SMH opinion Article Shark park

[Stake Removed]

Basically we need to keep taking games each year away, this year Brisbane magic round and Perth.

I am guessing next year back to Coffs, and also the club will give up game in magic round if we are involved, once Perth comes in that option is gone, we will need to be taking games away from shark park just for a revenue base.
If they do the indoor stadium at Tassy, I would take a game a year there, as you can bet the storm I will eye that off

 

[Ideas Man Stephen]

I gave my thoughts on Shark Park’s future on another thread just last week…

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I think the Sharks have hemmed themselves in too much at Shark Park. I would like to see the Sutherland Shire (Australia’s biggest region for junior sports participation) get an overhaul of its offering.

Shark Park to become a centre of excellence housing the Sharks, Southern Districts and Sutherland Sharks FC. Potentially other sports as well.

Then NSW Gov’t to get on board with financial backing of governing bodies and lobby Westfield’s financial support for a similar stadium to Commbank at Seymour Shaw, just down the road from Miranda Train Station, including a knockdown of Sutherland Sharks FC and the tennis courts, replacing with an elite sports precinct for tennis, netball, basketball and a 25-30k stadium as it’s glory piece.

Easy public transport access. Lots of amenities nearby at Westfield for pre and post match activities.

Need to bring Sydney RL into the 21st century.

 

[Craigshark]

I gave my thoughts on Shark Park’s future on another thread just last week…

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I think the Sharks have hemmed themselves in too much at Shark Park. I would like to see the Sutherland Shire (Australia’s biggest region for junior sports participation) get an overhaul of its offering.

Shark Park to become a centre of excellence housing the Sharks, Southern Districts and Sutherland Sharks FC. Potentially other sports as well.

Then NSW Gov’t to get on board with financial backing of governing bodies and lobby Westfield’s financial support for a similar stadium to Commbank at Seymour Shaw, just down the road from Miranda Train Station, including a knockdown of Sutherland Sharks FC and the tennis courts, replacing with an elite sports precinct for tennis, netball, basketball and a 25-30k stadium as it’s glory piece.

Easy public transport access. Lots of amenities nearby at Westfield for pre and post match activities.

Need to bring Sydney RL into the 21st century.

I agree, this seems like the perfect location. There’s a heap of room there to put something similar to Parramatta there. You’d have to think between the three codes, the council, the Government and selling off the remainder of shark park, there’d be enough money there.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

I gave my thoughts on Shark Park’s future on another thread just last week…

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I think the Sharks have hemmed themselves in too much at Shark Park. I would like to see the Sutherland Shire (Australia’s biggest region for junior sports participation) get an overhaul of its offering.

Shark Park to become a centre of excellence housing the Sharks, Southern Districts and Sutherland Sharks FC. Potentially other sports as well.

Then NSW Gov’t to get on board with financial backing of governing bodies and lobby Westfield’s financial support for a similar stadium to Commbank at Seymour Shaw, just down the road from Miranda Train Station, including a knockdown of Sutherland Sharks FC and the tennis courts, replacing with an elite sports precinct for tennis, netball, basketball and a 25-30k stadium as it’s glory piece.

Easy public transport access. Lots of amenities nearby at Westfield for pre and post match activities.

Need to bring Sydney RL into the 21st century.

are you blacktip-reefy in disguise?

all great ideas (man stephen)

i like the cut of your gib

 

[jc155776]

I use to love coming from interstate to the ground.

Came this year… it f**king sucks.

Same old seats from 20 years ago, half the ground not used (luckily got season tickets in lower et from mates for the game, otherwise was
Only GA left).

Coffee took 10 minutes when the grind had only been open for 15!

Lucky to get a piss in before they randomly swapped the male toilets to female mid game (this actually happened, wtf?)

Didn’t even try and get a feed or drink.

Daycare Offices overlooking the ground instead of corporate suites…what the f**k?

I love the suburban grounds, Kayo in Redcliffe gives me the old shark park vibes without the shitness.

They have to do something.

I’m sure many here have decent seats, but as a visitor it’s f**ked, not enough decent viewing seats to go around even when booking months out sometimes.

Years ago could book corporate seags with mates for a premium in the upper Peter Burns… those days seem long gone.

 

[Ozzi_78]

Breenie is looking for a quick win. I could have written that article. Lol at taking a photo “outside “ the ground though. You won’t get sharks fans disagreeing. Move on Neil.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

maybe we should keep writing and theyll spend a dollar to do some basic improvements

 

[shadowboxer]

Breenie is looking for a quick win. I could have written that article. Lol at taking a photo “outside “ the ground though. You won’t get sharks fans disagreeing. Move on Neil.

