Has the SCG surface gotten larger?

[brucetiki]

Watching the Sydney v Port game, I notice that the 50 metre arcs no longer intersect with the centre square.

Has the SCG been slightly reconfigured, or have they just moved the goalposts even closer to the fence?

 

[bricon]

It's now about 3 metres longer than it was last year.

 

[VanBerlo=God]

and 60 points better for sydney

 

[jonesy86]

the boundary was in to the right of screen last year due to the construction of the new stand

 

[robbieando]

Watching the Sydney v Port game, I notice that the 50 metre arcs no longer intersect with the centre square.

That's going to be one less thing for people to complain about when their team goes down at the SCG.....

Has the SCG been slightly reconfigured, or have they just moved the goalposts even closer to the fence?

Reconfigured. Moved the goals posts around slighty and extended the ground at one end of the SCG (New Grandstand End) and have been able to extend the ground from 148m to 153m. Plus they have also got a bit of extra room behind the goal as well that they didn't have before.

 

[Bollox]

Noone can call it a tiny ground anymore...153m...it was always a whinge not worth bothering with anyway because being able to play on different grounds is just another test.

Big wings at the SCG too...compare it to Kardinia Park for instance where its a lot thinner than many.

Famous sporting arena that looked absolutely sensational today in beautiful weather. Apart from the bloody contstruction.

 

[The Saintsational Man]

No wonder you had trouble flooding 2day

 

[Cap]

No wonder you had trouble flooding 2day

yeah cause the saints never flood

 

[timthefish]

No wonder you had trouble flooding 2day

lame, so very lame.

 

[rumblah]

No wonder you had trouble flooding 2day

Rofl well i guess it kinda worked out for them.

 

[CAS79]

No wonder you had trouble flooding 2day

Had no trouble today at all, we ran the ball through the middle superbly as part of a stratergy that we could beat Port on the run today. We attempt to play strategy to our advantage not get sucked in to someone else's... no mater how hard Vlad tries.

 

[YOTC]

also I'm sure the arc is 150 feet. about 47 metres.

 

[CAS79]

also I'm sure the arc is 150 feet. about 47 metres.

A few years out of date. Its 50 meters.

 

[YOTC]

A few years out of date. Its 50 meters.

Metres*

However for the 150th year of Football the number on the arc is "150". Obviously it's not 150 metres so it has to be 150 feet. Making the arc come in just a few metres.

 

[Team Mo']

Metres*

However for the 150th year of Football the number on the arc is "150". Obviously it's not 150 metres so it has to be 150 feet. Making the arc come in just a few metres.

ahhhhh...no.

It's just a sign for the 150th year. Nothing to do with how far is it.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Metres*

However for the 150th year of Football the number on the arc is "150". Obviously it's not 150 metres so it has to be 150 feet. Making the arc come in just a few metres.

The "150" has nothing to do with the distance

 

[CAS79]

Metres*

However for the 150th year of Football the number on the arc is "150". Obviously it's not 150 metres so it has to be 150 feet. Making the arc come in just a few metres.

Damn my spelling.

However the 150 is there on all grounds for the 150th year of football.

 

[YOTC]

ahhhhh...no.

It's just a sign for the 150th year. Nothing to do with how far is it.

Eh. Then why the hell not just put it on the damn wing or something.

 

[bedford]

No wonder you had trouble flooding 2day

typical st.scum

 

[Dont be a lemon]

I liked how the SCG was too short to have full 50s. As a TV viewer, I thought it added to it's charm

 

[Sirius Black]

I have a hunch that without modification, the new stand currently under construction at the SCG would have increased the ground capacity to over 47000, thus violating the agreement in place with Stadium Australia. Moving the boundary line back a few metres killed two birds with one stone - it kept the capacity to <47K and made the ground a bit better for Aussie Rules..

 

[handy point]

Hope they moved the fence back with it.

Otherwise Richo isn't gonna be happy.

 

[swansational05]

Watching the Sydney v Port game, I notice that the 50 metre arcs no longer intersect with the centre square.

Has the SCG been slightly reconfigured, or have they just moved the goalposts even closer to the fence?

The ground has been extended 3 metres

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Big wings at the SCG too...compare it to Kardinia Park for instance where its a lot thinner than many.

Well that explains why Geelong are so good at moving it up the middle of the ground, at the cattery that's all they've got.

 

[Bollox]

This is excellent...i;m already sensing a major shift away from us toward bagging out the pussies for their anorexic dung hill