if possible.

 

[tandino]

Who's coming up with the cash?

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

Plenty can be done!

As I said, to me the foundations are right, 50000 seat stadium in the heart of the city right next to the biggest station in the city where all country lines meet.
All it really is missing is the character!



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You've got to laugh when people have a dip at the location, it's pretty much perfect for a stadium. Once the inevitable happens and the railyards are partially decked over, solving congestion issues, it's more or less perfect to get to.

 

[flamethrower]

Hopefully the AFL can upgrade the 2 scoreboards to current world standards.

 

[JohnZ]

And lose more seats? More likely is hanging screens from the roof

 

[Ned_Flanders]

View attachment 358364 Hopefully the AFL can upgrade the 2 scoreboards to current world standards.

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1) where will it fit? Its 18m tall and 110m long, thats most of the length of an afl ground

2) they cost $83m. You think of all the things the afl can spend $83m on, etihad big screens is it?

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Plenty can be done!
It's got pretty good foundations, but as a stadium doesn't have much wow factor to it.

- Outside concourse needs to bought to life a bit!

- Train tracks from gate 5 right across to the DFO needs to be built over and that would make congestion pretty much dog away when exiting the stadium.

- Lighting needs to be improved, to me it is always so dam dull and dim in the place, which can only be harming the atmosphere.

- LED signage could be added right around the 3rd tier also and add lighting in the roof to enhance the home game feels clubs are able to make.

- Have enormous Video screens hanging from each of the 4 sides of where the roof opens. Similar to the BBL but on a much more grand and permanent basis

As I said, to me the foundations are right, 50000 seat stadium in the heart of the city right next to the biggest station in the city where all country lines meet.
All it really is missing is the character!



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Thought I read that a hotel and conference centre were on the list, and upgrading the external parts with more bars and restaurants.

 

[The_Wookie]

Hopefully the AFL can upgrade the 2 scoreboards to current world standards.

Screens were only upgraded in 2013-14.

Personally, I think the hanging screens used by the renegades would be a great solution.

 

[Underarm]

Screens were only upgraded in 2013-14.

Personally, I think the hanging screens used by the renegades would be a great solution.

You commit to the roof being closed permanently in that case.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

You commit to the roof being closed permanently in that case.

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[JohnZ]

You commit to the roof being closed permanently in that case.

When is it ever open in the AFL anyway (outside of Rounds 1-3 and maybe 23). Not a big deal

 

[The_Wookie]

You commit to the roof being closed permanently in that case.

roof is currently only opened for day games. Fixture night matches and problem solved.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

roof is currently only opened for day games. Fixture night matches and problem solved.

That leaves you just with saturday nights and the odd friday (as the g will always get the bigger games)

Any option has to be for both day and night games

 

[The_Wookie]

That leaves you just with saturday nights and the odd friday (as the g will always get the bigger games)

Any option has to be for both day and night games

If the renegades can afford to do it for one match, Im sure the AFL can afford to work something out at a stadium it owns.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

If the renegades can afford to do it for one match, Im sure the AFL can afford to work something out at a stadium it owns.

Didnt they rent it from japan (during their off season)? If the afl wanted it they would need to buy out right