The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[Vlad59]

AFL Red still crying because he's not getting a new fumbleball stadium. Get over it dimwit.

He wants Suncorps capacity to remain lower than the fumbler stadium in Perth. He’s that bloody pathetic.

 

[TheEroticGamer]

In the future, what about the northern end of the ground?

The club would obviously like that replaced with a stand too but the hill’s gradient and size is much worse on the Southern side so that one will go first if either of them do. Northern would require reworkings of Ransley st, maybe a closing altogether. So it’s more complicated.

But if it all had work done in a dream scenario, 9k east, 7k west, with 14k give or take added up from the ends would bring it to a nice 30k. But if that ever happens we’re some time from that anyway.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I don't understand the sooking about QSAC. Spending $500m on extending the SE Busway to QSAC is a great idea. It'll help provide easier travel for athletes to QSAC and university students to Griffith Uni. It'll also be good for people who travel to QEII Hospital. That's a lasting legacy that benefits sport, education and health.

 

[Vee]

Im still confused why they bid for the games in the first place without having a suitable stadium? Surely they knew they'd have to spend a lot of money creating something suitable?

It was always and only ever a vanity project for Puddleduck.

 

[Canard]

I don't understand the sooking about QSAC. Spending $500m on extending the SE Busway to QSAC is a great idea. It'll help provide easier travel for athletes to QSAC and university students to Griffith Uni. It'll also be good for people who travel to QEII Hospital. That's a lasting legacy that benefits sport, education and health.

I assume because Atheltics is such a minor sport in Australian culture, and it will only see very minor crowds post Olympics.

 

[Wb1234]

The club would obviously like that replaced with a stand too but the hill’s gradient and size is much worse on the Southern side so that one will go first if either of them do. Northern would require reworkings of Ransley st, maybe a closing altogether. So it’s more complicated.

But if it all had work done in a dream scenario, 9k east, 7k west, with 14k give or take added up from the ends would bring it to a nice 30k. But if that ever happens we’re some time from that anyway.

Are we talking Penrith ? If so isn’t it the huge Sydney water main and the cost of relocation

 

[T-Boon]

what is the highest capacity grass arena in the world. Like 360 hill? It would be cool if there was a 50k grass arena.

 

[cinders7]

The QSAC $1.6B option is ridiculous.

Just add that amount the the $1B for Suncorp/Gabba, spend half on each and for $1.3b you can increase Suncorp to 60k, and build a new stand at the west and of the Gabba to fit in an athletics track and push the capacity back over 40k.

Better for everyone.

Why are Vics so invested in the Gabba being rebuilt?
It's not an athletics stadium, it's a cricket ground... Would you host athletics at Lords?

QE2 is our athletics stadium and it has decades of history in hosting athletic events. It's used by hundreds of thousands of people each year for that purpose. Modernising it and then downsizing it will give a home to athletics for decades and will allow Brisbane to host IAAF events in the future. It will be the best athletics stadium in the country once complete.

Lang Park is 'our' stadium, it makes perfect sense to host the Olympic ceremonies there and will add to the history of the cauldron. It's also in actual need of expansion and modernisation, unlike the Gabba.

 

[Diesel]

So what's happening with Suncorp - any idea on what kinda money will be thrown at it and potential upgrades?

Seems like the QLD gov don't have a f**kin clue.

It’s a political game, holding pattern until October election unless the feds step in

 

[Diesel]

No idea what the Gabba crowds are like this year but I don’t think the Lions have won a game after choking in the GF. Anything the Alf get in QLD should be minimal

 

[Desert Qlder]

Why are Vics so invested in the Gabba being rebuilt?
It's not an athletics stadium, it's a cricket ground... Would you host athletics at Lords?

QE2 is our athletics stadium and it has decades of history in hosting athletic events. It's used by hundreds of thousands of people each year for that purpose. Modernising it and then downsizing it will give a home to athletics for decades and will allow Brisbane to host IAAF events in the future. It will be the best athletics stadium in the country once complete.

Lang Park is 'our' stadium, it makes perfect sense to host the Olympic ceremonies there and will add to the history of the cauldron. It's also in actual need of expansion and modernisation, unlike the Gabba.

Stadium influence is part of AFL strategy. Advance their own needs at the expense of others. They see the Olympics as a big opportunity.

Witness your Victorian friend here. They will peddle nonsense like ‘the Gabba is falling down’ online in forums like these. Even when it’s newer than Sydney Olympic stadium and Suncorp Stadium.

Beware the bullshit.

 

[yakstorm]

what is the highest capacity grass arena in the world. Like 360 hill? It would be cool if there was a 50k grass arena.

I don't know if you'll find much bigger than Henson Park (30K capacity)

 

[reanimate]

My understanding was, and correct me if Im wrong, that there has always been $7bill committed to Olympic spend. Half Feds and half Qlnd.
Whats being proposed isnt changing that figure, just redistributing it to other areas? Seems from afar they are spending a big chunk of that money on three stadiums; one that has zero large crowd sporting use legacy (QSAC), and two that are not pivotal to the games success and Olympic funds are being diverted to tart up and give a few more years life to (Suncorp and Gabba).
Smacks of politics and vote winning.

