The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[siv]

Original $700M Redevelopment:

New Build Comparison:

Aa long as the refit option still has its roof it may end up being the better option

I havent seen a plan if they leave the upper deck as is. And what happens to the lower bowl and if they still plan to lower the playing surface by 3m

I wonder if the NRL was playing for a higher cost option just so it still got its preferred option

 

[siv]

I find it totally bizarre that they are doing both stadiums at the same time. If ANZ is taking less than two years why would they not do that first so teams have somewhere to play games in 2020/21,

Election politics - if you dont get it started and 50-60 completed before the election you may not get it done at all

Opposition will have a veto to redirect the funds elsewhere

 

[Jamberoo]

With all that extra money 'saved' they can probably build an extra school classroom and paint a few corridors. A win for stupidity/Fitzsimmons/ignorance/AFL.

Not a fan of Greenberg but he did his best. Gallop and the muppets at soccer and union have done nothing. Sydney now left without a suitable size purpose rectangular stadium for the next 50-100 years.

Astonishing.

How is this a win for AFL? They wanted ANZ to stay oval.

 

[herbert henry1908]

This really isn’t the worst outcome.

Still think $730 million on Allianz is way too much though.

My main concern is they’ll drop the club modes at both stadiums.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Election politics - if you dont get it started and 50-60 completed before the election you may not get it done at all

Opposition will have a veto to redirect the funds elsewhere

ANZ won’t start until after the election.

 

[Vee]

NRL, weak as piss.

 

[beave]

Weak as f**king piss. But not surprised. This game gets shit on all by the media, politicians, journos and the people who run it. It’s a f**king miracle the game actually still exists to be bluntly honest.

Well done Helen Lovejoys.

 

[LineBall]

So the NRL agreement regarding Grand Finals in Sydney was dependant on ANZ being re-configured - not rebuilt. I was under the assumption, obviously incorrectly, that they wanted a complete rebuild, or they would take the GF elsewhere.

 

[siv]

What the NRL comment publicy verses what they do have always been two different things

 

[King hit]

Would Queenslanders go to the grand final in Brisbane because Queenslanders have no interest in games that don't have Queensland teams?

 

[Timbo]

This really isn’t the worst outcome.

Still think $730 million on Allianz is way too much though.

My main concern is they’ll drop the club modes at both stadiums.

I think somewhere in the reshuffle they'll renegotiate with the trust to drop the capacity at Allianz to ~35,000 and won't need a club mode.

 

[herbert henry1908]

I think somewhere in the reshuffle they'll renegotiate with the trust to drop the capacity at Allianz to ~35,000 and won't need a club mode.

I hope you’re right, but seems late to pivot again. Allianz demolition starts in 5 months.

 

[Last Week]

I hate this sport sometimes. It is the most maligned sport I've ever seen. It gets hammered by the media way too often and shoots itself in the foot all the time.

And when we have the upper hand in a negotiation, we always bend over. So short sighted.

Cant blame John Grant for this one.

 

[Robert B]

As long as the lower bowl is the same steepness as Suncorp, then it's a win for the NRL fans.

Just read that the new ANZ will only have a capacity of 70,000 now.

 

[Marlins]

New Parramatta stadium = Win
New SFS stadium = Win
Refurbished Rectangular ANZ = Win

That’s how I see it. It would of made more sense to build a 30K at SFS and a brand new ANZ but hey it could be worse. Even just Anz being Rectangular stops fumbleball ever getting a crowd over 40k odd.

Now that SFS is getting the money I think it would be great for Souths to move in permanently with the chooks. Tigers to use WSS with the Eels & Dogs to divide their games between belmore & WSS. Only use ANZ for Soo, GF and Big derbies/Holidays.

 

[herbert henry1908]

New Parramatta stadium = Win
New SFS stadium = Win
Refurbished Rectangular ANZ = Win

That’s how I see it. It would of made more sense to build a 30K at SFS and a brand new ANZ but hey it could be worse. Even just Anz being Rectangular stops fumbleball ever getting a crowd over 40k odd.

Now that SFS is getting the money I think it would be great for Souths to move in permanently with the chooks. Tigers to use WSS with the Eels & Dogs to divide their games between belmore & WSS. Only use ANZ for Soo, GF and Big derbies/Holidays.

I don’t see Souths moving back, they pushed hard for ANZ to get an upgrade, from everything I’ve read they feel it’s a better fit for most of their fans.

And the dogs are no chance of parramatta.

 

[umina panther]

I don’t see Souths moving back, they pushed hard for ANZ to get an upgrade, from everything I’ve read they feel it’s a better fit for most of their fans.

And the dogs are no chance of parramatta.

Surely Souffs move back to make use of the place

 

[herbert henry1908]

Surely Souffs move back to make use of the place

Why?

They’ve said themselves numerous times they prefer Olympic Park.

Souths fans don’t live around Redfern anymore, they’re all over Sydney.

 

[axl rose]

How is this a win for AFL? They wanted ANZ to stay oval.

Because that extra money will ( eventually) go towards future upgrades of the SCG. on top of the 100's of millions already received. There will not be a peep out of any journo or any 'consultation' with the community because it doesn't benefit Rugby League.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Because that extra money will ( eventually) go towards future upgrades of the SCG. on top of the 100's of millions already received.

SCG was always going to be completed soon enough, it should be for cricket alone.