The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[siv]

What have Easts requested built in their submission ?

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

My worry about this funding for the Centre of Excellence is that the Wests Tigers seem to have missed out. I heard for ages the club had made a good submission for funding yet we are overlooked again.

What is going on, does the Wests Tigers board have no power politically to get the funding?

If all else fails, WTs could probably head to Homebush and use the new NSWRL headquarters there....

Obviously it wont just be left empty while the Blues arent together, but surely there would be space.

(Better than that shithole at Concord, hahah)

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/n...orld-cup-bid-bill-pulver-20171213-h04251.html

NSW Goverment's stadium upgrades key to 2027 Rugby World Cup bid: Bill Pulver

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  James Buckley

The NSW government's decision to plunge $2 billion into upgrading ANZ and Allianz stadiums was a key pillar in Rugby Australia's bid to host the 2027 World Cup.

A revamped 75,000-capacity ANZ Stadium would potentially host a World Cup final, should the bid be successful, while the 45,000-seat rebuilt Allianz would offer a second venue in the harbour city.

Rugby Australia announced on Wednesday it would bid for a third World Cup and the first since 2003, while outlining plans to host the 2021 women's tournament.

Parramatta Stadium, undergoing a 30,000-seat rebuild, has already been earmarked to host the women's World Cup games should that bid be successful.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced last month that her government had committed to rebuilding Sydney's two premier rectangular stadiums.

Construction on Allianz Stadium is earmarked to begin next year and work on ANZ Stadium will start in 2019. They are due to be reopened in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Outgoing Rugby Australia chief executive Bill Pulver and his team have been working closely with NSW Sports Minister Stuart Ayres in putting together a bid for the 2027 World Cup and said the stadium upgrade was crucial in their plans to host the tournament for the first time in almost a quarter of a century.

"If the NSW government had not committed to the current stadia strategy they announced, I'm pretty sure we would not have made a bid for the 2027 World Cup because our stadia simply would not have been adequate, they would not have been world class," Pulver said.

"When you look at the way World Rugby has analysed various bids that came in this year, infrastructure and stadia structure were central to the successful bid and, quite frankly, NSW stadia for rectangular sports were inadequate.

"This sort of infrastructure, with what they're putting together with this plan, is what makes cities great. This is a very important decision."

Australia had been expected to target the 2031 World Cup, but brought their bid forward after France was recently granted hosting rights for the 2023 tournament.

A French World Cup would mark a third straight tournament being held in the northern hemisphere. England hosted it in 2015 and Japan is due to host it in two years. World Rugby could therefore look more favourably on a 2027 bid from the southern hemisphere.

Australia is also due to host the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour, by which time the NSW government's stadiums revamp should be complete.

Pulver said Sydney would make an obvious choice as a World Cup final host.

"We're going to, I think, have a Twickenham of the south, or what is now called the Principality Stadium in Wales, what we used to know as the Millenium," Pulver said.

"To have that calibre of stadium holding 75,000 people in Sydney will set us up perfectly for a men's rugby World Cup environment. Stadia like Parramatta are massively important to the women's rugby World Cup.

"It was a very bold and imaginative plan and I certainly believe that they're looking to implement it."

Australia hosted the 1987 World Cup with New Zealand, before taking on the tournament in 2003 during which they lost the final to England.

"The Rugby World Cup is the pinnacle for our Qantas Wallabies and Buildcorp Wallaroos teams and we want to bring those tournaments home for any player, boy or girl, man or woman, who ever dreamed of lifting the cup here on our home soil," Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne said.

"The Women's World Cup is growing from strength to strength off the back of an incredible tournament in Ireland this year and, given Australia's track record in hosting major events, we are supremely confident of delivering a tournament like no other in 2021.

"With the NSW government's commitment to build a network of three world-class rectangular venues in Sydney, adding to the mix of quality stadiums available across the country, our prospects of bringing the World Cups to Australia have never been better."

