Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

[T-Boon]

yeah it's just Brisbane's version of Campbelltown or Penrith. Old mining town, some amazing old houses but AFL is no threat there.

Hasnt AFL already gone in there and had tens of millions spent on a stadium they will never use?

 

[Wb1234]

RL needs to drop the "working/dero class only" tag it seems to be proud of.

Meant more it’s Asian and Indian migrants and the latter love cricket

Hardly see many at league games

That working class thing doesn’t really apply anymore it’s just some people who go to private school think they are elite for supporting union

If Liverpool stadium gets up Campbelltown just becomes a satellite city for rugby league.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

RL needs to drop the "working/dero class only" tag it seems to be proud of.

That's not at all the case in Brisbane. Being at Suncorp especially for a Broncos game is a must do event for all sorts of characters.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Hasnt AFL already gone in there and had tens of millions spent on a stadium they will never use?

It's just a training ground and AFLW venue. Ipswich is as Rugby League an area as you can get

 

[T-Boon]

It's just a training ground and AFLW venue. Ipswich is as Rugby League an area as you can get

They have littered the country with these sorts of grounds. I suppose the RL equivalent is all the money wasted on “centres of excellence” which actually serve less of a purpose to the community.

 

[Jamberoo]

They have littered the country with these sorts of grounds. I suppose the RL equivalent is all the money wasted on “centres of excellence” which actually serve less of a purpose to the community.

Governments and LGAs pay for a lot of the training centres. Having 40 highly paid players training, plus another 200 - 250 staff working in the area is good business.

 

[Captain Apollo]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/roger-cook-makes-huge-statement-amid-perth-bears-nrl-expansion-talks/news-story/afae9cb5a9c807c671cd41d08ac59b55

 

[T-Boon]

Governments and LGAs pay for a lot of the training centres. Having 40 highly paid players training, plus another 200 - 250 staff working in the area is good business.

the centres of excellence have 200-250 staff?? No way.

 

[T-Boon]

The NRL should pull future state of origins from Perth unless they build a decent rectangular stadium. S-O-O should not be played on an oval where those side seats are 25 metres back from the action. WA wants big soccer / League / games etc they should stop blowing so much money on ovals and start spending on a decent rectangle.

 

[Wb1234]

The NRL should pull future state of origins from Perth unless they build a decent rectangular stadium. S-O-O should not be played on an oval where those side seats are 25 metres back from the action. WA wants big soccer / League / games etc they should stop blowing so much money on ovals and start spending on a decent rectangle.

They were going to spend 300 million on hbf park for the Perth bears nrl team but they’ve changed their mind

But only 27k capacity

 

[Perth Red]

The NRL should pull future state of origins from Perth unless they build a decent rectangular stadium. S-O-O should not be played on an oval where those side seats are 25 metres back from the action. WA wants big soccer / League / games etc they should stop blowing so much money on ovals and start spending on a decent rectangle.

lol, nrl SELL origin to perth. They dont give a sht what stadium it’s in as long as they get a big wad of cash.the trick at optus is to be in the corners, seats are no worse than a rectangular stadium in those sections.

 

[Warrimoo3]

Meant more it’s Asian and Indian migrants and the latter love cricket

Hardly see many at league games

That working class thing doesn’t really apply anymore it’s just some people who go to private school think they are elite for supporting union

If Liverpool stadium gets up Campbelltown just becomes a satellite city for rugby league.

Totally agree. The “interest” union supporters have in their game is in many cases just a fashion accessory applied before attending dinner parties on the north shore and eastern suburbs. The ones wearing Wallaby jerseys while skimming their pools . Or the Mosman residents
demonstrating against noisy pool filters.

The same people whose “social conscience” is also nothing but a fashion accessory . Like some journalists who manage to find time to write about social injustice and world poverty in between sipping champagne in the multimillion dollar mansions and hobnobbing on the Amalfi Coast.

 

[Wb1234]

Totally agree. The “interest” union supporters have in their game is in many cases just a fashion accessory applied before attending dinner parties on the north shore and eastern suburbs. The ones wearing Wallaby jerseys while skimming their pools . Or the Mosman residents
demonstrating against noisy pool filters.

The same people whose “social conscience” is also nothing but a fashion accessory . Like some journalists who manage to find time to write about social injustice and world poverty in between sipping champagne in the multimillion dollar mansions and hobnobbing on the Amalfi Coast.

Fitzstupid actually bought the house next door to his. Worth 70 milllion the two houses together lol

 

[Warrimoo3]

Fitzstupid actually bought the house next door to his. Worth 70 milllion the two houses together lol

There must be money to be made by writing books about failed Labor politicians

 

[T-Boon]

Totally agree. The “interest” union supporters have in their game is in many cases just a fashion accessory applied before attending dinner parties on the north shore and eastern suburbs. The ones wearing Wallaby jerseys while skimming their pools . Or the Mosman residents
demonstrating against noisy pool filters.

The same people whose “social conscience” is also nothing but a fashion accessory . Like some journalists who manage to find time to write about social injustice and world poverty in between sipping champagne in the multimillion dollar mansions and hobnobbing on the Amalfi Coast.

this is worth a laugh and a like. We should be able to do both.

 

[Warrimoo3]

Fitzstupid actually bought the house next door to his. Worth 70 milllion the two houses together l

Fitzstupid actually bought the house next door to his. Worth 70 milllion the two houses together lol

There must be money to be made from writing books about failed Labor politicians

 

[T-Boon]

lol, nrl SELL origin to perth. They dont give a sht what stadium it’s in as long as they get a big wad of cash.the trick at optus is to be in the corners, seats are no worse than a rectangular stadium in those sections.

I realise the NRL sells games to Perth - I am saying they need to stop with the sugar fix of cash and be more strategic and long term and tell Perth to GFTs until they pay up and build a decent 40k seat rectangular stadium. What sort of a half witted major city doesn't have a decent rectangular stadium.
Just leave them out of the equation.
If sitting in the corners is the way to get a decent view then it really isnt close to good enough.

 

[Perth Red]

I realise the NRL sells games to Perth - I am saying they need to stop with the sugar fix of cash and be more strategic and long term and tell Perth to GFTs until they pay up and build a decent 40k seat rectangular stadium. What sort of a half witted major city doesn't have a decent rectangular stadium.
Just leave them out of the equation.
If sitting in the corners is the way to get a decent view then it really isnt close to good enough.

How many Australian cities have a 40k rectangular stadium? Two lol

no ones building a 40k stadium at $800mill+ to host origin every three years, and locking out 20k fans in the process.

 

[T-Boon]

How many Australian cities have a 40k rectangular stadium? Two lol

no ones building a 40k stadium at $800mill+ to host origin every three years, and locking out 20k fans in the process.

the only major cities that don't have one are Melbourne and Perth. Adelaide is a big town. Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and every major city in the western world has one.

 

[Perth Red]

the only major cities that don't have one are Melbourne and Perth. Adelaide is a big town. Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and every major city in the western world has one.

So out of the whole country there’s only two? Righto.
Yep let’s pss away $800mill+ for a game every 3 years that could draw 20k more fans at the existing stadium. You should go into politics