Lions Tour 2025

[Braveheart81]

I'll be at the Adelaide exhibition game, the Melbourne tour match and the MCG test. Can't wait.

I'll caveat this by saying I've never been to Perth or Darwin for sport, but Adelaide is the best sports travel destination in the country.

 

[scrumbledore]

I'll caveat this by saying I've never been to Perth or Darwin for sport, but Adelaide is the best sports travel destination in the country.

You are overlooking Alice Springs...

 

[Braveheart81]

You are overlooking Alice Springs...

I only included Darwin because it's a capital city.

 

[Dctarget]

I think we can safely assume that Darwin and Alice Springs are not high on the list…

 

[oztimmay]

I'll caveat this by saying I've never been to Perth or Darwin for sport, but Adelaide is the best sports travel destination in the country.

[cough] Melbourne would like a word, mate...

 

[Braveheart81]

[cough] Melbourne would like a word, mate...

Melbourne is good too. Certainly similarities in the major venue(s) being a short walk from the CBD.

I think the thing that really makes Adelaide great for sport is that it's a much smaller city so when there's major sport on there it feels like the whole city is really focused on it whereas in Melbourne there's heaps of people going to the sport but the city also carries on as usual (if that makes sense).

Look, the underlying point here is that travelling to watch live sport is awesome.

 

[oztimmay]

Melbourne is good too. Certainly similarities in the major venue(s) being a short walk from the CBD.

I think the thing that really makes Adelaide great for sport is that it's a much smaller city so when there's major sport on there it feels like the whole city is really focused on it whereas in Melbourne there's heaps of people going to the sport but the city also carries on as usual (if that makes sense).

Look, the underlying point here is that travelling to watch live sport is awesome.

I get that. I've been to Adelaide to watch a test match and had an awesome. Will go back again soon.

 

[Dctarget]

Melbourne is good too. Certainly similarities in the major venue(s) being a short walk from the CBD.

I think the thing that really makes Adelaide great for sport is that it's a much smaller city so when there's major sport on there it feels like the whole city is really focused on it whereas in Melbourne there's heaps of people going to the sport but the city also carries on as usual (if that makes sense).

Look, the underlying point here is that travelling to watch live sport is awesome.

Only recently went to Adelaide and was quite impressed. Felt like a compressed Melbourne where all the activities/sites are next to each other without the kilometres in between. You can go from the main station to the stadium to the convention centre to the river to the casino to the botanic garden in like 10 minutes.

 

[Sword of Justice]

I'll caveat this by saying I've never been to Perth or Darwin for sport, but Adelaide is the best sports travel destination in the country.

It’s a bucket list item for me. Half the test in the stands half out the back.

 

[Sword of Justice]

Re the discussion on how many Wallabies would make their squad:

Firstly, I think we are giving some of their players too much credit. Lots of young players there.

Secondly, aside from probably one series in 2001 it has always been the case that we are behind on talent. Even NZ and RSA wouldn’t have had too many series where they could claim an edge there. It’s most always the case that cohesion and home ground advantage is what levels the odds.

 

[LeCheese]

Finally pulled the trigger on tickets for the Suncorp game - allllll the way up on the clouds. Hard to tell exactly as Ticketek is garbage, but it seems like there are very, very few seats remaining.

Better start conditioning both the liver and the vocal cords.

 

[Wallabies]

Dumb question- are wallabies players included/allowed to play in super games as well?

 

[LeCheese]

Dumb question- are wallabies players included/allowed to play in super games as well?

Tbd but unlikely - maybe the fringe squaddies will

 

[Wilson]

Dumb question- are wallabies players included/allowed to play in super games as well?

No one really knows at this point, but it doesn't look like most of them will be released. Maybe wider squad (outside the likely 23) will be, but that probably depends on how certain Schmidt is on his selections. There is some talk that RA is trying to attach some of the players returning for the us/NZ and Pasifika/Indigenous games to super teams for their games, but there hasn't been much news since that was first rumoured.

 

[Dan54]

Interesting to hear the Lions have to sign off the players selected in NZ/Pasifika,Indigenous team.

 

[Crashy]

Interesting to hear the Lions have to sign off the players selected in NZ/Pasifika,Indigenous team.

why? in case they are trying to turn them into Scottish players?

 

[Crashy]

Finally pulled the trigger on tickets for the Suncorp game - allllll the way up on the clouds. Hard to tell exactly as Ticketek is garbage, but it seems like there are very, very few seats remaining.

Better start conditioning both the liver and the vocal cords.

Reds or Wallabies tickets?

 

[Dan54]

why? in case they are trying to turn them into Scottish players?

I think just making sure it not too stacked, from what I acn see, they don't want to meet a test strength team.

 

[Crashy]

so they can put a team together with the best from 4 countries, but dont want the same to be done on the other side??

 

[LeCheese]

Reds or Wallabies tickets?

Ah, fair point - Wobs