Pre-season Training 2018

[Twodogs]

I'm not talking about press coverage - this stuff is posted on other club's websites.

I was referring to BAD's post but I also agree with you. I can't think why we'd keep mum about the results of the 2k time trials.

[Hotdog60]

Or at least exaggerate them so the other teams burn themselves out early in the season trying to keep up.

[ledge]

Heard that Libba is fired up this year, from the mouth of Trengove.
Very popular person is Trengove.
We are on for next year.

[Eastdog]

Meh! This time last year the press were all over us giving us wall to wall coverage in the dailys. Where did that get us?

We are flying a little under the radar. Not necessarily a bad thing at all.

[LostDoggy]

We are flying a little under the radar. Not necessarily a bad thing at all.

Agreed, I'm more then happy for us to go about our business quietly and ninja though the pre-season.

[bornadog]

[Eastdog]

Any idea what is going on with the Whitten Oval surface?

[bornadog]

Any idea what is going on with the Whitten Oval surface?

Just the summer top soil - no big deal, they do it every year.

[Eastdog]

Just the summer top soil - no big deal, they do it every year.

Cheers BAD.

Yeah a few woofers were wondering.

[Mantis]

Just the summer top soil - no big deal, they do it every year.

As someone who drives past the ground quite regularly I’ve never seen the surface in such condition at this time of the year.

It’s less than satisfactory that our players are training on this.

[bornadog]

Cheers BAD.

Yeah a few woofers were wondering.

refer around post #23 in this thread

[jeemak]

With the rain we've had and a few hot and sunny days next week, we won't have to wait long for the couch grass to go completely nuts and generate cover.

A bit of loose top soil is OK providing the next layer is firm enough, a bit like a wet ground. It's when the first layer is loose supported by really soft ground that you need to worry.

If it wasn't safe players wouldn't be training on it.

[Twodogs]

As someone who drives past the ground quite regularly I’ve never seen the surface in such condition at this time of the year.

It’s less than satisfactory that our players are training on this.

I agree. It hasn't looked this bad since the cricket club moved.

[Remi Moses]

The ground looks worse than it actually is . That grass is softand unlike Etihad which looks great, but is basically concrete

[BornInDroopSt'54]

As someone who drives past the ground quite regularly I’ve never seen the surface in such condition at this time of the year.

It’s less than satisfactory that our players are training on this.

Yeah nah. We golfers at great golf courses do it seasonally. All good grounds have it done. It poses no injury concerns and is great to play footy on, even bounces, even surface. It is topdressed with sand which the grass loves to grow through and eliminates any thatch or dead grass that may inhibit grass growth.