 

[OldPanther]

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/n...orld-cup-bid-bill-pulver-20171213-h04251.html

NSW Goverment's stadium upgrades key to 2027 Rugby World Cup bid: Bill Pulver

• 
  James Buckley

The NSW government's decision to plunge $2 billion into upgrading ANZ and Allianz stadiums was a key pillar in Rugby Australia's bid to host the 2027 World Cup.

A revamped 75,000-capacity ANZ Stadium would potentially host a World Cup final, should the bid be successful, while the 45,000-seat rebuilt Allianz would offer a second venue in the harbour city.

Rugby Australia announced on Wednesday it would bid for a third World Cup and the first since 2003, while outlining plans to host the 2021 women's tournament.

Parramatta Stadium, undergoing a 30,000-seat rebuild, has already been earmarked to host the women's World Cup games should that bid be successful.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced last month that her government had committed to rebuilding Sydney's two premier rectangular stadiums.

Construction on Allianz Stadium is earmarked to begin next year and work on ANZ Stadium will start in 2019. They are due to be reopened in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Outgoing Rugby Australia chief executive Bill Pulver and his team have been working closely with NSW Sports Minister Stuart Ayres in putting together a bid for the 2027 World Cup and said the stadium upgrade was crucial in their plans to host the tournament for the first time in almost a quarter of a century.

"If the NSW government had not committed to the current stadia strategy they announced, I'm pretty sure we would not have made a bid for the 2027 World Cup because our stadia simply would not have been adequate, they would not have been world class," Pulver said.

"When you look at the way World Rugby has analysed various bids that came in this year, infrastructure and stadia structure were central to the successful bid and, quite frankly, NSW stadia for rectangular sports were inadequate.

"This sort of infrastructure, with what they're putting together with this plan, is what makes cities great. This is a very important decision."

Australia had been expected to target the 2031 World Cup, but brought their bid forward after France was recently granted hosting rights for the 2023 tournament.

A French World Cup would mark a third straight tournament being held in the northern hemisphere. England hosted it in 2015 and Japan is due to host it in two years. World Rugby could therefore look more favourably on a 2027 bid from the southern hemisphere.

Australia is also due to host the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour, by which time the NSW government's stadiums revamp should be complete.

Pulver said Sydney would make an obvious choice as a World Cup final host.

"We're going to, I think, have a Twickenham of the south, or what is now called the Principality Stadium in Wales, what we used to know as the Millenium," Pulver said.

"To have that calibre of stadium holding 75,000 people in Sydney will set us up perfectly for a men's rugby World Cup environment. Stadia like Parramatta are massively important to the women's rugby World Cup.

"It was a very bold and imaginative plan and I certainly believe that they're looking to implement it."

Australia hosted the 1987 World Cup with New Zealand, before taking on the tournament in 2003 during which they lost the final to England.

"The Rugby World Cup is the pinnacle for our Qantas Wallabies and Buildcorp Wallaroos teams and we want to bring those tournaments home for any player, boy or girl, man or woman, who ever dreamed of lifting the cup here on our home soil," Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne said.

"The Women's World Cup is growing from strength to strength off the back of an incredible tournament in Ireland this year and, given Australia's track record in hosting major events, we are supremely confident of delivering a tournament like no other in 2021.

"With the NSW government's commitment to build a network of three world-class rectangular venues in Sydney, adding to the mix of quality stadiums available across the country, our prospects of bringing the World Cups to Australia have never been better."

Is this in reaponse to all the anti build talk? Good to see both rugby codes putting pressure on.

 

[flippikat]

I wouldn't be surprised if World Rugby go for South Africa for 2027 after France 2023.

The South Africans were hurt after losing the 2023 bid, and it brings the tournament back to the southern hemisphere in a solid part of rugby union heartland.

2031 could be Australia's next go, but then again there's a chance of World Rugby trying to cash in on North America.

 

[magpie_man]

My worry about this funding for the Centre of Excellence is that the Wests Tigers seem to have missed out. I heard for ages the club had made a good submission for funding yet we are overlooked again.

What is going on, does the Wests Tigers board have no power politically to get the funding?

