Albany Stadium
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@duluth said in Albany Stadium:
Northland has a rare Blues game this year. I hope that becomes the norm.
Albany games were pointless as it was. It’s hard to argue for Albany over Okara now
Would rather have them in Okara too, Albany was just a ghetto for Bok fans.
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@kirwan said in Albany Stadium:
@duluth said in Albany Stadium:
Northland has a rare Blues game this year. I hope that becomes the norm.
Albany games were pointless as it was. It’s hard to argue for Albany over Okara now
Would rather have them in Okara too, Albany was just a ghetto for Bok fans.
That was after the great Super Rugby betrayal. One NZRU's worst own-goals. Harbour used to have fanatical support.
Onewa Domain is a better location though.
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@dogmeat said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@nzzp Speedway didn't want a bar of it and then Akl cricket said they still wanted to use EP#2 as first choice.
It was part of the whole rationalisation plan for Akl stadia that did a good job of utilising the best facilities but totally ignored the desires of the teams involved - moving the Warriors to Albany the best example.
Is there enough room for a cricket oval at Albany now they've taken those seats out?
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@duluth Minimum diameter for international cricket is 128 metres straight and 137 square.
The minimum length of the foul line in baseball is only 88 metres (thanks Google).
Given the stands at Albany were always close to the playing pitch I very much doubt it.
The outer oval was always intended to become a cricket ground using the stadiums facilities and corporate lounges. Build a fence around it and it would work.
Background of the Warehouse and westfield not exactly Pukekura Park or Queenstown Events Centre though
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@dogmeat said in Albany Stadium:
@duluth Minimum diameter for international cricket is 128 metres straight and 137 square.
The minimum length of the foul line in baseball is only 88 metres (thanks Google).
Given the stands at Albany were always close to the playing pitch I very much doubt it.
The outer oval was always intended to become a cricket ground using the stadiums facilities and corporate lounges. Build a fence around it and it would work.
Background of the Warehouse and westfield not exactly Pukekura Park or Queenstown Events Centre though
@dogmeat said in Albany Stadium:
@duluth Minimum diameter for international cricket is 128 metres straight and 137 square.
The minimum length of the foul line in baseball is only 88 metres (thanks Google).
Given the stands at Albany were always close to the playing pitch I very much doubt it.
The outer oval was always intended to become a cricket ground using the stadiums facilities and corporate lounges. Build a fence around it and it would work.
Background of the Warehouse and westfield not exactly Pukekura Park or Queenstown Events Centre though
man, Albany was a proper rugby watching ground though. So few proper rugby watching stadia here - Albany, Waikato and Dunedin are the standouts. After that yuo're struggling.
It's a real pity - would love to see some baseball ,and it's not on. Would love to see some proper rugby at Albany, and it's only NH who play there (ooooh, burn!)
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'Nobody uses it': Mayor Wayne Brown says North Harbour Stadium could be bulldozed next year
The mayor has jumped the gun on his council's planning processes for stadiums in Auckland.
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@nzzp Okara Park is a nice rectangle too, and one of the original plans for the rebuild of it, was to make it a rugby/cricket ground, but they went with just rugby leaving Cobham Oval next door.
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@taniwharugby said in Albany Stadium:
@nzzp Okara Park is a nice rectangle too, and one of the original plans for the rebuild of it, was to make it a rugby/cricket ground, but they went with just rugby leaving Cobham Oval next door.
yeah fair. I like Okara. For some reason though, I don't feel like the viewing is as good as Dunedin Hamilton North Harbour. Maybe I'm wrong,b ut just my take on it
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@dogmeat said in Albany Stadium:
I haven't been to Okara since it was redeveloped but the terraces weren't as close to the action as Albany
yeah - large walkway in front
NH has the steep eastern stand. It's superb; height really helps with live rugby. The old Millard Stand at Athletic Park did that brilliantly
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It was said that the back row of the main stand at Albany was still closer to the touchline than any seat at Eden Par (pre RWC11). I can believe it. It was a fantastic viewing arena.
Had many great nighs there when even North Harbour would get 10K+ crowds
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Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, an arm of the Auckland Council, is proposing an option to replace the current North Harbour Stadium with community sports facilities. The stadium made an operating loss of $2.6 million last year. A smaller stadium could be built on the current site for North Harbour Rugby to use.For the 2022/23 financial year, the ratepayer subsidised every attendee to an event at North Harbour Stadium to the tune of $35.68.Onewa is good enough for the NPC
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I was told NH STadium used to be the only one of the stadia that returned operating profit - mainly due to conferences. Of course, that's in the days of NSCC operating it.
Fantastic stadium. That, Dunedin and Rugby Park Hamilton are some of the last proper rectangular ones for rugby
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@nzzp said in Albany Stadium:
I was told NH STadium used to be the only one of the stadia that returned operating profit - mainly due to conferences.
It was the most profitable in NZ. I think Auckland Council were happy to run it down which included not marketing it as a non-sports venue.
