The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[titoelcolombiano]

Not really. They have more eggs in the Allianz basket.

Only one game per year at ANZ these days.

Hmm so they have teamed up with the AFL in pushing Allianz

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Edit: from reading media reports they suggest the agreement kicks in once the rebuild is completed.

So if that’s the case the NRL probably could get away with moving in interstate.

My guess is though the NSW govt will ask for that not to happen, and I’d bet the NRL will agree for political purposes. (Especially if ANZ gets rebuilt first)

This is how i read it...

If the NSW Gov are buying 20 years worth of GFs with the new stadiums, i would assume that kicks off once the new stadium is available.

And regardless of what the NSW Gov say, it is just unreasonable to expect the NRL to play their biggest game in a cricket pitch or a 40k stadium. 2 GFs interstate wont kill the NRL and it wont kill the NSW gov

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Gosh I'd love for it to go to Melbourne just for that one year.
You'd better believe they'd be rolling out the red carpet, if for no other reason, then to embarrass Sydney.
Street parades, banners everywhere, Federation square turned into a live site - they'd treat it with every bit as much fanfare as the AFL Grand Final, as it should be.

This is part of why i want i interstate for these years...

Sydney takes it for granted but we dont get to see alternatives so we never see what it COULD be.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Sydney is like an insanely hot but high-maintenance and demanding girlfriend:
Gorgeous to look at, always great for pics to show-off and spectacular when you're in the good parts; but on the flip-side even the most simple of things are hard work and you've gotta be earning good coin to keep up with her demands.

Nice! Although disturbing because I read it in Rothfield's voice

 

[herbert henry1908]

This is how i read it...

If the NSW Gov are buying 20 years worth of GFs with the new stadiums, i would assume that kicks off once the new stadium is available.

And regardless of what the NSW Gov say, it is just unreasonable to expect the NRL to play their biggest game in a cricket pitch or a 40k stadium. 2 GFs interstate wont kill the NRL and it wont kill the NSW gov

At most only one GF will go out of Sydney, they’ll insist the second one is hosted at Allianz if possible.

 

[cleary89]

This is how i read it...

If the NSW Gov are buying 20 years worth of GFs with the new stadiums, i would assume that kicks off once the new stadium is available.

And regardless of what the NSW Gov say, it is just unreasonable to expect the NRL to play their biggest game in a cricket pitch or a 40k stadium. 2 GFs interstate wont kill the NRL and it wont kill the NSW gov

If they are giving us an extra 400m id happily stomach a couple of scg gfs.

 

[herbert henry1908]

If they are giving us an extra 400m id happily stomach a couple of scg gfs.

Depends how that $400m is spent.

I mean they’re talking a $700m, 45k seat venue at Moore Park. I see little benefit for rugby league in that.

 

[cleary89]

Depends how that $400m is spent.

I mean they’re talking a $700m, 45k seat venue at Moore Park. I see little benefit for rugby league in that.

Yeh, heaps better off with a 30 year old stadium than a brand new state of the art one. People would hate going to a modern stadium.

 

[ground zero]

Anz stadium. The bit i dont understand is why wait till March 2019 to demolish an rebuild. Why not October 2018 straight after the grand final. Why wait 6 months after the grand final an demolish it a week before the nrl season starts. Sounds like a waste off 6 months off construction in the off season

 

[ground zero]

Anz stadium. The bit i dont understand is why wait till March 2019 to demolish an rebuild. Why not October 2018 straight after the grand final. Why wait 6 months after the grand final an demolish it a week before the nrl season starts. Sounds like a waste off 6 months off construction in the off season

 

[Suitman]

Depends how that $400m is spent.

I mean they’re talking a $700m, 45k seat venue at Moore Park. I see little benefit for rugby league in that.

Double the price of the new Western Sydney Stadium for 10 000 more capacity? Obviously trying to cater for the Eastern Suburbs toffs and leather patch brigade.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Anz stadium. The bit i dont understand is why wait till March 2019 to demolish an rebuild. Why not October 2018 straight after the grand final. Why wait 6 months after the grand final an demolish it a week before the nrl season starts. Sounds like a waste off 6 months off construction in the off season

Unless ANZ Stadium has events booked in for that period (e.g. a rock concert tour). They do book the venue a fair way out, and there is no other stadium in Sydney they could easily relocate them to.

 

[Perth Red]

Yeh, heaps better off with a 30 year old stadium than a brand new state of the art one. People would hate going to a modern stadium.

The current one isnt that bad, and no one goes, do you believe much will change with newer seats!

 

[herbert henry1908]

Yeh, heaps better off with a 30 year old stadium than a brand new state of the art one. People would hate going to a modern stadium.

Dude, look at how little rugby league uses it.

My point is that that money would clearly be better spent somewhere else. A gold plated Allianz stadium helps the roosters 10 times a year, maybe less.

Further, the roosters would benefit more by playing out of a size appropriate stadium. 45k is not the best fit for them, it would be much better at 30-35k.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Anz stadium. The bit i dont understand is why wait till March 2019 to demolish an rebuild. Why not October 2018 straight after the grand final. Why wait 6 months after the grand final an demolish it a week before the nrl season starts. Sounds like a waste off 6 months off construction in the off season

Good point. Unless there’s some big concerts booked in for that summer perhaps?

 

[beave]

If Allianz goes to 35k capacity, wonder if the chooks and dragons continue playing the ANZAC day game there or move it to the new ANZ?

 

[herbert henry1908]

If Allianz goes to 35k capacity, wonder if the chooks and dragons continue playing the ANZAC day game there or move it to the new ANZ?

Allianz makes sense due to the proximity to the march.

 

[beave]

Allianz makes sense due to the proximity to the march.

Yeah, agreed.

But 35k capacity is a bit underwhelming for a marquee game.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Yeah, agreed.

But 35k capacity is a bit underwhelming for a marquee game.

Small price to pay for an improved capacity & atmosphere for the other games I think.

 

[magpie_man]

Double the price of the new Western Sydney Stadium for 10 000 more capacity? Obviously trying to cater for the Eastern Suburbs toffs and leather patch brigade.

Hopefully they make it mint; a stadium worth attending just for the experience of being in it, as Sydney's CBD (or thereabouts) stadium should be.
The best stadium in the Southern Hemisphere for catering, corporate and non-corporate facilities, viewing, etc.