SA Footy

I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up before.
Admittedly I was on the hill for the end of both games last week but didn't hear the final siren once. Only realised each game was over when some players were throwing their arms up in the air.
Also heard the same from someone sitting in the members.
Considering Adelaide Oval somehow manages to amp up crap music at the breaks to 5 million decibels surely they should be able to do something about the siren before it may cost a team a final?
Or are we going to wait for another incident like Launceston?
Come on SACA, be proactive about this one.

Only realised each game was over when some players were throwing their arms up in the air.

I was in the Chappell Stand and like you Wedgie did not know when any of the quarters finished or when the game was finished. There wasn't a lot of crowd noise so unless it was the strength of the wind carrying the sirens noise above the stand it is about time the SACA cranked up the decibels.

i heard it on sunday sitting in the bradman stand, mind you i was listening for it after benny moores goal & had no problem during the 2nd game either

mind you at some grounds including glenelg i can never hear it & surely as you say they can get a siren to be louder, for everyone's sake

ps, i never heard it at woodville when it was a draw & i was sitting in the pocket at the same end (sthn) when it went

I was sitting below the Chappell Stand's and even I could BARELY hear it.

Could be a big problem.

bayman wrote:ps, i never heard it at woodville when it was a draw & i was sitting in the pocket at the same end (sthn) when it went

Geez mate its deafening in the grandsatnd

yep posted about this very issue after the prelim final last year with a touch and go goal at the end of the 1st quarter. Its a disgrace.sums up Adelaide oval perfectly

bayman wrote:i heard it on sunday sitting in the bradman stand, mind you i was listening for it after benny moores goal & had no problem during the 2nd game either

mind you at some grounds including glenelg i can never hear it & surely as you say they can get a siren to be louder, for everyone's sake

ps, i never heard it at woodville when it was a draw & i was sitting in the pocket at the same end (sthn) when it went

The siren at Woodville has improved this year, I heard the final siren two weeks ago (at the Northern End). Last year, at the southern end, against North, I couldn't hear it; now it's a bit better, as I've heard it at each end. Still not that loud at the southern end though.

I heard the siren all day at Adelaide Oval, but then again, I was behind the goals, so it sounds like it gets far less audible any further east.

bayman wrote:mind you at some grounds including glenelg [...]
ps, i never heard it at woodville when it was a draw & i was sitting in the pocket at the same end (sthn) when it went

Glenelg's is undoubtedly the quietest. Though maybe Snout's Hill is just not situated well to hear it; theplayers never seem to have any trouble.

I didn't hear the Woodville siren either, but then it's hard to hear much when you're jumping up and down yelling "GO MAHONEY" at full voice...

Unley's is pretty quiet as well. So is Norwood when it isn't going through the PA system.

Mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:ps, i never heard it at woodville when it was a draw & i was sitting in the pocket at the same end (sthn) when it went

Geez mate its deafening in the grandsatnd

but they don't play the game in the grandstand

It looked like the Sturt players on the outer wing didn't hear it either from what I could tell on the telly.

Perhaps they need something like they have at Prospect where the electronic cock crows at the top of its lungs...

btw - what is all this Adelayoval bashing from Rooster fans???

i was couldnt hear it from my vantage point, i only knew we had won when all the arms went up in celebration!!!!!!

Wedgie wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up before.
Admittedly I was on the hill for the end of both games last week but didn't hear the final siren once. Only realised each game was over when some players were throwing their arms up in the air.
Also heard the same from someone sitting in the members.
Considering Adelaide Oval somehow manages to amp up crap music at the breaks to 5 million decibels surely they should be able to do something about the siren before it may cost a team a final?
Or are we going to wait for another incident like Launceston?
Come on SACA, be proactive about this one.

Actually now that it has been mentioned, I cant really remember hearing it.....strange

bayman wrote:

Mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:ps, i never heard it at woodville when it was a draw & i was sitting in the pocket at the same end (sthn) when it went

Geez mate its deafening in the grandsatnd

but they don't play the game in the grandstand

Geez if they did bayman the game would be full of stars

Mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:

Mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:ps, i never heard it at woodville when it was a draw & i was sitting in the pocket at the same end (sthn) when it went

Geez mate its deafening in the grandsatnd

but they don't play the game in the grandstand

Geez if they did bayman the game would be full of stars

Like me.

Wedgie wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up before.
Admittedly I was on the hill for the end of both games last week but didn't hear the final siren once. Only realised each game was over when some players were throwing their arms up in the air.
Also heard the same from someone sitting in the members.
Considering Adelaide Oval somehow manages to amp up crap music at the breaks to 5 million decibels surely they should be able to do something about the siren before it may cost a team a final?
Or are we going to wait for another incident like Launceston?
Come on SACA, be proactive about this one.

Only cause all the noise you were making Wedgie, I heard it, but I did have my hearing aid turned up full

Just talked to my butchers who are great guys despite being Sturt fans, they didn't hear it.

Its only a real issue if it can't be heard on the ground though, that's the only thing that concerns me, luckily the members area and Bradman Stand end is very quiet compared to the rest of the oval which might make it easier.

You are right WEDGIE at todays 2 nd semi game i did not hear the siren once am i going deaf or what ????

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't hear it at half time in the first League match myself; Adelaide Oval/SACA surely must do something about this!

I didn't hear the siren once and at the end of the Bays v Eagles game I was on the fence in front of the Bradman stand.
FFS do somethinng soon SACA before it makes a HUGE difference.