HFL Division 2 (Country)

[Spearhead]

As editor of the site, I thought that might be a good way of making a stand about the situation there in the HFL Country FL
There is no way I am going to include Hills Country this season on the statewide list of 2011. End of story.

Regards
Lawrie Colliver
Editor, countryfooty.com.au

As Editor, you should not be the laziest person in the world. Surely, rather than "cut and paste", you could actually look at how the leading goal kickers have performed against other teams and still include those who woulsd qualify.
Making a stand? Lazy. End of story.

[FlyingHigh]

As editor of the site, I thought that might be a good way of making a stand about the situation there in the HFL Country FL
There is no way I am going to include Hills Country this season on the statewide list of 2011. End of story.

Regards
Lawrie Colliver
Editor, countryfooty.com.au

Don't want to get into a slanging match, because I love your website, and don't disagree with making a stand against Cally.
I still think it is insulting to S-C given what they have been through their last two years, and their seeming determination to keep their club running for their community and hopefully one day become more successful
Looking through the scores there this year, they are more than a silly chance to knock off Kangarilla.

[McGovern]

Closest margin for the week in A's was 79 points! Bit of a gap between the top 5 and the rest.

The only game I got to see was the Birdwood Vs Kangy U/17's. Disappointing effort from the Roosters, they were outplayed in every facet of the game. Kangy on the other hand were very impressive. They've got 'footy smarts', are prepared to put their head over the footy and run hard for each other. Very entertaining.

[McGovern]

Birdwood V Kangarilla - Game over at half time Birdwood by 15 Goals

Sedan V United Eagles - Too many eagles playing two games Sedan by 5 Goals

Gumeracha V Meadows - Gumeracha not as good as last year Meadows by 4 Goals

Kersbrook V Nairne - Nairne unfit and young Kersbrook by 7 Goals

Maccy V Echunga - Again game over by half time Echunga by 10 Goals.

what makes you say that? i'll take gumeracha by 72 points

Will be match of the round, home ground advantage might be the difference. Looks like the Dogs have got that winning feeling back along with a few blokes that have been there before. Gummers possibly have a better team on paper, do they have the discipline and teamwork? Meadows not to be underestimated. My tip: Gummers.... Just.

Match of the round my ar$e!! A fizzer! That's why you shouldn't make comment based only on what you have read in the paper! Gummers the real deal to go all the way to the final dance??

[been there done that]

I'm not saying they shouldn't count.
I'm saying this is a joke!

Leading Goalkickers Club Rd Total
Josh Hill T Valley 1 144
Chad Dawe Meadows 0 118
Nathan Hart Kersbrook 4 109
Michael Ashby Gumeracha 0 103
Quinton Graham Gumeracha 0 102
Lachy Fleet Echunga 2 77
Ryan Byrne T Valley 1 74
Ben Gunning T Valley 3 71
Mark Clayton T Valley 0 60
Jeff Lines Nairne/Brem 0 60
Michael Niedzwiecki Kersbrook 0 43
Brett Wakefield Kangarilla 0 37

5 centurions from the same comp! These blokes don't deserve the same recognition as other guys around the state who don't get to kick 70 of their goals in 4 games!

I know they kick goals against better teams and I'm sure are very good players... but it makes Hills Country league leading goal kicker table a joke!

6 to 10 of the goal kicking list have kicked 60 plus goals in a season. Nothing against Callington but why keep flogging a dead horse. For the sake of the club you should have went to the C grade comp.

[ORDoubleBlues]

Surely matches against Cally and SC could not be included in leading goalkicker counts this year to not rip players off completely IMHO.

If Simon Cox kicks 25 against Kingston next time, will that be included?

If Jarrod Ryan kicks 25 against Heywood, will that be included?

If one of the Richardson's kick 20 against Pinnaroo, will that be included?

If Dawson kicks 20 against Hamley Bridge next time, will that be included?



It's interesting how perceptions from years ago can remain, If Cally and SC didn't exist I can guarantee that this comp is nowhere near the worst country comp in the state.

