Tag: Australia

AFL Perth Saturday showdown hit the jackpot

Article posted by Coliseum, October 1^st, 2021

The Australian Football League’s (AFL’s) mega windfall from staging the Grand Final in Perth (Australia) has been revealed. The ‘perthnow’ stated that after two COVID-ravaged years which still continues to claw the world, the league is estimated to have raked in between $35 and $40 million... » Read more

Sydney Football Stadium ‘no’ to grass parking

Article posted by Coliseum, September 28^th, 2021

The development of a new ‘village precinct’ and car park adjacent to the rebuilt Sydney Football Stadium (Australia) will see car parking moved away from grass areas at Moore Park (City in Australia). The ‘Australasian Leisure Management’ stated that the NSW Minister for Planning and Public... » Read more

CommBank ‘bank’ on Bankwest Stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, September 27^th, 2021

The financial services company CommBank has expanded its support for Western Sydney (Australia) to help the region recover and rebuild after being one of the hardest hit in the country with COVID-19 lockdowns and the Delta variant pouncing on the country full throttle. The ‘Bankwest Stadium’... » Read more

MCG-sports stars vax vow campaign

Article posted by Coliseum, September 20^th, 2021

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) (Australia) has teamed up with a number of current and former Australian Football League (AFL) and Australian Football League Women (AFLW) players, media personalities, commentators, umpires, and fans in a campaign – #BePartoftheTeam – to encourage... » Read more

Queenslanders excited for rugby rendezvous

Article posted by Coliseum, September 20^th, 2021

Brisbane’s (Australia) Suncorp Stadium will host the 2021 National Rugby League (NRL) Telstra Premiership Grand Final on October 3rd with the title decider being held outside of Sydney for the first time in the competition’s 114th season. The ‘NRL’ stated that due to the COVID-19 outbreak... » Read more

Glory to bask in Fremantle Oval ‘glory’

Article posted by Coliseum, September 15^th, 2021

An agreement between the City of Fremantle Council and the Australian professional soccer club Perth Glory FC (Australia) could see the historic Fremantle Oval become Glory’s administrative headquarters and a training facility for Glory’s A-League, W-League and youth teams. Perth Glory would... » Read more

Optus Stadium leave bad taste in fans’ mouths

Article posted by Coliseum, September 7^th, 2021

Optus Stadium (Australia) boss Mike McKenna admitted that September 3rd night’s semi-final held between Geelong Cats and the GWS Giants as part of the 2021 Toyota Australian Football League (AFL) Finals Series was the “most difficult night” since the $1.6 billion venue opened as angry Perth... » Read more