R16 - Port v WWT Eagles @ Alberton

[jackpot jim]

went to my 1st SANFL match for the year today.
Very impressed with the heart and passion that the Maggies showed today.
Completely dominated the game from the start.
Good skills for the most part by both sides, difference being the Eagles just couldnt finish off their attacking moves.
Disappointed to see the umpires umpiring to the same HTB interpretation as their AFL counterparts. Several times players having NO prior opportunity and NO hope of getting rid of it were pinged. Its just a BS rule that has no right to be in the game.
On the catering side of things, there's NO doubt that the catering at most Country venues crap all over SANFL venues for price and quality !!!!!!

[therisingblues]

Just a question JPJ.
You did say this was your first SANFL game for the year. Aren't you therefore basing that comparison on your experience with Alberton catering rather than the SANFL as a whole?
I honestly couldn't tell you how Unley catering goes against country footy, having not attended a country match for 25 years, but we tend to have a good variety of stuff.
I do hear good reports of the standard of the BBQs at Noarlunga and Richmond also.

[jackpot jim]

Just a question JPJ.
You did say this was your first SANFL game for the year. Aren't you therefore basing that comparison on your experience with Alberton catering rather than the SANFL as a whole?
I honestly couldn't tell you how Unley catering goes against country footy, having not attended a country match for 25 years, but we tend to have a good variety of stuff.
I do hear good reports of the standard of the BBQs at Noarlunga and Richmond also.

Fair point.
Being from the country i usually only go to 1 or 2 SANFL games a year.
Alberton catering = ordinary

Agree with Noarlunga, Have had a few mates play with South over the years and been there a few times and i definitely enjoyed the BBQ there

[heater31]

Just a question JPJ.
You did say this was your first SANFL game for the year. Aren't you therefore basing that comparison on your experience with Alberton catering rather than the SANFL as a whole?
I honestly couldn't tell you how Unley catering goes against country footy, having not attended a country match for 25 years, but we tend to have a good variety of stuff.
I do hear good reports of the standard of the BBQs at Noarlunga and Richmond also.

Fair point.
Being from the country i usually only go to 1 or 2 SANFL games a year.
Alberton catering = ordinary

Agree with Noarlunga, Have had a few mates play with South over the years and been there a few times and i definitely enjoyed the BBQ there

Nah have to agree the Alberton BBQ is not as good as it once was. People running it are nice enough but I suspect their hands are being severely tied by the paid staff from the Port Club. I've also had them tell me when it rains on match days they have OH&S issues as well. Not ideal for volunteers.

[Wedgie]

Albertons BBQ has been the worst comfortably for quite a long time.

[Magellan]

I've also had them tell me when it rains on match days they have OH&S issues as well. Not ideal for volunteers.

Not ideal for the club if someone gets electrocuted.

[human_torpedo]

Port were impressive,and the Eagles were far from impressive.

Port's press and spread was too much for the Eagles to handle. It looked like the Eagles tried to defend man on man which is just too difficult against a side that spreads so well, its just too taxing to try and defend man on man, far better off just defending an area. First time I had seen Port this year so im not sure if its one out the box or whether they just had a stronger side in, but they looked far better than what their previous results had shown..

Eagles looked stagnant once again. One paced. Rowntree being a few weeks away from a league return is a good sign, Sinor continues to bang the door down, hes wasted in the twos. Appleton is another that could come in, but we seem to be shuffling the same blokes, and they are similar type players. Hopefully yesterday can be put down to just a bad day at the office

[Booney]

Albertons BBQ has been the worst comfortably for quite a long time.

The bowling club pasties are the best in the business, $4.

[Booney]

Port matched the Eagles in the air with Lobbe and Frampton beating Redden and Borholm.

Butcher and Reynolds made space, kicked goals and Reynolds in particular is a natural forward who just knows where to be at the right time. O'Shea, Rudloff and Sharrod controlled half back and Summerton, Polec, Toumpas and Bonner were all good.

If not for Boyd and Allmond the margin would have been much bigger.

[therisingblues]

Just a question JPJ.
You did say this was your first SANFL game for the year. Aren't you therefore basing that comparison on your experience with Alberton catering rather than the SANFL as a whole?
I honestly couldn't tell you how Unley catering goes against country footy, having not attended a country match for 25 years, but we tend to have a good variety of stuff.
I do hear good reports of the standard of the BBQs at Noarlunga and Richmond also.

Fair point.
Being from the country i usually only go to 1 or 2 SANFL games a year.
Alberton catering = ordinary

Agree with Noarlunga, Have had a few mates play with South over the years and been there a few times and i definitely enjoyed the BBQ there

Thanks for that.
Might have to get along to a country league game and try some of the food. Hills league is not bad is it?

[Booney]

Oh, and this was the first time I'd seen Wundke in the flesh this year. Kudos to the man, he gives anyone of a portly disposition reason to be optimistic, perhaps top level sport isn't beyond us.

