The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[Cumberland Throw]

So there it ends, the AFL chucked in $20M to Bob Carr in 1996 when Stadium Australia was being built and screwed RL out of a proper rectangular stadium in west for 20 years..

It is time to correct this, and announce the $400M refit to turn this into the best rectangular stadium in the world,

And whack a roof on it...

 

[BuffaloRules]

I haven't seen to many rectangle Athletics tracks...

The AFL chucked in a couple of mil ( no where near $20m) when the stadium was being reconfigured after the Olympics to enable an oval mode instead of permanent rectangle at that stage...

 

[Perth Red]

Afl shows sense and recognises ANZ is a Sht ground for any code club level.

 

[Perth Red]

So there it ends, the AFL chucked in $20M to Bob Carr in 1996 when Stadium Australia was being built and screwed RL out of a proper rectangular stadium in west for 20 years..

It is time to correct this, and announce the $400M refit to turn this into the best rectangular stadium in the world,

And whack a roof on it...

Lol, best in the world? What you drinking?

 

[Last Week]

Afl shows sense and recognises ANZ is a Sht ground for any code club level.

You love AFL!

 

[Crippler]

How can they change it to rectangular? The main grandstands are still so far away from sideline . Can they be moved forward ?

 

[JonnoM]

Posted in austadiums.com

There are two proposed redevelopment designs for ANZ Stadium.
The first one,many of us has seen with retractable end stands and retractable roof,suitable for AFL and Cricket.
The second design is for a permanant rectangle configuration.It includes the lowering of the field,improving the rake and a permanent rectangle configuration.Level 6 cannot change(23,000 seats) but with a new capacity of 90,000,67,000 seats will be closer to the playing field than previously.
With the Swans departure and Cricket happy with the SCG,there is no need for retractable stands and we will probably see the NSW govt offer its Stadium funding to ANZ.
ANZ Stadium has released its Autumn newsletter online and its the first time I have seen a render of this permanant configuration.
Similar to the development of the City of Manchester Stadium,its what the Stadium shouldve looked like back in 2002(without the influence of the AFL)

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Lowering the field would be good as long as they curtined off the upper level for the majority of games

HOWEVER!!!!!
I maintain running the field East-West is the greatest idea ever....

 

[Saint Doc]

Lowering the field would be good as long as they curtined off the upper level for the majority of games

HOWEVER!!!!!
I maintain running the field East-West is the greatest idea ever....

However I maintain all teams should change their logo to stylised lettering motifs!!!

Wait...wrong thread!

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Afl will now want anz stadium for 3 gws games a season

 

[Pommy]

If the swans have moved to the SCG full time and you have spotless and SCG for crickey just make it a fixed rectangle and have done with it.
It's still going to be way too big for normal rounds but at least it will be better than what we currently have.

 

[Timbo]

The first of those two options looks great. But it'll be way, waaay too expensive.

ANZ is doomed to be less than ideal for as long as it stands.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Ive personally never been in a ground with curtained off sections, but if it acted to keep the sound in, i reckon youd get a pretty good result out of this...

Add a roof, and this would become an absolute cathedral.

 

[JonnoM]

With the curtain off top seating,its still around 55,000
Maybe even go further and close off level 3 at the northern and southern endsfor around 45,000.
It may be also possible to curtain off the the bottom level for around a 25,000 capacity.
There are a few stadiums that do this succesfully,one is BL Place Vancouver
55,000 capacity and the top deck is curtained off for 23,000 capacity

 

[JonnoM]

The permanent rectangle option for ANZ is the only way to go.
There is no need for retractable seating and its done its time.

 

[JonnoM]

The first of those two options looks great. But it'll be way, waaay too expensive.

ANZ is doomed to be less than ideal for as long as it stands.

ANZ will be redeveloped.It will not be torn down and the retractable stand option option is dead and buried.The ONLY option is a full redevelopment into a rectangle venue with steeper rake and improved sightlines

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

I know it's a small thing, but if they are going to redo the entire lower bowl, they really should change the colour of the seat...

There is a lot of science around Priming and the effect colour has on emotion. So in a stadium that is trying to get everyone excited, such a soft/calming shade of blue doesnt seem like a great way to start.

Edit: plus a single, solid colour makes small crowds VERY noticable. Broken patterns (like the Seating up at Townsville) have a much better effect...

 

[carcharias]

they should paint excited people on all the seats

 

[pHyR3]

I know it's a small thing, but if they are going to redo the entire lower bowl, they really should change the colour of the seat...

There is a lot of science around Priming and the effect colour has on emotion. So in a stadium that is trying to get everyone excited, such a soft/calming shade of blue doesnt seem like a great way to start.

Edit: plus a single, solid colour makes small crowds VERY noticable. Broken patterns (like the Seating up at Townsville) have a much better effect...

yea great idea - anz looks like crap when its empty as well as feeling like it at the stadium

 

[Saint Doc]

New colour scheme would be good. Don't know what though. The yellow of NZ stadiums is bad. AAMI's green has grown on me but wasn't a fan to start with