ANZ stadium - the home of footy

[annew]

Look it may be a @@@@hole stadium with poor viewing and a questionable surface but it's pretty poor if you can't turn up for our sides first home Qualifying final in yonks, only because you don't like the ground. Turn up for the boys! Particularly for us Melb based supporters, it seems perplexing that you have the opportunity to see our team in a massive game in your city and you would forego that because of a dislike of the venue. I understand there is a multitude of reasons people won't be able to go, myself included, but a dislike for the stadium is an average excuse to not support your team in a huge final.

Well said - I hate the venue but wouldn't dream of missing a final because I hate the ground. The team has worked hard all year lets be loud and cheer them on to a preliminary final. We must win.

[Cardinal]

My 3 fairweather mates have SCG only memberships. They will be missing the Homebush game saving their pennies for better things to come and earning brownie points with the wives.

I'm coming up for the game but I can't help but feeling my loyalty to the Swans is being exploited by the AFL everytime I watch a game at ANZ.

[Jewels]

Well put.

Even when a massive renovation of a AFL ground is celebrated like this thread, the fair-weathers find a way to whinge.

Barry, may I enquire what level Sydney Swans membership you have?

[RED RAG]

According to Daniel Cherny (sportswriter for The Age) on Twitter: 48,000 general public tickets still available for Sydney v Fremantle final.

Got 3 x Cat. 1 tickets this morning with Swans membership. Thought I would try the same tonight with the public sale to see what areas they would offer me, just as a matter of interest. Was told couldn't sell me any seats as either all that category was sold or too many seats required. Tried again for 1 seat with the same result. ???

[Industrial Fan]

Got 3 x Cat. 1 tickets this morning with Swans membership. Thought I would try the same tonight with the public sale to see what areas they would offer me, just as a matter of interest. Was told couldn't sell me any seats as either all that category was sold or too many seats required. Tried again for 1 seat with the same result. ???

for some reason the whole ground isn't opened up for ticket sales in the first few days. Has been the same scenario since 2006 at least. Try for tickets wed / thurs if you want more.

[ugg]

Might have maxed out the level 1 wing seats and the level 3 Northern End stands. They may start to release level 4 seats soon (or has anyone got level 4 tickets today?)

[Mel_C]

Agree with the posters saying that it doesn't matter that the game is at ANZ...we need all our supporters there. This is a Final!! Look at the crowds in Perth and Adelaide. They make a huge difference to how their side plays.

During Saturday's game there seemed to be more noise coming from the Richmond supporters! Well that is how it came across on the tv.

[Meg]

Might have maxed out the level 1 wing seats and the level 3 Northern End stands. They may start to release level 4 seats soon (or has anyone got level 4 tickets today?)

Yes I got Level 4 early this morning.

[troyjones2525]

Agree with the posters saying that it doesn't matter that the game is at ANZ...we need all our supporters there. This is a Final!! Look at the crowds in Perth and Adelaide. They make a huge difference to how their side plays.

During Saturday's game there seemed to be more noise coming from the Richmond supporters! Well that is how it came across on the tv.

Well said! I am a VIC based supporter and can't make the game this week unfortunately as I'm working but I really hope we get a huge crowd there to support the boys as I feel we'll need it! Imagine if the game was in Perth? Our boys would be up against a rabid dockers team and an even fiercer crowd! I hope to see all you RWOers, especially the Sydney based ones there showing your support and cheering us on to a big victory!

[Kelpie_X]

Well start with this thought Barry.

Approx 10,000 of our fans are from Melbourne - I'd hardly expect many of them would come up for a dead rubber. There probably is another 500 or 1000 based in other cities around the country too.
Then out of the other '10,000' missing, you have:
- plenty of NSW based members that live outside of Sydney itself, and probably didn't make the trip because they would prefer to come up for finals (myself and 3 other people I know from Canberra fall into this category);
- plenty that just didn't go because it was a dead rubber, and might not have been able to afford to go both this week and the finals;
- some that dislike ANZ and don't go to games at that ground during regular season/ hold SCG only memberships (these still exist don't they - I can't remember?)
- Those who didn't go for miscellanious reasons (i.e. sick/away/have other things to do etc).

Don't go tarring people as 'fair weather' fans when you have no reason to do so. We all love the swans, but they after all are only one part of people's lives,and there are plenty of people with very valid excuses not to have been there on Saturday.

I think, not 100% sure, that there is over 500 members in Perth alone. I could go looking for a definitive answer, but... Anyway, for what it's worth, ANZ is a dog house and the sooner we are out of there the better. One day, someone is going to get seriously hurt there due to the poor surface. And I hope they sue the arse out of the stadium

[Meg]

Agree with the posters saying that it doesn't matter that the game is at ANZ...we need all our supporters there. This is a Final!! Look at the crowds in Perth and Adelaide. They make a huge difference to how their side plays.

During Saturday's game there seemed to be more noise coming from the Richmond supporters! Well that is how it came across on the tv.

Agree with all this and I'm concerned that we are not going to get a big crowd. The AFL site is reporting that there were 48,000 tickets unsold at 5 pm tonight. That's a lot of empty seats.

In big contrast to all the other matches that went on sale today - and yet we are the minor premiers!

[Kelpie_X]

Oh. And BTW. If you can make it on Saturday, put your prejudices aside and get your butts down there to support the team. Doesn't stop it being a @@@@ty venue for AFL though

[Cardinal]

I love the hype before an SCG final. Nothing like a real home ground advantage at a great ground for watching footy.

Don't get me wrong- I also like using my binoculars to watch the best Swans struggle to overcome a dodgy pitch while risking injury. And there's plenty of atmosphere on the train if not at Homebush.

[Hotpotato]

Wouldn't care if it's being played on the Gulargumbone Parklands.
Have rounded up 7 others to go.
They won't change the venue.
Make the effort , the team has .

[barry]

Same here. Rounded up 6. You dont miss finals