SFL Team of All Time

[AFLflyer]

Mckenzie is a great defender. Big Log Smith is a great defender and Craig Smith also a great defender. John Bourke from Plympton was one of the best full back's I have seen in the SFL.

i'd take log over mckenzie any day of the week, and scotty is a gun

[the red baron]

three players from 70s and 80s Dave Traylen , Kevin Walker and Jeff Ash.

[Speccy02]

I know this is everyone's "opinion" but some of the names being put forward shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as "Team of the Century" (notably some more recent posts).

To qualify to be discussed you would need to be have hit the record books at the very least, mail medallist (multiple), multiple premiership player, leading goal kicker etc. To mention blokes who do not tick any of those blokes is laughable Before you get on your horses and say "so if our club hasn't been successful it means the player does not qualify", well in this instance unless your player was heads/shoulders and whatever else you can find above the rest of the team then maybe they could be considered, taking into consideration what would've that player been like in a premiership team amongst other outstanding players, most likely not as big a standout, there may be an odd exception.

Defenders will be the harder one's, unlikely to have too many mail medallists but certainly some dour and perhaps high games tallies along with premierships might be looked at?

Unfortunately most posters aside from BTP and a few others know anything/very little prior to the 90's so doesn't really get too much air time but this should be the criteria for discussing/picking the "Team of the Century", 21 players from 100 years from around 20 clubs that have participated in the SFL.

[pale ale]

three players from 70s and 80s Dave Traylen , Kevin Walker and Jeff Ash.

Jeff Ash at Full back and Dave Traylen at CHB would have to be considered

Vics01 no offence to the 2 players you mentioned but this is a SFL team of the century not Cove's team of the week, 1 cant kick and the other has had his fair share of big scores kicked on him.

[Head over it]

So with the first 2 teams published in the messenger (kangarilla and Meadows) There isnt any that have been mentioned on here yet.

I assume the messenger is starting with the teams that have spent the least number of years in the SFL.

These teams will probably struggle to get many (if any) in the side.

Which team / teams will have the most representatives in the team of all time?

Considering the amount of years in the competition and the success of the teams you would think

I'll go with : Noarlunga, Aldinga, Morphett Vale, Christies, and Willunga.

[pale ale]

So with the first 2 teams published in the messenger (kangarilla and Meadows) There isnt any that have been mentioned on here yet.

I assume the messenger is starting with the teams that have spent the least number of years in the SFL.

These teams will probably struggle to get many (if any) in the side.

Which team / teams will have the most representatives in the team of all time?

Considering the amount of years in the competition and the success of the teams you would think

I'll go with : Noarlunga, Aldinga, Morphett Vale, Christies, and Willunga.

Reynella and Port Noarlunga as well

[hollywood7477]

So with the first 2 teams published in the messenger (kangarilla and Meadows) There isnt any that have been mentioned on here yet.

I assume the messenger is starting with the teams that have spent the least number of years in the SFL.

These teams will probably struggle to get many (if any) in the side.

Which team / teams will have the most representatives in the team of all time?

Considering the amount of years in the competition and the success of the teams you would think

I'll go with : Noarlunga, Aldinga, Morphett Vale, Christies, and Willunga.

Reynella and Port Noarlunga as well

When is Reynella naming their team in the messenger? Wld be good to see if blokes I went to school and played juniors with made the cut

[Head over it]

So with the first 2 teams published in the messenger (kangarilla and Meadows) There isnt any that have been mentioned on here yet.

I assume the messenger is starting with the teams that have spent the least number of years in the SFL.

These teams will probably struggle to get many (if any) in the side.

Which team / teams will have the most representatives in the team of all time?

Considering the amount of years in the competition and the success of the teams you would think

I'll go with : Noarlunga, Aldinga, Morphett Vale, Christies, and Willunga.

Reynella and Port Noarlunga as well

When is Reynella naming their team in the messenger? Wld be good to see if blokes I went to school and played juniors with made the cut

it would probably be one of the last few. I believe they are doing it in order of years in the SFL (i think) So it will be at least 15 weeks or more I reckon. Who knows though???

[Head over it]

Does anyone know if there is a minimum amount of games that need to be played to make a player eligible for the side?

[85 WAS A GOOD YEAR]

Does anyone know if there is a minimum amount of games that need to be played to make a player eligible for the side?

Yes The player must have played at least 100 A Grade games whilst the club is involved in SFL.
ie Flagstaff couldn't nominate Doug Degenhardt as he only played 92 A Grade games in SFL.
Doug won 4 B&F's (2 whilst in SFL).
Doug actually played about 280 for Flagstaff in total but most were whilst FHFC was in Glenelg South League

[Head over it]

Does anyone know if there is a minimum amount of games that need to be played to make a player eligible for the side?

Yes The player must have played at least 100 A Grade games whilst the club is involved in SFL.
ie Flagstaff couldn't nominate Doug Degenhardt as he only played 92 A Grade games in SFL.
Doug won 4 B&F's (2 whilst in SFL).
Doug actually played about 280 for Flagstaff in total but most were whilst FHFC was in Glenelg South League

Cheers 85 Good Year, That sounds fair to me

If thats the case noone from plympton can make the side. they were only in the SFL for 3 years. So they could have only accumulated 66 games at an absolute maximum.

[woodublieve12]

Does anyone know if there is a minimum amount of games that need to be played to make a player eligible for the side?

