Adelaide Oval Dimensions

[jangofett]

Great work Dirty Bird

 

[jangofett]

It is a massive mistake not making the ground wider, is it really that much to ask for at least the same width as AAMI? Could result in very ugly football

 

[Dirty Bird]

We play well on the thinner Skoda Stadium

 

[Footypie32]

We play well on the thinner Skoda Stadium

Everyone plays well on Skoda. Except the Giants.

 

[Footypie32]

We'll need some booming kicks.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I've looked everywhere ....even on the Adelaide oval site that has everything, but the answer to my question.

What will be the new oval dimensions (not fence to fence) of the Adelaide oval development

Football park was developed with the view of matching as close as possible the MCG ....where the GF is played

Adelaide oval currently has weird dimensions and i am hoping they are planning to alter the playing dimensions so it doesn't become an issue down the track

Current Adelaide Oval dimensions are 190 x 125 fence to fence ....taking off 10mtrs at the ends and 6mtrs off each side for the playing dimension ....we're left with

Adelaide Oval: 170 x 113
Football Park: 165 x 133
MCG: 160 x 141
Etihad: 159.5 x 128.8

still seems very narrow and i haven't been able to find the new dimension?? .....can anyone help?

Finally an answer to one of this grounds most important questions
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...-crows-and-power/story-fnia3v71-1226698738599

Even then Rucci stuffed up the dimension comparisons

Home ground advantage must remain for Crows and Power

• MICHELANGELO RUCCI
• The Advertiser
• August 17, 2013 12:24AM

The new Adelaide Oval - like the planned new AFL ground for West Coast and Fremantle in Perth - was expected to be a replica of the MCG.

The theory being if the Crows and Power are to win an AFL premiership again, they would have to win the grand final on the very wide MCG - and so it is best to be conditioned to that ground at home.

But the final reshape of the once long and narrow rectangular Adelaide Oval (with its infamous square pockets) is closer to the dimensions of the indoor Etihad Stadium in Melbourne's Docklands than the MCG.

The new Oval also is longer than both Etihad and the MCG - and narrower than both Melbourne venues.

"I would expect stoppages to go from mid-80s to mid-90s - and a more physical game," said Richardson. Bailey expects the stoppages to increase even further if there is a repeat of this year's wet winter in Adelaide.
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MEASUREMENTS
ADELAIDE OVAL: 167m x 124m
AAMI STADIUM: 165m x 133m
ETIHAD STADIUM: 159.5m x 128.8m
MCG: 160m x 141m

IMHO ......we'll be talking about this in years to come as a hindrance to winning a flag
Going from 12 game a year on a narrow ground to playing on the MCG with an extra 17 mtrs of width requires a different gameplan!!

So we make it hard to play at Adelaide oval for opposition teams ......and this doesn't work against us in reverse on the MCG ......give me a break & the wrong decision

 

[1990crow]

I think this will help some of our inside "one-paced" midfielders next season and I wouldn't be surprised to see us win most of our games there next year. Thompson, Wright, Crouch, VB, Lyons, Grigg will love playing at this ground. And then the outside run will be good as when you get out of the pack there will be a lot of room to run down the wings. Mackay might actually improve next season!

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I think this will help some of our inside "one-paced" midfielders next season and I wouldn't be surprised to see us win most of our games there next year. Thompson, Wright, Crouch, VB, Lyons, Grigg will love playing at this ground. And then the outside run will be good as when you get out of the pack there will be a lot of room to run down the wings. Mackay might actually improve next season!

I agree .......but we'll struggle on the MCG

That o'l "good in the home & away season" ......"bad finals team" will resurface!

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I was literally thinking about this yesterday. Considering that we're used to playing at AAMI you'd think we'd want AO to be similar in size so we have minimal 'getting used to a new home ground' problems in the first couple of seasons.

