The final release of general public tickets to Saturday’s NRL finals sold out within five minutes, leaving thousands of fans unable to attend
Sydney’s major stadiums will lie unused in week onefinals sold out within five minutes on Tuesday morning, leaving thousands of fans unable to attend the games in Sydney.
Those two grounds currently offer a combined capacity of barely more than 30,000 – approximately the size of the smallest of Sydney’s three major rectangular venues, CommBank Stadium in Parramatta. That venue, alongside Accor Stadium at Homebush, which hosted the Women’s World Cup final, and the $828m Allianz Stadium at Moore Park, will not be used this weekend.
Among the broader rugby league community, the decision has prompted some frustration. On a Sydney Roosters internet forum in a topic titled “locked out”, one user described Cronulla’s ground as the “worst stadium, worst location and there’s zero public infrastructure”. Many posts echoed that sentiment, although others respected the decision to allow the Sharks to choose their venue as a reward for finishing higher on the ladder.
“The MCG is the home of finals in Melbourne and we’ve done that for the last number of years. If we had four finals in Melbourne on the first weekend then there may have been a final at Marvel because we would’ve needed the extra venue.”
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