Manuka set for $100m upgrade
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Manuka set for $100m upgrade
@TimGavel: Full details of a proposed 100 million $ upgrade of Manuka Oval to be released tomorrow . If it goes ahead capacity would increase to 20k.
Apparently will have a sizeable portion of private investment as well
Apparently will have a sizeable portion of private investment as well
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It's a suburb, not a place for a major sports stadium. It's a village green.
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Well ill be buggered!
That will make things interesting for Cricket and AFL
That will make things interesting for Cricket and AFL
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Andrew Barr does like to put his hand in his pocket for his beloved AFL.
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From the perspective of cricket, if the ACT wants to keep regular international games it needs international standard facilities
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Might actually be able to get a test match now.
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Yeah I really don't like the idea of that with the SCG 3 hours up the road.Schifty wrote:Might actually be able to get a test match now.
well, I guess you could say that I'm buy curious.
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It's looking like Manuka will become a regular stop for touring sides for test cricket.
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They'd be better off developing a new Canberra Stadium, at least it'd regularly be used.
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CA may be thinking of entering a ACT side into Sheffield Shield or at least ODD cricket.greeneyed wrote:They'd be better off developing a new Canberra Stadium, at least it'd regularly be used.
Remember the Cosmos....good times.
Manuka would get some use if that were to happen, not a lot but some.
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This development is likely dependent on taking surrounding land for hotel, apartments and commercial developments. We shall see how much at some stage, I guess and how invasive it is.
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Yep.
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Last I heard, they were getting jack of Hobart as a location. Cant remember why, and so Canberra was being raised as an alternate destination. However, our facilities aren't up to scratch. Need a bigger capacity more than anything else.
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You mean regularly as 4,000 Raiders fans every fortnight during the footy season, yeah??greeneyed wrote:They'd be better off developing a new Canberra Stadium, at least it'd regularly be used.
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The rainMatt wrote:Last I heard, they were getting jack of Hobart as a location. Cant remember why
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Fair call too.The Nickman wrote:The rainMatt wrote:Last I heard, they were getting jack of Hobart as a location. Cant remember why
In that case Canberra better take the SCG's Test, rains there too
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If they can get a team in the big bash and a commitment from CA for regular international matches coupled with a few GWS games per year then their is no reason not to go ahead with it.
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AgreedRTW wrote:If they can get a team in the big bash and a commitment from CA for regular international matches coupled with a few GWS games per year then their is no reason not to go ahead with it.
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I don't think they'd need to increase seating capacity for Sheffield Shield.-PJ- wrote:CA may be thinking of entering a ACT side into Sheffield Shield or at least ODD cricket.greeneyed wrote:They'd be better off developing a new Canberra Stadium, at least it'd regularly be used.
Remember the Cosmos....good times.
Manuka would get some use if that were to happen, not a lot but some.
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It would be good if they could make it somehow configurable to accommodate a square ground but still be close to the action.
Should be doable with that sort of cash.
20,000 seat stadium for all codes would be awesome and Manuka is such a great venue. Pubs and clubs nearby, plenty of parking.
Should be doable with that sort of cash.
20,000 seat stadium for all codes would be awesome and Manuka is such a great venue. Pubs and clubs nearby, plenty of parking.
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Not at all.reptar wrote:I don't think they'd need to increase seating capacity for Sheffield Shield.-PJ- wrote:CA may be thinking of entering a ACT side into Sheffield Shield or at least ODD cricket.greeneyed wrote:They'd be better off developing a new Canberra Stadium, at least it'd regularly be used.
Remember the Cosmos....good times.
Manuka would get some use if that were to happen, not a lot but some.
well, I guess you could say that I'm buy curious.
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You only need about 2 dozen seats for the public at Shield games
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You could play it at Rivett Oval.Matt wrote:You only need about 2 dozen seats for the public at Shield games
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John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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Or Stirling, it suits the quality of roads produced in Australia at the moment
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And so it should, how many cricketing nations don't play major matches in their capital?-PJ- wrote:It's looking like Manuka will become a regular stop for touring sides for test cricket.
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Does Pakistan count?bonehead wrote:And so it should, how many cricketing nations don't play major matches in their capital?-PJ- wrote:It's looking like Manuka will become a regular stop for touring sides for test cricket.
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John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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Checkmate Reptar.reptar wrote:Does Pakistan count?bonehead wrote:And so it should, how many cricketing nations don't play major matches in their capital?-PJ- wrote:It's looking like Manuka will become a regular stop for touring sides for test cricket.
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