**** that. Our record at AAMI is abysmal at the moment. I'd rather they make the new Adelaide Oval as close to the MCG as possible. Maybe if we get used to playing on that type of ground we won't suck as much playing in Melbourne.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

**** that. Our record at AAMI is abysmal at the moment. I'd rather they make the new Adelaide Oval as close to the MCG as possible. Maybe if we get used to playing on that type of ground we won't suck as much playing in Melbourne.

haven't you read the article?
Adelaide oval NOTHING like MCG

 

[Mr_Moogle]

haven't you read the article?
Adelaide oval NOTHING like MCG

Yes I read the article.


Did you read my post? I said I'd rather it be similar to the MCG. That's my preference.

Looks like they are going in a different direction though. Hopefully it works out for the best.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Yes I read the article.


Did you read my post? I said I'd rather it be similar to the MCG. That's my preference.

Looks like they are going in a different direction though. Hopefully it works out for the best.

as if its changeable now ......how about commenting on the known dimensions rather than fanciful bullshit

 

[1990crow]

I agree .......but we'll struggle on the MCG

That o'l "good in the home & away season" ......"bad finals team" will resurface!

Look I think winning more games will be a good thing
You have to get to the Grand Final to win a premiership. You never know, a PF at home might see us make it for once.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Look I think winning more games will be a good thing
You have to get to the Grand Final to win a premiership. You never know, a PF at home might see us make it for once.

Yep so you're just happy to make it to the GF .....and you won't complain that the reason is the HUGE difference in ground dimensions?

Why don't i believe you

 

[maxlilly]

I'm just wondering where the Tony Hall pocket will be

 

[Mr_Moogle]

as if its changeable now ......how about commenting on the known dimensions rather than fanciful bullshit

Okay fine. I think the Crows future success is dependant on whether they play good footy. The size of the ground has nothing to do with it. The best teams can win on any ground. So any comments or arguments about the dimensions of the new oval seem pretty ****ing pointless to me.

Is that good enough for you?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Okay fine. I think the Crows future success is dependant on whether they play good footy. The size of the ground has nothing to do with it. The best teams can win on any ground. So any comments or arguments about the dimensions of the new oval seem pretty ******* pointless to me.

Is that good enough for you?

That tells me you know S'''t about football team structures ......now piss off

 

[Mr_Moogle]

That tells me you know S'''t about football team structures ......now piss off

The best teams can win on any ground. The best teams usually have the depth to restructure effectively when they need to. Do you think teams like Hawthorn and Geelong shit their paints at the idea of playing on a ground that's different from their own?

 

[WeeBlake]

Geelong play on a narrow ground with massive home ground advantage. Go alright on the MCG too.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Geelong play on a narrow ground with massive home ground advantage. Go alright on the MCG too.

Exactly. Part of me believes we could benefit from playing on a similar ground to the MCG but as I stated before, the best teams can win anywhere.

If the Crows end up sucking at the new Adelaide Oval, it will likely be because they played shit footy. You won't see me trying to blame the oval dimensions.

 

[Chief Crow]

What a crock of shite. The field dimensions will have little effect on how we win premierships. Last years premiers have the smallest home ground going around. Premierships are won by gun players, not bloody field dimensions.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Yep so you're just happy to make it to the GF .....and you won't complain that the reason is the HUGE difference in ground dimensions?

Why don't i believe you

The different ground size of the MCG compared to their home grounds is the reason that Sydney, West Coast and Geelong have had no success in grand finals.

Hope a similar fate doesn't befall us.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Anyone read the article in the paper this morning?

In their graphic they listed Adelaide Oval as having the exact same dimensions as AAMI Stadium. Oops. The article had it right but they stuffed up the picture.

 

[feenix67]

Finally an answer to one of this grounds most important questions
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...-crows-and-power/story-fnia3v71-1226698738599

Even then Rucci stuffed up the dimension comparisons




IMHO ......we'll be talking about this in years to come as a hindrance to winning a flag
Going from 12 game a year on a narrow ground to playing on the MCG with an extra 17 mtrs of width requires a different gameplan!!

So we make it hard to play at Adelaide oval for opposition teams ......and this doesn't work against us in reverse on the MCG ......give me a break & the wrong decision

Hasn't hurt Geelong....

 

[mattymac]

Will force us to play the corridor, tackle and shepherd. Like Geelong. Good.