The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[horrie hastings]

you're going the wrong way lol. You can get train marrickville 1.13pm to central (12mins) then central to paramatta 1.42 to Parra (31min). 59min trip even with a 17min wait
How can it take 49min to accor when its only a 12min train trip Marickville to central station according to NSW transport?

You can forget about the 12min trip from Marrickville to Central most weekends as that line almost always has track work for the conversion to the Metro line, there is no way a rail replacement bus takes 12 mins to get into Central from Marrickville.

 

[westerntiger]

Shame that the proposal to build a stadium at Central never went anywhere. The SCG Trust is an absolute cancer on Sydney sport. Rabbitohs, tigers, dragons could have used the central stadium and the Roosters etc. could have stayed at their Moore park paradise.

 

[Perth Red]

What is NRL standard?

Has it ever been written down

No because some clubs wouldn't meet it, then the NRL would have to do something about it!

Should be min. 22kish capacity with 80% of that seating undercover as start.

 

[Perth Red]

I think it has based on this 2015 draft I stumbled across in a google search -

https://www.smartconnection.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/NRL-Venue-Minimum-Standards-DRAFT.pdf

They clearly wrote it what exists rather than what should exist!

5.2 A Venue must have a minimum capacity of 15,000 with at least 5,000 seats located undercover.

 

[Frank Burge]

What is NRL standard?

Has it ever been written down

It should be min 20k for finals if sharks only have 12k fans they should be in reserve grade

 

[Perth Red]

It should be min 20k for finals if sharks only have 12k fans they should be in reserve grade

NRL gets the revenue from finals games, they have every right to demand they be played in venues that maximises revenue for themselves.

 

[Tiger Shark]

You can forget about the 12min trip from Marrickville to Central most weekends as that line almost always has track work for the conversion to the Metro line, there is no way a rail replacement bus takes 12 mins to get into Central from Marrickville.

No no the guy who lives in another state is the expert on all things Sydney. You should listen to him.

 

[Tiger Shark]

It must be hard for some to understand, this isn’t park football , the ground isn’t up to NRL standard. That is why you haven’t played a home final there in 15 seasons. Not about the money it’s about the spectacle

Yet we are playing NRL games there. Funny that.

 

[beave]

I would have thought sharks fans would want to play at Allianz if they got to host week 1, surely 20k + crowd makes an even more intimidating atmosphere than 12k at shark park? Plus you lock out a heap of fans with that low capacity figure.

I'm keen to come down from Brissy for it but 12k seats is going to make tickets a pain to get even with Cowbs membership ticket priority.

 

[bad boy bubby]

I have no problems with it being at the SFS this season, but it's all jumping ahead a little. Still a good chance that we may be playing in Townsville.

 

[Dogs Of War]

I have no problems with it being at the SFS this season, but it's all jumping ahead a little. Still a good chance that we may be playing in Townsville.

Probably playing at Penrith after losing to the dogs this weekend

 

[Colk]

To get Canberra upgraded probably will require Federal funding as the ACT Government (regardless of party in office) does not have great financial resources compared to many State Governments.

True that. Notwithstanding their reticence beyond the financials.

If the federal government wants to fund a massive fumbleball stadium in Tasmania (in a place which has less than half the population of the ACT) there is definitely an argument for them to fund/partially fund an upgrade in Canberra.

Not holding my breath though

 

[Frank Burge]

Yet we are playing NRL games there. Funny that.

I understand while the construction is going on you play with the reduced capacity for league games but surely you have more than 12k fans that want to go to this game plus sponsors/potential future sponsors that are going to miss out. You are going to play an interstate team and have the home ground advantage anyway. Let’s hope the cowboys hold on to 2nd spot so we don’t have to worry about it

 

[westerntiger]

The Sharks have made a fortune surrounding their ground with apartment towers yet haven’t used any of that money to upgrade the stadium or increase the capacity. Unfortunately anyone who knows the sharks fans knows the 11,500 they’ll get at Shark Park will be the same or better than what they’d get at Allianz.

 

[Frank Burge]

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The Sharks have made a fortune surrounding their ground with apartment towers yet haven’t used any of that money to upgrade the stadium or increase the capacity. Unfortunately anyone who knows the sharks fans knows the 11,500 they’ll get at Shark Park will be the same or better than what they’d get at Allianz.

think it could be a massive crowd at SFS if roosters don’t finish 5/6 it will be neutrals first opportunity to go to the new stadium with the first game sold out , I would consider going if my team doesn’t get a home Final in first week

 

[Colk]

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How big was the stadium going to be?

 

[Perth Red]

The Sharks have made a fortune surrounding their ground with apartment towers yet haven’t used any of that money to upgrade the stadium or increase the capacity. Unfortunately anyone who knows the sharks fans knows the 11,500 they’ll get at Shark Park will be the same or better than what they’d get at Allianz.

They've spent most of it paying off debts and buying more pokies. Didn't leave much to upgrade the stadium unfortunately.

 

[Perth Red]

How big was the stadium going to be?

45k. Massive missed opportunity. Still NSW govt got to flog it off instead.

Bold plan to build new Sydney stadium suspended above Central station

Architects reveal design for 45,000-seat stadium over rail yards, but proposal meets with tepid government response

www.theguardian.com

 

[westerntiger]

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45k. Massive missed opportunity. Still NSW govt got to flog it off instead.

haven’t flogged it off yet. They’ve just revealed the latest proposal to ‘transform’ the area, which is about the tenth proposal in the last 10 years.

 

[Wb1234]

Nrl keep all the profits from finals games

they aren’t going to give up the extra million plus a final at Allianz over shark park will deliver

they have to also service their corporate sponsors and Allianz fits the bill perfectly