First game at the SCG

[R-1]

No it won't not unless they are putting 5m all round. In actual fact MCG is 160m X 141 & SCG is at present 149 X 136 if we add 5m it will be 154 X 136. If it is 5m all round then yes it will be longer and the same width.But if they are just lengthening the ground at the Noble, Bradman, Messenger stands end then they are the dimensions.

The SCG is actually 152 now. Has been since 2007.

http://www.austadiums.com/news/news.php?id=338

[aardvark]

Does this mean the 50m arc will now really be a 50m arc and the commentators will have to shut up about it?

Or if, like Wolfie, they forget the extra 3m it could become the 53m arc! Oh dear i'm confused.

[Zlatorog]

People can check current stats for SCG here:
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) | Austadiums. The capacity (before development) used to be 47,000 and it will be increased to 48,000. This is an increase of only 1,000, but they spent a lot of money for this. I hope it will be worth it.

[top40]

Playing a GWS-Sydney game at the Showground at Olympic Park would be a fantastic occasion for NSW AFL. With its 25000 capacity, it would be certainly a full house. There would perhaps be consideration to put temporary seating on the scoreboard end of the ground, increasing the capacity to over 30000.

[R-1]

Does this mean the 50m arc will now really be a 50m arc and the commentators will have to shut up about it?

Or if, like Wolfie, they forget the extra 3m it could become the 53m arc! Oh dear i'm confused.

Haha they've been 50 metres since 2007, commentators are just idiots. Watch them continue to talk about the tiny SCG even though it will be longer than the Gabba and only 4 metres shy of the MCG.

[Triple B]

No it won't not unless they are putting 5m all round. In actual fact MCG is 160m X 141 & SCG is at present 149 X 136 if we add 5m it will be 154 X 136. If it is 5m all round then yes it will be longer and the same width.But if they are just lengthening the ground at the Noble, Bradman, Messenger stands end then they are the dimensions.

Are all these ground sizes you're quoting playing field size? There is little doubt that the boundary line is much closer to the fence at the SCG than at the MCG.

When you're pulling these stats out of your almanac, could they be talking about cricket?

[spiffy-dude]

Do GWS really have a home ground advantage if they request their games at skoda? I see it more of an advantage to us with our membership numbers and fans. But if we get to play at a real ground with a top class surface then i am all for it.

I kid not, every game we play at homebush i pray our players don't suffer severe injuries such is the shocking state of the playing surface.

[wolftone57]

The SCG is actually 152 now. Has been since 2007.


Longer field for SCG | Austadiums

That still does not make it bigger than the MCG 152 +5 = 157 not 160. really funny the same site gave me the other figures when I asked for the current ground sizes.

[Mug Punter]

Do GWS really have a home ground advantage if they request their games at skoda? I see it more of an advantage to us with our membership numbers and fans. But if we get to play at a real ground with a top class surface then i am all for it.

I kid not, every game we play at homebush i pray our players don't suffer severe injuries such is the shocking state of the playing surface.

ANZ Stadium really is not fit for purpose for AFL football, Skoda should be more than adequate for the Bogans until they get relocated to Canberra