The Ash Man wrote:I see SPOS have put through their first clearances.
9 in total. Only 41 to go....

5 from Broadview, will they get them all?

I wonder if they have the 15 point rule or if there has been a special arrangement for starting up a new club, oh wait they are not new, oh they are, im confused!

carey wrote:Better just give out the Cup to Smithfield now and save everyone all that effort.

Seem to work with Gold Coast getting Ablett..........

You saying this from a Central United, Brahma Lodge or St Paul's view point mate?

North Pines will smash D7R surely??? give em a solution.
Um Play against A grade teams as they are a A grade team? lol good call. What i meant was what do they do with the b grade because that'd be only 6 in b grade meaning extra byes because there'd be 8 in a grade with two of those without b grades
Yea I know it is hard but doesn't seem right to have 7 teams in 7 and then have 10 teams in 8. About time the league told clubs where they are playing and not other way around. Surely some of the bigger clubs in 8 could step up to 7.
This is based upon 7 not being about A grade clubs playing each other as highlighted by Pines in 7r.

Have to love Mawson Lakes form, we have been trying to get a clearance for a "c" grader. Looks like they are going to take the 10 day's before we even get a answer and we have rang them only to get the run around. :shock: The lad going to miss 2 games.
Player is cleared from Mawson Lakes end so not sure what your problem is but feel free to keep up the cheap shots

no_remorse28 wrote:Hancock, Gully, Wood, Bedgegood and Weidenbach to Ingle Farm next season.

Thats a bummer, whos going to threaten to break my jaw during our games now.

Arch44 wrote:I hope Houghton do the right thing and allow Nth Pines the home change rooms in the ressies.

Well we are already helping them out by playing our B grade against there A grade?

Have the permits changed over the last year or so?
I don't understand how a bloke who has played 9 Div1R, 4 Div7 games and 1 C2 games can play Div 7, yet a bloke who has played 7 Div7 games and 4 Div7R games gets told if he plays 7R tommorow then he cant play DIv7 next week?
Even know he didn't play at all last week?

Who?

Sorry pal ill take that back he did play A grade last week, i was miss informed by the bloke who raids the canteen the most

Well done if they stick it out and stay in 4, could always drop down 2 grades like some

beef wrote:Jake Tonkin from Golden Grove to Mawson Lakes is a good pick up if he doesnt sandbag in their C grade like he did at Golden Grove

Well he might find it a bit hard as he will be the only one playing in the game

Unsure why a club would try and stop someone from playing a higher grade but each to there own.
Will Lodges next move be pay us what we were going to pay Trent for the year and you can have him?
OR maybe they are making him honour the contract he signed with them

Ok so they go down that path, bloke doesn't end up playing at all or you have a bloke who plays for you who isn't really interested and leaves at the end of the year anyway, what do you achieve?

Discussion raised last night at the Delegates meeting over the consideration of exploring one season of complete One Day matches next year.

Option to have maximum of 10 overs per bowler instead of 8 thought.

Peoples thoughts? Comps obviously barely surviving.. might not be the worst idea.. although for the purists who like 2 day cricket its pretty ordinary.. :(

If it did turn into a One Day comp, i would like to see games start at 10:30 with a potential early finish. That might entice a few more players. Would it still be 40 overs or would it turn to 50?

50 over a side cricket would be a long day. Like the idea of early starts, but that might upset a few with Saturday morning work, and clubs that have school cricket on it, in the morning.

I like the variety we have in our comp now with 5 X 1 Dayers, 5 X 2 Dayers and 3 X T20 matches.

Thats because your batting is as boring as bat shit and you would probably have to retire. Which would be a good thing and entice a few back to Rose Park that left because they fell asleep watching you bat.

