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The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

gallagher

gallagher

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Yosemite Sam said:
Shame about the shit view for rectangular sports. Even Stadium Australia has better sight lines. I'd hardly call that a world class experience.
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I sat in the middle tier , behind the goal posts for SOO there. Miles ahead of Stadium Australia in that spot. Definitely had a world class experience that night.
 
Jamberoo

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Yosemite Sam said:
Shame about the shit view for rectangular sports. Even Stadium Australia has better sight lines. I'd hardly call that a world class experience.
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Have been to both. At Optus all seats are right on top of the action. It is a world class stadium without doubt, even though it is designed for AR, not RL. As we all know at SA, most seats are miles back due to the shallow rake. The MCG has the same problem.
 
Perth Red

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Yosemite Sam said:
Shame about the shit view for rectangular sports. Even Stadium Australia has better sight lines. I'd hardly call that a world class experience.
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Yeh distance was an issue but view was fine. Tbh in the gods at Suncorp or wembley didn’t feel much closer than the corner seats we had for origin and double header At optus or mcg.
 
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TGG

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baselinepanther said:
western suburbs magpies aren't
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Actually they are, as major partners of the Wests Tigers.
Perth Red said:
optus is. What makes world class for me is:
-location - somewhere special, easy to get to, entertainment options near by
-design, makes you go wow as you approach it
- experience, something a bit different, good food and drinks options, good toilets, options to sit with a great view or go for a walk and stand somewhere for a few minutes and not miss any action, disabled facilities, amount of ladies toilets, roof that actually covers you in the rain etc
- lighting, state of the art led that adds to the atmosphere
- playing surface, pristine and allows the sport being watched to be played at its optimum

those are my boxes for if somethings world class.

I’m looking forward to covid buggering off so I can visit bankwest and sfs and see if they tick the boxes.
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The same company that did (can’t remember if it’s was designer, builder or both) Optus Stadium did Bankwest.

When I was in WA, we did a stadium tour there and my first reaction, along with the people who were with me, was that it’s a larger, rounder Bankwest Stadium. That and the lady lading the tour was an idiot.
 
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baselinepanther

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TGG said:
Actually they are, as major partners of the Wests Tigers.
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Ah no , they're not.

Thats like saying Balmain are still in the NRL.
The club in the NRL is not called the Balmain Tigers or Western Suburbs Magpies


Its Wests Tigers.
 
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TGG said:
Correct. Both Balmain and Western Suburbs are still in the NRL represented by the joint venture that is called the Wests Tigers.

However, Western Suburbs controls the majority.


That would be difficult given Optus Stadium hasn’t hired 300 AFL games.
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neither are its the west tigers

& the 2nd bit ,sarcasm lol
try & keep up
 
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TGG

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baselinepanther said:
neither are its the west tigers

& the 2nd bit ,sarcasm lol
try & keep up
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Incorrect. Also it’s the Wests Tigers. There has been no team known as the “west tigers” to have played first grade.

And the second bit, I was well aware of your display of the lowest form of wit
 
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TGG said:
Incorrect. Also it’s the Wests Tigers. There has been no team known as the “west tigers” to have played first grade.

And the second bit, I was well aware of your display of the lowest form of wit
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hahaha,
ummmm ..sure pal

better to have the lowest form of wit , then none at all like yourself. 😎
 
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Desert Qlder

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Wynnum Manly Seagulls Rugby League reveal plans for new state-of-the-art stadium home​


One of Queensland rugby league’s most historic clubs have revealed massive plans for a potential move away from its spiritual home to build a new state-of-the-art boutique stadium.

In a joint letter with Wynnum Manly Junior Rugby League set to go out to members today, the Wynnum Manly Seagulls announced they have established a subcommittee to explore infrastructure opportunities in the bayside suburb.

The main concept being considered is a new regional scale stadium with a capacity between 10,000 and 12,000 people, and high-performance facility to be built at Kitchener Park – the current home of the Wynnum Manly Juniors.

The stadium would be similar to the likes of Redcliffe Stadium, which cost $24 million, and Sunshine Coast Stadium.

If successful, the plans would mean the Seagulls would move away from their iconic home at Kougari Oval – where legends such as Lionel Morgan, Wally Lewis, Gene Miles and many more superstars of the game donned the green, red and white – to return to Kitchener Park, which was their original home until 1967.

The plans also come after the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Wynnum Manly Juniors have experienced record growth in recent years with the seniors now boasting six elite statewide competition teams and the juniors hosting more than 750 registered members from under-6s to senior competitions.

In the letter, Wynnum Manly Seagulls chairman Tom Solah and Wynnum Manly Juniors president Adam Lipke said they were working together to explore progressive opportunities to strengthen the delivery of rugby league into the future for the bayside community.

“The growth in participant numbers has caused an immense stretch on existing infrastructure for both the respective clubs,” the letter said.

The letter also said the process for a new, state-of-the-art venue was only in the initial conceptual stage.

“To proceed, we believe a new state-of-the-art venue of this scale would require not only broader community consultation, but also multi-level government funding support,” the letter said.

“To ensure our members and fans are kept informed on the stadium concept progress, the Wynnum Manly Seagulls subcommittee would like to advise that they have now commenced preliminary conversations with the required three levels of government.

”Our members and fans will be kept informed of any material progress.

“Should it proceed beyond this initial feasibility assessment, broader member and community consultation would be the natural next step.”

Minor works were recently completed on Kougari Oval, the current home of the Seagulls, as part of a $10 million redevelopment of the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club.

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Desert Qlder

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The word is that the Wynnum Leagues club would want to turn the current Kougari Oval into a carpark for the massive expansion of the Leagues Club.

Kitchener Park has advantages being close to the train line, but Wynnum Juniors certainly loses their separate identity which they have built over the past fifty years.

Either way, this is going to be big news in Wynnum and sure to cause much consternation.
 
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