2016 Non Crows AFL Discussion thread Part 2

[Vhaluus]

They've sold it for a gazillion dollars. I'm sure one of the terms is that the property is properly maintained during the period.

But then again, Port negotiated themselves out of getting a slice of the proceeds.

Idiots.

Port is getting a plenty sweet deal from the SANFL I think.

 

[mistylake]

Bulldogs want to play a game there next year for points and have nominated us and someone else (gws i think) as potential opponents.

Ballarats a nice town to visit and an easy drive from Melbourne, I'd go to a game there, but it seems silly to want to play us at a smaller ground, we always get great turnouts to games in melbourne

Seems a bit silly when the good folk of Ballarat can toddle down to Melbourne pretty friggen easy to watch a game.

Going to Alice, Darwin, Cairns. Tassie. This makes sense. Due to the complete lack of AFL close by.

 

[Rotayjay]

I like Ballarat. Been once and stayed a couple of days. Do I want the Crows to play there? No, we will play at the MCG where finals are played, thank you very much.

 

[Bicks]

I like Ballarat. Been once and stayed a couple of days. Do I want the Crows to play there? No, we will play at the MCG where finals are played, thank you very much.

You bloody ripper, bring it on!

 

[Bicks]

Bulldogs at Ethiad or Ballarat? No brainer, Ballarat please.

Just stock up on Thermals....

 

[Elite Crow]

Just stock up on Thermals....

No roof?

 

[Bicks]

No roof?

Haha, great facility with the North Ballarat Footy Club Bistro and bar but at this stage very limited seating, and I think parking will be a real problem. I'm told now the footy season is over the extensions will move into full swing to extend the undercover seating and the terracing on the far side. I'll keep this board updated on progress if we are drawn to play the Dogs here. Why not the Cats, Geelong's only an hour and a bit away?

 

[Deaneus!]

Hang on, is this Ballarat thing about a finals game?

FMD what's in the water down there?

 

[mistylake]

♫♫ It's true Port Adelaide tradition ♫♫

Post of the day. Ha ha ha ha

 

[relapse]

Yea, but they're claiming it costs the SANFL $2 million in rent for 1 open training session? How does it cost the SANFL rent for something they own?

It's all pure nonsense.

Pretty sure that figure was plucked out of nowhere by Trigg once to justify our subservience to the SANFL.

The irony is that Port pay about $10,000 to the council for Alberton, but the Crows should be paying 2,000,000

 

[GROTTO]

IIRC Ballarat was a very friendly Crows zone back in 97 and 98 a lot of Crows supporters traveling for the finals stayed there overnight. Bought a lot of business to the town.

 

[footy4ever]

Why?

For the same reason no team beat South adelaide Panthers at Noarlunga this year. You only have to be a half decent team without being a world beater to gain enormous advantage from a home ground with unique characteristics. Bulldogs will eventually find it comfortable and any visiting teams will feel more disoriented than playing at noted venues like MCG etc.

 

[bigman]

You bloody ripper, bring it on!

Its a shitty place for an oval windswept.... freezing...

Ive hardly seen a good game played there over time.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

.....strict routine, every night watch 360 on Foxtel to get my footy injection ......hardly watch now as it seems compulsory on the run down sheet to talk about Dangerfield ......so no choice, switched from footy to watching "The treasure of Sierra Madre" from 1948

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Its a shitty place for an oval windswept.... freezing...

Ive hardly seen a good game played there over time.

Statement ......Ballarat the coldest place i've ever been to .....finger snapping cold

 

[Bicks]

Its a shitty place for an oval windswept.... freezing...

Ive hardly seen a good game played there over time.

Great surface and IF they eventually put stands all around the oval that would alleviate the wind to a great extent I believe....it can certainly get a tad cold at times. lol
I've seen plenty of good games there btw.

Parking will be the big problem IMO.

 

[Bicks]

Statement ......Ballarat the coldest place i've ever been to .....finger snapping cold

Never been to Trentham, you don't know what cold is till you've been to game there?

 

[Bicks]

For the same reason no team beat South adelaide Panthers at Noarlunga this year. You only have to be a half decent team without being a world beater to gain enormous advantage from a home ground with unique characteristics. Bulldogs will eventually find it comfortable and any visiting teams will feel more disoriented than playing at noted venues like MCG etc.

Just keep picking Ballarat Rebels in the draft...they're acclimatised...Brad and Matt will love it!!

 

[Bicks]

.....strict routine, every night watch 360 on Foxtel to get my footy injection ......hardly watch now as it seems compulsory on the run down sheet to talk about Dangerfield ......so no choice, switched from footy to watching "The treasure of Sierra Madre" from 1948

I gave up last year, got sick of listening to the self righteous bullshit Whately spins...

 

[bigman]

Just keep picking Ballarat Rebels in the draft...their acclimatised...Brad and Matt will love it!!

you have a point there Bicks.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Never been to Trentham, you don't know what cold is till you've been to game there?

Don't understand why inland locations like Ballarat / Trentham get SO COLD .....normally it's coastline locations .....anyone with a scientific explanation

Sorry to go off topic

 

[Rotayjay]

♫♫ It's true Port Adelaide tradition ♫♫

I nominate this for post of the week. ******* hell that's gold

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Just keep picking Ballarat Rebels in the draft...their acclimatised...Brad and Matt will love it!!

We may actually agree on a draft target this year Bicks ........liking Drew

 

[Rotayjay]

Don't understand why inland locations like Ballarat / Trentham get SO COLD .....normally it's coastline locations .....anyone with a scientific explanation

Sorry to go off topic

I actually never knew Adelaide was considered a 'windy city' by world standards - having lived here all my life, to me this is just normal. Makes Adelaide seem a lot colder in winter than what it really is.

Inland places get cold or hot because oceans mitigate temperatures - water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. Hence a biting cold night won't cool down the sea too much, and a boiling hot day won't warm it up so much. The solid ground in an inland area is another story.

In Reykjavik (capital of Iceland), a typical winter minimum is -3 degrees Celsius, as it's surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. In Yakutsk in Russia, which is more southerly than Reykjavik but far from the sea, a typical winter minimum is -41 degrees Celsius. Minus forty-one. No thanks.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I actually never knew Adelaide was considered a 'windy city' by world standards - having lived here all my life, to me this is just normal. Makes Adelaide seem a lot colder in winter than what it really is.

Inland places get cold or hot because oceans mitigate temperatures - water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. Hence a biting cold night won't cool down the sea too much, and a boiling hot day won't warm it up so much. The solid ground in an inland area is another story.

In Reykjavik (capital of Iceland), a typical winter minimum is -3 degrees Celsius, as it's surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. In Yakutsk in Russia, which is more southerly than Reykjavik but far from the sea, a typical winter minimum is -41 degrees Celsius. Minus forty-one. No thanks.

Great explanation