Zartan wrote:

Cougar wrote:[/b]Trial Vs BOS at Kilburn. Looked the part and got some touches

Disgusting.. carey you're a fraud, I'm not even angry.. just disappointed

And tried to steal the guernsey at the end of the game lol

While i agree that the committee may have made some mistakes, i still believe the players have a lot to answer for. I believe you play for a club and if that is your club and you dont agree with who they appoint as coach for a year big deal, you suck it up and play.
Players to walk because they dont like a coach is weak IMO.
How is the premiership reunion going to look in 10 years ( if there is a club ) when blokes sit around and have a beer there and think, yeah it was a good flag but remember when we pissed off the following year and the club couldn't field a team and had to close. Pretty week IMO

I blame Rose Park for the comp in decline, blokes should learn to share some premierships around.
I mean how much would it burn blokes having structured training's during the week and training hard to know these blokes dont even train let alone have a clubrooms to go back too.
There is only so much shade one tree has.

Zartan wrote:Rose Park are New Years specialists - and two day specialists.. always seem to struggle until xmas then suddenly new year new team and they just go and start flogging sides

Yes we normally sack Cougar as captain around xmas and drop him down the order

Will we see the great man Carey back in the coaching circles in 2017?

Unsure at this stage.
In an assistant/player role perhaps?

Unsure at this stage. I actually have spoke to a couple of people but time will tell.

I have heard that Carey has spoken to one of his previous clubs, so maybe Salisbury West, Salisbury North, Paralowie, Peake, Central United or Southern Eagles are looking for a coach. With the iron in that many fires he is a chance!
Actually cant remember if he ever signed with Brahma Lodge or just meet them for beers like always!

Arch44 wrote:Is Henderson at Houghton lining himself up for a coaching role now he has taken on the reserves to help Q out?

Last i heard was that he was going with Holland as a package deal as there isn't many clubs they both haven't been at!

Zartan wrote:

Executive Member wrote:close
Paralowie Lakes & Hills OS

And players who attended Paralowie HS, Valley View HS, Para Hills HS, Salisbury East HS, Tindale College shall all be declared zero pointers

The jail putting in a new team?

The Situations:
West Croydon - Can Not lose top spot, will get a week off next week, and the perfect run at a GF.

Woodville South - Can Not lose 2nd spot. Would need to lose to Ingle Farm by 184 points to lose 2nd place. Question is who they play in the 1st final. Lose to Ingle Farm and they host them next week again at home. If they win, and Brahma account for Adelaide Lutheran then they host the Tigers.

Ingle Farm -
Win: Finish 3rd, earn double chance and play Woodville South (Away).
Lose and Brahma win: Finish 4th, host elimination final vs 5th spot.
Lose and Brahma lose: Finish 3rd, earn double chance and play Woodville South (Away).

Brahma Lodge -
Win and Ingle Farm Win: Finish 4th, host 5th place in elimination final
Win and Ingle Farm lose: Finish 3rd, earn double chance, play Woodville South (Away).

Fitzroy -
Win: Finish 5th, play in elimination final vs either Brahma Lodge or Ingle Farm
Lose and either of TOS, ML or MP win: Finish outside the 5.
CAN NOT BE RELEGATED

Trinity OS -
Win and Fitzroy win: Finish 6th.
Win and Fitzroy lose: Finish 5th, play in elimination final vs either Brahma Lodge or Ingle Farm
Lose and HD and MP win: Finish 9th, get relegated.
Lose and either HD or MP lose: Finish outside the 5, avoid relegation

Mawson Lakes -
Win and Fitzroy lose: Finish 5th, play in elimination final vs either Brahma Lodge or Ingle Farm.
Win and Fitzroy win: Finish 6th
Lose and HD and MP win: Finish 9th, get relegated.
Lose and either HD or MP lose: Finish outside the 5, avoid relegation

Mitchell Park -
Win and Fitzroy and Trinity OS lose: Finish 5th, play in elimination final vs either Brahma Lodge or Ingle Farm.
Win and either Fitzroy or TOS win: Finish outside the 5, avoid relegation.
Lose and HD win: Finish 9th, get relegated.
Lose and HD lose: Finish 8th, avoid relegation.

