GATHER ROUND - ROUND 5

[Vamos]

Wingard requires surgery on his lacerated tongue.

That's as bad as I can think of an injury being.

Thounds therrible thor Thad

[whufc]

Memorial Oval Port Pirie is a lock to host a game

As much as i would love to see the country regions involved in Gather Round just can't see it happening.

With AO, Norwood, Glenelg and then Noarlunga/Elizabeth if needed there is simply no need to have games 2 hours out of the city away from the hive of action.

[LaughingKookaburra]

With the Gather Round concept people seem to forget that there needs to be economical benefit for SA to showcase the State on and off the field. Part of the success is that the HUB remains in the CBD to build the vibe. Places like the Adelaide Oval, Norwood, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Victor Harbor and maybe even Mannum are places that interstate visitors will want to return to. I probably would also suggest Port Lincoln or Berri/Waikerie however they seem a bit too far away. Places like Elizabeth, Port Pirie, Pt Augusta, Whyalla and South Adelaide aren’t gonna happen as they aren’t really areas where interstate visitors will be coming back in droves.

[am Bays]

I was surprised how good Colanades looked a month ago in the original section on the ground floor.

Didnt spot a single piece of flannel, uggh boat or leggings. It was almost gentrified

The Summer House was a bit pricey for my custard tart though....

[mighty_tiger_79]

The colonnades tavern been renovated as well planning for gather round 24

[tigerpie]

I was surprised how good Colanades looked a month ago in the original section on the ground floor.

Didnt spot a single piece of flannel, uggh boat or leggings. It was almost gentrified

The Summer House was a bit pricey for my custard tart though....

You must've gone the day before dole day

[Spargo]

I was surprised how good Colanades looked a month ago in the original section on the ground floor.

Didnt spot a single piece of flannel, uggh boat or leggings. It was almost gentrified

The Summer House was a bit pricey for my custard tart though....

You must've gone the day before dole day

You can’t polish a turd…

[Corona Man]

From over in the East, I think most of the footy punters that didn't make the journey over, enjoyed Gather round as a TV festival.

The winner over here was local metro/country vic footy. For a number of comps, last weekend was round 1, and by all reports good crowds in attendance across the board.

I actually think Adelaide is the logical/central choice for gather round. Its a day's drive from Melb, and say country vic, even NSW. To stage it in say Perth, would rule out a good number who are prepared to drive, but not fly. I'd put Brisbane in almost the same category here.

[am Bays]

I was surprised how good Colanades looked a month ago in the original section on the ground floor.

Didnt spot a single piece of flannel, uggh boat or leggings. It was almost gentrified

The Summer House was a bit pricey for my custard tart though....

You must've gone the day before dole day

Yeah it was a Monday, and in the morning. Too early for some after their Sunday Sess...

[mighty_tiger_79]

I was surprised how good Colanades looked a month ago in the original section on the ground floor.

Didnt spot a single piece of flannel, uggh boat or leggings. It was almost gentrified

The Summer House was a bit pricey for my custard tart though....

You must've gone the day before dole day

Yeah it was a Monday, and in the morning. Too early for some after their Sunday Sess...

bollocks, they would have been lining up waiting for dans to open up

[Vamos]

With the Gather Round concept people seem to forget that there needs to be economical benefit for SA to showcase the State on and off the field. Part of the success is that the HUB remains in the CBD to build the vibe. Places like the Adelaide Oval, Norwood, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Victor Harbor and maybe even Mannum are places that interstate visitors will want to return to. I probably would also suggest Port Lincoln or Berri/Waikerie however they seem a bit too far away. Places like Elizabeth, Port Pirie, Pt Augusta, Whyalla and South Adelaide aren’t gonna happen as they aren’t really areas where interstate visitors will be coming back in droves.

Spot on, made me laugh when people suggested Elizabeth, nothing out there. Its all about location and its surrounds, infrastructure can follow. For me its the same as this year with an addition of the Barossa next year, somwhere central to a heap of Wineries.

[daysofourlives]

With the Gather Round concept people seem to forget that there needs to be economical benefit for SA to showcase the State on and off the field. Part of the success is that the HUB remains in the CBD to build the vibe. Places like the Adelaide Oval, Norwood, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Victor Harbor and maybe even Mannum are places that interstate visitors will want to return to. I probably would also suggest Port Lincoln or Berri/Waikerie however they seem a bit too far away. Places like Elizabeth, Port Pirie, Pt Augusta, Whyalla and South Adelaide aren’t gonna happen as they aren’t really areas where interstate visitors will be coming back in droves.

Spot on, made me laugh when people suggested Elizabeth, nothing out there. Its all about location and its surrounds, infrastructure can follow. For me its the same as this year with an addition of the Barossa next year, somwhere central to a heap of Wineries.

