Etihad Stadium

[Booney]

Im flying to Melbourne today.


Who with?


An aviation company, I choose not to endorse nor provide any form on advertising for them.


Oh,Qantas,Virgin?


My lips are sealed.

[Rik E Boy]

What's in it for you hey Booney? Well, if you were flying Virgin - nothing!.

regards,

REB

[Booney]

What's in it for you hey Booney? Well, if you were flying Virgin - nothing!.

regards,

REB

If you think a shot at hopping on a Virgin is not worth the effort,well.........

[Rik E Boy]

Well, if you put it that way. My memory isn't that good LOL. *Insert opening lyric of Rock and Roll*

regards,

REB

[Footy Chick]

No more DOOM

Different name, same disgraceful surface

Actually, I did the DOOM tour on the thursday before the GF and the ground now looks really good. They've actually spent millions of dollars on heat lamps to stop so that the permenantly shaded areas of the stadium get just as much sun as the rest of it..

The new name? disgraceful..un-Australian (in more ways than one).

[Dirko]

I'm a GLENELG supporter flying to Melbourne today.

Who with?

An aviation company....

Oh,Qantas,Virgin?

No neither we fly TIGER.

[Dutchy]

No more DOOM

Different name, same disgraceful surface

Actually, I did the DOOM tour on the thursday before the GF and the ground now looks really good. They've actually spent millions of dollars on heat lamps to stop so that the permenantly shaded areas of the stadium get just as much sun as the rest of it..

The new name? disgraceful..un-Australian (in more ways than one).

Yes it does look better but it is still hard as a rock, no matter what they do on top the fact that 30cm under the surface is concrete they will never be able to make it soft like other stadiums

This stadium is now know as -

ITSADUD Stadium

[Footy Chick]

Hmm. I walked on it and it felt like carpet... I guess you can't please all the people all the time

[Dutchy]

Hmm. I walked on it and it felt like carpet... I guess you can't please all the people all the time

ask the players what they think

[Dirko]

Hmm. I walked on it and it felt like carpet... I guess you can't please all the people all the time

ask the players what they think

Spot on...hell Carlton are playing up on the Gold Coast to avoid playing there......

[westozfalcon]

I reckon it's ridiculous how the ABC refers to the stadium as 'Docklands'.

They should call it by it's official name, even if it includes that of a commercial sponsor.

[Dirko]

I reckon it's ridiculous how the ABC refers to the stadium as 'Docklands'.

They should call it by it's official name, even if it includes that of a commercial sponsor.

Perhaps it's Adelaide Hawk calling the game for ABC. He calls it Dockland too !!

[Psyber]

I reckon it's ridiculous how the ABC refers to the stadium as 'Docklands'.
They should call it by it's official name, even if it includes that of a commercial sponsor.

I'm with the ABC. I'm totally opposed to renaming venues for the money.

[McAlmanac]

The great stadiums of the world don't need sponsor names - MCG, San Siro, Old Trafford, Woodville Oval...

[heater31]

I reckon it's ridiculous how the ABC refers to the stadium as 'Docklands'.

They should call it by it's official name, even if it includes that of a commercial sponsor.

I don't, I still call it Footy Park, Kardinia Park, Glenelg Oval, Unley Oval, Noarlunga, The Parade and will now revert back to Docklands from now on.

[Barto]

How do you pronounce that correctly as well?

Pretty sure in pronounced like; El - thee - had

Docklands it is.

First thing I thought of when I heard.

[Punk Rooster]

The great stadiums of the world don't need sponsor names - MCG, San Siro, Old Trafford, Prospect Oval...

corrected a minor mistake

[Dog_ger]

The great stadiums of the world don't need sponsor names - MCG, San Siro, Old Trafford, Prospect Oval...

corrected a minor mistake

Prospect Oval...?

[The Lethal 1]

I have three points to make on this subject,

First...Why couldn't they change the name to the Etihad Dome as to still have the option to call it just "The Dome" like people do when they refer to the Melbourne Cricket Ground as "The G."

Second...The reason for the change of sponsorship over the Docklands Stadium is because the AFL need as much money as they can get so they can pay for it and take over the ownership of the stadium, they still owe a fair few million.

Third...The surface has improved significantly in the past few years due to the fact that they are opening the roof as much as possible as well as using special hydroponic lights on the parts of the surface that don't enough sunlight.

Cheers!

[Dutchy]

I have three points to make on this subject,

First...Why couldn't they change the name to the Etihad Dome as to still have the option to call it just "The Dome" like people do when they refer to the Melbourne Cricket Ground as "The G."

Second...The reason for the change of sponsorship over the Docklands Stadium is because the AFL need as much money as they can get so they can pay for it and take over the ownership of the stadium, they still owe a fair few million.

Third...The surface has improved significantly in the past few years due to the fact that they are opening the roof as much as possible as well as using special hydroponic lights on the parts of the surface that don't enough sunlight.

Cheers!

1/ You answered your own question, Why would Etihad want people to know it as the "Dome"?
2/ I think you will find the AFL dont own it and have nothing to do with the sponsorship
3/ Surface has improved but the hardness hasnt, facts and stats prove this