The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[bazza]

And 1 billion of tax payer funds lol

seems like the deal they did to keep Stadium Australia in a crap shape
throw in a bit of loose change and f**k it up for everyone else

 

[Diesel]

seems like the deal they did to keep Stadium Australia in a crap shape
throw in a bit of loose change and f**k it up for everyone else

That’s exactly what Alf has done to cricket grounds around Australia

 

[bazza]

That’s exactly what Alf has done to cricket grounds around Australia

true
ruined the rectangle arena in Sydney
ruined the cricket pitches in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

sydney is still the sydney pitch

 

[bazza]

sydney is still the sydney pitch

yes - AFL only managed to ruin the viewing at Homebush
We have kept the SCG pitch for now

 

[SpaceMonkey]

true
ruined the rectangle arena in Sydney
ruined the cricket pitches in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth

At least they actually use the last three

 

[Matt_CBY]

yes - AFL only managed to ruin the viewing at Homebush
We have kept the SCG pitch for now

The pitch has been protected. They’d have to pull down half of the SCG stands to remove it now

 

[Matt_CBY]

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.

How does it ruin the TV experience?

 

[Diesel]

The angles are terrible. For the players, kicking to the corners

 

[Canard]

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 southern 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.

How could you do that without completely obstructing the view of the lower bowl?

These solutions for oval fields are shit anyway, as a small minority get a bit closer, but the vast majority are still miles away.

Seems like people just want this for the TV aesthetic and forget what the reality is

 

[Jamberoo]

How could you do that without completely obstructing the view of the lower bowl?

These solutions for oval fields are shit anyway, as a small minority get a bit closer, but the vast majority are still miles away.

Seems like people just want this for the TV aesthetic and forget what the reality is

The same way as Perth. You build the main stand a couple of meters up off the ground, so you can place five rows inside the fence for rectangular sports. It brings everyone five rows closer.

MCG is going to 105k, so would be about 107k with infill seats on one side.

 

[Kurt Angle]

It's the same as Accor or Marvel

It's not the lower bowl which sucks, they can slide in close, it's the next tier. They don't slide in, and are 30 metres more away from the sideline than say Lang Park

Dame as Perth, the lower bowl is fine with the fill in, but once your in the cricket-eque upper stands, you're squinting

The lower bowl of Parra is quite slim, it's what makes the upper stands so good. They're close

 

[Chins get the wins]

Professional Rugby League should never be played on cricket grounds

 

[Jpw25111]

The same way as Perth. You build the main stand a couple of meters up off the ground, so you can place five rows inside the fence for rectangular sports. It brings everyone five rows closer.

MCG is going to 105k, so would be about 107k with infill seats on one side.

MCG will be 110k plus from what I've seen in news.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

MCG will be 110k plus from what I've seen in news.

And it will be f**king useless for every sport in the world except cricket.

What a waste.

 

[Matt_CBY]

Dame as Perth, the lower bowl is fine with the fill in, but once your in the cricket-eque upper stands, you're squinting

How blind are you?

 

[Jpw25111]

And it will be f**king useless for every sport in the world except cricket.

What a waste.

At least the Grand Final sells out.

 

[Perth Red]

It's the same as Accor or Marvel

It's not the lower bowl which sucks, they can slide in close, it's the next tier. They don't slide in, and are 30 metres more away from the sideline than say Lang Park

Dame as Perth, the lower bowl is fine with the fill in, but once your in the cricket-eque upper stands, you're squinting

The lower bowl of Parra is quite slim, it's what makes the upper stands so good. They're close

Sat in the very upper level at Optus at the corner flag section for Origin. Sht it was a very long way up due to the steep pitch but it did give you an interesting view of the game, kind of like the skycam during game coverage. Not as good as the east stand at HBF but it was acceptable. Didn't do my vertigo much good though and runs to the bar were limited!

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Professional Rugby League should never be played on cricket grounds

Completely agree with this, NRL, Union and Soccer should be using their collective leagues and marquee fixtures to drive better quality rectangular grounds right around the country.

 

[Wb1234]

Labor remain in power in the act with a coalition with the greens so there goes the waterfront stadium