SAAFL Division 6 & D6R (2012)

[Footy Follower]

Ok kiddies, let's not feed the weasels.

Move on, nothing to see here

I was enjoying his posts..............

between the top 5 in div 6 and bottom half would be a big gap skill wise

Yes, but no gap between the top 5 of Div 6 and the teams in Div 1R..........

Without bringing up a long winded argument again, briefly any of the top 4 or 5 sides in div 1r and div 2r would easily account for most a grade sides in lower divisions. Especially now with the current point system which forces a few of the clubs who recruit well to play players in the reserves rather than the A grade.

[Footy Follower]

Name and club now makes sense, struggled to make B grade last year and now a regular A grader. Might find yourself in these scum leagues quicker than you think. Oh and Coconut will back me up on this info Gatt Weasel, [/quote]

Would not be throwing stones in glasses houses old farmer. Used to be a good local rivalry between Ingle Farm and Pooraka. This is the first year Pooraka start to struggle in about 5 years where as Ingle Farm have been struggling in lower divisions for about that time.

[The Riddler]

Round 8

Houghton Districts vs Lockleys
Mawson Lakes vs Colonel Light Gardens
Central United vs Blackfriars OS
Ingle Farm vs Woodville South
Trinity OS vs Adelaide University

Can Ingle Farm cause an upset? Central United are up and about and full of confidence, Could Blackfriars lose 3 in a row? Are Adelaide Uni now beginning to flex their muscles? so many questions, so few answers...discuss

[Gatt_Weasel]

Round 8

Houghton Districts vs Lockleys
Mawson Lakes vs Colonel Light Gardens
Central United vs Blackfriars OS
Ingle Farm vs Woodville South
Trinity OS vs Adelaide University

Can Ingle Farm cause an upset? Central United are up and about and full of confidence, Could Blackfriars lose 3 in a row? Are Adelaide Uni now beginning to flex their muscles? so many questions, so few answers...discuss

Lockleys...Mawson's...Blackfriars...Woodville South....Uni......seems like a few thrashing's this week

[Jetters]

Sunday morning training at div 6 (or any amateur league grade) is pretty harsh.

I'm seriously getting sick of the amount of people who say "Its just div 6". Yeah it is Div 6, but the fact remains there are A grade sides in this competition, and A grade sides exist to win premierships and move up through the grades. At some point in time a club must decide how serious they want to be, and as they go up through the grades that professional expectation will increase.

Play Div 6 but treat it like Div 1 in my opinion.

Besides Jetters, all it takes is a couple of good years from CLG and a couple of ordinary years from Unley and you could be facing off against each other..

why rate div 6 only washed ups and could of beens in that league all the guns at lower divisions

That wouldnt surprise me - CLG have an average age of 22 in there A grade which is quite amazing in Div 6. They recruited good young quality players to an already quality bunch with the view of a long and succesful future. A number of these lads could play at a lot higher level but love the professionalism and social side to a club that has one of the best facilities in Amatuer league. Training sunday was exactly what they needed to get there attitude where it should be. When they get used to each other they will be a very very good side.

I'm not suggesting there is anything wrong with D6 and for sure take it seriously. Obviously it is not quite the same as D1, players are playing for different reasons as a general rule.

For CLG to significantly improve as a football club they need to find some sort of consistent place to recruit from. It does seem as if there juniors are turning the corner some what, but they are a long way from senior football.

I would hope the Jets are not facing CLG in the next few years. CLG may have an ave age of 22, but we only have 3 blokes over 22 in our A grade, and with the foundations we have been building as a club I would hope to see us go up not down. But I'm glad we don't have Sunday morn sessions at the Jets, not sure how well that would go down!

[LaughingKookaburra]

Gotta love it how some spuds brag about standards of leagues and use it as the base of an argument. Ffs its amateur football and there is nothing wrong with some teams not being up to the standard of others.
Some clubs choose to pay, some don't. Some clubs have 4 senior sides others have 1 who gives a flying f***! End of the day we all have a passion and there is a reason why we have a promotion/relegation system.
Fwiw the gap from the top divs to the lowest of divs has narrowed in the years I have played and div 6 is a respectable standard.
To quote Andrew Gaze "Turn it up"!

well said LK

btw..did you see some of the names in the KFC C grade this week?..and they got the points!!

