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6 minutes ago, BigFez said:

For anyone who's interested I can confirm it is a horrible night in Hobart, had to pedal my bike down the hills to get to work otherwise I would have been blown back up them.  Just sitting here listing to the rain belting down on the roof. Shame because yesterday was perfect weather for footy.  Anyhow, should make for an already terrible game to be even worse.

Just need north to get up to get my multi home.

There certainly are a few hills in Hobart mate.

You post makes one wonder what the economics of a roofed stadium in Hobart would require.

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    8 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    now murphy out.....this game just gets worse

    He couldn’t be bothered?

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    14 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    There certainly are a few hills in Hobart mate.

    You post makes one wonder what the economics of a roofed stadium in Hobart would require.

    Not sure we'd get the events/attendances to make it work.

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    Interesting article here on stadium costs ... unfortunately it does not go into the roof costs.

    The new WA stadium averaged out at $17K per seat which is very high by world standards.

    Location: Borisov (Belarus). Capacity 14,000. Cost per seat: $4000. Location: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea). Capacity: 15,000. Cost per seat: $3700. Location: San Jose (US). Capacity: 18,000. Cost per seat: $7500. Location: Buriram (Thailand). Capacity: 32,000. Cost per seat: $720. Location: Mainz (Germany). Capacity: 34,000. Cost per seat: $2500. Location: Sao Paolo/Palmeiras (Brazil). Capacity: 43,000. Cost per seat: $6400.

    I could go on, but the point is clear. If football venues across five continents, including clubs from the Bundesliga and the MLS, can be built at least 25 per cent cheaper than here, and in many cases more than 50 per cent cheaper, why do our governments continue to pay so much? The new AFL Perth stadium is up around $17,000 per seat. Incredible.

    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/why-aleague-needs-a-view-from-the-cheap-seats-20161215-gtc5a8.html

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    I’m sure Carlton will be better when they don’t have the gale force wind. 

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    3 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Interesting article here on stadium costs ... unfortunately it does not go into the roof costs.

    The new WA stadium averaged out at $17K per seat which is very high by world standards.

    Location: Borisov (Belarus). Capacity 14,000. Cost per seat: $4000. Location: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea). Capacity: 15,000. Cost per seat: $3700. Location: San Jose (US). Capacity: 18,000. Cost per seat: $7500. Location: Buriram (Thailand). Capacity: 32,000. Cost per seat: $720. Location: Mainz (Germany). Capacity: 34,000. Cost per seat: $2500. Location: Sao Paolo/Palmeiras (Brazil). Capacity: 43,000. Cost per seat: $6400.

    I could go on, but the point is clear. If football venues across five continents, including clubs from the Bundesliga and the MLS, can be built at least 25 per cent cheaper than here, and in many cases more than 50 per cent cheaper, why do our governments continue to pay so much? The new AFL Perth stadium is up around $17,000 per seat. Incredible.

    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/why-aleague-needs-a-view-from-the-cheap-seats-20161215-gtc5a8.html

    W.A. Mining maybe??

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    Can we send some mental health specialists to the bigfooty Carlton game day thread. 16 pages already and quite a few people are about to self harm

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    Just now, Mazer Rackham said:

    Can we send some mental health specialists to the bigfooty Carlton game day thread. 16 pages already and quite a few people are about to self harm

    Are they cursing Blundstone Arena and Tasmania in general like this page does when we lose to North down here?

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    Free kicks in Syd/Footscray Game

    1       You drove your head forward into him. !@#$%

    2       Deliberate high fend off................................who do you think you are Dusty?

    3 Just to cap off a good night 3&half mins to go certain Field Ump decides to position himself on boundary line. F/k Heeney Boundary unsighted...Goal

    Some are not up to it......... 

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    2 minutes ago, BigFez said:

    Are they cursing Blundstone Arena and Tasmania in general like this page does when we lose to North down here?

    At this stage I'm not sure if they know where the game is being played anymore or even their own names.

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    Did not realise Carlton were this bad. 

    Wooden spoon coming up

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    I really like the look of Jack Silvagni. 

