Etihad Stadium surface

backit · Post: # 938010Post **backit** » Sun 06 Jun 2010 7:40pm

Just watching the Pies v Dogs and the movement of the surface is alarming. It is being ripped out in chunks by the players boots and has caused Shaun Higgins to roll his ankle when it gave way under his foot. Fox have showed some slo-mo of players having the surface lift under their feet and huge chunks giveway.

It seemed fine on Friday for our game night and last night for the Roos game, perhaps they left the roof open overnite and early today which has soaked it, seems dangerous and hope this a one off because it has been good for a while, wouldn't like it back like it was a few years ago.

Nattens · Post: # 938014Post **Nattens** » Sun 06 Jun 2010 7:43pm

The roof was open between Friday night and Saturday night as well which gave it a bit of wetness. When I got to the ground last night there was a fair bit of moisture around.

Pwoit · Post: # 938015Post **Pwoit** » Sun 06 Jun 2010 7:43pm

We dont play there again until Jul 4th v Melb so hopefully it will be addressed by then and no problems.

saintbrat · Post: # 938021Post **saintbrat** » Sun 06 Jun 2010 8:13pm

Probably watered for the Pies

as the gabba was

any Pie injuries?

plugger66 · Post: # 938022Post **plugger66** » Sun 06 Jun 2010 8:22pm

saintbrat wrote:Probably watered for the Pies

as the gabba was

any Pie injuries?

Yep that makes perfect sense. How is your neck?

saintbrat · Post: # 938023Post **saintbrat** » Sun 06 Jun 2010 8:23pm

plugger66 wrote:
saintbrat wrote:Probably watered for the Pies

as the gabba was

any Pie injuries?
Yep that makes perfect sense. How is your neck?

so your allowed to be facetious But no one else is??????

haven't you got me on Do NOt Show yet?

plugger66 · Post: # 938026Post **plugger66** » Sun 06 Jun 2010 8:27pm

saintbrat wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintbrat wrote:Probably watered for the Pies

as the gabba was

any Pie injuries?
Yep that makes perfect sense. How is your neck?
so your allowed to be facetious But no one else is??????
haven't you got me on Do NOt Show yet?

I will if you can do it.

saintspremiers · Sun 06 Jun 2010 8:58pm

plugger66 wrote:
saintbrat wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintbrat wrote:Probably watered for the Pies

as the gabba was

any Pie injuries?
Yep that makes perfect sense. How is your neck?
so your allowed to be facetious But no one else is??????
haven't you got me on Do NOt Show yet?
I will if you can do it.

Bratty has a point.

Come on Andy, what's your take on it?

plugger66 · Post: # 938036Post **plugger66** » Sun 06 Jun 2010 9:13pm

saintspremiers wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintbrat wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintbrat wrote:Probably watered for the Pies

as the gabba was

any Pie injuries?
Yep that makes perfect sense. How is your neck?
so your allowed to be facetious But no one else is??????
haven't you got me on Do NOt Show yet?
I will if you can do it.
Bratty has a point.

Come on Andy, what's your take on it?

What is the point?

Moccha · Post: # 938117Post **Moccha** » Mon 07 Jun 2010 5:04am

saintbrat wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
saintbrat wrote:Probably watered for the Pies

as the gabba was

any Pie injuries?
Yep that makes perfect sense. How is your neck?
so your allowed to be facetious But no one else is??????
haven't you got me on Do NOt Show yet?

P66 is faeces-itious

older saint · Tue 08 Jun 2010 2:23pm

Ground is a major concern and even more so seeing Andrew "$$$" Demitriou and Collo " the straw man" said there is nothing wrong with it.
Perhaps ask Higgins from the Dogs if there is nothing wrong with it as he watches for 3 weeks on crutches. The field kicking on Friday night was terrible by both teams surface shifting would have something to do with this.

Eastern · Post: # 938790Post **Eastern** » Tue 08 Jun 2010 3:28pm

Conspiracy Theory or Stuff Up?

It could be that one of Collo's goons forgot to shut the roof and it rained. We know they have a drainage problem, look what hapened to the roof.

I'd have Stuff Up well ahead at this point !!

backit · Post: # 938850Post **backit** » Tue 08 Jun 2010 5:02pm

I wouldn't like to be parked under the ground after a heavy rainfall soaking through the soil onto the concrete. There is a lot of weight to be absorbed, there is a bit of seepage now, wouldn't be the first underground sports venue carpark to suffer problems.

goods · Post: # 938861Post **goods** » Tue 08 Jun 2010 5:12pm

Etihad is the exact same stadium as the Amsterdam Arena. Amsterdam Arena has always had problems with the ground and injuries to players, so whoever bought the plans off Amsterdam Arena did not do enough due diligence. Its completely the fault of the team in charge of purchasing in my opinion and this wont go away.

IluvHarvey · Post: # 938863Post **IluvHarvey** » Tue 08 Jun 2010 5:14pm

goods wrote:Etihad is the exact same stadium as the Amsterdam Arena. Amsterdam Arena has always had problems with the ground and injuries to players, so whoever bought the plans off Amsterdam Arena did not do enough due diligence. Its completely the fault of the team in charge of purchasing in my opinion and this wont go away.

I love Ajax!!

saintspremiers · Tue 08 Jun 2010 5:18pm

goods wrote:Etihad is the exact same stadium as the Amsterdam Arena. Amsterdam Arena has always had problems with the ground and injuries to players, so whoever bought the plans off Amsterdam Arena did not do enough due diligence. Its completely the fault of the team in charge of purchasing in my opinion and this wont go away.

what's your comback to this Tugger?

na exa · Post: # 938878Post **na exa** » Tue 08 Jun 2010 6:07pm

tugger.

warnable millan ?

should i quote the new 'respect rules' back at you ?

old family hint ...brasso is very good on shiny things.

na exa · Post: # 938887Post **na exa** » Tue 08 Jun 2010 6:20pm

etihad is trash.

just like gettn a warning for writing ..."multitudes of young privately educated right wing hitlerite youth are homophobic in public and homosexual in private."

utter trash.

lock , then move this one to the general dump , new mod.

i also think the 'leadership' is inept, pathetic and vindictive.

Milan Faletic · Tue 08 Jun 2010 6:23pm

goods wrote:Etihad is the exact same stadium as the Amsterdam Arena. Amsterdam Arena has always had problems with the ground and injuries to players, so whoever bought the plans off Amsterdam Arena did not do enough due diligence. Its completely the fault of the team in charge of purchasing in my opinion and this wont go away.

That's true. The worst part is that a soccer pitch is rectangular so they didn't allow for the fact that there would be turf all the way to the fences. Soccer pitches often have an athletics track surrounding then so the sunlight issue is not as compelling. Most of the surface problems are on the wings and flanks where sunlight is limited due to the rectangular opening in the roof.

mr six o'clock · Thu 10 Jun 2010 12:13am

Its no use complaining cos basically nothing will change . The clubs that have there home games need to band together and force the afl who are supposed to represent them , to get collo to fix all issues at the ground
i e pouring rights , ground revenue , surface concerns . however this will never happen , clubs are only interested in themselves , Saints included . So the patchwork quilt sandy surface will continue until november , by late december though the surface will green even and lush ! Then in feb after New years eve rage and half a dozen concerts , the ground will be complete shite again . All ready for next years footy when we can all start whingeing again about the state of the ground.

karnak · Post: # 940232Post **karnak** » Fri 11 Jun 2010 6:12pm

The Saints will just have to move to the MCG in a few years. After a few flags in the bag our supporter base will demand the extra capacity!

Carn Sainters.