Tick for new stadium, with a few conditions

The pair are said to have set their sights on the Australian Technology Park, near the old Eveleigh railway workshops.

Cr Moore is amenable to the idea as long as it meets strict planning criteria.

"Any proposal needs to take into account public transport, residential impacts and the proximity to existing facilities," she said yesterday.

"More importantly, to alleviate concerns from residents and make the facilities we do have viable, we need public transport like light rail to Moore Park."

LaPaglia, the star of Australian film Lantana, is a director and shareholder of the A-League football team Sydney FC, while Crowe is the co-owner of the South Sydney rugby league club.

LaPaglia said on Saturday that he and Crowe had been in talks since February about jointly funding a new 25,000-seat stadium.

"I want to be associated with people who are driven and passionate about the game," LaPaglia told AAP.

"[Crowe] is as driven and as passionate about the Rabbitohs as I am about Sydney FC. And we both appreciate each other at that level.

"[Crowe] wants a stadium, I want a stadium and we think together there is a possibility we might be able to pull it off.

"We would combine forces to have a home field, and training facilities."

Sydney FC now hold training sessions at Parramatta Stadium and play their home games at Aussie Stadium.

Souths play at Telstra Stadium and it is planned they will train at a redeveloped Redfern Oval.

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