Terry Zarsoff
First Grader
From a News Ltd story. Turfing commences this week.
Manly Sea Eagles’ new $33 million home at Stadium Brookvalia
Two-floor gym, three indoor pools and a brand new grandstand — the new-look $33 million Brookvale Oval is the envy of the NRL.
News Corp was given a guided tour of the new three-level $33m Centre of Excellence being constructed at the northern end of 4 Pines Park.
It is the first significant improvement at the famous old footy ground since construction of the Ken Arthurson Stand back in 1995.
And it can be revealed for the first time that Manly Sea Eagles hope the new state-of-the-art facility will be ready
for a March 27 triple-header next year against Canterbury featuring NRL, State Cup and under 21s teams.
When fully completed in February, the Centre of Excellence has everything a professional player would need.
Spanning 107 metres in length, with a depth of 20 metres, the building will house a two-level gymnasium, three indoor pools
, theatrette, two dressing rooms — for men and women — open space, medical and physio rooms, board room and players’ lounge with big screens.
And all this will open out onto a new 3,000 seat grandstand with individual maroon and white seats.
Players will enter the field through a basement level tunnel.
“It is coming along really nicely — we are all really excited. We have been on the journey watching it take shape over the last 12 months,” said Manly CEO Stephen Humphreys. “We are thrilled and can’t wait to show it off to our supporters in the New Year.
“There are three aspects to it. There is the seating bowl — 3000 individual seats all under cover and there’s not a bad viewing seat among them.
“Then there is the Centre of Excellence itself — state-of-the-art facilities for our players and staff so we can prepare them to the highest standards. And that will be great for Manly. Let’s just say we’re due an upgrade in our training facilities.
“And the third part of the project is the field itself.
We have completely rebuilt the pitch. We have excavated what was there, taken it away and then started from scratch
with brand new irrigation and drainage systems. We are now ready to lay the turf next week.
“It’s a major step forward for the venue and club and I’d like to think it’s a sign of further development to come in the not too distant future.”
Office space inside the Centre of Excellence will be used by Sea Eagles’ employees during the week before being converted into corporate hospitality areas on game day.
There will be hot, cold and resistance pools which will help in recovery and be situated next to the medical and physio offices.
Level two will comprise the football offices, administration and a large meeting room with retractable walls.
The two-tier theatrette, also known as the analysis room, can seat up to 50 players while coach Des Hasler’s office will look out onto the oval.
The new stand will have a polycarbonate roof, allowing sunlight to seep through and encourage grass growth given the stand’s shadow
will stretch to the 20 metre line at the northern end. Manly’s chairman’s lounge — currently based in the Arthurson Stand — will shift to the new facility.
CEO Stephen Humphries:
One of three indoor pools:
The roof is translucent to allow the grass to stay
healthy at the northern end.
The Chairman’s Lounge will move across from the KA Stand. Presumably the old space will be renovated.
Manly Sea Eagles’ new $33 million home at Stadium Brookvalia
Two-floor gym, three indoor pools and a brand new grandstand — the new-look $33 million Brookvale Oval is the envy of the NRL.
News Corp was given a guided tour of the new three-level $33m Centre of Excellence being constructed at the northern end of 4 Pines Park.
It is the first significant improvement at the famous old footy ground since construction of the Ken Arthurson Stand back in 1995.
And it can be revealed for the first time that Manly Sea Eagles hope the new state-of-the-art facility will be ready
for a March 27 triple-header next year against Canterbury featuring NRL, State Cup and under 21s teams.
When fully completed in February, the Centre of Excellence has everything a professional player would need.
Spanning 107 metres in length, with a depth of 20 metres, the building will house a two-level gymnasium, three indoor pools
, theatrette, two dressing rooms — for men and women — open space, medical and physio rooms, board room and players’ lounge with big screens.
And all this will open out onto a new 3,000 seat grandstand with individual maroon and white seats.
Players will enter the field through a basement level tunnel.
“It is coming along really nicely — we are all really excited. We have been on the journey watching it take shape over the last 12 months,” said Manly CEO Stephen Humphreys. “We are thrilled and can’t wait to show it off to our supporters in the New Year.
“There are three aspects to it. There is the seating bowl — 3000 individual seats all under cover and there’s not a bad viewing seat among them.
“Then there is the Centre of Excellence itself — state-of-the-art facilities for our players and staff so we can prepare them to the highest standards. And that will be great for Manly. Let’s just say we’re due an upgrade in our training facilities.
“And the third part of the project is the field itself.
We have completely rebuilt the pitch. We have excavated what was there, taken it away and then started from scratch
with brand new irrigation and drainage systems. We are now ready to lay the turf next week.
“It’s a major step forward for the venue and club and I’d like to think it’s a sign of further development to come in the not too distant future.”
Office space inside the Centre of Excellence will be used by Sea Eagles’ employees during the week before being converted into corporate hospitality areas on game day.
There will be hot, cold and resistance pools which will help in recovery and be situated next to the medical and physio offices.
Level two will comprise the football offices, administration and a large meeting room with retractable walls.
The two-tier theatrette, also known as the analysis room, can seat up to 50 players while coach Des Hasler’s office will look out onto the oval.
The new stand will have a polycarbonate roof, allowing sunlight to seep through and encourage grass growth given the stand’s shadow
will stretch to the 20 metre line at the northern end. Manly’s chairman’s lounge — currently based in the Arthurson Stand — will shift to the new facility.
CEO Stephen Humphries:
One of three indoor pools:
The roof is translucent to allow the grass to stay
healthy at the northern end.
The Chairman’s Lounge will move across from the KA Stand. Presumably the old space will be renovated.
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