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Re: Rd 17 North v Eagles @ Prospect Oval

Another strong Q1 from WWT, but for over-use of the ball in forward 50 could have been 5-6 goals up. Then North started to play, sparked, possibly, by the big melee close to the stand in Q2. All clubs know that weakness in ruck and lack of midfield speed means WWT will tire into second half. Last quarter very entertaining, showtime for Roosters. Kulikowski a good pick up and NA's overall intensity impressive. Also impressive - best steak sandwich year to date, and, the lovely ladies in canteen supplied us with hot tea and coffee even after the urn ran dry! That last cup, micro-waved, the highlight of the last quarter for this WWT supporter.
by Brendan M
Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:26 pm
 
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Re: Preliminary Final - Port v South @ Adelaide Oval (Sun 14

Each of them (was Daryl S, Dion - the ex umpire, John N - I may have their names wrong) commented separately that the consequences of introducing AFL are profound, that the short to long term impacts are and will be damaging to the SANFL and that the local clubs are extremely disadvantaged by the new arrangements.
by Brendan M
Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:41 am
 
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Re: Preliminary Final - Port v South @ Adelaide Oval (Sun 14

The rise of South (and Sturt) is the highlight of 2014. Great work from both clubs. Great work also from RPH commentators in their post-game conclusions yesterday. The kind of straight-talking that only an independent media can provide - long live community radio.
by Brendan M
Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:25 am
 
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Re: Ground sizes

End the interchange, allow 4 subs. Coaches will dislike it, but the game would cope with this change.
by Brendan M
Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:46 am
 
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Re: 2015 Grand Final - Eagles v West - Sun 27/9/15

Westies way too good, the margin flattered us. Great result for the loyal Westies people. The Eagles will need to re-think and renovate their house.
by Brendan M
Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:52 pm
 
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Re: Rd 5 Eagles v North

The game on Sunday was the best we had seen this year. A great advertisement for SANFL football, especially the second half, very attacking and some very good skills from both sides. North's tackling was excellent and their recruits, some of whom we know very well, were very damaging. The chorus of song from their tuneful fans as their players left the ground was really loud as it echoed off the old stand. The players loved it, lot of emotion there!
by Brendan M
Wed May 02, 2018 6:50 pm
 
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Re: Live Scores - Finals Week 1

I was at the second game on Sunday and I felt a bit sorry for the umpires: they are the scapegoat for the AFL's mindless tinkering with our game. The 'new' holding the ball interpretation has overturned more than a century's principle that the player going for the ball is both protected and rewarded. To see a mob of players squealing at the umpires while laying on top of the fool who got to the ball first, and in most cases had no prior opportunity, is unedifying and wrong.

AFL Inc has changed this rule because coaches and the football industry have poisoned the game with presses, floods and scrums to win at all costs and to minimise the size of their losses. Yet it was the custodians of football that enabled this ugliness through a simple but profound rule change - introducing the interchange system. The intent was good, make sure there are 18 fit players on the ground. The outcome is bad - constant rotations to support 18 up and 18 back for a whole game.

While there is debate about introducing zones and enlarged goal squares, a sensible adjustment is to abolish the interchange. Have subs only and revert to a more sensible holding the ball rule. This will change the game for the better.

Whatever the AFL does about the rules, the last thing they should do is to listen too closely to those who invented and benefit from the existing system - the coaches, the administrators and bean counters who are too often concerned about their own interests -not the players, not the supporters and certainly not the umpires, who are stuck in the middle of this unhappy mess.
by Brendan M
Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:11 pm
 
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Re: 2020 SANFL Grand Final North v Eagles

SANFL GFs are fabulous - my wife said that it was like being at a carnival. We sat next to the North crowd in the corner pocket near the scoreboard. Passionate with a capital P, and we saw the smoking lady get evicted - she takes no prisoners! The spirit in the outer was fantastic.

