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You realise no one is complaining about it because they think it somehow benefits the Swans, right? It's because no one wants to see someone get a serious injury because the ground is in a terrible state.
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Fair enough if it's now a rectangle with fixed seats but Freo played against Essendon the night after State of Origin at Optus. 4 days is a long time to sort it out.
I'd rather risk the surface than put the game off to the bye round to be honest if they were the only two options. I think it's a big disadvantage for the suns that it's occurred like this. Maybe they get the jump on their opponent if they make finals but recon they aren't going very far (probably going to struggle anyway this year).
Small matter of Bulldogs v Broncos there on Friday night throws a little spanner in the works.
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Curator hits back at 'ill-informed', 'unjust' critics of SCG surface
Curator Adam Lewis says he and his team were heartbroken as players slipped over during last week's AFL match
Won't someone think of the groundstaff!
I bet Adam Lewis would think differently if he was being sued by a player who was injured on a substandard surface.
"In explaining why the re-laid turf following an Andrea Boccelli concert crumbled in last Friday's encounter, Lewis pointed to the unpredictable weather, shade from the stands in that area of the ground and the Swans' training schedule as reasons."
- Unpredictable weather - Who would have thought it!
- Shade from the stands - Um, they have been there for years
- Training schedule - I'm pretty sure the training shedule would have been booked in months ahead of time
Ill-informed?? We were all watching it last week and unless your eyes were painted on, you could see the surface shifting quite often. Lets hope there are no injuries.Curator hits back at 'ill-informed', 'unjust' critics of SCG surface
Curator Adam Lewis says he and his team were heartbroken as players slipped over during last week's AFL match
Won't someone think of the groundstaff!
I bet Adam Lewis would think differently if he was being sued by a player who was injured on a substandard surface.
"In explaining why the re-laid turf following an Andrea Boccelli concert crumbled in last Friday's encounter, Lewis pointed to the unpredictable weather, shade from the stands in that area of the ground and the Swans' training schedule as reasons."
- Unpredictable weather - Who would have thought it!
- Shade from the stands - Um, they have been there for years
- Training schedule - I'm pretty sure the training shedule would have been booked in months ahead of time
Luke, if players get injured due to the surface it does not matter whether both teams play on it. It is a problem, hopefully they sort it out.
That is obviously irrelevant. Whether Sydney are contenders or not matters not, the surface is sub standard. The Ashes will be at the SCG for the new years test regardless
Firstly, it isn’t fine. Secondly, name a worse surface
10 years + ago I’d agree, but not since. You’re not concerned because a. You don’t have to play on it and b. You’re an apologist for anything Sydney.
