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OKI vs WIN: the stadium battle
By Brad Forrest (St.George Leader) 9 June 2005
With their feet, St.George-Illawarra fans could force a swing of more home games to Kogarahs Oki Jubilee Stadium next year.
WIN Stadium presently hosts the greater number of Dragons home games (seven to five).
However, if Kogarahs average crowd figures for their five home games top those at WIN this season, the football club management will be under pressure to stage more matches or at least an even share of home games at Kogarah for the 2006 season.
So far crowds averaging about 13,500 have attended the first six games in Wollongong this season, with the club in continuing lease talks with the Wollongong Entertainment Centre over next seasons plans.
With the first grade teams return to form, the Dragons management expect a near sell-out, or about 16,000 fans, for Sundays game against North Queensland Cowboys at Oki the first Dragons game played there this season.
All grandstand seating for the Kogarah games have been sold, so we encourage anyone wanting to see the match to pre-purchase tickets or get to the ground early, said Michael McDonald, the Dragons marketing general manager.
The surface is in great nick and new Dragons players like Colin Best and Michael Ennis cant wait to actually play a game there.
While additional concourse seating and new turnstiles wont be installed now until after the league season, Sydneys fine weather has allowed workmen lots of time to complete extra work beside the grandstand. New lighting is also on the agenda.
By Brad Forrest (St.George Leader) 9 June 2005
With their feet, St.George-Illawarra fans could force a swing of more home games to Kogarahs Oki Jubilee Stadium next year.
WIN Stadium presently hosts the greater number of Dragons home games (seven to five).
However, if Kogarahs average crowd figures for their five home games top those at WIN this season, the football club management will be under pressure to stage more matches or at least an even share of home games at Kogarah for the 2006 season.
So far crowds averaging about 13,500 have attended the first six games in Wollongong this season, with the club in continuing lease talks with the Wollongong Entertainment Centre over next seasons plans.
With the first grade teams return to form, the Dragons management expect a near sell-out, or about 16,000 fans, for Sundays game against North Queensland Cowboys at Oki the first Dragons game played there this season.
All grandstand seating for the Kogarah games have been sold, so we encourage anyone wanting to see the match to pre-purchase tickets or get to the ground early, said Michael McDonald, the Dragons marketing general manager.
The surface is in great nick and new Dragons players like Colin Best and Michael Ennis cant wait to actually play a game there.
While additional concourse seating and new turnstiles wont be installed now until after the league season, Sydneys fine weather has allowed workmen lots of time to complete extra work beside the grandstand. New lighting is also on the agenda.