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I am not sure if this has been raised before but I just gotta say it…
How bad is Subiaco Stadium as a rugby venue??
And does anybody know when the move will take place to a new rectangular stadium? (As formerly promised…)
I love the fact that rugby is making inroads into WA, and that people who know nothing about the game are making a genuine positive effort to understand the game and get behind their team. However, I find it highly frustrating that within the people that I know I have found there to be a frighteningly large proportion of 1st timers who have vowed not to renew their membership – not because of the quality of the rugby (or supporters!) but the lack of value of the membership. Citing that it’s almost impossible to get a feel for the game as it’s so far away! What a shame if we lose all these (formerly positive and optimistic) supporters due to Subi being one of the worst grounds to watch a rugby game at!
I was in Wellington last month to watch the Canes play at the cake tin and it really rammed it home to me the importance of an appropriate, close nit stadium as it adds a great deal to the game and atmosphere.
Also, as an aside – all the beer was sold in plastic screw-top bottles at $5 a pop. Which made for super fast processing times (in terms of queues and monetary transactions (i.e. $20 note for 4 beers as opposed to buying a tray of poured beers in cups, waiting for it to be poured, having to find an uneven amount of lose change, spilling the beer on the way back, only having mid-strength etc)). It was fantastic - I had purchased a round of drinks and was back in my seat in less than 2 minutes – I also really liked the fact that the physical space between each stadium seat is larger so that no one needed to stand up to clear the aisle when I went!
There is so much money in Perth I know that we can do better! C’mon!
Sorry to be so negative, but I really want rugby to succeed in Perth and I know how much more value would be added if there was an appropriate venue… Is there anything we can do to help progress this?