Opinion Non-Crows AFL 9

[Eagleboy2011]

An Unley oval improvement to make it family friendly.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Thats there today also

the cleanup is messy.

 

[Crow till I die]

Lay out the picnic rugs, not going to allow 15k which the AFL would want to maximise

No..it will be all standing tightly packed where to pee you have to open the back pocket of the person in front of you

 

[cleanhands]

No..it will be all standing tightly packed where to pee you have to ooen the back pocket of the person in front of you

Sturt supporter habits haven’t changed over the years I see

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Sturt supporter habits haven’t changed over the years I see

if you have to go.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

No..it will be all standing tightly packed where to pee you have to ooen the back pocket of the person in front of you

And tell them it's raining.

 

[Samcro24]

Draper recruited 2 years ago. I guess only pick 45.

Sanders likes this

 

[George CantStandYa]

3 years for a banged up 30 year old, Sydney must really think they're close with all their additions so far.

We gave one year to a banged up 34 year old, what’s your point?

 

[ams4crows]

If Port thought they'd win trade week with 3 players going to them I reckon Sydney just shat all over those dreams

 

[adelaidecrows]

If Port thought they'd win trade week with 3 players going to them I reckon Sydney just shat all over those dreams

But but but, Port love being Trade week and April champions. Im not sure how they will cope? At least Port fans are awake to the BS their club is peddling.

 

[GrommoT]

Sydney cutting Port's lunch

 

[MarcusP2]

Sydney cutting Port's lunch

First 22 players from the premiers vs fringe players from non -finalists, Port in shambles.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

3 years for a banged up 30 year old, Sydney must really think they're close with all their additions so far.

Longmire has gone crazy Vossy Lions style all in...

 

[brucetiki]

Quite a few B&Fs this weekend, including ours.

Remember a couple of years ago when Port held theirs off til December to cap two months of premiership celebrations?

Wasn’t that last year, when they waited until the end of the AFLW season to have one B&F for all teams?

 

[brucetiki]

I understand your Sturt bias. As a SANFL follower over many years I find that a remarkable comparison. I don't like Norwood oval personally but Norwood's 15k capacity is not the same as an Unley. Crowd catering. transport and facilities are at Norwood.
Imho the best playing condition on SANFL grounds would be Panther Park and Elizabeth ovals. The against is where those grounds are not in ideal locations. You're not guaranteed getting your parked car back at Elizabeth.

Elizabeth’s on the train line and is about a 10 minute walk to the northern entrance from the train station (unless Mali wants to do a pop up station directly outside the ground).

They also have brand new change rooms that were built around 12 months ago.

Noarlunga is also fairly close to a train station. Interstate tourists could easily train it to/from each ground (or even provide shuttle buses from Elizabeth/Noarlunga Centre stations).

What both grounds lack is seating and suitable lighting for twilight/night games (something Norwood wins out on). While you could put Mount Barker style temporary seating around Noarlunga pretty easy (especially the outer where the cars park), it may be trickier to do that at Elizabeth.

You’d hope the bulk of SANFL grounds get a go at a Gather Round game over the next three seasons.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Elizabeth’s on the train line and is about a 10 minute walk to the northern entrance from the train station (unless Mali wants to do a pop up station directly outside the ground).

They also have brand new change rooms that were built around 12 months ago.

Noarlunga is also fairly close to a train station. Interstate tourists could easily train it to/from each ground (or even provide shuttle buses from Elizabeth/Noarlunga Centre stations).

What both grounds lack is seating and suitable lighting for twilight/night games (something Norwood wins out on). While you could put Mount Barker style temporary seating around Noarlunga pretty easy (especially the outer where the cars park), it may be trickier to do that at Elizabeth.

You’d hope the bulk of SANFL grounds get a go at a Gather Round game over the next three seasons.

Didn't they play night footy at Elizabeth a few years back?

Why I suggested them was the large ovals and parking is easy to get. 15k of spectators would fit in a lot more comfortably in those grounds than Unley. You are correct about the seating.

 

[brucetiki]

Didn't they play night footy at Elizabeth a few years back?

Why I suggested them was the large ovals and parking is easy to get. 15k of spectators would fit in a lot more comfortably in those grounds than Unley. You are correct about the seating.

They did (and they’ve just upgraded the lights) but the lights wouldn’t be AFL broadcast standard without the need for additional temporary lights.

 

[Crow_68]

But but but, Port love being Trade week and April champions. Im not sure how they will cope? At least Port fans are awake to the BS their club is peddling.

How on earth will they sell Pet Memberships now???

 

[George CantStandYa]

 

[spenze]

I can see May going to jail on the back of a drunken fight within 5 years of retirement, the guy has more red flags than the local surf club

 

[Redline]

Elizabeth’s on the train line and is about a 10 minute walk to the northern entrance from the train station (unless Mali wants to do a pop up station directly outside the ground).

They also have brand new change rooms that were built around 12 months ago.

Noarlunga is also fairly close to a train station. Interstate tourists could easily train it to/from each ground (or even provide shuttle buses from Elizabeth/Noarlunga Centre stations).

What both grounds lack is seating and suitable lighting for twilight/night games (something Norwood wins out on). While you could put Mount Barker style temporary seating around Noarlunga pretty easy (especially the outer where the cars park), it may be trickier to do that at Elizabeth.

You’d hope the bulk of SANFL grounds get a go at a Gather Round game over the next three seasons.

I get why why this gets suggested but no one wants to travel to Adelaide and catch a train to the suburbs for a game during Gather Round.

I'm all for preseason and AFLW games at grounds around the state but gather round isn't about showcasing the State and giving back to local football.

The surrounds are not up to it but in an ideal scenario you have six games at Adelaide Oval and three at Karen Rolton.

The best example of why Gather round worked last year was when supporters who had been at Norwood Oval for the early Friday game turned up for the first bounce of Sydney v Richmond for the late game. That's the appeal.

 

[Redline]

I can see May going to jail on the back of a drunken fight within 5 years of retirement, the guy has more red flags than the local surf club

You hope he is saving his money now. Bet you the partner leaves him post AFL.

 

[spenze]

You hope he is saving his money now. Bet you the partner leaves him post AFL.

Brian Lake doesn't like this post

 

[whattagun07]

Vol-Kane-o ripping into Melb this morn after the BnF stuff.

Does anyone else think Goody sounded a bit 'drunk' during that speech of his?

 

[radiojake]

PORT Adelaide head of football Chris Davies has called for a review of the AFL's father-son system, suggesting Victorian clubs have an unfair advantage.

Davies told Continental Tyres AFL Trade Radio the Power "can't believe" a father's games threshold is 200 games in the SANFL compared to 100 for a Victorian club in order for their son to qualify as a father-son.


"The AFL have got some decisions to make with regard to what they want the draft to actually look like, whether it be issues about the northern academies, father-son situation," he said.


"To us, we still can't believe it's 100 games in the VFL and 200 games in the SANFL.


"I think it should (change). The AFL have got some real decisions to make right now.

"This year and the next few are going to be highly compromised."

flipping lol - I'm assuming Port's SANFL f/s status goes up to 1996, but the 200 SANFL game mark includes players the other aligned clubs, yeah? (Centrals / WWT / West Adel / North?) not sure which ones, but that would be right, yeah?

Or is he actually asking it to be changed to 100 games and only Port Adelaide? Is there a young son of a former magpie looking good for drafting soon or is he just having a whinge?

seems odd to complain about it now when they are now at the stage of getting legit Power f/s players anyway (Lade / Burgoyne)