Wiz
Years ago

Time for some new stadiums

I think its time to see some upgrade or even new stadiums around the metro area. There are still some old rusty tin sheds around that they play in.

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Jambo  
Years ago

They tore down what I still consider to have the best court 1 going around, which was also an old rusty tin shed, namely Forestville.

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Swish 'n Dish  
Years ago

Pity about court 2.

Does anybody know the reasoning behind setting up the court that way? Lack of space?

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kad  
Years ago

So sad that Sturt and Forestville are no longer. I spent a considerable portion of my childhood in those places.

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Sure  
Years ago

Wiz,

Great idea, I am sure nobody has thought of that before!

Are you going to pay for it?

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I actually have a piece of the old court 1 from Forestville on my desk. With a plaque on it!! Great court that one....

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Anonymous  
Years ago

anyone got any pictures of the old forestville stadium? i am currently a forestville player in U16s but i've never seen the old stadium in forestville.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

hillcrest is awesome!

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Melvin Corpuscle  
Years ago

There's a couple of photos of Oldville on the notice board at Newville ...

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thirtytwo  
Years ago

(#173360 | Grrr!)
hillcrest is awesome!

Yeah can't wait for the drought to break on it floors.

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Kobe24  
Years ago

Agreed Kad, i was a Eagle and the club was never the same for me after that move to Wayville!

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skyhooked  
Years ago

Who can remember playing at bowden, now that was a tin shed. Court two at Forestville was a classic, I guess someone stuffed up the measurements one day and forgot to change it!

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brock  
Years ago

sure = smart ass

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sharpshooter  
Years ago

what adout Athol Park... should never gotten rid of that place...

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Mantis  
Years ago

I always assumed that the seats between court 1 and 2 at Forestville were put up after the courts were originally laid out, then court 2 was squeezed back in afterwards.

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FM  
Years ago

Parts of Bowden were used to fix up a few other stadiums down south.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I'm not from around here but I am sticking around for a fair while yet but I believe Hillcrest is the BOMB.

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anony  
Years ago

hillcrest is relic - and should be preserved as history from the 20th century
athol park enough said - bet the warriors love to still be there

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22  
Years ago

Southern Stadium is by far the worst place in SA to play basketball, closely followed by Pt Adelaide. Both have horrible courts, lighting and only recently has Pt Adelaide got a new set of rings.

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basketball sa have identified that -

hillcrest
marion
port are sub par

these stadiums can not even boast legal FIBA court dimensions - that is why they never get any national tourneys.

yes it is about time to get some new stadiums.

everyone argues who is gonna pay, organize it, etc - but they are locked into a "never going to improve / change' zone - whilst so many other ventures move forward.

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