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TBP.....

"but that's the reason I played in the VAFA and didn't chase coin in the suburbs!"

that appears to be a very shallow reason to play footy...the condition of the ground???
Not your mates?
Nor the club??
Not even for yourself?
very strange!!!!
AA
 
Looking at it from a neutral perspective.
Ground is not the best but what it does is give the tigers an advantage for two reasons
1. They know how to play the best style of footy on the ground
2. Opposition clubs don't want to play there

So the advantage is theirs before we start playing. Just a reasonable way to look at it.
 
Everyday Spelling said:
Looking at it from a neutral perspective.
Ground is not the best but what it does is give the tigers an advantage for two reasons
1. They know how to play the best style of footy on the ground
2. Opposition clubs don't want to play there

So the advantage is theirs before we start playing. Just a reasonable way to look at it.
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There is always the option of going back to Bangholme!!!!
 

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Yes the ground is small. No worse than other grounds either in or former VAFA grounds.

Southern Rd
Ormond
Plus many in SFL

Condition wise there is plenty worse.

The Grand Prix has done a mighty butcher job on STh Districts and Ajax's old ground.
Beauy is a mine field. Can't run with out either tripping on a patch of sand or the next clump of weeds

Basically we are all playing in or are former players of Suburban football. The reason why we played is because we just want to. I actually enjoy playing at Brindisi St.
I am not from or have never been at ST Bede's Mentone but I do know that Benny MOF is a knob
 
Ammoandy said:
TBP.....

"but that's the reason I played in the VAFA and didn't chase coin in the suburbs!"

that appears to be a very shallow reason to play footy...the condition of the ground???
Not your mates?
Nor the club??
Not even for yourself?
very strange!!!!
AA
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I think you've taken my post a little bit too literal AA. My point was that at both clubs, St Bedes and Old Essendon, blokes play for mateship and blokes play for the love of their school/club. I was purely pointing out that most AGSV, APS & ACC schools provided luscious grounds to play on and St Bedes simply wasn't up to scratch.

My other option was to play in the EDFL where I also have friends (because I'm a popular bloke) and where I played junior footy. But I decided to stay at OEG because all in all the VAFA is a great league and 90% of the grounds are A+ standard.

So not such a strange decision afterall.
 
VincentVega said:
I am not from or have never been at ST Bede's Mentone but I do know that Benny MOF is a knob
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VV

And what exactly do you base that on??

Clearly, there are a lot of people who enjoy playing on hard, potholed, small dung heaps, and there are other that do not.

Like it or not, the oval is clearly not safe or up to acceptable standards.
 
There are a lot of grounds which could be improved, Brindisi Street being one but if it meets the minimum size requirements (130m x 105m) then the size issue is a pointless argument. The difference in ground size (just like the shape of the ball) is what makes our game different to others. It means teams have to adjust from week to week and deal with those changes which may involve plenty of space to a much tighter contest.

Yet to hear any compelling problem with the state of the ground which makes it "unsafe" for using again. One game called off due to the hardness of the centre wicket is hardly proof of a major problem as most grounds have problems at various times with hard centre wickets. Played at Harry Trott a couple of weeks in a row and it was rock hard in the centre and Shark Park was in a disgraceful state for the last game of the year with large patches of dirt between the weeds and a centre square which was slippery wet in one half and firm in the other.

Having played on a lot of grounds from D Grade to A Grade (including a number of games at Brindisi St) it's not the worst ground. We used to always try and get our away game against St Bedes played at Elsternwick Park - not because of the state of the ground but the size which didn't always suit our brand of football.
 
im not a player these days, but brindisi street is my local ground and i often go there to watch the tigers. i have been out in the middle and it can be patchy and uneven for sure. but its nowhere near the worst ground ive been on or played on. try playing on a ground that has a mound in the middle of it, or that slopes to one side and fills with water when it rains, or turns into six inches of red clay when it rains also. if you watch a few WAFL games on telly, youll see similar hard, patchy surfaces with grass clumps and bare patches (usually of sand) all over them.

as for the size, ive never had an issue with it. its not like playing on the oval out the back of your old primary school. i think it lends itself to a certain charm if anything. its something players have to learn to adjust to, and in all the games ive watched there ive never seen anyone seriously injured directly as a result of the size of the ground.
 
