SAASL Ground Watch

[swannsong]

Just putting this up there as a forewarning topic.

Just been down to Southern Knights ground at O'Sullivan Beach....very, very soft in parts with quite a bit of surface water and little chance of it drying up.
South Adelaide Panthers have a re-scheduled game there for tomorrow against Sturt ( as Sturts ground is off limits and Burton is not to be used).
If that game goes ahead I imagine parts of the O'Sullivan Beach ground will be a quagmire.
With Munno Para having to travel over an hour to get here on Sunday there could be a chance a referee might not allow the game to go ahead.
We really need someone from the referees association (or the referee assigned the game) to assess the ground before 10:00-am Sunday so that we/they can let Munno Para (who have a bus scheduled to leave at 10:30 am) know if the game will go ahead or not !

[BANYA]

Just putting this up there as a forewarning topic.

Just been down to Southern Knights ground at O'Sullivan Beach....ver, very soft in parts with quite a bit of surface water and little chance of it drying up.
South Adelaide Panthers have are-scheduled game there for tomorrow against Sturt ( as Sturts ground is off limits and Burton is not to be used).
If that game goes ahead I imagine parts of the O'Sullivan Beach ground will be a quagmire.
With Munno Para having to travel over an hour to get here on Sunday there could be a chance a refereemight not allow the game to go ahead.
We really need someone from the referees association (or the referee assigned the game) to assess the ground before 11:00am Sunday so that we/they can let Munno Para know if the game will go ahead or not !

Please let us know at the earliest possible Swanny as we have a bus scheduled at 10.30am for some players and supporters. I will PM you my phone number... Cheers Tom Radford.

[Steve#4]

Just down at St Clair and soggy like most grounds but playable.

Unfortunately most won't know until tomorrow morning after we see what rain falls tonight.

[Hatchet Squad]

Our game was called off by stingrays a couple of weeks ago on the Saturday night. Didn't realise the actual referee had to do it.

[God is an Englishman]

Our game was called off by stingrays a couple of weeks ago on the Saturday night. Didn't realise the actual referee had to do it.

Not sure on the policy here but I would imagine if if gets to the day it should be done by the referee BUT if you know the pitch is going to be unplayable then it's just common sense to call it as early as possible to people don't waste their days.

For the record, dark when I was at Ladywood last night but from all reports it's wet and very muddy. As was said earlier, so much will depend on the over night rain which means we'll probably have to wait for the refs to make the call.

[swannsong]

I believe there needs to be a recreation ground horticultural and soil engineering think tank....what is the best turf-grasses to use, how to achieve the best drainage and maintenance ideas. Council (and private) ground maintenance people need to share ideas.....
Some grounds seem to hold up extremely well, regardless of rainfall etc.
Is the pumping of reclaimed water into the underground aquifers raising the water table making grounds less able to soak up heavy rainfall ?

[Big G]

I believe there needs to be a recreation ground horticultural and soil engineering think tank....what is the best turf-grasses to use, how to achieve the best drainage and maintenance ideas. Council (and private) ground maintenance people need to share ideas.....
Some grounds seem to hold up extremely well, regardless of rainfall etc.
Is the pumping of reclaimed water into the underground aquifers raising the water table making grounds less able to soak up heavy rainfall ?

Get a slope like ours, drainage is awesome!

[swannsong]

I believe there needs to be a recreation ground horticultural and soil engineering think tank....what is the best turf-grasses to use, how to achieve the best drainage and maintenance ideas. Council (and private) ground maintenance people need to share ideas.....
Some grounds seem to hold up extremely well, regardless of rainfall etc.
Is the pumping of reclaimed water into the underground aquifers raising the water table making grounds less able to soak up heavy rainfall ?

Get a slope like ours, drainage is awesome!

Walkley Park....

[Big G]

still green though

[Ubietz]

It's not too bad this season. Seen it way worse.

Luckily no home game this round.

[swannsong]

Sun is out now...but it has a lot of water to evaporate !!

[Big G]

expecting hail tonight aren't we :?

[Stitch This]

expecting hail tonight aren't we :?

The chance of small hail and thunder in the evening.

[loukaniko]

Why is it that the state and premier leagues have the foresight to call off u18 and reserves matches so that a grade matches can still go ahead yet in the saasl this never seems to happen. Vipers played Red Blue Eagles on one of the worst pitches I've seen straight after Cs and Bs played on the same pitch and tore it to shreads. B and C matches can be rescheduled at season's end if they have any bearing on the overall champion, otherwise they can be missed. I'd be spewing as a B or C player but would realise the important business of promotion and relegation happens in the A grade.

