The NSW government will require two out of three Sydney NRLOL games

[leagueiscrap]

The NSW government will require two out of three Sydney NRL games to be played at ANZ Stadium, Allianz Stadium or Pirtek Stadium to justify its $1.6 billion investment into the ageing venues.

The state government is in negotiations with all major sporting franchises over content agreements to ensure that a sufficient number of games will be secured for the three stadiums undertaking major works. Pirtek Stadium at Parramatta will be knocked down and rebuilt, as would Allianz at Moore Park, while the remaining funds will be used to give the former Olympic venue at Homebush Bay a much-needed makeover.
Figures provided by Champion Data show that 51.2 per cent of Sydney NRL games - excluding finals matches - between 2011 and 2016 have been played at the major three venues with the remainder played at suburban grounds. Fairfax Media can reveal that figure will need to rise to roughly two-thirds before the government commits to the major projects.
"The Premier and I made it clear that content was an important part of our stadium network," NSW Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres said.
"We've seen other states commit to stadiums and be well into the construction and build phase without having content agreements. We don't want to expose the NSW taxpayer to that type of risk.
"We want those content agreements renewed or enhanced so that we know we have the right amount of content to make the stadiums financially viable.
"There is plenty of sporting content available in Sydney, there is plenty of rectangular content in Sydney to underpin the financial position of these stadiums. We will be working with all of the sports around new or renewed content agreements.
"I'm comfortable with where we sit with that. In relation to the NRL, which is the most complex out of all of them because of the multiplicity of franchises. We're very happy with the work the NRL is doing with all of its clubs, we know having a whole-of game approach which is important to the government and the the NRL and we'll work with them on that."
Based on current venue allocation figures, about 15 games currently being played at suburban stadiums will have to move to the big three in order for the figures to stack up. That will raise further questions about the long-term viability of ageing grounds including Leichhardt, Brookvale and Jubilee ovals. Those boutique venues are struggling to remain of NRL standard and have no chance of procuring state government funding, which has been redirected towards the larger stadiums.
Asked what the developments meant for suburban grounds, Ayres said: "There's enough room for us to get the amount of content that we need and flexibility for clubs to choose the right venue for them. We don't want to dictate where individual clubs are. I'm not the CEO of the NRL and I'll leave it up to [ARL Commission chairman] John Grant and his team to make those determinations.
"What we want to be able to do is ensure they have a network of stadiums so they can choose the right venue for the right match."
Pirtek Stadium is scheduled to be demolished at the end of the current NRL season, with Ayres predicting the project will likely be complete by the "second half of 2019".
"For Moore Park, we have a detailed design brief stage we are about to enter, that will give us a lot more information [about time frames]," Ayres said.
"But I can be honest and say we wouldn't have a new stadium at Moore Park completed in this term of government, so it would be after that."
The NRL set a goal of growing average crowds to 20,000 as part of a five-year strategic plan released in 2012. But officials conceded the goal was unachievable only halfway through that period as crowd attendances continue to dwindle.
Ayres said Sydney had fallen behind the rest of the world, and the other Australian states, in relation to sporting infrastructure.
"To use a racing parlance, we're only just beating the ambulance," he said.
"We have to be honest with ourselves about that, if we don't invest in stadiums now we're going to fall further and further behind. The last significant stadium we built was in 1999, before that it was 1988. Every other national city that has major sporting franchises in it has redeveloped all of its stadiums in that period of time.
"Sydney sports fans deserve the best sporting facilities not just in Australia but in the world. We're a passionate sporting city.
"The other reason we need to do that is because sport continues to be an important driver of our state economy, particularly the tourism opportunities generated.
"We've seen in some sports the patronage and crowd figures hasn't grown. I'm strongly of the view the consumer has decided to get their sport somewhere else. We've got to do something different. No business will be successful if it's not investing in the quality of its product and for sport it's not just about what happens on the field siren to siren - it's about door to door, from when the fan leaves the house to when they come home.
"With the investment committed to by the Baird government, we're providing a suite of stadiums that will allow our sports fans access to the best facilities anywhere in the world."


