Universal Love Punt Road Stadium?

[Stylo]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...d/news-story/1206f2549e5a4166381f96e5c70d162b

Beats Eddie's plan!

 

[CHIMP MAGNET]

 

[exceptional design]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...d/news-story/1206f2549e5a4166381f96e5c70d162b

Beats Eddie's plan!

Any chance of someone copy & pasting the article on here?

 

[Lsta062]

We could play the smaller teams at this stadium and dominate there

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

 

[Old M8]

I thought we owned punt road oval?

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

40,000 may be to small though. That's my only concern.

 

[CHIMP MAGNET]

40,000 may be to small though. That's my only concern.

for our grand final celebrations? agree.

 

[have a RHG]

40,000 may be to small though. That's my only concern.

We can do a geelong style lockout

 

[Stylo]

Any chance of someone copy & pasting the article on here?

Sorry, can't find a link that works. It worked for me the first time but not since haha.

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

We can do a geelong style lockout

I just get a bit concerned when it means that members may miss out getting into a game.

 

[have a RHG]

I just get a bit concerned when it means that members may miss out getting into a game.

Obviously we'd only play 3 or 4 games a year there. But we can screw wb stk melb norf into using it. More money for us. simplezzzzzz

 

[Bojangles17]

Are there any fixtures a team with 75,000 members that avg 51k a game would actually play there , ,just sayin

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

Obviously we'd only play 3 or 4 games a year there. But we can screw wb stk melb norf into using it. More money for us. simplezzzzzz

 

[Coach_Required]

We wouldn't play there, the G is our home ground. It would be more a 40k training ground for finals week.

 

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March 17, 2016 8:05pm
MARK ROBINSONHerald Sun

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Fun times at Etihad

RICHMOND has proposed a glittering third stadium for Melbourne as an alternative to Eddie McGuire’s proposed 60,000-seat extravaganza across the railway tracks.



The Tigers’ Punt Rd Oval master plan centres on a new stadium with up to 40,000 seats and a fans’ zone area between the ground and the neighbouring MCG.

Importantly, Richmond railway station is part of the redevelopment plan.

“Is a third stadium worth exploring? I don’t know, that will be up to the AFL, but we want to be in the discussion,’’ Tigers chief executive Brendon Gale told the Herald Sun.

An architect’s impression of how Punt Rd Oval would look as a 40,000-seat AFL venue, with a rejuvenated Richmond station as part of the master plan.
Former AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou was a key supporter of the plans when they were mooted in 2013 and the cost of an 18,000-seat stadium was put at $180 million.

A capacity increased to 40,000 would mean a blowout to an estimated $380 million.

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It is understood senior AFL officials have seen architects’ drawings, revealed by theHerald Sun.

Funding would be expected to come from the AFL and the State Government and would not require the sale of Etihad Stadium, like the McGuire plan.

Punt Rd should be in the frame. It’s an existing venue (and) it wouldn’t require the selling of Etihad Stadium

Brendon Gale

Gale said Punt Rd was an obvious choice for a third venue.

“We are in the process of developing a master plan for this precinct,” Gale said.

“Back in 2013, Demetriou was the driver of this and the attraction for them was having a lower capacity, lower cost stadium for smaller fixtures.

“And also stadium economics and finances are the biggest driver of disparity of wealth (among clubs) and we could try to address that by having a third venue.

“So, Andrew said ‘would you be interested in having a look at it for Punt Rd?’

“Punt Rd should be in the frame. It’s an existing venue, it wouldn’t require the selling of Etihad, and the Richmond railway station has been the agenda for a number of years and maybe this gives the government the opportunity to redevelop that.”

The debate ignited when Collingwood president McGuire suggested a new stadium on the Hisense Arena site prompted the Richmond senior management to put the Punt Rd plans back on the agenda at a meeting two weeks ago. The MCC was also briefed.

There is no State Government engagement as yet, but Gale believes Premier Daniel Andrews, who is also a supporter in principle of McGuire’s stadium plan, should be a substantial funds contributor.


“The economic impact of this game is huge, $3 billion, half a million members, how many fans are there in Victoria?’’ Gale said.

“This game is a huge driver of this economy. And I think we’re entitled to question the extent our government invests in football relative to other states.”

How a redeveloped Punt Rd Oval will look next to the MCG.
It is understood the AFL favours a refurbishment of Etihad Stadium rather than selling it and building at Hisense Arena, and Gale agrees.

“Our personal view is we keep Etihad Stadium,” he said.

“It’s going to be worth $1 billion and we’ve got an 18th share in that in 2026. It’s a huge asset for the competition.

“So, what’s attractive about this is the capacity of maybe 40,000, which would support the business models of some clubs.”

McGuire’s plan, which would cost an estimated $1 billion, has the support of several clubs and major events king Ron Walker.

But not everyone believes it would be the right move. Former Premier Jeff Kennett has said the idea was already “dead and buried”.

The Tigers have a lease at Punt Rd and would use it as club HQ and training ground.

They believe a redevelopment of the railway station, with a new stadium on the way to the MCG, would enhance one of the world’s best sporting precincts.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

We can do a geelong style lockout

I like it, we can play Geelong there and only offer them 200 tickets.

 

[Jozzy]

40,000 may be to small though. That's my only concern.

The stadium isn't being designed for us to play home games at, we'd play a few games there a season against interstate clubs which would be freaking sweet and sell out in a heart beat but the stadium would be to benefit Victorian clubs like North, Doggies and the Saints.

According to the article we'd still train there and use it at the clubs HQ but that'd really be the only things that'd change for the club. We'd have to bulldoze our training facilities or find some way of working them into a grandstand.

As the club owns the lease to Punt Road you'd imagine we'd get paid by the AFL/Victorian Government (or whoever owned the stadium) would have to pay the club to use land we own.

 

[Infamy]

I think the smaller side of the stadium should be bigger to slightly increase the capacity and make it a little more even, which should also help minimise wind. In fact I'd get them to look at building over Brunton Ave & Punt Road to turn the roads into a tunnel and merge Richmond station with the complex much better. This would also give more room for the smaller side of the seating.

Regardless of these changes, the idea makes a lot more sense than Eddie's idea.

 

[JackNah_8]

I think it's a great idea and more revenue for us. But punt rd is so congested traffic wise so they will definitely need to improve Richmond Station

 

[mcuzzy]

How many home games in the past 3 seasons have drawn a crowd of 40k or less?

 

[Groupie_]

I just get a bit concerned when it means that members may miss out getting into a game.

wed only play the small teams there and rake the ****en $$$ in like no tomorw

 

[rfctigerarmy]

40k is too small.

Also, massive traffic problems on Punt Road - they'd have to build over the road itself, I'm guessing.

I'm not sure who we're going to play there, if anyone...?

 

[Groupie_]

Can see myself sinking pots in the new 100 million dollar Maurice Rioli room already

 

[fumbler]

I'd build the grand stand on the punt road side the same as the western side and convert punt road into a tunnel.