I have monitored it for a while, there is no secret our injuries are making our season a very big challenge. I'd love to get back and help. This week is cruical on the A's season.
I played 1 game and destroyed my knee. Playing the game out on the wing was probably the stupidest thing I have ever done on a footy field because 5 weeks later it still hurts to walk . I don't bother telling the old man as he told me i'm soft as s*** and reffered back to his days playing without boots on.....You can see where I get my stupidity from

[(S)aintbackline]

You havnt had a bad umpire until you have the garden gnome. Thoughts Carey?

He is a disgrace both physically and as an umpire in general. He shouldnt be allowed on the ground in that condition. Was totally oblivious to players getting belted behind the play too.

We had an umpire who literally could not throw the ball up for a centre bounce above his head, i'm not kidding you either no exaggeration. On a couple of other times when he did muster up the energy he threw it over both ruckmans heads out of the circle into the arms of a Uni onballer who ran it out & kicked a goal, probably the easiest thing to do as an umpire isn't it? Was good times on Saturday, if you don't laugh you cry

He was like a boundary umpire just in reverse, we really should have played the whistle when the Uni guys took the crap throw up and scored, I reckon we stopped thinking the ump would ADMIT a bad ball up and bring it back. The other umpire was not the greatest I think his weight and fitness lets him down, if he were fitter he could get closer than 30 metres away. Having said that Uni were alright we were terrible wasted a fair few opportunities in the forward lines. Moment of the Game was easily Leesys goal from the pocket.

[old fullback]

Where's Q ?.

Prob same place you were all of last week mate!

No need to be like that, and i'm not your mate , just want his views on yesterdays game and the apparent changes at IFFC. We cant all sit in front of a computer all day The Infomer.

TBH, I didn't think Ingle Farm we much better than last year and were only marginally better than a depleted CU team we played in R3. Says a lot about where we are at ATM.

That being said, the game was played in good spirit and they always have been, never had any issue with IF players or supporters.

Thanks Q, just wanted some opposition views as to their thoughts about the dry-zone changes and how its percieved from the opposition.

[Demon Juke]

You havnt had a bad umpire until you have the garden gnome. Thoughts Carey?

He is a disgrace both physically and as an umpire in general. He shouldnt be allowed on the ground in that condition. Was totally oblivious to players getting belted behind the play too.

We had an umpire who literally could not throw the ball up for a centre bounce above his head, i'm not kidding you either no exaggeration. On a couple of other times when he did muster up the energy he threw it over both ruckmans heads out of the circle into the arms of a Uni onballer who ran it out & kicked a goal, probably the easiest thing to do as an umpire isn't it? Was good times on Saturday, if you don't laugh you cry

Have a fair idea who you are talking about.

[beeroclock]

Sunday morning training at div 6 (or any amateur league grade) is pretty harsh.

I'm seriously getting sick of the amount of people who say "Its just div 6". Yeah it is Div 6, but the fact remains there are A grade sides in this competition, and A grade sides exist to win premierships and move up through the grades. At some point in time a club must decide how serious they want to be, and as they go up through the grades that professional expectation will increase.

Play Div 6 but treat it like Div 1 in my opinion.

Besides Jetters, all it takes is a couple of good years from CLG and a couple of ordinary years from Unley and you could be facing off against each other..

why rate div 6 only washed ups and could of beens in that league all the guns at lower divisions

Probably never heard of Glenn Mount that plays Div 7 footy either.

[Mr Butterworth]

Sunday morning training at div 6 (or any amateur league grade) is pretty harsh.

I'm seriously getting sick of the amount of people who say "Its just div 6". Yeah it is Div 6, but the fact remains there are A grade sides in this competition, and A grade sides exist to win premierships and move up through the grades. At some point in time a club must decide how serious they want to be, and as they go up through the grades that professional expectation will increase.

Play Div 6 but treat it like Div 1 in my opinion.

Besides Jetters, all it takes is a couple of good years from CLG and a couple of ordinary years from Unley and you could be facing off against each other..

why rate div 6 only washed ups and could of beens in that league all the guns at lower divisions

Probably never heard of Glenn Mount that plays Div 7 footy either.

