ANZ Stadium Rebuild Cancelled

[tiger_one]

Check out:

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6160574176001

 

[gallagher]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Wonder how much of that 3 billion infrastructure funding ends up as a private asset.

 

[gallagher]

Wonder how much of that 3 billion infrastructure funding ends up as a private asset.

Probably rebuild Spotless and gift it to the AFL.

 

[Fade.To.Black]

ANZ is a dump, always has been. Good move.
How much work has been done on it as far as the rebuild goes?

 

[Snake]

I posted 6 months ago that this was not going ahead in this political cycle ... there will not be a re modelling of this stadium .
It will be demolished and the best stadium in the country will be built ... no time frame giving but some time away ! Probably the best way to go in the long term !

 

[gallagher]

ANZ is a dump, always has been. Good move.
How much work has been done on it as far as the rebuild goes?

I don't think anything had started

 

[Snake]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

To be honest with so many excellent stadiums around the country the GF should go to the highest bidder just as the Super bowl is !

 

[69-05-41]

Allianz was the dump, they can throw all their funding at it but it will not change the fact that the infrastructure around it (ie transport and parking) is non-existent and geographically nobody wants to go there. Add the SCG to that too, history is for dinosaurs.

 

[joebob]

ANZ is a dump, always has been. Good move.
How much work has been done on it as far as the rebuild goes?

I don't think anything had started

Correct, the stadium is untouched, nothing started.

 

[gallagher]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

To be honest with so many excellent stadiums around the country the GF should go to the highest bidder just as the Super bowl is !

It feels like something Vlanys would implement. Wouldn't bother me.

 

[Russell]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

To be honest with so many excellent stadiums around the country the GF should go to the highest bidder just as the Super bowl is !

Great idea, play it in Adelaide or Hobart if they are the highest bidder.

Bugger the fans, who cares about them.

 

[Harvey]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

To be honest with so many excellent stadiums around the country the GF should go to the highest bidder just as the Super bowl is !

Great idea, play it in Adelaide or Hobart if they are the highest bidder.

Bugger the fans, who cares about them.

Which fans? Brisbane vs Nth Qld in Sydney was not convenient for those team's supporters. Make an event of it. Move it around like the US superbowl. Like the origin games played outside NSW & QLD fans will travel for it.

If you do not have a ticket by the time the Grand finalists are confirmed, it is unlikely that you will be able to get one.

 

[Snake]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

To be honest with so many excellent stadiums around the country the GF should go to the highest bidder just as the Super bowl is !

Great idea, play it in Adelaide or Hobart if they are the highest bidder.

Bugger the fans, who cares about them.

The majority of fans watch the GF on Tv or other medians that’s the new world we live in !

 

[Russell]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

To be honest with so many excellent stadiums around the country the GF should go to the highest bidder just as the Super bowl is !

Great idea, play it in Adelaide or Hobart if they are the highest bidder.

Bugger the fans, who cares about them.

The majority of fans watch the GF on Tv or other medians that’s the new world we live in !

What a sad world it is then - glad I am on the way out.

 

[happy_tiger]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

To be honest with so many excellent stadiums around the country the GF should go to the highest bidder just as the Super bowl is !

Great idea, play it in Adelaide or Hobart if they are the highest bidder.

Bugger the fans, who cares about them.

The majority of fans watch the GF on Tv or other medians that’s the new world we live in !

What a sad world it is then - glad I am on the way out.

It's like 3.00 pm GF start ...that many people in this day and age work Sundays ..I reckon a 5.30 pm start

 

[Fade.To.Black]

The NRL got shafted. They get a stadium that didn't need rebuilding and the one that needed to be rebuilt gets nothing done to it.
I wonder what Vlandys thoughts on a Brissy gf are.

To be honest with so many excellent stadiums around the country the GF should go to the highest bidder just as the Super bowl is !

Great idea, play it in Adelaide or Hobart if they are the highest bidder.

Bugger the fans, who cares about them.

The majority of fans watch the GF on Tv or other medians that’s the new world we live in !

What a sad world it is then - glad I am on the way out.

It's like 3.00 pm GF start ...that many people in this day and age work Sundays ..I reckon a 5.30 pm start

3pm start is much better than 5.30, what about the people who work Sunday nights: are they going to shift it to a Monday morning 3am kick-off? Got to draw the line somewhere Hap. 3pm Sunday is the go?

 

[WT2K]

The Sydney Morning Herald

NRL's ultimatum: Four new suburban stadiums or grand final will go
By Michael Chammas
May 31, 2020 — 2.18pm
The NRL will meet the NSW government this week armed with the threat of moving the grand final away from Sydney if the state doesn't deliver up to four boutique suburban stadiums over the next decade.

With the state government on Saturday dumping plans for the $800 million redevelopment of ANZ Stadium as it deals with the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, NRL powerbrokers are set to demand funds be redirected towards suburban venues as part of a push to regenerate tribalism in rugby league.

The 30,000-seat Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta cost around $300 million to build.
The 30,000-seat Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta cost around $300 million to build.

The NRL recently signed an extension to keep the grand final in Sydney until 2042, but that agreement hinged on a $2 billion promise that included new stadiums at Parramatta and Moore Park, as well as the redevelopment of the former Olympic venue into a rectangular facility.

According to sources with knowledge of the NRL's stadia strategy, the governing body is delighted with the decision by NSW government to scrap ANZ Stadium refurbishment plans, and will now lobby for up to four 15,000-20,000 seat stadiums worth around $150m-$200m each.

The NRL understands the government's predicament given the toll of the coronavirus crisis, and is expected to extend the time frame if it agrees to roll out a suburban venue plan that will cater for communities and sporting clubs across many codes.

Manly, Campbelltown, Penrith and Sydney's south have been earmarked as primary targets, with all nine Sydney clubs to be supported as part of the NRL's grand plan.

A stadium in Sydney's south would cater for the Dragons, Sharks and potentially Canterbury, who also have the option of playing out of Bankwest Stadium. South Sydney would have the option of playing matches alongside the Sydney Roosters out of the new stadium at Moore Park, or moving games out west to Bankwest Stadium with the Parramatta Eels.

The Wests Tigers would play the majority of their games out of a new Campbelltown Stadium, which will also host new A-League club Macarthur FC.

The Penrith Panthers and Manly Sea Eagles would also have a new stadium to play out of. The governing body would much prefer fans being locked out of games than empty grandstands, hence the desire for boutique grounds to cater for crowds of around 15,000.


The strategy will be music to the ears of Nine Entertainment Co chief executive Hugh Marks, who has pushed for the prioritisation of the game's tribalism as he mulls over a potential broadcast rights extension with the NRL after the 2022 season.

ANZ Stadium would still be used as the code's major events facility, hosting State of Origin games, blockbuster Sydney finals and the grand final.

The strategy represents a significant change of tack. Just a few years back, the NRL adopted a 'build it and they will come' mentality in regards to major stadiums and turned a blind eye to suburban grounds.

 

[diedpretty]

15.000 is way to low - should be no less than 20000.

 

[gallagher]

15.000 is way to low - should be no less than 20000.

Yeah, that's a rubbish capacity. You'd think Campbo would be front of the queue being a shared venue with the a league team. Replicating the west stand at Newy would be all it needs. Actually if you get rid of the corporate grandstand, bring the eastern seating around both ends and roof it you'd have a cracking ground.