Qld Premier Rugby 2024

[Confucius Say]

Agree. Finals on a sandpit at Crosby.

Brothers should incorporate into their development project the same playing surface as Eastern Suburbs rugby in Sydney.

How FieldTurf took Easts Rugby Union Football Club to the next level - FieldTurf Australia

How FieldTurf took Easts Rugby Union Football Club to the next level Nested away in Sydney’s Eastern suburb of Woollahra is the Easts Rugby Union Football Club. More than 120 years old, the club was home to men’s and women’s rugby in the region. […]

www.fieldturf.com.au

 

[LevitatingSocks]

Agree. Finals on a sandpit at Crosby.

Brothers should incorporate into their development project the same playing surface as Eastern Suburbs rugby in Sydney.

How FieldTurf took Easts Rugby Union Football Club to the next level - FieldTurf Australia

How FieldTurf took Easts Rugby Union Football Club to the next level Nested away in Sydney’s Eastern suburb of Woollahra is the Easts Rugby Union Football Club. More than 120 years old, the club was home to men’s and women’s rugby in the region. […]

www.fieldturf.com.au

I can't speak to that specific technology but I am wary of synthetic turf. Higher injury risk, boiling hot in the sun, and friction burns.

Feels like choosing the lesser of two evils between synthetic and the current set-up at Brothers.

 

[JRugby2]

I can't speak to that specific technology but I am wary of synthetic turf. Higher injury risk, boiling hot in the sun, and friction burns.

Feels like choosing the lesser of two evils between synthetic and the current set-up at Brothers.

I mean I appreciate that link is effectively an ad for the company, but it specifically calls out that Easts saw a reduction in injury among it's playing group and that the technology (using cork) means it's significantly cooler to the point it doesn't need irrigation to cool it down.

 

[LevitatingSocks]

I mean I appreciate that link is effectively an ad for the company, but it specifically calls out that Easts saw a reduction in injury among it's playing group and that the technology (using cork) means it's significantly cooler to the point it doesn't need irrigation to cool it down.

Yeah purely speculation on my part. Would be interested to see a breakdown in the data they're using to claim a reduction in injury (e.g. a significant fall in contusions and cuts paired with a minor rise in ligament and joint injuries would still count as a reduction in injury).

Also interested in if denial of "problems with excess heat" means the field is as cool as natural grass or if it's just less hot compared to typical artificial turf.

Venues and councils tend to love artificial turf because it's far cheaper in the long term compared to the maintenance of natural grass and they can flog it with as much use as they want even if it does have drawbacks.

My personal opinion is well-maintained natural grass > hybrid > poorly-maintained grass > 3g synthetic > 2g synthetic.

 

[footinbothcamps]

I can't speak to that specific technology but I am wary of synthetic turf. Higher injury risk, boiling hot in the sun, and friction burns.

Feels like choosing the lesser of two evils between synthetic and the current set-up at Brothers.

my son recently played in the NSW u16 schools tournament at Easts in Sydney, he wasnt a fan of the field, we are still dealing with burns on the elbows.

 

[Rugby follower]

Surely Brothers aren't hosting finals on that dirt/sand track. It would be a bit silly to press on with it in that state.

I imagine the sand pit will turn into a mud pit after the rain we have just had. Even worse some really hot days forecast will turn the mud into concrete. Will be interesting to see how it holds up.

 

[Oldschool]

Mud is not a problem at Crosby..... Sand,....Lots of sand.