SA Footy

carey wrote:

morell wrote:Bain was very good. Did a couple of special things. A handful for any club as he is tall enough to take a grab against the smaller defenders but way to smart and quick for the dopey lugs down back.

Difficult matchup...

I didn't see the great Morell at the ground you should've said hello mate.......

Young Bains is no good nothing to see here move along.

Lynch is all the talk from the flag favs in Ingle Farm!

I poked around and bought some of your famous chips but there wasn't anyone I recognised, you were busy preparing I think. Headed to the Port game before the game ended as well.

Was played in good enough spirits. You did well to get Woodward out of there before he met Luke. Thought we had a crack but when you have limited numbers and then cop injuries - as you do when you aren't fit, and the result was not surprising.

morell wrote:Thought we had a crack but when you have 18 MPFC players to start and 3 FU guys (who were really good BTW, would be stuffed without them) copped injuries - as you do when you aren't fit, and the result was not surprising.

How is the FU partnership going out of curiosity? Do you train together at all? Could a full merger be on the cards perhaps?

Mr Beefy wrote:

morell wrote:Millions in undisclosed payments will sink SA amateur clubs, warn football chiefs

"Brown paper bags and football mercenaries threaten to undermine a positive culture built around social inclusion that has served many for a long time,’’ Mr Kernahan said.

"The pair both said they wouldn’t be surprised if payments across the state’s 277 clubs now totalled $20 million."

“What is important here and must be protected at all costs is the social fabric of society that has been built by generations around community sport and football in particular,’’ Mr Kernahan said.

Mr Kernahan said 2014 was proving a tipping point on the issue, and believed most clubs, both city and country, agreed changes were needed.

Mr Kernahan also said Australian Taxation Office clarification should be sought on what constituted a “hobby’’ income in sport.

Sounds very familiar.

"but, but, but, my club can do it, therefore it's totally sustainable and it's ok, we wont have anyone to play against, but oh well"

Average of over $72k per club, righto. Whats the median? No idea cos the numbers are made up.

Whilst I agree it'd probably on the high side, there are country leagues which have average player expenditures north of $100k pa.

Wouldn't take long to get into the tens of millions across the state. Across the country? Would be staggering amounts of money.

Even if the amount was exaggerated, the points are still valid.

Mr Beefy wrote:

morell wrote:Millions in undisclosed payments will sink SA amateur clubs, warn football chiefs

"Brown paper bags and football mercenaries threaten to undermine a positive culture built around social inclusion that has served many for a long time,’’ Mr Kernahan said.

"The pair both said they wouldn’t be surprised if payments across the state’s 277 clubs now totalled $20 million."

“What is important here and must be protected at all costs is the social fabric of society that has been built by generations around community sport and football in particular,’’ Mr Kernahan said.

Mr Kernahan said 2014 was proving a tipping point on the issue, and believed most clubs, both city and country, agreed changes were needed.

Mr Kernahan also said Australian Taxation Office clarification should be sought on what constituted a “hobby’’ income in sport.

Sounds very familiar.

"but, but, but, my club can do it, therefore it's totally sustainable and it's ok, we wont have anyone to play against, but oh well"

Average of over $72k per club, righto. Whats the median? No idea cos the numbers are made up.

Ironic isn't it.
Young John was once a paid player.

Phantom Gossiper wrote:

morell wrote:Thought we had a crack but when you have 18 MPFC players to start and 3 FU guys (who were really good BTW, would be stuffed without them) copped injuries - as you do when you aren't fit, and the result was not surprising.

How is the FU partnership going out of curiosity? Do you train together at all? Could a full merger be on the cards perhaps?

I was personally quite cynical originally, but it's been really good. The FU boys have been amazing and have blown us away with their willingness to help. Just a really good bunch of fellas pretty much.

We probably need to do start doing more to reciprocate to be honest.

We have trained together a fair bit, and we're playing at the Crabby Den Saturday. Also had some shared events where they've come along and it's been fantastic.

As for a full merger, who knows, I would think the Crabbies would want to hold on to their own identity, just as we do.

Excuse the ignorance here Morell, it may have been covered earlier in the thread but I may have missed it. But the partnership with Flinders Uni, does that allow them to fill in for Mitchell Park if need be? Is no clearance necessary? Or do you just both have your squads that you pick from?

It suckes seeing clubs struggle and close to folding. It's a shame when you put your heart and soul into a club and just watch helplessly as the doors start to close. Its a hell of a job to fight to stay in the comp but with the right people things can change. I know this as St Paul's / Mawson Lakes came very close to shutting its doors back in the early 2000's. Fortunately with the help of a few and some well timed recruiting, we survived and have moved on quite well. Things will come good for those clubs that are struggling. It would be a shame for the SAAFL if some of the clubs that are struggling folded as some of them have been in the SAAFL for a long time.

human_torpedo wrote:Excuse the ignorance here Morell, it may have been covered earlier in the thread but I may have missed it. But the partnership with Flinders Uni, does that allow them to fill in for Mitchell Park if need be? Is no clearance necessary? Or do you just both have your squads that you pick from?

To be honest with you I am not sure about the administrative logistics.

morell wrote:

human_torpedo wrote:Excuse the ignorance here Morell, it may have been covered earlier in the thread but I may have missed it. But the partnership with Flinders Uni, does that allow them to fill in for Mitchell Park if need be? Is no clearance necessary? Or do you just both have your squads that you pick from?

To be honest with you I am not sure about the administrative logistics.

We both have our squads but there is free interchange. The clearance part is controlled by the league.

Any news about angle vale??

norm11 wrote:Any news about angle vale??

business as usual. their looking forward to saturday.

Good news.
A great opportunity on Saturday.

bickle wrote:

norm11 wrote:Any news about angle vale??

business as usual. their looking forward to saturday.

