The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[Pippen94]

Actually it strengthens it as you can see from attendances that quality of stadium, even in suburban tips has a direct correlation with attendances. Not to mention that for Penrith to keep growing its been identified current ground needs replacing with a brand new 30k stadium lol
Belmore is the outlier as a one off nostalgia venue. Thats the only time these grounds should be used. Rest of time clubs should be in 20k plus modern stadiums. I mean 10-12k avg's, really?

You don't know anything about Sydney. Stick to Perth & hull & other back waters

 

[Pippen94]

You do realise over the next 10 years there will be 1.5m extra people out here?

Well build it then

 

[Pippen94]

Penrith Stadium gets used by the NSWRL (NSW Cup, Jersey Flegg and junior rep teams) as well as NRL.
It also hosts the junior league finals.

Dobu need a 30k stadium for those games?!

 

[flippikat]

Always the same mid year rubbish from t he tigers.

Where are we playing next year? Three grounds, four grounds, five?
Is Brooks leaving? Yes, no, he's staying.

get rid of this woeful front of house and spring clean the joint

It's the old adage of "When you try to be everything to everyone, you become nothing to no one.".

The Tigers need to invest (not just money, but effort, heart & soul) into *A* main venue, and trust their fanbase to go there with them.

The plethora of home grounds trying to please so many diverse fan-bases & stakeholders is just moronic.

 

[Munky]

Campbelltown is literally right next to the freaking train line at lovely Leumeah. And next to the leagues club.

Upgrade that f**ker.

A couple years back I did a charity ride to your fair city starting from Leumeah.

Was surprised how close the stadium was to the station.

For shits and giggles I booted up a dating app in the Budget IBIS up the road from the station.

Was not prepared for the profile of thirty year old Shazza with her six children and four grand children.

To be fair I didn't deserve her at her best.

 

[westerntiger]

Was not prepared for the profile of thirty year old Shazza with her six children and four grand children.

To be fair I didn't deserve her at her best.

are you sleek the elite

 

[Iamback]

Dobu need a 30k stadium for those games?!

No but the other events?

Qudos Arena cost $200m in 2000. What would something like that cost in 2025 money?

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

This years attendance avg so far at suburban grounds in a season when crowds are flocking to the game:

Penrith 18.3k (arguably the best of the suburban stadiums)
Belmore 16.4k (1 game)
Leichardt 13.3k
Brooky 12.9k
Shark Park 11.1k
Kogorah 10.8k
Campbelltown 10.6k
Dolphin stadium 10k


New or developed stadiums
Suncorp 37.5k
Allianz 28.2k
NQ stadium 18.8k
Commbank 18.1k
Robina 18k
ANZ 17.5k
AAMI 16.9k

yep the fans sure do love the suburban grounds

Lol Dolphin stadium only holds 10 k
you again with your usual bullshit .
you even say fans are voting with their feet .
How. By filling the place .

 

[flippikat]

Lol Dolphin stadium only holds 10 k
you again with your usual bullshit .
you even say fans are voting with their feet .
How. By filling the place .

It kinda plays into the point though - Dolphin Stadium is just too damn small & suburban for a 2nd team in a big city like Brisbane.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

It kinda plays into the point though - Dolphin Stadium is just too damn small & suburban for a 2nd team in a big city like Brisbane.

Yeh I realize that .
but he was using the 10k as a negative ….that fans were voting with their feet to stay away .
It’s not the case with Redcliffe.
he knows that but can’t help himself using anything to put RL down .

 

[Pneuma]

Yeh I realize that .
but he was using the 10k as a negative ….that fans were voting with their feet to stay away .
It’s not the case with Redcliffe.
he knows that but can’t help himself using anything to put RL down .

Meanwhile he also includes Cronulla which is running at over 90% capacity due to renovations. He’s a first rate peanut.

 

[Pippen94]

No but the other events?

Qudos Arena cost $200m in 2000. What would something like that cost in 2025 money?

Qudos is one of the busiest arenas in the world. Penrith stadium won't get used anywhere near that.

 

[Pippen94]

It kinda plays into the point though - Dolphin Stadium is just too damn small & suburban for a 2nd team in a big city like Brisbane.

Suburban is dirty word I see. Go to NYC & tell me where all there stadiums are

 

[flippikat]

Suburban is dirty word I see. Go to NYC & tell me where all there stadiums are

Suburban not just in location but facilities too.

Better fan experience in decent facilities, you know?

 

[Pippen94]

Suburban not just in location but facilities too.

Better fan experience in decent facilities, you know?

Upgrade can fix that

 

[The Great Dane]

Upgrade can fix that

It would cost much more than $100mil to upgrade the facilities to modern standards at Leichhardt. You’d basically have to knock it down and rebuild it, otherwise it’s just lipstick on a pig.

 

[The Great Dane]

It must be frustrating for the average taxpayer to see plans for another expensive stadium upgrade when there’re perfectly good state of the art stadiums just down the road, especially during a cost of living crisis.

I mean people wonder why it’s hard to get public support for these kinds of projects…

 

[Pneuma]

It must be frustrating for the average taxpayer to see plans for another expensive stadium upgrade when there’re perfectly good state of the art stadiums just down the road, especially during a cost of living crisis.

I mean people wonder why it’s hard to get public support for these kinds of projects…

My son in law just spent 10 hours sitting on a chair in a public hospital with a potentially serious medical condition last night because they had no beds available. Stadium upgrades? Get primary heath right first thanks.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

My son in law just spent 10 hours sitting on a chair in a public hospital with a potentially serious medical condition last night because they had no beds available. Stadium upgrades? Get primary heath right first thanks.

I was up on Mt Welllington yesterday and got a bird’s eye view of Hobart, the existing stadium and the new site… really reinforced the fact the Bellerive is hardly “out in the burbs” it’s about as far from the city centre as North Sydney Oval is.

 

[The Great Dane]

My son in law just spent 10 hours sitting on a chair in a public hospital with a potentially serious medical condition last night because they had no beds available. Stadium upgrades? Get primary heath right first thanks.

TBF problems with health services isn't a funding issue for the most part, same is true of education.

Throwing more money at them will do little to nothing, you need to address the underlying societal issues if you want to even start addressing the major issues in the health and education systems. But this isn't the place to discuss this.