SA Footy

My nephew wants me to take him to tomorrow nights game (lol I didn't even know there was one on), and with the temperature expected to hit about 40 tomorrow it got me wondering whether the A-League has a heat rule of any sort?

herd some where was 40 last year against Central Coast that they stopped after 20 minutes for a drinks break and they will ice vests to keep them cool

yes me and 2 friends got through about $40 on bottles of water that night.

Thiele wrote:herd some where was 40 last year against Central Coast that they stopped after 20 minutes for a drinks break and they will ice vests to keep them cool

They do have a heat rule in the A-League.

Like in the above situation it was applied late last year in a Perth Glory v NZ Knights game on a hot day a few weeks ago here in Perth. The players had a 3 min or so break after 20 mins in each half.

Funny thing was it wasn't announced before kickoff that they'd be doing this and the crowd was wondering what was going on when the ref blew his whistle and the players started heading towards a drinks tray at the boundary.

Very sensible rule though. 45 minute halves were not invented with Aussie summers in mind!

Thiele wrote:herd some where was 40 last year against Central Coast that they stopped after 20 minutes for a drinks break and they will ice vests to keep them cool

LOL .. Someone actually reminded me last night that I was at that game .. Must have killed too many memory cells that night!

Thanks lads!