Wests Tigers are gonna West Tiger bro

 

[herbert henry1908]

I wouldn't be surprised if World Rugby go for South Africa for 2027 after France 2023.

The South Africans were hurt after losing the 2023 bid, and it brings the tournament back to the southern hemisphere in a solid part of rugby union heartland.

2031 could be Australia's next go, but then again there's a chance of World Rugby trying to cash in on North America.

As long as the bid helps the stadiums get built I couldn’t care less where it goes

 

[OldPanther]

As long as the bid helps the stadiums get built I couldn’t care less where it goes

About time Onion helped us and got out of the way.

 

[El Diablo]

As long as the bid helps the stadiums get built I couldn’t care less where it goes

if they didn't build them and still got their world cup i hope they play in every other state apart from NSW and ban Fitzfartface and any of his offspring from attending games

 

[El Diablo]

anyone who votes for this turnip should be beaten like a red headed stepchild

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/n...k=74d4ffe9933a89117e807b1aba4ac908-1513252456

Stadiums rebuild controversy: Foley rebuffs NRL boss on plans

Anna Caldwell, The Daily Telegraph
in an hour

NRL boss Todd Greenberg’s attempt bid to convince Labor to commit to the government’s plans to rebuild the state’s two major stadiums has been rebuffed by leader Luke Foley.

The Daily Telegraph has learned Mr Greenberg met Mr Foley yesterday to discuss the NRL’s calls for Labor to back in two new stadiums for the state.

During what was described as a “cordial” 30 minutes, Mr Greenberg told Mr Foley new stadiums were vital to secure the future of the NRL in NSW but the Labor leader “would not budge”, one source said.

The NRL fiercely argues that Sydney lags behind other states in offering world-class venues and this affects the ability to fill seats locally.

Mr Greenberg said NRL grand finals would end up being played in Queensland and Victoria if ANZ Stadium was not upgraded.

It came as NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet yesterday argued the government had the economic capacity to deliver schools and hospitals as well as stadiums: “This is not a matter of this or that, this is a matter of this and that.”

Asked if the government needed to do a better job of selling its message, Mr Perrottet replied: “All governments can do a better job of selling their message.”

A number of cabinet ministers have privately told The Daily Telegraph the issue of the stadium spend is biting in their electorates in a way no other policy has for the Baird or Berejiklian governments.

However, one minister said the backlash was already dying down and there was a broad consensus the heat would be gone after Christmas.

Mr Perrottet said the government was making record investment in schools and hospitals and the stadiums spend should be seen in that context.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Foley will oppose them all the way until the election, and if he wins he’ll come up with an excuse on why he can’t scrap the rebuilds. It’d be awful PR if he was the premier who lost the NRL GF.

 

[OldPanther]

Foley will oppose them all the way until the election, and if he wins he’ll come up with an excuse on why he can’t scrap the rebuilds. It’d be awful PR if he was the premier who lost the NRL GF.

Yeah he's talking tough now but I bet Greenberg got to him. When he manages to find his big boy pants our fearless leader can actually sound alright when he talks. Hope he did it in the meeting and no way they let the grand final go.

 

[beave]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...e/news-story/a77d132282a2627094f7b19146ef956d

North Queensland Cowboys planning a new multimillion-dollar high performance centre

THE Cowboys have set their sights on a new multimillion-dollar high performance centre in the heart of Townsville following a fact-finding mission in the United States.

The Courier-Mail can reveal North Queensland has a vision for a club headquarters to be located near the new $250 million Townsville Stadium.

The Cowboys are now arguably Queensland’s premier NRL club after winning the 2015 premiership and making a fairytale grand final appearance this year.

And they are determined to continue their dominance by securing a new training and administration facility in the heart of Townsville following the completion of the stadium in 2019.

The Gold Coast Titans and Brisbane Broncos moved into world class new facilities in the past year and the Cowboys do not want to be left behind.

Club CEO Greg Tonner, football boss Peter Parr and coach Paul Green last week toured the stadium and training setups of Atlanta’s professional teams.

