New stadium - 2025

[GongPanther]

Rooty Hill is in Blacktown. Penrith ends at at around Marsden Rd St Marys.

I meant the football district boundaries, not the council areas. For clarification, what are those boundaries? Is it from Bathurst to Blacktown from West to East, and Hawksbury to St Clair (guess) from North to South?

 

[murraymob]

Should be built more in the central part of the Penrith region. Putting this ground in a place where there would be less traffic problems, and less parking congestion would be to move it to Rooty Hill. There is more of a population catchment area were it would be sold out every game. One other point is to get a soccer team out there as well to utilize the ground in summer.

I take it you have not been to rooty hill recently .getting in and out would be a nightmare not to mention the train station is not considered a major stop on the western line
the afl set up base there and soon discovered it would not work

 

[murraymob]

I meant the football district boundaries, not the council areas. For clarification, what are those boundaries? Is it from Bathurst to Blacktown from West to East, and Hawksbury to St Clair (guess) from North to South?

Blacktown is Penrith Seven hills is parramatta

 

[GongPanther]

Blacktown is Penrith Seven hills is parramatta

Yea, that I know...What are the complete boundaries?

 

[WestyLife]

Rooty Hill football played in Eels colours when I was a kid and played for them.

 

[murraymob]

Yea, that I know...What are the complete boundaries?

Blacktown to Katoomba

Yea, that I know...What are the complete boundaries?

blacktown furthest point towards city Katoomba in the mountain Windsor Richmond then to Glenmoore park.rouse hill is the start of the parra area towards city

 

[Smug Panther]

Rooty Hill football played in Eels colours when I was a kid and played for them.

Ewwww

 

[WestyLife]

Ewwww

Child abuse leaves lifelong scars.

 

[murraymob]

Rooty Hill football played in Eels colours when I was a kid and played for them.

Unless it’s change rooty hill play out of my druitt now the ground near the highway

 

[WestyLife]

Unless it’s change rooty hill play out of my druitt now the ground near the highway

Yeah I lived with my grandfather and uncle in Mt Druitt for a year and could walk to training. Though it's been nearly 30 years.

 

[murraymob]

Yeah I lived with my grandfather and uncle in Mt Druitt for a year and could walk to training. Though it's been nearly 30 years.

Demographic change in any area but as a kid that ground was my druitt dragons. Hebersham had its own team now called my druitt city Whalen had its own team lethridge park
It was a booming area loaded with kids

 

[WestyLife]

Demographic change in any area but as a kid that ground was my druitt dragons. Hebersham had its own team now called my druitt city Whalen had its own team lethridge park
It was a booming area loaded with kids

From the age of 8 I lived in QLD until I?was late teens so I have no idea how it all changed over the years. Even now I'm on the central coast and drive down for games.

 

[GongPanther]

Blacktown to Katoomba

blacktown furthest point towards city Katoomba in the mountain Windsor Richmond then to Glenmoore park.rouse hill is the start of the parra area towards city

Thanks, how far does it go to the South-East, or does it simply follow that freeway toward Blacktown?

 

[murraymob]

Thanks, how far does it go to the South-East, or does it simply follow that freeway toward Blacktown?

Blacktown to the m4 other side of m4 is industrial .Also industrial to eastern creek from there to the mountains its Penrith both sides of freeway m4 to seven hills is ours

 

[age.s]

Rooty Hill sport complex is 5 minutes from my place. Penrith playing there would be amazing on a personal level. It is actually a very convenient part of the city to live in. The m4 and m7 intersecting there gives you a huge potential catchment. Most of the city is no more the 35 minutes drive away.

On an identity level itd be a huge mistake though. One of our strengths as a club is a strong tie to a specific region. Look how badly the Tigers flounder as a Balmain/Campbelltown/Western Sydney club. We shouldn't give ours up so (mostly) opposition fans can have an easier time getting to our home games.

 

[The_Frog]

What’s the current population of the panthers catchment area? 250k? 300k?

Probably at least half a million. They take in much of Blacktown LGA as well in addition to the Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, etc etc.

 

[The_Frog]

Rooty Hill is in Blacktown. Penrith ends at at around Marsden Rd St Marys.

Ropes Creek is the local government boundary between Blacktown and Penrith.

 

[soc123_au]

Ropes Creek is the local government boundary between Blacktown and Penrith.

So Roper Rd then. Pretty close.

 

[WestyLife]

Rooty Hill sport complex is 5 minutes from my place. Penrith playing there would be amazing on a personal level. It is actually a very convenient part of the city to live in. The m4 and m7 intersecting there gives you a huge potential catchment. Most of the city is no more the 35 minutes drive away.

On an identity level itd be a huge mistake though. One of our strengths as a club is a strong tie to a specific region. Look how badly the Tigers flounder as a Balmain/Campbelltown/Western Sydney club. We shouldn't give ours up so (mostly) opposition fans can have an easier time getting to our home games.

Yep it'd be a big mistake moving up there. Infrastructure should keep improving as the west becomes more populated.

 

[franklin2323]

Unless it’s change rooty hill play out of my druitt now the ground near the highway

So hard to keep track of now but yeah last I heard