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The Age
2 days ago
- Business
- The Age
No time for a hose down: NRL double-header poses logistical challenge bigger than Magic Round
It is shaping up as one of the biggest logistical challenges in Suncorp Stadium's history, but organisers are confident they can pull off this month's NRL double-header. The Dolphins' cyclone-affected fixture against South Sydney has been rescheduled for 7.50pm on Saturday, June 28 – just a few hours after the Broncos v Warriors match, with its 3pm kick-off, is due to end. Given they will be two distinct crowds, as many as 100,000 could pass through the stadium precinct on the day – almost double an Origin crowd. That could make it Caxton Street's biggest day in years. Traders are at the same time salivating at the potential revenue, and apprehensive about the challenge ahead. 'I think Castlemaine Brewery better start pumping some beer quickly, because they're going to be cleaned out again after they got wiped out over the Magic Round,' Caxton Street Development Association president Sarosh Mehta said. Mehta, who ran the erstwhile Casablanca club on the famous strip for years, said Caxton Street's reputation would be 'on the line' as it heaved under the weight of two Suncorp Stadium crowds. 'We'll just have to take a deep breath and just try our best,' he said. 'I will try my best to get across to every single trader on the street to say please, please, please, be prepared – get sure you have enough stock, staff, whatever it takes, because there's no way you're going to run up to the market to get more ice or whatever else. 'You better be damn prepared.'
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
No time for a hose down: NRL double-header poses logistical challenge bigger than Magic Round
It is shaping up as one of the biggest logistical challenges in Suncorp Stadium's history, but organisers are confident they can pull off this month's NRL double-header. The Dolphins' cyclone-affected fixture against South Sydney has been rescheduled for 7.50pm on Saturday, June 28 – just a few hours after the Broncos v Warriors match, with its 3pm kick-off, is due to end. Given they will be two distinct crowds, as many as 100,000 could pass through the stadium precinct on the day – almost double an Origin crowd. That could make it Caxton Street's biggest day in years. Traders are at the same time salivating at the potential revenue, and apprehensive about the challenge ahead. 'I think Castlemaine Brewery better start pumping some beer quickly, because they're going to be cleaned out again after they got wiped out over the Magic Round,' Caxton Street Development Association president Sarosh Mehta said. Mehta, who ran the erstwhile Casablanca club on the famous strip for years, said Caxton Street's reputation would be 'on the line' as it heaved under the weight of two Suncorp Stadium crowds. 'We'll just have to take a deep breath and just try our best,' he said. 'I will try my best to get across to every single trader on the street to say please, please, please, be prepared – get sure you have enough stock, staff, whatever it takes, because there's no way you're going to run up to the market to get more ice or whatever else. 'You better be damn prepared.'