The Eagles showed a lot of character and class, which isn't that foreign to us. The flags in 2006 - especially after the 120+ points flogging in 04, and 2011 against the Central juggernaut showed a lot of 'bottle'.

Pre: merger a win;loss of about 25%, post merger around 55+%, it has been, and is, a good ride.

In 2020 coach Sheedy's footy smarts and his leadership skills transformed a club which already had reservoirs of football no-how.

Overall, though, we must find ways to preserve and strengthen SANFL. Everything seems to be disappearing into the corporate limbo, where authenticity is replaced by holograms. SANFL is real and rewarding - gritty and sometimes difficult of course, just like life - because it is life!
by Brendan M
Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:24 pm
 
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Re: EAGLES 2020 PREMIERS

Footy fans come in all shapes and sizes, mentally - from the tragics, the quiet sufferers, the excitable and those who are occasionally OTT if not deranged - sometimes we are all of these at once.

To attribute particular characteristics to the supporters of particular clubs is a bit hazardous, however, it's fair to say that South supporters display remarkable strength, loyalty and eternal hopefulness - and the Southies I know, love the game - as do all of us - especially the SANFL and its authenticity.

Overall, we all have good supporters and shockers, and we love the former and try to ignore the latter - not easy! Most SANFL supporters are always up for a chat, depending on the stage of a game, but, being Bidenesque, there might be, in sober moments, more that unites us than what divides us.

While this is an excellent forum, it is a small sample, and most of the posters play the ball, only way to go, may the SANFL run forever, Merry Christmas!!
by Brendan M
Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:12 pm
 
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Re: R4 Eagles v North Sunday 2.10PM

North had a terrific second quarter, very dangerous when on song, and perhaps they didn't capitalise on that momentum. Most of the third quarter seemed to be played by 30plus players in the right forward pocket of WWT. As others have commented, excellent to have the North players back at the club, was a good vibe.
by Brendan M
Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:27 pm
 
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Re: The never ending No AFL in the SANFL whinge thread

A Port reflection.

My father, who grew up a good (Bob Shearman comes to mind) drop kick from Thebarton oval, occasionally joked (we think) that his life would have been happier if he had grown up as a Port supporter.

When I, as a Woodville boy, read the sometime heated contributions in this stub, I reflect on the history and psychology of the PAFC. Port's stance of 'us v the world' served them well in the SANFL as it galvanised their players and supporters, yet in reality, Port sides were also well-coached and they had the players who knew what was necessary to win the big games, especially in the finals.

In the current world of AFL, this disposition ('the world is against us') seems to have morphed into delusion (the Port Bs are the 'Magpies'), infantilism (the fetish of the prison bars) and despotism (attacking, at whim, imagined enemies, including, treacherously, the SANFL and its clubs).

As someone who, when very young, had a reasonable amount of direct contact with the Williams, McLeans, Motleys, Boyds and Gallifords (the last one is for the old cockledivers), this new attitude is foreign to the Port I knew. It seems to me that the new Port (or is it the current egotistical leadership) has a new shade which could see it evolving into yet another clever corporation which is attempting to dazzle its shareholders by fabricating new foes while living on the fumes of the past.
by Brendan M
Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:28 am
 
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Re: 2021 SANFL Grand Final WWT Eagles v Glenelg Sunday 3pm

There has been a strong footy culture at WWT for many many years evidenced by success at junior levels, the high rate of draft picks from the club and strong finals participation. Mr Spellcheck provided a stat recently of a 64% W:L since 1991. Coach Sheedy recognised what we needed to improve, leg speed and quick movement in particular. Combine that with an overall intensity personified by Firns, Commitogianni, Jungfer, Pudney etc etc., and excellent recruiting, the club looks set for a little while yet. Well done to all!
by Brendan M
Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:17 pm
 
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Re: Round 5 Eagles vs Centrals X-Convenience oval Saturday

Was expecting a battle and we had that in the first quarter until McCormack came off (hope he's ok - looks the goods). After that we were getting first hands on the ball. Eagles also know their game well, Centrals less so - a work in progress.

