Southern Football League

[Down the Hill]

SFL President Craig Warman was Team Manager of the Southern Districts team. I think a hefty fine and suspension may be in order.

[barry footynut]

SFL President Craig Warman was Team Manager of the Southern Districts team. I think a hefty fine and suspension may be in order.

I think your correct there DTH what a joke this is !! not to mention a massive waste of everyones time. No wonder they have trouble getting the players they want to participate.. Can't see them handing out any suspensions to players that pulled out after that balls up of a wkend.. Be interesting to get some feed back from some players about what they thought??

[lion heart]

Morphie park will still lose they are clutching at straws trying to hold onto a season which never began. Even without vick and Ramsey the cove will be a ten goal better side.. I think the roo boys should just admit they are not good enough and don't deserve a spot in the top 8..

Seb And Thomas didnt play and Parks went down narrowly making it tough for them to make the 8. This means the race for last 3 places in 8 is between;

Flaggies - 6 wins with 5 games they should win plus 2 50/50s - will make it and could push for top 4
Emus - 7 wins with 2 certain wins and 5 games against top 8 teams - will make it but will need to win at least 2 of those 5
Porties - 7 wins with 2 games they should win plus 5 against current top 8 (need to win 2 of these 5) - could be vulnerable but should make it
M Park - 4 wins BUT last 6 games are against teams outside the 8 so could quite easily win them all giving them 10 wins.

Towns - 4 wins and 4 winnable games left they would need to win at least 2 games against shoes,flies,cove - cant see it happening

[Down the Hill]

Correct BF. I've said it many times before but why on earth is the SFL even associated with the Country Champs. Most players in our league wouldn't know a sheep from a cow.

[lion heart]

Just looking at the draw again Cove and Valley are still not certainties to make it with tough draws to come but id be pretty confident they will.

If there were 2 divs we could have 2 great finals series in 2011 - The evenness of the top 8 is amazing anyone could beat anyone on their day. Unfortunately other than Parks and Towns the rest cannot compete with the top 8.

[Down the Hill]

I'm all for 2 Divisions Lion Heart but your logic on 2 great finals series is a bit mis-placed. Hypothetically, the teams who finish 5 to 8 this year would miss finals in an 8 team Division 1. And then Divison 2 would be a 2 horse race between Morphy Park and Edwardstown with 2 others making up the numbers. At this stage of the year we look as though we will have 8 deserving finalists with all of them having a genuine chance of at least making a Prelim.

[lion heart]

I'm all for 2 Divisions Lion Heart but your logic on 2 great finals series is a bit mis-placed. Hypothetically, the teams who finish 5 to 8 this year would miss finals in an 8 team Division 1. And then Divison 2 would be a 2 horse race between Morphy Park and Edwardstown with 2 others making up the numbers. At this stage of the year we look as though we will have 8 deserving finalists with all of them having a genuine chance of at least making a Prelim.

On the surface it seems this way but i think the teams ranked 11th - 15th would be a fair bit stronger without having to face teams they simply cannot compete with 2 out of every 3 weeks. Playing the top 8 is demoralising and the amount of guys that drop off mid to late season at the bottom clubs is staggering.

At their best all teams 11-15 have a lot to offer - look at the Lions competed with Porties well and still had a winning chance half way through the last qtr, led flaggies at half time before losing convincingly, down 2 goals to emus half time before getting pumped this week. Sharks have been quite competitive in some of their games against the 'big fish' for 2 or 3 qtrs, Hawks started off the season very competitive but have dropped off. That shows that these teams at their best could definitely compete with Towns and Parks if it were 2 divisions but unfortunately we cannot sustain the effort because one division is killing us -its hard to get up for most games and as soon as the cold weather hits and the guys have nothing to play for other than pride it becomes even tougher.

The longer the failed one division experiment lasts the harder it will become. Give everyone something to play for SFL surely thats not too much to ask - we can't keep sitting back watching this happen year after year without change. Surely seeing scores from the weekend of 51.21-327 to 1.1-7 and 21.24 150 to 0.0-0 (and 2 other 100 pt wallopings) is not a good advertisement for our once great league. To be brutally honest ill go as far as to say the fact the SFL doesn't even ask for the clubs opinions or thoughts on the matter means the directors have been negligent in the performance of their duties. Clearly 2 divisions should be at the top of their agenda.