    Especially because he plays for Carlton. 

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    20 minutes ago, BigFez said:

    Are they cursing Blundstone Arena and Tasmania in general like this page does when we lose to North down here?

    You have nailed it - spot on

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    47 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Interesting article here on stadium costs ... unfortunately it does not go into the roof costs.

    The new WA stadium averaged out at $17K per seat which is very high by world standards.

    Location: Borisov (Belarus). Capacity 14,000. Cost per seat: $4000. Location: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea). Capacity: 15,000. Cost per seat: $3700. Location: San Jose (US). Capacity: 18,000. Cost per seat: $7500. Location: Buriram (Thailand). Capacity: 32,000. Cost per seat: $720. Location: Mainz (Germany). Capacity: 34,000. Cost per seat: $2500. Location: Sao Paolo/Palmeiras (Brazil). Capacity: 43,000. Cost per seat: $6400.

    I could go on, but the point is clear. If football venues across five continents, including clubs from the Bundesliga and the MLS, can be built at least 25 per cent cheaper than here, and in many cases more than 50 per cent cheaper, why do our governments continue to pay so much? The new AFL Perth stadium is up around $17,000 per seat. Incredible.

    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/why-aleague-needs-a-view-from-the-cheap-seats-20161215-gtc5a8.html

    Think you will find Australian wages are very high compared to many countries around the world. Just a thought. 

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    I am glad we don't play in Hobart this year. Having said that they should move North down there permanently and carlscum should play all their home games at Etihad instead of contaminating the MCG.

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    1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Interesting article here on stadium costs ... unfortunately it does not go into the roof costs.

    The new WA stadium averaged out at $17K per seat which is very high by world standards.

    Location: Borisov (Belarus). Capacity 14,000. Cost per seat: $4000. Location: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea). Capacity: 15,000. Cost per seat: $3700. Location: San Jose (US). Capacity: 18,000. Cost per seat: $7500. Location: Buriram (Thailand). Capacity: 32,000. Cost per seat: $720. Location: Mainz (Germany). Capacity: 34,000. Cost per seat: $2500. Location: Sao Paolo/Palmeiras (Brazil). Capacity: 43,000. Cost per seat: $6400.

    I could go on, but the point is clear. If football venues across five continents, including clubs from the Bundesliga and the MLS, can be built at least 25 per cent cheaper than here, and in many cases more than 50 per cent cheaper, why do our governments continue to pay so much? The new AFL Perth stadium is up around $17,000 per seat. Incredible.

    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/why-aleague-needs-a-view-from-the-cheap-seats-20161215-gtc5a8.html

    They decide to build the new stadium in the middle of a boom and massive skills shortage.  hence the contracts to get workers were way above average.  They should have waited a few years when the boom was over to get it down.  Would have been far cheaper.

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    3 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

    They decide to build the new stadium in the middle of a boom and massive skills shortage.  hence the contracts to get workers were way above average.  They should have waited a few years when the boom was over to get it down.  Would have been far cheaper.

    West Coast & Fremantle are both very well run sports entertainment businesses- think they can afford it to keep their supporters happy.  

    Think they made a few errors but I’m sure they can fix them up.

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    2 hours ago, BigFez said:

    For anyone who's interested I can confirm it is a horrible night in Hobart, had to pedal my bike down the hills to get to work otherwise I would have been blown back up them.  Just sitting here listing to the rain belting down on the roof. Shame because yesterday was perfect weather for footy.  Anyhow, should make for an already terrible game to be even worse.

    Just need north to get up to get my multi home.

    How can it ever be a horrible night Hobart ???? You've got Lark, Sullivan's Cove, Nant and probably another half dozen excellent whiskeys down there. Buck up Big F 

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    It's great watching Carlton get absolutely flogged, even if it is by North.

    Even after their poor start to the year the media still want to try and talk up Bolton, talk up their 'good' young players... and then they come out yet again and serve up this sort of rubbish.  They are going nowhere, fast, and it's a joy to watch.  

    Maybe SOS can recruit even more GWS cast offs at the end of the season to get them going.

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