Docklands A couple of weekends ago my mate Frank came down from Sydney. One of his main reasons for coming down was so he could go and watch Adelaide play the Saints at the Docklands Statium.

We had a great time at the game - I was very relaxed as my team wasn't playing, meaning I was able to just enjoy the game and not go through four quarters of football with the usual feelings of frustration, anxiety and desperate hope. We got there quite early (Frank wanted to be sure we'd get good seats), so while we were waiting I took a photo of the nearly empty stadium with my phonecam.



I quite like this picture - but look at how tall the stadium is compared to the goal posts. Just a few decades ago you could go to grounds where you could have seen the tops of the goalposts over the fence. Not anymore - it's like the support structures for football are now dwarfing the actual game.

Coincidentally the next day I went to the SA vs VIC game at the Port Melbourne Oval. It's an old ground, with only a couple of grandstands and otherwise plenty of grass to sit on while you drink tins of beer and watch the footy. It's a much more pleasant experience. I think I'll have to get down there more often.

Update 09-06-2005 - This is a photo of the banner put up by the SA fans at the game. A victorious SA player is holding one side of the banner.

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