Wiz
Years ago
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.
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.
Swish 'n Dish
Years ago
Pity about court 2.
Does anybody know the reasoning behind setting up the court that way? Lack of space?
kad
Years ago
So sad that Sturt and Forestville are no longer. I spent a considerable portion of my childhood in those places.
Sure
Years ago
Wiz,
Great idea, I am sure nobody has thought of that before!
Are you going to pay for it?
Edward Scissorhands
Years ago
I actually have a piece of the old court 1 from Forestville on my desk. With a plaque on it!! Great court that one....
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.
Melvin Corpuscle
Years ago
There's a couple of photos of Oldville on the notice board at Newville ...
thirtytwo
Years ago
(#173360 | Grrr!)
hillcrest is awesome!
Yeah can't wait for the drought to break on it floors.
Kobe24
Years ago
Agreed Kad, i was a Eagle and the club was never the same for me after that move to Wayville!
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!
sharpshooter
Years ago
what adout Athol Park... should never gotten rid of that place...
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.
FM
Years ago
Parts of Bowden were used to fix up a few other stadiums down south.
I'm not from around here but I am sticking around for a fair while yet but I believe Hillcrest is the BOMB.
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
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.
baker boy dance crew
Years ago
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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