As reported in the Ballarat Courier today....
Richmond gives Learmonth Oval thumbs up for match
Tuesday, 27 December 2005
RICHMOND Football Club has given Learmonth Oval the thumbs up to host an intra-club practice match in February. A Tigers official was pleased with what he saw when he inspected the ground yesterday.
Richmond football operations manager Paul Armstrong walked the turf and deemed it safe to play.
Learmonth Football/Netball Club ground supervisor Paul Ryan said the ground's bore water had it in perfect condition. The Tigers will play the match as part of their AFL community camp in Ballarat on Wednesday, February 8. "He was really happy with the ground," Mr Ryan said. "It has been watered really well and it has come up really good.
"It doesn't matter what ground they play on, the AFL clubs have to check it. And he was quite surprised how good it was."
The Tigers will spend four days meeting football fans and conducting school visits, open training sessions, forums, and other activities.
All 16 AFL clubs have booked time away at locations across Australia in February.
Ballarat last hosted a Community Camp in 2004, when Carlton paid a visit.