Southern Football League

[Dutchy]

4 of the 10 SFL shields will be sitting in the trophy cabinet at Flaggies for 12 months, fantastic effort in a 15 club comp

[vics01]

4??

[WHEELS&DEALS]

Well done Reynella A grade, better team on the day. Played good brand of footy and you deserve the win. The only club we couldn't get over this year.

To the Roos, What a great year. You can hold your heads high. We have proved we can mix it with the best clubs in the league. Lets make 2014 the Year of the Roos.

[afc9798]

4??

I think Dutchy is including sub junior carnival shields and why not. Flaggies had a very good year, although I bet there's one shield they'd dearly love to have. Congrats to Reynella on a great revival and well deserved flag, simply too good for he Roos yesterday.

Congrats to the HVFC under 14's, weren't the best talent in the comp, but certainly the best team and very well coached. Was great to see so many of our A grade out there supporting g the boys early on Saturday morning. Congrats to the SFL also, was a really good day and well organised. No real trouble on the day, which was fantastic to see.

[tigerpie]

Dillon Lock best for Reynella.
Great win, well deserved.

Few of the boys looking a tad under the weather today

[Dutchy]

Congrats to the Wineflies, didnt stay for the A grade but the crowd looked bigger than last year and a better atmosphere IMO

[vics01]

DTH

Congratulations to the Sacred Heart 15 or so backed up by some mere mortals on winning the flag.. Glad to see the boys get a real trophy in a real football competition. Maybe it will convert some??

Seriously great effort by the group after starting a few games behind the rest.

[Panther32]

I am bemused that not many people are tipping Reynella on here. Yes I may be slightly biased but I think some of you are letting your hatred of Reynella blur your thinking!

Reynella knocked off the Roos twice this season already, once by 34 points on their deck and then by 17 in a wet tussle at Reynella. But that game the score was 6.10 to 4.5, so if the Flies kicked straight it should have been more.
The Reynella backline has been awesome this year and the team has great flexibility around the ground with the ability to move blokes where needed.
I think the biggest challenge is going to be for Big Luke Ciampa to compete with Cranston all day.
Here's hoping the finals experience the Wineflies have will shine through tomorrow in what looks like a great day for football!
Flies by 3 goals for me.

Well boys, I wasn't far off with 3 goals!!! (Yes I have come to gloat!)
Great game by the Flies with plenty of boys standing up at various points of the game.
Great efforts by Steve Prescott, Jason Farrier, Dillon Lock, Brenton Tilly, Milo and plenty of others.
I Thought Cranston was good all day for the Roos and Ruwoldt was good too, but after their top 5 or so players they seemed to drop off a bit, but I guess that's the difference between a home grown team and a bought one!
Plenty of celebrations over the weekend and the boys will be kicking off Mad Monday today with a well deserved medal hanging around their neck!

[AFLflyer]

No Reynella players in the team of the year?

[MatteeG]

No Reynella players in the team of the year?

Reckon that was your biggest strength this year flyer- even team efforts most weeks.

[AFLflyer]

No Reynella players in the team of the year?

Reckon that was your biggest strength this year flyer- even team efforts most weeks.

yeah true.
Anyone have the lats 10 Grand final results, I can seem to get them of sporting pulse??

[Down the Hill]

Are people still going to keep whingeing about not holding our leagues biggest day at a club ground. Even though the bright sun and warm weather kept people away from the outer side, the crowd on the Western side was huge and no way a Port Noarlunga or any other ground would have been able to cater for it particularly with the lack of any fluent car parking system that any of our grounds have during the finals. Most minor finals I attended the in-ground car parking was its usual dogs breakfast, not to mention getting in and out of most of the venues if you weren't staying for the A grade.

More importantly for the early games on Saturday, where players and family members don't want to stay all day, getting in and out of Hickinbotham is so much easier. I know one proud mother and grandmother making their first trip to an SFL GF and only there for the Under 16 GF who thought the whole set up was terrific and much more spectator friendly than some of the club grounds in the minor finals. They were able to sit in the stand (if thats what you call it) with other players parents and family and enjoy a good view of the game and even stay dry when a bit of rain fell during the Under 16 game.

Grand Final day should not be seen as a grog fest for a minority of bogans who sneak the esky in the car or get liquored up before arrival and end up brawling with opposition supporters or even themselves like what we saw regularly pre-Hickinbotham. Plus its nice to have a scoreboard that you can clearly read and excellent change and shower facilities for all the competing players who deserve that extra bit of luxury for making a GF.

I note Old Man Emu saying he and some of the MV crew were headed to Willunga for a real country GF yet I'm sure the GSFL aren't too happy that one of the major highlights of the ABC radio coverage was a big spectator brawl during the A grade game. Maybe it was the MV boys trying to re-live some of the "good old days", but surely we are beyond that now.

