SAAFL Div 5 & 5R (2009)

[TIRED TIGER]

i reckon you missed one big out for plympton one eyed. bloke by the name of craig lange which will make the big o's job a tad easier.good luck to both sides but i tipping the newly promoted wos,fwiw, can they go straight thru 5 to div4?? will the dogs pleminary final heartache continue???

[zedman]

i reckon you missed one big out for plympton one eyed. bloke by the name of craig lange which will make the big o's job a tad easier.good luck to both sides but i tipping the newly promoted wos,fwiw, can they go straight thru 5 to div4?? will the dogs pleminary final heartache continue???

good catch tiger..lange is one of their forwards and will be missed along with shepherdson who was out for the year so they arent full strength but probably as strong as possible

[Jabber]

Just checked out the sides for the weekend. Plympton absolutely full strength will be a tough old game.

Not big on names from other clubs, whats the WOS side like?

There will be 22 of us and we'll have a dip

No worries, i wont bother asking again.

[The Bartman]

Plympton by 25 points
Hope Valley by 10 points

[Jabber]

Everyone should be wearing black arm bands tomorrow for a great south australian... Mr Percival.

[One Eyed]

in my opinion lange is not in your best 22 are we full strength jabber ? close only a couple missing but you could ask the guys who have been out watching our training 2 weeks ago and again last night ha ha

[Jabber]

in my opinion lange is not in your best 22 are we full strength jabber ? close only a couple missing but you could ask the guys who have been out watching our training 2 weeks ago and again last night ha ha

Thanks for that, i didnt believe i was asking a super hard question, and you confirmed it!

Lange is a good player, bit of a space cadet, great set of hands. Did get mentioned by a club legend that he had an equivalent set of hands to another club legend in harry nadebaum, which i thought was a big call, but his hands are exceptional. Shoulder injuries have perhaps brought him back to the pack a bit.

Good player that always takes the 4th best defender in the opposition, handy bloke to have in that regard.

wouldnt surprise me if anyone was at your training sessions, not a huge distance to drive, not too much planning involved!

[valleys07]

Tips for tomorrow:

WOS by 5 pts
HV by 12 pts

Good luck all, go you demons!

[Bully]

plympton by 25 points

[hawkseye]

Tips for tomorrow:

WOS by 5 pts
HV by 12 pts

Good luck all, go you demons!

Plympton 34 pts.
Hope Valley by 28 pts.

[woodublieve12]

GO U DOGS!!!!!!!

[boozers]

how are the boys feeling after last weeks game woodubelieve?

[Jabber]

how are the boys feeling after last weeks game woodubelieve?

I posted in the mailout that this was the most important game for the club in the past 30 years, and i reckon it is, the club has to start moving up the divisions.

The players have got a bit of focus about them, and the best thing is that they aren't in the same situation as in the last threes, playing in the prelim from third or fourth, and being the real underdog to get up.

This year they are playing in a prelim from second spot, the task shouldnt be as daunting as in previous years.

I think the life long supporters will be feeling more nervous than any of the players, they are the ones that have seen the club without success for so long.

Big day today, there wouldnt be a plympton supporter that wont have their hearts in their mouths for the entire day, hopefully at 5pm today a proud club starts the climb to div 4.

[Bully]

how are the boys feeling after last weeks game woodubelieve?

I posted in the mailout that this was the most important game for the club in the past 30 years, and i reckon it is, the club has to start moving up the divisions.

The players have got a bit of focus about them, and the best thing is that they aren't in the same situation as in the last threes, playing in the prelim from third or fourth, and being the real underdog to get up.

This year they are playing in a prelim from second spot, the task shouldnt be as daunting as in previous years.

I think the life long supporters will be feeling more nervous than any of the players, they are the ones that have seen the club without success for so long.

Big day today, there wouldnt be a plympton supporter that wont have their hearts in their mouths for the entire day, hopefully at 5pm today a proud club starts the climb to div 4.

time to set this game straight seen as we didnt against Fitzroy in 2007, and greenies last season ! if we dont then will be 3 years straight finishing 3rd..

[hawkseye]

how are the boys feeling after last weeks game woodubelieve?

I posted in the mailout that this was the most important game for the club in the past 30 years, and i reckon it is, the club has to start moving up the divisions.

The players have got a bit of focus about them, and the best thing is that they aren't in the same situation as in the last threes, playing in the prelim from third or fourth, and being the real underdog to get up.

This year they are playing in a prelim from second spot, the task shouldnt be as daunting as in previous years.

I think the life long supporters will be feeling more nervous than any of the players, they are the ones that have seen the club without success for so long.

Big day today, there wouldnt be a plympton supporter that wont have their hearts in their mouths for the entire day, hopefully at 5pm today a proud club starts the climb to div 4.

