Sydney Subbies 2025

[Odyssey_Park the 2nd]

I hope I'm wrong but seems like we are in for a repeat of 2024 with the weather. Forecast for his week is dire and on the back of rain last week can see Council's getting on the front foot and closing grounds. There is already a decent list of matches set down for double points later in the year. Also challenging for the clubs who lose a home game and the revenue associated. Hard for clubs to keep players engaged too with limited training and match time

I’m intrigued as to what Subbies do this weekend. If the forecast holds some games may be able to be moved West or onto the plastic. But if the majority of games are washed out dies Subbies can the round completely or will it just become double points in the 2nd half of the season?
As you say I think a lot of councils will have shut there grounds and keep them shut all week.

 

[Here To Do]

I’m intrigued as to what Subbies do this weekend. If the forecast holds some games may be able to be moved West or onto the plastic. But if the majority of games are washed out dies Subbies can the round completely or will it just become double points in the 2nd half of the season?
As you say I think a lot of councils will have shut there grounds and keep them shut all week.

Previously rounds have been canned as if they weren't scheduled at all -happened in D2 last year I believe

 

[Pfitzy]

Previously rounds have been canned as if they weren't scheduled at all -happened in D2 last year I believe

I believe that was the only time Tim Richards has had to call a washout round.

It is difficult to see it happening again, as you only need one game to go ahead in a given division.

Div 1 has Lapstone as a safety against coastal rain.
Div 2 with Irish on the plastic at Latham can only be upset if Randwick need it.
Div 3 are all in close proximity so might be in question, tho Headen went ahead last week despite some rain, and Blacktown are now in the mix.
Div 4 are slightly scattered but north-south which can come undone - Kings play on McKay in fairly ordinary conditions tho.
Div 6 has Penrith and Merrylands who largely control the fate of their own pitch.

And Div 5? Coastal rain is no threat with 4 clubs out this way, even if ROBRs get shut down by the school as happened on the weekand - Blacktown having a spare pitch in the area is useful. HVRU have Deerubbin as a fallback.

And of course, the #fieldofdreams is held to a higher standard than Council grounds in the area and has been played on in driving rain, ready for action again the next day after a few hours to drain and a bit of a breeze.

 

[Here To Do]

I believe that was the only time Tim Richards has had to call a washout round.

It is difficult to see it happening again, as you only need one game to go ahead in a given division.

Div 1 has Lapstone as a safety against coastal rain.
Div 2 with Irish on the plastic at Latham can only be upset if Randwick need it.
Div 3 are all in close proximity so might be in question, tho Headen went ahead last week despite some rain, and Blacktown are now in the mix.
Div 4 are slightly scattered but north-south which can come undone - Kings play on McKay in fairly ordinary conditions tho.
Div 6 has Penrith and Merrylands who largely control the fate of their own pitch.

And Div 5? Coastal rain is no threat with 4 clubs out this way, even if ROBRs get shut down by the school as happened on the weekand - Blacktown having a spare pitch in the area is useful. HVRU have Deerubbin as a fallback.

And of course, the #fieldofdreams is held to a higher standard than Council grounds in the area and has been played on in driving rain, ready for action again the next day after a few hours to drain and a bit of a breeze.

Maybe a dumb question Pfitzy but is Kellyville sand based? I think most of the major stadia in Sydney are and they don't tend to water log like local grounds can.

 

[Pfitzy]

Maybe a dumb question Pfitzy but is Kellyville sand based? I think most of the major stadia in Sydney are and they don't tend to water log like local grounds can.

Not a dumb question at all I just don't know the answer.

Originally it was built by Council for a junior soccer club. When the Eels moved in they extended it to the north, and improved it through better management e.g. oversowing and more careful management, but most of the original drainage and irrigation hardware is still there, along with the turf.

The key factor is the elevation: the drainage to the west goes downslope, which means in combination with a good root base means the water doesn't hang around very long. Having walked all 5 fields in the facility after rain, I'd say it is the quickest to dry out.

That said, it is getting a fair bit of wear and tear as one of the only grounds that can survive a downpour in the area. Therefore several community games land there when other fields are closed e.g. I hosted schoolboy rugby there a few weeks back when the schools closed their field.

Right now it is closed to give it a rest, to be reviewed Wednesday. Unfortunately not every club understands this, and you'll often find people in similar livery up there training with "nah we're just a bunch of 30 mates wearing exactly the same soccer club's kit".

There is also a bit of angst with the junior RL club who were in the park pre-development and think it's theirs by right... One day I found a massive double-door fridge of theirs in the Away change room, for example.