Clare will be as far away as they will ever go, hasnt the facilities and oval there just been upgraded? Not sure they have accomodation for the two teams?
Thats where the Barossa has the advantage with Novotel. I cant see it being anywhere but Tanunda, not sure what the AFL think of playing on Ovals with turf cricket pitches. Could we see drop in turf wickets at Tanunda? Anyone know what the cost is to drop in say a 4 turf wicket square?

[Keefy]

With the Gather Round concept people seem to forget that there needs to be economical benefit for SA to showcase the State on and off the field. Part of the success is that the HUB remains in the CBD to build the vibe. Places like the Adelaide Oval, Norwood, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Victor Harbor and maybe even Mannum are places that interstate visitors will want to return to. I probably would also suggest Port Lincoln or Berri/Waikerie however they seem a bit too far away. Places like Elizabeth, Port Pirie, Pt Augusta, Whyalla and South Adelaide aren’t gonna happen as they aren’t really areas where interstate visitors will be coming back in droves.

Spot on, made me laugh when people suggested Elizabeth, nothing out there. Its all about location and its surrounds, infrastructure can follow. For me its the same as this year with an addition of the Barossa next year, somwhere central to a heap of Wineries.

Clare will be as far away as they will ever go, hasnt the facilities and oval there just been upgraded? Not sure they have accomodation for the two teams?
Thats where the Barossa has the advantage with Novotel. I cant see it being anywhere but Tanunda, not sure what the AFL think of playing on Ovals with turf cricket pitches. Could we see drop in turf wickets at Tanunda? Anyone know what the cost is to drop in say a 4 turf wicket square?

As already mentioned, the Summit at Mount Barker has a turf pitch, so that hurdle is already ticked off.

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[daysofourlives]

With the Gather Round concept people seem to forget that there needs to be economical benefit for SA to showcase the State on and off the field. Part of the success is that the HUB remains in the CBD to build the vibe. Places like the Adelaide Oval, Norwood, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Victor Harbor and maybe even Mannum are places that interstate visitors will want to return to. I probably would also suggest Port Lincoln or Berri/Waikerie however they seem a bit too far away. Places like Elizabeth, Port Pirie, Pt Augusta, Whyalla and South Adelaide aren’t gonna happen as they aren’t really areas where interstate visitors will be coming back in droves.

Spot on, made me laugh when people suggested Elizabeth, nothing out there. Its all about location and its surrounds, infrastructure can follow. For me its the same as this year with an addition of the Barossa next year, somwhere central to a heap of Wineries.

Clare will be as far away as they will ever go, hasnt the facilities and oval there just been upgraded? Not sure they have accomodation for the two teams?
Thats where the Barossa has the advantage with Novotel. I cant see it being anywhere but Tanunda, not sure what the AFL think of playing on Ovals with turf cricket pitches. Could we see drop in turf wickets at Tanunda? Anyone know what the cost is to drop in say a 4 turf wicket square?

As already mentioned, the Summit at Mount Barker has a turf pitch, so that hurdle is already ticked off.

Oh i wasnt aware of that, for some reason i didnt think they played cricket there

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[Rik E Boy]

I was surprised how good Colanades looked a month ago in the original section on the ground floor.

Didnt spot a single piece of flannel, uggh boat or leggings. It was almost gentrified

The Summer House was a bit pricey for my custard tart though....

Mate, you went down the wrong road and lobbed at Burnside by mistake.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

From over in the East, I think most of the footy punters that didn't make the journey over, enjoyed Gather round as a TV festival.

The winner over here was local metro/country vic footy. For a number of comps, last weekend was round 1, and by all reports good crowds in attendance across the board.

I actually think Adelaide is the logical/central choice for gather round. Its a day's drive from Melb, and say country vic, even NSW. To stage it in say Perth, would rule out a good number who are prepared to drive, but not fly. I'd put Brisbane in almost the same category here.

Brisbane is not a footy town. The game has grown but Brisbane is not a footy town. They are four straight losses away from drawing 15k at any one time. No one cares about the Suns. Go to the Suns game and you nearly outnumber those in Orange. Footy has been good for participation numbers up here but no way for a Gather round.

regards,

REB

[mighty_tiger_79]

Gather Round 2027
Geelong

You know it makes sense

[locky801]

Mightn't be going anywhere, reported on AFL tonight that the players association have stepped in and at this stage are not signing off on it happening again, surely common sense will prevail

[amber_fluid]

Mightn't be going anywhere, reported on AFL tonight that the players association have stepped in and at this stage are not signing off on it happening again, surely common sense will prevail

Did they say why they won’t sign off on it?

[Vamos]

Mightn't be going anywhere, reported on AFL tonight that the players association have stepped in and at this stage are not signing off on it happening again, surely common sense will prevail

Did they say why they won’t sign off on it?

Sounds like it was a success financially, probably looking for a piece of the pie.