Neil Kerley said Prelims are harder and tougher to win than Grand Finals. Not as daunting? I think each one is as daunting as the previous one and sounds like you are arent rating your opposition as highly as the ones that you have loss to in previous years. Dangerous ground perhaps?

[Jabber]

how are the boys feeling after last weeks game woodubelieve?

I posted in the mailout that this was the most important game for the club in the past 30 years, and i reckon it is, the club has to start moving up the divisions.

The players have got a bit of focus about them, and the best thing is that they aren't in the same situation as in the last threes, playing in the prelim from third or fourth, and being the real underdog to get up.

This year they are playing in a prelim from second spot, the task shouldnt be as daunting as in previous years.

I think the life long supporters will be feeling more nervous than any of the players, they are the ones that have seen the club without success for so long.

Big day today, there wouldnt be a plympton supporter that wont have their hearts in their mouths for the entire day, hopefully at 5pm today a proud club starts the climb to div 4.

Neil Kerley said Prelims are harder and tougher to win than Grand Finals. Not as daunting? I think each one is as daunting as the previous one and sounds like you are arent rating your opposition as highly as the ones that you have loss to in previous years. Dangerous ground perhaps?

No no, not saying that at all, i'm just sayin that the guys in previous years have hit the prelim from a lower position, this year they hit it from the huigher position. The mindset should be slightly different.

[TIRED TIGER]

doesnt matter where you hit a pleminary final from jabber, in a promotion/relegation system this is the biggest game for both clubs participating. win and next week looks after itself,pressure valve is released a tad. lose and you sit back and say what if, especially the season the dogs have had, they would be shattered if it does go pear shape today.

[Jabber]

doesnt matter where you hit a pleminary final from jabber, in a promotion/relegation system this is the biggest game for both clubs participating. win and next week looks after itself,pressure valve is released a tad. lose and you sit back and say what if, especially the season the dogs have had, they would be shattered if it does go pear shape today.

Ok, let me get something straight, i'm well aware that a prelim final is hard, all im saying that the mindset of this prelim will be different to the mindset in previous years.

Plympton played sides that were extremely powerful, and had an aura about them.

WOS are a great side, but they don't have the aura about them that the greenacres' and fitzroy's sides did, nothing away from WOS, great side. But im sure any who have been in the comp for that period would say the same thing, not saying that WOS can't win because of it, and even though Fitzroy and Greenacres had this aura we still knew they were beatable.

But the mindset going into that game was one of an underdog, and they played accordingly.

This year they are attacking the prelim from the opposite direction, not saying that plympton has an aura about them because i believe they dont, i dont think any side in the comp this year does. But they are more equal.

Ito recap, because i dont know whether its that i dont explain well or something else, but i understand that the prelim is going to be tough, and WOS are a good side, , and either side can win it. But i just think plympton are in a better position to win it this year, mentally, than they were last few years.

[valleys07]

doesnt matter where you hit a pleminary final from jabber, in a promotion/relegation system this is the biggest game for both clubs participating. win and next week looks after itself,pressure valve is released a tad. lose and you sit back and say what if, especially the season the dogs have had, they would be shattered if it does go pear shape today.

Ok, let me get something straight, i'm well aware that a prelim final is hard, all im saying that the mindset of this prelim will be different to the mindset in previous years.

Plympton played sides that were extremely powerful, and had an aura about them.

WOS are a great side, but they don't have the aura about them that the greenacres' and fitzroy's sides did, nothing away from WOS, great side. But im sure any who have been in the comp for that period would say the same thing, not saying that WOS can't win because of it, and even though Fitzroy and Greenacres had this aura we still knew they were beatable.

But the mindset going into that game was one of an underdog, and they played accordingly.

This year they are attacking the prelim from the opposite direction, not saying that plympton has an aura about them because i believe they dont, i dont think any side in the comp this year does. But they are more equal.

Ito recap, because i dont know whether its that i dont explain well or something else, but i understand that the prelim is going to be tough, and WOS are a good side, , and either side can win it. But i just think plympton are in a better position to win it this year, mentally, than they were last few years.

You have a fair argument jabber, but at the same time i see finals as a dangerous time to be playing around with the favourites/underdogs tag. Regardless of a teams position into the minor round heading into the finals, it means bugger all when they meet up in a final. From my perspective, entering a final as underdogs wipes the nerves, your playing against 22 blokes with the ambition of promotion. As favourites there is that pressure, that element of doubt that you might blow it. Plympton are a terrific side and so are wos as you have mentioned, but there is no "better position" in a final. In fact from an outsiders point of view being your 3rd prelim in a row there is more of a monkey than an element of prosperity. Good luck for you today and i hope for your club it goes the right way.

[TIRED TIGER]

westminster 34 pts up at half time when i left and all over the dogs. will need a huge 2nd half to get up in this one.