In doing so, the NRL has also approached the NSW state government regarding funding for the potential new project.<\/p>\n
But according to the report, the league has been with resistance due to the Sydney suburbs of Penrith, Brookvale and Sydney Olympic Park expected to be the beneficiaries of an $800 million investment pledge into Sydney stadia.<\/p>\n
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The idea of purchasing a piece of land where a stadium can be built is a possibility the NRL is considering, which would allow the game to rent out the venue for other sporting events and entertainment interests.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> English cricket commentator apologises for racist texts<\/a><\/p>\n The move would be similar to the AFL, the owners of Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, which it claimed in 2016.<\/p>\n "The Bulldogs are open to hearing proposals and have the good of the game in our thinking," Bulldogs chairman John Khoury told the SMH. "But at the moment we have not received any formal proposals."<\/p>\n The move would bring some stability to the Tigers, who have had a complex situation with venues.<\/p>\n The Tigers in recent times have split their Sydney home games between Leichhardt Oval Campbelltown, CommBank Stadium and Stadium Australia.<\/p>\n "I've made it very well known that I believe the greatest challenge facing the Wests Tigers is securing a permanent home in the short to medium term," Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis told the SMH.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Mercedes fumes over Hamilton-Verstappen clash after new video emerges<\/a><\/p>\n Part of the $800 million in funding that was originally earmarked to upgrade Stadium Australia is now expected to flood into building a new 25,000-seat stadium in Penrith, while around $200 million will go into the upgrade of Brookvale Oval.<\/p>\n![\"NRL](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/11\/392040\/pickerimage.jpg\")
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