AFL @ Adelaide's Oval - That time is now.

[brucetiki]

Hoping the SMA consider this for 2015.

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That would be great in the middle of winter I guess it could become a warm spa in winter

Great concept IMO

 

[steve4445]

YES. Imagine that, hot day on the hill, why not jump in the pool instead.

have a swim up bar and your laughing

 

[radiojake]

I'm certainly the last person you'd consider a germaphobe or anything like that -

but a pool at Adelaide Oval on a hot day during the cricket would end up being the foulest body of water that ever was...

 

[Cap]

I'm certainly the last person you'd consider a germaphobe or anything like that -

but a pool at Adelaide Oval on a hot day during the cricket would end up being the foulest body of water that ever was...

Just get the water straight from the torrens

 

[ADL9798]

I'm certainly the last person you'd consider a germaphobe or anything like that -

but a pool at Adelaide Oval on a hot day during the cricket would end up being the foulest body of water that ever was...

Queue for the toilets? No worries.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Some of those West Indies 2007ish world cup stadiums had pools too right?

 

[FR0GGY]

Is that a swimming pool?

The Arizona Diamondbacks have the same thing.

Doesn't alberton have one aswell? Or is that just the shallow gene variety.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Some of those West Indies 2007ish world cup stadiums had pools too right?

Yes - many injuries were had!

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Doesn't alberton have one aswell? Or is that just the shallow gene variety.

Or commonly know as the outer wing.

 

[smoovy]

I'm certainly the last person you'd consider a germaphobe or anything like that -

but a pool at Adelaide Oval on a hot day during the cricket would end up being the foulest body of water that ever was...

Until they install one at Alberton

 

[NTRabbit]

Technology is rad

 

[headache1]

I'm certainly the last person you'd consider a germaphobe or anything like that -

but a pool at Adelaide Oval on a hot day during the cricket would end up being the foulest body of water that ever was...

Especially if the people on the hill had access to it.

 

[GROTTO]

I'm certainly the last person you'd consider a germaphobe or anything like that -

but a pool at Adelaide Oval on a hot day during the cricket would end up being the foulest body of water that ever was...

the worry would be the guy that is drinking a lot of beers and hasnt left the pool for hours.

 

[WildWestin]

Technology is rad

That is so good.

 

[GROTTO]

Are there still cheergirls before the game at AO? AFC3000

If it did stop, when did stop and why. I loved watching them at AAMI before the game, I thought actually that would be better than a lot of suggestions for prematch entertainment to get the crowd up and going before a game.

 

[NTRabbit]

Cheer girls before the game stopped a long time ago, I think 2005 may have been the last season?

 

[AFC3000]

Cheer girls before the game stopped a long time ago, I think 2005 may have been the last season?

About then, 2006/7 at the latest.

 

[GROTTO]

Cheer girls before the game stopped a long time ago, I think 2005 may have been the last season?

Why did they stop that??? It was great entertainment and was tasteful too.

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Why did they stop that??? It was great entertainment and was tasteful too.

Funding stopped.

 

[King Elvis]

Why did they stop that??? It was great entertainment and was tasteful too.

Some Helen Lovejoys probably complained about them being sexist/degrading.

 

[GROTTO]

Some Helen Lovejoys probably complained about them being sexist/degrading.

Yep, I bet this was the bigger problem than anything else. FFS, the performance was tasteful and appreciated by most of the crowd. I think the only issue that some had, was they would only perform in front of the members, but I know they occasionally went to other parts of the ground once or twice a year.

The girls were great and I enjoyed their routines and the songs played. Importantly it did get the crowd up. Had the pleasure of sitting next one of them back at AAMI, lovely girl.

Did Port have any ever?

 

[beartoo]

Yep, I bet this was the bigger problem than anything else. FFS, the performance was tasteful and appreciated by most of the crowd. I think the only issue that some had, was they would only perform in front of the members, but I know they occasionally went to other parts of the ground once or twice a year.

The girls were great and I enjoyed their routines and the songs played. Importantly it did get the crowd up. Had the pleasure of sitting next one of them back at AAMI, lovely girl.

Did Port have any ever?

Enough said!

 

[beartoo]

SANFL still have them.
I was watching them at a 20/20 at the G early this year and the average age was early teens I reckon.

 

[Justinpa1]

From memory, it was a money issue, in the latter years they had nothing to do with the Crows, they basically did it for nothing, apart from a small sponsorship from Coca Cola, which paid for the costumes etc (i think) & when that ended i think that was the end of them. Port used to have dancing girls too i think.

 

[GROTTO]

The 1968 SANFL grand final at Adelaide Oval.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/l...at-adelaide-oval/story-fni2u98u-1227086736294


I love the old photo's of this ground, shows beautifully the changes we have made. Importantly the trees and scoreboard remain as part of the heritage of AO.

I am sure fans used to sit on the boundary line at AO, from the old photos that I have seen. Maybe I was dreaming.