The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[Perth Red]

Obviously you have no idea of what is happening in southern area of Sydney in regards to rugby league and other rectangular sports if you think Kogarah is the best location.

The home of league in the south is in the Shire (based on participation numbers alone), hence it makes sense for the main stadium to be there from a pure RL perspective,

The Dragons future home is in Wollongong, not Kogarah, The old Dragons juniors will eventually come under the CSDJRL as they mostly play there now, hence put some money into Wollongong where the dragons would actually get some benefit from an upgrade.

Sydney FC play out of the SFS and are an anchor tenant there, nothing to do with this stadium so A league is not relevant, unless there was another new A-league team and they want that based in the shire to distance themselves from Sydney FC hence another reason for Shark Park upgrade.

Having the main southern stadium in a location (the Shire) where the largest participation of all the rectangular codes combined in Sydney resides, plus have attached an integrated COE for not just RL, not only makes commercial sense but is logical. As a result the game of rugby league would benefit more from an upgrade at Shark Park, the centre of league in the south of Sydney, than at Kogarah which is becoming more meaningless each year.

Besides its a building site already!

that’s not what I’m suggesting. I’m not suggesting building it at any existing club ground, would never work for the other club, build it somewhere neutral with good transport infrastructure.

Wollongong can’t sustain a fulltime nrl club and dragons are never going to abandon Sydney so that’s just fanciful thinking.

 

[yadamisha]

im not talking about building it at Cronulla. Build it somewhere both clubs will feel it is neutral that has good public transport options.

Based on your thinking then Loftus is the prime position, not Kogarah!!

 

[franklin2323]

True, but they moved pretty fast to knock down SFS. Granted alot of that was politically motivated.

We might see the NRL demand progress in this new stadium plans by certain dates otherwise they take the GF elsewhere.

They will do a study into 4 locations. That will take a year or so. Then work out priority and possibly start one before the govt changes and the others aren't built.

 

[yadamisha]

that’s not what I’m suggesting. I’m not suggesting building it at any existing club ground, would never work for the other club, build it somewhere neutral with good transport infrastructure.

Wollongong can’t sustain a fulltime nrl club and dragons are never going to abandon Sydney so that’s just fanciful thinking.

Yet our suggesting/agreeing with building at the old St George Club Ground?! Best neutral location is Loftus on the train line for both with room to spare. But the 'Dragons' won't abandon Wollongong given their owner, so max six games at most at the white elephant.

 

[yadamisha]

They will do a study into 4 locations. That will take a year or so. Then work out priority and possibly start one before the govt changes and the others aren't built.

Probably reality

 

[Perth Red]

Yet our suggesting/agreeing with building at the old St George Club Ground?! Best neutral location is Loftus on the train line for both with room to spare. But the 'Dragons' won't abandon Wollongong given their owner, so max six games at most at the white elephant.

no I’m saying build it somewhere acceptable for both clubs so it can host at least 16 nrl games and be the new southern Sydney home for both clubs to grow their attendances and corporate box sales for the next 50 years. Both clubs have been in financial strife because they aren’t growing their attendances and sponsorships. A beaut new stadium would go a long way to fixing that long term for both of them.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

yeah. build one near the TAFE and the Sutherland leisure centre.
its on the princess highway and has a train station near by.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

They will do a study into 4 locations. That will take a year or so. Then work out priority and possibly start one before the govt changes and the others aren't built.

I don't think the Government is changing anytime soon. By the time the next election rolls around the Libs will have a pretty impressive portfolio in NSW.

 

[franklin2323]

I don't think the Government is changing anytime soon. By the time the next election rolls around the Libs will have a pretty impressive portfolio in NSW.

This is true but the way I took it to read was the plan was to drag out the rebuilds but having them one after the other. So it would be a 15 year process

 

[Tiger Shark]

This is true but the way I took it to read was the plan was to drag out the rebuilds but having them one after the other. So it would be a 15 year process

Yeah I can't seem them doing these concurrently, maybe one will kick off after one is done. Could very well be a 15 yr process.

I still think giving Shark Park, Brookvale and Panthers decent grants, then lesser grants to Leichhardt, WIN, Campbeltown and Kogarah because they only get half the games and then work out what is the best fit for the doggies - Liverpool or what ever is the way to go. Everyone gets upgraded stadiums, will cost less the budgeted 800m that was for ANZ rebuild.

I know I've missed some stadiums in there but you get my drift.

 

[Saint Doc]

Yeah I can't seem them doing these concurrently, maybe one will kick off after one is done. Could very well be a 15 yr process.

I still think giving Shark Park, Brookvale and Panthers decent grants, then lesser grants to Leichhardt, WIN, Campbeltown and Kogarah because they only get half the games and then work out what is the best fit for the doggies - Liverpool or what ever is the way to go. Everyone gets upgraded stadiums, will cost less the budgeted 800m that was for ANZ rebuild.

I know I've missed some stadiums in there but you get my drift.

youre just putting lipstick on pigs. We need new stadiums in central locations near transport.

 

[yadamisha]

youre just putting lipstick on pigs. We need new stadiums in central locations near transport.

Rules out Kogarah then, not enough lipstick available for that ground,

 

[Saint Doc]

Rules out Kogarah then, not enough lipstick available for that ground,

I didn’t realise it was school holidays already.

 

[AJB1102]

I didn’t realise it was school holidays already.

Saints playing deep into September threw us all outta whack

 

[Jamberoo]

Yeah I can't seem them doing these concurrently, maybe one will kick off after one is done. Could very well be a 15 yr process.

I still think giving Shark Park, Brookvale and Panthers decent grants, then lesser grants to Leichhardt, WIN, Campbeltown and Kogarah because they only get half the games and then work out what is the best fit for the doggies - Liverpool or what ever is the way to go. Everyone gets upgraded stadiums, will cost less the budgeted 800m that was for ANZ rebuild.

I know I've missed some stadiums in there but you get my drift.

Going by the budget for SFS it will be built closer to a Melbourne spec than a cheapish build like Parra. Once the Dragons (and Souths) experience games there, they won’t want to play anywhere else. Five games each SFS & the Gong, with two games @ Kogarah, which has has more updates in the last 15 years than the other local stadiums. Wouldn’t spend another cent due to minimal use.
Reckon Souths will end up playing all games @ SFS.

 

[yadamisha]

I didn’t realise it was school holidays already.

Probably because you either wag or have left school by end of yr 10. Just so you know it is not, few more weeks yet. Certainly a childish response on your part, though children do tend to tell it how it is, so what is your point!

 

[unforgiven]

Probably because you either wag or have left school by end of yr 10. Just so you know it is not, few more weeks yet. Certainly a childish response on your part, though children do tend to tell it how it is, so what is your point!

Because your post was the height of sophistication

 

[Perth Red]

When’s the new sfs due to open?

 

[Marlins]

When’s the new sfs due to open?

2nd half of 22’

 

[greenBV4]

2nd half of 22’

Yeah the goal was to have origin as the the opening wasnt it?