Stadiums>So while we're still waiting to know what is going to happen with MES
Rudd government pledges $36 million for Gold Coast AFL stadium
May 07, 2009 .
The Rudd government will kick in $36 million for the Gold Coast
AFL stadium, enabling the major project to go ahead and opening the way for a new club.
Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese will join Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and
AFL boss Andrew Demetriou at Cararra Stadium on the Gold Coast on Thursday to make the announcement.
The 25,000-seat stadium is needed for the region to host an
AFL team in 2011.
It could also be used to host major events being sought for Queensland such as a future Commonwealth Games and the football and cricket World Cups.
The Queensland government has promised $60 million, with the
AFL and Gold Coast City Council also chipping in towards the $126 million bill.
AAP
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-23211,00.html
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Short for Australian Football League, an obscure suburban sport played in southern areas of Australia. Previously called the Victorian Football League, or Victorian Rules Football.
Before each game, teams must run through banners constructed entirely of toilet paper and clag glue and containing messages such as 'Go the Roo Boys' or other such crap.
Playing uniform is similarly macabre. Each player must wear a singlet, shoes, socks and shorts so tight, if they were any tighter they'd need bowel surgery to remove them.
AFL is the only sport in the world which rewards people for failure, with one point given for missing a shot at goal, or hitting one of the large goal posts, or if an opposing player runs the ball between the goals.
No Homosexuals play AFL - of they did, Jason Akermanis would be right onto them... |
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Good Ole Perth left behind...
Can someone please tell me what Colin Barnett / current Government has done for WA since he's been in parlimant (not that i'm shitty that we haven't got a stadium on the cards - but in general) ??
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Since the Force have had there license back in 2004. The following stadiums have been errected or upgraded somehow
Adelaide Oval (Cricket)
Aurora Stadium (Hawthorn's
AFL Tassie)
EnergyAustralia Stadium (Newcastle Knights)
Jade Stadium (Canterbury Saders) Christchurch Completed
Melbourne Cricket Ground (all Sports)
Mt Smart Stadium (New Zealand Warriros)
Oki Jubilee Stadium (St George Dragons)
Skilled Park (Gold Coast Titans)
Skilled Stadium (Geelong Cats)
Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney Swans)
Toyota Stadium (Cronulla Sharks)
WIN Stadium (St George Dragons)
Where's Perth, still sitting on a lump of dirt in East Perth.
I can see Fulham & W.Wolves turning around and saying "stadium & premises are not up to scratch" we are taking the game to North Qld or else where. Losing more money for WA (with the revenue of supporters and the teams) as well as supporting the ever failing numbers at the Glory.
The stadium in Mandurah (Hyundai) has better facilities
for the players than M.E.S.
This is a wee bit funny. click on this link to see where "aussie stadiums website" has the Western Force's home ground
"WACA Ground Western Australia Perth 20,000 03/03/09 "
http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/s...rt.php?sport=5[COLOR="Silver"]
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Short for Australian Football League, an obscure suburban sport played in southern areas of Australia. Previously called the Victorian Football League, or Victorian Rules Football.
Before each game, teams must run through banners constructed entirely of toilet paper and clag glue and containing messages such as 'Go the Roo Boys' or other such crap.
Playing uniform is similarly macabre. Each player must wear a singlet, shoes, socks and shorts so tight, if they were any tighter they'd need bowel surgery to remove them.
AFL is the only sport in the world which rewards people for failure, with one point given for missing a shot at goal, or hitting one of the large goal posts, or if an opposing player runs the ball between the goals.
No Homosexuals play AFL - of they did, Jason Akermanis would be right onto them... |
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Originally Posted by benny:
[/COLOR]Since the Force have had there license back in 2004. The following stadiums have been errected or upgraded somehow
Adelaide Oval (Cricket)
Aurora Stadium (Hawthorn's AFL Tassie)
EnergyAustralia Stadium (Newcastle Knights)
Jade Stadium (Canterbury Saders) Christchurch Completed
Melbourne Cricket Ground (all Sports)
Mt Smart Stadium (New Zealand Warriros)
Oki Jubilee Stadium (St George Dragons)
Skilled Park (Gold Coast Titans)
Skilled Stadium (Geelong Cats)
Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney Swans)
Toyota Stadium (Cronulla Sharks)
WIN Stadium (St George Dragons)
Where's Perth, still sitting on a lump of dirt in East Perth.
I can see Fulham & W.Wolves turning around and saying "stadium & premises are not up to scratch" we are taking the game to North Qld or else where. Losing more money for WA (with the revenue of supporters and the teams) as well as supporting the ever failing numbers at the Glory.
The stadium in Mandurah (Hyundai) has better facilities for the players than M.E.S.
This is a wee bit funny. click on this link to see where "aussie stadiums website" has the Western Force's home ground
"WACA Ground Western Australia Perth 20,000 03/03/09 " http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/s...rt.php?sport=5
The contracts have been signed as far as I know, I just got off the phone to the Glory with a few questions including whether there will be a members only period for the tickets to the games. The owner of the Glory, Tony Sage has put up more then $1 million of his own money to see this go ahead.
The 4 stadiums I bolded had some form of Federal Funding involved in the Re-developments I'm fairly sure
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Has anyone seen this...
»Perth Stadium
http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/special/perth.php
Perth Stadium was to be completed in 2003 near the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Two initial designs for the stadium included a capacity of 19,000; however the first design had just one side of seating undercover while the other design had the majority of seating undercover. It was planned that future redevelopments would include an increased capacity to 30,000, depending on demand. Perth Stadium was to have lighting and world-class facilities; it would play host to soccer and rugby, the main tenant being the Perth Glory Soccer Club.
The plan was scrapped due to a lack of commitment from the Perth Glory.
The club have instead chosen to redevelop its current home ground, Perth Oval (Members’ Equity Stadium).
Please dont tell me, what they (PGlory) have done to M.E.S. is what they consider as a finishing project to redevelop.
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Capacity: 19,000
Video Screen: No
Lights: Yes
Arena Roof: No
Purpose: To become the major stadium in Perth for Soccer and Rugby, and become home ground of the Perth Glory Soccer Club, Western Force Rugby Union Club.
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Originally Posted by benny:
[/COLOR]Has anyone seen this...
»Perth Stadium
http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/special/perth.php
Perth Stadium was to be completed in 2003 near the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Two initial designs for the stadium included a capacity of 19,000; however the first design had just one side of seating undercover while the other design had the majority of seating undercover. It was planned that future redevelopments would include an increased capacity to 30,000, depending on demand. Perth Stadium was to have lighting and world-class facilities; it would play host to soccer and rugby, the main tenant being the Perth Glory Soccer Club. The plan was scrapped due to a lack of commitment from the Perth Glory. The club have instead chosen to redevelop its current home ground, Perth Oval (Members’ Equity Stadium).
Please dont tell me, what they (PGlory) have done to M.E.S. is what they consider as a finishing project to redevelop.
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Capacity: 19,000
Video Screen: No
Lights: Yes
Arena Roof: No
Purpose: To become the major stadium in Perth for Soccer and Rugby, and become home ground of the Perth Glory Soccer Club, Western Force Rugby Union Club.
I remember reading about it years ago, but 2003 was when Perth Oval was tranformed into
MES today. The redevelopment of
MES has
always had 3 stages which when finally completed would hold 35,000
The two parts that I have bolded show the point, it would have
originally held 19,000 and probably still would knowing WA State Governements
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TWF Stadium
Known to many as 'ME Bank Stadium', formerly known as 'Members Equity Stadium' and previously known as 'Perth Oval' (before it grew corners).
The home of the TWF Western Force! |
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