SA Footy

Any scores?

Final score

WWT 17.9
North 13.7

Will be good to hear whether people who were there thought both sides were having a crack, or if there was lots of experimenting still going on. Would have liked the Roosters to have won a game, but I guess the real stuff doesn't start until next week.

Reserves: North 12-13 D Eagles 12-12 (entertaining game, North were 5 pts down kicking against a breeze with not much time left)

League:
Eagles 6-4 10-5 15-8 17-10 (112)
North 3-1 7-4 9-5 13-7 (85)

Eagles kicked the first 5 or 6 goals of the match and it was looking ugly. North rested Weatherley and Allan and thanks to the Cows had McIntyre out. Only looked threatening when we played with a full forward for the first time of the match in the last quarter with Schubert playing there. North are 2nd grabbing everything at the moment. Ben Hart and a few others only played the first half, I didn't even know most of the kids running around by face/number in the 2nd half.
Eagles good around the packs and played smarter footy and were better with their skills, the scoreboard flattered North.
Grocke looks like he's super fit, now looks more like a flanker more than a key position player, definately picked up some pace too, I didn't recognise him.

This new in the back interpretion is a farce, they tend to only play it against backmen and think its completely irrelevent in ruck contests, they should either get it right and consistent or give up on it. Umpires out there today need another 10 weeks of intense game time before they'll be up to scratch if ever, terrible, terrible, terrible for both sides, the lack of consistency between the 3 in regard to pushing, holding the ball, etc is a joke and leaves the players and fans completely confused with no consistency in the game.

Wedgie wrote:This new in the back interpretion is a farce, they tend to only play it against backmen and think its completely irrelevent in ruck contests, they should either get it right and consistent or give up on it. Umpires out there today need another 10 weeks of intense game time before they'll be up to scratch if ever, terrible, terrible, terrible for both sides, the lack of consistency between the 3 in regard to pushing, holding the ball, etc is a joke and leaves the players and fans completely confused with no consistency in the game.

My understanding is that the new stricter interpretation only applies to ruck contests

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:

Wedgie wrote:This new in the back interpretion is a farce, they tend to only play it against backmen and think its completely irrelevent in ruck contests, they should either get it right and consistent or give up on it. Umpires out there today need another 10 weeks of intense game time before they'll be up to scratch if ever, terrible, terrible, terrible for both sides, the lack of consistency between the 3 in regard to pushing, holding the ball, etc is a joke and leaves the players and fans completely confused with no consistency in the game.

My understanding is that the new stricter interpretation only applies to ruck contests

Nah mate, anything but, it seems to be applied more to a marking contest than a ruck contest.

Wedgie wrote:

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:
My understanding is that the new stricter interpretation only applies to ruck contests

Nah mate, anything but, it seems to be applied more to a marking contest than a ruck contest.

Nah you're right it is only suspposed to apply to marking contests.... it pays to proof read your posts

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:

Wedgie wrote:

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:
My understanding is that the new stricter interpretation only applies to ruck contests

Nah mate, anything but, it seems to be applied more to a marking contest than a ruck contest.

Nah you're right it is only suspposed to apply to marking contests.... it pays to proof read your posts

Either/Or surely a push in the back is a push in the back no matter where it happens?

Wedgie wrote:Reserves: North 12-13 D Eagles 12-12 (entertaining game, North were 5 pts down kicking against a breeze with not much time left)

League:
Eagles 6-4 10-5 15-8 17-10 (112)
North 3-1 7-4 9-5 13-7 (85)

Eagles kicked the first 5 or 6 goals of the match and it was looking ugly. North rested Weatherley and Allan and thanks to the Cows had McIntyre out. Only looked threatening when we played with a full forward for the first time of the match in the last quarter with Schubert playing there. North are 2nd grabbing everything at the moment. Ben Hart and a few others only played the first half, I didn't even know most of the kids running around by face/number in the 2nd half.
Eagles good around the packs and played smarter footy and were better with their skills, the scoreboard flattered North.
Grocke looks like he's super fit, now looks more like a flanker more than a key position player, definately picked up some pace too, I didn't recognise him.

This new in the back interpretion is a farce, they tend to only play it against backmen and think its completely irrelevent in ruck contests, they should either get it right and consistent or give up on it. Umpires out there today need another 10 weeks of intense game time before they'll be up to scratch if ever, terrible, terrible, terrible for both sides, the lack of consistency between the 3 in regard to pushing, holding the ball, etc is a joke and leaves the players and fans completely confused with no consistency in the game.