[human_torpedo]

He is living up to his 'Big boy' name. But he is a 3 time Ken Farmer medallist so he has the runs on the board. Port fans were original on the weekend offering him Pies at half time as he is walking off the ground, that wouldn't have happened often.. Imagine if your Full Forward could kick like him, he could actually have made something of his career

[Booney]

He is living up to his 'Big boy' name. But he is a 3 time Ken Farmer medallist so he has the runs on the board. Port fans were original on the weekend offering him Pies at half time as he is walking off the ground, that wouldn't have happened often.. Imagine if your Full Forward could kick like him, he could actually have made something of his career

If he didn't take up the offer of the pies so often he might be on $200,000 per year himself.

[JK]

He is living up to his 'Big boy' name. But he is a 3 time Ken Farmer medallist so he has the runs on the board. Port fans were original on the weekend offering him Pies at half time as he is walking off the ground, that wouldn't have happened often.. Imagine if your Full Forward could kick like him, he could actually have made something of his career

Works both ways, I always thought Wundke could have made something of himself at the highest level if he'd perhaps worked a bit harder, and improved his conditioning (at least that's how it appears to me from the outside, might not be that simple)

[Jim05]

Oh, and this was the first time I'd seen Wundke in the flesh this year. Kudos to the man, he gives anyone of a portly disposition reason to be optimistic, perhaps top level sport isn't beyond us.

Maybe he likes the Alberton Bowling club pasties[emoji1]

[therisingblues]

He is living up to his 'Big boy' name. But he is a 3 time Ken Farmer medallist so he has the runs on the board. Port fans were original on the weekend offering him Pies at half time as he is walking off the ground, that wouldn't have happened often.. Imagine if your Full Forward could kick like him, he could actually have made something of his career

Works both ways, I always thought Wundke could have made something of himself at the highest level if he'd perhaps worked a bit harder, and improved his conditioning (at least that's how it appears to me from the outside, might not be that simple)

Course it's not that bloody simple. If there's a pie in front of you you're going to eat it, right? His mother might be a really good cook, and he might be addicted to bread and butter pudding. We shouldn't assume these athletes aren't fighting battles of their own!

[Booney]

He is living up to his 'Big boy' name. But he is a 3 time Ken Farmer medallist so he has the runs on the board. Port fans were original on the weekend offering him Pies at half time as he is walking off the ground, that wouldn't have happened often.. Imagine if your Full Forward could kick like him, he could actually have made something of his career

Works both ways, I always thought Wundke could have made something of himself at the highest level if he'd perhaps worked a bit harder, and improved his conditioning (at least that's how it appears to me from the outside, might not be that simple)

Course it's not that bloody simple. If there's a pie in front of you you're going to eat it, right? His mother might be a really good cook, and he might be addicted to bread and butter pudding. We shouldn't assume these athletes aren't fighting battles of their own!

"Athlete"

[Magellan]

He is living up to his 'Big boy' name. But he is a 3 time Ken Farmer medallist so he has the runs on the board. Port fans were original on the weekend offering him Pies at half time as he is walking off the ground, that wouldn't have happened often.. Imagine if your Full Forward could kick like him, he could actually have made something of his career

Works both ways, I always thought Wundke could have made something of himself at the highest level if he'd perhaps worked a bit harder, and improved his conditioning (at least that's how it appears to me from the outside, might not be that simple)

Course it's not that bloody simple. If there's a pie in front of you you're going to eat it, right? His mother might be a really good cook, and he might be addicted to bread and butter pudding. We shouldn't assume these athletes aren't fighting battles of their own!

"Athlete"

Perhaps 'sportsman' is a more appropriate term.

[JK]

He is living up to his 'Big boy' name. But he is a 3 time Ken Farmer medallist so he has the runs on the board. Port fans were original on the weekend offering him Pies at half time as he is walking off the ground, that wouldn't have happened often.. Imagine if your Full Forward could kick like him, he could actually have made something of his career

Works both ways, I always thought Wundke could have made something of himself at the highest level if he'd perhaps worked a bit harder, and improved his conditioning (at least that's how it appears to me from the outside, might not be that simple)

Course it's not that bloody simple. If there's a pie in front of you you're going to eat it, right? His mother might be a really good cook, and he might be addicted to bread and butter pudding. We shouldn't assume these athletes aren't fighting battles of their own!

What if there's no sauce? So many possibilities ..

[human_torpedo]

Probably not far off the mark really. But he has certainly made the most of his SANFL career. To be honest im just sick of hearing the some old abuse each week directed at him, some of what I saw yesterday was nothing short of disgraceful. You cant target someone for their sexuality, race or mental health issues (all of which I agree with btw) but you can hurl as much abuse for someone being overweight just because they are playing football. Its pathetic. Even more pathetic was when challenged about it by an Eagles players parent the bloke went to water and folded like a deck of cards. The type of hero who can spray someone whilst protected by a fence. Disgraceful