Smith sees NRL GF future outside NSW

[Newtown]

Innovative Ideas?

Smith sees NRL GF future outside NSW
Matt Coughlan
09:54 AEST Thu Oct 8 2015

NRL boss Dave Smith believes the future of the grand final may lie in a rotation of venues between NSW, Queensland and a new market. Smith said in order to further expand the game, major events like the grand final, could be moved around Australia on a cycle similar to State of Origin.

Despite rejuvenated calls for a second Brisbane team on the back of the all-Queensland grand final and big crowds for the Broncos, Smith reiterated the league's position to shore up the future of existing clubs before expanding but indicated Queensland was the first expansion priority.

"The number one priority is to make sure the clubs we've got are sustainable and prosperous and I think there's a bit of work for us to do there," Smith said. "Once you've got that sorted then clearly the opportunity is in the Queensland market to create more of a conference system."

He said the $1.6 billion to be spent on new stadiums in NSW would create a geographical spread to boost languishing crowds in the state. "You will more often than not be able to fill your stadiums, it'll just be the right size for the right game," Smith said.He said an enhanced experience with new stadiums at Moore Park (55,000 capacity), Paramatta (30-35,000) and Penrith (25,000) would help to boost crowds.

 

[Fade_To_Black]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

 

[Golden_Boots]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

NSW government bid to host the GF (expiring in a few years). With competition he can drive the price up. He doesn't know jack about Rugby League but he does know business.

 

[innsaneink]

Smith said.He said an enhanced experience with new stadiums at Moore Park (55,000 capacity), Paramatta (30-35,000) and Penrith (25,000) would help to boost crowds.

What a fool

Over the last decade these teams have averaged approx

14000 roosters
11000 penrith
14000 parra

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

It should stay where it is.
As was shown last weekend , Sydney can still fill a big Stadium, even with out of town teams. According to friends who went down a few days before the game, the atmosphere was incredible, both at the game, and in the days leading up to it.
Crazy to even think of playing it in a Stadium which Seats less than 80,000.

 

[Fade_To_Black]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

NSW government bid to host the GF (expiring in a few years). With competition he can drive the price up. He doesn't know jack about Rugby League but he does know business.

Drive the price up? The bidding price to host SOO? That might be well and good but that in turn will drive ticket prices through the roof, especially at stadiums where the capacity is only 50000 or so. I can't see Joe Blow forking out $1000 for his family of 4 to go watch 80 minutes of footy.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Innovative Ideas?

Smith sees NRL GF future outside NSW
Matt Coughlan
09:54 AEST Thu Oct 8 2015

He said the $1.6 billion to be spent on new stadiums in NSW would create a geographical spread to boost languishing crowds in the state. "You will more often than not be able to fill your stadiums, it'll just be the right size for the right game," Smith said.He said an enhanced experience with new stadiums at Moore Park (55,000 capacity), Paramatta (30-35,000) and Penrith (25,000) would help to boost crowds.

Sadly, this just confirms that top eshalon are either fools or have no knowledge of the league, and have perhaps watched 1-2 games a year. It is a miracle that NRL is so popular with the quality of people on the top :frowning:
Old saying applies ' fish stinks from its head'.
Only fool can argue i.e. that WT will have bigger crowds if games are played at Homebush, the same goes for any other team.

 

[Curaeus]

Only confirms what I've always thought about Smith, his coterie of overpaid useless suits at the NRL and John Grant and the equally useless NRL Commission. Can anyone see the AFL allowing it's grand finals to be played anywhere other than the MCG? Never happen! It's about time the clubs told these boofheads to pull their heads in!

 

[innsaneink]

Only confirms what I've always thought about Smith, his coterie of overpaid useless suits at the NRL and John Grant and the equally useless NRL Commission. **Can anyone see the AFL allowing it's grand finals to be played anywhere other than the MCG? Never happen!** It's about time the clubs told these boofheads to pull their heads in!

My immediate thought too

 

[Sabre]

All this talk just because there were 2 QLD teams in the Grand Final.
People quickly forget that it had been 9 years since any Queensland team had made the Final.

 

[cqtiger]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

NSW government bid to host the GF (expiring in a few years). With competition he can drive the price up. He doesn't know jack about Rugby League but he does know business.

Drive the price up? The bidding price to host SOO? That might be well and good but that in turn will drive ticket prices through the roof, especially at stadiums where the capacity is only 50000 or so. I can't see Joe Blow forking out $1000 for his family of 4 to go watch 80 minutes of footy.

I don't have a problem with rising prices as long as it is linked to full stadia. It's called supply and demand. However just raising prices and still having half empty stadia is ridiculous.

In the major sporting capitals you can't just turn up and get a ticket at the door because they are usually sold out weeks earlier.

I don't think that I will see NRL games regularly sold out in my lifetime.

Nuff said

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[Newtown]

Instead of concerning himself about where the Grand final will be played it would be better off for all concerned (except Roosters and Broncos players and supporters) if he concerned himself with the Paul Kent article on page 60 of today's Daily Telegraph.

