Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) - Discussion

[Teagueeee15]

Inside the changerooms

 

[Teagueeee15]

Concussion room

Media Briefing room

Drug test rooms

Cricket Umpires room

 

[Teagueeee15]

I was surprised how crampt the coaches boxes are.

There's also a kitchen and toilet in there at the back.

Committee Dining room

MCC Dining room (bottom level)

Top level

Long room dining area

View from the long room

 

[Teagueeee15]

Media Centre

Print Journalists

View from Media Area

Hallway behind corporate boxes and Media Centre

Bar for the media and corporates

 

[MelbourneCrow]

Great photos Teague. I took junior along and we both had a great time.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/s...he-melbourne-cricket-club-20131214-2ze9p.html
Apparently people used the open day to scatter thier loved ones ashes.

 

[hitthepost]

New screen officially turned on
Love how they "dismantle" the old screens in the launch sequence they played!
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-12-16/new-view-at-the-g

 

[hitthepost]

Thanks to @MCG Twitter:

 

[melbournemartin]

Looks superb. Would prefer to not lose so much to the VB ad but It is understandable since there used to be big advertisements. Hopefully the video replays, and the football coverage, take up the whole screen.

I also hope they now show more statistics during the football, and proper statistics not dream team crap.

 

[hitthepost]

Looks superb. Would prefer to not lose so much to the VB ad but It is understandable since there used to be big advertisements. Hopefully the video replays, and the football coverage, take up the whole screen.

I also hope they now show more statistics during the football, and proper statistics not dream team crap.

You lose so much to the VB ad you can only fit a full innings scorecard on...

 

[Underarm]

Thanks to @MCG Twitter:

those last 2 lines is what they have conneted to N27/N52(?). Hopefully they don't just double that information up...

I have a question regarding seats. I have an AFL membership and might be getting seats in their section. just wondering what kind of blockage the sight screen causes?

 

[hitthepost]

those last 2 lines is what they have conneted to N27/N52(?). Hopefully they don't just double that information up...

I have a question regarding seats. I have an AFL membership and might be getting seats in their section. just wondering what kind of blockage the sight screen causes?

Generally have. AFL does, and cricket a bit too. Remember on the "line scoreboards" it's there all the time, on the screen it's up and down (which gave me the yips when I've watched cricket there, being used to Adelaide Oval where you can see it all the time).

 

[El Dubya]

Docklands is a hollow shell of a stadium, the worst I've been to.

 

[razaxp360]

I love going to the MCG.

Sydney vs Richmond in 2009 was my fondest memory because of Micky O's 300th game. that and we smashed them helped as well.

I just wish Sydney would start winning there

Haha bit of a positive jynx much! Only won a flag 8 months after posting that!

 

[BC9_]

That's not what you'd want to see. I am doubtful the full screen will be used for match footage. Looks like the digital advertising above will remain.

 

[brisbane13]

Docklands is a hollow shell of a stadium, the worst I've been to.

well then i advise you you visit some other stadiums, docklands is by far the 2nd best stadium in the country

 

[hitthepost]

That's not what you'd want to see. I am doubtful the full screen will be used for match footage. Looks like the digital advertising above will remain.

Not uncommon.

 

[hitthepost]

Tellya what though, could they have brought in the boundary any further tonight?!

 

[millsy29gopies]

Having the logo (or the stats as it was during play) in the left corner in that photo actually helped where I was sitting horizontal to the pitch.

Because of the way the grandstand roof is, that part of the screen was chopped off anyway, you couldn't see it. It was mirrored on the other screen as well. This ensured that everyone saw the actual play.

Took some adjusting of the eyes to look at the scoreboard on the second level because it just paled in comparison.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

During the match it was like this:

That was from the front row of M4.

The one thing I found missing was the clock. With the old ones they had clocks next to them.

 

[hitthepost]

The one thing I found missing was the clock. With the old ones they had clocks next to them.

That's surprising - were they using that clock on the front of the Southern Stand as the official timepiece?

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

That's surprising - were they using that clock on the front of the Southern Stand as the official timepiece?

I would say they were. It's the only one there.
The problem with it is that is doesn't stand out that much.

 

[My North]

how good is the MCG

 

[Dont be a lemon]

That's surprising - were they using that clock on the front of the Southern Stand as the official timepiece?

The real game clock is somewhere in a booth on level 2. Not that they make it visible to the crowd, just the running time.

 

[hitthepost]

The real game clock is somewhere in a booth on level 2. Not that they make it visible to the crowd, just the running time.

Official timepiece for a cricket match must be clearly visible to the players and umpires. Usually thesedays it's on the video screen.