[jumbo20]

It seems quite a few boys from Bridgie have joined Meadows.Any reason, any more to come?

[From The Outer]

Unfortunatley the perfomances of Callington and Sedan Cambai have made Hills football the laughing stock in SA country football circles. This is not acceptable given that there are many excellent well run football clubs in the Hills league. As an outsider looking in, surely the powers that be in the League are aware of the damage that there performances are doing to the image of the Hills league.

In the RMFL I can only recall two 20 goal hauls in the last 20 years and even great full forwards like Clint Giradi and in the past Brad Shiell had to work hard to kick 10 goals against the weaker sides. It is disappointing that the regularity of huge hauls against Callington and SC has undervalued some excellent achievements of other forwards in other leagues.

[old moz]

Unfortunatley the perfomances of Callington and Sedan Cambai have made Hills football the laughing stock in SA country football circles. This is not acceptable given that there are many excellent well run football clubs in the Hills league. As an outsider looking in, surely the powers that be in the League are aware of the damage that there performances are doing to the image of the Hills league.

In the RMFL I can only recall two 20 goal hauls in the last 20 years and even great full forwards like Clint Giradi and in the past Brad Shiell had to work hard to kick 10 goals against the weaker sides. It is disappointing that the regularity of huge hauls against Callington and SC has undervalued some excellent achievements of other forwards in other leagues.

don't like to use this quote , as many others would suffice, but that's how the cards fall.
i went to the Sedan/Cam vs Cally match just to see what all the fuss was about.
if two teams whose attitude and enthusiasm for the contest and the game were a measure of the league that they represented then the Hills league is in good stead. admiittedly the skills were not there in all the players but the bottom line is , they were out there giving it their best go.
they are not and should not be considered "laughing stock".
wether they should be playing in A grade or C grade is up to the league to decide but for people to cry 'get rid of them" is not on. both clubs fielded two sides, 80+ blokes having a kick on a sadty arvo with their mates, and that is what it should be all about at this level

end of rant

[Off The Wall]

It seems quite a few boys from Bridgie have joined Meadows.Any reason, any more to come?

Meadows have been "raided" by Bridgy boys, but that will be the end, due to the three player max between clubs in the same league.

[FlyingHigh]

Unfortunatley the perfomances of Callington and Sedan Cambai have made Hills football the laughing stock in SA country football circles. This is not acceptable given that there are many excellent well run football clubs in the Hills league. As an outsider looking in, surely the powers that be in the League are aware of the damage that there performances are doing to the image of the Hills league.

In the RMFL I can only recall two 20 goal hauls in the last 20 years and even great full forwards like Clint Giradi and in the past Brad Shiell had to work hard to kick 10 goals against the weaker sides. It is disappointing that the regularity of huge hauls against Callington and SC has undervalued some excellent achievements of other forwards in other leagues.

Last year there was one 20 goal and one 16 goal haul against SC, the next highest was 12.
And of course the RMFL is more competitive. How much cash have they spalshed around - how much do you reckon SC spend or have the ability to spend?

[Justquietly]

Just had a gander at Sportingpulse and HOLY CRAP that was a one-sided weekend of footy! Is anyone going to challenge Birdwood, Kersbrook & Echunga? re the goal kicking - I totally agree with ORDoubleblues - couldn't you just not include the bags that anyone kicks vs Cally but include the rest? That's basically an even playing field isn't it? The poor aspects of this league have got a lot of time on here, what about the good stuff ie Can the afore mentioned top 3 be stopped?

[Lightning McQueen]

As editor of the site, I thought that might be a good way of making a stand about the situation there in the HFL Country FL
There is no way I am going to include Hills Country this season on the statewide list of 2011. End of story.

Regards
Lawrie Colliver
Editor, countryfooty.com.au

Fair call mate.

[Lightning McQueen]

Unfortunatley the perfomances of Callington and Sedan Cambai have made Hills football the laughing stock in SA country football circles. This is not acceptable given that there are many excellent well run football clubs in the Hills league. As an outsider looking in, surely the powers that be in the League are aware of the damage that there performances are doing to the image of the Hills league.