Benny MOF said:
VV

And what exactly do you base that on??

Clearly, there are a lot of people who enjoy playing on hard, potholed, small dung heaps, and there are other that do not.

Like it or not, the oval is clearly not safe or up to acceptable standards.
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Benny you are clearly wrong. The state of the ground is obviously not 100% but no ammo grounds are. If the ground was unsafe then they would simply not be playing on it. The ground is small but reaches the required measurements. The surface, there are that many grounds below the state of Brindisi.

This all comes down to you have a chip on your shoulder with Tigerland.
 
You have already bitched enough about Brindisi St. Benny MOF, but haven't heard your resolution to the problem your putting forward regarding the ground thus far. You clearly have alot of time on your hands, so it shoudn't be much of a problem to resolve the situation.

Maybe you could copy and paste the M.C.G into Brindisi St, just like what you can do on the computers..
Obviously, you can't do this..You also can't just flick your fingers and BANG the ground is fixed.

Brindisi St. is definately not the best grounds going around..But also not the worst. I'm sure that they will do what they can to get it up to a higher standard...A standard that will hopefully shut the bitching Benny MOF up and give him some satisfaction hey..
 
sImpLy f0oTy said:
You have already bitched enough about Brindisi St. Benny MOF, but haven't heard your resolution to the problem your putting forward regarding the ground thus far. You clearly have alot of time on your hands, so it shoudn't be much of a problem to resolve the situation.

Maybe you could copy and paste the M.C.G into Brindisi St, just like what you can do on the computers..
Obviously, you can't do this..You also can't just flick your fingers and BANG the ground is fixed.

Brindisi St. is definately not the best grounds going around..But also not the worst. I'm sure that they will do what they can to get it up to a higher standard...A standard that will hopefully shut the bitching Benny MOF up and give him some satisfaction hey..
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That's all I ask for SF, the ground to be improved!! Not bitching, just think it shoul;d be either fixed or banned
 

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Stop whingeing and just play footy and get a kick! Surely it can't be that hard or could it? A ground is a ground and each and every one has 8 posts and a centre square, how about just getting near the ball and stop moaning for fcuksake!!
 
beenaround said:
Stop whingeing and just play footy and get a kick! Surely it can't be that hard or could it? A ground is a ground and each and every one has 8 posts and a centre square, how about just getting near the ball and stop moaning for fcuksake!!
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Fair call, a ground will always be an advantage to the home side, but at the end of the day, it will always have the same features.
A good side will adapt to different grounds on a weekly basis, small or big, good or bad..
The best side will usually come out on top, only if they are a good side..None of this ground crap!
 
The Big Pineapple said:
I think you've taken my post a little bit too literal AA. My point was that at both clubs, St Bedes and Old Essendon, blokes play for mateship and blokes play for the love of their school/club. I was purely pointing out that most AGSV, APS & ACC schools provided luscious grounds to play on and St Bedes simply wasn't up to scratch.

My other option was to play in the EDFL where I also have friends (because I'm a popular bloke) and where I played junior footy. But I decided to stay at OEG because all in all the VAFA is a great league and 90% of the grounds are A+ standard.

So not such a strange decision afterall.
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Spot on TBP... my options were DVFL or Ammos... if you look at the a & B grade sides, with the exceptions of a couple such as the uni sides and the Beaumaris, they all have an association with an AGSV, APS & ACC school. These schools generally produce great ovals, size and condition, and it's one of the great things about those associations. These conditions are what the upper grades of the VAFA expect of clubs.

Dont worry about the size at least approach the council and put forward a proposal to resurface... the $20k it would cost to do that would shut people up!
 
