NRL Stadia

New stadiums to be built in Parramatta and Moore Park under plans unveiled by NSW Government
By State Political Reporter Sarah Gerathy

The New South Wales Government has announced a billion dollar overhaul of the state's sporting stadium, including plans to build new stadiums at Parramatta and Moore Park.

Premier Mike Baird said it is the biggest investment in sporting and major event infrastructure in NSW since the Sydney Olympics.

The first project in the package will be a new 30,0000 seat stadium at Parramatta in Sydney's south, which would be completed by 2019.

The plan also includes a new rectangular stadium at Moore Park in Sydney's east, seating between 50,000 to 55,000 people, a new indoor arena near the CBD, an outer western Sydney sporting venue and the completion of the SCG upgrade.

The Government is looking to acquire the lease of Olympic Stadium to redevelop it, which could potentially include building a retractable roof.

It said $600 million has already been set aside for the package as part of Rebuilding NSW and it will allocate more funding in the future.

Mr Baird said the package is dependent on sporting codes agreeing to put on major match on in NSW and he wants the NRL grand final to remain in Sydney.

"The longer we can keep it here the better and the critical part of this process is to ensure, whether it be the NRL, whether it be the soccer, whether it be Rugby Union, we're going to ensure this city will get the best events it can for the next generation," he said.

 

I'm pretty sure the number of games the NRL has committed too has been overstated here...

100 games between the 3 codes every year was the commitment.

Including finals, origin, the 4 clubs who call the stadiums home and the gypsies like Wests who use it for the odd game we're already committed to roughly 60 games a year. Throw in Sydney FC, WSW and the Warratahs, ARU and Football Australia and the 100 games is nothing.

 

No from the three codes combined. Manly got 10m today from the state govt on top of the 10 (soon to be 15m the federal government gave them) to build a new grandstand.

Their future at Brookie looks as good as its ever been.

 

The biggest condition was 20 years of the NRL Grand Finals once the new ANZ is complete.

 

Out of it all I'm most excited about the SOO matches @ the SFS whilst ANZ is out of action for a few years.

 

Got to say the plans for ANZ look fucking awesome too. Will be the best rectangular stadium in Australia.