NA V PA trial

[JK]

Couple of questions for anyone who was at the game ...

What are Norths Ruck stocks like this year?

Did Ben Hart and/or Stribling play?

Where was Jarjoura used and how did he look?

How did the players cope with the new in the back rule/policing?

What sorta nick was the Oval in?

[Wedgie]

Couple of questions for anyone who was at the game ...

What are Norths Ruck stocks like this year?

Did Ben Hart and/or Stribling play?

Where was Jarjoura used and how did he look?

How did the players cope with the new in the back rule/policing?

What sorta nick was the Oval in?

1) O'Hara and Wakelin, not much depth after that, think Matt Down and that's about it, Schubert actually rucked in the ressies on Friday Night.

2) No and Yes, Stribling played Ressies, Ben Hart is on a modified training program with Wintle and Howard and is expected to play in our last trial

3) Kicked a couple of goals, not exactly sure of where he played but looked good in the passages I noticed

4) Didn't seem any different.

5) Fantastic

[rod_rooster]

Couple of questions for anyone who was at the game ...

What are Norths Ruck stocks like this year?

Did Ben Hart and/or Stribling play?

Where was Jarjoura used and how did he look?

How did the players cope with the new in the back rule/policing?

What sorta nick was the Oval in?

Hart didn't play. He is on a modified program with a few others and will play in the last trial against the Eagles on March 31.

Stribling played in the 2's i think.

Rucks this year are O'hara and Wakelin.

[JK]

Thanks lads

[johntheclaret]

Look at cricket - they play first class matches on that ground in England with a tree that encroaches onto the field

That ain't no tree. That's our captain

[johntheclaret]

Back to the game best players and goalkickers as per paper this morning:

Port - Best: Slattery, Meiklejohn, DePasquale, Summerton, AhChee.
North - Best: Allan, Sporn, Wakelin, Ryswyk, McIntyre.

Port - Goals: Lecras 3, Jarjoura 2, Poulton, Jenner, Elstone, Batson, Summerton, Perkins, Slattery, C.Miller, Hay.
North - Goals: Weatherley 3, Ladhams 2, Krieg, Sportn, Allan, Younie, S.Motlop.

Dunno which paper, but good to se Allan one of the Roosters best. Trial or no trial, looks to be a really good prospect (pardon the pun)

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Why does it take an accident to fix somthing.

The wall is a disgrace and totally unsafe.

[rod_rooster]

Why does it take an accident to fix somthing.

The wall is a disgrace and totally unsafe.

Agree with that. Surely there should be something done to rectify the problem. Bring the boundary line further in and add a heap of padding at the very least.

[JK]

Whilst I don't think it's a huge risk (and almost 100 years of footy would verify that), the fact remains that there is the potential for serious injury and I would hate to see anyone slam into the thing, so padding or something would be nice.

I hope everyone is aware that as soon as that happens and it becomes the norm for a few years all grounds will no doubt receive calls to pad their fencing too

[topsywaldron]

If Norwood move their boundary lines in any further they will fall out of the legislated minimum size an SANFL oval can be. This was discussed when a Norwood player sued the club a few years ago for an injury caused, ironically enough, when a player hit one of the advertising signs on the outer and broke his thumb really badly.

Sorry for posting something relevant to a thread. It won't happen again.

[Dogwatcher]

If Norwood move their boundary lines in any further they will fall out of the legislated minimum size an SANFL oval can be.

Would that be such a bad thing?

[Leaping Lindner]

I may be wrong but seem to recall hearing that Barrie Barbary was badly injured when he ran into "the wall" back in the late 60's when he was playing for Woodville.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Why does it take an accident to fix somthing.

The wall is a disgrace and totally unsafe.

Don't be silly, more players get injured falling into and over fences than they do running into the wall at Norwood Oval. It's a non-issue.

[Adelaide Hawk]

I may be wrong but seem to recall hearing that Barrie Barbary was badly injured when he ran into "the wall" back in the late 60's when he was playing for Woodville.

I recall Barbary playing for Woodville at Norwood Oval, but I cannot recall him being injured. Maybe your Footy Worlds may tell the story. If you find anything, please let me know.

[RustyCage]

At Alberton there is one padded sign, which says something like SafetyAd: Protecting our Magpies or something like that. Seems a good idea, but would cost a bit.

[robranosgod]

I may be wrong but seem to recall hearing that Barrie Barbary was badly injured when he ran into "the wall" back in the late 60's when he was playing for Woodville.

You are spot on. It was on the Saturday night replay. Barrie had a convulsion whilst lying on the ground after hitting the wall. I vividly remember seeing Norwood's club doctor, Brian Sando running out to treat him.

Norwood's Peter Vivian, not to be confused with "Milky" Vivian from Central. also hit the wall in the early 1960s and I believe was seriously injured.

I have always been amazed that it is not an OH&S issue.

[robranosgod]

Whilst I don't think it's a huge risk (and almost 100 years of footy would verify that), the fact remains that there is the potential for serious injury and I would hate to see anyone slam into the thing, so padding or something would be nice.

The stand was built in the 1950s, so it is "only" 50 years of footy that we are talking about.

I would be interested to know how many players have actually been imjured "hitting the wall" at Norwood.

[JK]

Whilst I don't think it's a huge risk (and almost 100 years of footy would verify that), the fact remains that there is the potential for serious injury and I would hate to see anyone slam into the thing, so padding or something would be nice.

The stand was built in the 1950s, so it is "only" 50 years of footy that we are talking about.

I would be interested to know how many players have actually been imjured "hitting the wall" at Norwood.

Thanks for clearing that up for me ROG ... Still 50 years is a long time and I've not heard of any recent injury (last 25 years), not suggesting it isn't an issue, just perhaps not as bad as some think.

Interesting thought, if the wall were padded would it have the potential to incite more players trying to force his opponent into it?

[Adelaide Hawk]

Whilst I don't think it's a huge risk (and almost 100 years of footy would verify that), the fact remains that there is the potential for serious injury and I would hate to see anyone slam into the thing, so padding or something would be nice.

The stand was built in the 1950s, so it is "only" 50 years of footy that we are talking about.

I would be interested to know how many players have actually been imjured "hitting the wall" at Norwood.

Thanks for clearing that up for me ROG ... Still 50 years is a long time and I've not heard of any recent injury (last 25 years), not suggesting it isn't an issue, just perhaps not as bad as some think.

Interesting thought, if the wall were padded would it have the potential to incite more players trying to force his opponent into it?

I don't know if many people in this discussion have played on Norwood Oval, but when you are out there playing, the wall is an non-issue. It's no different to a normal fence running along a boundary line.

As you run towards the boundary line you slow down, otherwise you will run into the fence. It's the same with the wall, only the wall can be safer because you can put your hands out to prevent a collision.

There have been far more issues of players getting injured sliding into the concrete under the fences at Football Park than there have been at Norwood Oval, and they have a wider gap between the line and the fence at Footy Park.

There have also been more players injured running into the goal posts. Perhaps we should remove them for player safety.

[Dogwatcher]

I totally agree AH.
It is a non-issue.
But because it's something out of the norm, it's always going to be a talking point.

However......we see similar walls around entire major league baseball diamonds and they're all padded. I know they use the walls differently, but...