Match 2026 Round 22 - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs South Sydney Rabbitohs - 2:00pm, Sunday 2 August @ Ocean Protect Stadium

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Gards said:
I found one small vendor with only a few people lining up, managed to get an iced tea from there so that was nice but yea if you want alcohol good luck with that
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Mate International LGBTQ+ Pride Day was in June but good on you for celebrating it yesterday.
 
Gards said:
I enjoyed another day out at Shark Park, weather was great and watched a good game of footy but the place is still run like it was 20 years ago (other than having tickets on your phone).

Running out of something simple like soft drink is embarrassing - especially with the price you pay for it at least have some nice cold ones there waiting for the fans & members and some extra stock out the back

The beer lines are still as ****ed as always, I get there were 14k fans there yesterday but they ain't all lining up at the same time for a beer.

The line wasn't as bad at half time but still cut it fine getting back to me seat. Maybe they need a system when you can pre-pay for drinks or whatever and pick them up from a different stall

Club must miss out on revenue cause fans cbf lining up and don't wanna miss the game

I found one small vendor with only a few people lining up, managed to get an iced tea from there so that was nice but yea if you want alcohol good luck with that

It's worth mentioning what a joke the "security" at the stairs in front of the seated stands is. They don't know where your bay/seats are and half the time they don't even check your ticket. I could have just bought a GA ticket for half the price and gone and sat wherever I want, no one would know.

I get they are external contract hires and not Sharks staff but still give them some training and oversight because it impacts the fan experience and reflects poorly on the club. They don't even know stuff like where the closest amenities/toilets are. Are they not given a fkn basic stadium map layout?

I'm kinda used to this at this point but back in the day we had actual Sharks staff around the stands to help, if I were a first time attending fan I wouldn't be impressed with the game day experience beyond the atmosphere (which was decent for a change) and the actual footy (which tbf are the main reasons I am there) but when you factor in the **** fight for parking you can understand why fans just stay at home and watch it on Fox.

Spent all this cash on the development (i get it's still in progress) but still can't get the basics right
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All good points mate, totally agree with all of this and I've been going there as a ticketed member since 2009. I would say nothing has really changed since then. My son and I usually get there early to both watch the Flegg or Jets game and to beat the traffic. We have one of those parking passes in the shopping centre which is really great and convenient and up until yesterday it has worked fine.

My son has been on a school trip to the snow so he didn't come to the game with me so it was just my wife and I. She absolutely hates getting there early and her argument was we have the parking pass and reserved seats so why can't we get there 30 minutes beforehand. I told her its a Souths game though and there is going to be a heap of people and the traffic will be crazy. Nope, we'll leave home at 12.30pm plenty of time. Most of you married guys will know there is no use carrying on with an argument as you'll get nowhere. So we left at 12.30pm. It is normally a 30 minute drive from the Menai area. But 1.40pm and we're still queuing to get into the car park. I didn't dare point this out to her, but from Endeavour Sports High to the car park it was chockers and it was a pretty silent car once she realised I was right for once.

Managed to get into my seat just as the players were coming out of the tunnel and of course you all know about my half time fiasco.

I tell you, the wife is not coming in a fortnight to the 3pm Raiders game and my son and I will be there way before any **** with the traffic!
 
Sir Chadley said:
All good points mate, totally agree with all of this and I've been going there as a ticketed member since 2009. I would say nothing has really changed since then. My son and I usually get there early to both watch the Flegg or Jets game and to beat the traffic. We have one of those parking passes in the shopping centre which is really great and convenient and up until yesterday it has worked fine.

My son has been on a school trip to the snow so he didn't come to the game with me so it was just my wife and I. She absolutely hates getting there early and her argument was we have the parking pass and reserved seats so why can't we get there 30 minutes beforehand. I told her its a Souths game though and there is going to be a heap of people and the traffic will be crazy. Nope, we'll leave home at 12.30pm plenty of time. Most of you married guys will know there is no use carrying on with an argument as you'll get nowhere. So we left at 12.30pm. It is normally a 30 minute drive from the Menai area. But 1.40pm and we're still queuing to get into the car park. I didn't dare point this out to her, but from Endeavour Sports High to the car park it was chockers and it was a pretty silent car once she realised I was right for once.

Managed to get into my seat just as the players were coming out of the tunnel and of course you all know about my half time fiasco.

I tell you, the wife is not coming in a fortnight to the 3pm Raiders game and my son and I will be there way before any **** with the traffic!
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Haha would you rather be right or be happy?
 
Sharks NRL Prospects said:
Haha would you rather be right or be happy?
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Haha indeed. Happy wife, happy life, lots of truth in that saying.

It had all started the day before when she went into the our ensuite and asked why there were no toilet rolls. I won't go any further as I don't want to put anyone off their lunch or dinner. I couldn't even blame the boy as he was away.
 
Sharks NRL Prospects said:
Haha would you rather be right or be happy?
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A proud man says he was correct

A smart man says nothing!

What difference does it make anyway?

In a weeks time she will deny this ever took place but will somehow recall with forensic level details that time 23 years ago Chad didn't take out the trash
 
Gards said:
A proud man says he was correct

A smart man says nothing!

What difference does it make anyway?

In a weeks time she will deny this ever took place but will somehow recall with forensic level details that time 23 years ago Chad didn't take out the trash
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Indeed! She also conveniently forgot that just last Friday night, I drove into the city to pick her up after a work function where she had a cocktail or two!
 
Sir Chadley said:
All good points mate, totally agree with all of this and I've been going there as a ticketed member since 2009. I would say nothing has really changed since then. My son and I usually get there early to both watch the Flegg or Jets game and to beat the traffic. We have one of those parking passes in the shopping centre which is really great and convenient and up until yesterday it has worked fine.

My son has been on a school trip to the snow so he didn't come to the game with me so it was just my wife and I. She absolutely hates getting there early and her argument was we have the parking pass and reserved seats so why can't we get there 30 minutes beforehand. I told her its a Souths game though and there is going to be a heap of people and the traffic will be crazy. Nope, we'll leave home at 12.30pm plenty of time. Most of you married guys will know there is no use carrying on with an argument as you'll get nowhere. So we left at 12.30pm. It is normally a 30 minute drive from the Menai area. But 1.40pm and we're still queuing to get into the car park. I didn't dare point this out to her, but from Endeavour Sports High to the car park it was chockers and it was a pretty silent car once she realised I was right for once.

Managed to get into my seat just as the players were coming out of the tunnel and of course you all know about my half time fiasco.

I tell you, the wife is not coming in a fortnight to the 3pm Raiders game and my son and I will be there way before any **** with the traffic!
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Maybe bring a bottle of Pepsi Max with you!
 
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