The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[herbert henry1908]

Yep - "built in time for the 2020 NRL season"

https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about-townsville/business-and-economy/the-north-queensland-stadium

One caveat could be the weather. Touch wood.

Can get pretty crazy up there over summer.

 

[beave]

 

[Suitman]

 

[Quicksilver]

Standing at a game. What an innovation.

 

[herbert henry1908]

I’d like to see them trial this for some NRL games, try something different. Never know, some fans might like it.

 

[Suitman]

Standing at a game. What an innovation.

It's not meant to be an innovation, just giving fans what they wanted, in an all-seater stadium.

 

[Suitman]

I’d like to see them trial this for some NRL games, try something different. Never know, some fans might like it.

Probably not possible this season as those seats would be held by season ticket holders.
But yes, I agree. I prefer to stand at all sport except the cricket.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Probably not possible this season as those seats would be held by season ticket holders.
But yes, I agree. I prefer to stand at all sport except the cricket.

Interesting, didn’t realise season ticket holders would be behind the goal posts.

 

[Quicksilver]

It's not meant to be an innovation, just giving fans what they wanted, in an all-seater stadium.

Fans want an all seater stadium but want to stand in a non-seated area. Got it.

Sounds like what we already have had for years.

 

[Suitman]

Interesting, didn’t realise season ticket holders would be behind the goal posts.

There were quite a few different categories. This was one of the cheaper ones, so yes, there are season tickets behind the goal posts.

 

[Suitman]

Fans want an all seater stadium but want to stand in a non-seated area. Got it.

Sounds like what we already have had for years.

"Most"

 

[Perth Red]

"Most"

SOME

 

[Quicksilver]

"Most"

So basically the current suburban model where there is an option to stand or sit ain’t all that bad after all.

I had the impression that the entire population was invalid from previous discussions here. Turns out people can actually walk and stand.

 

[Quicksilver]

Anyway, congrats to Parramatta stadium for the innovative stand stand.

 

[Pommy]

So did they put actual seats in then take them out or was this area empty previous to this? Also aren’t these supposed to have fold down seats for other games?
In Germany they have to have seats for the UEFA games.

 

[Perth Red]

So basically the current suburban model where there is an option to stand or sit ain’t all that bad after all.

I had the impression that the entire population was invalid from previous discussions here. Turns out people can actually walk and stand.

Looking at attendances at suburban v all seater it would seem your logic is flawed.
A small minority of soccer fans want to stand, probably to better throw flares, jump up and down and get at opposition fans easier, the vast majority of sports fans have moved on and expect a seat with a decent view and a cup holder.

 

[Perth Red]

So did they put actual seats in then take them out or was this area empty previous to this? Also aren’t these supposed to have fold down seats for other games?
In Germany they have to have seats for the UEFA games.

They can take the seats out and install the barriers. If you look it is the same floor mountings, just barriers instead of seats bolted into them. They are interchangeable

 

[Pommy]

They can take the seats out and install the barriers. If you look it is the same floor mountings, just barriers instead of seats bolted into them. They are interchangeable

Ok cool it must be a different system to what I have seen Dortmund and Celtic using.

 

[Suitman]

Ok cool it must be a different system to what I have seen Dortmund and Celtic using.

Yep, it's a different system to those two grounds as @Perth Red explained.
This is actually a great system and the reason they went for this was because Eels fans had concerns that the permanent rail system with fold down/lock in seats would block their view due to the rail height.
Not sure if it would have been an issue as it seems to work ok at Celtic and Dortmund.
Anyhow, it's a simple system to interchange the seats with the rails as both systems use the same mounting brackets.

 

[Quicksilver]

Looking at attendances at suburban v all seater it would seem your logic is flawed.
A small minority of soccer fans want to stand, probably to better throw flares, jump up and down and get at opposition fans easier, the vast majority of sports fans have moved on and expect a seat with a decent view and a cup holder.

How would you know? You don’t have a team and you don’t go to games.