Telstra Dome's roof should be...

Tue 12 Apr 2005 1:55pm

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This question carries on from the topics about the roof and in paticular last Saturday's match.

All options are assuming there is no rain.

barks4eva · Post: # 91821Post **barks4eva** » Tue 12 Apr 2005 3:23pm

should be closed at all times

saw the umpire struggling to see what was going on last weekend and trying to shield his eyes, let alone the players and the spectators having to do the same

if you`ve got a roof to stop this from happening then USE it

feel very strongly about this

afl asleep at the wheel again

but when Demetriou instructs the umpires to wear yellow tops and dark shorts to avoid clashes in a game where Hawthorn are playing with brown shorts then this sort of stupidity is to be expected

knobjockeys

Post: # 91823Post **n1ck** » Tue 12 Apr 2005 3:32pm

closed at all times. thats what the roof is for.

samoht · Post: # 91845Post **samoht** » Tue 12 Apr 2005 5:03pm

Closed especially on hot sunny days.
Most of the public seated in the lower deck around the wing position(where I was seated) had their faces roasted last Saturday and a lot moved out of their nice seats to stand upstairs under cover.
I hope some of the administators who decide on this issue got some feedback or had some friends and family seated around this area so that they know what it was like.
There are plenty of people who suffer from skin conditions who have a right to expect not to have to endure this.

- that's me left after last Saturday.

krabb · Post: # 91854Post **krabb** » Tue 12 Apr 2005 5:30pm

Halo · Post: # 91865Post **Halo** » Tue 12 Apr 2005 5:54pm

Keep it closed so we dont have watch that Boundary umpire parade in sun glasses.

milnedog · Post: # 91868Post **milnedog** » Tue 12 Apr 2005 6:08pm

If the Stadium was built properly ie the right way round, then it should be open during the day when it is sunny.

back pocket · Post: # 91880Post **back pocket** » Tue 12 Apr 2005 6:51pm

Closed for rain or the likelihood of

closed for temperatures over 25Â°

riccardo · Post: # 92030Post **riccardo** » Wed 13 Apr 2005 10:46am

Closed, always closed.

The point of having a roof is to use it. Thats like making a delicious Christmas dinner and then not eating the bloody thing and going out for Maccas instead.

Close it, and weld it shut so it can't be opened.

saint66au · Post: # 92091Post **saint66au** » Wed 13 Apr 2005 2:40pm

The fact is..even when the roof is open most of teh ground is shaded anyway, especially during winter when the sun is low. So apart from causing a shocking sunny square patch in the middle of the ground for the 1st half, theres no benefit in opening it.

My one proviso would be install some extraction equipment so that on a hot day like Saturday (and we are gonna get more of em in coming years , cos Summer finishes later every year), the roof can be shut just before game time but some fresh air can be brought in (NOT air conditioning!) to stop the sauna effect.

And yes, the ground is the wrong way round..plus..has anyone ever seen a couple of its other selling points?? eg

.....The light display on the walls outside the ground that was supposed to ebb and flow with the crowd noise and explode when a goal was kicked??

.....The seating that slides out to make a rectangular stadium. Actually this was used ONCE only, by Melb Storm and it cost them (the Storm) a horrendous amount of money for the stadium staff to configure it . Meanwhile weve had concerts, wrestling and Rugby, all of which would benefit from having the seating brought in..but no

TimberWolf · Post: # 92092Post **TimberWolf** » Wed 13 Apr 2005 2:42pm

Always closed.

Bethgael · Post: # 92261Post **Bethgael** » Thu 14 Apr 2005 8:20am

saint66au wrote:The fact is..even when the roof is open most of teh ground is shaded anyway, especially during winter when the sun is low. So apart from causing a shocking sunny square patch in the middle of the ground for the 1st half, theres no benefit in opening it.

My one proviso would be install some extraction equipment so that on a hot day like Saturday (and we are gonna get more of em in coming years , cos Summer finishes later every year), the roof can be shut just before game time but some fresh air can be brought in (NOT air conditioning!) to stop the sauna effect.

I agree.

Pwoit · Post: # 92823Post **Pwoit** » Sat 16 Apr 2005 5:37am

My feeling is closed always except for those nights at the start of the year when its warm the roof can be open as long as its not going to rain.

james rose · Post: # 93462Post **james rose** » Mon 18 Apr 2005 10:17am

Don't think it really matters...so why have it open....we have the technology it makes it better for crowd and tv so close it

MCG-Unit · Post: # 93567Post **MCG-Unit** » Mon 18 Apr 2005 1:41pm

back pocket wrote:Closed for rain or the likelihood of

closed for temperatures over 25Â°

Yes, closed for rain, and freezing cold nights, and for temperatures over 28...

Megamaguire · Post: # 93779Post **Megamaguire** » Mon 18 Apr 2005 8:43pm

Having the sky visable overhead to me is much more preferable than something resembling the inside of the mia space-station. or worse a suoermarker car-park. I actually look forward to going to the dome and having decent conditions inside while still being able to see the sky. It's just being able to see green grass and either blue or grey skys. We cant turn on the hoses and make the surface more boggy and more akin to mcg in winter but we can still experience open air sport. The roof is good in wretched weather but that's where it ends. Keep it open as much as possible. Go Sainters

SteveStevens66 · Tue 18 Aug 2009 11:57pm

closed at all times. otherwise, what's the point?

#1GILL · Post: # 798956Post **#1GILL** » Tue 18 Aug 2009 11:59pm

SteveStevens66 wrote:closed at all times. otherwise, what's the point?

Gee you have dug this from a long way back....

Back from when Ricardo was around

matrix · Post: # 798957Post **matrix** » Wed 19 Aug 2009 12:03am

lol...i was going to say 'welcome back'
and then got to your post

SteveStevens66 · Wed 19 Aug 2009 12:05am

#1GILL wrote:
SteveStevens66 wrote:closed at all times. otherwise, what's the point?
Gee you have dug this from a long way back....

Back from when Ricardo was around

Actually, I was just testing my new avatar. I didn't realize that the thread would get bumped up to the top of the queue.

Sorry.

older saint · Wed 19 Aug 2009 12:14am

Closed. When i go to the footy i want to see the game all the time not miss seconds when the ball goes from light to dark. Know they have the lights for the gound no excuse know

saint patrick · Wed 19 Aug 2009 12:39am

Case closed

Spinner · Post: # 799086Post **Spinner** » Wed 19 Aug 2009 1:38pm

Roof Open!

This is what separates the G from the Dome.

Atmosphere isnt just about cheering, its coupled with the sting of a fresh breeze and the pitch black darkness from above. The smell of real night footy.

When is rains, even better!

saintspremiers · Sat 11 Apr 2015 9:24am

So finally 10 years after the debate started on SS, and it possibly started even before then elsewhere, the roof is shut on sunny days as was the case last Sunday.

All good things, like Good Friday footy, take time........and lot's of it!

desertsaint · Sat 11 Apr 2015 5:55pm

Open barring hail the size of golf balls!
Or close it forever and replace it with astroturf and host baseball games there.