Victoria in bold bid to host NRL Grand Final

[LESStar58]

I live in Carlton.

That explains a lot.

 

[Frank Discussion]

I live in Carlton.

No you don't.

 

[Frank Discussion]

No you don't.

And even if by some miracle this lie is true and you dragged yourself out of your parents house in Coffs you have never lived in Sydney, and have barely been there so you are in no position to comment.

 

[Perth Red]

Chicago >>>>>>>>>>>>> Melbourne

Rocking freezing in Chicago, are you mad?

Lygon street is best dining night out in any oz city, if you like Italian

Sydney's great as a tourist, melbournes great if you want to pretend your a European. Perth rocks if you love good weather and outdoor past times. Haven't been to a city in Australia that I haven't liked except Canberra tbh.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I live in Carlton.

Then you should know that living in a suburb just a couple of km from the city means nothing in terms of pt. Miss a tram in Carlton? Pretty much may as well walk instead of wait. It will be faster.

Rocking freezing in Chicago, are you mad?

Lygon street is best dining night out in any oz city, if you like Italian

Sydney's great as a tourist, melbournes great if you want to pretend your a European. Perth rocks if you love good weather and outdoor past times. Haven't been to a city in Australia that I haven't liked except Canberra tbh.

Pfft. Lygon St is for tourists. The Italian there is garbage. No local with half a clue eats there.

Canberra wants you to hate it. It's a cunning defence mechanism.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

You seem to know a lot about Melbourne. Whereabouts in Melbourne do you live to know all this?

Probably Doveton, Cranbourne East, Dandenong or Heidelberg. :lol:

 

[veggiepatch1959]

I live in Carlton.

Isn't that between Kogarah and Allawah?

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Whoever suggested Perth for a GF has rocks in their heads.

Did you forget that ALL NRL teams are based in the eastern states and NZ? How many thousands of $$$ would it cost Joe Blow and his family of four to go to the GF. Airfares, accommodation plus time off work, school, etc. to watch a game that should never leave the eastern seaboard.

May as well have the FA Cup Final in the Maldive Islands.

 

[Captain Apollo]

The thing we should actually be waiting on is the actual plans for how they are going to do the renovations at ANZ Stadium first. There is a possibility that, depending on how they do the construction, that the ground may not be closed completely, only parts of it. Even Todd Greenburg said they would wait and see. As such all this may be very premature to say the least.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Bring the GF to Alice. Anzac Oval FTW, genuine $3.50 cans.

My town is better than your shithole yadda yadda yadda

 

[Last Week]

The thing we should actually be waiting on is the actual plans for how they are going to do the renovations at ANZ Stadium first. There is a possibility that, depending on how they do the construction, that the ground may not be closed completely, only parts of it. Even Todd Greenburg said they would wait and see. As such all this may be very premature to say the least.

The ANZ Stadium Facebook page said that work will begin in 2019 and due for completion in either 2022 or 2023.

They've also said that Liang O'Rourke will do the construction and are intending on doing it in stages so it remains open for current tenants.

 

[The_Team_Won]

If it can't be played at Homebush, the only other place to play it is the SCG.

 

[Last Week]

If it can't be played at Homebush, the only other place to play it is the SCG.

Exactly. There is no other stadium in Sydney that's more suitable. I mean, look at the SCG. It's just great. The seats aren't far away from the field like that crummy ANZ Stadium.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

I am in Melbourne now. The key weakness of this city is having to click over to Gem to watch NRL.

But besides that it is clearly better than Sydney. The infrastructure is not worse. It is clearly better. The trains and trams are better. The arterial road network is far more economical and logical. Melbourne has more people within 30 minutes travel of the CBD than Sydney.

Absolute garbage. In terms of international rankings Melbourne's public transport performance is actually ranked BEHIND Sydney's (believe it or not), with Perth leading the way for Australian cities.

Sydney's primary weakness is that is significantly larger than Melbourne, with long travel distances and many black holes currently not serviced by the train network at all.

I'm not going to turn this into a geography or town planning debate, as you clearly know nothing about either. A quick look at what is under construction in both cities will tell you all you need to know. Sydney is miles ahead of Melbourne in this regard, and the gap is only getting bigger.

 

[BunniesMan]

Absolute garbage. In terms of international rankings Melbourne's public transport performance is actually ranked BEHIND Sydney's (believe it or not), with Perth leading the way for Australian cities.

Sydney's primary weakness is that is significantly larger than Melbourne, with long travel distances and many black holes currently not serviced by the train network at all.

I'm not going to turn this into a geography or town planning debate, as you clearly know nothing about either. A quick look at what is under construction in both cities will tell you all you need to know. Sydney is miles ahead of Melbourne in this regard, and the gap is only getting bigger.

Melbourne is growing faster. Melbourne is far better positioned to be a major city of 10 million people than Sydney.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Sydney's primary weakness is that is significantly larger than Melbourne, with long travel distances and many black holes currently not serviced by the train network at all.

I live in Rowville, Melbourne and have to somewhat disagree with this statement. Rowville is about 30 kms south east of the Melbourne CBD and would be on a geographical par with Heathcote, Blacktown or Kellyville.

The nearest railway stations to where I live are Dandenong and Ferntree Gully which are 8 and 11 kms away from me respectively.

When I lived in Riverwood in Sydney, it had a railway station. The others that were close were Punchbowl and Mortdale which would be a few kms at most away from Riverwood.

Having not lived in Sydney since the late 1980s, I'm not sure what expansion of the Sydney rail system has occurred. Maybe the far north western, western and south western suburbs aren't that well serviced.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Melbourne is growing faster. Melbourne is far better positioned to be a major city of 10 million people than Sydney.

The only thing stopping Sydney joining up with Wollongong is the Royal National Park. The same could be said with the north as the Ku-ring-gai National Park stops Sydney meeting the central coast, although the Hawkesbury River is a bit of a barrier as well.

 

[Glen]

I always assumed BunniesMan lives in Sydney but pretended to live in Coffs as an excuse for never going to Rabbitohs games. Most likely due to having no friends. I still believe this to be the case

 

[thorson1987]

I live in Rowville, Melbourne and have to somewhat disagree with this statement. Rowville is about 30 kms south east of the Melbourne CBD and would be on a geographical par with Heathcote, Blacktown or Kellyville.

The nearest railway stations to where I live are Dandenong and Ferntree Gully which are 8 and 11 kms away from me respectively.

When I lived in Riverwood in Sydney, it had a railway station. The others that were close were Punchbowl and Mortdale which would be a few kms at most away from Riverwood.

Having not lived in Sydney since the late 1980s, I'm not sure what expansion of the Sydney rail system has occurred. Maybe the far north western, western and south western suburbs aren't that well serviced.

Current Sydney Trains network map.
http://www.airportlink.com.au/maps/network-map/

 

[Pete Cash]

Melbourne is growing faster. Melbourne is far better positioned to be a major city of 10 million people than Sydney.

Melbourne is growing faster for the same reason brisbane grew in the 90s. If housing in melbourne ever reaches parity with sydney as far as cost goes people will just move to Sydney.

You are talking rubbish lmao. The median house price in sydney is some 200k more than melbourne. That is driving a huge chunk of melbournes growth. Ive thought seriously about moving to melbourne for that reason.