Is it time for another SCG upgrade or a Perth stadium like stadium built in Sydney

[Teen Wolf]

Mate, you are just being a hater now.

Do you even Lords?

Pretty sure I'm allowed to hate the SCG.

And Lord's is a joke too, due to shape and slope. Well done for noticing.

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

Pretty sure I'm allowed to hate the SCG.

And Lord's is a joke too, due to shape and slope. Well done for noticing.

You are talking like a typical parochial melbournite.

 

[RedV3x]

You are talking like a typical parochial melbournite.

Well, I'm a Swans fan and seen the oval transform from a cricket ground to an abortion.
The worst was when they got rid of the "Hill" and replaced it with an ugly cheap stand - terrible.
Now the SCG is full of add hoc stands with nothing in common.
There are obstacles to moving around the ground and no throughput.
I don't "hate" the SCG because it's the home of the Swans but
the SCG is a symbol of the disappointing way that NSW approaches sport.

With the Olympics, Sydney will be behind Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide w.r.t. stadia.

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

Well, I'm a Swans fan and seen the oval transform from a cricket ground to an abortion.
The worst was when they got rid of the "Hill" and replaced it with an ugly cheap stand - terrible.
Now the SCG is full of add hoc stands with nothing in common.
There are obstacles to moving around the ground and no throughput.
I don't "hate" the SCG because it's the home of the Swans but
the SCG is a symbol of the disappointing way that NSW approaches sport.

With the Olympics, Sydney will be behind Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide w.r.t. stadia.

AFL Club: Fremantle

 

[Teen Wolf]

You are talking like a typical parochial Melburnian.

Or a typical Sydney Swans player and/or coach and/or administrator, who all hate the ground too.

 

[RedV3x]

AFL Club: Fremantle

Well, I'm a Swans fan and seen the oval transform from a cricket ground to an abortion.
The worst was when they got rid of the "Hill" and replaced it with an ugly cheap stand - terrible.
Now the SCG is full of add hoc stands with nothing in common.
There are obstacles to moving around the ground and no throughput.
I don't "hate" the SCG because it's the home of the Swans but
the SCG is a symbol of the disappointing way that NSW approaches sport.

With the Olympics, Sydney will be behind Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide w.r.t. stadia.

 

[Colonial]

move them to Accor full time

Accor is barely an oval and not in anyway a good one.

 

[RedV3x]

nd

Accor is barely an oval and not in anyway a good one.

The field can be restored to a good oval, but the stadium would need extensive work.
The stadium needs an outer shell and the huge moveable section needs to pushed forward
with the lower section (about 2 metres) cut off and available to be used in rectangular configuration.

 

[Seedsfan]

Never going to happen, Cricket won’t leave the SCG and the NSW government is not going to spend 2 billion building an oval for the Swans

If the Olympic park gets redeveloped it will be made rectangular like the plan was

 

[RedV3x]

If the Olympic park gets redeveloped it will be made rectangular like the plan was

Probably as it continues in the line of poor stadium decisions. butthe sensible an economic decision would be to build a multi-purpose stadium along the the lines of Perth stadium catering for all major sports
and all sports would benefit.

 

[hampton]

Probably as it continues in the line of poor stadium decisions. butthe sensible an economic decision would be to build a multi-purpose stadium along the the lines of Perth stadium catering for all major sports
and all sports would benefit.

Yeah such a poor decision to make a proper rectangular large stadium for the cities biggest sports of rugby league, rugby, soccer.. men’s/womens, etc etc sometimes in here people have too much of the afl blinkers on.

The problem with Homebush will always be the location. AFL is already in a premium location at Moore Park.

It would be an amazing outcome for afl in Sydney to have a 60k upgraded scg.

 

[RedV3x]

Yeah such a poor decision to make a proper rectangular large stadium

Yes, apart from the latest Parramatta Stadium, The NSW government continually squandered resources on inappropriate stadiums.
Then along came the Olympics The media widely lauded the design but I don't remember anybody
stating a use for the Olympic stadium after the event but obviously it incorporated a moveable centre section.
so somebody must have considered it uses.

for the cities biggest sports

Yes, initially the AFL drew large crowds to Homebush and it was envisaged that AFL would have a prominent presence there.

sometimes in here people have too much of the afl blinkers on.

I think it was ant-AFL brigade that was responsible spending on multiple stadiums
as well as the RU/rl rift that was big at the time with RU demanding that Concorde be upgraded.

The problem with Homebush will always be the location.

Homebush is in the geographical heart of Sydney
and only Sydney CBD is better served by public transport.

AFL is already in a premium location at Moore Park.

That might have been correct if they'd built a decent tram/train line past it.

It would be an amazing outcome for afl in Sydney to have a 60k upgraded scg.

That would require extensive rebuilding and cost but that would continue the NSW goverenment's theme
of throwing good money after bad.