Only when the Bero lads offer to get on their knees.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubbles7
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Only when the Bero lads offer to get on their knees.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubbles7
I don't know what this meansQuote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
How are we looking for tomorrow out at Charlie, Cabaye#4??
Charlie v Suburbs is off grounds closed according to Facebook
What's the gardens like for drainage these days? How's it looking for Sunday?
The pitch at The Gardens was fine on Thursday night Wilso, I'll be there early tomorrow to suss it out & mark the lines.
I'll post on here as soon as I look over the ground, should be fine unless there's some torrential rain overnight.
No dramas mate thanks for the updateQuote:
Originally Posted by dan
Terrace V Bero
3rds 2-0
2nds 5-1
1st 3-0
9 point day!!
Westlakes vs Barnsley
3rds 0-5
Res 2-0
1st 0-1
Very wet and muddy day.
Morisset v cookers
Thirds
2-3
Ressies
0-7
First
3-1
Cheers to the Barnsley boys for a competitive day in abysmal conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donk
Special mention to Donk for the quality 2 goals he scored, we just had no response!
Are Cookers the new Kotara..... Resie champs in waiting... 1st.... not so much.... how long is it since they missed the finals???
Don't under estimate morrisset in 1sts, they will rattle a few teams if they stay fitQuote:
Originally Posted by Couchcoach
Games are on at The Gardens today.
Wallsend v Stockton
3rds: 3-1
Ressies: 1-0 at half time. The continued rain was quite substantial and the rest of the day was called off by the refs.
Games are off at the Gardens today.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan
Good to see you boys turn around the first round flogging given to you by Bero in 1st gradeQuote:
Originally Posted by onlooker
Glad 3rds got played at least. In reserves I didn't think the pitch was too bad in the first half, but that rain at halftime was the nail in the coffin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
Packing up & walking around the pitch I think the refs made the right decision in the end, it would've been nice to tough it out long enough for us to get the result though.
We have four of your warm up cones too that were left behind,just come & see one of us at the catch up games.
Yeh I agree. It was holding up well considering but the constant heavy showers killed it. No worries cheers mateQuote:
Originally Posted by dan
Morri in 1st have now beaten Suburb and cookers and draw with Barnsley and Terrace. That's pretty decent, I certainly wouldn't under estimate them!Quote:
Originally Posted by XRanger
Wait. You actually warm up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
Ha ha ha cheers mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICEBERG10
How's the field out at rathmines after the weekend? I hear it got pretty ruined on the weekend after the refs refused to call games off?
It's one massive field of mud, won't be playable for weeks and that's if there isn't a drop of rain.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftrightout
We will have to call the juniors off for the next few weeks and probably play our game in 3 weeks on the bottom field.
Don't the clubs have some sort of duty of care? If both coaches agrees, they can call it off.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICEBERG10
The field was shocking during third grade while it was still raining but it drained pretty well, it was still shit obviously but not unplayable. As mentioned though, the field copped a battering, the middle third probably won't be decent again for months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
Duty of care - we got stung a couple yrs back for calling off a games in the morning due to surface water. Rain stopped water drained the other team come inspected field hrs later and we had to forfeit the round cost our ressies a Finals spot. So my stance now it's to leave it to refs/councils to shut or call off games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
And on weekend the refs deemed it playable, our game in 3rds first half could've been called off with surface water stopping the ball at times but the ref pulled captains aside and both agreed to play on..
As a club you put in hard work on the fields to keep them in good condition and it does suck to see it get damaged but we do play a winter sport and unfortunately sometimes it happens.
By halftime of thirds we were happy to give you guys the points if that meant an end to the game but the sides of the field were in good condition with no mud so the ref deemed it playable. Sadly by ressies kickoff no rain and the puddles had dried up so the rest of the day was played.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donk
As you say winter sport but it would have been nice to avoid this but we will just have to manage from here on.
Would this be called off if it was a 'premier' pitch? Yes.
Therefor it should be called off for us. Our clubs don't have a much money as the premier clubs, so its takes even more work & effort to keep the pitches nice.
Shit ref's shouldn't be a decision for games to go ahead when clubs can call games off to save the pitch.
If the pitch will be completely destroyed from 1-2 games, they will simply be called off at Suburb. We put too much time and effort into attempting to keep the pitch in a good condition for it to be ruined in one day.
If games are in play and there is a downpour, I understand its up to the refs. But the Coaches (not captains) should step up and make the call.
We're all weekend warriors here, not paid professionals. No injury is worth playing in mud.
As far as I'm aware everyone was on same page at half time. Except refs and mayb me but only cos the mud slows everyone down to my pace ha ha haQuote:
Originally Posted by ICEBERG10
So what you're say is you had the opportunity to call all games off but didn't.... now it's the refs fault the fields turned to mud???
No it didn't need to be before the game all the rain was during which in turn left the decision to the refsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ivan
How do clubs fix a muddy pitch before they dry and have crusty clay edges and uneven holes everywhere? hate those ankle snappers
according to all the leagies out there we just need to toughen up coz "theres nothing wrong with a bit of mud footy"
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/47...-video/?cs=306
Tips for the weekend anyone???
I'll go with.
Barnsley
Draw
Morisset
Draw
Draw
Terrace
Barnsley
Suburb
Luckily for Suburb we have a manager of a equipment hire company in our club so we were always able to get hold of a 3 tonne roller to flatten out Lance York Oval. Used to take about 4-5 tinnies to do the job.Quote:
Originally Posted by hawk
Got us out of trouble with lighting in the past as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fridge
Lance Yorke looking good for the weekend.
I just wish players from other clubs would f@ck off and stop using our top ground when theirs are wet and give ours a chance to recover. Three groups booted in the last week and a half.
Morrisset have a liquor license anyone? Looking at our game plan for the bus strip
No we don't have one....... Get smashed before you get to the groundQuote:
Originally Posted by rolo