The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[Diesel]

Nothing like a Pom from the other side of the country telling people living in Brisbane what the city needs in the way of a stadium

 

[Vlad59]

Nothing like a Pom from the other side of the country telling people liking in Brisbane what the city needs in the way of a stadium

Not as bad as the Pom living in Pommy land lecturing us about stadiums in Sydney. Must be a cultural thing. Whinging maybe?

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Suncorp needs to be around 65k. Anything more and club games become as sht as Sydney ones at accor or allianz when they are less than half full. Broncos generally avg less than 40k and dolphins 25k ish. Neither club look like stretching the capacity anytime soon.

Dolphins averaged 32 at Lang Park in 2023.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Nah, one stand makes perfect sense. It’s an athletics venue, not a footy ground, meaning all the best seats will be one side, where the 100m track and finish lines are. Given the permanent capacity will only be around 14K it makes perfect sense to concentrate all the permanent seating on that side, better spectator experience AND lower maintenance overheads moving forward.

Why not just upgrade the existing stands to incorporate better amenities?

 

[Brian potter]

Not as bad as the Pom living in Pommy land lecturing us about stadiums in Sydney. Must be a cultural thing. Whinging maybe?

Stadium singular.

have the sharks sold all 12k tickets yet for their round 22 clash against souths?

also any joy on producing a link for the sharks last home game sellout?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Why not just upgrade the existing stands to incorporate better amenities?

I’m guessing they’ve decided they’re too old and crap to bother with? But that’s speculation

 

[siv]

I’m guessing they’ve decided they’re too old and crap to bother with? But that’s speculation

Plenty on womens toilets on the upper deck

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I’m guessing they’ve decided they’re too old and crap to bother with? But that’s speculation

What they're replacing it with won't be great.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

What they're replacing it with won't be great.

For the money they’re spending you’d think the new permanent stand they’re building will be pretty good. Unless you have evidence otherwise?

 

[Jamberoo]

For the money they’re spending you’d think the new permanent stand they’re building will be pretty good. Unless you have evidence otherwise?

There will never be more than 1500 people there for any event after the Olympics. They don’t need permanent facilities. Such a waste.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

For the money they’re spending you’d think the new permanent stand they’re building will be pretty good. Unless you have evidence otherwise?

The artist's conception looked bland. Hopefully the actual stand looks better.

 

[Jetka100]

In no universe does spending $2 billion on an athletics stadium on the outskirts of town in Australia make sense.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

The artist's conception looked bland. Hopefully the actual stand looks better.

Looking at that render I don’t think it was based on any actual design concept, it’s just a bunch of generic 3D shapes.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

In no universe does spending $2 billion on an athletics stadium on the outskirts of town in Australia make sense.

The price tag is ridiculous yeah. It’s hardly the outskirts though, more like mid-suburban. Accor is 6km further from Sydney CBD.

 

[Jetka100]

The price tag is ridiculous yeah. It’s hardly the outskirts though, more like mid-suburban. Accor is 6km further from Sydney CBD.

I live in Brisbane. It ain’t Sydney and it is not considered close to town.

 

[Perth Red]

come on, what city doesnt spend $2bill on a kids athletic stadium? Makes total sense.

 

[MugaB]

A whinging racist is a happy racist

Donks isn't happy unless you're a white born & bred qlder

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I live in Brisbane. It ain’t Sydney and it is not considered close to town.

I didn’t say it’s close to town (neither is Accor) , it’s definitely out in the burbs. But it’s clearly not on the edge of the city either.

 

[Steel Saints]

Back to NRL stadiums. I've posted this before.

"Penrith Stadium’s capacity could be increased to 28,000 if a grandstand was developed at the southern end of the ground".

Penrith Stadium capacity could have been 28,000 - but only if southern hill was axed • The Western Weekender

Penrith Stadium’s capacity could be increased to 28,000 if a grandstand was developed at the southern end of the ground, it has been revealed.

westernweekender.com.au

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Back to NRL stadiums. I've posted this before.

"Penrith Stadium’s capacity could be increased to 28,000 if a grandstand was developed at the southern end of the ground".

Penrith Stadium capacity could have been 28,000 - but only if southern hill was axed • The Western Weekender

Penrith Stadium’s capacity could be increased to 28,000 if a grandstand was developed at the southern end of the ground, it has been revealed.

westernweekender.com.au

It still could be done later though right? They’ve just decided not to do it now for whatever reasons.