Oval usage - Cricket

[DJ75]

Wasn't sure where to put this, so figured I'd create a new thread.

As I'm sure everyone has heard, the SACA are pushing to host the Cricket final at the Adelaide Oval. This would be during the week between a Port game and our home game against North.

Cricket aside (seems silly to host at AO when they will likely have plenty of room to spare to Rolton oval for the crowd), this raises huge concerns for us.

Firstly, they will need to dig up the centre square and bring in a drop in pitch. Then take out the pitch and replace it again. That leaves a lot of damage in the centre and around the ground. It opens up huge possibilities for the grass etc.. to be moving during the game and brings enormous injury risks.
Then there is the damage to the ground from the machinery used to bring the pitch in.
If you watch this video you can see the path that the machine comes in on. It leaves a damaged surface behind.

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THEN, we will also have the issue of the grass being cut significantly shorter for the cricket. To me it raises the risk of other injuries (more likely concussions on heads hitting the ground, foot injuries, stress fractures etc...) There is a reason we still play on longer grass.

As good as it is for cricket in SA, as a club we should be very loudly (behind closed doors) making it clear we don't want this. We should not be putting out players at greater risk of injuries to appease cricket.

Thoughts?

 

[dogs105]

Final should definitely be at AO, and AFL should not start before late March at the earliest. This is clearly cricket season.

 

[Hate the pear]

There will be bugger all people there anyway so play it at KR..!

 

[Peter Doherty]

Play it at Karen Rolton.

 

[dogs105]

Also, I went to every day in '96, and it was awesome (was at Uni, so...)

 

[Carn The Texan]

Final should definitely be at AO, and AFL should not start before late March at the earliest. This is clearly cricket season.

From a weather perspective it would make a lot more sense in the south of the Australian continent to run footy up to even November (spring can run cold and wet all the way up to December sometimes in Melbourne) and for cricket season to take advantage of the dryer and calmer conditions through to end of March or even a bit later.


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[Dc9798]

Wasn't sure where to put this, so figured I'd create a new thread.

As I'm sure everyone has heard, the SACA are pushing to host the Cricket final at the Adelaide Oval. This would be during the week between a Port game and our home game against North.

Cricket aside (seems silly to host at AO when they will likely have plenty of room to spare to Rolton oval for the crowd), this raises huge concerns for us.

Firstly, they will need to dig up the centre square and bring in a drop in pitch. Then take out the pitch and replace it again. That leaves a lot of damage in the centre and around the ground. It opens up huge possibilities for the grass etc.. to be moving during the game and brings enormous injury risks.
Then there is the damage to the ground from the machinery used to bring the pitch in.
If you watch this video you can see the path that the machine comes in on. It leaves a damaged surface behind.

3.6K views · 153 reactions | Time lapse of the pitches being installed at Adelaide Oval 2022. | The pitches are in! Cricket season is back at #AdelaideOval 🏏 Look at our groundies hard at work after the final siren of footy last week. What match...

The pitches are in! Cricket season is back at #AdelaideOval 🏏 Look at our groundies hard at work after the final siren of footy last week. What match...

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THEN, we will also have the issue of the grass being cut significantly shorter for the cricket. To me it raises the risk of other injuries (more likely concussions on heads hitting the ground, foot injuries, stress fractures etc...) There is a reason we still play on longer grass.

As good as it is for cricket in SA, as a club we should be very loudly (behind closed doors) making it clear we don't want this. We should not be putting out players at greater risk of injuries to appease cricket.

Thoughts?

Agree. I'm not keen on the Shield final being played at AO given such a tight turn-around from the end of the PA game to our game a week later.
SACA have KRO ready to go, hopefully it gets played there.

 

[Scorpus]

The two AFL matches would get upwards of 70k fans combined

The Shield final would be lucky to get 15k across all days combined

Don't see why the Shield final should have priority over the AFL

 

[SuperEgz]

 

[Eagleboy2011]

So generous.
"Discussions are also underway to make the cricket final free to attend."

Our taxpayer money at work.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Your concerns of increased injury risk due to grass length isn't that big of a deal - the SCG and Gabba don't have drop in pitches, and their squares are alot harder than you're worrying about.

I hope the SACA isn't putting all its eggs in Adelaide Oval. I'd also be trying to get in contact to try and utilise Glenelg Oval potentially as a plan B.

Also, if I were the AFL, I wouldn't be saying 'if we can make it work, we wont stand in the way' - You have a perfect opportunity to negotiate. I'd be going 'we're happy for you to play here, if we can use Adelaide Oval for any AFLw GF that needs to be hosted in Adelaide'

 

[Crow_Magnon]

Move the drop in pitch to Footy Park "a la WSC" days.....or is that ground in no fit state to host a cricket match. TBH this is part of the reason why Footy Park was originally built to avoid clashes between the cricket and footy seasons! Bloody Redbacks, who'd have thought they'd start winning matches again!

 

[WetCrow1991]

Yeah lets **** the ground up for the sweet **** all people that will attend, especially during the week.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Move the drop in pitch to Footy Park "a la WSC" days.....or is that ground in no fit state to host a cricket match. TBH this is part of the reason why Footy Park was originally built to avoid clashes between the cricket and footy seasons! Bloody Redbacks, who'd have thought they'd start winning matches again!

No stands there.

 

[WetCrow1991]

So generous.
"Discussions are also underway to make the cricket final free to attend."

Our taxpayer money at work.

To be fair with the small amount of people that will attend, the difference between free and paid is relatively insignificant.

Having it at Adelaide Oval will generate a loss. However, that's ok, our club gets to subsidize the shield, what a amazing treat for us!

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Final should definitely be at AO, and AFL should not start before late March at the earliest. This is clearly cricket season.

even if the AFL season started later, this would still be a problem

 

[Eagleboy2011]

To be fair with the small amount of people that will attend, the difference between free and paid is relatively insignificant.

Having it at Adelaide Oval will generate a loss. However, that's ok, our club gets to subsidize the shield, what a amazing treat for us!

You are correct. Gatekeeper wages would exceed paying customers. Maybe it's to keep SACA members thinking their subs are being used wisely.

 

[dogs105]

even if the AFL season started later, this would still be a problem

depends how late...

 

[FR0GGY]

Lunacy to hold it at AO, Karen Rolton is there, perfectly fine to use, zero reason to dig up AO.

 

[Coopers]

To be fair with the small amount of people that will attend, the difference between free and paid is relatively insignificant.

Having it at Adelaide Oval will generate a loss. However, that's ok, our club gets to subsidize the shield, what a amazing treat for us!

We're not supposed to make a profit though, so unless we can't pay our bills (which we can) then who cares?

 

[Cromulant]

Lunacy to hold it at AO, Karen Rolton is there, perfectly fine to use, zero reason to dig up AO.

Lunacy to hold it at a sides home ground ??

Wouldn't have thought so.

 

[FR0GGY]

Lunacy to hold it at a sides home ground ??

Wouldn't have thought so.

It’s well into footy season by then, they also play games at Karen Rolton.
Playing it at AO with 5k supporters there is embarrassing.

 

[Cromulant]

It’s well into footy season by then, they also play games at Karen Rolton.
Playing it at AO with 5k supporters there is embarrassing.

If they get 5K there, which they will do, they wont fit them in at KRO.

 

[FR0GGY]

If they get 5K there, which they will do, they wont fit them in at KRO.

What’s capacity there?

 

[Peter Doherty]

Lunacy to hold it at a sides home ground ??

Wouldn't have thought so.

Yes. No one cares.