Details of 2006 SANFL Grand Final Central v Eagles

[ORDoubleBlues]

Admitting that I have a grudge, Williams shouldn't have gotten an umpiring gig after last years GF's two minutes of madness when he got sucked in 3 times in the space of two minutes. Making a spectacle of himself instead of just umpiring the game.

[Wedgie]

MEDALLISTS & RETIRING PLAYERS TO BE HONOURED IN MOTORCADE
The SANFL will honour retiring players, SANFL Grade Medallists and 2006 SA Football Hall of Fame Inductees in the Savings & Loans Champions Motorcade prior to the SANFL Grand Final on Sunday, 8 October.
The Sunday Mail Medallists, the Best and Fairest Medal winners from the Affiliated Country and Amateur Leagues, will be recognised in a motorcade at half time of the League Grand Final.

2006 Medallists
Brett Backwell (Glenelg) – Magarey Medallist
Samuel McDonald (West Adelaide) – Under 19 Tomkins Medallists
Jack Bampton (Norwood) – Under 17 McCallum Medallist

2006 SA Football Hall of Fame Inductees
Neville Roberts – Norwood and west Torrens Football Clubs
Rick Kinnear – SANFL Umpire
Jack Lynch – West Adelaide Football Club
Bob Simunsen – Woodville Football Club

Retiring SANFL Players
Marco Bello – 147 League Games and 5 Premierships for Central District
Tyson Hay – 104 League Games and 4 Premierships for Central District
Tim Cook – 89 League Games for North Adelaide
Mark Jeffries – 170 League Games for North Adelaide
Scott Webb – 129 League Games for South Adelaide
Sudjai Cook – 26 League Games for Norwood followed by 122 League Games for Glenelg
Robbie Neill – 134 League Games for Norwood
Daniel Wicks – 103 League Games and 1 Premiership for Sturt
Damian Squire – 258 Games and 1 Premiership for Sturt, dual Magarey Medallist

Sunday Mail Medallists
Paul Merritt - Gaza (Amateur League Division 1)
Peter Smith - Gepps Cross (Amateur League Division 2)
Andrew Bachmann - Christies Beach (Southern League)
Daniel Budarick - Kingscote (Kangaroo Island League).
Troy Clements - CMS Crows (Yorke Peninsula League)
Shayne Clonan - Waikerie (Riverland League)
Jonathon Copping - South Gambier (Western Border League)
Zac Ewer - Jervois (River Murray League)
Randall Follett - Langhorne Creek (Great Southern League)
Simon George - Booleroo Melrose Wilmington (Northern Areas League)
Malcolm Greenwood - Tanunda (Barossa Light and Gawler League)
Murray Kelsh - Wirrulla (Mid West League)
Adam Klun - Onkaparinga (Hills League)
Daniel Lee – Rudall (Eastern Eyre League)
Tyrone Price - Hornridge Magpies (Woomera Districts League)
Todd Warmington - Western United (Far West League)
Josh Richardson - Border Downs Tintinara (Mallee League)
Sunyl Vogt - Pinnaroo (Mallee League)
Todd Rivers - Paringa (Riverland Independent League)
Sam Schmidt - Mintaro Manoora (North Eastern League)
Jay Shannon - Tumby Bay (Great Flinders League)
Craig Tee - Solomontown (Spencer Gulf League)
Adam Trzesinski - Mt Lofty (Hills League - Central Division)
Hayden Walker – Balaklava (Adelaide Plains League)
Trent Thorpe - Kangarilla (Hills League - Country Division)
Micha Mueller - Robertstown (Mid Murray League)
Wes Bilney - Mallee Park (Port Lincoln League)

[CENTURION]

WEDGIE! Didn't Tim Cook play for us? And the Crows?

[Wedgie]

WEDGIE! Didn't Tim Cook play for us? And the Crows?

Nup, not according the SANFL Media Release!
North don't take Central players mate, only the other way around!

[CENTURION]

Oh really? How silly of me!

[giffo]

Tim Cook is a playing life member of Central's. He played 117 games for us! Shame on the SANFL

[Mickyj]

from the mail

Gowans are on a mission to keep their mouths shut in the SANFL Grand Final against the Eagles at AAMI Stadium from 3.10 today.
But it might prove a "mission impossible" for the champions of backchat who tip they will be targeted by the Eagles' agitators and the umpires, who are instructed to take control early - which usually means clamping down on aggressors.

The Bulldogs will go into their seventh consecutive Grand Final unchanged from their 36-point second semi-final win over the Eagles.

The Eagles made one change, bringing in wingman Luke Jarrad for unlucky Vince Rugolo after contemplating a surprise move of debuting forward Jared Petrenko, 16.

The Gowans twins have both won Jack Oatey Medals as best-afield in a Grand Final, so they know what to expect and how to handle it.

"We know they (Eagles) are going to try to suck us in," James said. "During the year we're a bit more easy to get pulled in, but not in a Grand Final. We tell ourselves before the game 'don't do anything stupid'. If we show the way and attack the ball and attack the body, I think the young blokes will follow."

Chris outlined succinctly the reasons why, saying: "Usually we're not too bad in Grand Finals . . . there's a bit bigger prize at the end of this."

The extra stresses of a Grand Final are not lost on fellow onballer Matthew Slade who, with the Gowans, has played in five premierships since the Dogs breakthrough season in 2000.

Slade acknowledged the trio had to lead by example, but he would not indulge in talk of this clash being a walk in the park for the Bulldogs, who have denied the Eagles the flag four times since 2000.

"We know we're a good chance, but we definitely don't take anything for granted," he said.

"It is an advantage to having so many people who have played in a premiership before, so the (debutants) can go to just about anybody for advice."

The Eagles are not without steely experience and downright toughness, with uncompromising Joe Pedler and Mark McKenzie still stinging from losses to Central in the past two Grand Finals.

The Eagles will start underdogs, but that might bring with it the freedom to just have a red-hot crack and play with the flair and creativity that won them the minor premiership for the first time since 2000 - and two big minor round wins over the Bulldogs.

Pedler takes rubbish from nobody and he said experience had taught him important lessons to pass on to rookie Sam Hier, playing his first league Grand Final.

"(Experience) definitely matters," Pedler, who played his first league Grand Final in 2001, said.

McKenzie said it was time to be excited. "We've had a very good season and when it's mattered we've be able to win the game, and we can do it again," he said.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Damian Squire – 258 Games and 1 Premiership for Sturt, dual Magarey Medallist

How many did he play for North Adelaide?

[Adelaide Hawk]

Toss won by Justin Cicolella and Eagles are kicking with the aid of a 4 goal breeze.

[sapaul]

Squire played 113 games for North.