The best and worst grounds to play footy on

[tigersupporter]

Lol about time!!! I know our ground is pretty dodgy... try getting into the office on match day you actually have to go into the opposition rooms! Its no wonder most of the other teams have their team meeting outside theres less chance of being overheard. And the state of the oval is terrible the council normally dump a big load of sand on it for cricket and that doesnt help. Actually on saying that, this season for the first time the council laid turf at both ends of the cricket pitch and in the goalsquares. Covering up the bald patches
Im not saying i dont love my club cos i do but something needs to be done about the rooms at least.

get rid of the ferals that come and watch would be a good start
but seriously, i drive past eastern park every day and the biggest problem there is they can only train on one side of the oval because of the lights. ( most clubs are in the same situation ) so once it rains, that side of the oval is one long bog...

[DemonGirl]

Lol about time!!! I know our ground is pretty dodgy... try getting into the office on match day you actually have to go into the opposition rooms! Its no wonder most of the other teams have their team meeting outside theres less chance of being overheard. And the state of the oval is terrible the council normally dump a big load of sand on it for cricket and that doesnt help. Actually on saying that, this season for the first time the council laid turf at both ends of the cricket pitch and in the goalsquares. Covering up the bald patches
Im not saying i dont love my club cos i do but something needs to be done about the rooms at least.

get rid of the ferals that come and watch would be a good start
but seriously, i drive past eastern park every day and the biggest problem there is they can only train on one side of the oval because of the lights. ( most clubs are in the same situation ) so once it rains, that side of the oval is one long bog...

actually thats a load of crap if you actually saw training youd know that all 3 senior teams train at the same time the A's and B's on the big oval and the C's on the smaller oval down the bottom. there is no problem with training.
and not ALL our supporters are feral

[tigersupporter]

Lol about time!!! I know our ground is pretty dodgy... try getting into the office on match day you actually have to go into the opposition rooms! Its no wonder most of the other teams have their team meeting outside theres less chance of being overheard. And the state of the oval is terrible the council normally dump a big load of sand on it for cricket and that doesnt help. Actually on saying that, this season for the first time the council laid turf at both ends of the cricket pitch and in the goalsquares. Covering up the bald patches
Im not saying i dont love my club cos i do but something needs to be done about the rooms at least.

get rid of the ferals that come and watch would be a good start
but seriously, i drive past eastern park every day and the biggest problem there is they can only train on one side of the oval because of the lights. ( most clubs are in the same situation ) so once it rains, that side of the oval is one long bog...

actually thats a load of crap if you actually saw training youd know that all 3 senior teams train at the same time the A's and B's on the big oval and the C's on the smaller oval down the bottom. there is no problem with training.
and not ALL our supporters are feral

no.... only the feral ones...

[DemonGirl]

no.... only the feral ones...

well yeah we have a couple of ferals but who doesnt???

[tigersupporter]

[LuvsFooty]

I siad it before and I'll say it agagin Goolwa Oval down south has the best surface. Take a drive past, you'll be impressed.

[carey]

paralowie oval is a great oval to play clearly a shit set of club rooms but great surface to play on always green .

[brod]

paralowie oval is a great oval to play clearly a s***t set of club rooms but great surface to play on always green .

What have you painted the sand over the pitches??

[carey]

paralowie oval is a great oval to play clearly a s***t set of club rooms but great surface to play on always green .

What have you painted the sand over the pitches??

one of the pitch's is get'n ripped up at christmas mate very good oval tho. mate

[brod]

paralowie oval is a great oval to play clearly a s***t set of club rooms but great surface to play on always green .

What have you painted the sand over the pitches??

one of the pitch's is get'n ripped up at christmas mate very good oval tho. mate

The one at the playground end??
When was that ever used?

[carey]

all the underage games used to be played on it mate and yes thats the one getting ripped up its always a pain in the ass have'n a shot for goal at that end its 25-30 out right in front

[cripple]

for surface and facilities, not many get past traeger park in alice springs. considering it is used for 10 matches each weekend plus training sessions during the week, it is able to remain one of the best regional ovals in the country. one of the good things about having a rich economy and only two major population centres in a state.

[schimma]

best grounds i have played on would be smosh,theberton, panther park, Salisbury, Lockleys


worse: Eastern park, HopeValley, Seaton, shoc middle school

[the joker]

Athelstone oval is a muddy hole. salisbury is a good oval at the start of the footy season. the best oval i have played on is waikerie oval it is better than most SANFL ovals

You like the pads on the goal posts at Waikerie don't you mate?

That's a few years ago now mind you...

hahahahaha

[MatteeG]

One of the best ovals (For slow buggers like me) or worst ovals (for skilled/most footballers) was Flagstaff Hill oval before the new drainage was put in. Here is a pic from July 2004, and yes we trained on it twice a week.

[LaughingKookaburra]

S***,that was bad.Never played there when it got that muddy.

[Stevie_K]

I'm a running type player, but i love the odd scrap in the mud!

[carey18]

One of the best ovals (For slow buggers like me) or worst ovals (for skilled/most footballers) was Flagstaff Hill oval before the new drainage was put in. Here is a pic from July 2004, and yes we trained on it twice a week.

Played a grand final agaisnt tea tree gully on a oval that looked like that. think it was cambelltown magill oval. was a disgrace

[SCD]

There are a number of good ovals out there..
The new Golden Grove oval is a great surface, even in the middle of winter
Salisbury Oval was always good, because of the open spaces and the supporters always gave a hard time to everyone

As for Bad ones
Tea Tree Gully was terrible after June time.... BUT
Modbury was the worst ground because not only was there no grass before the rain.. but after the rain it smelt like cat piss....
Then there was the day they played a game at foxfield Athelstone, where a bloke from Full Back kicked it in from a point down the hill (and down wind) and a mark was taken about 15m out from goal....

[Grape Ape]

I siad it before and I'll say it agagin Goolwa Oval down south has the best surface. Take a drive past, you'll be impressed.

Les Burdett would be impressed with Goolwa.

Great surface, great size, great shape. Shame about the visitors rooms.....