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The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

azza29

azza29

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Was at AAMI Park tonight, ground has a definite “under construction” vibe with a fair bit of scaffolding and sheeting around the place. One screen is completely gone, hopefully the replacement is installed quickly as the remaining one isn’t visible from half the seats. I had imagined all of these upgrades would be done prior to rugby season but clearly wrong there. On the plus side the food outlets have had a refresh including some new menu items - meatball sub seemed popular.

On another note, Victory supporters don’t seem content to just destroy the stadium seating, noticed at least three loos missing their seats, that’s a new one…
 
214Four

214Four

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Bukowski said:
Definitely. I can't get my head around the suggestion. They are iconic, a massive part of the ground.
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You guys talk like this has not happened before. I'm literally stating how I hope that the government will do this again in the future.

Regarding the stands being heritage listed. Heritage listing does not eliminate the opportunity to relocation, a heritage listed building in Parramattas new powerhouse museum site was being looked at being moved or relocated. Unfortunately during covid news on this died and it was demolished.
 
Babyface O'reilly

Babyface O'reilly

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214Four said:
You guys talk like this has not happened before. I'm literally stating how I hope that the government will do this again in the future.

Regarding the stands being heritage listed. Heritage listing does not eliminate the opportunity to relocation, a heritage listed building in Parramattas new powerhouse museum site was being looked at being moved or relocated. Unfortunately during covid news on this died and it was demolished.
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Ah yes, I remember this now and probably would’ve generated more protests if the world wasn’t preoccupied as it was at the time. I think moving the the members stand would trigger a lot of protest but not impossible you alluded.
 
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Bukowski

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214Four said:
You guys talk like this has not happened before. I'm literally stating how I hope that the government will do this again in the future.

Regarding the stands being heritage listed. Heritage listing does not eliminate the opportunity to relocation, a heritage listed building in Parramattas new powerhouse museum site was being looked at being moved or relocated. Unfortunately during covid news on this died and it was demolished.
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It's just not gonna happen.
 
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Bukowski

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AlwaysGreen said:
The ugliness and ordinariness of some of the newer SCG stands is the real issue. They f**ked the beauty of that ground.
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The O'Reily stand need to go. It really stands out with the scoreboard in strange spot.
What happened to the old scoreboard? Wasn't that to be relocated?
 
horrie hastings

horrie hastings

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Bukowski said:
The O'Reily stand need to go. It really stands out with the scoreboard in strange spot.
What happened to the old scoreboard? Wasn't that to be relocated?
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The O'Reilly stand and also the Brewongle and Clive Churchill stands are so out dated now but the O Reilly should be the first to go in any redevelopment.

There is mention in this link that the three above mentioned stands will be redeveloped at a later stage.


SCG Redevelopment (Sydney Cricket Ground) | Austadiums

View information for the redevelopment of SCG Redevelopment (Sydney Cricket Ground).
www.austadiums.com www.austadiums.com
 
It's Been Done

It's Been Done

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Bukowski said:
The O'Reily stand need to go. It really stands out with the scoreboard in strange spot.
What happened to the old scoreboard? Wasn't that to be relocated?
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That's the old departures board from the main concourse of Central Station, two years younger than the scoreboard, it's another great piece of history.
Babyface O'reilly said:
The old scoreboard is in the Powerhouse Museum
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Last I heard the old Scoreboard is in a warehouse in Parramatta and is still in pretty good condition apparently
horrie hastings said:
The O'Reilly stand and also the Brewongle and Clive Churchill stands are so out dated now but the O Reilly should be the first to go in any redevelopment.

There is mention in this link that the three above mentioned stands will be redeveloped at a later stage.


SCG Redevelopment (Sydney Cricket Ground) | Austadiums

View information for the redevelopment of SCG Redevelopment (Sydney Cricket Ground).
www.austadiums.com www.austadiums.com
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The Brewongle and Churchill Stands will probably get refurbished soon now that the Swans have moved their offices and training facilities into the Royal Hall of Industries Building down the street. Prior to the SCG Trust being wound up, they said their next new stand was to be the O'Reilly Stand replacement but they switched their focus to New Allianz instead and the political storm from that rebuild means it's unlikely any significant money will be poured into the Moore Park venues anytime soon
 
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Valheru

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ayatollah_murdoch said:
Saw something in passing regarding a new A league team for Canberra. Hopefully they can leverage for a better rectangular stadium down there.
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This has long been heralded as the final piece of the puzzle with year round use between 3 tenants providing a good business case.

Unfortunately it is likely to require a change of government as Andrew Barr is obsessed with the light rail and hates any sport that isn't named AFL. The chances of Labor not winning an election in the short to medium term in Canberra is low.
 
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Vibing

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Valheru said:
This has long been heralded as the final piece of the puzzle with year round use between 3 tenants providing a good business case.

Unfortunately it is likely to require a change of government as Andrew Barr is obsessed with the light rail and hates any sport that isn't named AFL. The chances of Labor not winning an election in the short to medium term in Canberra is low.
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Barr is copping a lot of pressure from everyone re the stadium including noises from the Albanese Govt to present a business case to the feds for assistance from them to get it built.
So things are developing & looking more promising then they did 6 months ago
 
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Stormy weather

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jim_57 said:
Canberra and Auckland, two places that could do with a new stadium. NRL should be all over this.
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Good luck with that, Auckland needs a new rugby stadium. Share it between the Warriors, Blues and All Blacks. Have it big enough to replace Eden Park and host big events but also have it so it’s easy to close off the top deck and host smaller crowds.

They also need a new cricket ground as it’s a joke that they can’t host tests in the biggest city in the country.
 
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