Pictures of works at TBO 19th October.
The Schedule calls for completion in April 2014.
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Pictures of works at TBO 19th October.
The Schedule calls for completion in April 2014.
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Wow, spectators will think they are at a new ground! I was talking earlier today to a Sandy supporter, before I'd seen these pics., and I asked him about the narrow spectator bit in front of the timekeeper's box. He said terracing was proposed, but the photo above has the excavation right at the building.
It is great to see improvements being made to VFL grounds.
What is in store for Footscray?
What is in store for Richmond? Last Wednesday's Daily Rupert said $1m was to be spent improving Punt Road Oval for VFL matches.
Looks like they will have to build a retaining wall at the Sandringham end goals or have terraces.
I had a look at Port the other and there is no way that new building will be ready for the 2014 season
Intereseting I didnt realizse how much has been taken from the city end embankments over the years ( they used to be massive and thats why Port could hold 25,000 plus crowds in the past)the ground will be lucky to hold 5000 - 6000 in future
Sandy's ground at the moment looks like a trotting track. Sandringham TROTS ??
In reply to Sandy's ground at the moment by vfa
No reason why Sandy's ground should not be the BEST in the competition !!!
The Can Hill end was around 800 mm higher than the Hampton St end, hence the extra amount being dug out...explains why why the Hampton St end kept getting flooded after heavy rain...
Can Hill will be terraced...new interchange benches..
Grass being laid mid December
Now...for that electronic scoreboard...
Yes digs up till about 15 years ago it had to be the best all year round surface in Melbourne because of the sandy soil and natural drainage down through the sandstone underneath but I dont know what went wrong - maybe too much top dressing with the wrong type of soils that didnt let the water seep through?
If the ground is terraced along the beach side wing and around the Can Hill end plus some cover on the beach side say something like a Toorak Park it would be one of the nicest and best small stadiums in Melbourne.
Zebraman wrote:
Now...for that electronic scoreboard...
You'd sure love that! But, a back up manual scoreboard is needed in event of electricity failure.
billythekid wrote:
some cover on the beach side say something like a Toorak Park
The shelter along Orrong Road side at Toorak Park is really great. In the early days at Moorabbin there was a simple shelter which kept spectators dry.
Such shelters could easily and inexpensively be provided at other football grounds.
In reply to The Can Hill end was around by zebraman
Thats very interesting the the surface wasnt level It wasnt easy to see but it explains why they had to cut into the hill at Can Hill to get the playing surface level. I hope they do a good job of the terracing and build it up higher at the back.
With the cover along the beach side I dont think it would cost that much to do as it really only needs a roof and some light colorbond cladding along the back.
But knowing the mongrel Greenies/Yuppies on Bayside Council it wont be done -if the had their way the ground would be bulldozed and made into a park.Many years ago the Sandringham council at the time wanted to locate the footy club to some open land they had a Balcombe Road but when they found out how much it would cost to replace the facilities at the Beach Road Oval which the SFC insisted on if they were to shift they shit themselves
The link below is video I took with my iphone a couple of weeks ago...lots more work done since then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI2BX3qrJ0M
I believe the Canhill goal end will have terracing similar as Avalon Oval Werribee.