Brisbane are trying to bring Ben Teo into their side for 2016 but have no Cap space. They can however get him into their side by using some shonky manoeuvres which Broncos would mostly get away with. Broncos have thrived using third party corporate sponsorships which in effect are uncapped as the NRL refuses to reveal how much each club spends on third party agreements. The main reason the NRL won't make this relevation is because it would negate the NRL's proud claim about how even the salary cap makes the competition (ha, ha).

 

[glebe_tiger]

Only confirms what I've always thought about Smith, his coterie of overpaid useless suits at the NRL and John Grant and the equally useless NRL Commission. Can anyone see the AFL allowing it's grand finals to be played anywhere other than the MCG? Never happen! It's about time the clubs told these boofheads to pull their heads in!

Exactly. The AFL would never have it outside of the MCG in the foreseeable future and rightly so. I'm not bias but moving the gf around like its the super bowl is a stupid obsession that needs to stop.

I have grave fears about this stadium policy also. If they think the crowds will start flooding back to the games, good luck.

I'm not from QLD but i don't know what sort of following a second Brisbane team would have when people have grown up their whole lives loving and supporting one team the Broncos. How do they expect to garner any real support in a city where people live and breathe the Broncos and any kid that plays the games wants to play for them when they grow up?

 

[angry_ant]

Either the reporters are misinterpreting the quotes or Smith changes his mind on a daily basis. This was in the smh 3 days ago!!!

Smith says Queensland needs bigger stadium
NRL chief executive Dave Smith has declared there are 1.6 billion reasons why the grand final is likely to remain in Sydney but he expects the 25,000 fans who travelled from Queensland for the premiership decider to ensure competition for the event. The key to Sydney retaining the grand final is the 84,000 capacity at ANZ Stadium and Smith said the NSW Government's commitment to spend $1.6 billion on rebuilding and upgrading stadiums would make it hard to take the fixture elsewhere. However, Smith hinted strongly that if the Queensland Government built a bigger stadium in Brisbane the NRL would consider taking a grand final there in the future.
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[Tiger_Watto]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

Tradition is a pretty thin straw to call it, considering the NRL only started in 1998.

If your referring to the NSWRL Grand Final, well then yes the NSW Cup GF should remain in Sydney.

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[Fade_To_Black]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

Tradition is a pretty thin straw to call it, considering the NRL only started in 1998.

If your referring to the NSWRL Grand Final, well then yes the NSW Cup GF should remain in Sydney.

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:unamused: Yeah…the highest level that RL has been played in our country since the sports introduction. The same as the AFL was the VFL until the early 90's or whenever. No difference.

 

[Tiger_Watto]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

Tradition is a pretty thin straw to call it, considering the NRL only started in 1998.

If your referring to the NSWRL Grand Final, well then yes the NSW Cup GF should remain in Sydney.

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:unamused: Yeah…the highest level that RL has been played in our country since the sports introduction. The same as the AFL was the VFL until the early 90's or whenever. No difference.

Bring back Marching Bands & Leather Footballs too hey…

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[pHyR3]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

Tradition is a pretty thin straw to call it, considering the NRL only started in 1998.

If your referring to the NSWRL Grand Final, well then yes the NSW Cup GF should remain in Sydney.

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:unamused: Yeah…the highest level that RL has been played in our country since the sports introduction. The same as the AFL was the VFL until the early 90's or whenever. No difference.

Bring back Marching Bands & Leather Footballs too hey…

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i agree, while we're at it let's just scrap the competition and bring back glebe and sydney uni. who needs a national footprint.

good idea to spread the game, but i suspect he's just using it as a bargaining chip to get the NSW gvmt to either pay them more money or invest more in stadia.

and playing all 8 clubs out of say 4 really good stadia is a great idea rather than shit holes like Leichardt, kogarah and campbo that only seat around 18k these days now that they dont publish those inflated figures.

 

[happy_tiger]

What a fantastic idea, play it at Suncorp where you can only fit 55,000…..may as well play it at Leichhardt. It is tradition to hold it in NSW, tradition should not be messed with IMO. Dave Smith should concentrate on fixing things such as the incompetency of refs/video refs etc first before he worries about stuffing around with the game any more.

Tradition is a pretty thin straw to call it, considering the NRL only started in 1998.

If your referring to the NSWRL Grand Final, well then yes the NSW Cup GF should remain in Sydney.

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:unamused: Yeah…the highest level that RL has been played in our country since the sports introduction. The same as the AFL was the VFL until the early 90's or whenever. No difference.

Bring back Marching Bands & Leather Footballs too hey…

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The Game needs the Magic Sponge back

It will bring the crowds back

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Tradition is a pretty thin straw to call it, considering the NRL only started in 1998.

If your referring to the NSWRL Grand Final, well then yes the NSW Cup GF should remain in Sydney.

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:unamused: Yeah…the highest level that RL has been played in our country since the sports introduction. The same as the AFL was the VFL until the early 90's or whenever. No difference.

Bring back Marching Bands & Leather Footballs too hey…

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The Game needs the Magic Sponge back

It will bring the crowds back

Lol… The monkeys down there will probably claim they own Queensland due to the traditions of the First Fleet arrival.