The Marvel Stadium turf is beneath scrutiny after a weird incident throughout Thursday night time’s AFL match between the Western Bulldogs and Brisbane.
The Dogs emerged 14-point victors in a tight tusslehowever followers and commentators had been left scratching their heads on the state of the turf.
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The Docklands venue hosted the Socceroos’ pleasant in opposition to Ecuador on Tuesday night time and a part of the pitch regarded patchy at greatest.
The bottom was already beneath the microscope earlier than the beginning of the season after two Harry Styles concerts resulted in damage to the surface.
However that was nothing in comparison with the farcical scenes through the first half when star Lion Jarrod Berry lifted up a small part of the turf.
Groundskeepers got here on at half-time to seemingly restore the problem.
“It is just like the carpet, the rug that must be fastened up within the hallway,” Channel 7 commentator Hamish McLachlan mentioned.
Fellow commentator Daisy Pearce mentioned “not preferrred,” whereas former Carlton and Collingwood champ Dale Thomas noticed the humorous aspect of issues.
“Attention-grabbing to see what truly is beneath there, is it simply straight to the carpark? We’ll by no means know,” he mentioned.
Followers had been unforgiving with one saying it was “embarrassing for the AFL” and one other claiming “it was at all times a cow paddock.”
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, who kicked 5 targets in an excellent show, mentioned he struggled to maintain his ft at instances.
“It is at all times going to get ripped up, I do not know the way it all works, nevertheless it was a bit slippery on the market,” he mentioned after the match.
Canines coach Luke Beveridge jokingly requested Ugle-Hagan if he attended any of the live shows on the eve of the season, whereas Brisbane coach Chris Fagan mentioned he wasn’t conscious of the problem after the match.
