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According to one of todays papers both Old Trafford at 107 metres goal line to goal line and Anfield 101 metres from goal line to goal line which major rugby league matches are played have been played on a pitch that is not correct! I think rugby league is the only major sport that is played on short pitches e.g. Cas is a postage stamp of a pitch and I think Widnes play on a 90 metre try line to try line

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Can Mr Frisk stay with you guys on a season long loan?

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Quote: MR FRISK "According to one of todays papers both Old Trafford at 107 metres goal line to goal line and Anfield 101 metres from goal line to goal line which major rugby league matches are played have been played on a pitch that is not correct! I think rugby league is the only major sport that is played on short pitches e.g. Cas is a postage stamp of a pitch and I think Widnes play on a 90 metre try line to try line'"

Widnes is full size

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Quote: MR FRISK "According to one of todays papers both Old Trafford at 107 metres goal line to goal line and Anfield 101 metres from goal line to goal line which major rugby league matches are played have been played on a pitch that is not correct! I think rugby league is the only major sport that is played on short pitches e.g. Cas is a postage stamp of a pitch and I think Widnes play on a 90 metre try line to try line'"

Goal line to goal line in football is longer. Than try line to try line. A proper football field is between 100-109 long and 68-72 m wide RL FIeld 100m pluc 6m ingoal either end. Similar width although a lot of older grounds like Cas are much narrower and Odsal barely 90m

Nfl feilds 100 yards (92m) x 52 yards (48m) plus 10 yard endzone

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Quote: MR FRISK "According to one of todays papers both Old Trafford at 107 metres goal line to goal line and Anfield 101 metres from goal line to goal line which major rugby league matches are played have been played on a pitch that is not correct! I think rugby league is the only major sport that is played on short pitches e.g. Cas is a postage stamp of a pitch and I think Widnes play on a 90 metre try line to try line'"


Well spotted, it took a search party ages to track down Luke Gale amidst the rolling plains of old traff. I now know why.

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Quote: MR FRISK "According to one of todays papers both Old Trafford at 107 metres goal line to goal line and Anfield 101 metres from goal line to goal line which major rugby league matches are played have been played on a pitch that is not correct! I think rugby league is the only major sport that is played on short pitches e.g. Cas is a postage stamp of a pitch and I think Widnes play on a 90 metre try line to try line'"


All previous Grand Finals should therefore be replayed on a correctly sized pitch icon_cool.gif

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As far as I'm aware, Bellevue has the largest playing area.

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Quote: dickie mint "As far as I'm aware, Bellevue has the largest playing area.'"


It's certainly 100m but I think it's width is more than the average. Also astonishingly flat for such an old ground, maybe not perfect as in modern stadia but pretty close.

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KCOM was shortened a few years ago, I think it's only 96m and this is very noticeable at the 40-30m marks thus a 40-20 kick isn't a full 40m on shortened pitches.
The pitch is supposedly 114x76yds for the soccer.

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I dont mind them varying a little bit. It means teams have to be a little adaptable and be able to alter their style. Make the most of the the big pitches by shipping it early and be able to play a quicker more forward dominated game on the postage stamps to open up the space.

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Quote: Mr. Zucchini Head "I dont mind them varying a little bit. It means teams have to be a little adaptable and be able to alter their style. Make the most of the the big pitches by shipping it early and be able to play a quicker more forward dominated game on the postage stamps to open up the space.'"


Maybe but, it certainly gives clubs like Cas a huge advantage at home and it's no coincidence that they are up at the top of the 40/20 (or should we say 35/20) charts.
As I said, a huge advantage.

As for Old Trafford, the in goal and steep slope at each end are far from ideal for RL but the venue, in terms of size and proximity to "The Heartlands" means that it will get the gig every time.

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Quote: wrencat1873 "Maybe but, it certainly gives clubs like Cas a huge advantage at home and it's no coincidence that they are up at the top of the 40/20 (or should we say 35/20) charts.
As I said, a huge advantage.

As for Old Trafford, the in goal and steep slope at each end are far from ideal for RL but the venue, in terms of size and proximity to "The Heartlands" means that it will get the gig every time.'"



Nobody seemed to care about our pitch size when we are getting thrashed on it week in week out. We are near the top of the 40/20 charts as we have a decent 7. WheldonRoad isn't anything new for opposition players.

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Quote: Towns88 "Nobody seemed to care about our pitch size when we are getting thrashed on it week in week out. We are near the top of the 40/20 charts as we have a decent 7. WheldonRoad isn't anything new for opposition players.'"


Also add on that there are two teams on the pitch. It's not an advantage because the other team has the same size field to play on. If anything, it makes our ability to play with attack better on larger pitches.

When we lose, it isn't down to pitch size. It's usually down to quality of opposition - same for other teams.

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Of course it's an advantage.

Over the season Luke Gale has 13 matches to kick 40/20's on the small pitch, Danny Brough, for example, has one match to do the same.

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Quote: The Horses Mouth "Of course it's an advantage.

Over the season Luke Gale has 13 matches to kick 40/20's on the small pitch, Danny Brough, for example, has one match to do the same.'"


It's an advantage if all Luke Gale wants to do is top the 40/20 charts. In any game at Wheldon Road it's just as easy for opposition half backs to kick 40/20s.

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