GWS host North Melbourne in the 1.10pm game on Sunday at Giants Stadium, while Sydney take on Essendon at the SCG at 3.35pm. It was a tough tour in Argentina but to come here in front of an Adelaide crowd, were very proud of the effort put in. We'll see how we go. "This decision was taken on the basis that the Adelaide Oval has a comprehensive plan that effectively and safely manages the movement of people throughout the stadium and during the course of the event," said South Australian police commissioner Grant Stevens. The Crows got off to the perfect start in the second half when Ponter outmuscled Birch in the goal square to mark, then restore a 16-point lead. SA Health has allowed an extra 5000 people to attend Port Adelaides qualifying finals clash with Geelong tomorrow night, lifting Adelaide Ovals capacity to 20,000. That raid fell short but when they went left through Hunter Paisami it came alive again. A further penalty to Lolesio put the result out of question, delighting the 36,366-strong crowd at the Adelaide Oval. T20 World Cup: South Africa v Netherlands | Pakistan v Bangladesh, T20 World Cup: New Zealand v Ireland | Australia v Afghanistan, AFL Finals: Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats, AFLW Grand Final: Adelaide Crows v Carlton. She's been talking to ABC Sport. A membership to access all Crows and Port home games with an Adelaide Oval Football Membership, aSACA Cricket Membership to upgrade your summer of cricket or join theMTX Club to unlock an exclusive event day experience with tickets to all Adelaide Oval events and unmatched member perks for you and your business. Resembling a savage, sawn-off Santa in his red and white headgear, the flankers crazy-brave charges, aggressive defence and perceptive thievery at the ruck set the tone. A further penalty to Lolesio put the result out of question, delighting the 36,366-strong crowd at the Adelaide Oval. The Wallabies were back and a 36,366-strong Adelaide crowd went home happy. OH BANNAN PINCHES IT! UPCOMING CONCERTS. We scored when we got those opportunities as well.. "We also acknowledge this situation will not cater for all of our passionate members and we trust they will be understanding given these uncertain and challenging times.". This follows extensive consultation between Adelaide Oval, SA Health, the State Government, and Adelaide Football Club. But Fremantle surged again for a thrilling 11.17 (83) to 12.10 (82) victory on Sunday at Adelaide Oval. Rashid targets 100 wickets milestone on 'special night'. Port Adelaide said the additional 5000 tickets will go on sale to club members at 2pm. SA authorities say it's too early to decide whether Adelaide Oval will lift crowd limits for the start of the AFL season despite the Victorian Government allowing a maximum 100,000 fans into the MCG, as Opposition leader Peter Malinauskas queried SA's ongoing dancing ban amid the "strictest restrictions in the nation". It comes with crowds at AFL matches still limited to 10,000 in Tasmania and banned entirely in Victoria for at least one more week. The hosts struggles at lineout time allowed the world champions to build pressure, with only heroic defence from the likes of Marika Koroibete and McReight holding them out. Full-capacity crowds are allowed in Western Australia. Tonight's figure was also more than November's T20 World Cup semi-final at the same venue where 40,094 fans saw England openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales make light work of the India attack, making it the largest attended cricket match in Adelaide since before the pandemic. The club will communicate specific details to our members as soon as we can. But with an old mans knackered wisdom, captain James Slipper shot it straight back to the right where fly-half Noah Lolesio ran through a yawning gap at speed. "I don't think I've ever seen so many kids wanting autographs, it's awesome.". The hugs have begun on the Adelaide bench, siren imminent 3': Fine mark in defence from Allen! And his youthful energy, not to mention his two chest-thumping tries in the Test, would ultimately prove the difference. Marshall said the decision was very disappointing but the State Government had put its best foot forward with a proposal to allow 30,000 to attend the Adelaide Oval. "So we're almost a little bit scared at what 40,000 Port Adelaide fans will sound like.". Something my wife Tracey and I will sit down and talk about and see what is next in life. But its very hard to give assurances this