GWS can have a brand-new stadium when they can prove they need it. Skoda Stadium isn't exactly full to the brim with fans now, so why would a new stadium do the trick?
Probably need more of a AAMI park than a Suncorp.
The couple of games a year that draw more than 30k can go to ANZ easily enough.
GWS & AFL have conned everyone!
Not only the NSW Government and local councils, don't forget the ACT Government has given GWS $23 million over 10 years to play 4 games per year in Canberra, Manuka Oval.
They are on the nose as much in Canberra as they are in the western suburnbs of Sydney.
I agree with other posters the ARLC & FFA should simply not entertain the prospect of a supporting a multi-purpose stadium. We have seen what a disaster that is at ANZ for watching RL.
Sydney is a RL city, reagrdless of what others try and tell you. Melbourne is an Aussie Rules city. The Vic government would not for one moment contemplate building another rectangular stadium in Melbourne. The NSW government should not contemplate building another AFL ground in Sydney. Afterall GWS already has 3 venues in Homebush & Blacktown.
Coincidentally we are having this same problem in Canberra with our proposed new Stadium.
No one still has answered why billion dollar sports industries need govt handouts ?
Govt should not give 1 cent.....when players are on millions of dollars...
I'm hoping the lights and renovations at Manuka have put to bed the idea of a new Canberra Stadium being multipurpose.
30,000 in Civic would be ideal for us and the Brumbies.
It really shits me how much the ACT Government is fawning over the Giants whilst ignoring both the Raiders and the Brumbies who are local teams who contribute to the community.
Surely Canberra Stadium is not going to turned into a multi-purpose one
I'm hoping the lights and renovations at Manuka have put to bed the idea of a new Canberra Stadium being multipurpose.
30,000 in Civic would be ideal for us and the Brumbies..
AFL is not the only game played on an oval shaped ground
Dont forget cricket, and with it comes cricket pitches out in the middle
You can thank f##king Andrew Barr for that.
Barrstard went to my cousins coffee shop a couple of weeks ago and one of his barista's spat in his coffee. Unfortunately my cousin had to fire him because he "can not allow that sort of behavior in his store", but he did get him a job a the coffee store around the corner and told me he was tempted to spit in Barrstards coffee to.
Barrstard is hated for the way he has treated sport in Canberra, that is the future that the NSW government can look forward to if they do the same and bend over to all of the AFL's whims and allow them f##k the community up the arse whenever they want.
Coincidentally we are having this same problem in Canberra with our proposed new Stadium.
I smell an oasis coming on.
Someone call star dome.
No 'the'.citytothelake.com.au
In the facilities section on the home page it is mentioned there. Will be awesome.
The stadium I'm describing would be in Liverpool.
In terms of my preference , my only two thoughts are is it needs to be smack bang next to a major rail line.
And it needs to be central enough for at least 3 NRL teams to play there.
Woodward park is about 500m west of Liverpool station and 1k north of the m5.