2 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Sympathy, dan.

My drive from afar requires only slight deviations for me to have a choice from several lines.

Well mine doesn't.

1 minute ago, danielE288 said:

Well mine doesn't.

That's what I was assuming and hence my sympathy. Used to hate it on the bay-hugging Sandy line - option only on one side, and distant.

Oh haha, yeah right. I live in the outer north, it was drive or bust and I wasn't driving.

5 hours ago, Cassiew said:

I’ll do as I please

8 minutes ago, Gibberish said:

I’ll spare the viewing public that horror 😏

Edited August 3Aug 3 by Cassiew

4 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

It's not bad, easy to get to and seats are pretty good no matter where you are. I hate being indoors on a sunny day and nothing will beat the G but it's not bad as an alternative venue. I presume a large part of the hate from Melbourne supporters comes from the MCC members who don't have the same access or facilities at Docklands.

Agree

My problem is that too much of the stadium is reserved with no clear indication as to where GA seats are available. A simple app these days or a digital board would fix that.

When I enter the AFL members there's a board which tells me the unreserved areas that always includes half the reserve unless it's a very big game

20 hours ago, VNightCityLegend said:

Never understood the Marvel/Docklands hate. Pretty cosy stadium and when packed, the atmosphere is just as good as any stadium in the country. The last non Melbourne match I attended was in 2011 when Collingwood came back from 40 to beat Adelaide, and it is honestly one of the better atmospheres I have ever experienced as far as following this sport is concerned.

As for Docklands itself, when I lived at Docklands Drive before Covid, I had nothing but a good time. Costco, cycling friendly, short tram ride into the city, vibes were pretty good on Friday Nights when there was a game there and ain’t too busy, so easy to get around.

Like most things on social media these days, fake outrage seems to be the norm and everything needs to be torn apart with massive negativity taking over.

This is a good defense of the area, but I think you'll find the hate is very much genuine.

I prefer the G obviously, but accessibility wise, Marvel is way easier because you can park under the ground. Yes, it's $33 but way easier.

Have we extended Goodwin after his coaching masterclass on the weekend? 🤔🤮

5 hours ago, Adam The God said:

I prefer the G obviously, but accessibility wise, Marvel is way easier because you can park under the ground. Yes, it's $33 but way easier.

Very accessible for country supporters landing at Southern Cross station.

I wonder if the board has given Cameron Bruce a call?

Long tenure as an assistant coach at Hawks and currently leading an all star midfield at Brisbane. The current board likes to recruit MFC alumni as well.

7 hours ago, Adam The God said:

I prefer the G obviously, but accessibility wise, Marvel is way easier because you can park under the ground. Yes, it's $33 but way easier.

That's only a couple bucks more than parking at Crown on a Saturday.

6 hours ago, SPC said:

Have we extended Goodwin after his coaching masterclass on the weekend? 🤔🤮

Don't give them ideas. I'm sure they read this forum.

Back on the topic, i'll quadruple down on calls to sack him at seasons end. Reasons

1 He has continued to play favourites when totally out of form or just back from injury.

2 Game plan is terrible, no dare just chip sideways , backwards the use other side if the ground, every team has woken up to it.

3 The spin , on spin on spin is all there to see after every presser

4 His disgraceful handling of Laurie, Woewodin, Brown and most of all Jeffo recently was terrible. Perfect game to play jeffo vs West coast , but nup, plays Petty instead, on the back of a pathetic game vs Blues and dont let his 3 goals fool you, bloke is NOT a key forward.

HAS TO GO!

Edited August 4Aug 4 by picket fence

On 02/08/2025 at 21:00, Dr. Gonzo said:

It shows how loyal our supporters are, I genuinely thought we'd struggle to get 10k there today considering our supporters disdain for the venue and the form of the team.

agreed!

On 02/08/2025 at 20:40, Gorgoroth said:

Nah, had other plans about 3hrs away from the docklands.

And 16k isn't great vs anyone.

had "plans". so much for being supportive and loyal then hey?

playing "away" and against an interstate team, id say anyone would be happy with that

1 hour ago, Tracca said:

had "plans". so much for being supportive and loyal then hey?

playing "away" and against an interstate team, id say anyone would be happy with that

Yes, had plans with my wife.

