The Western Grandstand at EnergyAustralia Stadium

[yob]

The moo cow spot design is going to end up like early 90s fashion. Later generations will laugh at it for looking stupid, and we'll reply we damn well knew at the time it looked stupid.

[dibo]

The moo cow spot design is going to end up like early 90s fashion. Later generations will laugh at it for looking stupid, and we'll reply we damn well knew at the time it looked stupid.

It's actually footballs - round and oval footballs. I only noticed it leaving the ground on Friday night.

[Scott]

Was in Newcastle at the weekend and drove past EAS. The new grandstand is finally underway and out of the ground. Overall it was at the height of about the temp broadcast boxes. Didn't get any photos, but expect will get to see more during the NRL season as Ch9 and Fox start to point their cameras at it.

[dibo]

Was in Newcastle at the weekend and drove past EAS. The new grandstand is finally underway and out of the ground. Overall it was at the height of about the temp broadcast boxes. Didn't get any photos, but expect will get to see more during the NRL season as Ch9 and Fox start to point their cameras at it.

Won't they be pointing their cameras *from* it for the most part?

[Scott]

what I meant was the commentators will start talking about the construction and viewers will be shown the progress via pointing the onfield cameras at it.

[cairnscowboy]

does anyoen have any old photos of the western stands corportae and media facilities

[danny]

some photos of the progress:

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/23118221

[timmers]

Interesting that there is scaffolding at the corner (north west?) the stand doesn't wrap around at all does it?

Or perhaps they're doing some foundational stuff for the WC (surely the NSW Govt isn't planning for the future.

[the crow]

the west stand does go arround the corners on the north and south. Just the lower bowl though.

[yob]

Doesn't it do that on the other side too?

[timmers]

Does that mean they are adding more to the corners than what has already been done?

[the crow]

I havent seen any photos of it lately...are there any available out there?

[Illawarrior]

Are they going to level the playing field? You can really notice the huge (drainage?) slope with the new corners being quite high from the front row.

[the crow]

any ground used for the WC will be required to be flat so if Newcastle was to be used the knights and jets will have a brilliant pitch. If a little too narrow for WC.

[Adelaide_United_Red]

Any recent pics of this redevelopment, IIRC it(West stand at least) is due for completion by March 2011..pics pretty please:)