It’s not only poor drainage from fixed ticket prices and revenue sharing eliminating incentives to improve grounds, but also that global warming had not taken its toll on Melbourne as it did after 1996. With cooler and wetter weather water is naturally not going to evaporate as much, so muddy grounds were more likely though this was the wettest winter since the record wet year of 1952 (which as evidence of global warming followed the driest tropical “wet” since 1885).
Yep...the 'G was in such crap condition, they had to cover it in sand...although Geelong played well in the mud that year with wins over Melbourne (twice) and Essendon in the slop.
Collingwood did win this one...
I preferred the round 12? match...Ablett's 38 touches and 7.4, including my fave goal...
80s football my fave...no BS, no politics, no corporatisaion. Back when footy was for the fans.
It’s not only poor drainage from fixed ticket prices and revenue sharing eliminating incentives to improve grounds, but also that global warming had not taken its toll on Melbourne as it did after 1996. With cooler and wetter weather water is naturally not going to evaporate as much, so muddy grounds were more likely though this was the wettest winter since the record wet year of 1952 (which as evidence of global warming followed the driest tropical “wet” since 1885).
guodade 2 months ago
Darren Millane - 29 possessions, 10 marks
cmloz 8 months ago
yeah players these days have it so good with playing on grounds in very good conditions
pradz80 2 years ago
35K turned up....
COLL 19.11 (Daicos 3, McKeown 3, Wrenstead 3, Alexander 2, Barwick 2, Hawke 2, Hrysoulakis 2, Starcevich, Turner) def GEEL 14.20 (Ablett 3, Couch 2, G.Hocking 2, Bairstow, Bews, Brownless, Bruns, S.Hocking, Lindner, Morgan)
MHJanson 3 years ago
Yep...the 'G was in such crap condition, they had to cover it in sand...although Geelong played well in the mud that year with wins over Melbourne (twice) and Essendon in the slop.
Collingwood did win this one...
I preferred the round 12? match...Ablett's 38 touches and 7.4, including my fave goal...
80s football my fave...no BS, no politics, no corporatisaion. Back when footy was for the fans.
uraniumdeath 4 years ago
Daics just bobs and and kicks 3 classy goals what a freak! And a nice little 28 point win if i remember correctly :-)
M470 4 years ago