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Hearing GI is out for the game against the doggies.
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Mar 24, 2016 03:34
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quote:The four Sydney clubs key to unlocking a $1.6 billion investment in stadiums are set to hold the NRL to ransom with a list of demands they want met before committing to leaving their suburban grounds. See, I'm torn by this story. I hate the idea of clubs leaving their suburban grounds, but the cash would be incredible for them (except the Tigers, who would probably burn it in a big fire considering their financial acumen). What does everyone else think about the idea of leaving grounds like Brookvale, Leichhardt and the like? Personally I hate the soulless big stadiums for normal games, and would happily be on the hill at Leichhardt with 15000 then in the mostly empty crowd at ANZ with 30k. Obviously the services can be better at the big stadia, but I prefer the charm of the smaller ones. Opinions?
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Mar 24, 2016 05:31
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Should spend the money on transportation for sydney. the suburban grounds are important in keeping the teams in the community, you're going to have silent loving anz for matchdays which is great for the atmosphere
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Mar 24, 2016 05:49
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BCR posted:Should spend the money on transportation for sydney. the suburban grounds are important in keeping the teams in the community, you're going to have silent loving anz for matchdays which is great for the atmosphere But we'll all have free wifi so we can be watching the replay on our phone and ignoring what's happening on the field, this sounds awesome 
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Mar 24, 2016 05:53
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iajanus posted:See, I'm torn by this story. I hate the idea of clubs leaving their suburban grounds, but the cash would be incredible for them (except the Tigers, who would probably burn it in a big fire considering their financial acumen). What does everyone else think about the idea of leaving grounds like Brookvale, Leichhardt and the like? Personally I hate the soulless big stadiums for normal games, and would happily be on the hill at Leichhardt with 15000 then in the mostly empty crowd at ANZ with 30k. Obviously the services can be better at the big stadia, but I prefer the charm of the smaller ones. Opinions? I like small stadiums the best too, but bigger stadiums like Lang Park can have great atmosphere with only ~30k. I think it's mostly the design of the stadium and the max capacity, since ANZ does look super grim when it's even pretty full and the seats themselves generally seem quite a way back from the field, which makes a noticeable difference. If the new stadium/s are designed from the ground up to be mid range rectangular stadiums explicitly for rugby league then I think they could be really good
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Mar 24, 2016 06:19
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I agree; having gone to a couple of events at Suncorp now as well as lots at CBus those sorts of stadia are great for watching the game and having a good atmosphere. My biggest gripe with the current plan is going the way of the AFL and having a large number of teams having the same home stadium. I love each team having an identifiable home, rather than just ANZ with different banners spelling out their name on the top banks of empty seats. If every team could have a modern 20-30k stadium of their own I'd love it (although I'd sorely miss the hills at the suburban grounds).
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Mar 24, 2016 06:37
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Warriors re-signed with Mt Smart stadium for quite a few years with an eye to hopefully a new purpose built rugby stadium in 10 or so years time. Auckland council were trying to make them move to North Harbour stadium in the posh part of Auckland where nobody likes league or goes to sport (meaning a 1 hour+ trek each way for the core fanbase) so that speedway could move to Mt Smart and cricket to the existing speedway ground but Doyle told them to get hosed.
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Mar 24, 2016 07:45
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Obviously I'm pretty ignorant but do the Warriors play all of their home games in Auckland? Did the rebranding from Auckland to NZ Warriors have much of an impact on membership/fanbase?
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There's a bit of charm to having suburban stadiums, but at some point you have to ask if the NRL is supposed to be a suburban Sydney competition or something bigger. I also take issue with Manly fans defending Brookvale. I went to a game there once, the place is a shithole and I've seen high schools with better facilities.Smorgasbord posted:Warriors re-signed with Mt Smart stadium for quite a few years with an eye to hopefully a new purpose built rugby stadium in 10 or so years time. Auckland council were trying to make them move to North Harbour stadium in the posh part of Auckland where nobody likes league or goes to sport (meaning a 1 hour+ trek each way for the core fanbase) so that speedway could move to Mt Smart and cricket to the existing speedway ground but Doyle told them to get hosed. Auckland's stadium situation is completely hosed up. Eden Park is in the middle of suburbia and is too big for rugby/league and too small for cricket, and I still don't know why the council is carrying some of the debt on Eden Park for the 2011 Rugby World Cup renovations when it's a privately owned stadium. North Harbour Stadium is (relatively speaking) in the middle of nowhere and has major issues with traffic when the crowd is above 5,000 people. Mt Smart is in the middle of an industrial part of town, but at least parking and access is easy and the neighbours are never going to complain. Good luck trying to find somewhere for a drink after the game though. Airstream Driver posted:Obviously I'm pretty ignorant but do the Warriors play all of their home games in Auckland? Did the rebranding from Auckland to NZ Warriors have much of an impact on membership/fanbase? We currently play 11 games in Auckland and one in Wellington. We have previously experimented with some of our Auckland games being played at Eden Park (traditionally a union stronghold), but the response from the fans was overwhelmingly negative and the club made it clear to the council that it wanted Mt Smart to be home. I was never in favour of the rebranding- to me it's liking telling the Broncos that they are to be called the Queensland Broncos. It probably does help in terms of expanding the fanbase, but as long as there's one NRL team in the country we're always going to get the majority of fans here. The branding will have to change if Wellington or Christchurch gets a team.
