Pretty much the demographic centre of Great Sydney.
Not as if sfs exactly the perfect venue. I think from being close to the game from viewing perspective Bankwest hard to beat. As inner west person Bankwest or sfs both equally accessible.
No doubt. It will be on another level and more accessible, have superior pre game option's to the Sydney rugby stronghold of Eastern Suburbs and Northern Beaches demographic. But commbank is still is a bloody good stadium. Give it a go
Welcome Jamie, I think you'll find this a good place to ease the pain of being a Tahs fan...Hi Guys,
I have decided to renew my Tahs membership, and since I am a new dad, I will do my best to get my boy into rugby and the Waratahs.
Also, I'm hoping to come on board this season and contribute to this forum as much as I can.
Last season was tough. I debated whether to renew this year; I thought about having a break and, at one point, just forgetting about the whole thing. Well, I love this team too much, so please Tahs show me something this year
My two cents on Parramatta stadium and the area; I worked there for 7 plus years and can honestly say that the area changed a lot, lots of bars and restaurants, plus the stadium is a ten-minute walk from the station (From memory). Also, the worst part of my trip to Parramatta was catching the bus from Bondi Beach to Bondi junction (To catch the train); the trip was super quick.
My issues:
When was the last time (If ever) that we won a game at Bankwest? That Fiji Drau game is a HUGE banana skin game, we should have played the game somewhere else - For a bit of luck
I have messaged the Tahs about 3 times now asking when/where I can buy the new jersey(?)... Crickets so far
No major sponsor, a big worry
Go Tahs!!!
Being nomads with rebuild of sfs come at worst time with recent performances on top of that. I still gone to tahs games every season and probably will again this season. Tahs vs drua kick off game is for sure one targeting and will drag mates to it as be cool to go to drua first game. I am one of the few thousand who still drag themselves to tahs games albeit only 1 game last season vs quite a few year before. Smaller crowds work better at stadiums like Bankwest then bigger grounds like scg. Best way for tahs to get back fans other then having home ground (which won’t happen till 2023) is to start winning. Realistically as rebuilding and still short of a few stars getting some wins and making final 8 would be target. Avoiding the wooden spoon and getting a couple of wins probably my realistic target.
I'm aiming lower in terms of wins. Given the way all the AU teams performed against NZ last year, I reckon a Tahs win against NZ opposition this year is probably too much to hope for. Agree no blowouts.
That's one thing I've loved about the squad since the mass exoduses. The young new players have persistently kept fighting and playing their utmost until the final whistle. I've seen plenty of blowout scores, but rarely dropped shoulders & giving up / clock watching. We may not have been good the last few years, but that aspect at least has kept me proud of the squad.
I am so rapt as Leichhardt oval around the corner for me. I have just seen the number of games I will attend skyrocket hence this season. This is really good move to move tahs to smaller ground as also great oval to be close to the action. I hence with that announced going to buy a tahs membership.
Yeh especially since good crowds they have got at brookvale.
Beaten to it by Adam. Here's a link to the details.
Brilliant decision IMHO. SydneyFC took their games from feeling empty to having full grounds with great atmosphere, by moving to Kogarah Oval while the SFS was rebuilt. Waratahs moving to Leichardt is a great move IMHO. I just hope they can set up a video screen for replays & scores. That was the only thing missing from the two Rebels matches I watched there last year.
I know I'll be doing my part in making it loud!
Seems weird there being no Brookvale Oval nor Wollongong Stadium matches.
