The best and worst grounds to play footy on

[A Mum]

The best oval is Yankalilla anyone who has been there would agree, they should hold every GSFL grand final there it is an awesome sight

Yankalillas a BOG hole over Winter - Worst Oval in Great Southern,
Use to be Myponga, played at Myponga in a Foot of Mud ALLOVER in the late80's,
they spent $250,000 grand on it in the 90's - real good now.

Encounter Bay best oval ever - Only showdown outside Footy park. (Port v Crows)
South play Redlegs their this week.

Really ??

Myponga oval taken August 2008
But what would the game be without 'character' building moments like these

[Signman1972]

The best oval is Yankalilla anyone who has been there would agree, they should hold every GSFL grand final there it is an awesome sight

Yankalillas a BOG hole over Winter - Worst Oval in Great Southern,
Use to be Myponga, played at Myponga in a Foot of Mud ALLOVER in the late80's,
they spent $250,000 grand on it in the 90's - real good now.

Encounter Bay best oval ever - Only showdown outside Footy park. (Port v Crows)
South play Redlegs their this week.

Really ??

Myponga oval taken August 2008
But what would the game be without 'character' building moments like these

Thats only 2or3 inches of Mud NOT 12.

[Rob_my_nob]

The best ground I have played on is would be nuriopta or freeling.
I think the worst ground to play on would be williamstown/ barossa. That ground is always wet and it gets really sloshy in the wet. It sometimes feels like ur playin in about 10 cms of snow!!!!

[White Line Fever]

in SFL
Worst
Morpetville Park with the DEEPEST pocket, but makes up for it in atmosphere
Lonsdale the away changerooms miles away and wheres the boundry line??
Cove too small

Best
Hackham big flat soft surface
Marion with lights facilities and brand new home changerooms
and i like Pt Noarlunga you can smell the sea haha

[norm11]

The best ground I have played on is would be nuriopta or freeling.
I think the worst ground to play on would be williamstown/ barossa. That ground is always wet and it gets really sloshy in the wet. It sometimes feels like ur playin in about 10 cms of snow!!!!

We have spent some money on knew drainage and so far so good. Freelings oval last week was so up and down. Not good

[The BulldogLover]

Read here that uni oval is regarded as "good". Geez, in early 80's it was a bog - 4 goals could win you the game. Played vs St Dominics at their home ground once - rock hard and so small that one of the opposition was always running into you. Played at Glenunga once when the visitors changeroom had 3 inches of water in it - only place it was dry (well at least pre-game) was the showers! Always blowing a gale at Henley so hated it. Apart from the supporters, another reason I hated broadview was kicking for goal at the non-clubhouse end. In the depths of winter the sun was right over the goal umps head and one had to "use the force" when taking a set shot. Any ground after a muddy period - the centre patch dries to that crusty uneven surface which loves twisting ankles and rasping off skin.

I really enjoyed playing at Rivvies. A typical port side. The communal shower always brought up some great comments and seemed to promote some camradarie for later beers in the club. Also played in the coldest game ever there - frozen stumps for hands, trainers running out hot water, and the green ginger came out at 1/4 time instead of 3/4! Also loved it at Rosewater - all my spooner team-mates hated it, but i just loved the "real battlers footy club" feel and the comments from the crowd were always priceless. Always good for a beer & a chat post game too.

I agree, the old communal showers at Rivvies were great. Long gone though, a victim of the clubroom renovation a few years back.

Felch it used to be funny training nites,we all used to rush to get i the showers b4 Mark Taylor got in there. When he arrived there was a mass exodus. lmao
I played there when peter whoite was coaching the A,s and Simmo was coaching the B,s

[woodublieve12]

Brahma lodge, eastern park..... i think i forgot to mention earlier aswell....

[aceman]

The best oval is Yankalilla anyone who has been there would agree, they should hold every GSFL grand final there it is an awesome sight

Yankalillas a BOG hole over Winter - Worst Oval in Great Southern,
Use to be Myponga, played at Myponga in a Foot of Mud ALLOVER in the late80's,
they spent $250,000 grand on it in the 90's - real good now.

Encounter Bay best oval ever - Only showdown outside Footy park. (Port v Crows)
South play Redlegs their this week.

Really ??

Myponga oval taken August 2008
But what would the game be without 'character' building moments like these

Thats only 2or3 inches of Mud NOT 12.

Obviously why they are known as the Mudlarks! A fairly apt description based on the evidence provided.

[Felch]

Read here that uni oval is regarded as "good". Geez, in early 80's it was a bog - 4 goals could win you the game. Played vs St Dominics at their home ground once - rock hard and so small that one of the opposition was always running into you. Played at Glenunga once when the visitors changeroom had 3 inches of water in it - only place it was dry (well at least pre-game) was the showers! Always blowing a gale at Henley so hated it. Apart from the supporters, another reason I hated broadview was kicking for goal at the non-clubhouse end. In the depths of winter the sun was right over the goal umps head and one had to "use the force" when taking a set shot. Any ground after a muddy period - the centre patch dries to that crusty uneven surface which loves twisting ankles and rasping off skin.

