The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[big hit!]

The whole area around East Village( Zetland) really needs a public transport up grade, it Is so high density and all it has is a couple of crappy bus services going through it from San Souci,Mascot or Eastgardens to the city or a cross country bus from Wolli Creek to Bondi Jct. the south west metro line should have been slightly re routed and tried to in corporate stations in this area instead of the Waterloo station which is already serviced by better public transport with buses to the city, Redfern and Green Square stations.

on largely single lane roads or 4-lane roads with curbside parking outside of clearways. there aren't many right turn bays on these roads either so if someone does decide to turn right (with Sydney's customary signalling within the last 10m metres before a turn) and there is oncoming traffic, then traffic gets held up substantially.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

What is it with 2 teams going like absolute shit and getting a new stadium?

Lol, sharks have 1 successful season out of 51 and the groupies are crowing

 

[herbert henry1908]

Will you want Penrith to play there???

Personally it’d be a win for me. I don’t live in Penrith so it’s closer.

But our circumstances aren’t the same as the tigers. We’re a reasonably well off club with a single home base. It makes less sense for the panthers than it does for the dogs or tigers. For a variety of reasons.

 

[unforgiven]

The idea behind a refurbished parramatta is to attract more than one NRL team, the old stadium wouldn’t have done that. Wether that transpires we’re yet to find out, but there’s some talk the tigers are interested in moving there.

The Tigers will be playing at least the ANZ games there, maybe more

 

[Generalzod]

Lol, sharks have 1 successful season out of 51 and the groupies are crowing

1 year of success lol, Don't forget we also won the trophy that matters the Amco cup is that not being successful?? Also where in few Grand Finals...

 

[El Diablo]

The Cowboys needed a new stadium..As for Parra their home field wasn't exactly old and yet the government demolished it, what a waste of tax payers money

it was over 30 years old and has two tenants so it's used close to all year round

ladder position means diddly and i don't think either team was going shit when they decided to do those two stadiums

 

[herbert henry1908]

The Tigers will be playing at least the ANZ games there, maybe more

I hope so.

I’d play 8 there if I was them, make it their clear home.

 

[unforgiven]

I hope so.

I’d play 8 there if I was them, make it their clear home.

I'd go further and play one game each at LO and CO and the rest at WSS.

 

[herbert henry1908]

I'd go further and play one game each at LO and CO and the rest at WSS.

They’re committed to Tamworth for a game a season, so I was factoring that in.

This may seem crazy but I’d abandon Campbelltown all together, I just don’t think 1 game a year there works.

So I was thinking

8 WSS
3 LO
1 Tamworth

But 2 at LO would be enough.

 

[unforgiven]

They’re committed to Tamworth for a game a season, so I was factoring that in.

This may seem crazy but I’d abandon Campbelltown all together, I just don’t think 1 game a year there works.

So I was thinking

8 WSS
3 LO
1 Tamworth

But 2 at LO would be enough.

I'd really push the link between the Wests Magpies Reserve team and the Wests Tigers in the Campbelltown region and play the Campbelltown game as a big celebration of the region. Do it in the school holidays, run coaching clinics, give free tickets to kids, play in a Magpies jersey etc. Really sell this as the history of club. Get past players involved in a week long celebration.

Wear a Balmain jersey in the return to Leichhardt game and it sells itself.

Dump Tamworth game.

 

[Generalzod]

it was over 30 years old and has two tenants so it's used close to all year round

ladder position means diddly and i don't think either team was going shit when they decided to do those two stadiums

Fair enough Diablo..

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

They’re committed to Tamworth for a game a season, so I was factoring that in.

This may seem crazy but I’d abandon Campbelltown all together, I just don’t think 1 game a year there works.

So I was thinking

8 WSS
3 LO
1 Tamworth

But 2 at LO would be enough.

Yeh, unless someone has number to prove otherwise, i would find it hard to believe that the CO game actually makes the Tigers any money. The Tigers are probably better off limiting that to 1 game a year.

Its not like the local Leagues Club is contributing either.

Seems like theyd be better off trying to build a regular audience around Parra/ANZ with some Nostalgia games at LO.

 

[Raiderdave]

its sort of risky abandoning 300K people who now identify with your team , altho theres fans of every club in Campbelltown , most are tigers fans
but
they haven't been connecting & showing their support of late so that's on them
plus the leagues club doesn't contribute , so yeah , the bare minimum of games for CO I think

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

its sort of risky abandoning 300K people who now identify with your team , altho theres fans of every club in Campbelltown , most are tigers fans
but
they haven't been connecting & showing their support of late so that's on them
plus the leagues club doesn't contribute , so yeah , the bare minimum of games for CO I think

IIRC in the last 6 years CO have averaged more than 10k only twice and nothing above 11k. Go back firther and it doesnt get much better...

With only 3/4 games a year, youd think fans would get excited for their local games.

I think the better option is junior development, fan engagement and a local NSW cup team.

If they want an NRL game, they should head into the city like everyone else (its why i think a Liverpool homebase would be perfect for the Tigers)

 

[herbert henry1908]

its sort of risky abandoning 300K people who now identify with your team , altho theres fans of every club in Campbelltown , most are tigers fans
but
they haven't been connecting & showing their support of late so that's on them
plus the leagues club doesn't contribute , so yeah , the bare minimum of games for CO I think

They don’t identify with them, that’s the issue. An area like Campbelltown needs basically 100% commitment, as you say, lots on new arrivals to the area. They often support other teams or no team at all.

I don’t see 1 game as doing anything, I’d abandon the region completely.

 

[hutch]

They don’t identify with them, that’s the issue. An area like Campbelltown needs basically 100% commitment, as you say, lots on new arrivals to the area. They often support other teams or no team at all.

I don’t see 1 game as doing anything, I’d abandon the region completely.

They didn’t identify with the wests magpies either though. Their crowds were woeful.

 

[herbert henry1908]

They didn’t identify with the wests magpies either though. Their crowds were woeful.

I agree, it was much the same problem. Areas like Campbelltown take a long time to cultivate, similar to Penrith. Panthers were around for 20 years before the area fully embraced them. Even today there’s lot of fans from other clubs in the area.

 

[beave]

We got any pics of Parra???

 

[unforgiven]

IIRC in the last 6 years CO have averaged more than 10k only twice and nothing above 11k. Go back firther and it doesnt get much better...

With only 3/4 games a year, youd think fans would get excited for their local games.

I think the better option is junior development, fan engagement and a local NSW cup team.

If they want an NRL game, they should head into the city like everyone else (its why i think a Liverpool homebase would be perfect for the Tigers)

100% agree on the Liverpool idea, just isn't going to happen. 1 game for Campbelltown and 1 for Leichhardt.

 

[unforgiven]

They don’t identify with them, that’s the issue. An area like Campbelltown needs basically 100% commitment, as you say, lots on new arrivals to the area. They often support other teams or no team at all.

I don’t see 1 game as doing anything, I’d abandon the region completely.

A 100% commitment will make no difference, 1 back to our roots game is what I'd like to see.