If you build it they will come appears to be the business case behind Premier Mike Baird's $1.6 billion strategy to build three new stadiums in the next 10 years.

About two minutes into questioning at Baird's press conference on Friday, in which he said there would be an extra billion dollars raised from general revenue for sporting venues, including a new 55,000-seat stadium at Moore Park, a journalist raised the obvious point.

Premier Mike Baird and Sports Minister Stuart Ayres announce major stadium construction and upgrades over the next 10 years. Credit:Nick Moir

The Roosters are at the top of the NRL ladder and drawing an average crowd of about 14,000 to home games at Moore Park. How is Baird's new 55,000 Moore Park stadium ever going to be filled?

The Premier's answer, and it was repeated in various forms throughout the press conference, was that better stadiums would draw better crowds.