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. VENUE CROWD COUNTER: 13,456,146 Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. 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. 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The seeds of destruction and doubt were hereafter sown into the Springboks back three. Inspirational work from the gun forward. But Fremantle surged again for a thrilling 11.17 (83) to 12.10 (82) victory on Sunday at Adelaide Oval. Picture: AFL Photos, Injury-plagued Dog calls it quits after 65 games in 10 years. It's been the story of the day for Melbourne, that Crows defence is just too good. Attendance at the ground has been capped at 15,000 since the Showdown on August 7. The newly doubled crowd limit is 75 per cent of full capacity. 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. Ed Sheeran - Adelaide. Port Adelaide have welcomed the move SA Premier Steven Marshall announced on Tuesday and ahead of Saturday night's Showdown, which is technically a home game for the Power. Falls short and into the pocket. No doubt in my mind either, that was a stellar performance on the biggest stage. It's a simple thing to do. Were working to restore it. 25,000 crowd capacity confirmed for Saturday | Adelaide Oval The Dockers had an unlikely hero: in the final 15 seconds, Adelaide's Ben Keays launched at goal only for . The match was contested by the Adelaide Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club. Kwagga Smith crossed twice late for the visitors, denying a bonus point to the . OH BANNAN PINCHES IT! The Power will be allocated 1475 tickets for members, while the Crows will get 475 for their own members. Attendances were also strong at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong on December 30 with 12,336 fans watching the Renegades take on the Sixers, and an almost capacity 10,171 crowd witnessed the Thunder claim the first BBL competition points at Lavington Sports Ground in Albury by beating the Hurricanes. AFL Round 1: Port Adelaide v Brisbane. 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. 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. Fans must wear a mask at all times - except when eating and drinking, which must be done while seated - and all post-game activities have been cancelled. Experience the difference with Adelaide Oval's unique and diverse functions & events offering. 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. Now the Springboks started to wobble and the ball began to bounce Australias way. 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. I know this is going to be something that fans will absolutely love to hear and weve had confirmation of 20,000 at Adelaide Oval (for) Friday night and Saturday night, Marshall said. "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.". 9 Apr, 4:16am By Dean Bilton Getty Images A dominant force, and a champion team that has created a dynasty. The pods on the Northern Mound will revert to one person per 2sqm with a maximum of 1125 patrons across four pods; and. We love coming to training and hanging out with each other. 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. I know for a fact that any tickets that go on sale will be immediately snapped up theres no doubt about that whatsoever.. *Non-MCG crowd estimates sourced using a combination of club and ground estimates, average attendance and previous fixture attendance. R22, 2014 - Port Adelaide v Carlton - 52,505. That raid fell short but when they went left through Hunter Paisami it came alive again. The South Australian government has approved a reduced-capacity AFL crowd for the 50th Showdown between Adelaide and their arch rivals Port Adelaide. AFL results 2022, Fremantle Dockers def Adelaide Crows, Round 1: Live Catastrophe averted. We started the game well and it put us in a good position. In Adelaide, against a monster pack with an All Blacks scalp pinned to their shorts, Australia exploded out of the gates. Masks will be mandatory when entering, exiting or moving around the stadium but can be removed once fans get to their seat. What a game Chelsea Randall played today. 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. And when the leather landed with Koroibete it was all over. In Adelaide, for once, the precision of their play matched the pace of it. 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. AFL Adelaide Crows & Port Power Home Games | Adelaide Oval | 2022 PREVIOUS RECORD: 371,212 set during round 15, 2013. 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. For Melbourne, Sinead Goldrick (20 disposals) was brave all day in defence while Karen Paxman, Gabrielle Colvin and Eliza McNamara were busy. The Showdown will be Adelaide's first home match in three weeks after they were forced to spend time temporarily based in Melbourne. But the AFL appears resigned to the fact that both the Queensland and Victorian governments will hold their ground and fans in those states will have to wait. Ebony Marinoff and Erin Phillips were also excellent. Captain James Slipper turned playmaker as he linked up with Noah Lolesio, putting the young half through a hole. 25,000 crowd capacity confirmed for Saturday. 13': Hatchard forward again with a sidestep and a kick, but Goldrick is there to take a timely intercept mark. The Adelaide Oval said the extra fans have not changed the stadiums existing COVID Management Plan with SA Health. We act like we haven't won anything. Weve talked about (a strong start) all year, it was a matter of just doing it and delivering. 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. . The state needs more than one voice to guide it forward and you can help with a donation of any size to InDaily. Adelaide Oval crowd boost for Port game - InDaily - InDaily | Adelaide News And his youthful energy, not to mention his two chest-thumping tries in the Test, would ultimately prove the difference. EARLY STRIKE FROM ADELAIDE, HT: Adelaide 2.5 (17) lead Melbourne 1.1 (7). The club will communicate specific details to our members as soon as we can. As the Crows celebrate on Adelaide Oval with family, friends and fans we will leave the blog there for the day. Theres parts of that game we had to show a lot of a character and we hung on. AFL Tables - Crowds 2021 UPCOMING CONCERTS. The Round Three SA Showdown is also to be played on a Friday night for the first time. Right now I'm so proud to be a Crow. But it didnt matter (much). The 2022 AFL Premiership includes 22 matches across 23 rounds with five Thursday night matches in the first five rounds. From there on, Melbourne had a resurgence after putting Daisy Pearce behind the ball with Kate Hore drawing them to within two goals. Adelaide drew first blood when defender Libby Birch gave away a free kick off the ball for bumping Ponter. Oval for what could be one of Australia's biggest sporting crowds since the onset of the pandemic. Sporting events to exceed 40,000 spectators since COVID-19 hit last year include the third State of Origin match in Brisbane (49,155) and a Bledisloe Cup match at Eden Park in New Zealand (46,601). 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. Home Away Finals; Team: Attendance: GM: Ave. That "reaction" ran onto Adelaide Oval and delivered a 25-17 hammering of the reigning world champions South Africa. AFL Tables - Crowds - Adelaide Oval Geelong players and staff have been in hard quarantine in Victoria since Monday and were due to fly into Adelaide today.