I had not seen that but it looks great. The Giants are pretty fortunate to have their training/admin facilities and stadium all within the same precinct. Are the Giants the only sports team to be based at Sydney Olympic Park?
-
LIVE: Port Adelaide v Carlton - 7:30PM Thu
Squiggle tips Port at 63% chance -- What's your tip? -- Team line-ups »
News GWS to have training base built; Tom Wills Oval
- Thread starter captainMyCaptain
- Start date
- Tagged users None
So does that mean we are actually based in a South Sydney? I thought we were Western Sydney, greater western Sydney even. If Souths are the other tenant in the precinct and every other club in every other sport play, train and live in the area their name suggests, and they were here before us, then the Olympic precinct must actually be in South Sydney. we now have to change our name. Shame on us for calling ourselves GWS when we are actually based on South Sydney.
dlanod
Moderator
- Sep 14, 2006
- 52,570
- 81,682
- AFL Club
- Brisbane Lions
- Other Teams
- GWS; CCMariners; NQCowboys; Ravens
- Moderator
- #179
If we're going off previous tenants (bolded are current), the precinct is in the south (Rabbitohs), west (Tigers), Parramatta (Eels - partial), Cantebury (Bulldogs), Bankstown (Bulldogs), St George and the Illawarra (Dragons)...
- Apr 12, 2012
- 46,592
- 42,566
- AFL Club
- GWS
And why not. Im sure every club uses whatever connections they have to improve themselves.Good get getting Hockey to attend. Obviously your chairman Tony Shepherd (Head of business council Australia, and the governments commission of audit) pulled some strings...
Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk
dlanod
Moderator
- Sep 14, 2006
- 52,570
- 81,682
- AFL Club
- Brisbane Lions
- Other Teams
- GWS; CCMariners; NQCowboys; Ravens
- Moderator
- #182
I must say I've noticed Tony popping up all over the place since the last federal election. Beats having Labor party members in a state with Liberal state and federal governments like Brisbane currently does (Cameron Milner).
I am constantly amazed at how well connected the AFL is with government. Some of it is luck. For example, the AFL were desperately hoping Anna Bligh won the QLD state election of 2009. She was a big supporter of the Suns and instrumental in getting funding for Metricon stadium. In the blue corner was the LNP with Clive Palmer funding them (then still owner of the GC united in the A-league). Bligh won that election comfortably. SA state labour were also big supporters of the Adelaide Oval. Also, the WA state Liberal party were also big supporters of the brand new 60,000 Perth stadium (Labour favoured a redeveloped Subiaco). From a big business point of view, we will now we have Kim Williams on the AFL commision, we've talked about Tony Shepherd, and I have just discovered that the Alcoa managing director, who has had his face plastered all over the news today with the job losses in Geelong, is the chairman of WCE!
dlanod
Moderator
- Sep 14, 2006
- 52,570
- 81,682
- AFL Club
- Brisbane Lions
- Other Teams
- GWS; CCMariners; NQCowboys; Ravens
- Moderator
- #184
Looking at the non-traditional states' board members:
GWS:
Tony Shepherd - Strong Liberal links.
Gabrielle Trainor - Strong Liberal links.
Peter Taylor - Strong Labor links.
Michael Costello - Strong Labor links.
Swans:
Surprisingly, none obvious.
Brisbane:
Cameron Milner - Strong Labor links.
Gold Coast:
John Witheriff - former director of many Qld government entities under Labor.
Paul Scurrah - former CEO of Queensland Rail under Labor.
Looks like the Qld teams got caught on the hop with Newman getting voted in. However I do know that the Lions #1 ticket holder is Newman's wife, somewhat pointlessly.
GWS:
Tony Shepherd - Strong Liberal links.
Gabrielle Trainor - Strong Liberal links.
Peter Taylor - Strong Labor links.
Michael Costello - Strong Labor links.
Swans:
Surprisingly, none obvious.
Brisbane:
Cameron Milner - Strong Labor links.
Gold Coast:
John Witheriff - former director of many Qld government entities under Labor.
Paul Scurrah - former CEO of Queensland Rail under Labor.
Looks like the Qld teams got caught on the hop with Newman getting voted in.
However I do know that the Lions #1 ticket holder is Newman's wife, somewhat pointlessly.
- Aug 12, 2013
- 10,124
- 11,371
- AFL Club
- GWS
so all we need now is an inner city greenie,Looking at the non-traditional states' board members:
GWS:
Tony Shepherd - Strong Liberal links.
Gabrielle Trainor - Strong Liberal links.
Peter Taylor - Strong Labor links.
Michael Costello - Strong Labor links.
Swans:
Surprisingly, none obvious.
Brisbane:
Cameron Milner - Strong Labor links.
Gold Coast:
John Witheriff - former director of many Qld government entities under Labor.
Paul Scurrah - former CEO of Queensland Rail under Labor.
Looks like the Qld teams got caught on the hop with Newman getting voted in.
this would complete our political clout and diversity.
- Apr 12, 2012
- 46,592
- 42,566
- AFL Club
- GWS
Good god no. They would try to destroy us for ruining natures grass
Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk
- Aug 12, 2013
- 10,124
- 11,371
- AFL Club
- GWS
i was being a smart alec
- Banned
- #190
Thanks mate. In that video they didn't show just the spa and ice baths. Still better then Gold Coasts for the time being.
And don't forget, just across the road is the swimming pool and complex used at the Olympics.
- Banned
- #192
Cool so most likely gws doesn't have a pool then because they can go across the road. Wouldn't make sence having a pool with the pool across the road.
Tandy
Norm Smith Medallist
Not alot of photos online, particularly inside.
- Apr 12, 2012
- 46,592
- 42,566
- AFL Club
- GWS
Plenty of video and photos of them training.
I would also say most fans on here have had a look through the joint.
Or was this posted in the wrong thread?
Similar threads
- Locked
- Locked
