Its great when NIMBYs fail.
Yeah I was behind the goalpost with Benji running away from where I was seated and had no idea with how Pat ended up with the ball. Though to be fair that ball was that good the commentators didn't pick it up until the replay either.in 2005 grand final i sat behind posts to left side. I had no idea what happened with benji fllick pass until i saw the replay due to how far back the seats were from dead ball line. Thanks AFL and Labor party for allowing that.
You’d need to calculate the long term financial benefits of the ANZ redevelopment.
Given it’s unlikely to have a club mode, are the benefits really that great? How many more tickets will the game sell?
You could potentially get a significant figure for the NRL grand final, I doubt the extra ticket sales for bulldogs/Souths games could make up that money.
I honestly think the direct sale of the Grand Final would bring in more financial rewards for the NRL, especially given the bulldogs & Souths have other stadium options.
The only one worse was the other ANZ stadium/QSAC the Broncos played at. Though as the Tigers got 50 put on them regularly there it was a blessing.Absolutely brilliant views even in shittest seats.
The equivalent behind post seat an ANZ would be about 25 metres further back and a metre or so lower.
You'd imagine that a fully modernised & rectangularised ~75k-seat ANZ Stadium would be the first choice for visiting NFL/EPL/La Liga clubs.
The MCG is garbage for rectangular codes; I'm not sure about the Adelaide or Perth grounds.
I can't see much wrong with his article. He's put forward both sides of the argument, and mostly advocating for a rebuild.
The reason the SFS has become a political battle is because:
- the powerful individuals on the trust have convinced Ayres and Gladys to prioritise it ahead of Olympic Park
- they insisted that it become the major football venue in Sydney once again, originally tabling plans for 65k capacity, building on adjacent public lands, in an area that cannot sustain such numbers.
- such a venue would be unsuitable for 99% of its use. even if roosters, waratahs & FC did get a lift in attendance numbers, it would not come close to 60-65k each week.
there has been misstep after misstep, and the powerful have been behind it, and the govt ministers have tried to back it to shore up their own futures, whether it's in or out of govt. the electorate have pushed back.
parra never received this electorate revolt because the plans were realistic, suitable for its purpose, and didn't involve a bunch of empire building 70yo rich old farts dictating what the Sydney & NSW should do with government land. We all know that we could continue to attend football at SFS, and still enjoy the experience with excellent sight lines and a decent atmosphere no matter the crowd number. The major stadium at Olympic Park needed to be renovated first.
NQ stadium update pics courtesy of Oriolus84 over at skyscrapercity
NQ stadium update pics courtesy of Oriolus84 over at skyscrapercity
SCG turf badly ripped up after the Waratahs match tonight, doesn't stand well for the Roosters vs South's first round game this coming Friday and the rest of the season, have this to look forward to for a few years while we wait for the redevelopment of the SFS site.
Not great, but typically RU does more damage with scrums/rucks/mauls than rugby league does.
Should’ve the roosters taken more games to central coast or perhaps BankWest?
The year that this stunner opens all the nrl needs to do is schedule every Cows game for Saturday and Townsville will have a year of sell outs