Commonwealth Games better off due to Australian Football

Nines · Post by **Nines** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:40 pm

There seems to be a lot of discussion about this subject .
The Olympics may overshadow the CG but one advantage the CG have is that they come around much more often for it's member nations and for that reason will have a significant influence on stadium designs .IMO the CG will have more weight on a future Perth stadium than a WC .

Anthony G · Post by **Anthony G** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:57 pm

Except that goldcoast is earmarked for the next CG in Australia. Perth will have to upgrade their stadia themselves

the crow · Post by **the crow** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:12 pm

Australias WC bid is worse off because of AFL !

gyfox · Post by **gyfox** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:13 pm

the crow wrote:Australias WC bid is worse off because of AFL !

and politicians

Egan · Post by **Egan** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:57 pm

Love it the crow...

Go back into your hole Nines...

nobleoz · Post by **nobleoz** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:38 pm

Brisbane & Perth stadia built for CG were white elephants as spectator stadia aftewards. At least Carrara would be used for crowds afterwards. Has it been officially decided that Gold Coast is the Aus submission for CG?

Dasher39 · Post by **Dasher39** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:00 pm

the crow wrote:Australias WC bid is worse off because of AFL !

So true!

broncos · Post by **broncos** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:04 pm

Nines, go back to your trolling strengths. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the Australian Football stadiums overseas thread. These new attempts at trolling are just sad.

nobleoz · Post by **nobleoz** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:43 pm

You people are so amusing!

Egan · Post by **Egan** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:57 pm

nobleoz wrote:Brisbane & Perth stadia built for CG were white elephants as spectator stadia aftewards. At least Carrara would be used for crowds afterwards. Has it been officially decided that Gold Coast is the Aus submission for CG?

Yes, but its not because magically the QLD Government think that AFL deserves a 40,000 seat stadium and the NRL don't.

If an Athletics track could be accepted by Australian soccer fans it would have given the Titans the 40,000 venue and done an athletics track around the rectangular field.

This is not the desired outcome, so for big matches they will play at Carrara.

TBH it will probably be a disadvantage of the AFL, with the TV imagery and atmosphere issues with a larger venue...

nobleoz · Post by **nobleoz** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:10 am

But as Gyfox points out - FIFA only wants rectangular stadia. So the best use of a CG athletics stadiium aftewards is for AFL. I would expect crowds of 25,000 for GC AFL side in 10 years.

nobleoz · Post by **nobleoz** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:12 am

Ad is it 100% certain that CG will be on Gold Coast?

Egan · Post by **Egan** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:15 am

FIFA played the last World Cup on Athletics stadiums...

No its not 100% confirmed, but WA won't be bidding now because the scrooges have delayed our stadium

The best use if Skilled Stadium had not been built, was to incorporate an Athletics field inside a Rugby Stadium. But this does not happen in Australia, because people want to be on top of the action. They are fussy.

Plus for the AFL they can rip it up after the match and don't have to move any stands. Not so the case if you do it for a Rectangular venue...

Thus there is the problem...

Nothing to do with the AFL...

nobleoz · Post by **nobleoz** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:24 am

Aren't most WC Finals played on oval grounds - even if just athletics type?

Egan · Post by **Egan** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:28 am

Yokohama wasn't...South Africa won't be this World Cup.