I dunno, there’s plenty of supporters with their heads in the sand. All the bollocks for a home final at our spiritual home, great advertisement for moving the games elsewhere.

 

[flippikat]

I stated that before but i would also include the bulldogs...

Fair point - if it's ONLY the Sharks & Dragons lobbying for a new ground, that's gonna put pressure on the Dragons to play more games in Sydney to justify the spend.

However adding a 3rd club to the likely tenants (Eg Bulldogs as you suggest), then that eases the pressure on the Dragons. Would also mean Accor becoming largely abandoned when Souths move to Allianz.

 

[flippikat]

Basically we need to keep taking games each year away, this year Brisbane magic round and Perth.

I am guessing next year back to Coffs, and also the club will give up game in magic round if we are involved, once Perth comes in that option is gone, we will need to be taking games away from shark park just for a revenue base.
If they do the indoor stadium at Tassy, I would take a game a year there, as you can bet the storm I will eye that off

There's opportunity in taking games to NZ (outside Auckland) or Adelaide too, if the right deals can be struck.

 

[R-15-3]

No government will give us money and I can’t blam them.
It just doesn’t make sense for them to spend so much money on a privately owned ground that gets used a dozen times a year.

Only chance in hell it gets done is if our billionaire fan building us one, if not we simply just have to move.

 

[Generalzod]

Why shouldn’t the government spend money on our field aren’t we all tax payers, yet our tax paying dollars is going to fix a brand new stadium in Penrith, went to fixing a new stadium in Parramatta, Demolish a 30 year old stadium in Moore Park to cater for corporate boxes, why should we get some funding?

No government will give us money and I can’t blam them.
It just doesn’t make sense for them to spend so much money on a privately owned ground that gets used a dozen times a year.

Only chance in hell it gets done is if our billionaire fan building us one, if not we simply just have to move.

 

[Ozzi_78]

Why shouldn’t the government spend money on our field aren’t we all tax payers, yet our tax paying dollars is going to fix a brand new stadium in Penrith, went to fixing a new stadium in Parramatta, Demolish a 30 year old stadium in Moore Park to cater for corporate boxes, why should we get some funding?

Ahhhh we own it.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

there were things that Breen brought up that do not require millions in investment, more..abit of time, a few thousand bucks and some care.


it doesn't wash with me, that the club cant do a bit of running maintenance on the place to keep the place ok for the people that pay to go there.

 

[Generalzod]

Ahhhh we own it.

No kidding…..hadn’t stopped previous governments from giving money to the Sharks to fix grand stands, isn’t how the southern stand was built with government support?

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

it was, but times have shifted.

 

[Cheese sandwich]

The place is fine, if it was Dungog's ground in 1980 that is.

 

[Griffoshark66]

Did ET put one through Mrs Breen?

 

[Ideas Man Stephen]

Why shouldn’t the government spend money on our field aren’t we all tax payers, yet our tax paying dollars is going to fix a brand new stadium in Penrith, went to fixing a new stadium in Parramatta, Demolish a 30 year old stadium in Moore Park to cater for corporate boxes, why should we get some funding?

As I mentioned earlier, the Sutherland Shire is Australia’s largest for registered sports participants (at last check in about 2021. Wouldn’t have dropped far if at all).

The Sharks and NRL need to team up with Football Australia, Rugby Australia and tennis Australia plus maybe basketball to lobby the government to finance a state of the art sporting performance centre out of both Shark Park and Seymour Shaw supported by commercial partners, starting with Westfield.

Shark Park becomes a centre of excellence with elite training facilities and headquarters for the Sharks. Stadium reduces capacity like Redfern and hosts junior footy and reps.

Seymour Shaw as is gets kaboomed and becomes the site for a new outdoor tennis courts, an indoor sports arena and a prize 25k to 30k stadium for Sharks, Waratahs, a fourth Sydney A-League side.

From a Sharks perspective, I think the club should start taking action to become an all encompassing sports club, bringing various team sports pursuits under the Sharks brand, linking with Sutherland Sharks FC, Southern Districts, touch footy, netball, basketball, baseball, cricket. Become the overall sports brand for the Shire. Whether you play league or other sports, you are still a part of the Sharks club.

 

[Special K]

Seymour Shaw is in the middle of a 10m uplift - https://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov...aw-park-a-huge-win-for-local-grassroots-sport