We absolutely loved it. Just added to the atmosphere.
Forgot that we were at Etihad and felt like it was the G.
Thoughts on open roof?
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
A truly wonderful innovation.
Perhaps they could extend this magnificent new policy to include other venues.
Perhaps they could extend this magnificent new policy to include other venues.
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
I just want our team to lift the roof off the MCG on the last Saturday of September.
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
Wasn't cold were I was.kosifantutti wrote:It was cold.
Plenty of vocal exercise and plenty of leaps to applaud kept me warm.
And as the margin increased I wouldn't have cared if it snowed.
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
I just want our team to lift the roof off the MCG on the last Saturday of September.
The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
When I was a young child, I knew that I knew so much about so much.
Now that I am old and know so much more, I know that I know so much about so little, and so little about so much.
If you are not engaging AI actively and aggressively, you are doing it wrong.
You are not going to lose your job to AI.
You are going lose your job to somebody who uses AI.
Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
Your company is going to out of business because another company used AI.
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Now that I am old and know so much more, I know that I know so much about so little, and so little about so much.
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
How does a single post get between a double post?ace wrote:I just want our team to lift the roof off the MCG on the last Saturday of September.
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
It took me a minute to work out why the ground looked so different - natural light! Loved it - you actually feel like you are outdoors at the footy instead of being in the gloom. Have they had a change of policy as I thought they would have usually closed it with some clouds floating around.
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I thought they might be doing it as it was going to be a dry overcast day. They like to close it if it's raining or too sunny.Bluthy wrote:It took me a minute to work out why the ground looked so different - natural light! Loved it - you actually feel like you are outdoors at the footy instead of being in the gloom. Have they had a change of policy as I thought they would have usually closed it with some clouds floating around.
All my favourite memories of Etihad are with the roof open on sunny days. Kozi, Blake and Milney's final game was a highlight.
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Bloody fantastic. Loved it. The MCG in September doesn't have a roof. Need to learn to play better in the elements.
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
great thing....hard sometimes for players when the sun is full on...from shade to light regularly..hard for the eyes to adjust. for fans...fantastic
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
Very impressed with Open Roof today.
Started well with instructions to stay wide open and create air space...very good overhead particularly in the first half. Later in the game was slightly shaded but kept at it and didn't get shut out. Handled the elements well overall and didn't get contained. Finished off strongly and produced some magic from where the sun never shines..
Started well with instructions to stay wide open and create air space...very good overhead particularly in the first half. Later in the game was slightly shaded but kept at it and didn't get shut out. Handled the elements well overall and didn't get contained. Finished off strongly and produced some magic from where the sun never shines..
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Was a lot colder that's for sure but great to see the blue sky.
had some waverly deja vu moments today.
had some waverly deja vu moments today.
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
stevie wrote:Very impressed with Open Roof today.
Started well with instructions to stay wide open and create air space...very good overhead particularly in the first half. Later in the game was slightly shaded but kept at it and didn't get shut out. Handled the elements well overall and didn't get contained. Finished off strongly and produced some magic from where the sun never shines..
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
Sucks.
Still, you get a fair idea of how poor and uneven the Etihad playing surface is. No wonder players have trouble reading the ball once it hits the deck.
From the level three wing you could be forgiven for thinking the National Rodeo Championships had been held there over the last week.
Still, you get a fair idea of how poor and uneven the Etihad playing surface is. No wonder players have trouble reading the ball once it hits the deck.
From the level three wing you could be forgiven for thinking the National Rodeo Championships had been held there over the last week.
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
For a moment I thought you were having a mid life crisis
And the president said " I did not have sex with that woman"
And our former president said " Football is like golf"
Go Sainters !!!!!
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
It was a perfect day for the roof to be open - no rain, a fair amount of cloud, not hot or too cold.
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
I reckon it should be our call as the home team to have what we want as a home ground advantage. If we want it open, stuff what the AFL says. They've done bugger all for us so far as that ground is concerned.
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Stupid architects should be caned for positioning the ground in the wrong orientation
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They may not have had much choicemagnifisaint wrote:Stupid architects should be caned for positioning the ground in the wrong orientation
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
I really liked it. The sun seemed to affect players a couple of times, but the open roof made for a great feeling. It's nice getting a win on a sunny day.
Might be a stupidly obvious question, but were you CloseTheQuotes on the old St Kilda official forum?ctqs wrote:I reckon it should be our call as the home team to have what we want as a home ground advantage. If we want it open, stuff what the AFL says. They've done bugger all for us so far as that ground is concerned.
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Re: Thoughts on open roof?
I think it should be always closed as we pay money for top level football and the fact the difference between the sun and shaded areas blinds players and at times makes them look foolish is ridiculous. It is different to other outside venues which have no roof at all and therefore the difference between light and shade aren't so dramatic. Real reason is stadium management want natural light for grass, saves $$$ on those heating lamps being used as much.
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