HFL Division 1 (Central)

[the wonder elephant]

penny 4 your thoughts alaska ?

[ORDoubleBlues]

Is Michael and Steven Thomas playin at maccy???

Yes mate, they are but Steve suffered a pretty serious leg injury nearly a year ago and it's a bit up in the air about whether he even plays again and Michael has a hamstring injury at the moment.

[Rooster]

Could be some big scores on the "little oval". (Rooster don't know you blokes are really in any position to be pointing the finger at ovals, your's is little and don't even get me started on the shape )

Shake, do you think the Birdwood oval is small??? I would've thought it was one of the bigger ovals in the league.

i won't even try and defend the shape, but Birdwood is the biggest oval we've played on so far this year.. having played on Onkas,Hahndorf,Lobey,Ironbank,Mt.Lofty so far.

[Banker]

havnt been out to birdwood since div 2 days but im sure lobey is bigger and i would guess onkas to be about the same as birdwood?

[The Girth]

i would agree with lobethal and reckon blackwood would be bigger as well

[GetTheSherrin]

wouldnt lobe oval be bigger than the whole of birdwood??

[Armytank]

Just for interest's sake I did a quick measure using Google Earth

Lobethal: 173 x 125
Birdwood: 156 x 118
Blackwood: 162 x 125
Uraidla: 163 x 105
Onkas: 152 x 105
Ironbank: 130 x 120

Even if there is a plus or minus 5 metre tolerance, it gives a rough idea

Will do the rest later when the boss isn't looking

[luvinfooty]

Ironbank: 130 x 120

hahah Doesnt that make it almost a square??!? I thought we were talking about 'ovals'

[Armytank]

Ironbank: 130 x 120

hahah Doesnt that make it almost a square??!? I thought we were talking about 'ovals'

That would be round I don't think you would find any straight sides on the oval at Ironbank

[luvinfooty]

Ironbank: 130 x 120

hahah Doesnt that make it almost a square??!? I thought we were talking about 'ovals'

That would be round I don't think you would find any straight sides on the oval at Ironbank

Yep, fair point, i guess i should think before i post...ahh well, it doesnt matter what shape it is, all that matters is the scores come saturday!!!!

[Armytank]

What these dimension don't do is describe the size/shape of the pockets/flanks. So you can't read too much into them except for an indication on how long or wide an oval is

[bookie]

koutsikas is very speedy although probably wouldnt be very effective on the small confines of ironbank oval.

Lofty vs Ironbank

im tipping lofty in both grades i just reckon the lofty midfield will be too strong and fit, with bigger bodies through the middle of the park with burch trigger and peto. i dont think muirden muffy and williams will be strong enough

[luvinfooty]

Hey armytank i was so keen to know the measurements of Heathfield that i did it (i also did Hahndorf, just for completeness!!)

Lofty - 166m x 114m
Hahndorf - 162m x 113m

[The Gimp]

Hey armytank i was so keen to know the measurements of Heathfield that i did it (i also did Hahndorf, just for completeness!!)

Lofty - 166m x 114m
Hahndorf - 162m x 113m

Bridgewater anyone??

[GetTheSherrin]

when google took the pics of bridgewater the town was under water.

[the wonder elephant]

how was training gts any ins or outs this week ?

[devilsadvocate]

Very sneaky TWE! Patience my friend. You'll find out Satdee!

I tried to google earth Bridgewater Oval, and it came back with some cesspool in Afghanistan!! Dirty shantys. I think Osama was there too.

I also Googled Heathfield Oval and saw a couple of mountaineers making the treacherous trek up the slope with a couple of sherpas (who I think was Nipple and Brero).

Who would've thunk Goat Park was the 2nd longest oval in the HFL? Even after all those years of preseason running up and back, up and back, I'm still a fat bastard!

[devilsadvocate]

Oh and GO YOU MIGHTY DEVILS!!!!!!

[GetTheSherrin]

TWE, sorry mate couldnt stick around for the teams last night, so i know as much as you. not that id tell you anyway u cheeky little f*er! ha! seeya tomoz big fella.

Go the
mighty Devs!!

[Armytank]

Mt Lofty boys - any news on the young lad from the B grade?

Everyone from Ironbank sincerely hope he is ok