In the RMFL I can only recall two 20 goal hauls in the last 20 years and even great full forwards like Clint Giradi and in the past Brad Shiell had to work hard to kick 10 goals against the weaker sides. It is disappointing that the regularity of huge hauls against Callington and SC has undervalued some excellent achievements of other forwards in other leagues.

don't like to use this quote , as many others would suffice, but that's how the cards fall.
i went to the Sedan/Cam vs Cally match just to see what all the fuss was about.
if two teams whose attitude and enthusiasm for the contest and the game were a measure of the league that they represented then the Hills league is in good stead. admiittedly the skills were not there in all the players but the bottom line is , they were out there giving it their best go.
they are not and should not be considered "laughing stock".
wether they should be playing in A grade or C grade is up to the league to decide but for people to cry 'get rid of them" is not on. both clubs fielded two sides, 80+ blokes having a kick on a sadty arvo with their mates, and that is what it should be all about at this level

end of rant

Well they are, they should be in the C grade comp. the first thing my 8 year old daughter does when I bring the Sunday Mail in is to check how much Callington got belted by, at least this week they had a cliffhanger.

[norm11]

The goal scoring list isn't from this year so far is it?

[Brodlach]

Just had a gander at Sportingpulse and HOLY CRAP that was a one-sided weekend of footy! Is anyone going to challenge Birdwood, Kersbrook & Echunga? re the goal kicking - I totally agree with ORDoubleblues - couldn't you just not include the bags that anyone kicks vs Cally but include the rest? That's basically an even playing field isn't it? The poor aspects of this league have got a lot of time on here, what about the good stuff ie Can the afore mentioned top 3 be stopped?

Gums

[youngpace]

13 goal win to Gums............ Still not as good as last year ??

Was real shocked to here that, as were a number of the lads. Great work by gums must have played very well to show meadows up like that! Will be good to see them next time round and see what happens.

[youngpace]

Just had a gander at Sportingpulse and HOLY CRAP that was a one-sided weekend of footy! Is anyone going to challenge Birdwood, Kersbrook & Echunga? re the goal kicking - I totally agree with ORDoubleblues - couldn't you just not include the bags that anyone kicks vs Cally but include the rest? That's basically an even playing field isn't it? The poor aspects of this league have got a lot of time on here, what about the good stuff ie Can the afore mentioned top 3 be stopped?

Gums

match it with them on a day, yes. Stop them, no!

[Off The Wall]

13 goal win to Gums............ Still not as good as last year ??

Was real shocked to here that, as were a number of the lads. Great work by gums must have played very well to show meadows up like that! Will be good to see them next time round and see what happens.

Gums always play well on their home deck, gotta love those slopes and angles. Meadows had a couple late withdrawls which hurt their backline. Dont think the top 3 will be tested for a while yet tho

[On The Pine]

Having an interest in Sedan-Cambrai this thread makes interesting reading. I'm heartened by some of the support on here, and take on board the criticism. Yes, given some of the results ACROSS the leagues, there probably is a good case for a 3 tier league. However, in the meantime, our club continues to implement a five year plan. The club is becoming very well organised off the field with many new initiatives. It's working hard to engage the local and wider community. The facilities are good with improvements to come. People join the club because it's a great place to be. And we by no means are unable to pay quality recruits if and when we can attract them. The first game v Maccy we were shakey with numbers largely due to the early start of the season clashing with a late vintage in the Barossa, where a large number of our players come from, but the last two weeks we haven't had anyone play 2 games in a day. This is due to nearly 20 new players to the club with still more to come or return. This hasn't happened for at least 5 years. And this year's coach has a real understanding of where we are at and has the boys working to a long term goal which the players have embraced. The point, give us a go. If we don't continue to improve year on year, well we understand reality and will reassess the options with the club and community's best interests at heart.

One last point re Cally. They are trying to come back from further behind than us. I hope they too have a plan. Judging by the team they had on the park on saturday, they certainly have improved. Their team had a more youthful, leaner look than last year. I'm not sure whether players put their hand up because they were playing us, but if that team continues on together, they will improve too.