Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity
You nailed that. We brought our Etihad game to the first quarter. We were handballing when we had a decisive wind advantage that we should have been kicking with. We lost about four goals that quarter. Yes we should have been training in Ballarat from the Monday not at Whitten Oval on the Friday night before the game.
Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity
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Woofer
That's an honest appraisal, the Council are studying everything from the Live Site which was under patronised to aerial footage to look at how roads were used and where people parked. We would expect the next game to be a little slicker in terms of logistics and they will build on the strengths and improve on the weaknesses.
Many thanks, my concern was also around the seating which appeared to be cramped and uncomfortable and I wouldn't think thats something that will be fixed
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Yep, probably the best restaurant in the region. The town overall has definitely upped it's food game over the past few years.
On the Friday night we went to The Mallow Hotel for a counter dinner and that was also very good.
Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity
Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity
Great photos, thanks Woofer
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We caught the train up and had a good day except for the result of course..went to one of the function thingys and was fed and watered beautifully No problem with the seats but then I am vertically challenged!
Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity
Thanks for the photos Woofer. Crowd looks great plenty of red, white and Blue I can see.
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Many thanks, my concern was also around the seating which appeared to be cramped and uncomfortable and I wouldn't think thats something that will be fixed
I've been there and I am 6 feet tall and personally haven't found that, but perhaps that might be something looked at with future stands. It will be interesting to see what the Council have learned from the first big event.
The ground has a real sense of closeness to the field and everything else that you loose with the vastness of the bigger stadiums. It was definitely worse in the old days when we used to jam onto bench seats shoulder to shoulder and there was no leg room at all. When the siren blew to start the quarter, that's where you stayed until it blew again. The old standing areas at the VFL grounds were worse, you stood shoulder to shoulder and the kids jostled to look between the adults.
The world of course was much skinnier then too, imagine today's larger generation coping with that :-)
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On the Friday night we went to The Mallow Hotel for a counter dinner and that was also very good.
Ah the old counter meal and a couple of pots in your lunch hour. The good old days.
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Ah the old counter meal and a couple of pots in your lunch hour. The good old days.
Geez ... The Mallow Hotel, what great old pub that is. It is one of a few traditional pubs left. There of course is "The Queens Head", "The Bunch of Grapes", "The Miller's Arms" (My personal favourite), the "Black Hill", and of course the "North Britain". Old traditional pubs ... there aren't too many of them left nowadays that don't have pokies, TAB or which have been turned into Bistros and Brasseries.
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Geez ... The Mallow Hotel, what great old pub that is. It is one of a few traditional pubs left. There of course is "The Queens Head", "The Bunch of Grapes", "The Miller's Arms" (My personal favourite), the "Black Hill", and of course the "North Britain". Old traditional pubs ... there aren't too many of them left nowadays that don't have pokies, TAB or which have been turned into Bistros and Brasseries.
Virtually none left in Footscray anymore.
It was a bit cramped but we had a very large gentleman sitting alongside us. I was happy enough to be under cover just in case it rained like it can in Ballarat.
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Virtually none left in Footscray anymore.
It was a bit cramped but we had a very large gentleman sitting alongside us. I was happy enough to be under cover just in case it rained like it can in Ballarat.
The last 5 minutes ruined what would have been a brilliant weekend - *!*!*!*!
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North Ballarat has just had it's VFL licence revoked, so no VFL games for Eureka next year?
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North Ballarat has just had it's VFL licence revoked, so no VFL games for Eureka next year?
It's an intersesting decision that may well affect us but won't get the examination it deserves because we are a bit distracted at the moment.
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Have to think there's little justification for further expansion if there's only 2 AFL games, no VFL games but maybe some local games. I'd love to have that grand stand expanded and allow many more members to get in.