far out when were in the middle of a major emergency declaration.. Obviously the Western Australian Government was in a position to offer more than 60,000 people (and) we went in, I think, with a competitive position of around 30,000 seats at the Adelaide Oval. At 20-3, Australia were home. Falls short and into the pocket. The South Australian government has approved a reduced-capacity AFL crowd for the 50th Showdown between Adelaide and their arch rivals Port Adelaide. There will also be rivalries aplenty across the first six rounds. Embarrassed and dismantled in their record defeat by Argentina in San Juan, the Wallabies had had a fortnight to stew in their own juices. It doesn't matter if we've won before. Both Sydney clubs - the Swans and Greater Western Sydney - remain quietly confident that the NSW government will on Wednesday give limited crowd attendance the green light. Advertisement In Adelaide, against a monster pack with an All Blacks scalp pinned to their shorts, Australia exploded out of the gates. He produced one of the greatest try-saving tackles in the modern era on Makazole Mapimpi, before crossing for a second half try as the side bounced back from their disappointing defeat in Argentina. I sleep in caravan it's not that bad. "We have always maintained we'll be guided by the government and relevant health authorities on these matters so we are fully supportive of today's decision. "You'll be there with your friends, your family, in your group being able to cheer loudly, the only difference that you'll see is that around every pod there will be two empty rows," Adelaide Oval CEO Andrew Daniels said. PREVIOUS RECORD: 371,212 set during round 15, 2013. As the Springboks built pressure, this is where Koroibete produced his piece of magic. *SINCE 2003, *Crowd figures since 1/1/2003. It's a simple thing to do. It's a bit strange, we've had five grand finals and we've been part of 4, and won 3. The attendance shattered mid-week expectations of 30,000 and easily surpassed the previous highest crowd for an AFLW game of 41,975, set when Fremantle hosted Collingwood at . There has been an enormous amount of work put in behind the scenes to enable this game to go ahead and we look forward to welcoming fans on Saturday afternoon.. It's all quiet at Adelaide Oval this afternoon. Saturday 18 March, 4:05 pm. Ed Sheeran - Adelaide. A lovely finish on the run, and the champagne is on ice in Adelaide. Port Adelaide's makeshift forward line took just 80 seconds to get off to the perfect start in Showdown 51, as the Power look to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2011. "The Adelaide Oval has a very detailed plan as to how they are going to accommodate 2000 people, ensuring very strong social distancing and those people will be seated in the general admission area of the oval complex itself, and there are small groups of 20 able to use some of the private rooms in the stadium area as well," he said. Attendance at the ground has been capped at 15,000 since the Showdown on August 7. Lolesio then produced a perfect flick pass to find Fraser McReight as the flanker crossed for a double. SPRINGBOKS (15-1):Damian Willemse; Warrick Gelant, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Makazole Mapimpi; Handre Pollard, Faf de Klerk; Duane Vermeulen, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi (capt); Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth; Frans Malherbe, Joseph Dweba, Ox Nche. The Adelaide Oval said the extra fans have not changed the stadiums existing COVID Management Plan with SA Health. It's unbelievable when you've got the likes of Phillips in that side, who has just been a pillar of us and our footy club and our team and our young kids who bring so much energy and really wanted this, we just put everything into it. This is great for the city of Adelaide." Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney - Adelaide Oval - 42,000 Fremantle v Geelong - Domain Stadium - 34,000 TOTAL: 401,000. SHOWDOWN LII is officially sold out, with the final Western Stand guest passes snapped up on Friday afternoon. This was our opportunity to get the grand final to the fabulous Adelaide Oval, he said. From the resulting scrum, Faf de Klerk was yellow carded for a high shot on Nic White as the Wallabies held onto a 10-3 lead at the break. The Wallabies were caught short as the visitors spread it wide, finding Makazole Mapimpi unmarked in the corner. