This is my issue with Alberton Oval - 170m x 130m. Compare that to the MCG (160x141m), Etihad (159.5m x 128.8m). The dimensions are perfect for playing at Adelaide Oval (167.05m x 123.93m), because they are almost identical, but if we want to get an advantage against other teams we need to do some match sim on an oval that mimics the dimensions of those other two grounds.
So while we would never move from Alberton, there is no reason why we couldn't expand into the city and create an 'elite sports facility' that is tied to what Burgess is doing with UniSA. Then our players could train there twice a week, AO once a week and Alberton twice a week and get the leg up that clubs like Hawthorn receive by having dedicated elite facilities.