The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[Foreign Legion]

Question is, what's in it for the AFL?

 

[Suitman]

Question is, what's in it for the AFL?

An attempt to take over a traditionally RL ground by stealth, like they have done in the past.

 

[Wb1234]

Question is, what's in it for the AFL?

Swans women play there

plus looks like they are taking over getting a league ground (tried birchgrove oval years ago)

 

[Foreign Legion]

Swans women play there

plus looks like they are taking over getting a league ground (tried birchgrove oval years ago)

Pricks

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Pricks

I think the opposite genitalia is the word you’re looking for.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

New

Swans women play there

plus looks like they are taking over getting a league ground (tried birchgrove oval years ago)

Is Newtown still going to play there?

 

[Wb1234]

New

Is Newtown still going to play there?

Yeh I’d assume so

there would be an outcry if they got booted out

 

[Diesel]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_MRE170_MG_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fhenson-park-upgrade-prime-minister-afl-join-forces-to-rebuild-iconic-rugby-league-oval%2Fnews-story%2F2b8cd03946aff9a7fb1c83ae17cad480&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=ULTRALOW-Segment-1-SCORE

f**k off afl. Didn’t Sydney learn from that the giants did to Blacktown ratepayers

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Would it kill the nrl to invest some money in some grounds ??

 

[Suitman]

plus looks like they are taking over getting a league ground (tried birchgrove oval years agoago

I wish I had said that. Oh, wait.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Yeh I’d assume so

there would be an outcry if they got booted out

Well, thanks AFL for the upgrades

 

[Billythekid]

This is going to be a bit of a rant but it annoys me how some things get absolutely no scrutiny when it comes to funding. Right now 2.1 billion dollars is being thrown at the M1 motorway upgrades which frankly are a f**king huge waste of money and will do little to fix any of the problems (whilst making the problems MUCH worse for all the years it takes to happen).

Yet because it’s a road and not a stadium you don’t get nearly the same outrage. That amount of money being spent on public transport could transform the Hunter instead like always we piss it away on roads which will end up just as congested and cost a fortune to maintain.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

This is going to be a bit of a rant but it annoys me how some things get absolutely no scrutiny when it comes to funding. Right now 2.1 billion dollars is being thrown at the M1 motorway upgrades which frankly are a f**king huge waste of money and will do little to fix any of the problems (whilst making the problems MUCH worse for all the years it takes to happen).

Yet because it’s a road and not a stadium you don’t get nearly the same outrage. That amount of money being spent on public transport could transform the Hunter instead like always we piss it away on roads which will end up just as congested and cost a fortune to maintain.

The outrage about stadiums has always confused me anyway. Anyone with half a brain should know that a quality stadium is a revenue generating asset for a city / state and therefore helps put money back in the Govt coffers for the hOsPItaLS and sChoOLs through a local pro sporting club paying rent to play there and by attracting large sporting and music events.

 

[jim_57]

Sunshine Coast lead the way: it was an oval, and they built a grandstand on one side of the oval to make it impossible to play

Hopefully they do that with the new grandstand in Cairns.

 

[jim_57]

Well, thanks AFL for the upgrades

Agreed, don’t really see the issue with this. Ground is an oval and AFLW already play there so if AFL want to put in for some upgrades go for it. As long as they don’t expect to kick Newtown out.

 

[DIOGENES]

There is occasional discussion on Big Footy that Henson would be a good home ground for GWS. Obviously by people with no idea of Sydney geography

 

[Wb1234]

There is occasional discussion on Big Footy that Henson would be a good home ground for GWS. Obviously by people with no idea of Sydney geography

Hispters of Newtown would go there tbf

that’s actually a good idea for them lol

 

[Jamberoo]

There is occasional discussion on Big Footy that Henson would be a good home ground for GWS. Obviously by people with no idea of Sydney geography

The GWS women’s team are playing all their home games there. Swans women split games between Hansen and North Sydney. AFL is on good terms with Newtown- the seasons don’t cross over.

 

[DIOGENES]

What a way to support GWS playing 1- 2hrs away from the heartland and right in the middle of the territory of their detested rivals.
Do the AFL know what a farce the GWS are?

 

[Captain Apollo]

Would it kill the nrl to invest some money in some grounds ??

Why would you pay to upgrade something you do not own? If you rent, you can't change any fixtures or fittings without the owners approval, and if you do, they get the long term benefit as you can't take it with you when your lease ends.