The transformation of ANZ Stadium from AFL to NRL field

The overnight transformation of Sydney’s ANZ Stadium from AFL to NRL field on preliminary finals weekend 2012. 57,156 fans packed the venue for the Sydney Swans v Collingwood Magpies AFL preliminary final on Friday 21 September and a crowd of 70,354 filled the stands for the blockbuster NRL preliminary final between two of the Stadium’s home teams, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs. The back-to-back weekend of sporting action produced the biggest crowds at ANZ Stad