Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

[Eastdog]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

It might snow the first ever VFL/AFL match for snow if that happens.

[Ozza]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

I guess if its going to be cold, wet and windy - then it is pretty handy if Wines gets suspended - as probably their no.1 'contested bull' in the midfield.

[KT31]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

It might snow the first ever VFL/AFL match for snow if that happens.

Not sure about the AFL, plenty of games at the Western Oval felt like it was close and I remember one game in the late 70's early 80's where it hailed so much it looked like snow.
The NRL on the other hand see below -

http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2016/07/13/remembering_the_snow.html

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

Oh glory. Better dig out the snow gear.

Long Johns, gloves and even hand warmers the order of the day for both sexes.

[comrade]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

We had a glorious day in Ballarat yesterday. Sunshine all day, about 14 degrees, barely any wind.

Today, it's been miserable, rain all day and unlikely to improve all week. It was always going to happen.

[Happy Days]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

I've long considered that games played in Hobart, due to the freezing conditions and windswept nature of the ground, are not part of AFL canon, and therefore anything is likely to happen. I fear the same is true of Ballarat.

[Bornadog]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

We need to win and get this bloke to pump in more dollars

[Twodogs]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

It's going to be cooold.

Sort of hope it does snow. It'd be fun to tell people that you were at the only match it ever snowed at. Not so much fun to be at though.

Maybe I should buy a bunch of hand warmers for 1.69 and flog them at 5 bucks apiece at the ground?

[Eastdog]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

For all woofers going to Ballarat rug up. At the Whitten Oval a few weeks back watching the VFL it was very cold, Ballarat more colder the windchill factor.

[Twodogs]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

I think it's more the elevation that makes Ballarat really cold Easty. Its 450 metres they said on C7 tonight.

Just been over to mum's place to raid it for all the thermals and big, big coats we could carry out of the place. Old person clothes.

[Bornadog]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

Arrived tonight to motel and who should be standing in reception, Roughy. Players may be staying at same place. The receptionist had a bulldogs/Mars scarf on.

[Twodogs]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

Arrived tonight to motel and who should be standing in reception, Roughy. Players may be staying at same place. The receptionist had a bulldogs/Mars scarf on.

How's the weather? It is pouring in west Footscray ATM. Twopups and I are driving up tomorrow morning.

[Bornadog]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

How's the weather? It is pouring in west Footscray ATM. Twopups and I are driving up tomorrow morning.

Rained the whole way to here, when we arrived no rain. Temperature about 4

[Twodogs]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

4? Far out. That 20 dollar multi pack of foot and hand warmers at the chemist is looking like better value all the time.

[Webby]

Re: Western Bulldogs hope Ballarat clash persuades state government to boost Eureka Stadium’s capacity

Gotta say, really disappointed by today..

11k is just not enough. The capacity meant that our crowd were too heavily corporate. Just too many golf clappers. Simply not enough die hards to really make the place a cauldron in the Subiaco mould.

Huge opportunity lost. Every time I screamed at Razor Ray today,I had people giving me confused looks. Even had one Dogs fan (who was entertaining a number of Port fans) tell me "it was there, mate!" When I protested a free kick against Bont (who was poor, btw. However he was played out of position..)

Can't help but be disappointed that the crowd were far less help than a typical Etihad ensemble.. Couldn't help but notice that, of the 11k, there were a LOT of Ballarat councillors, corporates, hangers on etc. certainly not enough to make the required racket to return serve on a trip to Subiaco or Adelaide Oval...

Really, really disappointed...