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Rectangular venues:
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Ffs you’re thick.haha of course it is. You honestly think NRl doesn't give NSW first rights and opens it up every year to competitive tender?
Maybe you missed it but I explained already that corporate boxes and other faculties like ie food and beverage stands, members areas etc do get updated regularly and it’s more often than you think. In the case of F&B stands it’s not so much the aesthetics but it’s the services ie beer and soft drink lines, chiller and gas lines, power infrastructure etc.
ya know sunny coast stadium and barlow park have already been mentioned like 5 times since yesterday. are ya looking back east from ya patio with binoculars again thinking ya know whats actually happening?Rectangular venues:
Sunshine Coast Stadium:
Events to be held: TBA
Existing stadium within the Kawana Sports Precinct will receive an upgrade from 1,046 to 10,680 permanent seats.
Barlow Park Stadium:
Events to be held: Football
The existing Barlow Park ground in Cairns will receive a major upgrade with a new 5,000-seater grandstand and will host football during the Games.
North Queensland Stadium:
Events to be held: Football
The existing North Queensland Stadium in Townsville will not require any upgrades to host football during the Games.
Suncorp as is. Presumably Gold Coast stadium as is.
That's 5 rectangular stadiums for football, RU7's, and RL Touch if it happens.
See all the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games venues announced so far
The Queensland state government has announced its plans for the 2032 Olympics, offering a first clear insight into the stadiums and venues to be featured during the Games.
he is perthwrongs, ding dong
Why should soccer get a purpose built stadium just bc their crowds are poor
The confirmation of a 63,000-seat oval venue for Victoria Park supports the AFL’s expansion plans, and will likely see it compete with Suncorp Stadium for major events.
It’s absolutely bizarre that it’s been shunned given it’s far and away the most used venue in the state, 70% higher patronage than the Gabba. It’s as if they went out of their way to ignore it. Really odd.‘Envy of Australian sport’: What now for Suncorp Stadium?
ByNick Wright
March 26, 2025 — 2.50pm
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Suncorp Stadium must continue to be improved by the state government to ensure it remains a drawcard for major events, Queensland Reds chief executive Dave Hanham says.
After the stadium missed out on funding for 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games upgrades, there are concerns other rectangular venues might poach events, including the NRL’s Magic Round that Brisbane has hosted since its 2019 launch.
Perth – favoured to gain a team in the NRL’s expansion plans – has previously hinted interest in securing the annual rugby league spectacle, as has the Gold Coast.
The success of the Queensland Reds has prompted hopes crowd figures would surge in Super Rugby.Credit:Getty Images
Hanham said given the looming Rugby World Cups and the improved Super Rugby Pacific showings of Australia’s outfits – with all four teams sitting inside the top six – stadium innovation would need to rival technological advances in the US to accommodate the predicted surge of fans beyond the 20,072 who showed up for the Reds and Waratahs clash two weeks ago.
That included elite quality screens and Wi-Fi connectivity to provide live information, with hospitality and corporate experiences enhanced.
“My understanding is the government have a discretionary amount of money within the funding envelope to spend on Suncorp, and I think it would be good to understand that a little bit more,” Hanham said.
“Yes, it is a world-class venue, but it continually will need to be upgraded and renovated to maintain its status as a world-class venue.
“Suncorp is currently a world-class venue, but in eight years, will it still be? If we don’t spend money on that, then it won’t be.”
Harvey Lister, the head of ASM Global, which operates Suncorp Stadium and wants to operate Brisbane Arena, had wanted the $500 million set aside by the former Labor government to be spent improving accessibility.
“For the last 20 years we’ve had to shut down roads, and provide police and council officers to manage crowds, and cause disruption at considerable expense,” Lister said last year.
While Suncorp Stadium has gone from a potential showcase venue for opening and closing ceremonies, to only hosting football at the Games, Premier David Crisafulli insisted “we’re not going to let it wither on the vine ahead of 2032”.
The confirmation of a 63,000-seat oval venue for Victoria Park supports the AFL’s expansion plans, and will likely see it compete with Suncorp Stadium for major events.
“I can only imagine the quality of that Vic Park stadium is going to be world-class. We want two world-class venues for our sports – AFL, NRL, rugby and football,” Hanham said.
“It’s got to be the pride of Queensland, two world-class stadiums that’ll be the envy of Australian sport.”
Ballymore intends to continue its push to becoming the home of Australian women’s rugby and Rugby 7s.Credit:Getty
Ballymore, the state’s spiritual home of rugby, was originally slated to host hockey at the 2032 Games, only for an 11th hour decision to trigger the move to a redeveloped Gold Coast facility.
But Hanham had no fears for the future of Ballymore, adamant the Reds’ focus was to continue building it into a high-performance facility and the home of women’s rugby and rugby sevens beyond the Olympics.
That proposal included an allied health outlet, with Hanham emphasising such a development could be used by athletes from other Games codes.
“With a runway of a Rugby World Cup here in Australia for 2027, and for women in 2029 and the Olympics in 2032, our view and expectation is the legacy out of those major events needs to be a world-class training facility for rugby sevens,” Hanham said.
“We have that for our Wallaroos, and that will make Brisbane and Queensland the home for our national women’s programs. Come Olympics, we’re going to be a training venue, and we can support the athletes to prepare.
“Making sure we’ve got the best-quality facilities for our men and women, our Olympic athletes, is going to ensure we can be one of the best-performing countries in the globe.”
‘Envy of Australian sport’: What now for Suncorp Stadium?
From being flagged as the venue for the 2032 Games opening ceremony, to missing out on funding in the latest plan, Suncorp Stadium risks falling out of favour.www.smh.com.au
Look I'm into architecture as much as the next man, but very few people go on a holiday to view a stadium (unless it's the Colosseum in Rome).
It's because the stadium was only one aspect to this. The real estate development is where the real money is and that is where the LNP donors reside.
Hindmarsh lol? Not a patch on QCB, CBus or even the new Sunshine Coast Stadium.
Won’t work. Literally what I’ve stated previously re: corners and provisions is the only capacity expansion course as per original design and specifications.
no reason it cant. I could see games at the Gabba to boost ticket availability for games featuring Aus, Italy or England.
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There is nothing in the Olympic hosting agreements that says football has to be in rectangular stadiums. Football was held in the Tokyo stadium which was oval in 2020. In 2008 in China two of the six stadiums used for football were ovals. In 2004 Greece five of the six football venues were ovals.