Firstly wedgie North Adelaides two's were about 5 goals up (i think) at three quarter time.the whole game they played all over the eagles .Something happened and the eagles boys switched on.
Grocke looks a hell of a lot lighter.
Scharwze (spelling sorry) looked great in the backline today and improvemnet on last weeks game from him. Makes me think the Eagles backline will be pretty good with his big body running out of defence and LOOKING for a player to pass to,I should say he looked like an AFL player .And Klun improved on his performance in the two's from last week.
Ben hart only playing the first half I think he may think hes still playing for the CROWS to slow after marking the ball and then directing traffic .He looked old when young Cica bet him for the ball.

The in the back decisions went both ways wedgie IMHO.
Holding the ball now that seemed to change from the first quarter !!
And one of Norths lads looked like he was trying out for the WWE with a belly to belly suplex.Pity he ended up head banging the ground .

Having said all the above it was only a trial game and North did not look totally switched on . And Wedgie we had youngsters palying as well.My question is who will come in for Cica this week in round 1?

Mickyj wrote:Firstly wedgie North Adelaides two's were about 5 goals up (i think) at three quarter time.the whole game they played all over the eagles .Something happened and the eagles boys switched on.
Grocke looks a hell of a lot lighter.
Scharwze (spelling sorry) looked great in the backline today and improvemnet on last weeks game from him. Makes me think the Eagles backline will be pretty good with his big body running out of defence and LOOKING for a player to pass to,I should say he looked like an AFL player .And Klun improved on his performance in the two's from last week.
Ben hart only playing the first half I think he may think hes still playing for the CROWS to slow after marking the ball and then directing traffic .He looked old when young Cica bet him for the ball.

The in the back decisions went both ways wedgie IMHO.
Holding the ball now that seemed to change from the first quarter !!
And one of Norths lads looked like he was trying out for the WWE with a belly to belly suplex.Pity he ended up head banging the ground .

Having said all the above it was only a trial game and North did not look totally switched on . And Wedgie we had youngsters palying as well.My question is who will come in for Cica this week in round 1?

Mate, Im not sure why you keep addressing me as we agree with everything.

Wedgie wrote:

Mickyj wrote:Firstly wedgie North Adelaides two's were about 5 goals up (i think) at three quarter time.the whole game they played all over the eagles .Something happened and the eagles boys switched on.
Grocke looks a hell of a lot lighter.
Scharwze (spelling sorry) looked great in the backline today and improvemnet on last weeks game from him. Makes me think the Eagles backline will be pretty good with his big body running out of defence and LOOKING for a player to pass to,I should say he looked like an AFL player .And Klun improved on his performance in the two's from last week.
Ben hart only playing the first half I think he may think hes still playing for the CROWS to slow after marking the ball and then directing traffic .He looked old when young Cica bet him for the ball.

The in the back decisions went both ways wedgie IMHO.
Holding the ball now that seemed to change from the first quarter !!
And one of Norths lads looked like he was trying out for the WWE with a belly to belly suplex.Pity he ended up head banging the ground .

Having said all the above it was only a trial game and North did not look totally switched on . And Wedgie we had youngsters palying as well.My question is who will come in for Cica this week in round 1?

Mate, Im not sure why you keep addressing me as we agree with everything.

Bugger i better see a doctor quick

Pretty good crowd for a trial game there today I though.

EG V NA
they were glad to play each other today.
someone had to win for a change

mal wrote:EG V NA
they were glad to play each other today.
someone had to win for a change

Bloody oath Mal I forgot what winning was like

Agreed, after being the only team to not win a trial game anything above 9th this year will be a huge achievement and a credit to the lads pulling on the red and white each week!

Wedgie wrote:Agreed, after being the only team to not win a trial game anything above 9th this year will be a huge achievement and a credit to the lads pulling on the red and white each week!

Don't fret man, you wont' come 9th, you'll probably miss out on the five by a game like the team last year that didn't win a trial game....

Can anyone tell me what badge the Eagles had on their jumper in place of the SANFL logo

JamesH wrote:Can anyone tell me what badge the Eagles had on their jumper in place of the SANFL logo

Not sure what you mean James as they had the SANFL logo on their jumpers as per normal, check out the thread I started on pics on the game.

Just had a another look at the pics again and I see where you're coming from, most had the SANFL logo but a lot didn't.

Seaview Hill Olive Grove badge on some of the jumpers - a sponsor of the club