[Panther32]

Are people still going to keep whingeing about not holding our leagues biggest day at a club ground. Even though the bright sun and warm weather kept people away from the outer side, the crowd on the Western side was huge and no way a Port Noarlunga or any other ground would have been able to cater for it particularly with the lack of any fluent car parking system that any of our grounds have during the finals. Most minor finals I attended the in-ground car parking was its usual dogs breakfast, not to mention getting in and out of most of the venues if you weren't staying for the A grade.

More importantly for the early games on Saturday, where players and family members don't want to stay all day, getting in and out of Hickinbotham is so much easier. I know one proud mother and grandmother making their first trip to an SFL GF and only there for the Under 16 GF who thought the whole set up was terrific and much more spectator friendly than some of the club grounds in the minor finals. They were able to sit in the stand (if thats what you call it) with other players parents and family and enjoy a good view of the game and even stay dry when a bit of rain fell during the Under 16 game.

Grand Final day should not be seen as a grog fest for a minority of bogans who sneak the esky in the car or get liquored up before arrival and end up brawling with opposition supporters or even themselves like what we saw regularly pre-Hickinbotham. Plus its nice to have a scoreboard that you can clearly read and excellent change and shower facilities for all the competing players who deserve that extra bit of luxury for making a GF.

I note Old Man Emu saying he and some of the MV crew were headed to Willunga for a real country GF yet I'm sure the GSFL aren't too happy that one of the major highlights of the ABC radio coverage was a big spectator brawl during the A grade game. Maybe it was the MV boys trying to re-live some of the "good old days", but surely we are beyond that now.

Two disappointing things from Saturday though were no Superdry beer left by the end of the 1st quarter of the A grade game and the boys weren't allowed to have a beer in the changerooms!
Not sure why that rule exists considering you can drink outside and around the changerooms but not in them!!!

[MatteeG]

I have to agree DTH- I was one who was anti the hickinbotham move, but the crowds are starting to return and the points you make are solid. Standing on the outer side is OK if you are a Flaggies fan....

At the end of the day you want your GF players having the best facilities (Ground/changerooms)- us supporters will watch them anywhere.

P32 is right though- I NEVER understand why places are light on catering for drinks- surely you can always keep and re-sell canned drinks if they are not all used on the day? Would be much better to over-cater drinks IMO.

[heater31]

I have to agree DTH- I was one who was anti the hickinbotham move, but the crowds are starting to return and the points you make are solid. Standing on the outer side is OK if you are a Flaggies fan....

At the end of the day you want your GF players having the best facilities (Ground/changerooms)- us supporters will watch them anywhere.

P32 is right though- I NEVER understand why places are light on catering for drinks- surely you can always keep and re-sell canned drinks if they are not all used on the day? Would be much better to over-cater drinks IMO.

Who ran them? SAFC or SFL?

[Panther32]

I have to agree DTH- I was one who was anti the hickinbotham move, but the crowds are starting to return and the points you make are solid. Standing on the outer side is OK if you are a Flaggies fan....

At the end of the day you want your GF players having the best facilities (Ground/changerooms)- us supporters will watch them anywhere.

P32 is right though- I NEVER understand why places are light on catering for drinks- surely you can always keep and re-sell canned drinks if they are not all used on the day? Would be much better to over-cater drinks IMO.

Who ran them? SAFC or SFL?

Well the main bar under the pergola was run by Morphy Parks (how do they actually choose who gets to run it???), the small mobile one up on the hill had a lady with a Hackham shirt on but not sure whether that one was actually run by them.

[Look Good In Leather]

Are people still going to keep whingeing about not holding our leagues biggest day at a club ground. Even though the bright sun and warm weather kept people away from the outer side, the crowd on the Western side was huge and no way a Port Noarlunga or any other ground would have been able to cater for it particularly with the lack of any fluent car parking system that any of our grounds have during the finals. Most minor finals I attended the in-ground car parking was its usual dogs breakfast, not to mention getting in and out of most of the venues if you weren't staying for the A grade.

More importantly for the early games on Saturday, where players and family members don't want to stay all day, getting in and out of Hickinbotham is so much easier. I know one proud mother and grandmother making their first trip to an SFL GF and only there for the Under 16 GF who thought the whole set up was terrific and much more spectator friendly than some of the club grounds in the minor finals. They were able to sit in the stand (if thats what you call it) with other players parents and family and enjoy a good view of the game and even stay dry when a bit of rain fell during the Under 16 game.

