Quote: lemonhead "Planning to visit a few NRL grounds whilst in Sydney for WCC from my base at the Sydney Boulevard Hotel. Looking at google maps it looks like Redfern, St George, ANZ, Parammatta, Penrith and Manly all look feasible but I wondered if they are in practice, whether there are any other grounds in reasonable travelling distance, what the best mode of travel is including Taxi operators?'"
They are all pretty feasible, Redfern is just a training field now so you can have a walk on the pitch. The local kids play in there when not in use. You can do tours of ANZ which are well worth it. I wouldn't bother with Penrith, average stadium way out of the City, abit of wast of time. Manly is the most difficult of the lot, but I would recommend taking the ferry over to Manly anyway, and from there is around a 15-20 bus ride. Go to Parra just so you can go to Peter Wynns, the best Rugby League shop you would have ever seen. You can have a decent look at the stadium and visit the Leagues club, not so much with St George though, I think you would be disappointed with that one. You can get the train to Parra and ANZ. Bus or train to Refern. Ferry and bus to Manly. Far cheaper than a taxi.
Dont bother with WIN stadium in Wollongong, mainly because its in Wollongong. You'll spend an hour on a train to visit a nothing town, just to stand outside of a stadium. The last time I was there, there wasn't any decent views outside the stadium and It wont be open to the public. Don't waste your time. If you just want to see the grounds, then Parra and Manly are worth it, and you have the added attraction of Peter Wynns and Manly beach. Refern as I said is just a training field in the middle of housing area but you can go on the pitch. The Bunnies leagues club is no longer. ANZ you can do stadium tours, which I would recommend. Others aren't really worth it, unless there is a game on. There just stadiums, and you cant get into most of them.