Drought - how's it effected your oval?

[Dogwatcher]

The drought's had a fialry big impact in Victoria - delaying the start of some football seasons.

While, apparently in Adelaide many ovals are looking very dry and barren, with some even switching home games.

So how's your ground looking?

At Moorook - ours is looking very green. Our council waters on an irrigation licence. However, the council's running out of water for that area, and some supporters have actually donated about 9 gigs to keep it green. Some other ovals in local competitions would be watered from bores - and they too are looking okay.

Other ovals in our council area are doing well also, with councils able to maintain watering under the 60 per cent water allocation allowed to irrigators by the State Government.

However, there's been bugger all rain in the catchments yet - and it doesn't look like there's going to be much soon. So it's possible we'll see irrigation allocations reduced to nil or very little by June. This will have a significant impact on ovals in the Riverland and could cause problems when it comes around to playing next season. Scary to be thinking about next season in that respect - but the water has to start falling now for the river levels to rise in 2008.

[Bulldogsculthero25]

NOT ALDINGA'S OVAL GOOD O'L BOAR WATER. Still abit hard though council has put a ban on watering in last 2 months so we cant water

[Blackandtheblue]

ours is shit, has a very good and green wicket area as thats where the focus has been since a 10 grand turf pitch was laid a few years back

[Hafey]

Port Districts looking like a bowling green , groundsmen have done well with the limited water restrictions .

[jackpot jim]

Went to Tassie a few years ago and saw an oval with a Fine Gravel surface at Queenstown.
Might be the way to go in the future with all the H2o Restrictions.

[PhilG]

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[bomber]

St Pauls oval is crap. 2 many cracks and uneveness is the problem. School not helping as their bore is disconnected due to pump corrosion. VP has been trying to water the worst area of oval with hose on training nights. All the can do is pray for rain.

[Pag]

Ours is looking a treat, as always. Very lucky we are.

[PhilG]

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[Pag]

That'd be correct Phil, home of Northern Districts. Means we can't train on the oval until all cricket there is finished, but we get the oval back in good nick.

[The Rooster]

St Pauls oval is crap. 2 many cracks and uneveness is the problem. School not helping as their bore is disconnected due to pump corrosion. VP has been trying to water the worst area of oval with hose on training nights. All the can do is pray for rain.

St Pauls!! no betteer club to pray, probably have a speed dial number for the man above

[Bully]

plymptons oval is great

[Dr Pink]

Ours is looking a treat, as always. Very lucky we are.

Salisbury Oval a fantastic surface, expect when the wicket gets wet and turns to bog!

[The Girth]

our prayers seem to have been answered hopefully this rain continues if you listen closely when you drive past an oval you can hear them sighing with relief

[malleebull]

we have closed the roof at night at murrayville to stop the due affecting the playing surface.

[Dogwatcher]

You Murrayville people have too much money.

Flying people in from Queensland to play, and putting rooves on your oval!

[malleebull]

we have a private jet

[shobtop1]

mallee park oval in port lincoln is an absolute hole and wouldnt be surprised if the whole thing was dirt by now.

[malleebull]

in tassie there is an oval that is all dolimite(fine gravel) . i think they wear knee pads.. can anybody firm this and tell me where it is and whos ground it is????

[Dogwatcher]

Queenstown.

It's a mining town.