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The WACA Board will immediately commence a search for a new CEO.

Let's hope they look further than Kath White this time ......

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Let's hope they look further than Kath White this time

Aye...

Dodders was interviewed by ABC during the Perth Test and didn't sound positive about the future of the WACA.

Riiiiiiight...would that have been before or after the record crowd was posted?

I think it was to do with the "push" for a new wozzie stadium

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Originally posted by Nasty, brutish, and short:
Riiiiiiight...would that have been before or after the record crowd was posted?

They are fine for 3/4/5 days each year.
They only have cricket - no other tenants.
The big game are the Weazles and the Duckers.

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I think it was to do with the "push" for a new wozzie stadium

Had a good chat with Glen Mitchell in the Qantas Club on Xmas day about the new stadium…seems the East Perth power station option could get the go ahead as they intend to combine it with a redevelopment of the river foreshore into a new entertainment area, linking into the Belmont Park redevelopment across the river.

That would be ace, as I only live 10 minutes away by train.

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They only have cricket - no other tenants.

How come?

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They only have cricket - no other tenants.

How come?

Not being physically from Perth (despite my stoopid name), I'd imagine age, amentities, ground size/shape, seating.

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How come?

Cos Subiaco is the home of footy in WA. The Force has been looking at playing at the venue but nothing has been finalised yet...

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Had a good chat with Glen Mitchell in the Qantas Club on Xmas day about the new stadium

Name dropper...

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Originally posted by Sandy from Perth:

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Originally posted by NSNA:

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They only have cricket - no other tenants.

How come?

Not being physically from Perth (despite my stoopid name), I'd imagine age, amentities, ground size/shape, seating.
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And that's just the local spectators, not the ground itself.

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They only have cricket - no other tenants.

How come?

Subi Oval has double the capacity and now has lights so the WACA cant get AFL games

WAFL only gets about 1500 people (on a good day) so it's a waste of time trying for that

Super 14 is played at the same time as the end of the cricket season so there is a clash ...plus it's a carp ground to watch any sport other than cricket (or AFL)...also the Force sold more season tickets than the WACA capacity

Perth Glory (festiveball) season clashes with the cricket season

They did host some baseball games when there was a National Baseball League ...

They were the home ground of the Western Reds who got killed in the Super League war ..

Farnesy and Stevie Nicks had a concert at the WACA last year ...

Kiss had a concert at the WACA recently too (within the last 2.5 years)

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amentities

Sounds like a worthwhile prayer

The future could be that the WACA is sold off (the land would be worth a fortune and is 'owned'* by the Association) and Shield games played at a new smallish venue (perhaps co-tentanted with a WAFL club) and the Tests and ODIs played at the new mega stadium.

The upkeep on the old stands could become prohibitive, even tho the WACA is currently in a good financial situation.

* they actually have a 999 year peppercorn lease

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The upkeep on the old stands could become prohibitive

The Invers was built in 1970 for the first WACA Test ....and it's basically a concrete block with plastic seats on it

The Prindi and the Fot Bacchus were built in the mid/late 80's

All the "Old" stands were bulldozed....

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Had a good chat with Glen Mitchell in the Qantas Club on Xmas day about the new stadium

Name dropper...

Aye, shocking.

Warnie told me never to do that.

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Kiss had a concert at the WACA recently too (within the last 2.5 years)

The abovementioned musical abomination also played VFL Park, Melbourne, which is now an architectural abomination of a housing development.

Kiss of death????

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The return of the vomit

"Reflux"?

"return of the vomit"

in this case, hopefully, what goes up should not go back down

'Mediocre ex Aussie cricketer flees sinking ship'.

WA cricket in crisis.

WA offloads dud

WA cricket emerging from lull

'WACA found to be a massive safety hazard and an all round crap, out of date ground. Dodemaide rumoured to have fled to Spain'.

WATERMELON: Thick hide, soft flesh, negligible taste, 99% water and you spit out the rest.

No idea why I felt that needed mentioning....