Houghton Districts -
Win and Trinity OS and MP lose: Finish 6th, almost impossible to make up % to make the 5.
Win and TOS and MP win: Finish 9th, would need to win by 20+ goals, and ML lose by the same margin.
Win and ML and MP lose: Finish 7th, avoid relegation.
Lose: Finish 9th, get relegated.

Good write up thanks, ive got a headache just trying to read it and look forward to 5pm Saturday when it is all worked out and its finally time to rest up!

Zartan wrote:Wow Arch you're pretty similar too.. just missing the '2' at the front

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Wheres the column for premierships in a team game?

Great post mate, I know my club in Div6 is looking forward to the challenge of matching the likes of WC and the other couple of clubs coming down from 5. We were one loss away from going down I think it was and no way did we want to go down to maybe have a easier year!

So good old Greg Norman has got another club to add to his kit bag im hearing!

Shaun Rae, Shaun Holland and Matt Ralph the big ins!

If he ends up in the forward lines ill walk to the Fox n Firkin

Still think they are far from any shoe in to win this grade. Half the names mentioned wont be playing consistent football and if you are judging there list off Holland, Rae and Ralph im crying!

Bombers4EVA wrote:

Zartan wrote:

Bombers4EVA wrote:Rate Holland.

10yrs ago maybe

Still knows how to use the footy. He may not be as fit anymore but he can still be damaging with the footy.

In the warm up agree, but when the action starts he will be over near the BBQ

Of course i would in my B grade pal, any day of the week, taking the piss out of Greg Norman Holland.

I'm just looking forward to being able to have a few froffies with Carey and the Real Number 3 a couple of times this year again!!


Your buy?

I heard you wouldn't shout if a shark bit you! ;)
Come to think of it, not sure i can recall you ever buying a round either... ;)

I've heard it from a few mate. Where there is smoke there is fire......... And no beer

Try putting up with it for about 20 years, even up at Peake where the locals had to sell a couple of farms to be able to pay him he still didn't shout one drink!

You going to push Boxhead over the wire fence on the expressway on the way home when he wants a piss again like the bus trip years ago?

We would have at least 45 as a minimum at our home ground training's, that drops to about 18 once we go 5 minutes from our ground.

Going to be very interesting for me tomorrow as I am up against my old club for the first time. It's going to feel a little weird playing against some old mates that I had played a lot of games with. But it will be good to get out there and have a crack and then enjoy a nice cold froffy afterwards. Go Raiders!!


You must off miss heard the teams getting read out mate, sorry

Going to be very interesting for me tomorrow as I am up against my old club for the first time. It's going to feel a little weird playing against some old mates that I had played a lot of games with. But it will be good to get out there and have a crack and then enjoy a nice cold froffy afterwards. Go Raiders!!


You must off miss heard the teams getting read out mate, sorry
What you mean bud? I know where Im playing.

Sorry mate was a joke, get there early tomorrow and ill grab some crayons and explain.

Zartan wrote:How many clubs have had trouble with the new registration process this year?

What a fair dinkum pain in the arse!

Yes we have had a lot of troubles and are still working thru some now.
Unsure how a simple system can be so hard

Its not going to happen so why worry, Elizabeth will pay there bill by end of the day and the games will go ahead. Slow day

So after speaking to a couple of mates from two different clubs who have played a top team in the reserves over the last two weeks, you have to love the arrogance of a certain club who actually puts a spare footy behind their goal posts to be given to the boundary umpire once they kick a goal to save time and get it back to the middle quicker. They even have there players grab the footy and give it to the umps. One team on sat nearly lost there match ball due to this club throwing the spare footy to the ump while the host club ball was still being collected after a goal.
I umpired a game last year where a team kicked 23 goals in a quarter, it went for 39 minutes. The next time I had the losing side from that day I insisted we follow that procedure.

I also love doing a B Grade game when someone boots the ball a mile when they're 5 metres out from goal, free money.

