Building the next NZ team

[Canard]

I’ve practically never considered the stadium when choosing whether to watch a game on TV. Maybe for novelty factor when it’s a new venue but that lasts a couple of games tops.
It might influence players a little but team culture, training facilities and general quality of life considerations are the main drivers.

I mean are people going to suddenly start watching AFL because of the roofed stadium in Tasmania?

f**k no

 

[Perth Red]

The stadium commercially will help a Christchurch team. Better facilities for fans and better corporate sales opportunities. Thats about it. The idea fans will flock to it juts because of the stadium is fanciful.

 

[Matiunz]

I do and attracting players etc will be way easier too.

Have the Eels attracted players due to them playing out of Commbank? I doubt it. If having a flash new stadium is the decider then Perth would have gotten a team with Optus opening.
At the end of the day which ever location gets the license has a usable stadium.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Have the Eels attracted players due to them playing out of Commbank?

If the Eels had a fully roofed stadium they'd attract even more baldness, cause no slaphead likes getting a sunburnt dome.

 

[flippikat]

The stadium commercially will help a Christchurch team. Better facilities for fans and better corporate sales opportunities. Thats about it. The idea fans will flock to it juts because of the stadium is fanciful.

I think the stadium may be a draw for players too - the promise of perfect conditions for running footy at every home game (something unique in the NRL) surely has to be a big attraction.

 

[MugaB]

You sound like you work for the marketing company of the not yet finished stadium.

The Ram is a proponent for anyone or anything who invests or creates new stadia, if you are not doing it, your an enemy of his state... get em ram, get em!

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

What are the toilets like at the new Christchurch stadium?

 

[Matua]

The Ram is a proponent for anyone or anything who invests or creates new stadia, if you are not doing it, your an enemy of his state... get em ram, get em!

Maybe we should direct him to the NZ2 thread where that style of posting is the norm?

 

[TheRam]

Have the Eels attracted players due to them playing out of Commbank? I doubt it. If having a flash new stadium is the decider then Perth would have gotten a team with Optus opening.
At the end of the day which ever location gets the license has a usable stadium.

Totally different market dude. Also the stadium obviously isn't the main driver for players, but having a facility like that is a contributing lure for sure if most other things are equal as would be playing for a one team city.

 

[Canard]

Totally different market dude. Also the stadium obviously isn't the main driver for players, but having a facility like that is a contributing lure for sure if most other things are equal as would be playing for a one team city.

So do we expect Tasmania to be able to attract the best Aussie Rules players with there new dome?

 

[TheRam]

The Ram is a proponent for anyone or anything who invests or creates new stadia, if you are not doing it, your an enemy of his state... get em ram, get em!

Oaf!

Build, build, build!!!

 

[TheRam]

What are the toilets like at the new Christchurch stadium?

New and very white.

 

[TheRam]

So do we expect Tasmania to be able to attract the best Aussie Rules players with there new dome?

No because in the AFL they all play out of quality oval stadiums. That code has got its sh*t together.

We still have around half our teams playing out of ovals and or park like grounds not stadiums at all.

What I term as sh*t holes masquerading as stadiums.

 

[Colk]

No because in the AFL they all play out of quality oval stadiums. That code has got its sh*t together.

We still have around half our teams playing out of ovals and or park like grounds not stadiums at all.

What I term as sh*t holes masquerading as stadiums.

cough cough Leichhardt Oval, Shark Park, GIO Stadium, Brookvale Oval (although that has improved), Kayo Stadium (lol) Campbelltown Stadium (add Perth and NSO if they get used in the future)

 

[Matiunz]

What are the toilets like at the new Christchurch stadium?

Or the Laundry facilities? Might get Richard Fale interested (might be a Warriors inside joke?)

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Maybe we should direct him to the NZ2 thread where that style of posting is the norm?

And they still haven’t realised that kiwis are a pragmatic bunch who don’t go for that kind of stuff

 

[MugaB]

New and very white.

Not "ALL BLACK" HAWHAWHAW

 

[Canard]

No because in the AFL they all play out of quality oval stadiums. That code has got its sh*t together.

We still have around half our teams playing out of ovals and or park like grounds not stadiums at all.

What I term as sh*t holes masquerading as stadiums.

My bad, I didn't realise you were trolling.

Well played.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Or the Laundry facilities? Might get Richard Fale interested (might be a Warriors inside joke?)

The tuckshops are the real deal.

 

[Perth Red]

Interview with Tony Kidd yesterday.
Key take aways:
Believe they are strongest bid at moment
In discussions with an international 'seed' investor. Announcement before Las Vegas
Looking for local investors
Lot of support in Christchurch for bid
Talks with new C'Church SMC underway
Talking with clubs in Australia and UK (wouldnt say what about)
Haven't spoken with Warriors
In discussions with a Hollywood celebrity to be face of bid

Former Canterbury rugby league chair reckons the sport could expand to Christchurch

Could rugby league make the jump into Christchurch? A consortium in the Garden City are hoping to be the 18th expansion franchise tipped to enter the NRL b

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