As boss of the Trust, he has won a major victory by the NSW Government's decision to begin work on Allianz ahead of ANZ.

Top ranking NRL executives fear he will win a second victory, should an incoming Labor Government cancel plans to begin work on the redevelopment of ANZ stadium, leaving it shaped friendly for AFL games and that code's expansion in Sydney's west.

However, Trust sources insist Allianz, which is 12 years older than ANZ, has significant upcoming compliance issues, particularly with safety. Furthermore, building ANZ first would cause greater disruption in the building phase, forcing too many teams to be homeless and the city losing more events.

Critics reasonably ask why both stadiums have to be rebuilt, rather than renovated.

Neither offer anything that is demanded of modern stadiums, with an independent infrastructure body, Infrastructure NSW, conducting detailed studies on which the NSW Government made its decision.

A refurbishment of Allianz is not an option. It won't allow the extra 300 female toilets, 400 disability accessible seats and 300 food and beverage service points that are required for a stadium that holds 45,000 people.

Nor would a refurbishment mitigate the safety issues which will be real in 2019.

The redevelopment of ANZ, originally known as Stadium Australia, was always a case of 'when' not 'if'.

It has been a compromised facility since the Olympics. The people of Sydney's west deserve the best large scale purpose built rectangular venue in the world. It is said that Melbourne's AFL families can travel to the home ground of their grandfather in the same time it took him to walk the distance from his home. So, in the time it took their grandfather to walk to Essendon's then home at Windy Hill, his descendants can reach the Bomber's stadium in the Docklands via train from their homes in the city's south east.

Similarly, Rabbitohs fans should be able to take a train from Rooty Hill to Homebush in the same time it took grandad to walk to Redfern Oval.

But when they get to Homebush for an NRL game on a circular field in seats gently tiered, they shouldn't have to watch via the giant TV screen.

Let the silvertails play in the city. When US college teams, Rice and Stanford came to Sydney, elite Stanford made it non-negotiable they play near the CBD.

Provided the NSW Government invests in the two stadia, the state won't lose any of the 500 events held over the last six years.

The Sydney Olympic Park precinct directly employs 18,860 people and is finally taking shape as a thriving entity. To abandon plans for the rebuilding of its major stadium would rip the heart out of western Sydney's visitor economy.

It's anticipated the redevelopment of both stadiums will take between 27 and 36 months.

The SCG will host one NRL grand final in 2020 during the construction phase and organised sequencing will mean all other grand finals will be played at Allianz (2021, 2022) and ANZ (2023-2044).

The 2020 decider at the SCG will be a special 'Heritage Grand Final'.

The sequence means a shorter construction time and ensures that both stadiums will be available to compete on the world stage for major international events.

Critics arguing the NSW Government should be allocating the resources to grass roots, particularly in the bush, ignore the decision this year to start a $100m Regional Sports Infrastructure Fund which is committed to providing sports facilities in rural areas.

The fund focuses on high quality sports facilities which will allow regional communities to attract significant professional and amateur events to their region.