I get that AAMI park is their home but geez you'd be tempted to try and go all out and pull 50k to Docklands or the MCG. Surely the boost a huge Victorian crowd gives offsets not playing at their usual ground.Canterbury vs Manly next week will be huge and Melbourne will have freedom for the first time since round 1 with no AFL games in town
Docklands is a fumbler ground and you are too far from the action. Melbourne needs a 50000 capacity rectangular stadium.I get that AAMI park is their home but geez you'd be tempted to try and go all out and pull 50k to Docklands or the MCG. Surely the boost a huge Victorian crowd gives offsets not playing at their usual ground.
I agree, I hate that Docklands is the next best option for the storm to pull bigger crowds.Docklands is a fumbler ground and you are too far from the action. Melbourne needs a 50000 capacity rectangular stadium.
For a preliminary final yes I'd like to see them try it. They got 33K to a prelim against Parra at Docklands in 2007. It would be interesting to see how much they'd get now.I get that AAMI park is their home but geez you'd be tempted to try and go all out and pull 50k to Docklands or the MCG. Surely the boost a huge Victorian crowd gives offsets not playing at their usual ground.
I doubt they get permitted access to the MCGI get that AAMI park is their home but geez you'd be tempted to try and go all out and pull 50k to Docklands or the MCG. Surely the boost a huge Victorian crowd gives offsets not playing at their usual ground.
Outstanding.29,433 at Newcastle
There is potential at Docklands.I doubt they get permitted access to the MCG
I think that docklands should be their venue for prelims though.
Now that’s a f**king crowd! The Hunter deserves a bigger better stadium and I hope the knights packing it out regularly pushes the issue. Everyone likes to talk about Sydney stadiums but Newcastle deserves an upgrade before any of those suburban grounds IMO.
Eh a 50K stadium might be nice for big events and finals but for the regular season AAMI park is perfect. I wish capacity was a little higher but it’s not that bad.For the Storm to grow its crowds it needs a dedicated stadium holding 50000 to share with football and union. Renting an inappropriate ground from the fumblers is the worst possible alternative but there you go.