<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lyndoch Oval's multimillion-dollar renovation has been completed on time and within budget ahead of its Gather Round debut. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The $45.7 million upgrade has transformed the oval into a state-of-the-art facility, ready to host its first </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/afl" rel="" target="" title="AFL"><span>AFL</span></a><span> match.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Feels lovely, the oval, the grass is just spectacular. No other way to describe it. Top of the top!" William Pitt from the Barossa Districts Football Club said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/friends-say-adelaide-businessman-death-in-morocco-unusual-want-remains-brought-home/ff0a0007-6eb2-44ec-8bcf-901f10607f83" rel="" target="" title="Friends say Adelaide businessman's death in Morocco unusual, want remains brought home"><strong><span>Friends say Adelaide businessman's death in Morocco unusual, want remains brought home</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The project has also provided a significant boost to local businesses, with 97 per cent of the work undertaken by South Australian companies. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The build in less than 11 months to see this site transform the way it has has just been simply ... mind blowing," Barossa Mayor Bim Lange said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The main oval has been strategically rotated 15 degrees to perfectly frame the picturesque Barossa Hills, ensuring a stunning backdrop for the upcoming matches. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/barossa-valley-transforms-for-afl-debut-in-gather-round/0d6f6613-02d5-41c6-abb8-184cc287a49c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a big chance for SA, the Barossa Valley, to project itself to the rest of the country and make a lasting impression," Premier Peter Malinauskas said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>10,000 footy fans are expected to descend upon the Barossa Valley for the two Gather Round matches at Lyndoch Oval.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>