QE2 will have a large crowd legacy use post-Olympics, it’ll be where the Lions are forced to play when the Gabba falls down because the AFL didn’t get their way and get either the new Victoria Park stadium or a Gabba rebuild over the line.

Or so we’re led to believe. The Gabba will magically be fine and the Lions will still be playing out if it post the ‘end of useful life’ figure that’s been thrown around.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I don't understand the sooking about QSAC. Spending $500m on extending the SE Busway to QSAC is a great idea. It'll help provide easier travel for athletes to QSAC and university students to Griffith Uni. It'll also be good for people who travel to QEII Hospital. That's a lasting legacy that benefits sport, education and health.

The sooking only makes sense when you understand that fumblers just want stadiums to benefit themselves. They don't give a f**k about any other sport (including cricket) even in non fumble cities.

 

[Wb1234]

Why are Vics so invested in the Gabba being rebuilt?
It's not an athletics stadium, it's a cricket ground... Would you host athletics at Lords?

QE2 is our athletics stadium and it has decades of history in hosting athletic events. It's used by hundreds of thousands of people each year for that purpose. Modernising it and then downsizing it will give a home to athletics for decades and will allow Brisbane to host IAAF events in the future. It will be the best athletics stadium in the country once complete.

Lang Park is 'our' stadium, it makes perfect sense to host the Olympic ceremonies there and will add to the history of the cauldron. It's also in actual need of expansion and modernisation, unlike the Gabba.

Bludge as much tax payer money as they can for their awful sport

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

The booking only makes sense when you understand that tumblers just want stadiums to benefit themselves. They don't give a f**k about any other sport (including cricket) even in non fumble cities.

A 60k cricket ground will have Buckley's chance of selling out. It would be the very definition of a white elephant.

I'd like to see QSAC morph into a proper athletics stadium that can host IAAF events. Connecting it to the SE Busway will benefit athletics all over SEQ. Connecting QSAC, Griffith Uni and QEII Hospital to the SE Busway provides a lasting legacy that benefits all Queenslanders who live in southern Brisbane.

 

[Canard]

f**k the Gabba, it shouldn't get a cent.

Let the AFL pay for its upgrade, they can afford it.

But let's not pretend that QE2 will be anything but a white elephant. It's in a shit location with no transport links.

"Used by hundreds of thousands, every year" - bullshit

And it's legacy mode will be 10k seats.

League fans should be pushing for the Lions share (pun intended) of funding to go to Lang Park, and QE2 be nothing more than a temp setup.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

f**k the Gabba, it shouldn't get a cent.

Let the AFL pay for its upgrade, they can afford it.

But let's not pretend that QE2 will be anything but a white elephant. It's in a shit location with no transport links.

"Used by hundreds of thousands, every year" - bullshit

And it's legacy mode will be 10k seats.

League fans should be pushing for the Lions share (pun intended) of funding to go to Lang Park, and QE2 be nothing more than a temp setup.

To be fair QE2 is used weekly for athletics meets so it does get quite a bit of use. I have no problems with our athletic centre getting an upgrade to host the Olympic athletics.

Agree on the Gabba, it is just the AFL sticking its nose in the trough

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Stadium influence is part of AFL strategy. Advance their own needs at the expense of others. They see the Olympics as a big opportunity.

Witness your Victorian friend here. They will peddle nonsense like ‘the Gabba is falling down’ online in forums like these. Even when it’s newer than Sydney Olympic stadium and Suncorp Stadium.

Beware the bullshit.

The other tactic is "you'll lose test matches" as if the fumblers care if Brisbane loses test matches. Besides Cricket Australia would be shooting itself in the foot ignoring the third largest city in the country.

 

[cinders7]

f**k the Gabba, it shouldn't get a cent.

Let the AFL pay for its upgrade, they can afford it.

But let's not pretend that QE2 will be anything but a white elephant. It's in a shit location with no transport links.

"Used by hundreds of thousands, every year" - bullshit

And it's legacy mode will be 10k seats.

League fans should be pushing for the Lions share (pun intended) of funding to go to Lang Park, and QE2 be nothing more than a temp setup.

It's literally in the stadium report.
You can dislike a fact, but it won't make it untrue...

Athletics Australia seems wholly supportive of this too.

Athletics Australia supports Queensland Government’s view on QSAC

Athletics Australia and Queensland Athletics applaud the common-sense approach of Queensland Premier Steven Miles and Minister for State Development and Infrastructure, the Honourable Grace Grace, ...

www.athletics.com.au

Currently a hub for hundreds of thousands of athletics participants, from school children to elite athletes, QSAC is in need of redevelopment as a state-of-the-art venue. In doing this for the Games, the sport of athletics will become more accessible than ever, and the venue will provide the option to host more world class and global athletics meets in Australia.

The proposed upgrade of QSAC is not only the best outcome for the athletics community but for Queensland, with the cost of the redevelopment of Queensland's second-most visited stadium substantially lower than other plans so far recommended.