Footy back at Adelaide Oval for this season

[am Bays]

the big loser in all this is sturt

because sturt haven't won at the adelaide oval since they re-did the playing surface with the 'ground overhaul', they even threw away a 50 point lead there as well in one of the games they lost (v north) & they imho have no confidence in playing at the famous ground atm

not too mention a two and a half goal lead at the 14 min mark of the last qtr in teh Elimination Final...

Just in case in Sturt supporters had forgotten....

Sturt1 where are you?? Despite what you have written on DB.org you haven't been banned you are welcome back anytime...

[bayman]

sturt1, i take it is still alive then, well in that case sturt1 = joke, all mouth but when it gets tough he goes missing, now there's a line there about handbags

[Brucetiki]

I hope no Centrals games are programmed at Adelaide Oval (until finals that is).

I'd say there'd be no chance of the Anzac game being moved from Elizabeth. It'll be great to have this game at Elizabeth, and I've been looking forward to this game at Elizabeth since they announced it.

[pipers]

That's another shame to come out of the SACA's shambles, a state game at Norwood would have been fantastic.

No it wouldn't have. The place is a dump and the lights are barely stronger than the reflection off the moon's surface...

[Wedgie]

That's another shame to come out of the SACA's shambles, a state game at Norwood would have been fantastic.

No it wouldn't have. The place is a dump and the lights are barely stronger than the reflection off the moon's surface...

Well as it was programmed for a Saturday afternoon I don't think that was too much of an issue Fatal and give me Pale on Tap over XXXX Gold anyday, that's what's important!

How about we move it to Alberton and all meet up in the Bowls club then?

[pipers]

That's another shame to come out of the SACA's shambles, a state game at Norwood would have been fantastic.

No it wouldn't have. The place is a dump and the lights are barely stronger than the reflection off the moon's surface...

Well as it was programmed for a Saturday afternoon I don't think that was too much of an issue Fatal and give me Pale on Tap over XXXX Gold anyday, that's what's important!

How about we move it to Alberton and all meet up in the Bowls club then?

Ah, thought it was a night game. Still a dump though and worse still you could see it in all it's glory during the day...

Could think of nothing better than watching the SANFL boys go round from the salubrious comfort of the Port Bowls Club - you can get Pale there too!

[Wedgie]

Could think of nothing better than watching the SANFL boys go round from the salubrious comfort of the Port Bowls Club - you can get Pale there too!

Well there ya go, its a done deal, now we just need to convince Leigh and the boys.

[Ian]

IMO the magic of teh day is lost when it is not there, ANZAC Day march, then off to teh footy at AO, magic day out.

Thats the main reason I would like to see it played at AO.

Mrs Ian's grand father fought in WW1 and WW2 he was too young and lied about his age to get into WW1, changed his name and lied about his age again to get into WW2 as he was too old. A couple of the old diggers that he fought with in WW2 come to Adelaide every year for the march and stay at my inlaws place, it would be great to just slip into AO after we've watched the march and payed our respects (and had a few ales at the parade ground) rather that have to rush off to Elizabeth.
Wedgie, you're all for the game to stay at Elizabeth, would you be so eager if you were actually going?

[Booney]

gee, you're gonna love it when North relocate their home games to Adelaide....

Get it right, you mean relocate to North Adelaide.

My bad relocate their home games to ADELAIDE OVAL, North Adelaide....

That's better, nothing makes more sense, than North Adelaide playing in North Adelaide.
Its just a pity there's not a decent ground there, time to build one.

Maybe you blokes could cut back on the spending in player payments and build that $1billion mutli purpose stadia the state so desperatly requires?

[Wedgie]

Wedgie, you're all for the game to stay at Elizabeth, would you be so eager if you were actually going?

Elizabeth has nothing to do with it, Im just keen for the programming to stay exactly as it is, let's face it, it was pretty well known around the traps that the Adelaide Oval redevelopment was never going ahead, the game is only one month out and would have put a lot of planning into it.
Central already have one less home game than North this year, why should they give up another? A couple of years ago a win or two meant a big difference to Central in where they ended up on the ladder, the same might happen this year.
People talk about tradition but that's codswallop and I saw just as many diggers at Thebarton last year as Ive ever seen at Adelaide Oval, who knows, there may be some diggers out Elizabeth way who have only got to watch the game on TV in the past but could make it to Elizabeth Oval, I know out there has a large contingent of both current and past defence personel.
Once the draw's made, leave it alone, people plan their year aroudn it no need to stuff it up.

The stupid part about it is this game shouldn't be on Anzac Day anyway as North play on the Sunday previous, it should be on Saturday afternoon at the earliest.

I hope Kris Grant and the Dogs stand tall on this issue, they have my backing 100% as should they any reasonable person.

[Dutchy]

let's face it, it was pretty well known around the traps that the Adelaide Oval redevelopment was never going ahead

but it will go ahead.....

[JK]

That's another shame to come out of the SACA's shambles, a state game at Norwood would have been fantastic.

No it wouldn't have. The place is a dump and the lights are barely stronger than the reflection off the moon's surface...

Norwood is in much better nick than Ethelton mate

[Wedgie]

let's face it, it was pretty well known around the traps that the Adelaide Oval redevelopment was never going ahead

but it will go ahead.....

I should have elaborated, it was never going ahead in 2008 with the plans the SACA had.

Anyway, Im not sure how those stands could be torn down, hoe the hell aren't they heritage listed yet any hippies shed on any street corner seems to be heritage listed?

Ironically one of the small amount of things Adelaide Oval has going for it is its looks and the SACA are slowly but surely eroding that.

[woodwt]

nothing wrong with adelaide oval!

[Wedgie]

nothing wrong with adelaide oval!

There's a hell of a lot wrong with Adelaide Oval mate, a hell of a lot more than what's right with it.

[woodwt]

thats your opinion!

WTF would you have a state game at norwood

[Wedgie]

thats your opinion!

Its not my opinion, its fact.

Positives:
Pretty looking ground
Great location
Adelaide Oval Bowling Club
Good toilet facilities for men

Negatives:
Prices and amount for spirits
XXXX Gold
Stupid shape of the "oval"
Distance from the action
Facilities struggle to cope with 3000
Food is crap
Food and drink price is ridiculous
Prices and amount for spirits
XXXX Gold
Less money to football
Kids can't kick and catch on oval
Kids can't kick and catch off oval
Nazi security
Most can't walk around the oval
Prices and amount for spirits
XXXX Gold
SACA's plans to demolish Adelaide Oval Bowling Club
Car Park Attendants
Lack of public relation skills from staff
Picket fences are a bastard to jump over for photographers
Prices and amount for spirits
XXXX Gold
Bloody music on the PA system
Any items that create noise are often banned
Car park if any sign of precipitation
Lineups to get in
Prices and amount for spirits
XXXX Gold
Lack of noise/atmosphere out on ground
Prices and amount for spirits
XXXX Gold
Hard pitch area
Previous drainage issues which saw a game underwater
Prices and amount for spirits
XXXX Gold

(That's just off the top of my head. )

And as for Norwood Oval, it has Pale on tap, a great atmosphere and Bundy Girls, what else would you want?

[Dutchy]

The back of the existing grandstands will remain keeping the heritage of the ground....no XXXX Gold in the members

[Wedgie]

The back of the existing grandstands will remain keeping the heritage of the ground....no XXXX Gold in the members

Yeah I know, I can go in the members, usually sneak a couple in there and perhaps we can talk other heritage listed places to just keep their back wall up.

[JK]

Surface in top nick at Norwood at the moment too (not suggesting Adelaide Ovals isn't btw)