My whole existence does not revolve around this club, when I was younger and lived within an hour of the G it did, now a lot less so and I’m happy with that.

The day I care about some one on the forum having a snide remark about my support and loyalty is the day…. Well I’ll leave that bit unsaid eh.

1 minute ago, Gorgoroth said:

Yes, had plans with my wife.

My whole existence does not revolve around this club, when I was younger and lived within an hour of the G it did, now a lot less so and I’m happy with that.

The day I care about some one on the forum having a snide remark about my support and loyalty is the day…. Well I’ll leave that bit unsaid eh.

Well said you 👏

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Back on the topic, i'll quadruple down on calls to sack him at seasons end. Reasons

1 He has continued to play favourites when totally out of form or just back from injury.

2 Game plan is terrible, no dare just chip sideways , backwards the use other side if the ground, every team has woken up to it.

3 The spin , on spin on spin is all there to see after every presser

4 His disgraceful handling of Laurie, Woewodin, Brown and most of all Jeffo recently was terrible. Perfect game to play jeffo vs West coast , but nup, plays Petty instead, on the back of a pathetic game vs Blues and dont let his 3 goals fool you, bloke is NOT a key forward.

HAS TO GO!

Agree Petty was lucki last weekend and he is not a forward which has been evidenced by his output yet the coach persists season after season.

WC scored 8 goals and at times moved the ball without much pressure, this is the worst 18th team and they still had their moments against us.

Game plan, what game plan

Coach’s time is up imo.

Edited August 4Aug 4 by DemonOX

Combined that WCE are an absolute basket case ( it was a nice win for a change), but they are the worst side I've seen in a very long time.

4 hours ago, picket fence said:

Back on the topic, i'll quadruple down on calls to sack him at seasons end. Reasons

1 He has continued to play favourites when totally out of form or just back from injury.

2 Game plan is terrible, no dare just chip sideways , backwards the use other side if the ground, every team has woken up to it.

3 The spin , on spin on spin is all there to see after every presser

4 His disgraceful handling of Laurie, Woewodin, Brown and most of all Jeffo recently was terrible. Perfect game to play jeffo vs West coast , but nup, plays Petty instead, on the back of a pathetic game vs Blues and dont let his 3 goals fool you, bloke is NOT a key forward.

HAS TO GO!

Agree to all but number 3, every coach are natural soon doctors with the gift of the gab. Unavoidable. They all have so much media training.

I have a new demonland addiction.....

Logging in just to see updates on this thread in the hope it has happened and I've missed any other news outlets on it

On 03/08/2025 at 12:16, Dr. Gonzo said:

It's not bad, easy to get to and seats are pretty good no matter where you are. I hate being indoors on a sunny day and nothing will beat the G but it's not bad as an alternative venue. I presume a large part of the hate from Melbourne supporters comes from the MCC members who don't have the same access or facilities at Docklands.

I was there with one of my kids doing halftime Auskick and scoring their first goal in a stadium.

Why was the roof closed on such a beautiful day?

6 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Yes, had plans with my wife.

My whole existence does not revolve around this club, when I was younger and lived within an hour of the G it did, now a lot less so and I’m happy with that.

The day I care about some one on the forum having a snide remark about my support and loyalty is the day…. Well I’ll leave that bit unsaid eh.

Had a collingwood clown chipping me about our supporters not turning up to games.

Told him melbourne supporters tend to have more going on in their lives than going to watch a game to mindlessly chant "Collinggggwooood".

Quietened him down .

Edited August 4Aug 4 by Fork 'em

15 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Don't give them ideas. I'm sure they read this forum.

On 03/08/2025 at 17:01, Diamond_Jim said:

When I enter the AFL members there's a board which tells me the unreserved areas that always includes half the reserve unless it's a very big game

There is?? Shows me how much attention I pay 😂

Actually that's my one major hate for Docklands, the amount of empty seats on level 2 and they want to charge an arm and a leg to sit there. It's ridiculous, AFL members should have some walkup access to level 2 especially now the AFL owns the stadium.