Jack Mesley

Yeah, it's been about a 12-month planning process from initial discussions with

with Christchurch, New Zealand, and then getting right into the detail over the last couple of months.

So it's an exciting day to be bringing it to life.

Yeah, it is.

I mean, five games in a venue is a pretty big challenge.

To do that with a new venue for its first major event certainly adds some complication and obviously it's a big deal for the city in terms of traffic and transport as well.

But I'd say everyone's just been so excited to be part of it and all parties have worked so well together to do all the planning and get it all sorted.

Yeah, so we worked with the five New Zealand clubs to essentially compensate them for having their home game here.

And I think that's the great thing about major events like this is that everyone can win in the incremental value that events like this create.

So they're thrilled and it's great to see so many of their fans down here for the weekend celebrating what's a great moment for the city.

You like the facility?

Oh, it's incredible.

I was just there this morning doing some breakfast TV.

It's an incredible venue.

And I'm sitting here now in my hotel looking at the snow-capped mounds of York Christ Church.

And off to the left is just this amazing venue that is walking distance from, you know, the centre of Sydney.

I mean, it is remarkable.

And, yeah, we cannot wait to open the doors of the sophomore's.

No problem.

I'm very confident we'll be announcing some good news on that very shortly.