Well its up to you how you take it.
Could be a complement. But then again theres old men where it isn’t either
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That old orange and black scoreboard with the animation of throwing stuff at the umpire is all I really remember of that ground.
I was at the last game played there (a pre-season Essendon vs Melbourne final in 2000) but would have only been six or seven at the time.
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The 1993 pre season grand final at Waverley was one of the best atmospheres I can remember at a game.
About 90,000 people crammed into a venue that held about 75,000.
And the baby bombers were born.
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Whenever I ask people about their memories of Waverley Park, they always say “Cold”.
Oh yeah, it was always farkin cold.
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Oh, and it had a Pizza Hut inside.
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All the grounds were pretty much dumps, they were very real though. Looking back, the MCG was also.
Often referred to as Arctic Park. It was on the edge of a rain belt. The land was chosen because it was the heart of Melbourne’s post war growth corridor.
@Paul_Peos gets a guernsey.
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Still one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen in footy.
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My memories of Waverley are being picked up from playing basketball in Coburg around lunch time, my dad losing his ■■■■ in traffic getting through the city on a Saturday, listening to the first quarter on the radio in traffic, watching tires spin in mud after the game.
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When I was a kid in the eastern suburbs Dad only generally went to Waverley or the MCG, sometimes Princes Park, and the Junction Oval with a Fitzroy supporting uncle. (I was 14 or 15 when we first went to Windy Hill and it was the game where Jacko threw the can of beer back into the crowd.)
Many memories of Waverley, some great, some not so much.
Not great - 86 EF v Fitzroy, leaving the 1989 Prelim early in the last qtr and taking about 20 minutes to find my car (white XD Falcons were rather common back then).
Two great memories involving Collingwood - Ground announcer asking the bus drivers to return to their vehicles at half time of the 1984 Prelim so the Pies fans could leave. Beating them in Sheedy’s first year. Being stuck in the car park afterwards and Dad saying that he’s cold, his back’s sore, he’s busting for a leak, but (and I quote) it was worth it to see Collingwood get ■■■■■■ up a tree backwards. Think he made that up on the spot as I never heard it any other time.
Overall, I quite liked the place, but a bastard to get to on PT.
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I remember spending an hour in traffic before the game trying to get to it (2 hours before the match) and then giving up cos realised weren’t getting there to see the match. so went and watched it somewhere.
then I was there the day the freo guy kicked a 70 meter torp on the sign as a ■■■■■ and giggles and no one bothered to go and touch it and it went through (think it was the first time freo beat us )
was also there the night the lights went out and idiots reverted to their usual primate selves cos apparently no lights = riot.
fun times.
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Apart from the painful journey out there and exiting the ground, it was a great venue to watch a game at. Even Row ZZ would have a decent view of the game.
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I went to Waverley one time it was so cold I had to take my boots off and wrap my feet with my scarf.
It was really dark and windy as well. They put the lights on at the end of the first quarter and the wind blew a bench seat up against the arena fence onto the ground.
We lost the match against the Saints 
. Then an hours drive home to Ascot Vale, no one home didn’t have the house keys, so had to wait in the cold for someone to get home. 
NEVER went to Waverley again.
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My memory is it was a crap viewing stadium. Long ground, stands not very steep. But l remember Ezards mark in the pocket the lights going out, Dermie knocking out Van der and most of all fights everywhere as a kid.
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I accept that most ordinary people who sign a waiver enjoy the attention. However, under oath, the Border Force commissioner said there were no actors, no one was paid, and it was real-life.
Had you seen a different account, or have inside info?
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Hmm, interesting. I’m still suspicious, but he’d be silly to say that under oath if it’s not the case.
I know people who have been paid to be on RBT, but I don’t know anything about Border Force. I assumed it would be the same deal.
So, I’ll stand corrected on that one.
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hell of a lot of selective editing goes on
both in what the crews choose to film, and what producers choose to show
the only true reality tv is sport
Yes, I think what he said is very carefully worded.
But no actors at all? That surprised me.
They usually film some scripted stuff to help fill out the run time.
And wet.