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