SA Footy

How many people have heard of this new concept for pre season this year? What are your thoughts? positives? negatives? etc.

The 6 teams competing are Blackwood, Meadows, Happy Valley, Cove, Edwardstown and Reynella. All matches r on friday and saturday nights under the new happy valley oval lights.
2 x 20 minute halves, rewards for high scores, 16 on 16 players with 6 on bench, cash rewards for top 3 i think.

Kicks off Feb. 9

I don't mind the innovation, but don't guys go as hard as possible over a 120 minute game anyway? With cricket, obviously the shorter game means they can hit out more knowing that they 10 wickets for only 20 overs, but I don't see guys pulling out of contests (or football's equivalent of leaving a good delivery) because they might have another 80 minutes of the game to go and they need to save themselves. I don't see how the game will differ all that much.

The carnival idea isn't a bad one for pre-season though, the Loxton version works a treat too aparantly.

Good idea for pre season training I rekon !!!

Still spots available as fas as I understand for the Loxton one.

Do you know who's entered up there so far Dogwatcher?

players don't go flat out for the 120 minutes though, here they will be able too. I like the concept. Great idea.

Are Reynalle playing next friday night can anyone tell me...

The Event

Friday and Saturday nights over 3 weeks starting 9th February
Two games per night - must be prepared for hot weather
• Game 1 starts 8.00pm
• Game 2 starts 9.00pm
• Games finish 10.00pm

Two 20 minute halves with 5 minute break in between.
These times will be reviewed following consultation with Coaches, Umpires and Training Managers.


Scoring
1 Point per goal - behinds count
3 Points per win
This gives emphasis to high scores and attacking football.
Grand Final on Friday night of 4th Week to 2 highest point scorers to play off.


New Rules
• Play on if ball rebounds from hitting posts and scores count if ball touches post on way through.
• No waiting for umpires to wave flags.
• Last person to touch ball before out of bounds gives possession to opposition.
• 16 per side plus 6 reserves
• Only 2 players per side within 20 metre radius of centre bounce
• Only 2 players per side within 5 metre radius of a field bounce.
• In the event of a draw there will be a sudden death kick off using a check side kick from a designated drop zone on the boundary. Best of 5 shots per side.

Schedule

Dates

Feb 9th

Friday 8pm
Edwardstown
vs
Reynella

Friday 9pm
Happy Valley
vs
Blackwood


Feb 10th

Saturday 8pm
Meadows
vs
Cove
Reserves

Saturday 9pm
Meadows
vs
Cove


Feb 16th

Friday 8pm
Blackwood
vs
Cove

Friday 9pm
Reynella
vs
Meadows

Feb 17th

Saturday 8pm
Happy Valley
vs
Edwardstown
Reserves

Saturday 9pm
Happy Valley
vs
Edwardstown


Feb 23rd
Friday 8pm
Happy Valley
vs
Meadows

Friday 9pm
Cove
vs
Edwardstown

Feb 24th
Saturday 8pm
Blackwood
vs
Reynella
Reserves

Saturday 9pm
Blackwood
vs
Reynella

Was just thinking outside the square a little with this one. As an ex player (to old and fat) wouldnt it be good to have something like this played on a week night for us older guys.

less taxing on the body still a lot of fun and a way of keeping fit.

I have heard of indoor footy but not sure if its still going in Adelaide and superrules is played on a sunday which for us with families etc makes it hard.

But would be great to be about to head out on weeknight and have a kick and a catch.

Round 1 Scores:

(Appox. scores only but definatly the winners are right)

Towns 11.6 beat reynella 8.4

Happy Valley 5.3 beat blackwood 3.6

Cove B's beat Meadows B's 9.5 to 1.1

Cove A's beat Meadows A's 9.4 to 1.2

petoe wrote:How many people have heard of this new concept for pre season this year? What are your thoughts? positives? negatives? etc.

The 6 teams competing are Blackwood, Meadows, Happy Valley, Cove, Edwardstown and Reynella. All matches r on friday and saturday nights under the new happy valley oval lights.
2 x 20 minute halves, rewards for high scores, 16 on 16 players with 6 on bench, cash rewards for top 3 i think.

Kicks off Feb. 9

An excellent concept. Thoroughly enjoyed watching the games last Friday night. Would like to see the Phantoms adopt a similar concept once their lights have been revamped. Either as a pre-season competition, post season competition or in season mid-week competition.

Loxton's pre-season comp:

17/18 March.

Hoping to have four pools of four teams.

Still some spots available.

PM me if you require a contact.

Is that the old Wunkar Carnival or is it different all together?

Loxton took the concept over from Wunkar.

Wunkar's was a great carnival - real country footy with a real party atmosphere. Enjoyed going out there for it.
I remember Ironbank being there a few times.

Loxton's carnival is the same, but different.
Two ovals makes more room for more teams, and for some teams it's easier to come to as accommodation is just around the corner rather than a 20 minute drive.

But...they're missing out on some of the great times Wunkar provided!

Accomodation!!!! Our whole club camped in the scrub behind the goals at Wunkar for a couple of years!! Bloody good fun

Ahhh but the gilt edged A1 clubs don't like that....lol

I remember a Thunderer sleeping on the oval or more precisely on a sprinkler point on the oval. The result was a blood curdling scream at 4 am.

I also have memories of the midnight running of the nude gift and the dance of the burning bush, all courtesy of Ironbank.

Ironbank boys are party animals!

When I was playing for Loxton, we crossed paths when both teams were returning from a footy trip at Swan Reach Hotel.

A loxton player - who you'd know well Supa - was doing dick tricks, when an Ironbank player announced he'd outdo him. The fellow flopped his old fella out - got a team-mate to spin the chocolate wheel and stopped it with his old fella....crazy scenes!

Do you know the 16 teams heading up Dogwatcher? Would love to know who the competition is...