SAAFL Division 6 & D6R (2012)

[Full Steam Ahead]

I've seen some pretty average players at div 1 and div 2 level skill wise, but have strong fitness bases [quote]quote]

A bit like yourself PG?

[Phantom Gossiper]

I've seen some pretty average players at div 1 and div 2 level skill wise, but have strong fitness bases

quote]

A bit like yourself PG?

My skills are slick

[BFG]

Round 8

Houghton Districts vs Lockleys
Mawson Lakes vs Colonel Light Gardens
Central United vs Blackfriars OS
Ingle Farm vs Woodville South
Trinity OS vs Adelaide University

Can Ingle Farm cause an upset? Central United are up and about and full of confidence, Could Blackfriars lose 3 in a row? Are Adelaide Uni now beginning to flex their muscles? so many questions, so few answers...discuss

Unfortunately Houghton lack depth and rely too heavily on too few so they will be up against it this week, Mawson Lakes should bounce back although i'd love nothing more than to see them lose again
Central United at home to win comfortably. Ingle Farm CAN cause an upset, and TOS will pump Adel Uni.

Houghton V lockleys will be a belter of a game up there. just out of interest how are your blokes travelling with injuries Q? would you say that your strongest side was the one we played R1?

ML v CLG personally cannot wait to watch this one, i know our boys will be fired up and im dead set sure that ML will as well. we can definately win just depends which CLG shows up, the one that beat BOS or the one that, as our respected coach said "was bent over and f**ked in the third quarter" against CU.

CU v BOS if you's asked me last week i wouldve said BOS by 10 goals. this week i think the dogs can do it if they bring their a game. when they are running and allowed space they look very very good. BOS will just have to lock them down.

IF v WS probably the only game that THREATENS (not saying it will be) to be a blow out. WS are in dominant form and should win easily.

TOS v UNI another cracker, if uni get a run on most of us have seen first hand how dangerous they can be. they've got young and athletic talls up front and experience through the guts. Uni's issue may be stopping Zorich and Cotter, both of which are capable of kicking bags.

[The Riddler]

Houghton V lockleys will be a belter of a game up there. just out of interest how are your blokes travelling with injuries Q? would you say that your strongest side was the one we played R1?

ML v CLG personally cannot wait to watch this one, i know our boys will be fired up and im dead set sure that ML will as well. we can definately win just depends which CLG shows up, the one that beat BOS or the one that, as our respected coach said "was bent over and f**ked in the third quarter" against CU.

CU v BOS if you's asked me last week i wouldve said BOS by 10 goals. this week i think the dogs can do it if they bring their a game. when they are running and allowed space they look very very good. BOS will just have to lock them down.

IF v WS probably the only game that THREATENS (not saying it will be) to be a blow out. WS are in dominant form and should win easily.

TOS v UNI another cracker, if uni get a run on most of us have seen first hand how dangerous they can be. they've got young and athletic talls up front and experience through the guts. Uni's issue may be stopping Zorich and Cotter, both of which are capable of kicking bags.

You not playing BFG?

[zedman]

Houghton V lockleys will be a belter of a game up there. just out of interest how are your blokes travelling with injuries Q? would you say that your strongest side was the one we played R1?

ML v CLG personally cannot wait to watch this one, i know our boys will be fired up and im dead set sure that ML will as well. we can definately win just depends which CLG shows up, the one that beat BOS or the one that, as our respected coach said "was bent over and f**ked in the third quarter" against CU.

CU v BOS if you's asked me last week i wouldve said BOS by 10 goals. this week i think the dogs can do it if they bring their a game. when they are running and allowed space they look very very good. BOS will just have to lock them down.

IF v WS probably the only game that THREATENS (not saying it will be) to be a blow out. WS are in dominant form and should win easily.

TOS v UNI another cracker, if uni get a run on most of us have seen first hand how dangerous they can be. they've got young and athletic talls up front and experience through the guts. Uni's issue may be stopping Zorich and Cotter, both of which are capable of kicking bags.

You not playing BFG?

did that get said BFG? its all a blur for me..but sounds about right..

so glad my mum watched from inside the car not outside in the open..

[morell]

I disagree morell, think you underestimate div 1. Daish is a good player but wouldn't play div 1. Visser who played for us and now flinders park shows how good a player you need to be to play div 2

Yeah Daishy might struggle with the skills required right now, but considering how young he is I reckon in time he would be able to play Div 1. Perhaps not in the midfield rotations.

Mazey and Logan definitely could.

I will reiterate. Ben Weekley has been named in the best, for PHOS Camden's A Grade, two weeks in a row, in Division 1. Steve Logan and Michael Mazey are just as good if not better footballers than Ben, albeit perhaps without the fitness base and work ethic.

Luke McDonnell, Nat McDonnell, Troy Pots and perhaps even Mark Harrison could all play Div 1.

It's after that where we drop off significantly.

As a graphical guide and because I like playing with data please find the graph below which summarises my point:



Vertical axis is player rating out of 10, horizontal axis is the 21 players in a team.

Where the top line is div 1 to 3, give or take, the next line, div 3 to 5, then the last line div 6 to C Grade.

As you can see the top players are still high enough to be in line with the first line, but drop away after that.

You know this makes sense, I'm Sam Kekovich.

