The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[jim_57]

Local story today on 6PR that WA Govt will spend $300mill turning HBF Park into a 25k + finished stadium in readiness for the Western Bears admission into the NRL!
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Hopefully $300m can get the whole thing finished. At least a new Western stand and northern stand you’d hope. Woshful thinking for a roof on the southern stand and filling in the corners at that price?

 

[Desert Qlder]

A positive step but a waste of time unless they make it a decent 35k+ stadium capable of finals and internationals.

Don’t half arse it Perth.

 

[Pj,Rj,Hj]

A positive step but a waste of time unless they make it a decent 35k+ stadium capable of finals and internationals.

Don’t half arse it Perth.

It's masterplan is for 25000. It may be lower than what some want, but the quality of the ground won't be subpar

 

[Pj,Rj,Hj]

Hopefully $300m can get the whole thing finished. At least a new Western stand and northern stand you’d hope. Woshful thinking for a roof on the southern stand and filling in the corners at that price?

I quite like the open corners and no canopy for the southern stand. I don't want to stadium be turned too inward focused. I think they've got a really decent opportunity to enhance the original Architectural concept of a "stadium in the park". A smaller, rectangle version of Adelaide Oval. A striking modern stadium while still keeping elements of its 100 years historical identity as a suburban ground, important to Perth's sporting culture and the romanticised suburban ground so loved by many NRL fans.
The Moreton Bay figs need to remain visible inside the ground, and may help in forging the relationship between Perth and NS Bears and NS Oval

 

[Perth Red]

Hopefully $300m can get the whole thing finished. At least a new Western stand and northern stand you’d hope. Woshful thinking for a roof on the southern stand and filling in the corners at that price?

Id rather see new west stand and south stand filling in and roofed. North end can be left for a later date.
Our winter weather blows in from the SW so anything to buffer the stadium from it is welcome.

North end Id prefer they extended the standing terracing further back and made it full width with a cantilever roof over it. That'd make the ground unique in Australia and keep the soccer fans happy.

 

[Wb1234]

300 million is a pretty good contribution by the wa govt

together with building a coe and funding juniors you can see why the arlc was keen on the bid

well done wa govt

 

[Suitman]

Id rather see new west stand and south stand filling in and roofed. North end can be left for a later date.
Our winter weather blows in from the SW so anything to buffer the stadium from it is welcome.

North end Id prefer they extended the standing terracing further back and made it full width with a cantilever roof over it. That'd make the ground unique in Australia and keep the soccer fans happy.

I agree.
That would be perfect for HBF.
25000+ capacity would be fine.

 

[Perth Red]

They could cheaply (well compared to a seated stand) add a few thousand capacity by extending the Shed at the North End

 

[yakstorm]

Id rather see new west stand and south stand filling in and roofed. North end can be left for a later date.
Our winter weather blows in from the SW so anything to buffer the stadium from it is welcome.

North end Id prefer they extended the standing terracing further back and made it full width with a cantilever roof over it. That'd make the ground unique in Australia and keep the soccer fans happy.

Listening to the radio segment, it sounds like doing anything significant on the North Stand would just be ultra expensive with the gates there being heritage listed and the tennis club behind the grandstand also needing to be moved.

The segment seems to infer that the main intentions of the upgrade are ro:
- Boost capacity to 25K
- Update & expand the corporate facilities
- Increase the number of permanent amenities

As such, you'd have to think that the only way they'll achieve that is doing the changes you've suggested

 

[Bukowski]

Listening to the radio segment, it sounds like doing anything significant on the North Stand would just be ultra expensive with the gates there being heritage listed and the tennis club behind the grandstand also needing to be moved.

The segment seems to infer that the main intentions of the upgrade are ro:
- Boost capacity to 25K
- Update & expand the corporate facilities
- Increase the number of permanent amenities

As such, you'd have to think that the only way they'll achieve that is doing the changes you've suggested

The north gates and tennis club are a fair distance to the stands. Weird of him to mention them