[Snaparazzi]

Dear Lonsdale,

Your club facilities suck.

Going to play you on your own dunghill (that's putting it politely) is a mental chore, the changerooms are quite clearly the worst in the league and it is impossible to get any sort of motivation prior to a game of footy, facilities for the spectators are equally as poor with no coverage from the elements whatsoever. The condition of the oval is deplorable, you needed 8" sprigs on the weekend just to be able to change direction, it was a mud pit, to top that off at the end of a smashing (in those conditions 10 goal would've been acceptable) coming off with mud from head to toe, NO SHOWERS.


WHAT A JOKE! Get out or sort something that is up to standard. Completely and utterly unacceptable.

[lion heart]

Dear Lonsdale,

Your club facilities suck.

Going to play you on your own dunghill (that's putting it politely) is a mental chore, the changerooms are quite clearly the worst in the league and it is impossible to get any sort of motivation prior to a game of footy, facilities for the spectators are equally as poor with no coverage from the elements whatsoever. The condition of the oval is deplorable, you needed 8" sprigs on the weekend just to be able to change direction, it was a mud pit, to top that off at the end of a smashing (in those conditions 10 goal would've been acceptable) coming off with mud from head to toe, NO SHOWERS.


WHAT A JOKE! Get out or sort something that is up to standard. Completely and utterly unacceptable.

Your post doesn't deserve a response but ill give you one anyway - the reason there was no hot water was because major works were going on at the school on saturday and the workers turned the water off. This was rectified by 12.15 so there was water it just wasnt that warm. Give us some credit there are far worse changerooms and warmup facilities elsewhere.

In regards to the elements i dont think it rained once after 1 on saturday either so maybe you just need to harden up??

Btw i could have a crack at you clubs organisation on saturday but i got over attacking people/clubs on a public forum after my 13th birthday. Why didn't you make your feelings known while you were tucking into our half time eats??

[KEYDEFENDER]

I drove past there today and it does look pretty boggy. Maybe just lift the goal posts over and use the rest of the old school oval.
would be like swapping the water logged footy at half time. Pity about the showers though. I also noticed a new government sign out the front...? any news on possible ramifications to the Lions?

[woodublieve12]

Dear Lonsdale,

Your club facilities suck.

Going to play you on your own dunghill (that's putting it politely) is a mental chore, the changerooms are quite clearly the worst in the league and it is impossible to get any sort of motivation prior to a game of footy, facilities for the spectators are equally as poor with no coverage from the elements whatsoever. The condition of the oval is deplorable, you needed 8" sprigs on the weekend just to be able to change direction, it was a mud pit, to top that off at the end of a smashing (in those conditions 10 goal would've been acceptable) coming off with mud from head to toe, NO SHOWERS.


WHAT A JOKE! Get out or sort something that is up to standard. Completely and utterly unacceptable.

Your post doesn't deserve a response but ill give you one anyway - the reason there was no hot water was because major works were going on at the school on saturday and the workers turned the water off. This was rectified by 12.15 so there was water it just wasnt that warm. Give us some credit there are far worse changerooms and warmup facilities elsewhere.

In regards to the elements i dont think it rained once after 1 on saturday either so maybe you just need to harden up??

agreed.. bit to precious i think

[lion heart]

I drove past there today and it does look pretty boggy. Maybe just lift the goal posts over and use the rest of the old school oval.
would be like swapping the water logged footy at half time. Pity about the showers though. I also noticed a new government sign out the front...? any news on possible ramifications to the Lions?

If only it were that easy KD!! Oval is the worst ive seen it.

A super school (primary) will be happening from 2013 i think?

[THE MOLE]

Dear Lonsdale,

Your club facilities suck.

Going to play you on your own dunghill (that's putting it politely) is a mental chore, the changerooms are quite clearly the worst in the league and it is impossible to get any sort of motivation prior to a game of footy, facilities for the spectators are equally as poor with no coverage from the elements whatsoever. The condition of the oval is deplorable, you needed 8" sprigs on the weekend just to be able to change direction, it was a mud pit, to top that off at the end of a smashing (in those conditions 10 goal would've been acceptable) coming off with mud from head to toe, NO SHOWERS.


WHAT A JOKE! Get out or sort something that is up to standard. Completely and utterly unacceptable.

