Blog with Buzz: Move dud NRL games from huge ANZ Stadium
BLOG WITH BUZZ: ANZ Stadium will be the best in the southern hemisphere when turned into a roofed 75,000 seat rectangle stadium. That doesn’t mean it should be used every weekend for the NRL.
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ANZ Stadium will be the best venue in the southern hemisphere once it is turned into a roofed 75,000 seat rectangle stadium.
That doesn’t mean it should be used every weekend for the NRL.
It will be a world class venue that should be restricted to major events.
State of Origin, the grand final, any NRL semi-final between teams from Sydney’s west and half a dozen rugby league blockbusters like the games over easter.
This #NRLSouthsTitans game should have been played in Coffs Harbour. 75,000 empty seats v packed out regional ground.
— BUZZ ROTHFIELD (@BuzzRothfield) June 16, 2017
Throw in two A-League derbies, a couple of English Premier League team games, a Bledisloe Cup and major concerts.
When teams like the South Sydney Rabbitohs are hosting the Gold Coast Titans, the game should be played at a regional venue.
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