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Hellenic_blue&white said:
Im sure an oakleigh/mv brain can work it out.... but here is a clue bc you wont finish above Hume or the bergers! Hahaha
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Oh okay so just your personal opinion. I thought maybe there was something in the rules or something blocking us from joining if we finished on top.

Oh well, if we make it cool, we dont thats alright.
 
Saw on the news that apparently Leichhardt oval is hosting its last nrl fixture before the refurb begins, if so I would assume that means it will be unavailable for use by APIA in the aus championship and aus cup for a period of time? I wonder if they’ll just play out of lambert park then?
 
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Glenardo said:
Saw on the news that apparently Leichhardt oval is hosting its last nrl fixture before the refurb begins, if so I would assume that means it will be unavailable for use by APIA in the aus championship and aus cup for a period of time? I wonder if they’ll just play out of lambert park then?
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kogarah if they draw an a league team i imagine
 
erogenouszone said:
That place is shit for football viewing, curvature grandstand design means terrible sight lines.
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Location would also be a pretty major factor imo. Switching between lambert park and Leichhardt works because they’re basically down the road from each other and both very much within the clubs heartland. Kogarah less so.

Leichhardt also still feels decent with a couple thousand people packed into the main grandstand. Again, kogarah less so. You need to be getting closer to 5 for it to feel ok
 
LFC said:
Kogarah is farked, never liked being there - its got no vibe and everything else that has been mentioned wrong about it.
Wish Concord could be used as back up but not likely.
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I went past concord the other day, it actually looks really good now after the refurb, in terms of size it would be a great aus championship venue. The grand stand looks about the size of Marconi. Only problem is, like belmore with the bulldogs it’s covered in wests tigers nrl branding
 
Glenardo said:
I went past concord the other day, it actually looks really good now after the refurb, in terms of size it would be a great aus championship venue. The grand stand looks about the size of Marconi. Only problem is, like belmore with the bulldogs it’s covered in wests tigers nrl branding
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yes the refurb has improved it heaps obviously.
Proximity is bang on just as Leichardt.
Yep that dreaded NRL grasp covers them both but we got to live with that.

I even thought of Nth Syd oval as a last resort but over the bridge would taste bitter for many - mind you better than Kogarah IMO.
 
Glenardo said:
I went past concord the other day, it actually looks really good now after the refurb, in terms of size it would be a great aus championship venue. The grand stand looks about the size of Marconi. Only problem is, like belmore with the bulldogs it’s covered in wests tigers nrl branding
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Why not Concord.

That HBG owns the "Wests" in both Tigers and APIA now. Plus they had a crossover recently where both APIA and Tigers players were in attendance.
 
erogenouszone said:
Why not Concord.

That HBG owns the "Wests" in both Tigers and APIA now. Plus they had a crossover recently where both APIA and Tigers players were in attendance.
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It looks like a great size venue for Championship games and will look good on TV if they put the cameras opposite the grandstand. Anything over 2000 would make for a great atmosphere.
 
rebelliousfeminist974 said:
Football Australia probably mandate that matches in the Hahn Australia Cup competition proper and Australian Championship have evening kickoffs though.
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I agree having lights should be a prerequisite but doesn’t Avondale’s ground not have them and was approved for use in the aus championship somehow. They played their games there last season and they had to be during the day which is easier in a summer comp with midday kick off times as the standard …
 
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