10 reasons why the MCG is better than the SCG

2. Access
There are currently 9 gates being used at the G - one each for AFL and MCG Members, and the other 7 for the Southern and Olympic Stands.
The SCG has one gate for the Brewongle/Churchill Stand, two (I think)for the Members, and two for the other half of the ground - the Concourse, the Hill and the Bradman, Messenger, O'Reilly and Walters stands.

3. Layout
This ties into the access. There are very limited walkways in the main part of the SCG, much of which is as a result of the ad hoc nature of the construction and the limited access points. You spend most of your time inching along amongst a solid mass of (semi)humanity. If an emergency were to occur it would be a disaster.
The ground lost most of its character when the Hill was concreted and plastic-seated, and gained nothing in capacity, comfort or efficiency.
The G, even with its far bigger crowds, is easier to move around in and feels less crowded.

4. Facilities
The G has more variety in food and drinks available for the plebs, TVs in the standing areas in Gen. Adm., more toilets per head, more shaded areas, food vans outside (as one stand attendant said: "Nothing's too good for the workers"). The only thing there's plenty of at the SCG is beer. And even there the queues are three times the length.

5. Passouts
Out and back in, any time at the G, no problems.
Once you're in the SCG, that's it; if you leave you don't come back that day. Which adds to the crowding during breaks, the pressure on the limited facilites and:

6. Smoking
In 5 days (OK, 4 1/4) at the G, I got one tiny vagrant whiff of smoke, so brief I couldn't be sure it had been there.
At the SCG - according to the tickets a "Smoke-Free Venue" - it's almost impossible to get away from it. "Smoke-Free" apparently means (offically) that you can smoke here, here and here, but not there. Effectively, it means people smoke anywhere they think they can get away with it, which is pretty well anywhere but right next to the attendants in the Stands.
(Legal action is still a possibility)

7. Crowd behaviour
There were more ejections in the first day at Sydney than the entire game at the G. In Sydney, 99% of the crowd (except the Indian fans) seemed to be there for only one reason - Steve Waugh. Good play by the Indians was ignored or even jeered by the vast majority on the first three days, the one exception being SRT's innings.

8. General Admission?
No such thing with big crowds at the SCG. Every seat is numbered. At the G, the "Concourse" equivalent is sit where you can - you get in early on the day, you pick the seat you want.

9. Open Gates
SCG half-price from 4pm till 5, then they're open. At the G, soon as the final session starts, the gates are open.

10. Environmental
(Just to annoy BD) No recycle bins, no half-flush loos at the SCG.

There have been considerable changes to both grounds since I last visited them (some 15 odd years back),and the changes have not been to the SCG's advantage. They would be better off tearing down every bit of concrete from the old Hill to the Bradman Stand, and starting again - with a bit of thought as to practicalities.