[Delete Your Account]

Why is it that the state and premier leagues have the foresight to call off u18 and reserves matches so that a grade matches can still go ahead yet in the saasl this never seems to happen. Vipers played Red Blue Eagles on one of the worst pitches I've seen straight after Cs and Bs played on the same pitch and tore it to shreads. B and C matches can be rescheduled at season's end if they have any bearing on the overall champion, otherwise they can be missed. I'd be spewing as a B or C player but would realise the important business of promotion and relegation happens in the A grade.

Of course it happens.

Cobras postponed their reserves catch up game just last weekend, so the A game could happen.

[Stitch This]

Cs Sturt Marion vs BOSA postponed.

As & Bs still going ahead at the moment.

[penalty]

The problem is that B's and C's are refereed by club referees who don't take into account that they need to preserve the ground for the seniors (A's) to play. Clubs need to educate their club referees.
This also applies to appointed referees on reserve games. They need to consider if the B's game goes ahead, would it destroy the pitch which would have a bearing on the A's game going ahead.

[Baresi]

Why is it that the state and premier leagues have the foresight to call off u18 and reserves matches so that a grade matches can still go ahead yet in the saasl this never seems to happen. Vipers played Red Blue Eagles on one of the worst pitches I've seen straight after Cs and Bs played on the same pitch and tore it to shreads. B and C matches can be rescheduled at season's end if they have any bearing on the overall champion, otherwise they can be missed. I'd be spewing as a B or C player but would realise the important business of promotion and relegation happens in the A grade.

I guess they could always swap the playing times around so the A's played 1st. Im sure the reserves and c's wouldnt be too precious about the state of the pitch.

[God is an Englishman]

why would B's & C's care about the pitch, I mean it's not like they're still member of the club or pay the same fees or anything is it?

Yeah, let them suffer!

[Knight15]

why would B's & C's care about the pitch, I mean it's not like they're still member of the club or pay the same fees or anything is it?

Yeah, let them suffer!

A good beatings what they deserve

[Steve#4]

Why is it that the state and premier leagues have the foresight to call off u18 and reserves matches so that a grade matches can still go ahead yet in the saasl this never seems to happen. Vipers played Red Blue Eagles on one of the worst pitches I've seen straight after Cs and Bs played on the same pitch and tore it to shreads. B and C matches can be rescheduled at season's end if they have any bearing on the overall champion, otherwise they can be missed. I'd be spewing as a B or C player but would realise the important business of promotion and relegation happens in the A grade.

I guess they could always swap the playing times around so the A's played 1st. Im sure the reserves and c's wouldnt be too precious about the state of the pitch.

Try getting some facts before having a go on here...B's and C's played on that pitch as we had the pitch on the otherside set up for the A's. We linemarked and put up nets on the pitch that was the best quality but unfortunately during the B's it pelted down and a puddle formed on the A's pitch so the Ref wouldn't play on it. Trust me, we wanted our side to play on the better surface because the 2nd pitch would have evened up the contest....Surprise surprise, we didn't get to (refs decision) and that made the game what it was.

[MuzzaStu111]

last I checked we played amateurs just play it out!
Adelaide Uni v Murray Bridge United cancelled offered to play it in Murray Bridge but was refused. I know home ground advantage is huge with the thousands of screaming supporters and all but bloody hell was well keen to play 2moro!!!

Or maybe the Uni lads couldn't afford the petrol!

[Kim Kallstrom]

Uni vs Wanderers

All 3 games are now being played at Findon.

[predator]

Walkley Park....

I used to play on a pitch like that, Pype hayes park UK

[God is an Englishman]

last I checked we played amateurs just play it out!
Adelaide Uni v Murray Bridge United cancelled offered to play it in Murray Bridge but was refused. I know home ground advantage is huge with the thousands of screaming supporters and all but bloody hell was well keen to play 2moro!!!

Or maybe the Uni lads couldn't afford the petrol!

If I played for uni I'd be laughing at any suggestion of playing it at your ground as well. Bad enough having to go there once a season.

[The moyesiah]

Grange has been deemed unfit for anything by the council all games postponed for all teams

[brisroar]

If I was uni I wouldn't be going to Murray bridge to get the game called off. Petrol is 150.09 a litre!

[gooner4life]

***IMPORTANT***

ALL GAMES AT FLINDERS TOMORROW SAT 20th HAVE BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE WEATHER

The league has been notified, as have the refs. Club officals have also been notified. If you could please let your players know.

This affects Angle Vale Div 5
East Adelaide Div 4
And One Tree Hill Div 3

We are sorry for the late notice, but a recent pitch inspection means the games won't go ahead.

Our apologies to all teams and players affected.

[MuzzaStu111]

Our pitch is fine lets play ball! I'm keen to get dirty!

[Clever Trevor]

Our pitch is fine lets play ball! I'm keen to get dirty!

Hazara might be looking for a run around??

And they might get dirty with you.