[Footy Chick]

[Lightning McQueen]

**** me Robbo, I've seen it all now.

[Executive Member]

Wouldn't you be fun at a party pullig out your x & y axsis

[bloozebrother]

you cant just say they walk up div 1 player's in div 6 or 7 anyone can look the goods

Its been proven mate. I am not making this up. Players have done it, are doing it now and will continue to do it in the future.

Each Div 6 side would have at least 2 or 3 players that could play in Division 1 with relative ease - Weekley, Boothey, Naylor, Raynor, Woodward, Davis etc. and another 5 which could given a bit of a stretch.

However, the bottom 5 players probably wouldn't make a Div1 R side.

Didnt sumner make the state side from division 5? I witnessed Div 1 football last year and i reckon just about every team in div 6 would beat alot of the div 1 reserves teams. SHOC's C grade in Div 7 were better than the B grade in Div 1 res who only lost 2 games all year - mainly cause alot of players didnt like playing under the coach. I have seen some great footy this year from some very good players in Div 6 and do you think Uni's C grade is full of C graders? I dont think so! Since the SANFL abolished the u/17 & u/19 system more young players just move on to the local clubs. Some developed later and that 2nd year of u/19's was enough to propel them onto bigger and better things. But that opportunity got removed thanks to one - B Phillips!

[Executive Member]

So a Div 1 Club is better raiding a Div3-5 Club's 9 miost rated players as they are worth more than their current stock

I think the drop off in some of the A Grade sides even in Div 1 wouldn't deserve anymore than a 5

[morell]

:shock:

**** me Robbo, I've seen it all now.

Wouldn't you be fun at a party pullig out your x & y axsis

Bored at work okay!

[Executive Member]

:shock:

**** me Robbo, I've seen it all now.

Wouldn't you be fun at a party pullig out your x & y axsis

Bored at work okay!

YOU THINK

[scottroo]

Sorry morell the mcdonnells would full on struggle in div 1

[The Riddler]

Didnt sumner make the state side from division 5? I witnessed Div 1 football last year and i reckon just about every team in div 6 would beat alot of the div 1 reserves teams. SHOC's C grade in Div 7 were better than the B grade in Div 1 res who only lost 2 games all year - mainly cause alot of players didnt like playing under the coach. I have seen some great footy this year from some very good players in Div 6 and do you think Uni's C grade is full of C graders? I dont think so! Since the SANFL abolished the u/17 & u/19 system more young players just move on to the local clubs. Some developed later and that 2nd year of u/19's was enough to propel them onto bigger and better things. But that opportunity got removed thanks to one - B Phillips!

I knew it!

[BFG]

Houghton V lockleys will be a belter of a game up there. just out of interest how are your blokes travelling with injuries Q? would you say that your strongest side was the one we played R1?

ML v CLG personally cannot wait to watch this one, i know our boys will be fired up and im dead set sure that ML will as well. we can definately win just depends which CLG shows up, the one that beat BOS or the one that, as our respected coach said "was bent over and f**ked in the third quarter" against CU.

CU v BOS if you's asked me last week i wouldve said BOS by 10 goals. this week i think the dogs can do it if they bring their a game. when they are running and allowed space they look very very good. BOS will just have to lock them down.

IF v WS probably the only game that THREATENS (not saying it will be) to be a blow out. WS are in dominant form and should win easily.

TOS v UNI another cracker, if uni get a run on most of us have seen first hand how dangerous they can be. they've got young and athletic talls up front and experience through the guts. Uni's issue may be stopping Zorich and Cotter, both of which are capable of kicking bags.

You not playing BFG?

did that get said BFG? its all a blur for me..but sounds about right..

so glad my mum watched from inside the car not outside in the open..

i was front and centre at 3/4 time and the above mentioned quote or something strongly resembling it was said! there was the definate comment that CU had penetrated us in the rectum

[bloozebrother]

Didnt sumner make the state side from division 5? I witnessed Div 1 football last year and i reckon just about every team in div 6 would beat alot of the div 1 reserves teams. SHOC's C grade in Div 7 were better than the B grade in Div 1 res who only lost 2 games all year - mainly cause alot of players didnt like playing under the coach. I have seen some great footy this year from some very good players in Div 6 and do you think Uni's C grade is full of C graders? I dont think so! Since the SANFL abolished the u/17 & u/19 system more young players just move on to the local clubs. Some developed later and that 2nd year of u/19's was enough to propel them onto bigger and better things. But that opportunity got removed thanks to one - B Phillips!

I knew it!

Went both ways riddler - the b grade coach couldnt identify the good players that flash had in his team. By finals time they had built a bond and werent going to split up. You faced a bloody good side in the granny - interesting that none of the premiership team have played Div 7 this year. The majority are playing A grade footy somewhere for a new club.

[morell]

Sorry morell the mcdonnells would full on struggle in div 1

You're full on crazy if you think Luke McDonnell couldn't slot into a Div 1 side tomorrow. I know of players, right now, playing Div 1, that are nowhere near as capable a footballer as Luke is.

[scottroo]

A good player yes but defenders in div one would cut him up, plus he would be 35 now yes?

[Gatt_Weasel]

A good player yes but defenders in div one would cut him up, plus he would be 35 now yes?

lol if he is 35 he wouldn't have any speed left them legs would be shot