The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[flippikat]

I don’t get the idea of building an 8K stadium at Western Springs at all. It’s a huge site and even in its current configuration it would hold a lot more than that because of the size of the natural amphitheatre and amount of terracing there. It’d be perfect for cricket though.

Exactly - if there's anywhere in Auckland that's just ripe for a decent sized dedicated cricket oval it's Western Springs.

It'd be a total waste for it to have a small ground for football - especially if it has limited in-goal space & can't be used for low-pulling rugby matches like NPC games.

Cricket needs a dedicated ground - maybe they can go and talk to the AFL about getting something built for the both of those sports & leave the footy codes to build something great that's rectangular.

 

[Perth Red]

Exactly - if there's anywhere in Auckland that's just ripe for a decent sized dedicated cricket oval it's Western Springs.

It'd be a total waste for it to have a small ground for football - especially if it has limited in-goal space & can't be used for low-pulling rugby matches like NPC games.

Cricket needs a dedicated ground - maybe they can go and talk to the AFL about getting something built for the both of those sports & leave the footy codes to build something great that's rectangular.

I suspect they are after the land around it as much as the stadium.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I suspect they are after the land around it as much as the stadium.

It’s council owned land and not for sale. Anything built there will be under lease. Everything surrounding it is public parkland.

 

[Perth Red]

It’s council owned land and not for sale. Anything built there will be under lease. Everything surrounding it is public parkland.

I don't mean to own and develop, I mean for club hq, all weather training pitch and jnr soccer pitches etc. The article mentioned they wanted to take over the union pitches for soccer. It would make sense for them to have everything in one site from their point of view.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I don't mean to own and develop, I mean for club hq, all weather training pitch and jnr soccer pitches etc. The article mentioned they wanted to take over the union pitches for soccer. It would make sense for them to have everything in one site from their point of view.

I’m sure it would. The issue is whether it’s good for the wider community to give football exclusive use of it, given the unique attributes of the site.

 

[Diesel]

Exactly - if there's anywhere in Auckland that's just ripe for a decent sized dedicated cricket oval it's Western Springs.

It'd be a total waste for it to have a small ground for football - especially if it has limited in-goal space & can't be used for low-pulling rugby matches like NPC games.

Cricket needs a dedicated ground - maybe they can go and talk to the AFL about getting something built for the both of those sports & leave the footy codes to build something great that's rectangular.

lol AFL to pay for a new ground, they use tax payer money, not their own

 

[Captain Apollo]

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Cricket needs a dedicated ground - maybe they can go and talk to the AFL about getting something built for the both of those sports & leave the footy codes to build something great that's rectangular.

AFL "pay" for something? C'mon dude, the AFL are the biggest grifters this side of Donald Trump.

 

[Perth Red]

AFL "pay" for something? C'mon dude, the AFL are the biggest grifters this side of Donald Trump.

Arent they putting $15mill into the new tassie stadium?

 

[Suitman]

$15 million?
Lol.

 

[Jamberoo]

$15 million?
Lol.

$15m more than any other sport.

 

[Wb1234]

Arent they putting $15mill into the new tassie stadium?

And 1 billion of tax payer funds lol

 

[Vlad59]

Arent they putting $15mill into the new tassie stadium?

1%

They should get that back pretty quickly though as they can fine the government millions for under performance building the stadium ……..

 

[Jpw25111]

Gabba sold out for 9 of 11 Brisbane home games this year a new stadium is inevitable. Suncorp needs a capacity upgrade as well.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Thatd be like saying NRl clubs should be aiming to have 60k stadiums or they lack ambition.
They know their reality and for Aleague it is crowds of 7k-15k for most games/clubs. No point paying huge rent and rattling around in a 30k stadium with no atmosphere. Its for them to do what's best for their club. This particular one isnt just about the stadium, its about creating a soccer precinct around it as well to help deal with the massive grassroots numbers who cant find pitches at the moment. .

Do you think it's realistic for a soccer club with an ambition of having 8k fans to be able to afford to build and maintain their own stadium? Evidence suggests not, so you are better off working with other sports and Govt to get a good outcome for all.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Gabba sold out for 9 of 11 Brisbane home games this year a new stadium is inevitable. Suncorp needs a capacity upgrade as well.

A brand spanking new cricket ground would be awesome.

 

[Diesel]

Gabba sold out for 9 of 11 Brisbane home games this year a new stadium is inevitable. Suncorp needs a capacity upgrade as well.

It’s 35000 capacity in a city of 2.5m

 

[Diesel]

The talk of moving the GF around and MCG comes up.if they’re serious, they need to somehow bring in temporary seating on the field as it’s a terrible viewing experience at the ground or tv watching a rectangle field in an oval field.
Optus was able to make it look less oval.

 

[Diesel]

While I’m at it, the MCG is overrated

 

[AlwaysGreen]

While I’m at it, the MCG is overrated

It is. What it's got going for it is a huge capacity. It's an ugly stadium.

 

[Jamberoo]

The talk of moving the GF around and MCG comes up.if they’re serious, they need to somehow bring in temporary seating on the field as it’s a terrible viewing experience at the ground or tv watching a rectangle field in an oval field.
Optus was able to make it look less oval.

The sourtern half of the MCG will be rebuilt in the next five years. Hopefully they allow for some infill seating, which is not possible at the moment.