Doust : Aussie
Stadium irrelevant to supporter

St.George-Illawarra CEO Peter Doust has stated that Aussie Stadium is not relevant to the St.George-Illawarra supporter base. Doust made the remark in the Sydney Morning Herald when questioned on whether Aussie Stadium was considered as a venue for a possible Dragons' home final.

While R2K informed Doust for over two years that Aussie Stadium was irrelevant to the St.George District, the remark is surprising considering that Aussie Stadium hosted the Dragons' home match on ANZAC Day.

Aussie Stadium was obviously considered relevant enough at that time as the match against the Roosters was deducted from Kogarah's allocation of home matches. Consequently, Oki Jubilee Stadium only gained four matches for the 2004 season.

It will be interesting to see whether the Dragons ever play a home game at Aussie Stadium again. Clearly, it doesn't make sense to take a home game away from a venue that is relevant to the supporter base and relocate it to a venue that is clearly irrelevant to that same supporter base.