Roosters v Bulldogs Feb 12 Trial Relocated

[Guest]

To Leichhardt Oval.

http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/?s=...medium=twitter

[Guest]

Thanks Loz....was told it was going to be, but as of last Friday was unconfirmed....
Have never been to Leichardt.......

[supermario]

Good, that will give us some practice, we play the Tigers there later in the year

[Andrew Walker]

I am sure this trial there will make all the difference.

[Guest]

I am sure this trial there will make all the difference.

It's always good to know the lie of the land.

[Guest]

Thanks Loz....was told it was going to be, but as of last Friday was unconfirmed....
Have never been to Leichardt.......

Good place to watch footy, worth the trip.

I try to get out to the NSW Cup games when they are held there. It's very old school and I kinda like watching NSW Cup go around whilst trying to imagine some of the ghosts of the old Winfield Cup and NSWRL are running around.

Sadly, we don't use Belmore Oval any more. Special place for us. Although, Laurie Daley once said he would prefer to play us on the Hume Highway than at Belmore.

I love the old grounds.

[Guest]

Good place to watch footy, worth the trip.

I try to get out to the NSW Cup games when they are held there. It's very old school and I kinda like watching NSW Cup go around whilst trying to imagine some of the ghosts of the old Winfield Cup and NSWRL are running around.

Sadly, we don't use Belmore Oval any more. Special place for us. Although, Laurie Daley once said he would prefer to play us on the Hume Highway than at Belmore.

I love the old grounds.

with the amount of cars parked in the ground daily, it is just like the hume highway

[Guest]

Originally posted by Imadog
I love the old grounds.

So do I. They had atmosphere and charm, especially North Sydney.
Not like the impersonal concrete mountains! Still...I love the SFS. It seems to retain the ghosts of the Sportsground.
Anyone remember the tiny wooden stand at Lidcombe?

[Guest]

So do I. They had atmosphere and charm, especially North Sydney.
Not like the impersonal concrete mountains! Still...I love the SFS. It seems to retain the ghosts of the Sportsground.
Anyone remember the tiny wooden stand at Lidcombe?

Fc said he does....

the old grounds hold all the charm.....the kids were looking forward to rolling down the hill at Henson....I am assuming this is still possible at Leichardt....as long as its not a sellout.........hehe

[The Brain]

In yesterday's paper it said Henson Park

[Guest]

In yesterday's paper it said Henson Park

yeah i saw that too....

henson is out of commision at the moment and nothing can be played there.....

but it has been officially announced onsite....

http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/def...dogs-relocated

[Guest]

Good place to watch footy, worth the trip.

I try to get out to the NSW Cup games when they are held there. It's very old school and I kinda like watching NSW Cup go around whilst trying to imagine some of the ghosts of the old Winfield Cup and NSWRL are running around.

Sadly, we don't use Belmore Oval any more. Special place for us. Although, Laurie Daley once said he would prefer to play us on the Hume Highway than at Belmore.

I love the old grounds.

Well said mate. I love the old grounds and the sense of history/nostalgia you get from visiting them. I still remember watching a game in probably 1979 or 1980 at Cumberland Oval (which despite my sentimentality was a shithole). Or going to Henson Park or Belmore Oval as a kid as well, not to mention the Roosters at the Sydney Sports ground. It was great! Leichhardt Oval is a nice place. Parking wasn't too good last time I was there but it is worth the inconvenience.

[fletch]

anyone know if this weeks trial against Ipswich is going ahead?

[bigben]

yeah mate as far as i know.

[Guest]

Well said mate. I love the old grounds and the sense of history/nostalgia you get from visiting them. I still remember watching a game in probably 1979 or 1980 at Cumberland Oval (which despite my sentimentality was a shithole). Or going to Henson Park or Belmore Oval as a kid as well, not to mention the Roosters at the Sydney Sports ground. It was great! Leichhardt Oval is a nice place. Parking wasn't too good last time I was there but it is worth the inconvenience.

Cumberland Oval was a scary place, especially for a 12 year old. Shithole is being kind. If they hadn't burnt it down, I think I would have done it for them.

I spent a lot of time at the old Jubilee Oval, it was close to home and we also used it as our school ground. I remember a mid week game there in 1974 between Saints and the Roosters. Our PE teacher was the Saints trainer, and many guys basically went from our A Grade side straight into Presidents Cup when it was the grade below U23's. The Roosters had Fairfax, Schubert, Brass, Artie, "The Axe", John Peard, Johnnie Mayes and co running around. Saints had Langlands, Smith, Reddy, Beath, Finch and co.

The old Sports Ground was a classic too, especially that raised hill at the, I think, North Eastern corner where you could watch the goings on on the SCG No 2.

I once had a kick around there with Graham Eadie whilst waiting for our A-Grade game to start. I was the ball boy for the school.