Brett Ratten SLAMS Optus Stadium's surface as Saints coach 明らかにする/漏らすs he 恐れるd his players could 直面する serious 傷害s just a day after Man 部隊d played Aston 郊外住宅 in 激しい downpour at same 発生地

  • Brett Ratten knew 'straight away' the surface at Optus Stadium was an 問題/発行する?
  • The Optus Stadium pitch was 乱打するd by 強い雨 on Saturday
  • But the game between Manchester 部隊d and Aston 郊外住宅 still went ahead?
  • The 天候 改善するd on Sunday but Ratten said the surface 'felt 転換ing'
  • The Saints (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 West Coast 90-62 to snap a two-game losing streak??

St Kilda coach Brett Ratten has 表明するd 関心 over the Optus Stadium turf, 説 the 発生地 should think twice before 試みる/企てるing to cram in too many 冒険的な events.

Ratten held some 恐れるs for his players' safety 長,率いるing into Sunday's AFL 衝突/不一致 with West Coast after 強い雨 and two 展示 サッカー matches left parts of the turf 安定性のない.

水晶 Palace played 物陰/風下d on Friday night, before Manchester 部隊d 直面するd off against Aston 郊外住宅 on Saturday night.

Brett Ratten was worried the pitch at Optus Stadium could lead to serious injuries

Brett Ratten was worried the pitch at Optus Stadium could lead to serious 傷害s

It meant ground staff had いっそう少なく than 20 hours to 修理 the soggy surface ahead of Sunday's AFL match, with 強い雨 on Saturday 損失ing their 原因(となる).


Players from both West Coast and St Kilda slipped 定期的に on 確かな parts of the ground on Sunday, but 非,不,無 of the 宙返り/暴落するs resulted in 傷害s.

The Saints won the match by 28 points, with West Coast players 譲歩するing a number of goals in the final 称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 予定 to slips.

Ratten used the example of former Blue Luke O'Sullivan - who 告訴するd both Carlton and the AFL for a 膝 傷害 he 苦しむd at Waverley Park - as an example of what could eventuate if a 発生地's surface became 危険な.

The pitch was soaked after a heavy downpour ahead of Man United's friendly with Aston Villa

The pitch was soaked after a 激しい downpour ahead of Man 部隊d's friendly with Aston 郊外住宅

However the match at the Optus Stadium still went ahead following a late pitch inspection

However the match at the Optus Stadium still went ahead に引き続いて a late pitch 査察?

'I wouldn't like a player to get a long-称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 傷害 that 影響する/感情d them to never play the game again, or something like that,' Ratten said.

'That is the worrying 関心. If something did happen, would a player 告訴する the ground?

'It happened in my time as a player. Luke O'Sullivan at the Blues 告訴するd.

'So that is something they may need to consider when scheduling. It is a 危険. The game is a 危険 anyway, but you'd hate to see something happen because of maybe the surface.'

The weather was far better on Sunday in Perth as the Saints beat West Coast 90-62

The 天候 was far better on Sunday in Perth as the Saints (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 West Coast 90-62

But Ratten said the surface at Optus Stadium 'felt shifting under foot' throughout the game

But Ratten said the surface at Optus Stadium 'felt 転換ing under foot' throughout the game

Ratten said he knew 'straight away' the Optus Stadium surface could 提起する/ポーズをとる a danger on Sunday.

'We all went out before the game to have a look at it,' he said.

'It felt 転換ing under foot.

'It was more of a mindse t as a player and how you go about things. How you run flat out at the ball, can you 新たな展開 and turn?

Eagles coach Adam Simpson shared Ratten's concerns over the surface of play

Eagles coach Adam Simpson 株d Ratten's 関心s over the surface of play

'The game wasn't going to be called off; we were going to play, so we had to just adapt to it.'

West Coast coach Adam Simpson said given his team's lowly position on the ladder, he wasn't too worried about the slippery 条件s.

When told of Ratten's comments about the safety factor, Simpson replied: 'He's a 広大な/多数の/重要な man Ratts and he's got really good ありふれた sense. It's a fair point.'

Optus Stadium will be on the 国家の 行う/開催する/段階 on Friday night when Fremantle host Melbourne in an AFL blockbuster.

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