KiwiM
Trevor Allan (34)
30k capacity.
Waratahs 2023
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30k capacity.
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Percentage of crowd under cover has increased significantly, besides that I think there were a few design/structural issues.
Concourse width and emergency exists didnt meet modern standards for evacuation and emergency egress.
Lsck of women bathrooms throughout. Lack of food and drink vendors.
Also, why would you want the look of it to change substantially? It was always a great ground to watch football.
Everything else about it just sucked (aside from the location).
Everything else about it just sucked (aside from the location).
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
There's only so many ways you can design a rugby pitch and stadium seating.
???
The issue with building codes is you generally only need to meet the building code that existed at the time the thing was built. If you do enough of a renovation on something though you need to bring it up to the current building code.
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
sure, if you want to be dramatic about it
Drew
Bob Davidson (42)
Didn’t know that was the case with building codes. Thanks for letting me know. I’m sure it’ll be a great venue, if Parra Stadium is anything to go by. I have my opinions on why the stadium was rebuilt. But won’t hijack this thread with them. In fact, I might find a Sydney FC thread and put them there.
On a Waratahs note it’s been posted Joey Walton playing NPC. Any other Tahs over there?
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
Angle of seating needed to change. The lower tier was a bit flat.
I'm looking at the positives. Like Perrotet telling Peter "RugbaLeg" V'Landys to fuck off when he complained about suburban grounds.
Apparently it is now a bit steeper.
I never minded the bottom section. Our seats for Tahs games for a very long time were in row GG towards the back of the lower section and I thought the vantage point was good.
Would definitely be happier being half a metre higher and a metre closer in the same row though (if that makes sense).
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
It does - back of the lower tier was usually value but midway up you were sort of in no-man's land. Never felt like a linear gradient.
Anyway it is fucking gone now and if the viewing is as good as Parra stadium it'll be alright
Good stadium design these days also has a roof big enough\deep enough that rain drains onto the ground and not on the punters, if parra is anything to go by, you feel much closer to the game
pissedoffihavetoregister
Bill Watson (15)
spotted swinton in stanley st last week still with arm in a sling. Not good.
Poor bugger.....
Poor bugger.....
7137
Alex Ross (28)
I think they were giving it time to resolve, and only if it didn’t he was going under the knife. Perhaps he’s just had surgery?
The Ghost of Raelene
Andrew Slack (58)
Hope so.
These sorts of things become almost degenerative at a point. He's 25, take your time and get it right.
I'd say this means he's now had surgery.
At least that's progress. Clearly it's not great that it didn't heal on its own but at least it provides him some clarity on the path forward.
The Ghost of Raelene
Andrew Slack (58)
Only 20 years late.Nadolo confirmed
I'm a fan but this fails to get me going. Good squad cover I guess. Pietsch and Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) have to be the starting wingers.