Should all ground dimensions be the same?

[The Swert]

Baseball and cricket fields are different dimensions.

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Why not just increase the dimensions of the SCG and GHB Stadium to those of the MCG?
It couldn't be that hard.

 

[sprockets]

The AFL doesn't need to legislate that all grounds should be the same dimensions but if clubs aren't making their new/renovated grounds the same dimensions as the MCG they're being negligent and only have themselves to blame when they lose there come finals time.

Of course, having a ground with different dimensions helps them to reach the finals in the first place, sooo...

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Baseball and cricket fields are different dimensions.

Imagine if a ground had the dimensions of NZ's Eden Park.
Someone like Zach Tuohy could slot goals from kick ins.

 

[Bojangles17]

Baseball and cricket fields are different dimensions.

Hmm good reference point for Aussie rules . How about , soccer, rugby league, rugby union and NFL

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Hmm good reference point for Aussie rules .

Of course it is. You realise, of course, that Aussie rules is played on cricket grounds.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Soccer grounds are not uniform across the board

Neither are Rugby League grounds, or weren't until recently. There was the glamour example of England using very narrow in goal areas to try and stop our attacking kicks not that long ago.

 

[HTT]

The idea that Footy is the only code not to use a uniform ground size is straight up false
FIFA rules for international games allow grounds 100-110m long, and 64-75m wide
World Rugby (union) rules allow grounds 114-144m x 68-70m
Rugby league it’s 112-122m x 68m
The only one that’s uniform is grid iron.

Ours has a bit more variance (135-185 x 110-155), but that’s a part of the character of the game. Besides, an Oval isn’t a clear cut shape like a rectangle used in the other codes. Two grounds can have the exact same width and length but be completely different shapes. It’s pointless to try regulate it.

 

[JonathanC]

"Should all ground dimensions the same?"

No should not ground be dimension all same. Ground dimension be not same is good.

 

[Captain_Bender]

The MCG is the default, the reason interstate grounds are different is so interstate clubs can try gain a advantage over superior Victorian clubs, the modern equivalent of the Saints hosing down Moorabbin

 

[wce4premiership]

Maybe they could play on soccer pitches and drop all but seven players? They'd need a funky new name for such a sport though, something with pizazz and wow factor?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Can’t even get them the same in one park, good luck across the whole country

 

[Farm Boy]

The game is currently stuffed. At this point I don't really care if they play on a soccer pitch.

 

[halalsnackpack]

I really don't get the obsession with uniformity that people on this website have.

 

[Madness101]

I like how the grounds are different, adds another variable for coaches tactics and which players to select.

Cricket is an extreme example of this. Pitches, ground sizes, speed of outfield, the fact that lords is basically on a hill etc

 

[KermitJagger]

I like how the grounds are different, adds another variable for coaches tactics and which players to select.

Cricket is an extreme example of this. Pitches, ground sizes, speed of outfield, the fact that lords is basically on a hill etc

I came in to say this, it adds another level of strategy. You have to work for position, and it makes winning the toss have more impact because it's different kicking to different ends of the ground.

 

[HairyO]

A better option would be to reduce the team size on the smaller grounds.

So it would be 16 a side at the SCG.

 

[indygo]

Well I've never. Who would have thought that the op was still trying to cope with losing the QF. Let it go, sook. There is more to life than always crying. Its only a game. Spend some time with family and friends instead of sulking all day on the net.

 

[Sttew]

Best thing is to leave things as they are. It’s what makes Australian Rules unique and is a reminder that the game was invented to keep cricketers fit in winter. Cricket ovals are not uniform

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

I liked them grounds I played on as a kid I was a golden god when I roosted one 25 metres.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Maybe 10 years ago it was possible, however these days with zoning first of all you have to win enough games to make the finals so being a non Vic team for example there's no point in designing a gameplan that works at MCG as you will only play there a few times a year so the gameplan might suit the MCG, but doesn't suit your home ground so you won't win enough games to make the finals.

WA had their chance. A brand new stadium built from scratch, no a redeveloped one, so what do they do? They make the playing surface longer and narrower than the MCG.

It was the perfect opportunity to get an advantage over all of the other non-Victorian teams and even over quite a few Victorian clubs that don't play at the MCG a whole lot outside of finals.

They blew it.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

I really don't get the obsession with uniformity that people on this website have.

Site is populated by :

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Can’t even get them the same in one park, good luck across the whole country

Good pic. St Mary's footy ground on the left, looks like an egg.

Do you know is the other one still the umpires ground or do the Geelong Cricket club use that these days?

 

[juss]

Yes it would be commonsense for me if the existing stadium could accomodate it. Then match club training grounds to the same dimensions and you effectively eliminate one excuse for Adelaide and West Coast fans.

 

[kaiserchief13]

WA had their chance. A brand new stadium built from scratch, no a redeveloped one, so what do they do? They make the playing surface longer and narrower than the MCG.

It was the perfect opportunity to get an advantage over all of the other non-Victorian teams and even over quite a few Victorian clubs that don't play at the MCG a whole lot outside of finals.

They blew it.

It's actually quite similar to MCG. Let's see how WC and Freo go there after 2 months playing at Optus