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Jono C posted:There's a bit of charm to having suburban stadiums, but at some point you have to ask if the NRL is supposed to be a suburban Sydney competition or something bigger. I also take issue with Manly fans defending Brookvale. I went to a game there once, the place is a shithole and I've seen high schools with better facilities My feelings boil down to the following : If we're going to have teams representing suburban areas, they should play locally. If we make them represent larger areas, use the large stadia. You'll burn a lot of goodwill, but it'll be honest.
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Mar 24, 2016 14:17
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Playing out of a packed suburban ground hasn't hurt the Wanderers brand, far from it. And as a result of two codes (w/Parra) they've jagged a nice upgrade to 30K. Also being a flipping marginal seat at all levels of government helps. Probably more than anything. Heck it's why Gosford Stadium got built in the first place, it was electoral pork through and through. The fact that the Bears, and then the Mariners use it is a pleasant afterthought. It's helped with the Mariners to attract 20 million dollars for a centre of excellence, and I'll bet a nice cup of tea they'll get another 10 million in the upcoming federal election.
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Mar 25, 2016 02:18
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Sounds like Alex Johnston is out for the Souths game today (which PSA is at 4 o'clock) which means the Souths team is looking pretty lean. Pretty much nobody left from their premiership winning team with Tom & Sam, Sutton, Aeynolds, Johnston out and maybe Inglis as well. Michael Oldfield might be coming in and playing his first for the bunnies too e: Sam Burgess makes a pretty big difference I guess lol Thinking fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Mar 25, 2016 |
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Mar 25, 2016 04:47
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Dogs are destroying the Bunnies. Very impressive.
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Mar 25, 2016 06:38
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Bunnies a 2 man team and both are injured.
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Mar 25, 2016 06:43
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Sam Burgess would make a difference down the middle, but 26 points is more than he could save. This is getting embarrassing.
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Mar 25, 2016 06:47
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Whilst jesus rose from the dead, i dont see souths doing so.
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Mar 25, 2016 07:03
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Yeah this is getting ridiculous
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Mar 25, 2016 07:11
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If Souths are a two man team then the Cowboys are a one man team.
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Mar 25, 2016 07:21
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Auditore posted:If Souths are a two man team then the Cowboys are a one man team. The Cowboys have lots of great players, but they're hosed without Thurston.
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Mar 25, 2016 07:26
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I don't understand a universe where McInnes is the first choice hooker over Cook. Or even a first grade worthy hooker
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Mar 25, 2016 07:51
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cpaf posted:I don't understand a universe where McInnes is the first choice hooker over Cook. Or even a first grade player.
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Mar 25, 2016 08:02
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Rugby league works in mysterious ways. Always.
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Mar 25, 2016 08:28
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the last 15 minutes in last years GF was just classic, so good
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Mar 25, 2016 09:24
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The battle of the fugly jerseys is on! Also Fiji only gets the Nine feed 
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Mar 25, 2016 10:10
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I actually thought the penalty was for McGuire's elbow there rather than against NQ.
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Mar 25, 2016 10:23
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Enjoying this. The impact of reduced interchange is showing.
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Mar 25, 2016 11:59
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The broncos being retarded and kicking so many penalties is what's made this close.
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Mar 25, 2016 12:00
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One heck of a game
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Mar 25, 2016 12:01
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iajanus posted:The broncos being retarded and kicking so many penalties is what's made this close. Nah, Hunts poor kicking and the fact that the teams are really close. Taking the two is good strategy imo. You need the good field position kicking to back it up though. Also, holy gently caress this is stressful. Also, Granville is amazing.
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Mar 25, 2016 12:07
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Yup. This is great fun.
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Mar 25, 2016 12:07
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Mar 25, 2016 12:09
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That was a pretty good game I guess
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Mar 25, 2016 12:14
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Great game. More like that please.
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Mar 25, 2016 12:14
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Dirty Frank posted:Nah, Hunts poor kicking and the fact that the teams are really close. Taking the two is good strategy imo. You need the good field position kicking to back it up though. The first goal I could get behind, but the second and third were idiotic. They showed no confidence in their ability to score tries and completely capitulated to the Cowboys once possession evened up. They were extremely lucky the Cowboys got greedy in extra time and forgot how they won the GF.
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Mar 25, 2016 12:18
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I don't like agreeing with Fittler but he was right when he was talking about punishing teams who abuse penalties inside the 10 early in the set. The Roosters have been the worst offenders in this for ages, just sitting on players or wrestling early in the count because who cares if you give up one tackle since your defence gets some rest and refs are almost always reluctant to blow the whistle successive times. Taking 2 and then regaining possession is a good way to counter this imo, or at least break the cycle. There are some stats around somewhere that the Broncs usually score straight after taking 2 as well.
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Mar 25, 2016 12:38
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The top teams don't let in many 10m tries when the goal line defense is set, which it will be on these kind of penalties. Playing against the Tigers the maths is different though 
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Mar 25, 2016 12:51
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Probably the best game of the year so far
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Mar 25, 2016 13:51
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What a game. Pretty good crowd too.
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cpaf posted:I don't like agreeing with Fittler but he was right when he was talking about punishing teams who abuse penalties inside the 10 early in the set. The Roosters have been the worst offenders in this for ages, just sitting on players or wrestling early in the count because who cares if you give up one tackle since your defence gets some rest and refs are almost always reluctant to blow the whistle successive times. So much this..I feel like I've been posting about it for years. There's no downside to them deliberately slowing the play on goal line defence in the early tackles because even if a penalty is blown (it usually isn't) they get a 20 second rest while the ref fucks around and no quick tap is allowed. So frustrating to see it used repeatedly as a successful tactic by the usual rear end in a top hat clubs.
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