crabman wrote:@morell @yank man thoughts on the north pines team? Do they belong in the A Grade? Or just too strong for the big drop off in the A's to B's that we both have?
They absolutely belong in the A Grade. It's an absurd situation. We had guys who can barely tell the difference between a football and a pigeon playing on guys who made the AFL.
I dont know if they will be the best team in D7R, but that's irrelevant, facts are they are their clubs first team and are much closer to D7 A grade standard than many other clubs that have had to cop it on the chin recently.
And that is what irks me the most. Last year we did the right thing, played all ******* year getting absolutely flogged week after week after week. But no, we will respect the comp and the league and get smashed. This year, North Pines, who would be much more competitive in D7 than we were in D6, get to enjoy a solid year beating up on sides full of cripples, spuds and fat old men. Including, the aforementioned Mitchell Park, whose B grade is full of guys who copped it last year in D6. Thanks for ******* nothing.
Having said all that, the North Pines guys are great, I always enjoy playing against them and having a laugh. I personally liked Sticky's call when he said of one of our blokes that his legs were thicker than all of North Pines legs combined.