Training Ground?

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52 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:
It’s not about aesthetics, it’s about functionality. Which the Jack Dyer Stand was never going to be again.

Aren't they going to reuse elements and materials from the old Jack Dyer stand in the new stand? If it is well designed and executed with taste it could be a win for new modern facilities with a nod to its history as well. Lets see what it looks like when finished.

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28 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:
If this were true we wouldn’t have spent half a century looking for a training ground.
You chastise me for comparing punt road with the mcg only to come up with this.

Our challenge has not been to do with Heritage overlays but rather trees and dog walkers, both of which seem to be more difficult to circumnavigate.

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8 hours ago8 hr

On 09/08/2025 at 17:32, Diamond_Jim said:
And we thought we had training ground problems
In the NRL the Roosters and Rabbitohs are having an all out war it seems....
South Sydney have now asked the NSWRL to reconsider its position and believes the Roosters junior representative program is an extension of the junior league.
The Rabbitohs are arguing that their juniors are being enticed to join the Roosters because of the convenience of having the training facility in their area.
The Roosters have provided $200,000 of funding to provide lighting and improve the school’s sporting facilities.
The Rabbitohs have submitted a formal application to have the Roosters banned from training in their backyard and are awaiting a response from the NSWRL.
The references are to the junior teams
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/turf-war-rabbitohs-want-roosters-thrown-off-training-ground-20250809-p5mlnk.html

...and some people want to go back to zones.

The sooner we move on ridding ourselves of academies & F & S the better.

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6 hours ago, KozzyCan said:
If this were true we wouldn’t have spent half a century looking for a training ground.
You chastise me for comparing punt road with the mcg only to come up with this.

The moral of that story was to point out your dribble. 💩💩

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