“We’re really excited about our last seven years and what we’ve been able to achieve on the field with finals every year,” Parr said.

“We are a club that’s after continuous improvement. We are always looking at ways to try and advance ourselves.

“We’ve got a really exciting future with the move to the new stadium but we also understand we’ll only get one opportunity to get it right.

“We have a longer-term plan to set up our own high performance centre. That is still in the very early stages but it’s hopefully something we can do.

“If we’re going to put any of those plans into fruition, we need to know exactly what it is we’re looking for.

“We have a responsibility to keep improving the club and the new stadium will take us to another level. Our hope is eventually we will have a training facility that will go hand-in-hand with it.”

The Cowboys play home games at 1300SMILES Stadium, one of the most dated venues in the NRL which is a 25-minute drive from the city’s centre.

Their headquarters are modest digs adjacent to the stadium but Green and Parr have been able to transform the Cowboys into one of the NRL’s most successful clubs over the past four years.

Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves and NFL team the Falcons have recently moved into new stadiums while the NBA’s Hawks are currently constructing a new stadium.

The Cowboys trio toured the clubs’ stadiums and facilities to garner ideas for the new Townsville Stadium given they are involved in the design process.
“We have been asked for a fair bit of input (into the Townsville Stadium) which we are very grateful for,” Parr said.

“We are in the final stages of plans for our new stadium. We thought it would be worthwhile, particularly around player facilities and what we’d like to implement into our new stadium.

“We had a real interest in looking at (the Hawks’ new facility) because if we went down that track in the future, which is an ambition of the club, it gave us some great ideas for what we’d look to put into that facility.

“The scale is a lot bigger over there but you can still get some really good ideas around what they do for their players.”

The Townsville Stadium is expected to host its first NRL game in 2020.

 

[big hit!]

I'll support all of this when I see it built, fit for purpose, and within budget.

Given that three major stadiums were built and require to be demolished and rebuilt, I can't say I have faith in NSW getting it right. But we'll see. Same with westconnex etc.

And i don't give a shit about how the population is sprawling out to 'Western' Sydney. The area around the CBD should have a major stadium for rectangular codes. Personally, I don't see much of a problem with the current SFS, and I'm out there every 2nd week for a Sydney FC match, but a minimum 30k capacity rectangular venue should be maintained on this site.

I was at Homebush Bay oval on the weekend for the sokka derby, and nothing has changed my mind about what a dump the precinct is. I got in at 7:30pm and went straight to the station post game. Flashy new stadium will attract punters for a few seasons like it did when it opened as the Olympic Stadium, but once the novelty wears off, folks will once again realise what a shithole it is, particularly if travelling from inner city/west, north or south - you know, Sydney.

 

[taipan]

It's funny one of the main beneficiaries of the stadium rebuilds is Soccer.Yet I've heard or read little if anything from Mr Um and Aaah D Gallop getting behind the build.
Greenberg has at least been upfront.Bill Pullover makes the odd appearance but now is leaving Onion.

The only one getting publicity and lots of it,is that Bandana wearing Peter Fizzbang writing an Encyclopaedia's worth of bile usually directed at rugby league about the rebuilds.

When my grandkids get to school and ask me how to describe the word hypocrite;'
Is a nimrod who wears a red hankie on his sparsely forested scone, and wants to crap on rugby league from a great height, and thinks the world revolves his self."

 

[big hit!]

It's funny one of the main beneficiaries of the stadium rebuilds is Soccer.Yet I've heard or read little if anything from Mr Um and Aaah D Gallop getting behind the build.

i'd say gallop and the FFA have got other things to deal with at the mo, such as a FIFA takeover of the governing body.

I'm concerned about how the Moore Park redevelopment will affect Sydney FC more than anything. As the years have gone by with 'South Sydney' playing home games out at Auburn/Cumberland council area, the more Sydney FC have become my main sports club. Home options mooted are Leichhardt Oval, Kogarah Jubilee Oval and even Endeavour Field for the odd game, but all have their drawbacks and will affect attendances for several years. Sure, there will be compo for the club, but game-day experience and atmosphere is going to take a massive hit like many of the League clubs have experienced recently playing out at Homebush Bay Oval. You just hope it's all worth it in the end. Rugby League is going to cop it more in the short-term when both SFS & Homebush Bay Oval are concurrently out of action.

