SportsTurf Consultants (Aust) Pty Ltd

45 Westerfield Drive Notting Hill Victoria 3168

Ph 03 9574 9066 Fax 03 9574 9072 email: info@sportsturf.com.au

BRANDON PARK RESERVE

Assessed 27 July 2015
Junior pitches
- west side
Hardness
N

50
60
50

Traction

50
70
50
70
70

Main pitch
- east side

40
60
40
50
50

50
70
70
80
60

40
50
50
60
60

12

70
60
60
60
60

soft
acceptable
hard

12

8
6

low
acceptable
high

12
10

Poor traction on bare areas

Surface Cover (%)

85%; goal areas & west corridors bare

Botanical Composition

35% couch / 35% ryegrass / 30% Poa

Vigour (max. 5)

rated 4 of 5

Density (max. 5)

rated 3 of 5: thin ryegrass cover

loss of cover due to traffic in goals & centre corridors
5: many localised depressions
Both pitches have fragile surfaces that are easily damaged when trafficked

Evenness (max. 10)

Goal areas and centre corridors of both pitches have lost grass cover

Wear

Bare areas have been cut up by foot traffic (more on Junior pitch). Water ponding in localised
depressions on Main pitch and laying on bare areas on Junior pitch.

Surface Damage

Rainfall during past week mm

Recommendations

1.

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

20-Jul

21-Jul

22-Jul

23-Jul

24-Jul

25-Jul

26-Jul

0.2

0.0

1.4

4.0

1.4

4.0

6.0

Roll surface to flatten foot marks when conditions are suitable

SportsTurf Consultants (Aust) Pty Ltd

45 Westerfield Drive Notting Hill Victoria 3168
Ph 03 9574 9066 Fax 03 9574 9072 email:
info@sportsturf.com.au

ASSESSMENT OF SPORTSFIELDS AS COMPARISON TO BRANDON PARK

Freeway
Reserve

27-Jul-15
Hardness

50
60
60
60
80

Traction

12

70
70
60
50
70

Fregon
Reserve
60
60
40
50
50

60
70
70
60
60

12

12

12
15

60
50
60
50
50

50
60
40
60
40

17

12

12
8

15

8
12

60
80
60
60
60

Carlson
Reserve

18

15

50
50
60
40
50

50
60
70
60
60

12

15

12
15

12
12

70
70
50
60
60

Holmesglen
Reserve

15

15

50
40
70
50
40
18

15
15

12
18

60
60
70
50
50

15
15

15

15

15

90%

95%

99%

99%

RG30 C25 K25 P20

RG50 C20 P30

RG60 BG15 P20 W5

K80 RG10 P10

Vigour (max. 5)

3.5

4.5

Density (max. 5)

3 thin areas

3 - nth end thinning

6 - undulations;
goals bare

6 - minor
undulations

7 - sward thinning out

7.5 - minor
undulations

Soft but stable

surface
Nth end more severe

Wear in
corridor

S goals - starting to
cut up / footprinting

Surface is soft,
apperars to have
been rolled

Surface Cover (%)

Botanical Composition

Evenness (max. 10)

Wear

Goals bare, hollow

CHF areas thinning,
more at south end

Surface Damage

Goals bare & hollow

Sth end corridor
much thinner. Water
ponding in localised
depressions (N goal)

Bare spots - W goal

Several small sandy

patches in SW
quandrant