Gainzo Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 As some of you know I play Australian Rules Football for the Boston Demons. We are an amateur Club and compete in the United States Australian Rules Football League (yep, there is a league here). We will be playing against our archrivals the New York Magpies Saturday August 27th somewhere on Staten Island. With all the talk about Ben Graham I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 cool stuff gainzo. how organized is it? age group? how far does your team travel? is there a season,league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Howley III Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Yeah, that sounds cool. Staten Island is a shthole, but yeah, maybe. :wink: Afterwards, we can go to Coney Island and ride the Cyclone. Then we can get fcked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 cool stuff gainzo. how organized is it? age group? how far does your team travel? is there a season,league? The league is very organized. We have played in Sarasota, FL and in Philly this year. We have North Carolina coming up to Boston this weekend. There is a national tournament each year. Unfortunately this year it is in Milwaukee. We start training in April and the season ends in October. We have guys in their early 20's to late 30's playing. A good mix of Aussies and Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I am familiar to where you are going to playing Gainzo- Miller Field in New Dorp section of Staten Island- I have played softball on those fields. How do you set up the width and length of the fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 cool stuff gainzo, thanks for info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 I am familiar to where you are going to playing Gainzo- Miller Field in New Dorp section of Staten Island- I have played softball on those fields. How do you set up the width and length of the fields. How are the fields? Are they in good condition? It is hard finding enough open space for a full sized field. The fields in Australia are oval and are on average 140 yards x 170 yards. We tend to have softball diamonds as part of the field over here. Trust me, it hurts when you get tackled on hard dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 How are the fields? Are they in good condition? It is hard finding enough open space for a full sized field. The fields in Australia are oval and are on average 140 yards x 170 yards. We tend to have softball diamonds as part of the field over here. Trust me, it hurts when you get tackled on hard dirt. Sorry to tell you but the fields are not that great- definitely could use better maintenance- pray it does not rain too because of poor drainage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 I'm looking for some help in the best way to get to Staten Island on Saturday. We are going to stay in Stamford, CT Friday night and then head down to the fields Saturday morning. I was thinking the best route would be to take the Triboro Bridge then over to the Verranzano. Any ideas on the best way to get there? If it was up to me we would have stayed down by the Meadowlands on Friday night. That would have made the trip to Staten Island a breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I'm looking for some help in the best way to get to Staten Island on Saturday. We are going to stay in Stamford, CT Friday night and then head down to the fields Saturday morning. I was thinking the best route would be to take the Triboro Bridge then over to the Verranzano. Any ideas on the best way to get there? If it was up to me we would have stayed down by the Meadowlands on Friday night. That would have made the trip to Staten Island a breeze. Gainzo I lived on Staten Island most of my life from the Verrazano Bridge you are on the Staten Island Expressway- you would take that to the exit for Richmond Road/ Clove Road. Take Richmond Road for couple of miles apx until you get to New Dorp Lane intersection where you want to make a left (gas station on the left) Follow New Dorp Lane down towards the water and this leads right into on the left Miller Field. There are several of them so I do not know which one you are playing on Hopefully this helps somewhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 Gainzo I lived on Staten Island most of my life from the Verrazano Bridge you are on the Staten Island Expressway- you would take that to the exit for Richmond Road/ Clove Road. Take Richmond Road for couple of miles apx until you get to New Dorp Lane intersection where you want to make a left (gas station on the left) Follow New Dorp Lane down towards the water and this leads right into on the left Miller Field. There are several of them so I do not know which one you are playing on Hopefully this helps somewhat Thanks mate. The biggest pain in the ass is getting to the Verranzano. We are going to hit traffic no matter what. How long do you think it will take? I'm guessing an hour from Stamford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Thanks mate. The biggest pain in the a$$ is getting to the Verranzano. We are going to hit traffic no matter what. How long do you think it will take? I'm guessing an hour from Stamford. From Staten Island Expressway to Miller field should take maybe 20 minutes or so Staten Island expressway is always a mess to drive on- especially on Sundays though Once off of there a lot of streets have traffic lights on Richmond Road and even going down New Dorp Lane- expect the worse when planning the time is my suggestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 Faba, you were right about the quality of the fields. I felt like I was in Kansas. The grass was brown and the ground was like cement. Didn't matter though as we won. Chalk up another victory for Boston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Faba, you were right about the quality of the fields. I felt like I was in Kansas. The grass was brown and the ground was like cement. Didn't matter though as we won. Chalk up another victory for Boston! Gainzo Well good that your rugby team won. Miller fields are the pits as you found out. Good that no one got hurt with the hard surface there that supposedly passes for a grass field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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