Bevo bandwagon driver
This debate again? And it's not even September yet
There's lots to like about either ground:
SCG:
The shorter length means that our relative lack of runners doesn't hurt as much
The atmosphere is excellent with a smaller crowd than ANZ Stadium
Usually a better surface than ANZ
ANZ Stadium:
Personally for me it is a lot easier to get to. Parking and traffic are streets ahead (haha) of the awful Moore Park spaghetti
Facilities are much better
The shape of the ground encourages us to straighten up and go through the middle
Higher capacity
I think the mix is about right at the moment : 7-8 at the SCG and 3-4 bigger games at Homebush. Just in hindsight, games against West Coast and Essendon not such a great idea, not to mention playing Geelong when we were in awful form
177th Senior AFL Match - Round 4, 2009 - Sydney vs Carlton, SCG. This is obviously out of date. I suppose I'll update it once I could be bothered sitting down with the fixture and working it out....
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Nice try, perhaps a smidgen of the handouts the Swans have recieved over the 25 odd years since their relocation + the ongoing 'Sydney top up to the salary cap' to cover increased living costs could be shared around. I understand Perth's house prices have outstripped Sydney's over the last few years.....
Last edited by goswannie14; 20th August 2008 at 12:49 PM. Reason: removed abusive part of post
If you are going to complain then at least get it right.
These 'handouts' to the Swans were actually loans and have all been repaid with interest.
The living costs reflect the real extra cost of Sydney, plus the worst grassroots football infrastructure of any state.
As for housing prices, Sydney still has the highest median house price, still 9% higher than Perth's and 20% higher than Melbourne's.
So it is okay for your team to get a loan and repay it, but not the NMFC. Go figure? That really is flawed logic.
As for Santa Claus, are you ready to spoil that party for all the kids on this site? No doubt Paul Roos is waiting under the tree each Xmas for a forward capable of kicking goals!
Good luck this weekend......
I think you're using flawed logic Kanga. In every instance the AFL has loaned Sth/Sydney money, there has been conditions attached. One of them was to relocate to Sydney!
Nth Melbourne has exactly the same offer (If not better). When NMFC does go down, and let's be honest, without AFL intervention, it's going to happen eventually, you'll get little sympathy aanywhere, let alone here.
...and why would I look for sympathy here? Every time I offer a constructive comment someone on hear goes back to the old NMFC bailout/Gold Coast relocation saga. Tiresome.
Sticking to the point of the thread seems hard for you guys when I offer an opinion. Shame.
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