Re: Australia trip logistics : Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:14 pm  

According to Andrew Earl at a presentation at the KC just before christmas, your match day ticket allows you free travel on the train that drops you near the stadium, I have no idea if this is correct, just reporting what we were told. We are staying near the rocks area and apparently you can get a ferry across the harbour to get you to the stadium. Never visited Sydney so worst case scenario is we get a taxi.
On an unrelated subject, does anyone know approximately how many we are taking to AUS.

Re: Australia trip logistics : Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:19 pm  

I think the club have said (not officially mind) around 3k

Re: Australia trip logistics : Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:42 pm  

The bosun wrote:

According to Andrew Earl at a presentation at the KC just before christmas, your match day ticket allows you free travel on the train that drops you near the stadium, I have no idea if this is correct, just reporting what we were told. We are staying near the rocks area and apparently you can get a ferry across the harbour to get you to the stadium. Never visited Sydney so worst case scenario is we get a taxi.
On an unrelated subject, does anyone know approximately how many we are taking to AUS.

not sure anybody will know with any degree of accuracy until the WIN stadium fills up. certainly don't appear to be 3k seats sold in the hull fc end of that stadium last time i looked though the main stand looks reasonably full, and its difficult to know who will be in there. i would think 1 to 1.5k travelling max and expats/former players and their families already over there

Re: Australia trip logistics : Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:54 am  

UllFC wrote:

How are people getting from central Sydney to the Anz for the St George game?

seen it written on a few places that transport tickets for more special events there are included in your match ticket, but can't see to find this confirmed anywhere? and then google maps can't seem to find these 'express' trains on the match day, only ones I can find require a few changes.

Yep, travel is included in ticket, watch closer to the game & they’ll more than likely announce some express direct trains that go right to the ground from central station or Redfern, they’ll also probably stop at Strathfield on the way, but don’t worry even if you don’t get one of these it’s not too hard to get to the stadium on a regular train, just takes a little bit longer & you have to change to a “sprint train” at Lidcombe

Re: Australia trip logistics : Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:58 am  

The bosun wrote:

According to Andrew Earl at a presentation at the KC just before christmas, your match day ticket allows you free travel on the train that drops you near the stadium, I have no idea if this is correct, just reporting what we were told. We are staying near the rocks area and apparently you can get a ferry across the harbour to get you to the stadium. Never visited Sydney so worst case scenario is we get a taxi.
On an unrelated subject, does anyone know approximately how many we are taking to AUS.

The ferry doesn’t actually just go across the harbour, it goes up the Parramatta river to Homebush, you’d probably get it from Circular Quay which is very close to the Rocks, a taxi would be a bit expensive, look up the ferry timetable or get a bus or cab up to central station & get a train direct to the stadium

Re: Australia trip logistics : Sat Feb 03, 2018 3:39 am  

I was there last month and pretty sure you get a ferry to ANZ from Circular quays
Get a ferry to Manly beach ...amazing place and between 4-6pm the pub next to the ferry has a happy hour where pints are 2 pound 50p
Get a ferry also to Watsons Bay for fish and chips - you will not regret it
Luna Park near the bridge is great for kids
Uber operates there and cheaper than taxis
The off licences sell beer pretty close to UK prices but Pubs will likely be expensive and minimum a fiver a pint

Re: Australia trip logistics : Sat Feb 03, 2018 9:20 pm  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

I was there last month and pretty sure you get a ferry to ANZ from Circular quays
Get a ferry to Manly beach ...amazing place and between 4-6pm the pub next to the ferry has a happy hour where pints are 2 pound 50p
Get a ferry also to Watsons Bay for fish and chips - you will not regret it
Luna Park near the bridge is great for kids
Uber operates there and cheaper than taxis
The off licences sell beer pretty close to UK prices but Pubs will likely be expensive and minimum a fiver a pint

Pints aren’t generally the favoured measure for drinking beer, if you’re drinking pints in summer you’re mad, they’re going to go warm by the time you’re half way through

Re: Australia trip logistics : Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:47 pm  

Stay inside as air con will be on
SChooners are a rip off in my opinion

Re: Australia trip logistics : Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:37 am  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

Stay inside as air con will be on
SChooners are a rip off in my opinion

Nobody really cares for your opinion, it’s at best uneducated, you’d be lucky to find a pint glass in a pub outside a few tourist traps, if you drink them you’re an idiot, even schooners tend to be too big which is why you’ll still find a lot of old fellas drinking “middies”

Re: Australia trip logistics : Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:51 am  

ReggieRabbit wrote:

Nobody really cares for your opinion, it’s at best uneducated, you’d be lucky to find a pint glass in a pub outside a few tourist traps, if you drink them you’re an idiot, even schooners tend to be too big which is why you’ll still find a lot of old fellas drinking “middies”

This is a forum of opinions
It’s better manners to ‘ignore’ me than be a total tool