Has anyone been to Aquinas or Whitefriars?
those ovals are ordinary.
yes St Bedes has it's problems, but it sure as hell isn't the only ground that could do with improvement.
if youu concentrated on improving your own standards BennyMOF or offered some constructive arguments then you might get a bit more credit.
but the fact you only want to criticise your former club reeks of sour grapes.
so tell us what happened to make you leave? get caught trying to crack onto a team-mate's girlfriend did ya?
 
can't mark can't kick said:
Has anyone been to Aquinas or Whitefriars?
those ovals are ordinary.
yes St Bedes has it's problems, but it sure as hell isn't the only ground that could do with improvement.
if youu concentrated on improving your own standards BennyMOF or offered some constructive arguments then you might get a bit more credit.
but the fact you only want to criticise your former club reeks of sour grapes.
so tell us what happened to make you leave? get caught trying to crack onto a team-mate's girlfriend did ya?
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Whitefriars has one of the best ovals in the league :rolleyes:
 
Benny MOF said:
That's all I ask for SF, the ground to be improved!! Not bitching, just think it shoul;d be either fixed or banned
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Just a wisper that ive heard, regarding Beaumaris losing their oval for next year, i guess SBMT can always lease you Southern Round Benny MOF :cool:
 
eddiesmith said:
Whitefriars has one of the best ovals in the league :rolleyes:
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Not sure which oval is used for Football. But the bottom ground is what our 3s and 4s used for cricket and that was in decent nick for cricket.

Until they decided to kick us off this season to 'renovate the ground'. :rolleyes:
 
Jaymin said:
Not sure which oval is used for Football. But the bottom ground is what our 3s and 4s used for cricket and that was in decent nick for cricket.

Until they decided to kick us off this season to 'renovate the ground'. :rolleyes:
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Top oval is used for Footy and cricket as well, has a turf wicket on it

One thing they need on that bottom oval is a better fence to keep balls out of the creek

We have apparently lost our 3/4s ground as well due to works on the ground, it sucks with more people playing cricket and less grounds being available as nothing can be done in winter when footy and rugby use them
 
can't mark can't kick said:
Has anyone been to Aquinas or Whitefriars?
those ovals are ordinary.
yes St Bedes has it's problems, but it sure as hell isn't the only ground that could do with improvement.
if youu concentrated on improving your own standards BennyMOF or offered some constructive arguments then you might get a bit more credit.
but the fact you only want to criticise your former club reeks of sour grapes.
so tell us what happened to make you leave? get caught trying to crack onto a team-mate's girlfriend did ya?
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Have you been to Whitefriars in the past 4 seasons? I doubt it with that comment. The ground is in very good condition and the College is putting serious work into continually improving it. It's never going to be a Junction Oval but to include it in any discussion of grounds with Aquinas/Brindisi St is ludicrous.
 
Son of a Gun said:
Have you been to Whitefriars in the past 4 seasons? I doubt it with that comment. The ground is in very good condition and the College is putting serious work into continually improving it. It's never going to be a Junction Oval but to include it in any discussion of grounds with Aquinas/Brindisi St is ludicrous.
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I stand corrected Son. You are correct that I haven't been there since Whitefriars last got promoted from C Section. I'm glad to hear it has had an upgrade. From memory even before the upgrade it was in similar or better condition the ground I past it to get to - Domeney Reserve.

But you add weight to the argument that St Bedes don't need a new ground, just a bit off dressing up of Brindisi St.
 
can't mark can't kick said:
I stand corrected Son. You are correct that I haven't been there since Whitefriars last got promoted from C Section. I'm glad to hear it has had an upgrade. From memory even before the upgrade it was in similar or better condition the ground I past it to get to - Domeney Reserve.

But you add weight to the argument that St Bedes don't need a new ground, just a bit off dressing up of Brindisi St.
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Well when Whitefriars were last in C grade it was in the middle of an upgrade and thats why it was bad they were changing it completely and adding the turf wicket but before that it was a superb ground and its back to that now
 

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