Brookvale Centre of excellence

[The Who]

I would like to see an eventual full rebuild go ahead, but your right Stuey, it probably doesn’t stack up economically. The only way it might be is if we:
1: Play every home game there;
2. Return to the old days of being a consistently successful club - every year, thus attracting higher average attendances;
3. Attract other codes to play more regular season games there;
4. Become a preferred venue for rep. fixtures - e.g. minor league/rugby/soccer internationals;
5. Utilise the new stands for leasable office space (possible at the S-E corner, according to current proposals); and
6. Move the LC into the new stadium.

Point 6 could be fraught with danger (Penrith Panthers appropriating a govt grant for grass roots league ending up funding new leagues’ club car parking anyone?), so it would have be handled well. Most people would not be keen on a leagues’ club being financed with public money to move onto public parkland.

As I keep saying, the club and Council need a plan B, in case the big rebuild doesn’t eventuate. One where $12-15 million sees the older facilities receive a meaningful overhaul.

As for you Point 1: I do think it is time we stopped giving the Donkeys a leg up by playing our home matches with them at Suncorp. I know that in the past it was for financial reasons but surely now with the new stand at Brookie almost certainly going to attract larger crowds that we give what we local fans want and that is a match with Brisbane at home.
However, I am happy that the club takes one match to a rural centre and I am an enthusiastic supporter of the Mudgee venue as it enables we locals to make it a weekend away holiday at what is one of the best tourist towns in NSW.

 

[Will on the hill]

New field looks like it has a large slope from right to left 😉

Not sure how accurate it is but on google earth the old field sloped down 1.5m from the NW corner to the SE corner.

 

[Will on the hill]

Helps our left side attack

Depends which way they're running.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Always good to see your burning passion for our Legendary club feathered friend Tezza

At the end of the day old son, we’re all on the same sheet of music.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Not sure how accurate it is but on google earth the old field sloped down 1.5m from the NW corner to the SE corner.

Sounds about right. Might be too late and too expensive to fix now.

 

[BOZO]

At the end of the day old son, we’re all on the same sheet of music.

Manly is Music to my ears feathered friend

All together Now ....

Hey Hey Hey good old Eagle Rock's here to stay
I'm just crazy 'bout the way we move
Doin' the Eagle Rock
Oh-oh-oh come on fast, you can come on slow
I'm just crazy 'bout the way we move
Doin' the Eagle Rock

 

[Shoe1]

Depends which way they're running.

They mustn't have thought of that

 

[delz]

Any chance Admin can take a quick drive down the road and take some updated photos of the Centre of Excellence plus the new turf and keep your members up to date ??

 

[Eagle 1]

Taken from another group..

The turf looks outstanding, great work done by all.

 

[Barry Hogan]

 

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[Barry Hogan]

 

[The Who]

It's as green as a Hobart pitch. I'd definitely send the opposition in.

 

[ShanghaiEagle]

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Dang - looks great, I might go and have a look myself.

 

[BOZO]

Our Magnificent Centre of Excellence

 

[BOZO]

Dang - looks great, I might go and have a look myself.

We all have to go to a home game and Experience our Magnificent Centre of Excellence !

 

[ManlyArmy]

Does it look like they'll be replacing the fence in front of the benches/seats for the rest of the ground?

 

[Will on the hill]

Anyone know about the amenities going in to the new stand?
If the food/drink/toilets look as good as the rest I'm gonna have to reconsider my traditional GA membership.

 

[max]

Gotta love the usual fossils whinging about the "youth" being the future downfall of the still standing hill, which is still slid down by kids (kids? in 2022!?).

Shove ya culture war crap up your asses. We've all got a stadium to build but your drunk, Wormald era-never washed jersey is staggering in the way yelling the same incoherent **** on repeat since the 70's.

If the kids today are so useless I'll personally come round to your house and unplug your router and we'll see how far you get lmao, keep yelling at the clouds while the world passes by fellas 🍻

New stadium looking schmick, hope we get to watch a ball kicked and all stay away from the spicy cough this year.

Weren't routers invented by the same old blokes? Usually with a beer or four after lunch under their belt (which most delicate young chaps can't handle or are too 'correct' to partake in)

Like the passion