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[leagueiscrap]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
what a great look for the NRLOL, more game in stadiums large venues, play spot the the spectator
when the ref blows his whistle you'll be able to hear the echos around the stadium

[Swans4ever]

Might be a problem if they keep getting 15k crowds.

[ParraEelsNRL]

What's the problem?

Parra will probably host Bulldogs and Penrith games, they hosted the bulldogs and Tigers for years in the 80's and 90's, no difference this time bar a shiny new stadium. The Wanderers will be tenants too, that takes care of that ground.

SFS will have the Roosters and Souths will more than likely move back home with Saint George Illawarra splitting their home games between the SFS and Win Stadium Wollongong, they'll have the Warratahs and Sydney FC too. Manly is Manly, they will stay where they are and Cronulla own their home ground, they'll stay put.

ANZ will host SOO, GF, Semi finasl and big local derbies plus internationals involving the Kangaroos for the various other rectangles codes we'll have the Socceroo's, Wallaby's big soccer matches and S18 games.

What's the problem dingb@ts?

[leagueiscrap]

What's the problem?

Parra will probably host Bulldogs and Penrith games, they hosted the bulldogs and Tigers for years in the 80's and 90's, no difference this time bar a shiny new stadium. The Wanderers will be tenants too, that takes care of that ground.

SFS will have the Roosters and Souths will more than likely move back home with Saint George Illawarra splitting their home games between the SFS and Win Stadium Wollongong, they'll have the Warratahs and Sydney FC too. Manly is Manly, they will stay where they are and Cronulla own their home ground, they'll stay put.

ANZ will host SOO, GF, Semi finasl and big local derbies plus internationals involving the Kangaroos for the various other rectangles codes we'll have the Socceroo's, Wallaby's big soccer matches and S18 games.

What's the problem dingb@ts?

your eels will be a bigger joke! their 12k average in an even bigger stadium

[leagueiscrap]

we need some more chest beating from you oxygen thieving basement dwellers in this thread?

[ParraEelsNRL]

Yeah and you'll see on Friday night why Parra stadium is obsolete, fuckstique.

The Bulldogs will be sharing Parra stadium for sure you can see it a mile away, therefore tomorrow nights game at ANZ between the two should tell us if the 19.5k stadium at Parramatta, is indeed big enough now, to host the local game, HUH?

Moron.

[AFLcrap1]

we need some more chest beating from you oxygen thieving basement dwellers in this thread?

We need some more lies off you & your fumble mates Gilligan .
We need less running like gutless dogs .
You're very good at that .

Beep beep

[Swans4ever]

Yeah and you'll see on Friday night why Parra stadium is obsolete, fuckstique.

The Bulldogs will be sharing Parra stadium for sure you can see it a mile away, therefore tomorrow nights game at ANZ between the two should tell us if the 19.5k stadium at Parramatta, is indeed big enough now, to host the local game, HUH?

Moron.

And don't worry we won't forget if it isn't

[leagueiscrap]

Yeah and you'll see on Friday night why Parra stadium is obsolete, fuckstique.

The Bulldogs will be sharing Parra stadium for sure you can see it a mile away, therefore tomorrow nights game at ANZ between the two should tell us if the 19.5k stadium at Parramatta, is indeed big enough now, to host the local game, HUH?

Moron.

yep with those crowds of 12k parra have attracted the first two games! FFS you simpleton moron thickshit no1,

another example of how pathetic you basement dwellers are, all this whinging and the expectations of the cocksucking cowboys deserve a new stadium because their current stadium of 26k is to small
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/quee ... 7f3fe7fb30
they average 16k currently through thair history, and attracted 8k to last nights game

just because your shit tank minnows eels & other the other minnows NRLOL clubs attract a decent crowd every blue moon, you idiots automatically think a new stadium has to be built, then the crowds will magically turn up in numbers just like the AFL crowds do

[AFLcrap1]

Lol .
Had a tropical low sitting over T Ville dumping rain for the last few days .
Last Fri they were predicting it to turn into a cyclone .
Try again stupid .