Quite a while since we had visited the Ponderosa. Knowledgeable and friendly people, the odd echo of 'you dogs' and the fabulous ground - as big as Texas, mature trees that could belong in a botanic garden and great views from the funky grandstand that was designed by Housing Trust architects from a bigger, more visionary time.
by Brendan M
Sun May 01, 2022 4:21 pm
 
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Re: R13 Glenelg v Adelaide

While most are disregarding Adelaide for the premiership I am not so certain. Very impressed with them so far.

They have a coach who probably wants to win the flag and has been there before. He has a very good squad, if it stays intact, and there are no AFL finals to worry about.

The quality of Adelaide's finals squad might depend on the attitude of the Adelaide hierarchy. They may want some glory for the club and players given the past few miserable years.
by Brendan M
Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:20 pm
 
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Re: R1 Norwood v Eagles Friday 7.40

Just a note to compliment whomever on the turf at Norwood - brilliant, like the lights.

Also brilliant in the lights is the Eagles uniform with the white shorts!

Great to see new facilities at SANFL grounds. A Sturt workmate of mine had a tour of the new JO stand - outstanding apparently. Proud of the past, confident of the future, as a former SANFL club used to say.
by Brendan M
Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:16 pm
 
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Re: Round 4 North Adelaide v Eagles

North are good, all over us but we kept at it - got within 2 goals in the last quarter and then missed two shots, our goalkicking not flash this year to date. No questions abut our effort but we lack the marking talls. Young (19 years old) Brinker-Ritchie in the ruck was overwhelmed by man-mountain Harvey early, but B-R showed some pluck, got his hands on the ball in the second half - encouraging. Prospect has a bit of razzmatazz with that funky new scoreboard/game screen. Best thing about NA, apart from Barrie Robran - sighted on the wing today, is their song - courtesy of the great Johnny Mac (whose son, Brett Mackereth played for Woodville).
by Brendan M
Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:00 pm
 
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Re: RD8 POWER 2's vs EAGLES ALBERTON OVAL SUN 4/6 2:10PM

Cracker of a finish. Port's last quarter of 6 goals after 2 goals in the first three quarters nearly finished it for us. Narkle was in everything, great SANFL debut. While I have never been keen on an AFL Port in Sanfl, there was a good crowd and a lot of atmosphere. Eagles defence was brilliant and Dan Menzel's brilliant long goal (55+) to win it for us in very treacherous wind conditions was one hell of a highlight for us in what was a great game.
by Brendan M
Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:37 pm
 
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Re: Rd 12 EAGLES VS POWER MAUGHAN THIEM KIA OVAL SAT 8/7 12:

The state of the oval is not a good look for a SANFL club and it works against the young squad that we have. Not privy to 'inside issues', but WWT / City of Charles Sturt/SA Govt/Mali/Albo need a plan to address this matter as a priority.
by Brendan M
Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:47 pm
 
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Re: Round 18 Eagles v West

Great game at Oval Avenue. Both sides went for it as they had nothing to lose with Westies showing tremendous spirit and skill despite a run of narrow losses. Kobe Ryan was everywhere and the Westies talls were too tall for us. Jesse Lonergan was cheered off by both teams at the end and a good vibe with the Westies boys at the club after the game. Reminds us why SANFL is the best comp.
by Brendan M
Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:40 pm
 
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Re: 2023 Elimination Final - Central District v Powerserves

Very good win for Centrals, now they have to repeat the first semi final results of of 1971 and 1972 against Sturt - I think I am right as I was there as a young fellow - very big and very loud Centrals crowd in the Creswell stand.
by Brendan M
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:01 pm
 
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Re: The never ending No AFL in the SANFL whinge thread

Celebrity presidents just don't get it - 'look at me'! and slagging the SANFL is a bad look to say the least. Nowhere Man.
by Brendan M
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:45 pm
 
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