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morell wrote:90%

100%

The Bedge wrote:

Burner wrote:Any insight on whether Smithfield will end up fielding a team this season? Haven’t once seen players at the oval when I’ve drove past around training time on tuesdays and thursdays

They were training last night, Oval looked full but had juniors going as well.

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Mr Beefy wrote:

morell wrote:90%

100%

Yeah sad times.

Never good seeing football clubs go under

I like the variety of clubs we have in our league and having points of difference. Smithfield provided that and more.

Hope they sort some stuff out and get back involved in 2023.

morell wrote:Hope they sort some stuff out and get back involved in 2023.

How many times can they fight back - must get a little harder each time. Feel sorry for the volunteers out there who pour their heart into it.

The Bedge wrote:

morell wrote:Hope they sort some stuff out and get back involved in 2023.

How many times can they fight back - must get a little harder each time. Feel sorry for the volunteers out there who pour their heart into it.

Yeah its so hard to see the volunteers having another crack.

Only way I can see it happening is a large bunch of the Smitty crew decide to all go back and have a end of career kick with them and then volunteers jump on board to help make it happen.

So sad to see so many passionate smitty lads running around at other clubs in the north whilst Smithfield cant get a team together. I guess its the sign of the times hey.

The Bedge wrote:

morell wrote:Hope they sort some stuff out and get back involved in 2023.

How many times can they fight back - must get a little harder each time. Feel sorry for the volunteers out there who pour their heart into it.

If the COVID trends continue I think we'll see a lot more clubs going through similar issues, the only way I can see a possible resurgence in the future is if there is scope to have a competition for clubs that can only field the single team.

From what I'm hearing around the traps is that numbers at training have been very poor for this time of year at a lot of clubs.

Realistically Smithfield needed to find 70 players to field two teams comfortably, the ball needed to be well and truly rolling off the field around June last season to try and target the key players that would attract previous players back that had already found comfortable homes.

The sad part about Smithfields demise is out of all the northern suburbs clubs, EP, ELIZ, CU they were situated in the best location for growth with the expansion of Munno Para West, Blakes Crossing etc. Obviously Angle Vale has seemed to be able to attract the majority of that population.

I was speaking to a couple of the Smithfield faithful a couple weeks back and like I said to them, from the outside looking in and now being involved as the footy director down the road not just a player, I feel like the only chance they have of bringing senior footy back within the next year or 2 is to chase down a player/coach who can pull strings to bring back as many of their 0 pointers as possible, use their 15 points on 5 players that may also be able to branch out the year after and try to from there.. depending on who they bring back they could find themselves pretty strong again as some of the 0 pointers that have come out of there have been top end players at whatever club they are currently at!

If they wait to long, all these blokes will have retired and it will be a long time before their juniors play a decent level of senior footy as they haven’t had juniors for so long! Very tough situation to be in as they’ve got a lot of good people involved at the club, hoping to see them back at it within the next year or 2!

OSB/Lonsadale more than competitive with Scotch on the weekend

oldman wrote:OSB/Lonsadale more than competitive with Scotch on the weekend

Thought you had quit?

The Bedge wrote:

oldman wrote:OSB/Lonsadale more than competitive with Scotch on the weekend

Thought you had quit?

Na mate was able to make it all work.

oldman wrote:OSB/Lonsadale more than competitive with Scotch on the weekend

Surely this wasn't your A grade?

Pag wrote:

oldman wrote:OSB/Lonsadale more than competitive with Scotch on the weekend

Surely this wasn't your A grade?

Mixture of 1st 18 and B/C grade

The Bedge wrote:

Pag wrote:

oldman wrote:OSB/Lonsadale more than competitive with Scotch on the weekend

Surely this wasn't your A grade?

Mixture of 1st 18 and B/C grade

As good as we could put out on the park

In other news, I heard Greenacres had an impressive hit out against Para Hills in their trial.

oldman wrote:OSB/Lonsadale more than competitive with Scotch on the weekend

I must of been at different game

oldman wrote:OSB/Lonsadale more than competitive with Scotch on the weekend

What was the score?

Some good photos here of the Lutheran/Houghton A's & B's - https://www.facebook.com/broniahentysmithphotography

Anyone from Hackham know if that blokes foot is facing the right way again. Looked pretty bad.

I reckon Liam Davis might go alright for Houghton tomorrow