[ParraEelsNRL]

Yeah and you'll see on Friday night why Parra stadium is obsolete, fuckstique.

The Bulldogs will be sharing Parra stadium for sure you can see it a mile away, therefore tomorrow nights game at ANZ between the two should tell us if the 19.5k stadium at Parramatta, is indeed big enough now, to host the local game, HUH?

Moron.

yep with those crowds of 12k parra have attracted the first two games! FFS you simpleton moron thickshit no1,

another example of how pathetic you basement dwellers are, all this whinging and the expectations of the cocksucking cowboys deserve a new stadium because their current stadium of 26k is to small
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/quee ... 7f3fe7fb30
they average 16k currently through thair history, and attracted 8k to last nights game

just because your shit tank minnows eels & other the other minnows NRLOL clubs attract a decent crowd every blue moon, you idiots automatically think a new stadium has to be built, then the crowds will magically turn up in numbers just like the AFL crowds do

Wtf are you doing talking about North QLDs stadium proposal in with the Parramatta one you dickhead?

Btw you lying sake of shit, Parramatta played the Broncos at Parramatta on a Thursday night in round 1 and the crowd in the 19.5 seated stadium was over 17,500 you fucking liar, the second game against the North qld cowboys was not much smaller than the Broncos crowd and you can fucking look at the pictures on LU for yourself you blind lying cvnt and see that at no time this season, have parramatta played in front of a 12k crowd.

Crowd thread will all the REAL info in it, look and learn shithead.

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showt ... h80rygU.97

Oh, and thanks for the fucking link from LAST YEAR when we are talking 2016.
Fucking Idiot.

[ParraEelsNRL]

Same dumb shit with old info when the moron even bothers to try and present some, how much of a ****** can you be.

But but but we'll try and lie about Parramatta and somehow we'll put north qld in there somehow who come from 6 million fucking miles away.

I mean, wtf is wrong with the idiot?

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

I can't see Cronulla or Manly moving home games.
But modern venues built purposesly for rectangle sports can't be all bad for Rugby League.

[leagueiscrap]

Yeah and you'll see on Friday night why Parra stadium is obsolete, fuckstique.

The Bulldogs will be sharing Parra stadium for sure you can see it a mile away, therefore tomorrow nights game at ANZ between the two should tell us if the 19.5k stadium at Parramatta, is indeed big enough now, to host the local game, HUH?

Moron.

yep with those crowds of 12k parra have attracted the first two games! FFS you simpleton moron thickshit no1,

another example of how pathetic you basement dwellers are, all this whinging and the expectations of the cocksucking cowboys deserve a new stadium because their current stadium of 26k is to small
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/quee ... 7f3fe7fb30
they average 16k currently through thair history, and attracted 8k to last nights game

just because your shit tank minnows eels & other the other minnows NRLOL clubs attract a decent crowd every blue moon, you idiots automatically think a new stadium has to be built, then the crowds will magically turn up in numbers just like the AFL crowds do

Wtf are you doing talking about North QLDs stadium proposal in with the Parramatta one you dickhead?

Btw you lying sake of shit, Parramatta played the Broncos at Parramatta on a Thursday night in round 1 and the crowd in the 19.5 seated stadium was over 17,500 you fucking liar, the second game against the North qld cowboys was not much smaller than the Broncos crowd and you can fucking look at the pictures on LU for yourself you blind lying cvnt and see that at no time this season, have parramatta played in front of a 12k crowd.

Crowd thread will all the REAL info in it, look and learn shithead.

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showt ... h80rygU.97

Oh, and thanks for the fucking link from LAST YEAR when we are talking 2016.
Fucking Idiot.

im pointing out your shit house codes continues shit house crowds! one game draws near capacity & you oxygen bottles are jumping up and down demanding you need new stadiums!
FFS you are fucken thick, thickshit no1, their the minnows eels history crowd average at pritek stadium is 12k!

oh well they can keep building new bigger stadiums & your code will continue to be a bigger joke