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The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

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Wb1234 said:
Maybe wait and see what the png govt brings to the table ?

25k would be the bare minimum and it’s not safe for players as is
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It was interesting watching the crowd for the small attended game

Security had them grouped up in a small area of bays, with security in force in the stand
 
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GAZF said:
Not sure how applicable this is when piloting a helicopter, but I've heard that many planes don't fly when its raining. Another hurdle to consider.
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Well as already mentioned Port Moresby has a dry climate and footy is played in the dry season so probably not much of a problem…
 
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Timbo said:
The PNG Government is deeply corrupt and massive budget problems.

The second biggest city in PNG is Lae. It’s 300 kilometres from Port Moresby. Do you know what year the road connecting the two cities was built?

TRICK QUESTION! There is no road connecting the two biggest cities in the country! It’s just sort of peters out when you get into the jungle and the mountains. You have to go via boat or plane to get between the two.

This really seems like a country that will be able to deliver on a major infrastructure project!
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To be fair the terrain between the two is super difficult, it’d be an engineering challenge in any country let alone a poor one. Lae is connected to the other main population centres in the central highlands via highway.
 
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I know its behind a paywall. Following is the text of the article -

Secret talks have been held between “major” US touring companies and Entertainment Quarter officials over the possibility of establishing a fully enclosed arena at the Moore Park precinct.
A high-level source familiar with the talks said several “major” US entertainment companies had expressed interest in “establishing modern facilities at the Entertainment Quarter”.

“It could include a fully enclosed arena,” the source said.

The interest by touring companies in a “fully enclosed” option is of little surprise given the drenching rain that occurred during Elton John’s concert at the new $828 million Allianz stadium.

Not only were concertgoers left sodden, the Rocket Man’s piano had to be repeatedly wiped down mid-performance.

The Entertainment Quarter already has the Hordern Pavilion, but the iconic rock venue only has a capacity for 5,500 people.

The Allianz Stadium has a 45,500 capacity. The old Sydney Entertainment Centre had room for 13,250.

Another source claimed Frontier Touring – which is bringing out Taylor Swift for the Australian leg of her Eras tour – may also been involved in some of the discussions for “a new Sydney entertainment centre”.

The Sauce was unable to verify if this was the case with Frontier Touring CEO Dion Brant unavailable at the time of press.

The interest by touring companies in a “fully enclosed” option is of little surprise given the drenching rain that occurred during Elton John’s concert at the new $828 million Allianz stadium.

Not only were concertgoers left sodden, the Rocket Man’s piano had to be repeatedly wiped down mid-performance.

The Entertainment Quarter already has the Hordern Pavilion, but the iconic rock venue only has a capacity for 5,500 people.

The Allianz Stadium has a 45,500 capacity. The old Sydney Entertainment Centre had room for 13,250.

A high powered group of sports bosses recently wrote to Premier Chris Minns pleading for a new metro station at Moore Park to help families better access the major sporting and entertainment hub – a move that would also benefit a new venue.

The group – who call themselves The Alliance of Moore Park Sports (AMPS) – wants the line to be extending to the Entertainment Quarter next to the SCG.

Last year, Entertainment Quarter co-chief executive officer Sam Romaniuk wrote in another publication how – “to locals” – the precinct felt “tired”.

Romaniuk wrote how the “EQ” had long struggled to become viable, and was in need of a “comprehensive reinvention”.

Will be interesting to see how Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore – who recently won a battle to convert half of Moore Park golf course into green space – will feel about all of this.
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Captain Apollo said:

I know it’s behind a paywall. Following is the text of the article -
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How are they going to justify paying for it when you’ve already got Acer Arena at Homebush?

The fact is that acts like Taylor Swift and Elton John will always play at an open air stadium ahead of an arena, because they can sell the tickets to justify it. Building a 20,000 seat arena at Moore Park would just hack into Acer Arena’s market. You’ll still get the big acts risking the weather next door.
 
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Timbo said:
How are they going to justify paying for it when you’ve already got Acer Arena at Homebush?

The fact is that acts like Taylor Swift and Elton John will always play at an open air stadium ahead of an arena, because they can sell the tickets to justify it. Building a 20,000 seat arena at Moore Park would just hack into Acer Arena’s market. You’ll still get the big acts risking the weather next door.
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The fact the piano got wet says more about the set design than the stadium.

Unless it was a cyclone seems someone f**ked their brief up.
 
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Timbo said:
How are they going to justify paying for it when you’ve already got Acer Arena at Homebush?

The fact is that acts like Taylor Swift and Elton John will always play at an open air stadium ahead of an arena, because they can sell the tickets to justify it. Building a 20,000 seat arena at Moore Park would just hack into Acer Arena’s market. You’ll still get the big acts risking the weather next door.
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Probably cuase the SCG trust have their fingers in the pie and you know they usually get what they want.
 
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Wb1234 said:
Ah the old hidden pavilion

saw the oils there it was excellent

And the dance party on New Year’s Eve was something else

poor trough man
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Trough man frequented the RHI more, the RHI is now Swans HQ so yes it is still poor trough man but yeah the Horden toilets did get a good work out to.
 
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Munky said:
The fact the piano got wet says more about the set design than the stadium.

Unless it was a cyclone seems someone f**ked their brief up.
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There was some pretty severe weather around at that time. His Auckland show actually did get cancelled because Auckland got hit by a near cyclone level storm.
 
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