Comments on: Stadium Spotlight: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

By: Melbourne Heart FC: Australia’s Newest Team Unveils Its Logo | Pitch Invasion

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:44:09 +0000

[...] team will play at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, the brilliantly named venue we featured here [...]

By: Tom Dunmore

Tom Dunmore — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:27:18 +0000

RR — note sure what your question is referring to exactly. Cricket grounds are oval too, indeed. The issue is soccer has typically been played in oval Aussie Rules and cricket grounds, that’s why it’s kind of a big deal they are building a rectangular shaped stadium here specifically for the rectangular sports of soccer and rugby.

By: Red Ranter

Red Ranter — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:22:23 +0000

Wait. Don’t they play in oval cricket grounds? I mean wasn’t the Aussie Rules football final played on Melbourne Cricket ground?

As far as I know, AFL is tailored to be played at oval grounds and are typically their winter sport (since it’s the southern hemisphere, it’s around May, June July etc). I don’t know how football grounds would fit in their ovals in the first place. MCG and SCG might be fine. Not sure about the others.

Of course, it’s very weird to be watching football on oval grounds anyway.

By: Competing Footballing Codes: Australia’s World Cup Bid In Trouble? | Pitch Invasion

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:23:18 +0000

[...] codes that share most of Australia’s largest stadiums about potential scheduling conflicts (Melbourne’s “rectangular” stadium currently under construction is so-named for its rarity as a non-oval shaped stadium [...]

By: WB05 Karl

WB05 Karl — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:40:09 +0000

pink floyd laser light show… real big

By: Tom Dunmore

Tom Dunmore — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:57:13 +0000

The field is!

By: Rhonnie

Rhonnie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:11:17 +0000

It doesnt look rectangular to me though.