tony soprano
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Agree we don't win there.
Tigers eye permanent move back to spiritual homes at Leichhardt, Campbelltown
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Not disagreeing, but remember Wests Magpies won the Amco Cup in 1977. 7-6 over Easts in the fina//boilover!
Sadly I wasn’t born during that great late 70’s era for Wests. Was the amco cup seen as a big deal back then?
Champion @Kearnsy, first off thanks for reminding me my age ... hahaha!!
Back in the day, it was a popular mid-week knock-out competition.
... and Campbelltown is?
Hahaha sorry about that. I see a few people have numbers after their user names on here and I assume it’s their birth year and that makes me feel old haha.
I’ll have to watch the replay of that game one day. It’s a shame we dont have anything like that these days but understand why.
I recently read that the city cup which was held in the early years of the competition was seen by many as more prestigious than the actual premiership which I found interesting.
I’ll have to watch the replay of that game one day. It’s a shame we dont have anything like that these days but understand why.
I recently read that the city cup which was held in the early years of the competition was seen by many as more prestigious than the actual premiership which I found interesting.
Certainly not
I believe it’s the future but at the end of the day I would still watch and support them no Matter where we decide to play. We as a club just need to make a decision on where that is going to be
gallagher
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Not sure about best viewing at LO. If it gets over 12k you can't see the east sideline if you on the hill. And that bloody sun.
I know people love it because that where they grew up going to the footy but it isn't 'the best' in any category when rating football grounds.
tony soprano
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Pretty
Be4 covid you could get there early and standup over the otherside off the hill, best viewing. Hill has its spots too. Its about being as close as possible like it was at junior football that I love best. Smell of the grass and a BBQ. Big stadiums is not what the games about for me.
Be4 covid you could get there early and standup over the otherside off the hill, best viewing. Hill has its spots too. Its about being as close as possible like it was at junior football that I love best. Smell of the grass and a BBQ. Big stadiums is not what the games about for me.
hank37w
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Where Wests Tigers usually play the lowest drawing out of town teams and also feature some of the worst game time allocations like 6pm on a Friday night when no one can actually get there.
However, having said that, it is in high growth area with good public transport, freeway access and easy parking with a leagues club right next door.
Apart from having a huge local juniors area Campbelltown Sports Stadium has lots of room for expansion and re-development and would probably be one of the easiest suburban grounds to actually do something with.
If Wests Tigers committed to playing a substantial number of their home games there it would contribute greatly to a fairly high utilization of the ground, especially when A league and other local sports are taken into account and this could easily justify the costs of redevelopment.
Any bites?
No one is denying it has a lot to go for it in the future …and already does.
Doesn’t change the fact it is unpopular with fans and corporates.
hank37w
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Sounds like it's not too unpopular with the major sponsor who came out and said that Campbelltown was our future.
Have to admit that the games allocated to Campbelltown are not the best. The most important thing is that we need to find a way to win.
Jedi_Tiger
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Leichardt has a 6pm game this year too
some would prefer other teams home ground like Parramatta stadium to play out of
bathursttiger1
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Also won by Western Division with a bunch of Bush players, including TV Ted Ellery.
The story goes that he told Balmain when he left that he was leaving for a club with a future: The North Sydney Bears in 1998 lol...
All depends what you want out of the experience. I like Leichhardt, Brookvale and Kogarah Ovals because they all have the hill experience.
We've had some miserable losses at all the grounds.
The worst of all being the loss at Leichhardt in Tommy's tribute game. Every player should have been demoted after that insipid effort.
Yeah that was depressing. I left my overdue wife at home for that one, she was off me that afternoon 😂
I anticipated it and went to the Hunter for a Gin and Jazz festival lol. I knew that they were going to bottle it.
gallagher
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Yeah, all those grounds are very similar. Good for about 12k crowds.