Should be a cracker.

If only we had a full team

morell wrote:

bickle wrote:

norm11 wrote:Any news about angle vale??

business as usual. their looking forward to saturday.

Should be a cracker.

If only we had a full team

Play 9 a side?

bickle wrote:

norm11 wrote:Any news about angle vale??

business as usual. their looking forward to saturday.

Good news mate. See u in a couple of weeks

Esteban Vihaio wrote:http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/blackfriars-old-scholars-beat-angle-vale-in-division-six-amateur-league-by-70-goals/story-fnii08h3-1226930901347

This article makes me sick.. reeks of smugness from BOS, not to mention the awfully proud look in the photo.

"BLACKFRIARS Old Scholars coach Aleks Bojanic got the feeling his side was in for a big win early in Saturday’s division six amateur league match against Angle Vale and his hunch would prove correct"

- Gee must've been hard to predict that since half the AV blokes played B grade and have struggled this season. BOS B grade, when was the last time they won a game? Considering they won comfortably, wouldn't have thought there was going to be much challenge in the A grade.

By three-quarter time, Angle Vale was reduced to 12 men with fatigue getting the better of some players who had also suited up in the earlier B-grade game...Blackfriars reduced its own numbers in a gesture of goodwill

What reducing to 15 when up by 46 goals against a dozen blokes? Oh what goodwill and sportsmanship displayed!

and then rammed through a merciless 26 final-term goals

Please tell me again how merciful BOS were and their great goodwill..

The result was terrible for the competition and more importantly Angle Vale, shouldn't that be the major focus here - not some side breaking a zillion records against a severely under manned side?

BLACKFRIARS Old Scholars coach Aleks Bojanic got the feeling his side was in for a big win early in Saturday’s division six amateur league match against Angle Vale and his hunch would prove correct

the wording of this story makes the coach out to be a total spastic ......the little old lady down the road who knows nothing about football could of predicted a white wash just by looking at the ladder

reminds me of the days when brahma lodge would go out and smash blakeview by 60-70 goals

Phantom Gossiper wrote:

Esteban Vihaio wrote:http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/blackfriars-old-scholars-beat-angle-vale-in-division-six-amateur-league-by-70-goals/story-fnii08h3-1226930901347

This article makes me sick.. reeks of smugness from BOS, not to mention the awfully proud look in the photo.

"BLACKFRIARS Old Scholars coach Aleks Bojanic got the feeling his side was in for a big win early in Saturday’s division six amateur league match against Angle Vale and his hunch would prove correct"

- Gee must've been hard to predict that since half the AV blokes played B grade and have struggled this season. BOS B grade, when was the last time they won a game? Considering they won comfortably, wouldn't have thought there was going to be much challenge in the A grade.

By three-quarter time, Angle Vale was reduced to 12 men with fatigue getting the better of some players who had also suited up in the earlier B-grade game...Blackfriars reduced its own numbers in a gesture of goodwill

What reducing to 15 when up by 46 goals against a dozen blokes? Oh what goodwill and sportsmanship displayed!

and then rammed through a merciless 26 final-term goals

Please tell me again how merciful BOS were and their great goodwill..

The result was terrible for the competition and more importantly Angle Vale, shouldn't that be the major focus here - not some side breaking a zillion records against a severely under manned side?

"BLACKFRIARS Old Scholars coach Aleks Bojanic got the feeling his side was in for a big win early in Saturday’s division six amateur league match against Angle Vale and his hunch would prove correct"

PG - Your post reads as though you do not differentiate between what the journalist wrote in the column and the quotes he has taken from the BOS coach.

Phantom Gossiper wrote:

Esteban Vihaio wrote:http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/blackfriars-old-scholars-beat-angle-vale-in-division-six-amateur-league-by-70-goals/story-fnii08h3-1226930901347

This article makes me sick.. reeks of smugness from BOS, not to mention the awfully proud look in the photo.

"BLACKFRIARS Old Scholars coach Aleks Bojanic got the feeling his side was in for a big win early in Saturday’s division six amateur league match against Angle Vale and his hunch would prove correct"

- Gee must've been hard to predict that since half the AV blokes played B grade and have struggled this season. BOS B grade, when was the last time they won a game? Considering they won comfortably, wouldn't have thought there was going to be much challenge in the A grade.

By three-quarter time, Angle Vale was reduced to 12 men with fatigue getting the better of some players who had also suited up in the earlier B-grade game...Blackfriars reduced its own numbers in a gesture of goodwill

What reducing to 15 when up by 46 goals against a dozen blokes? Oh what goodwill and sportsmanship displayed!

and then rammed through a merciless 26 final-term goals

Please tell me again how merciful BOS were and their great goodwill..

The result was terrible for the competition and more importantly Angle Vale, shouldn't that be the major focus here - not some side breaking a zillion records against a severely under manned side?

a gesture of goodwill would have been keeping the same numbers as AVFC on the ground..not keeping it lopsided..but i digress..

i want to know how AVFC scored 3 goals in the last quarter with only 9 on the ground and with, you would think, most of them in the back half?

and i want to know how long that quarter went for with 29 goals being scored i would think over 40 minutes at least?

Esteban Vihaio wrote:PG - Your post reads as though you do not differentiate between what the journalist wrote in the column and the quotes he has taken from the BOS coach.

Is this better?

“Angle Vale has been struggling through out the first six rounds and we knew that coming in but, in saying that, in round two they had a very close game against West Croydon, so we weren’t quite sure what to expect,’’ Bojanic said

LOL Round 2.. 5 weeks before hand.. and 'a very close' game was still the best part of a 10 goal loss!

Angle Vale averaged a 200-40 loss each week, half their season points had come in one round - what person in their right mind can come out as say they weren't sure what to expect?