London's olympic stadium is roundly hated by West Ham fans because it is, you guessed it, an oval.
No amount of retractable seating and fancy lights can take away the horrible viewing experience.
Brisbane simply cannot make the same mistake Sydney and London have made before it.
Absolutely agree - for sports, multi-use is a folly.
There are football stadiums, athletics venues & ovals - each have their own intrinsic requirements.
Trying to cater to different requirements means compromises -and that degrades, and sometimes ruins the spectator experience.
Here in New Zealand we're only just getting out of that mindset & building separate rectangular stadiums & cricket ovals.
Hamilton rejected a multi-use proposal 20 or so years ago, Christchurch & Dunedin bulldozed and replaced their multi-use grounds with separate grounds, and Auckland might be in the process of moving on from Eden Park.
It would be a huge step BACKWARDS for Brisbane to go towards multi-use.