Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Well considering all ovals have been closed in Canberra this weekend, it probably won't matter
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Jellic87
Chris McKivat (8)
Surely they won't cancel will they!? I would have thought this is standard Canberra rugby playing weather!!
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
ALL GAMES OFF THIS WEEKEND
http://www.economicdevelopment.act....e/edd_files/html/all-act-sportsgrounds-closed
http://www.economicdevelopment.act....e/edd_files/html/all-act-sportsgrounds-closed
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Charlie Fox (21)
Say it aint so......Between Vikings Park and the University grounds they should be able to get a number of games going. Couldn't be too hard to run East vs Tuggeranong on the main oval at Viking Park and Wests vs Royals on the back. With all that money spent Gungahlin should be open or could move to one of the many Uni ovals either at UC or ANU.
Surely the ACT Government doesn't control these fields.
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Ted Thorn (20)
Someone should start a petition to make sure this never happens again. What a joke it's not even raining.
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Government owns the new Gungahlin and it was closed last week for the opening.
I think there is only one field with rugby posts at UC and the field is terrible at the best of times.
And besides it was announced at 12 on a Friday, as we know in Canberra not much gets done on POETS day in the arvo.
I think there is only one field with rugby posts at UC and the field is terrible at the best of times.
And besides it was announced at 12 on a Friday, as we know in Canberra not much gets done on POETS day in the arvo.
Rugby Central
Charlie Fox (21)
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Pretty shit news for all players and people involved/people wanting to watch - I would say if it was later into the season they would of let it go - but due to it being 1st round they prob dont want the ovals destroyed over one weekend and then they are having to pay to get them fixed throughout the season....
Crap news - the question is - with no byes now when will the games be made up?
Crap news - the question is - with no byes now when will the games be made up?
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
The guy in charge of ovals etc said that with the rain last week and this weeks rain, there was a lot of surface water on some ovals and they don't have the resources to be able to fix all the ovals if they get damaged this weekend.
By winter some of them are very ordinary anyway. I can understand his point from one perspective but understand that many teams were keen to play.
By winter some of them are very ordinary anyway. I can understand his point from one perspective but understand that many teams were keen to play.
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
I assume Vikings own their oval, ANU North comes under their control and Queanbeyan is obviously owned by the council so that leaves Griffith, Nicholls/Gungahlin, Jamison and Phillip under Government control?
Maybe if they can arrange it early enough they could move but there are other sports using those ovals to consider
Maybe if they can arrange it early enough they could move but there are other sports using those ovals to consider
Have heard from a few people that Easts said no to playing at Viking Park on the weekend...
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getemback10sir
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fair enough too for mine. they probably let their players know before the vikings made the offer. i wonder if this extra week off will prove to be useful for each premier division club
Probably would have been more beneficial to just play on the weekend, I suspect.
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getemback10sir
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Well possibly not from the point of view of Eastern Suburbs.
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
That may sort of tell you something in regards to the position they are in at the moment...
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getemback10sir
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Equal first on the ladder?
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
You would think their 1st side would of played?
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