Interesting facts
- The main roof has 1,100 tonnes of structural steel and 5,300 lineal metres of steel cable supports
- 6,000 sq. metres of glass roof area and 14,000 sq. metres of metal deck roof
- 2,900 tonnes of other structural steel
- 72,000 metres of TV broadcast cabling
- The main roof covers 80% of patrons
- Eight-lane athletics track installed and then removed as part of 2006 Commonwealth Games overlay.
- The ground holds 96 sprinklers and the fall of the ground is 1%. The grass is a mixture of couch and rye grass.
- The MCG is the first stadium to have its annual number of visitors equal or more than the city’s population.
- 6,000 sq. metres of glass roof area and 14,000 sq. metres of metal deck roof
- 2,900 tonnes of other structural steel
- 72,000 metres of TV broadcast cabling
- The main roof covers 80% of patrons
- Eight-lane athletics track installed and then removed as part of 2006 Commonwealth Games overlay.
- The ground holds 96 sprinklers and the fall of the ground is 1%. The grass is a mixture of couch and rye grass.
- The MCG is the first stadium to have its annual number of visitors equal or more than the city’s population.
Location of the mcg
The MCG is located on Burton Avenue, East Melbourne VIC 3002
The telephone number for it is - (03) 9657 8888
The telephone number for it is - (03) 9657 8888