 

[Raiderdave]

i'd say gallop and the FFA have got other things to deal with at the mo, such as a FIFA takeover of the governing body.

I'm concerned about how the Moore Park redevelopment will affect Sydney FC more than anything. As the years have gone by with 'South Sydney' playing home games out at Auburn/Cumberland council area, the more Sydney FC have become my main sports club. Home options mooted are Leichhardt Oval, Kogarah Jubilee Oval and even Endeavour Field for the odd game, but all have their drawbacks and will affect attendances for several years. Sure, there will be compo for the club, but game-day experience and atmosphere is going to take a massive hit like many of the League clubs have experienced recently playing out at Homebush Bay Oval. You just hope it's all worth it in the end. Rugby League is going to cop it more in the short-term when both SFS & Homebush Bay Oval are concurrently out of action.

Sydney FC can barely crack 10K for most games outside the derby atm as premiers & arguably the most dominate team in the history of the Oi League
so their attendances are hardly going to be affected in venues like Kogarah , Leichardt etc where theres plenty of room for crowds that size & really , nor should they be paid any compensation .... & neither should the roosters or waratahs
none of these franchises are pulling attendances other then 1 or 2 a season that demand they be compensated by the tax payer for being the main beneficiaries of a brand new stadium that if they're smart will grow their businesses many fold.

Its where they play the derbies they host that'll be interesting
the Roosters & Dragons will use the SCG for the ANZAC day clashes
48K capacity its really the only venue that could be used

 

[beave]

I think I just wee’d my pants a little......

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.a...t/news-story/903eff449201867541cafe9db26eba60

Stadium off to a grand start


WITH 440 pylons already in the ground, the CBD stadium is well under way.

The project is in the early works phase with more than 9100 hours having been completed since construction started on July 13 this year.

A spokeswoman for the Department of State Development said works on the main stadium buildings were expected to start in early 2018.

“Piling for the stadium’s foundation has now commenced and is expected to continue until the end of February 2018,” she said. “Civil earthworks are under way.”

The spokeswoman said short-listed companies were invited to tender for the first of the structural steel packages, for the western grandstand, in the week beginning October 30.

“Submissions are being reviewed and it is anticipated the western stand structural steel package will be let before Christmas,” she said.

“Other structural steel packages will be tendered and let progressively in line with the project’s program.

“Managing contractor Watpac broke the main structural steel package into several smaller packages to ensure local businesses have a fair and reasonable opportunity to tender the work.”

The three main structural steel requirements are the western stand, eastern and southern stands (seating bowls), and the main roof.

“Options to further divide these into even smaller packages are being considered,” the spokeswoman said.

The ongoing works followed news this week that the Hilton Hotel project for the stadium precinct had been given the green light.

The Double Tree hotel will be built on the southern side of Ross Creek, west of the stadium and near Reid Park, and is to be open for the Cowboys’ first game in 2020.

About 60 jobs will be created once the 4½-star, 175-bed hotel opens, with the council to receive $36 million in rates and utilities charges through a 50-year leasing agreement.

The stadium is also on schedule to be completed by the start of the 2020 season.

STADIUM FACTS:

440 pylons driven into the ground so far.

About 1000 pylons to go.

Pylons driven 15-20m into the ground.

10 to 15 pylons go in each day.

About 25 workers on site each day.

80 per cent of required fill has been delivered.

There have been 4860 truck visits to the site.

Work is being done on the site six days a week.

 

[herbert henry1908]

That’s cool a quality hotel is being built so close. Will help in attracting other events to the stadium.

 

[Perth Red]

Great news to see they are building sports tourism infrastructure around it. Looking forward to my visit to Townsville in a couple of years time to check it out and the stadium to my visited list.