Yes The player must have played at least 100 A Grade games whilst the club is involved in SFL.
ie Flagstaff couldn't nominate Doug Degenhardt as he only played 92 A Grade games in SFL.
Doug won 4 B&F's (2 whilst in SFL).
Doug actually played about 280 for Flagstaff in total but most were whilst FHFC was in Glenelg South League

Cheers 85 Good Year, That sounds fair to me

If thats the case noone from plympton can make the side. they were only in the SFL for 3 years. So they could have only accumulated 66 games at an absolute maximum.

disgrace!!! that side had some of the best players who ever played in this comp!!!
Steven Talbot should be in the 1st 5 picked!!!
probably should be named captain!

Hardly team of the century when every side that has played in this comp cant nominate.

[Head over it]

Does anyone know if there is a minimum amount of games that need to be played to make a player eligible for the side?

Yes The player must have played at least 100 A Grade games whilst the club is involved in SFL.
ie Flagstaff couldn't nominate Doug Degenhardt as he only played 92 A Grade games in SFL.
Doug won 4 B&F's (2 whilst in SFL).
Doug actually played about 280 for Flagstaff in total but most were whilst FHFC was in Glenelg South League

Cheers 85 Good Year, That sounds fair to me

If thats the case noone from plympton can make the side. they were only in the SFL for 3 years. So they could have only accumulated 66 games at an absolute maximum.

disgrace!!! that side had some of the best players who ever played in this comp!!!
Steven Talbot should be in the 1st 5 picked!!!
probably should be named captain

Tough call this one, Definately hard to knock the SFL for putting some sort of cap on games played.
On one hand it stops players that have only played a season or so and then gone on to bigger and better things or blokes that only played a season and moved on to other leagues (merceneries). These are the blokes you dont want in the side.
On the other hand there are the blokes that played at plympton and the like that probably would have gone onto play many years in the SFL.

Hard one......

I guess in the end you mite not get the best 21 players that have ever played in the SFL but moreso 21 players that have best represented and "made" the SFL throughout history....

[85 WAS A GOOD YEAR]

If the player won a Mail Medal or Kicked 100 Goals or more in a season, then they could be included.

[Head over it]

If the player won a Mail Medal or Kicked 100 Goals or more in a season, then they could be included.

I guess this opens the door to either the mercenaries or great players (ex afl or sanfl) that mite finish in the sfl for a year or so had 1 great year (kicked a ton or won a mail medal) and then get selected on 1 season and what theyve done outside of the SFL. Still a tough call I guess, cause there Is different circumstances for lots of different players.

[woodublieve12]

i understand the basis of there selection process (which i think doesnt make much sense) but what im nothered by is the fact the PFC were clearly the best side of a decade (80's) or 'possibly' one of the bet teams of all time and not one player can get a look in...

[Head over it]

i understand the basis of there selection process (which i think doesnt make much sense) but what im nothered by is the fact the PFC were clearly the best side of a decade (80's) or 'possibly' one of the bet teams of all time and not one player can get a look in...

I definately see your point woodublieve. Maybe the SFL has come up with a loop hole to select a couple of the players from that side.... who knows. the SFL has been known to have some strange selection criteria for things in the past (namely the more recent club of the year award )

I guess it will just be one more thing to debate once the side gets announced

[Jabber]

i understand the basis of there selection process (which i think doesnt make much sense) but what im nothered by is the fact the PFC were clearly the best side of a decade (80's) or 'possibly' one of the bet teams of all time and not one player can get a look in...

I definately see your point woodublieve. Maybe the SFL has come up with a loop hole to select a couple of the players from that side.... who knows. the SFL has been known to have some strange selection criteria for things in the past (namely the more recent club of the year award )

I guess it will just be one more thing to debate once the side gets announced

Quite dissapointing for those that played in those Plympton sides if they can't get recognised in this sort of thing. While i was only a little kid then i remember watching some extraordinary football being played by some absolute champions. Talbot would take a hanger on blokes heads and dish the ball off before he hit the ground!

S Talbot, J Bourke, B Salisbury, S Salisbury, K Nadebaum, P Harby would have to have been some of the best footballers to have ever played Adelaide local footy full stop, let alone the SFL.

T Potts has won flags SFL flags with Plympton x3, and I think Morphett Vale??? And Kangarilla??? Correct me on these as I dont have all the facts here. He'd be the John Cahill of SFL surely!

[Jabber]

i understand the basis of there selection process (which i think doesnt make much sense) but what im nothered by is the fact the PFC were clearly the best side of a decade (80's) or 'possibly' one of the bet teams of all time and not one player can get a look in...

I definately see your point woodublieve. Maybe the SFL has come up with a loop hole to select a couple of the players from that side.... who knows. the SFL has been known to have some strange selection criteria for things in the past (namely the more recent club of the year award )

I guess it will just be one more thing to debate once the side gets announced

Maybe its a bit of payback after how we "parted company" with SFL and more to the point, how we "farewelled" SFL house after the 89 GF...

[Look Good In Leather]

Does anyone know if there is a minimum amount of games that need to be played to make a player eligible for the side?

Yes The player must have played at least 100 A Grade games whilst the club is involved in SFL.
ie Flagstaff couldn't nominate Doug Degenhardt as he only played 92 A Grade games in SFL.
Doug won 4 B&F's (2 whilst in SFL).
Doug actually played about 280 for Flagstaff in total but most were whilst FHFC was in Glenelg South League

Doug is definitely eligable if he won a Best & Fairest, the criteria is:

• Players must have played A-Grade games with a minimum of 100 games,
• and/or Players who have won a Mail Medal,
• and/or Players who have won an A-Grade Best & Fairest,
• and/or Players who have kicked 100 goals or more in a season,
• and/or Players who have played in an A-Grade Premiership,
• and/or Players who have represented the Southern Football League in Association Games, State Country Championships or National Country Championships.

Each of the Plympton players played in 3 premierships, hence they are eligable because they played in a premiership.