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Future of SANFL Finals at Footy Park?
Posted:
Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:24 pmby Squawk
The State Govt has just given the SACA $16 million to relieve debt and enable them to work towards upgrading the Western Stand.
Should the SANFL (again) look at playing all finals, (including Grand Finals) at Adelaide Oval?
Re: Future of SANFL Finals at Footy Park?
Posted:
Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:54 pmby Ian
Squawk wrote:The State Govt has just given the SACA $16 million to relieve debt and enable them to work towards upgrading the Western Stand.
Should the SANFL (again) look at playing all finals, (including Grand Finals) at Adelaide Oval?
With the GF crowds of the last few years, it wouldn't be a bad option, and at least you can stand on the hill, and have a beer (even if it's mid strength) and a smoke.
If the 2 sides playing in the GF were both good crowd pullers though, Adelaide might not be big enough.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:02 amby Ecky
Well, I'm not sure if I agree with the move, but the WAFL decided last week to play their semi-finals at the home ground of the team which finished higher on the ladder.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:04 amby mal
home finals great idea.
gIDDAY ECKY, YOUR HORSE WON DURING THE WEEK
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:32 amby MUNGO JERRY
anywhere is better than footy park.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:47 amby TroyGFC
Adelaide Oval for all finals would be great. I would probally go to watch any team play. Footy Park sucks, too cold and uninviting!!!
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:56 amby -
Suburban home finals is a joke. Amatuerish and the amatuers dont even do it.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:08 amby JK
Pretty sure the amateurs do have them
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:09 amby -
Constance_Perm wrote:Pretty sure the amateurs do have them
Im pretty sure they dont.
3rd umpire.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:42 amby firstblood
i'd rather have a packed out adelaide oval than a halve filled
football park in a grand final...what's the most you will get there
with 2 crowd pulling teams ? eg ..centrals/port 30,000 - 35,000..
at the most....which won't happen every year...so i say bring on
adelaide oval...imagine the atmosphere...i'd go even if my club
wasn't involved...and also bring back the days when all the grades
played there on the same day...eg under 17's /19's reserves then
the league...starting at 9.30 am or there abouts...what a big day
out that would be....it used to be that way every year.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:51 amby RM
Nup, keep the GF at Footy Park.
All other finals are OK at AO.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:10 pmby Jimmy
i think it would be awesome to play all finals at AO
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:16 pmby rod_rooster
firstblood wrote:what's the most you will get there
with 2 crowd pulling teams ? eg ..centrals/port 30,000 - 35,000..
at the most....
A Central v Port GF would draw more than 30,000 - 35,000 IMHO.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:11 pmby -
rod_rooster wrote:firstblood wrote:what's the most you will get there
with 2 crowd pulling teams ? eg ..centrals/port 30,000 - 35,000..
at the most....
A Central v Port GF would draw more than 30,000 - 35,000 IMHO.
Any GF involving any of North sturt port Norwood or centrals will exceed 30,000.
For that very reason it must be played at Football Park.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:28 pmby Magpiespower
No way known the SANFL will let the GF be played at Adelaide Oval.
At least not for a tiday sum.
The whole purpose of building Footy Park was to stop the SACA bending the league over the table.
If only for leverage, Footy Park will be maintained.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:39 pmby Apachebulldog
I have been an advocate of all finals to be playedand the Grand Final at Adelaide Oval as in my previous posts over the last few years!!!
Give Pleurisy Park the flick, imagine the the atmosphere at Adelaide Oval with 35,000 footy fans there absolutly fantastic ..
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:40 pmby Apachebulldog
I have been an advocate of all finals to be playedand the Grand Final at Adelaide Oval as in my previous posts over the last few years!!!
Give Pleurisy Park the flick, imagine the the atmosphere at Adelaide Oval with 35,000 footy fans there absolutly fantastic ..
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:31 pmby LondonDog
Adelaide Oval all the way.
Atmpsoheric, Inviting, Beautiful.
Footy Park is a real B***h to get to if you don't live in the Western Suburbs.
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:59 pmby goraw
i would love to see finals played at home grounds,and the gf at adelaide oval
Posted:
Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:00 pmby Wedgie
The GF MUST stay at Footy Park, the bigger sides draw close to sellouts there. You only have to look back at the Sturt v Port and Norwood v Port games there in the late 80s.
Things will turn, if North play a Port in the GF this year it will be close to a sell out again.
I couldln't think of anything worse than trying to take my kids to a GF at Adelaide Oval with over 40,000 people there.
Christ, they can't even handle a crowd of 4,000 there in regard to catering, imagine 10 times that??
I don't have a problem with playing every other final at Adelaide Oval as much as I dislike the hole BUT I do think the idea of "Home" finals would be fantastic but logistics may prevent it from being a possibility.