SAAFL Div 4 2008

[The Big Shrek]

Well you guys looked alright against us both times Pag. Wasn't talking about you being overweight either. The second time we played you I noticed a fair few fatties in the midfield.

[Iron Fist]

Adelaide Luth and Fitzroy did a good job to stay up this year.
Adel Luth managed to beat teams below it regularly to avoid really being worried about relegation.
Going up - find it harder to compete with top teams, although should have beaten the premiers away!

shoulda coulda woulda but didnt

[Iron Fist]

Well you guys looked alright against us both times Pag. Wasn't talking about you being overweight either. The second time we played you I noticed a fair few fatties in the midfield.

nothing wrong with a few fatties in the midfield is there piccachu

[piccachu]

nothing wrong with a few fatties in the midfield is there piccachu

most definatly not, wareing fisty combination in there for felch

[Felch]

Adelaide Luth and Fitzroy did a good job to stay up this year.
Adel Luth managed to beat teams below it regularly to avoid really being worried about relegation.
Going up - find it harder to compete with top teams, although should have beaten the premiers away!

Agreed, were in front all day - enter Tompkins Medalist Shane Harris with 3 centre clearances, and 2 goals in the last 3 minutes to pinch the game !!!

Got out of jail, big time !!!

[Felch]

You'd want to have a crack at the finals wouldn't you? Para Hills did it and Salisbury weren't really that far off(fat midfielders).

We will be having a crack for sure. Im just saying that we need to consolidate, first and foremost.

Hopefully we can use a bit of momentum we have from this year.

[The Big Shrek]

I get a bit miffed at people saying their first goal is to consolidate. Surely everyone goes out there to win every game.

Maybe an apt statement would be "we aim to make the finals but are happy if we don't get relegated".

[Iron Fist]

I get a bit miffed at people saying their first goal is to consolidate. Surely everyone goes out there to win every game.

Maybe an apt statement would be "we aim to make the finals but are happy if we don't get relegated".

That is a fair point shrek!
probs not put the best way but maybe people are being realistic
finals is the reason everyone plays footy for, so of course we would be want to play in them!

[Felch]

I get a bit miffed at people saying their first goal is to consolidate. Surely everyone goes out there to win every game.

Maybe an apt statement would be "we aim to make the finals but are happy if we don't get relegated".

Its still September FFS...we have been in D3 not too long ago, and battled our arses off for 5 years. Kept finishing in no-mans land every year - 1-2 games from the top 5, and 1-2 games away from relegation. That saps the energy from a club, trust me.

Im not going to get on here and say 'We are going to make finals in D3 in 2009' because it wont just happen like that. Thats our goal, but we have plenty of work to do - stitch up all our current players for next year, and sign some new blood. I think we are in a similiar situation to Salisbury last year - a good, young core group, and reasonable depth.

Of course everyone goes out to win every game...i get miffed at people who state the obvious...

[Sturtman]

I get a bit miffed at people saying their first goal is to consolidate. Surely everyone goes out there to win every game.

Maybe an apt statement would be "we aim to make the finals but are happy if we don't get relegated".

Its still September FFS...we have been in D3 not too long ago, and battled our arses off for 5 years. Kept finishing in no-mans land every year - 1-2 games from the top 5, and 1-2 games away from relegation. That saps the energy from a club, trust me.

Im not going to get on here and say 'We are going to make finals in D3 in 2009' because it wont just happen like that. Thats our goal, but we have plenty of work to do - stitch up all our current players for next year, and sign some new blood. I think we are in a similiar situation to Salisbury last year - a good, young core group, and reasonable depth.

Of course everyone goes out to win every game...i get miffed at people who state the obvious...

Is Wearing a definite starter for the Thunder in 2009??

[The Big Shrek]

I get a bit miffed at people saying their first goal is to consolidate. Surely everyone goes out there to win every game.

Maybe an apt statement would be "we aim to make the finals but are happy if we don't get relegated".

Its still September FFS...we have been in D3 not too long ago, and battled our arses off for 5 years. Kept finishing in no-mans land every year - 1-2 games from the top 5, and 1-2 games away from relegation. That saps the energy from a club, trust me.

Im not going to get on here and say 'We are going to make finals in D3 in 2009' because it wont just happen like that. Thats our goal, but we have plenty of work to do - stitch up all our current players for next year, and sign some new blood. I think we are in a similiar situation to Salisbury last year - a good, young core group, and reasonable depth.

Of course everyone goes out to win every game...i get miffed at people who state the obvious...

Not wanting to get relegated is stating the obvious as well.

I'm just pointing out that not being relegated and making finals are part of the same goal; to win as many games as possible. It's not as if you would prepare your team differently and in a way so that it only finishes 8th.

[Felch]

I get a bit miffed at people saying their first goal is to consolidate. Surely everyone goes out there to win every game.

Maybe an apt statement would be "we aim to make the finals but are happy if we don't get relegated".

Its still September FFS...we have been in D3 not too long ago, and battled our arses off for 5 years. Kept finishing in no-mans land every year - 1-2 games from the top 5, and 1-2 games away from relegation. That saps the energy from a club, trust me.

Im not going to get on here and say 'We are going to make finals in D3 in 2009' because it wont just happen like that. Thats our goal, but we have plenty of work to do - stitch up all our current players for next year, and sign some new blood. I think we are in a similiar situation to Salisbury last year - a good, young core group, and reasonable depth.

Of course everyone goes out to win every game...i get miffed at people who state the obvious...

Not wanting to get relegated is stating the obvious as well.

I'm just pointing out that not being relegated and making finals are part of the same goal; to win as many games as possible. It's not as if you would prepare your team differently and in a way so that it only finishes 8th.

True, but we are also looking at the long term picture - trying to put things in place now that will stand us in good stead down the track aswell. Thats always been our aim. We want to be a respected D3/D2 club (if not higher), not a D4 social club.

To be honest, if someone said 3 years ago that we would win the D4 flag this year, i would have said they were crazy. We basically lost a hole A grade side, and were in real danger of tumbling to D5. I still think our groups best footy is a couple of years away.