by Dutchy » Fri Aug 11, 2017 11:48 am
by Down the Hill » Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:35 pm
by hollywood7477 » Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:17 pm
mighty hounds wrote:Down the Hill wrote:Hey Dutchy, I think directly above is a reference to Flinders Park not Brighton. I saw footage of FP from Saturday and it just looked like mud and not much else. Brighton had no footy on Saturday but ended up pretty average on Sunday as one of the posters has mentioned. But our oval breaking point is much better these days due to better drainage and when it reaches breaking point such as Sunday it recovers quicker. She still looked pretty ordinary on Tuesday night but should have improved considerably over the last 2 days with pretty good drying weather. I guess we will find out tonight how much it has improved. I saw PHOS Camden yesterday morning and it was diabolical. Unfortunately, grounds with turf cricket squares suffer the most when it rains. A combination of the grounds being flatter creating less run off and the special black soil needed for turf wickets. Our groundsman can tow a roller on his tractor which can assist in bringing moisture to the surface to speed up drying but this is dependent on the oval still being firm enough to get the tractor onto it without doing more damage.
That turf wicket at PHOS is a knightmare. When we played there towards the end of the season the wicket was that hard they had people watering it to make it softer!
by heater31 » Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:07 pm
hollywood7477 wrote:mighty hounds wrote:Down the Hill wrote:Hey Dutchy, I think directly above is a reference to Flinders Park not Brighton. I saw footage of FP from Saturday and it just looked like mud and not much else. Brighton had no footy on Saturday but ended up pretty average on Sunday as one of the posters has mentioned. But our oval breaking point is much better these days due to better drainage and when it reaches breaking point such as Sunday it recovers quicker. She still looked pretty ordinary on Tuesday night but should have improved considerably over the last 2 days with pretty good drying weather. I guess we will find out tonight how much it has improved. I saw PHOS Camden yesterday morning and it was diabolical. Unfortunately, grounds with turf cricket squares suffer the most when it rains. A combination of the grounds being flatter creating less run off and the special black soil needed for turf wickets. Our groundsman can tow a roller on his tractor which can assist in bringing moisture to the surface to speed up drying but this is dependent on the oval still being firm enough to get the tractor onto it without doing more damage.
That turf wicket at PHOS is a knightmare. When we played there towards the end of the season the wicket was that hard they had people watering it to make it softer!
Doesnt Kilburn have a turf wicket and their oval would be up there as the best ground to play on IMO
by Eagles2014 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 9:49 pm
by LaughingKookaburra » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:26 pm
by Down the Hill » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:36 pm
by Eagles2014 » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:52 pm
Down the Hill wrote:Our B & C grades are scheduled for FP this Saturday. It passed a ground inspection this morning so presumably has recovered from two weekends back. ALDI Arena has already been allocated so we might need my mates Braddles and Timmy to have St Mary's on standby.
by Burras » Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:34 am
Down the Hill wrote:Our B & C grades are scheduled for FP this Saturday. It passed a ground inspection this morning so presumably has recovered from two weekends back. ALDI Arena has already been allocated so we might need my mates Braddles and Timmy to have St Mary's on standby.
by Booney » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:34 pm
by Look Good In Leather » Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:01 pm
by carey » Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:03 pm
Look Good In Leather wrote:Come on guys, it's a winter sport - surely a bit of mud isn't the end of the world
by The Bedge » Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:16 pm
carey wrote:Look Good In Leather wrote:Come on guys, it's a winter sport - surely a bit of mud isn't the end of the world
Have you ever played at Flinders Park mate?
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by Down the Hill » Tue Aug 15, 2017 1:38 pm
by carey » Tue Aug 15, 2017 2:12 pm
Zartan wrote:carey wrote:Look Good In Leather wrote:Come on guys, it's a winter sport - surely a bit of mud isn't the end of the world
Have you ever played at Flinders Park mate?
Ever tried washing muddy jumpers?
by heater31 » Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:12 pm
Back in my day when I played for a club where each player was responsible for their jumper I used to shower fully kitted up to wash most of it away.....probably in hindsight not the greatest idea for the drains but oh well.carey wrote:Zartan wrote:carey wrote:Look Good In Leather wrote:Come on guys, it's a winter sport - surely a bit of mud isn't the end of the world
Have you ever played at Flinders Park mate?
Ever tried washing muddy jumpers? [emoji38]
Not my job.
by Down the Hill » Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:43 pm
by Dutchy » Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:07 pm
by Lightning McQueen » Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:08 pm
Booney wrote:I'll report back on FP's Oval tomorrow after I drive past.
by Lightning McQueen » Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:09 pm
Dutchy wrote:How have FP been training if their oval is so bad?
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