Analysis The SCG

[TheMase]

Sounded more exciting when I made it mysterious

I think the scg being smaller means gameplan and strategy is more important

You can’t just Bomb away

We get exposed and punished for poor skills and stupid defensive play

Better gameplans and better coaching can triumph at the scg

We have a great record at Etihad which is only 4-5m longer than the SCG and 8 metres narrower.

How can that be explained if Horse coaching is being exposed on the larger by area size of the SCG?

 

[The King!]

We have a great record at Etihad which is only 4-5m longer than the SCG and 8 metres narrower.

How can that be explained if Horse coaching is being exposed on the larger by area size of the SCG?

Makes reasonable difference on that ground just my view,

Haven’t checked Intercept marks stats mind you

 

[caesar88]

Sounded more exciting when I made it mysterious

I think the scg being smaller means gameplan and strategy is more important

You can’t just Bomb away

We get exposed and punished for poor skills and stupid defensive play

Better gameplans and better coaching can triumph at the scg

Agree 100%

 

[SwansProudly]

The Sydney Swans have renewed calls for the SCG to break with more than 140 years of tradition and install a drop-in pitch amid growing frustration in cricket circles at the quality of the tracks at the famous venue.

In a continuation of the turf war between the commercial might of the AFL and the traditionalists in cricket, Swans chairman Andrew Pridham said the SCG needed to move with the times and dig up the hallowed centre wicket and become an all-purpose venue.

Turf warfare: Key AFL figure urges SCG to follow MCG’s lead

Defenders of the traditional SCG pitch have pointed to concerns over the quality of drop-in wickets as a major reason to resist changing. But a new push comes as the MCG’s drop-in, once considered the worst Test strip in the country, is now rated the nation’s best.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Crust]

Oppo: The SCG is a thimble
Swan: No it's not. It's only a metre or so shorter than the MCG.
Oppo: Bullshit. It is a thimble.
Swan: Nah. Gameplan and strategy means we play it better and we can't just bomb it away.
Oppo: Bullshit. It is a thimble.
Swan: We have better gameplans and coaching so we play better at the SCG.
Oppo: Bullshit. It is a thimble.
Swan: Yeah nah but...

 

[bloodsbigot]

Oppo: The SCG is a thimble
Swan: No it's not. It's only a metre or so shorter than the MCG.
Oppo: Bullshit. It is a thimble.
Swan: Nah. Gameplan and strategy means we play it better and we can't just bomb it away.
Oppo: Bullshit. It is a thimble.
Swan: We have better gameplans and coaching so we play better at the SCG.
Oppo: Bullshit. It is a thimble.
Swan: Yeah nah but...

I think most people think it's small because of the horrible camera angles And you don't get a sense of how wide it is. God knows why the afl just doesn't relocate the cameras from the members stand to the other side of the ground. Legit does anyone know why they don't do this?

 

[Mister B]

I think most people think it's small because of the horrible camera angles And you don't get a sense of how wide it is. God knows why the afl just doesn't relocate the cameras from the members stand to the other side of the ground. Legit does anyone know why they don't do this?

Camera would be pointing into the sun for mid to late arvo games.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I think most people think it's small because of the horrible camera angles And you don't get a sense of how wide it is. God knows why the afl just doesn't relocate the cameras from the members stand to the other side of the ground. Legit does anyone know why they don't do this?

I am so on Edge during the game I barely notice the quality of the vision until I watch replays.

 

[mtooler]

I think most people think it's small because of the horrible camera angles And you don't get a sense of how wide it is. God knows why the afl just doesn't relocate the cameras from the members stand to the other side of the ground. Legit does anyone know why they don't do this?

Maybe the sunset shots in twilight games?

 

[BloodySwan]

I think most people think it's small because of the horrible camera angles And you don't get a sense of how wide it is. God knows why the afl just doesn't relocate the cameras from the members stand to the other side of the ground. Legit does anyone know why they don't do this?

It is the shortest ground AFL level is played on, and used to not fit the 50m arcs. This is why people believe it to be a short ground. Overall it's not a big impact, it's wider than most grounds.

Most AFL grounds are longer and skinny. The SCG is the only one which is short and wide.

 

[liz]

Most AFL grounds are longer and skinny. The SCG is the only one which is short and wide.

Except that it’s almost the exact same dimensions as the Gabba - length and width.

From the SCG to Kardinia Park — do ground sizes contribute to the end result in AFL games?

From big to small and everything in between, the size of an AFL ground impacts the way the game is played and how teams win — right? Well, it's not that simple, writes Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Ticky009]

It is the shortest ground AFL level is played on, and used to not fit the 50m arcs. This is why people believe it to be a short ground. Overall it's not a big impact, it's wider than most grounds.

Most AFL grounds are longer and skinny. The SCG is the only one which is short and wide.

It hasn't been this way for decades, but the media have the imagination of a gnat and when we win then its not because we play better - its because of the ground.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Different shaped footy and cricket grounds are part of the charm of both sports.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

I think most people think it's small because of the horrible camera angles And you don't get a sense of how wide it is. God knows why the afl just doesn't relocate the cameras from the members stand to the other side of the ground. Legit does anyone know why they don't do this?

The height of the SCG cameras has been pissing me off for decades. Always appears very crowded and legal kicks often look like they’ve gone about 5 metres.

Surely it’s not too hard.

 

[bloodsbigot]

Camera would be pointing into the sun for mid to late arvo games.

Good point. Thanks.