I really enjoyed playing at Rivvies. A typical port side. The communal shower always brought up some great comments and seemed to promote some camradarie for later beers in the club. Also played in the coldest game ever there - frozen stumps for hands, trainers running out hot water, and the green ginger came out at 1/4 time instead of 3/4! Also loved it at Rosewater - all my spooner team-mates hated it, but i just loved the "real battlers footy club" feel and the comments from the crowd were always priceless. Always good for a beer & a chat post game too.

I agree, the old communal showers at Rivvies were great. Long gone though, a victim of the clubroom renovation a few years back.

Felch it used to be funny training nites,we all used to rush to get i the showers b4 Mark Taylor got in there. When he arrived there was a mass exodus. lmao
I played there when peter whoite was coaching the A,s and Simmo was coaching the B,s

Good old Tails, first time i saw that thing i was in shock !!!
Rod Burton was A grade in my first year there, Ivan Coles was B grade coach.

[bandar]

Felch I had Ivan as a coach at school, we didn't take school footy overly seriously I don't think Ivan liked that.

[Felch]

Felch I had Ivan as a coach at school, we didn't take school footy overly seriously I don't think Ivan liked that.

Haha, i can imagine !!! Ivan was pretty full on. He made one of his sides go for a several km run after a game one day because he thought they played so badly. He always looked highly stressed, used to throw the magnet board often !

[Iron Fist]

Read here that uni oval is regarded as "good". Geez, in early 80's it was a bog - 4 goals could win you the game. Played vs St Dominics at their home ground once - rock hard and so small that one of the opposition was always running into you. Played at Glenunga once when the visitors changeroom had 3 inches of water in it - only place it was dry (well at least pre-game) was the showers! Always blowing a gale at Henley so hated it. Apart from the supporters, another reason I hated broadview was kicking for goal at the non-clubhouse end. In the depths of winter the sun was right over the goal umps head and one had to "use the force" when taking a set shot. Any ground after a muddy period - the centre patch dries to that crusty uneven surface which loves twisting ankles and rasping off skin.

I really enjoyed playing at Rivvies. A typical port side. The communal shower always brought up some great comments and seemed to promote some camradarie for later beers in the club. Also played in the coldest game ever there - frozen stumps for hands, trainers running out hot water, and the green ginger came out at 1/4 time instead of 3/4! Also loved it at Rosewater - all my spooner team-mates hated it, but i just loved the "real battlers footy club" feel and the comments from the crowd were always priceless. Always good for a beer & a chat post game too.

I agree, the old communal showers at Rivvies were great. Long gone though, a victim of the clubroom renovation a few years back.

Felch it used to be funny training nites,we all used to rush to get i the showers b4 Mark Taylor got in there. When he arrived there was a mass exodus. lmao
I played there when peter whoite was coaching the A,s and Simmo was coaching the B,s

Good old Tails, first time i saw that thing i was in shock !!!
Rod Burton was A grade in my first year there, Ivan Coles was B grade coach.

Is that Josh Taylors old man??

[Felch]

Yes

[bandar]

Felch I had Ivan as a coach at school, we didn't take school footy overly seriously I don't think Ivan liked that.

Haha, i can imagine !!! Ivan was pretty full on. He made one of his sides go for a several km run after a game one day because he thought they played so badly. He always looked highly stressed, used to throw the magnet board often !

We were stuffing around so much one game and losing by about 5 goal he spat it threw the board and said coach yourselves. We picked it up moved everyone where they should have been and won by about 3. He didn't seem to like that either.

[Felch]

Felch I had Ivan as a coach at school, we didn't take school footy overly seriously I don't think Ivan liked that.

Haha, i can imagine !!! Ivan was pretty full on. He made one of his sides go for a several km run after a game one day because he thought they played so badly. He always looked highly stressed, used to throw the magnet board often !

We were stuffing around so much one game and losing by about 5 goal he spat it threw the board and said coach yourselves. We picked it up moved everyone where they should have been and won by about 3. He didn't seem to like that either.

Haha, no wonder his coaching career didnt last too long. Im pretty sure his kids are goal umpires in the SAAFL.

[HH3]

Felch I had Ivan as a coach at school, we didn't take school footy overly seriously I don't think Ivan liked that.

Haha, i can imagine !!! Ivan was pretty full on. He made one of his sides go for a several km run after a game one day because he thought they played so badly. He always looked highly stressed, used to throw the magnet board often !

We were stuffing around so much one game and losing by about 5 goal he spat it threw the board and said coach yourselves. We picked it up moved everyone where they should have been and won by about 3. He didn't seem to like that either.

Haha, no wonder his coaching career didnt last too long. Im pretty sure his kids are goal umpires in the SAAFL.

HAHA thats hilarious...Colesy was my PE teacher...cracked it every lesson...and i used to give him heaps coz i was playing As at North Haven and he was a junior coach at Portland...and they were a Div below us too...he hated me...haha

[bandar]

He was a PE teacher of mine as well probably a long time before he was yours as well I would think HH3.

[Felch]

Since when have we ever been a division below Haven HH3 ??? Same div, but never lower.

[unknown source]

Brahma lodge, eastern park..... i think i forgot to mention earlier aswell....

coming from plympton.. your oval isnt exactly the bess knees.. hard, divits and white lines everywhere
is it bcoz you guys hardly beat us there

[unknown source]

best ive played on is would be Salisbury, Rostrevor

worst would be Eastern Park which im sure they agree
Hope Valley and Elizabeth no 2 oval