Grand Final day should not be seen as a grog fest for a minority of bogans who sneak the esky in the car or get liquored up before arrival and end up brawling with opposition supporters or even themselves like what we saw regularly pre-Hickinbotham. Plus its nice to have a scoreboard that you can clearly read and excellent change and shower facilities for all the competing players who deserve that extra bit of luxury for making a GF.

I note Old Man Emu saying he and some of the MV crew were headed to Willunga for a real country GF yet I'm sure the GSFL aren't too happy that one of the major highlights of the ABC radio coverage was a big spectator brawl during the A grade game. Maybe it was the MV boys trying to re-live some of the "good old days", but surely we are beyond that now.

I saw this so called "big spectator" brawl. It was 4 U/17s pushing and shoving which was ended quickly by the 4 security guards who were present.

No other issues.

[afc9798]

Are people still going to keep whingeing about not holding our leagues biggest day at a club ground. Even though the bright sun and warm weather kept people away from the outer side, the crowd on the Western side was huge and no way a Port Noarlunga or any other ground would have been able to cater for it particularly with the lack of any fluent car parking system that any of our grounds have during the finals. Most minor finals I attended the in-ground car parking was its usual dogs breakfast, not to mention getting in and out of most of the venues if you weren't staying for the A grade.

More importantly for the early games on Saturday, where players and family members don't want to stay all day, getting in and out of Hickinbotham is so much easier. I know one proud mother and grandmother making their first trip to an SFL GF and only there for the Under 16 GF who thought the whole set up was terrific and much more spectator friendly than some of the club grounds in the minor finals. They were able to sit in the stand (if thats what you call it) with other players parents and family and enjoy a good view of the game and even stay dry when a bit of rain fell during the Under 16 game.

Grand Final day should not be seen as a grog fest for a minority of bogans who sneak the esky in the car or get liquored up before arrival and end up brawling with opposition supporters or even themselves like what we saw regularly pre-Hickinbotham. Plus its nice to have a scoreboard that you can clearly read and excellent change and shower facilities for all the competing players who deserve that extra bit of luxury for making a GF.

I note Old Man Emu saying he and some of the MV crew were headed to Willunga for a real country GF yet I'm sure the GSFL aren't too happy that one of the major highlights of the ABC radio coverage was a big spectator brawl during the A grade game. Maybe it was the MV boys trying to re-live some of the "good old days", but surely we are beyond that now.

Have to agree completely, I thought that other than a few very minor things, it was great. The only thing I'd change is where they do the presentations. The backend of a changeroom is not the greatest place to celebrate a premiership, although I doubt the lads really cared that much. It was a good day, well behaved crowd and some great footy played.

[Dutchy]

When they used to play GF's at local grounds, did they let cars in? That would be a nightmare.

[Look Good In Leather]

Are people still going to keep whingeing about not holding our leagues biggest day at a club ground. Even though the bright sun and warm weather kept people away from the outer side, the crowd on the Western side was huge and no way a Port Noarlunga or any other ground would have been able to cater for it particularly with the lack of any fluent car parking system that any of our grounds have during the finals. Most minor finals I attended the in-ground car parking was its usual dogs breakfast, not to mention getting in and out of most of the venues if you weren't staying for the A grade.

More importantly for the early games on Saturday, where players and family members don't want to stay all day, getting in and out of Hickinbotham is so much easier. I know one proud mother and grandmother making their first trip to an SFL GF and only there for the Under 16 GF who thought the whole set up was terrific and much more spectator friendly than some of the club grounds in the minor finals. They were able to sit in the stand (if thats what you call it) with other players parents and family and enjoy a good view of the game and even stay dry when a bit of rain fell during the Under 16 game.

Grand Final day should not be seen as a grog fest for a minority of bogans who sneak the esky in the car or get liquored up before arrival and end up brawling with opposition supporters or even themselves like what we saw regularly pre-Hickinbotham. Plus its nice to have a scoreboard that you can clearly read and excellent change and shower facilities for all the competing players who deserve that extra bit of luxury for making a GF.

I note Old Man Emu saying he and some of the MV crew were headed to Willunga for a real country GF yet I'm sure the GSFL aren't too happy that one of the major highlights of the ABC radio coverage was a big spectator brawl during the A grade game. Maybe it was the MV boys trying to re-live some of the "good old days", but surely we are beyond that now.

Have to agree completely, I thought that other than a few very minor things, it was great. The only thing I'd change is where they do the presentations. The backend of a changeroom is not the greatest place to celebrate a premiership, although I doubt the lads really cared that much. It was a good day, well behaved crowd and some great footy played.

GSFL have a "Presentation Trailer" driven onto the ground

Do the presentation on the ground, lap of honour then onto the next game, like we always used to

All the games were delayed a little, but no-one cared.