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. Select a membership that best suits you. THE ADELAIDE CROWS ARE AFLW PREMIERS AGAIN! Were working to restore it. Danielle Ponter (two goals) was Adelaide's spark up forward while Chelsea Randall and Chelsea Biddell double-teamed Tayla Harris to keep the star forward goalless. Boundary throw in, Melbourne pressing. She finished with 26 disposals, and so many of them were impactful forward of centre. Adelaide shut the play down and forced a stoppage. A pulsating 40,373 fans were treated to one of the games of the season so far as the visitors put on 7-186 from their 20 overs in what was a welcome return to form for Aussie allrounder Marcus Stoinis who belted 74 off 35 balls, including four sixes in an over into the packed Adelaide Oval crowd. R16, 2014 - Port Adelaide v Adelaide - 54,468. Then, against the run of play, the Crows broke down the wing and found Ponter, who took a mark, played on and iced the game. Weve talked about (a strong start) all year, it was a matter of just doing it and delivering. The fourth day crowd lifted the total to 179,049, surpassing the previous record of 172,361 set over six days of the 1933 Bodyline Test. Media inquiries: Phil Martin, Michels Warren PR on 0418 817 876. The Wallaby way is running rugby played at high speed. The champ has been speaking with Channel Seven about the game, her future and spending the week in a caravan to make sure she was ready for this game. Unfortunately they celebrated early and leaked a couple of consolation tries to flatter the scoreline the visitors way and more crucially deny themselves a much-needed bonus point in the Championship standings. Ten yards out, with a young mans braggadocio the 22-year-old sent an audacious flick pass inside to who else? And just four days before that 41,104 had turned out to that season's New Year's Eve clash in Adelaide, where Rashid Khan's epic cameo of 40 off 18 balls almost pulled the Strikers over the line in the final over. @jackpayn. Captain James Slipper turned playmaker as he linked up with Noah Lolesio, putting the young half through a hole. From there on, Melbourne had a resurgence after putting Daisy Pearce behind the ball with Kate Hore drawing them to within two goals. A lot of people talking about what is next. "Strong attendances at Adelaide Oval are a critical component of our business model. No doubt in my mind either, that was a stellar performance on the biggest stage. It worked from the get-go. Now, after three tests filling Hoopers No 7 jersey, McReight is a star. Attendance: GM: Ave. Former Carlton and Brisbane forward Harris also earned the unenviable statistic of becoming the first player to lose an AFLW or VFL/AFL grand final with three separate clubs. Eben Etzebeth of the Springboks and Darcy Swain of the Wallabies compete for the ball during Australias 25-17 victory in the Rugby Championship match at Adelaide Oval. Eight minutes into the half Nic White shot a bullet pass 20-metres to Wright to surge down the right touchline. What a mighty team. VENUE CROWD COUNTER: 13,456,146 The state needs more than one voice to guide it forward and you can help with a donation of any size to InDaily. It was a fly swat Tommy Raudonikis wouldve scoffed at but it put de Klerk in the bin for 10 and allowed Australia to keep the world champions tryless and go to the break 10-3 up. There's been a lot of noise. About. Player of the match Marika Koroibete was inspirational for the hosts in defence and attack, powering them to victory. The best local news every workday at lunch time. While Ponter's shot drifted wide, grand-final inclusion Jasmyn Hewett leapt to take a massive mark on the goal line before snapping the opener. This follows extensive consultation between Adelaide Oval, SA Health, the State Government, and Adelaide Football Club. EARLY STRIKE FROM ADELAIDE, HT: Adelaide 2.5 (17) lead Melbourne 1.1 (7). The remaining 50 tickets will go to Adelaide Oval members. Sun 12 Mar 23. Picture: AFL Photos, Injury-plagued Dog calls it quits after 65 games in 10 years. The 23-year-old made his debut when his leader stood tall to step down with mental health struggles in Argentina last month. The Dockers appeared down and out when Rachele slotted his fifth major to put Adelaide 18 points up nine minutes into the last quarter. Please click below to help InDaily continue to uncover the facts. 12': The game is opening up and Melbourne are moving from end to end much easier. AFL 1 July 2021. Your contribution goes directly to helping our journalists uncover the facts, InDaily uses cookies. It's been another one to remember, and a treat we should cherish to watch Erin Phillips and this whole Crows team play together. 