SA Footy

Q. wrote:Hearing Lodge coach resigned and all the players heading to Central United to get a piece of the guaranteed flag.

Makes sense, after all that's why they all signed at Brahma in 2020.

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A Southern Football League club’s bid to join the amateurs in 2021 has been approved.

Hackham, which previously fielded one team in the SFL’s Sunday C grade competition, will line up in the Adelaide Footy League’s division seven next season.

In August, the Hawks were the only team to put forward a formal application to join the Adelaide Footy League for next year’s campaign.

Hackham president Glenn Rowe said the club was pleased to have its application approved.

Rowe said returning to Saturday football was paramount to help the club grow and switching to the Adelaide Footy League was a way forward.

Hackham player Chris Smith and player/coach Luke Allan. The pair will line up with the Hawks in the Adelaide Footy League’s division seven in 2021. Picture: Morgan Sette
Hackham player Chris Smith and player/coach Luke Allan. The pair will line up with the Hawks in the Adelaide Footy League’s division seven in 2021. Picture: Morgan Sette
“The whole footy club is really excited,” Rowe said.

“The men’s teams will get back to playing Saturday football, so we are hoping to become a bit more of an attractive club to be part of.”

The SFL dumped Hackham from it's A and B-grade competitions in February 2017 for failing to register enough players to fill two teams.

Rowe said the club “still held hope” of re-entering the SFL’s A grade competition but because the Hawks did not have three junior teams, their application was denied.

He was confident the club would be able to fill two teams – as per the Adelaide Footy League’s requirement.

“When our application to re-join the SFL was voted down, for immediate growth, we had no choice but to look elsewhere,” Rowe said.

Adelaide Football League chief executive John Kernahan. Picture: Tricia Watkinson
Adelaide Football League chief executive John Kernahan. Picture: Tricia Watkinson
“Hopefully this drives a bit of excitement around the community and we can then start building our juniors.”

The Hawks join Brighton, Edwardstown, Morphettville Park, Marion and O’Sullivan Beach Lonsdale as clubs which have moved from the SFL to the amateurs since 2015.

Adelaide Footy League chief executive John Kernahan said Hackham had satisfied a range of qualities which the competition deemed crucial to a positive environment.

Those qualities were around governance, playing numbers and behaviours.

Kernahan said the club would enter with conditions which would be reviewed at the end of the season.

“We don’t apologise for being conservative in our approach,” Kernahan said.

“Nor do we apologise for generating an understanding that membership in our league whether as a club or a player is a privilege, not a right.

“We hope Hackham enjoy a similar on-field experience the Marion and O’Sullivan Beach Football Clubs have … and in turn allow them to grow in their community.”

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The Hawks’ women’s team, however, will remain in the SFL.

SFL president Craig Warman said he was happy to still have the Hawks’ women’s side in the competition.

Bit of travel from north to south next year

Q. wrote:Bit of travel from north to south next year

About a 15 min drive from Mitchell pk now express open

Broken Down Hack wrote:

Q. wrote:Bit of travel from north to south next year

About a 15 min drive from Mitchell pk now express open

Still an hour plus from Mofflin Reserve, chuck in Saturday morning traffic.......eek!

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Broken Down Hack wrote:

Q. wrote:Bit of travel from north to south next year

About a 15 min drive from Mitchell pk now express open

Still an hour plus from Mofflin Reserve, chuck in Saturday morning traffic.......eek!

Stay tuned for the announcement of the key signing of A Bus heading out to Mofflin

Executive Member wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Broken Down Hack wrote:

Q. wrote:Bit of travel from north to south next year

About a 15 min drive from Mitchell pk now express open

Still an hour plus from Mofflin Reserve, chuck in Saturday morning traffic.......eek!

Stay tuned for the announcement of the key signing of A Bus heading out to Mofflin

still waiting...……...

Woodville South are looking for a trial game on the 27th March. Will require an oval. A grade , B grade , C grade. Happy to also combine B and C grade dependent on numbers and possibly a women’s game as well.

Please contact our Footy Director Peter Johnson M: 0408 854 228 E: peter@adfelt.com.au

So next years div 7 teams are..........

Wondering how division 7 teams are travelling the mail is struggling with numbers and could b folding is it a old coach or new coach struggling to get numbers?

Pepsi wrote:Wondering how division 7 teams are travelling the mail is struggling with numbers and could b folding is it a old coach or new coach struggling to get numbers?

That makes little sense mate, are you referring to a certain club or clubs?

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Pepsi wrote:Wondering how division 7 teams are travelling the mail is struggling with numbers and could b folding is it a old coach or new coach struggling to get numbers?

That makes little sense mate, are you referring to a certain club or clubs?

He can’t be talking about Houghton, Units, Brahma or Greenacres - they’re getting huge numbers on the track.

The Bedge wrote:He can’t be talking about Houghton, Units, Brahma or Greenacres - they’re getting huge numbers on the track.

Greenies have some impressive names.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

The Bedge wrote:He can’t be talking about Houghton, Units, Brahma or Greenacres - they’re getting huge numbers on the track.

Greenies have some impressive names.

Did a few locals walk in asking for a kick?

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Jimmy_041 wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

The Bedge wrote:He can’t be talking about Houghton, Units, Brahma or Greenacres - they’re getting huge numbers on the track.

Greenies have some impressive names.

Did a few locals walk in asking for a kick?

now there is a night to be a fly on the wall at a tribunal hearing

Houghton isn’t a big oval, how do you fit all these recruits on it at training?

The Bedge wrote:Houghton isn’t a big oval, how do you fit all these recruits on it at training?

are there 2 Houghton ovals? the one I know is pretty long.

Footy Chick wrote:

The Bedge wrote:Houghton isn’t a big oval, how do you fit all these recruits on it at training?

are there 2 Houghton ovals? the one I know is pretty long.

Granted I haven’t been there for a few years, but I remember it not being overly wide, and don’t think it was as long as most ovals.

A bit of front bar talk last night with the fellas , hearing Mitchell park on the verge of putting a c grade team in due to lack of numbers and will not have enough to field a b grade side?. Mass exodus 25 plus players. Is this due to not having a club to drink beer at due to the club being demolished and no liquor license to sell beers ?, or something more sinister, after disposing of their coach from last year in a very unprofessional way .sad to see considering they won a premiership 5 or 6 years ago ? Ross must be sitting back laughing and sipping his coca cola , can anyone confirm or is this just front bar talk ?