Funny thing about this is that if it is the club im thinking, before the start of our game i asked my son to ask the timekeeper how long the quarters were, there timekeeper insisted on 20 minutes to which i told my son no they are 22, my son did try to tell the timekeeper but he was insisted on it being 20 minutes. In the end i was happy we only played 20 lol

carey wrote:

Half Back Flanker wrote:Already on to that......fingers crossed we can get someone soon

I'm sure this may interest a couple of your young lads may even get an 'added bonus'

Like your days at Paralowie, why is the song Hey Jude in my head lol

carey wrote::oops:

We all know age isn't a issue with you, she would have been close to 55 at the time, you would have been about 18?

A lot of clubs rely on the numbers both nights of the week as well for money over the bar and that.
Makes life tough for a coach who wants to try achieve things and structures up training drills to suit a few things u want to teach the team and you get bugger all because off all the weak excuses that come out these days.
In saying that, i think the lowest we would have had would be around 30 so i guess that is good.
I just hate checking my phone Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Would be a shame to see it disappear. I just hope that all the clubs survive and find a home.


Agreed but unfortunately the writing has been on the walls for a few years now. I blame Enfield downsizing 8)

I blame Rose park for winning all the flags and making blokes run to easier comps to try win one!

The thing they will learn - and we struggled with this and still do somewhat - is your football club doesn't operate in a bubble. How you conduct yourself on and off the field reflects on your football clubs marketability.

If you get a reputation of being a bunch of wangs, perception or otherwise, then it will affect sponsorship. It will affect recruitment. It will affect how you operate.

We played them in there first game ever or trial game ( cant remember which one ) a couple of seasons ago and when their player kicked the first goal of the game and grabbed his jumper and the crest on it and started pulling on it and running around the crowd high fiving everyone like he had just won a grand final in his 250th game, i had the same thoughts as you.

Zartan wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:

Zartan wrote:Are you confirming then that NEK are moving?

Officially, we will vote on it at our AGM on Sunday, but the consensus is that we will probably seek to join PDCA.

My mail is NEK officially voted yesterday to join PDCA.

They finally got tired of always finishing 3rd and losing semis?

carey wrote:

Tony Clifton wrote:Are there other A Grade teams in Div 3 in PDCA?

No I don't believe so. NEK IMO will not lose a game in Div 3. I would put them straight in Div 2

Maybe not, but by past history there is a fair chance they would lose the semi!

Surely old Shaun " more clubs than Greg Norman " Holland would be heading back out there?

Both games called off? That would suck big time

League should have been harder on them a couple of weeks ago when it had the chance IMO

So what has actually happened out there for this to occur?

Has the club made a stand about subs?

How can u go from two teams two weeks ago to not even one?

Surely there is a serious reason?

What am i missing here as everyone's thought process is that they are shutting up shop?

Reminds me a lot of Paralowie, Just got renovated club rooms and not enough people doing what was required and all off a sudden the club folds and a soccer club moves in the next week basically.
A whole 3kms away.

Yeah, soccer clubs would swoop on their ground in a flash.

Just hope the clubmen of North Pines understand that once the club is gone its gone, nothing annoys me more than playing over 200 games at a club and not being able to go back there.

Carey was useless as a coach!

At Paralowie i must say!

Zartan wrote:Paralowie CC to reform.

@carey leading the charge, they have 15 players already interested in donning the whites once again, and are in discussions around ground usage options as we speak.

Wow what a team we used to have, won a grand final one year without playing a days play in 4 weeks!

Must say a big thank you to Elizabeth footy club with the way they treated Houghton on Sat after the game. Quite a few jugs of beer on the bar and hot pies and pasties and some great conversation with some club legends.
Was very hard for me to leave the club, when every time i turned my back someone filled up my drink.
Hats off to Elizabeth and all the best for the remainder of the season.

**** me with some of the whinging on here you would think your on the bottom of the ladder and haven't won a game