Parramatta Stadium Rebuild and other stuff

[Twizzle]

who else would want the AFL grand final anyway

 

[Gronk]

who else would want the AFL grand final anyway

Perth and Adelaide have literally spent billions on their AFL ready stadiums.

 

[strider]

Perth and Adelaide have literally spent billions on their AFL ready stadiums.

Good call twiz

 

[Gronk]

Huh ?

 

[hindy111]

Desperate from nrl.....What is the appeal of this?

 

[Gronk]

 

[Suitman]

Might be good for the players. It's shit for spectators.
Look how far fans are away from the pitch on the sides!!

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Huh ?

Poor ground staff.

 

[TheParraboy]

Huh ?

On NRL360 they said it will be across 5 days ie. thur-sun

you would imagine the Qld sides wont be playing each other so as to spread the qld interest

lots of free tickets given away id imagine

 

[Suitman]

On NRL360 they said it will be across 5 days ie. thur-sun

you would imagine the Qld sides wont be playing each other so as to spread the qld interest

lots of free tickets given away id imagine

Lot's of interstate travellers as well I would imagine. Imagine a weekend away with your mates being able to watch as much RL as you choose to and get on the piss at night. Then have time to recover in the morning and do it again the next day. Pretty enticing actually. Not to mention all the interstate teams fans that reside in Brisbane. There's a shit load of Parra fans there for a start.
This format has been a pretty reasonable success in the ESL. It's been happening there for 11 seasons now. If it was so shite, it wouldn't have lasted that long.

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

Lot's of interstate travellers as well I would imagine. Imagine a weekend away with your mates being able to watch as much RL as you choose to and get on the piss at night. Then have time to recover in the morning and do it again the next day. Pretty enticing actually. Not to mention all the interstate teams fans that reside in Brisbane. There's a shit load of Parra fans there for a start.
This format has been a pretty reasonable success in the ESL. It's been happening there for 11 seasons now. If it was so shite, it wouldn't have lasted that long.

I wouldn't be surprised if they get a better turn out than what they could in Sydney. Of course they would have to do it here to make a comparison. I doubt they will though.

 

[TheParraboy]

Lot's of interstate travellers as well I would imagine. Imagine a weekend away with your mates being able to watch as much RL as you choose to and get on the piss at night. Then have time to recover in the morning and do it again the next day. Pretty enticing actually. Not to mention all the interstate teams fans that reside in Brisbane. There's a shit load of Parra fans there for a start.
This format has been a pretty reasonable success in the ESL. It's been happening there for 11 seasons now. If it was so shite, it wouldn't have lasted that long.

Theres a lot of kiwis up there, as well as a shit load of dragons fans

The english version "magic weekend" is across 2 days, they only have 12 sides

We are doing it across 5 days 16 sides

I like the idea, just reckon there will be a couple of days they will have to throw in freebies to get people in
We wont know till it happens I guess

Interesting which match ups will happen and on what days

 

[strider]

I didnt particularly like the double header as our home game

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

5 days? So there'll be a Monday game?

Put the Broncos, Cowboys and Storm on different days and they will draw decent crowds by themselves. Coupled with additional games, Suncorp will sell out on those days.

I'd play it across 4 days and put the Parra and Dragons games on the fourth day, as we both have good sized support in Qld.

 

[T.S Quint]

I'm not a fan of the idea.
Just because it works in England, doesn't mean it will work here.
Is the city of Brisbane paying the NRL for this to happen? Wouldn't it be better to have it in Sydney where half the teams are actually located?

 

[Gronk]

#boo

 

[Twizzle]

but Victoria dont have an origin team

I know the NRL ar trying to promote League in Victoria but would anyone go the the SCG to watch Victorians play against Qld ?

They would do better to play an international match, something AFL cannot do

 

[strider]

but Victoria dont have an origin team

I know the NRL ar trying to promote League in Victoria but would anyone go the the SCG to watch Victorians play against Qld ?

They would do better to play an international match, something AFL cannot do

You think droves of people will flock to the MCG to watch Australia smash some other league nation? ... more than will go to an Origin game? ....

alot of victorians have little time for league EXCEPT Origin ... the amount of victorians i have talked to who say I dont watch league except Origin

 

[Last Week]

I'm not a fan of the idea.
Just because it works in England, doesn't mean it will work here.
Is the city of Brisbane paying the NRL for this to happen? Wouldn't it be better to have it in Sydney where half the teams are actually located?

The Queensland government is paying for the magic weekend yes. It's the NRLs way of saying sorry for not granting them the Grand Final.

 

[Gronk]

Well if 100,000 mexicans are happy to flock to see origin at the MCG, they are all f**king mad or have a good pair of binoculars or both.