Newcomb coach Tony Mirabella jokingly asked what Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett was up to this weekend after Grinter Reserve was left looking like a swimming pool following rain earlier this week.
Drainage in the northwest corner of the ground couldn’t cope with the more than 40 millimetres of rain that fell across the region earlier this week.
Power president Matt Farrow says St Albans Reserve was on standby in case Grinter Reserve didn’t come up for tomorrow’s clash with Torquay.
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However, work by the City of Greater Geelong has ensured that Newcomb will play its first home game at home.
