I sleep in caravan it's not that bad. In atoning for last season's grand-final defeat, the Crows have now won three of the five grand finals since the AFLW started, adding the 2022 flag to their 2017 and 2019 triumphs. "Any game we can play in front of our members is always going to be welcomed and much appreciated," Crows CEO Tim Silvers said. Oval for what could be one of Australia's biggest sporting crowds since the onset of the pandemic. The match was contested by the Adelaide Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club. From there on, Melbourne had a resurgence after putting Daisy Pearce behind the ball with Kate Hore drawing them to within two goals. 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. Premier Steven Marshall said this morning that Oval crowd capacity would increase for Friday nights game as well as Melbournes Saturday night clash with Brisbane. cricket.com.au is a production of CA Digital Media - a division of Cricket Australia. Captain James Slipper turned playmaker as he linked up with Noah Lolesio, putting the young half through a hole. The Wallabies were caught short as the visitors spread it wide, finding Makazole Mapimpi unmarked in the corner. QT: Adelaide 1.1 (7) leads Melbourne 0.0 (0). 12': The game is opening up and Melbourne are moving from end to end much easier. 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. We keep wanting to be better. 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. As the Crows celebrate on Adelaide Oval with family, friends and fans we will leave the blog there for the day. The big winger propped, jiggered and exploded over a defence on its heels to make it 15-3. I just wanted to be in this game. The additional fans we are welcoming to both AFL finals at Adelaide Oval this weekend will be seated across the stadium, ensuring patrons can adhere to appropriate social distancing, an Adelaide Oval spokesperson said. Attendance GM Ave. Tue 7 Mar 23. Adelaide Crows win third AFLW premiership with 13-point victory over Melbourne, Follow the live scorecard of Australia's third Test against Indiain Indore. Auto news:Uber of the future revealed - drive.com.au, Your web browser is no longer supported. The Adelaide Oval said the extra fans have not changed the stadiums existing COVID Management Plan with SA Health. There's been a lot of noise. The Test had been won, the world champions were vanquished and an eight-game unbeaten run against South Africa in Australia was on the record. A monster crowd of 53,034 people flocked to Adelaide Oval to see heavy favourite Adelaide cap off its tremendous season with a comprehensive 45-point defeat of the Blues. "We play really well at Perth Stadium now, we've made it a bit of a fortress and I think teams dread coming here to (play) us.". 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. The highest attendance for the Big Bash League 12 season was the 53,886 crowd for the BBL final between Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat at the Optus Stadium in Perth on 4 February, 2023. 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. They never recovered. That reaction ran onto Adelaide Oval and delivered a 25-17 hammering of the reigning world champions South Africa. She's been talking to ABC Sport. View attendance data info. Port Adelaide vice-captain Ollie Wines jokingly suggested 40,000 might even be too many fans for his eardrums to bear. THE ADELAIDE CROWS ARE AFLW PREMIERS AGAIN! Select a membership that best suits you. 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. Adelaide drew first blood when defender Libby Birch gave away a free kick off the ball for bumping Ponter. The Austadiums website is made possible by displaying some advertisements to our visitors. 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. Victor Richardson Rd, North Adelaide, SA,. SHOWDOWN LII is officially sold out, with the final Western Stand guest passes snapped up on Friday afternoon. 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. The Wallabies were back and a 36,366-strong Adelaide crowd went home happy. Port Adelaide said the additional 5000 tickets will go on sale to club members at 2pm. Thu 16 Nov 23. 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. There's people in the middle of a war. Experience the difference with Adelaide Oval's unique and diverse functions & events offering. The Power will be allocated 1475 tickets for members, while the Crows will get 475 for their own members. 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. The newly doubled crowd limit is 75 per cent of full capacity. We started the game well and it put us in a good position. In conjunction with membership partner RAA, Port Adelaide will donate $10,000 to the Childhood Cancer Association for reaching a crowd above 50,000 people. It comes with crowds at AFL matches still limited to 10,000 in . The other talisman steering the Wallabies was, as ever, No 11 Marika Koroibete. The state needs more than one voice to guide it forward and you can help with a donation of any size to InDaily. List of AFL results and crowd attendance figures. 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Weve talked about (a strong start) all year, it was a matter of just doing it and delivering. Noah Lolesio slotted a penalty five minutes later as the Wallabies took a rapid 10-0 lead. PONTER MIGHT HAVE SEALED THE FLAG FOR ADELAIDE! Inspirational work from the gun forward. It really is something special. However, there is growing optimism limited crowds will be allowed to return in Victoria in round 22, after no new community cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday. Gobehind the scenes on a Stadium Tour, embark on a thrilling RoofClimb adventure or book into Oval Hotel, Australia's first stadium hotel. All rights reserved. 5': Again Melbourne have a sniff inside 50, but the Adelaide defence will not be beaten! SHE CAN! It starts with Hatchard's composure on the wing and ends up with Ponter who marks, plays on 8': Another scramble in the pocket after Gay's kick forward, but the ball spills out of play. It worked from the get-go. 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.. "The South Australian government and SA Health have been magnificent in how they have managed the entire COVID-19 pandemic here in South Australia, including our transition out of shutdown," club chief Keith Thomas said. BBLCrowds.com is the best place to find all the information you need about trends and comparisons of crowds in the BBL. It's amazing. "It's a wonderful event on the calendar, we think it's the best crowd in the country and they all come out in force New Year's Eve," Strikers coach Jason Gillespie said during the broadcast. The third biggest was the 40,373 crowd for the Adelaide . The Adelaide Football Club and Adelaide Oval Football Membership Team will issue instructions to members regarding ticket downloads. 1': Into the last minute now, and it's a tired scramble out there. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. 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. Purchase your tickets for the O'Reilly Cup and the Rugby Championship. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. "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.". Embarrassed and dismantled in their record defeat by Argentina in San Juan, the Wallabies had had a fortnight to stew in their own juices. On top of the masks and pods, fans will have to check-in with a QR code at the gate but once inside they can grab a bit to eat for the same reduced price as last year. The ball eventually falls to Gay who snaps, and misses across the face. Home. Until next time, goodbye! Lolesio then produced a perfect flick pass to find Fraser McReight as the flanker crossed for a double. They continue to set the standard for this league, and it's quite a high standard too. A third AFLW premiership in five years is a remarkable achievement, as the Adelaide Crows overcome every challenge that is thrust before them. 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 seeds of destruction and doubt were hereafter sown into the Springboks back three. Saturday's 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. Advertisement The record attendance for an AFLW match is the 53,034 who turned up at Adelaide Oval for the 2019 grand final. A third AFLW premiership in five years is a remarkable achievement, as the Adelaide Crows overcome every challenge that is thrust before them. PREVIOUS RECORD: 371,212 set during round 15, 2013. I have three kids that are potential little germ spreaders. The 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final was an Australian rules football match held at the Adelaide Oval on 9 April to determine the premiers of the sixth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) league. Find out everything you need to know ahead of your visit to Adelaide Oval including how to get here, food and drink options and important venue information. journalism, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Media diversity is under threat in Australia nowhere more so than in South Australia. *SINCE 2003, *Crowd figures since 1/1/2003. Ed Sheeran - Adelaide. The Cats will fly from Adelaide to Perth after the match regardless of the result. But it didnt matter (much). 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.