Smith Partners Stadium

Smith Partners Stadium sits in Ridgehaven. It is not the sort of place that draws crowds for the scenery, but for the game being played within its bounds. The site has belonged to the Modbury Jets since 1972, when the club moved from Modbury Oval. The local council provided the land under a long lease. They put up their first change rooms in the late 1970s and brought in floodlights a few years later.

The ground still looks like a community project rather than a commercial venue. You can see that in the way the stands sit close to the pitch. There is no grandstand that dominates the skyline; just rows of concrete steps. The club launched a campaign for a proper grandstand after laying down a synthetic pitch in 2017, though the development remains modest. The surface is artificial turf, a change made to suit the frequency of matches played here. The venue hosts matches for the Modbury Jets in the South Australia State League 1 and has seen Adelaide United Reserves play out here as well.

There is little distinction between the home and away areas, a trait of grounds built for local sport. The capacity is a matter of interpretation; some records place it at 1,000 while others suggest 3,000. The difference likely comes down to how one counts the space available on the terraces. No specific attendance record has been established for the site. The naming rights, currently held by Smith Partners, came with the 2017 pitch installation, but the identity of the ground remains rooted in the club that built it. It is a functional space, kept going by the people who play on it.