An abnormally open-ended stadium should provide foreign enough playing conditions for the Gold Coast Suns to have a unique home ground advantage at their 'new' venue.

Anointed Metricon Stadium, the former home of the defunct Brisbane Bears has come to life again.

It hosts its first AFL match under its reincarnation between the Suns and the competition's heavyweight Geelong on Saturday night.

It's expected to be a gala occasion for the AFL's newest side with every seat at the 25,000 capacity venue to be taken.

However, those going by car may find it tough as public parking is not a strong point while the nearest train station, which is well serviced by busses, is a few kilometres away.

It's one hurdle the AFL and the venue operators have not adequately cleared although time will tell if a lack of carparks will have a negative impact, if any, on crowds.

The venue cost close to $145 million to re-build and the original light towers from the Bears days have been retained.

It's been designed to host cricket matches, athletics events and international soccer matches.

The grandstand stretches three quarters around the venue and when completed it will hold an additional 15,000 more patrons.

But until that final stage is built, the gaping hole at the river end of the ground will create wind gusts that should be troublesome for visiting teams.

Especially those conditioned to playing under the roof at the heavily sheltered Etihad Stadium or to a lesser degree the main AFL venues such as the MCG and Patterson Stadium which are fully surrounded by concrete grandstands and barricade players from the wind.

Open walkways on one side of the ground allow for the elements to have an even bigger say on playing conditions, something over time can only benefit the Suns as Skilled Stadium (Kardinia Park) boosts Geelong.

Suns coach Guy McKenna agrees there will be a home ground advantage for his side, but when it kicks in will be the key as they have only trained a couple of times on the ground and Saturday night's match is their first at Metricon Stadium.

"It does get a bit of a breeze through and we've only trained here - this is our third session, so we'll only have two more sessions than Geelong so they'll know as much as us," McKenna said about any home ground advantage on Saturday night.

"We all love Etihad, but Etihad it is a very sterile ground and it's very true so you get some really good footy there.

"This is probably a bit more of a traditional style footy where the breeze can take effect when you sit under a ball and all of a sudden it blows over your head."

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