I don't know if knuckles mentioned it, but the Adelaide oval curator ( who was probably Arthur Lance back then ) used to live in a house that was inside the oval grounds and just behind the mound at the river end.
He must have been a very heavy sleeper as the echo of the axe hitting the goal post would have been incredibly noisy at night in an empty stadium.
I was at the game, northern end right behind the goals. Still can't believe Colin Browne didn't make the distance let alone have the accuracy as he seemed to be only about 30 yards from goal.