10': Stoppage inside 50 for Melbourne. Thanks for joining me today, and keep an eye out for much more out of this game from Kate O'Halloran and the team all weekend. We also know that its really good for jobs in South Australia jobs at the Adelaide Oval, but also jobs in the CBD as people finish their time at the Adelaide Oval, they move into the CBD, they spend their money and thats great for jobs in the CBD. Gobehind the scenes on a Stadium Tour, embark on a thrilling RoofClimb adventure or book into Oval Hotel, Australia's first stadium hotel. Beginning with the Crows round one clash against the Geelong Cats on March 20, the maximum attendance has been doubled to 40,000, 75 per cent of the stadium's normal capacity. Look back on how all the action unfolded in our live blog. journalism, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Media diversity is under threat in Australia nowhere more so than in South Australia. Tickets for the extra seating will go on sale to members this afternoon. While Perth's 60,000-seat Optus Stadium was close to 80 per cent empty on each day of the opening Test, only 10,406 rocked up for the final ODI clash at the MCG. "In a perfect world we would like to have a full house so as many of our supporters can attend but we obviously understand and support the measures that have been put in place to keep everyone safe. A crowd of 15,428 attended last month's 50-over One-Day International between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval but international crowds have been well down in Australia this season. Alyssa Bannan gave the Demons life out of nowhere just before half-time when she intercepted Caitlin Gould's kick across defence and ran into an open goal to keep the half-time margin at 10. QT: Adelaide 1.1 (7) leads Melbourne 0.0 (0). Harry Styles - Sydney. Anne Hatchard is the player of the grand final! The state needs more than one voice to guide it forward and you can help with a donation of any size to InDaily. That reaction ran onto Adelaide Oval and delivered a 25-17 hammering of the reigning world champions South Africa. However, it was too little, too late as the hosts extended their eight-game unbeaten run against South Africa in Australia. 9 Apr, 4:16am By Dean Bilton Getty Images A dominant force, and a champion team that has created a dynasty. SA Health has advised seats at Adelaide Oval will be separated by two empty rows to maintain social distancing. Stars spoil Strikers' New Year's Eve party at Adelaide Oval. Saturdays Round 16 fixture between the Adelaide Crows and Brisbane Lions will now go ahead at Adelaide Oval in front of a revised maximum crowd of 25,000. I have three kids that are potential little germ spreaders. It's been the story of the day for Melbourne, that Crows defence is just too good. View attendance data info. In Adelaide, for once, the precision of their play matched the pace of it. 3:05pm: Sporting News' Melinda Farrell is in attendance at Adelaide Oval, with only a small press contingent present due to a COVID outbreak. Attendances in BBL|12 have been gaining momentum as the season has gone on with the Scorchers pulling in three straight crowds in excess of 21,000 at Perth Stadium, including 27,752 against the Stars on Thursday that caught WA pace ace Jhye Richardson off guard. 1': Into the last minute now, and it's a tired scramble out there. She marks 30 metres out, directly in front and will take all the time she is allowed. Some minor changes have been made to Adelaide Ovals COVID Management Plan including: As with last weekend, the two front rows within the stadium will be kept free, as will a two-seat buffer around the player races. "We love playing here, we love putting on a show its a lot of fun to play here and we just like to go out and entertain the crowd as best we can. (9News) The record attendance for an AFLW match is the 53,034 who turned up at Adelaide Oval for the 2019 grand final. Purchase your tickets for the O'Reilly Cup and the Rugby Championship. The Wallabies have produced an emphatic performance to defeat South Africa 25-17 in Adelaide. Assistant referees: Ben OKeeffe (New Zealand), Tual Trainini (France), The Rugby.com.au are a proud part of Rugby AU, "It's just the heat of the moment': Captain Savea opens up after throat-slitting gesture, Five things we learnt from Rebels-Hurricanes, Crusaders