The best and worst grounds to play footy on

[Killa]

Unley Oval would be the worst when it rains for a couple of weeks. Example couple of years ago, you would go past ankle deep mud.

[smac]

That's all sorted now Killa - it doesn't rain anymore.

[The Ash Man]

I cannot believe that West Croydon's oval has not been mentioned as yet!!
Its an absolute disgrace
We have had one of players daughters (approx 3 yo at the time) come running up to us with a needle in her hand, thankfully she came out of it ok
Then when we played there this year the B gr started 15mins late so we could have an emu parade to get the broken glass off the oval

[Felch]

I cannot believe that West Croydon's oval has not been mentioned as yet!!
Its an absolute disgrace
We have had one of players daughters (approx 3 yo at the time) come running up to us with a needle in her hand, thankfully she came out of it ok
Then when we played there this year the B gr started 15mins late so we could have an emu parade to get the broken glass off the oval

Drive past there during the week mate, you will see the reason.

[The Ash Man]

I cannot believe that West Croydon's oval has not been mentioned as yet!!
Its an absolute disgrace
We have had one of players daughters (approx 3 yo at the time) come running up to us with a needle in her hand, thankfully she came out of it ok
Then when we played there this year the B gr started 15mins late so we could have an emu parade to get the broken glass off the oval

Drive past there during the week mate, you will see the reason.

Yeh I know unfortunately I work around the corner and go past quite often
Lovely neighbourhood

[giffo]

Best: Pooraka, Lockleys, Flinders Park.
Worst: Ingle Farm, Modbury, Heathfield.

[LaughingKookaburra]

IMO theres many grounds worse than Ingle Farm,also many better than Lockleys (Pretty ordinary ground I reckon)

[BJ Ernest]

Best - Goolwa, Berri, Strathalbyn, Yankalilla

Worst - Myponga, Lonsdale, Elizabeth

[THE BARKING SPIDERS]

BEST: millicent, sth gambier, yankalilla, langhorne creek, noarlunga, robe,

WORST:hamilton, myponga, cove, myponga, kalangadoo, myponga

[southee]

Best - Yankalilla

Worst - Lonsdale, Cove

[JK]

Bit biased with some of these picks, naturally, but from what I can remember:

Favourite (not necessarily best)

Semaphore Park/West Lakes/SMOSH ground
Lockleys
Unley

Least Fave

Glandore
Golden Grove
Flinder Uni (always thought it wasn't symetrical, but could have had one too many the night before)

Can't really say I ever had a problem with any of the ovals I played on TBH

[Plunge Penguin]

Absolutely no contest on worst for mine - the old Kersbrook Oval (at the top of town, not the new one that has been there around 10 years). A creek running through the middle in winter, with post-game spent picking gravel out of your knees. Dead set shocker.

[HERCULES]

WORSE IN SA HOUGHTON AFTER RAIN
WORSE IN VIC SOMWHERE NEAR FERNTREE GULLY THEY WERE CALLED KNOX EAGLES THATS BACK IN MID 80s WE WENT THERE ON AN U/15s END OF SEASON FOOTY TRIP. WAS AN ABSOLUTE COW PADDOCK.

BEST ADELAIDE OVAL BY FAR!

[johntheclaret]

WORSE IN SA HOUGHTON AFTER RAIN
WORSE IN VIC SOMWHERE NEAR FERNTREE GULLY THEY WERE CALLED KNOX EAGLES THATS BACK IN MID 80s WE WENT THERE ON AN U/15s END OF SEASON FOOTY TRIP. WAS AN ABSOLUTE COW PADDOCK.

BEST ADELAIDE OVAL BY FAR!

Hey Hercules, no need to shout mate, in cyberspace no one can hear you scream anyway.

[Hazbeen]

Don't know about the worst but the coldest I've played on would be;

Williamstown (Barossa Districts)
Eudunda
Pt MacDonnell
Portland, Vic

but the wetest would be Gardens Oval in Darwin in December/January, closely followed by Waratahs Oval and Nightcliff Oval. Now that's rain!!

[Footy Chick]

Don't know about the worst but the coldest I've played on would be;

Williamstown (Barossa Districts)
Eudunda
Pt MacDonnell
Portland, Vic

but the wetest would be Gardens Oval in Darwin in December/January, closely followed by Waratahs Oval and Nightcliff Oval. Now that's rain!!

Coldest??? Ararat - by a country mile... i'm sure Tassie would back me up here... I remember playing there in -4c weather, couldnt see the centre square from the bench for the sleet... and then some bastard decided to do a knee.... on the other side of the oval...took me 10 mins to find him

[am Bays]

Don't know about the worst but the coldest I've played on would be;

Williamstown (Barossa Districts)
Eudunda
Pt MacDonnell
Portland, Vic

but the wetest would be Gardens Oval in Darwin in December/January, closely followed by Waratahs Oval and Nightcliff Oval. Now that's rain!!

Coldest??? Ararat - by a country mile... i'm sure Tassie would back me up here... I remember playing there in -4c weather, couldnt see the centre square from the bench for the sleet... and then some bastard decided to do a knee.... on the other side of the oval...took me 10 mins to find him

Never umpired there, living in Nhill it would have cost them $130 in travel allowence for me to umpire down there before I even blew the ACME thunderer in anger....

X-Sharkey Myponga??? when did you last play there 1992?? They did the oval up in 93 and it is a great ground to play on now. beats Willunga Victor, Compas and YAnk easy.

Before they did it up yep, it was a shocker.....

[Cougar]

Absolutely no contest on worst for mine - the old Kersbrook Oval (at the top of town, not the new one that has been there around 10 years). A creek running through the middle in winter, with post-game spent picking gravel out of your knees. Dead set shocker.

Yes the Old Kesrbrook Oval would scare many an opposition player and soon as he drove in through the gates. No wonder we had a huge Home Ground Advantage. Hard as a Rock during Pre Season/ April/ May and would have a river run down the middle of it during wet winters. Brett James still lists it as his favourite ground of all time!!!!

[BJ Ernest]

Never umpired there, living in Nhill it would have cost them $130 in travel allowence for me to umpire down there before I even blew the ACME thunderer in anger....

X-Sharkey Myponga??? when did you last play there 1992?? They did the oval up in 93 and it is a great ground to play on now. beats Willunga Victor, Compas and YAnk easy.

Before they did it up yep, it was a shocker.....[/quote]

Come on Tassie Pongys a better oval than Yank? Ur living in a dream world. Victor also much better than Pongy.

Pongys lumpy, way too soft and still gets water logged after rain! Nobody looks forward to playing there!

[THE BARKING SPIDERS]

X-Sharkey Myponga??? when did you last play there 1992?? They did the oval up in 93 and it is a great ground to play on now. beats Willunga Victor, Compas and YAnk easy.

played a season for myponga in 2004, its shit to play on & even worse to try & do 2 nights a week training there
have also played on it a cupla times as an opposition player, its down right crap