{"id":376790,"date":"2024-03-16T21:25:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T22:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=376790"},"modified":"2024-03-16T23:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T23:02:25","slug":"stuarts-plea-for-new-stadium-over-pungent-aroma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=376790","title":{"rendered":"Stuart's plea for new stadium over 'pungent aroma'"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canberra Raiders<\/a> coach Ricky Stuart<\/a> has called for a new stadium to be built in the capital city after an unpleasant smell was noticed at GIO Stadium on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The "pungent aroma" as referred to by a reporter in Stuart's press conference didn't stop the Raiders from securing a 32-12 win over the Tigers<\/a> but it didn't go unnoticed from the club's long-time coach.<\/p>\n

Asked about the smell, \ufeffStuart expressed his sympathy for fans who had to put up with it, before making a call for change.<\/p>\n

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"I feel sorry for those people there with the stench, it's shit. I know people laugh about it, but we are the capital of Australia," he said.<\/p>\n

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"The stadium administration and stadium people are wonderful people, they accommodate us so well. Milton O'Brien and his team are really good people. They and Canberra deserve a new stadium.<\/p>\n

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"It's absolutely crap they don't build a stadium to look after Canberra's people, I'm all for education and I'm all for hospitals, but we have to have some common sense.<\/p>\n

"There was a concert here last week and all the buses stopped and people were left stranded.<\/p>\n

"Honestly, politically, and I'm very uneducated in politics, which I'm happy about but politics should learn off sport, because I believe there's a lot of good leaders in sport."<\/p>\n

\"NRL<\/p>\n

Last year, a potential new stadium was in planning for Canberra, before the ACT government decided against it.<\/p>\n

In May 2023, in a submission to the government, the NRL labelled GIO Stadium "no longer fit-for-purpose".\ufeff<\/p>\n

In 2023, the ACT government pulled the plug on a potential new stadium in the city centre, instead opting to keep sporting events at the AIS campus in the suburb of Bruce.<\/p>\n

Bruce is a 15-minute drive from Canberra's city centre and has limited public transport access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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