crush Highlanders to open Super Round rugby. Support independent Due to COVID-19 causing restrictions on attendance and many games played at neutral venues, BBL|10 and BBL|11 games will not be included in the overall figures for each team unless otherwise indicated. Twice in the opening ten minutes his kick-chasing sent fear into South African hearts as he followed high kicks to wallop the catcher into tomorrow. The ball eventually falls to Gay who snaps, and misses across the face. McReight, a Sunshine Coast surfie, has modelled his game on absent captain Michael Hooper. Saturday's Demons-Lions preliminary final will be played at 12.40pm, with the Collingwood-Geelong men's match at the same venue that night. Although the scoreline hints at a tight Test, Australia were ascendent all day fantastic in attack and brave in defence as they rewarded the faithful and got their Rugby Championship campaign back on track. 25,000 crowd capacity confirmed for Saturday. Amazing group of girls, athletes to be a part of. Eight points in it. It's amazing. Our drop in attendances from 2014 and 2015 were not totally unexpected, we anticipated there would be a honeymoon period for the new Adelaide Oval, but in saying that our on-field performance since 2014 has also had an impact. Flooding in southern Malaysia forces 40,000 people to flee homes, Labor's pledge for mega koala park in south-west Sydney welcomed by conservation groups, Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan actor, dies aged 61. Daily. Adelaide have become the first team to win three AFLW premierships, holding off a late surge from Melbourne to win the grand final by 13 points. Meanwhile Casey Sherriff is down and nursing what looks a nasty arm injury. There's a huge amount of work that goes into getting to this point. ", Footy crowds to return in Adelaide this weekend. Media diversity is under threat in Australia nowhere more so than in South Australia. The Dockers had an unlikely hero: in the final 15 seconds, Adelaide's Ben Keays launched at goal only for . A third AFLW premiership in five years is a remarkable achievement, as the Adelaide Crows overcome every challenge that is thrust before them. "It's pretty exciting to get down here for their first Big Bash game and hopefully we can get an even bigger crowd next time," player-of-the-match Ollie Davies said following his 65 off 32 balls. Low income Aussies and pensioners could be forced out of homes, Identical twin gangsters got away with multiple murders for years, Businesses say housing costs a major factor behind worker shortage, Tens of thousands flock to Bondi for one-off dance party. Subscribe to our newsletter and stay up to date with the latest Adelaide Oval news and offers. Honestly, my whole goal has been to win another premiership with this team. We are very pleased to have the Crows and Lions playing in front of an Adelaide Oval crowd, albeit with a reduced capacity, said Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority COO Adam Vonthethoff. Two minutes to go, we're just counting down to the celebrations now. Reserves: Dave Porecki, Scott Sio, Taniela Tupou, Darcy Swain, Rob Leota, Pete Samu, Tate McDermott, Andrew Kellaway. Please try again later. The pods on the Northern Mound will revert to one person per 2sqm with a maximum of 1125 patrons across four pods; and. The Big Bash is back to its best with the KFC BBL's biggest crowd since . The Austadiums website is made possible by displaying some advertisements to our visitors. The club released a statement on Tuesday afternoon, welcoming the decision. MATCH REPORT. New attendance record reached SACA Media Tuesday's crowd of 28,443 has set a new record for total attendance at an Adelaide Oval Test match. 9 Apr, 4:15am By Dean Bilton However, the AFL notes that 2019 was a record season for attendances and on a game-by-game average basis crowds are only down by around 8,000 people per game versus 2019. But having courageously repelled the raids, Australia now countered. 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Chelsea Randall has been monumental! It was a tough tour in Argentina but to come here in front of an Adelaide crowd, were very proud of the effort put in. Fraser McReight, looming loyally in support, who got fingertips to it and stumbled over. Two thousand people will be allowed into the general admission area of Adelaide Oval when Port Adelaide and Adelaide meet in the local derby, with an additional 240 people in private rooms across the complex.