AFL safety fears about Adelaide Oval’s capacity to host two footy fixtures either side of the Sheffield Shield final have been called out as “fictitious” by the oval’s former curator Les Burdett.

Cricket Australia has expressed its disappointment that Australian Rules team the Adelaide Crows refused South Australia permission to host the Sheffield Shield final at Adelaide Oval later this month.

Cricket Australia was pushing for the Shield final to be played at Adelaide Oval from March 24-28 but AFL did not give in to the requests.

The AFL tried to get the entire year’s fees relating to the Footy Express waived in exchange for the Sheffield Shield final to be played at Adelaide Oval.

CA chief executive Todd Greenberg expressed "disappointment" that the final could not be played at Adelaide Oval

The Sheffield Shield final won't be played at Adelaide Oval after the AFL rejected appeals from cricket and the South Australian government.