The NRL and Sharks have started talks about hosting two live sites for fans who won’t get a ticket for a ground under redevelopment - and Roosters skipper James Tedesco supported the decision to leave the game there.
The NRL and Sharks plan to have two Matildas-style live sites to accommodate fans unable to get a ticket to Pointsbet Stadium, the league’s smallest venue which will host an all-Sydney finals blockbuster against the Roosters.
Pointsbet Stadium’s capacity is limited due to an ongoing redevelopment, and the NRL didn’t want to strip home ground advantage from Craig Fitzgibbon’s side, who hosted the Cowboys in a golden point epic in last year’s finals series. The venue held just 12,447 people for that match. Football fans flocked to live sites around the country to watch the Matildas’ fairytale World Cup run, and the NRL has floated the idea on a smaller scale given the logistical issues with Pointsbet Stadium.
Matildas fans at the Tumbalong Park live site during the World Cup and Cronulla Sharks star Nicho Hynes.The NRL resisted calls to move last year’s match against North Queensland – preferring to reward the side which finished higher on the ladder by playing at their traditional home – and the policy will continue.
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