If you cant get up for a game of footy, then thats more your problem than anyone elses. A lot worse changerooms in the league, and i hope your not from morphett vale bagging an oval, i dont think they were 2m wide pot holes filled with water in a few places like your oval has had in the past. It rained, the oval was muddy?? big deal!
I think you should look in your own backyard before bagging others

[mirror#3]

Is it true that the Townies President has walked out on the club >edited<
Or just more rumours?

[asert]

Aren't you from towns

[mirror#3]

No longer at Towns mate... Just concerned as I still have a few mates back there.
Wouldnt be surprised if the above is not true, thats why I was asking for confirmation. Maybe Spangy could inform???

[Courtney Fish]

Dear Lonsdale,

Your club facilities suck.

Going to play you on your own dunghill (that's putting it politely) is a mental chore, the changerooms are quite clearly the worst in the league and it is impossible to get any sort of motivation prior to a game of footy, facilities for the spectators are equally as poor with no coverage from the elements whatsoever. The condition of the oval is deplorable, you needed 8" sprigs on the weekend just to be able to change direction, it was a mud pit, to top that off at the end of a smashing (in those conditions 10 goal would've been acceptable) coming off with mud from head to toe, NO SHOWERS.


WHAT A JOKE! Get out or sort something that is up to standard. Completely and utterly unacceptable.

Maybe you shouldn't play winter sports princess. When you get as much rain as we had this weak ovals get muddy. I remember playing in 20 x 40 metre lakes at Morphies in front of the tennis courts one of the worst ovals around. The only spectators you had were the 20 assistant coaches you had standing on the boundary line. They could have stood under the verandah.

[Down the Hill]

Every ground has its uniqueness and some are better than others. Lonsalde has hardly changed in 15 years Snappa so I don't know why you would whinge now. The worst bounces I've ever seen on a footy field occur at Emu Park. A combination of grassy clumps and exposed soil and sand makes it a shocker when the ball hits the deck.

[Courtney Fish]

I drove past there today and it does look pretty boggy. Maybe just lift the goal posts over and use the rest of the old school oval.
would be like swapping the water logged footy at half time. Pity about the showers though. I also noticed a new government sign out the front...? any news on possible ramifications to the Lions?

They are about to spend approx. 11.5 Million on making the old High School a "Super School" from R-7 with kids from some surrounding primary schools which they are closing down. Hopefully they can put a roof over the oval to please Snapparazzi . Work has already started, the workers were responsible for shower temperature dramas on Saturday. They are keeping all current land eg. our oval. Hopefully more kids for our juniors.

[VC]

I'm all for 2 Divisions Lion Heart but your logic on 2 great finals series is a bit mis-placed. Hypothetically, the teams who finish 5 to 8 this year would miss finals in an 8 team Division 1. And then Divison 2 would be a 2 horse race between Morphy Park and Edwardstown with 2 others making up the numbers. At this stage of the year we look as though we will have 8 deserving finalists with all of them having a genuine chance of at least making a Prelim.

On the surface it seems this way but i think the teams ranked 11th - 15th would be a fair bit stronger without having to face teams they simply cannot compete with 2 out of every 3 weeks. Playing the top 8 is demoralising and the amount of guys that drop off mid to late season at the bottom clubs is staggering.
At their best all teams 11-15 have a lot to offer - look at the Lions competed with Porties well and still had a winning chance half way through the last qtr, led flaggies at half time before losing convincingly, down 2 goals to emus half time before getting pumped this week. Sharks have been quite competitive in some of their games against the 'big fish' for 2 or 3 qtrs, Hawks started off the season very competitive but have dropped off. That shows that these teams at their best could definitely compete with Towns and Parks if it were 2 divisions but unfortunately we cannot sustain the effort because one division is killing us -its hard to get up for most games and as soon as the cold weather hits and the guys have nothing to play for other than pride it becomes even tougher.

The longer the failed one division experiment lasts the harder it will become. Give everyone something to play for SFL surely thats not too much to ask - we can't keep sitting back watching this happen year after year without change. Surely seeing scores from the weekend of 51.21-327 to 1.1-7 and 21.24 150 to 0.0-0 (and 2 other 100 pt wallopings) is not a good advertisement for our once great league. To be brutally honest ill go as far as to say the fact the SFL doesn't even ask for the clubs opinions or thoughts on the matter means the directors have been negligent in the performance of their duties. Clearly 2 divisions should be at the top of their agenda.

Couldn't have put that any better.