Or Ben Noske

[beeroclock]

Silly Weasel.
Benny is a class act.
Shame about his knee and he would still only be mid 20s.

[RaiDErNaTion]

Besides Jetters, all it takes is a couple of good years from CLG and a couple of ordinary years from Unley and you could be facing off against each other..[/quote]


why rate div 6 only washed ups and could of beens in that league all the guns at lower divisions[/quote]
Probably never heard of Glenn Mount that plays Div 7 footy either.[/quote]

Or Ben Noske[/quote]

Or the fact that plenty of quality players have injuries, families & demanding jobs that limit there ability to commit the time required to play in the higher grades FFS get a life!

[Yank Man]

Where he plays is irrelevant - the way he's carrying on he won't be around very long.

A PM has been sent to him and if he doesn't get his shite in one sock it'll be Pop goes the weasel.

Thank God for that FC. Ben Weekley did a pre season with me in 2011 and came and asked if I would be peeved if he tried out at Phos. I have never been one to deny a good kid an opportunity to improve himself at the highest level and he went with my blessing. To anyone who is in denial about how easy or hard it is to move up the ranks, here is the facts. Ben is young, possesses massive training regimes, has a desire, has won 6 B@F's at Mitchell Park and his lovely wife still comes to all our games and runs the kitchen with a group of enthusiastic volunteers. Please weasel, don't go there.

Good call, bad call? Leave to you guys.

[old farmer]

I'm not suggesting there is anything wrong with D6 and for sure take it seriously. Obviously it is not quite the same as D1, players are playing for different reasons as a general rule.

For CLG to significantly improve as a football club they need to find some sort of consistent place to recruit from. It does seem as if there juniors are turning the corner some what, but they are a long way from senior football.

I would hope the Jets are not facing CLG in the next few years. CLG may have an ave age of 22, but we only have 3 blokes over 22 in our A grade, and with the foundations we have been building as a club I would hope to see us go up not down. But I'm glad we don't have Sunday morn sessions at the Jets, not sure how well that would go down![/quote]

Fwiw Ingle Farm had a Sunday regroup/recovery session last week after a pretty ordinary Saturday, came out and won by nearly 10 goals this week. 90% turned up, the others played B's this week, good way to find out who is serious. Just my opinion but i thought it worked well, and each coach will have his own opinion on things like that. If the Unley coach called a Sunday morning training, would you be there Jetters?????

[Phantom Gossiper]

Fwiw Ingle Farm had a Sunday regroup/recovery session last week after a pretty ordinary Saturday, came out and won by nearly 10 goals this week. 90% turned up, the others played B's this week, good way to find out who is serious.

Rumor has it 70% of the coaches turned up as well.. good way to find out who is serious?

[Jetters]

I'm not suggesting there is anything wrong with D6 and for sure take it seriously. Obviously it is not quite the same as D1, players are playing for different reasons as a general rule.

For CLG to significantly improve as a football club they need to find some sort of consistent place to recruit from. It does seem as if there juniors are turning the corner some what, but they are a long way from senior football.

I would hope the Jets are not facing CLG in the next few years. CLG may have an ave age of 22, but we only have 3 blokes over 22 in our A grade, and with the foundations we have been building as a club I would hope to see us go up not down. But I'm glad we don't have Sunday morn sessions at the Jets, not sure how well that would go down!

Fwiw Ingle Farm had a Sunday regroup/recovery session last week after a pretty ordinary Saturday, came out and won by nearly 10 goals this week. 90% turned up, the others played B's this week, good way to find out who is serious. Just my opinion but i thought it worked well, and each coach will have his own opinion on things like that. If the Unley coach called a Sunday morning training, would you be there Jetters?????[/quote]

I would certainly be there. However, depending on the reason for calling it, I may question to myself whether it's an effective way of achieving the desired outcome.

[Yank Man]

I'm not suggesting there is anything wrong with D6 and for sure take it seriously. Obviously it is not quite the same as D1, players are playing for different reasons as a general rule.

For CLG to significantly improve as a football club they need to find some sort of consistent place to recruit from. It does seem as if there juniors are turning the corner some what, but they are a long way from senior football.

I would hope the Jets are not facing CLG in the next few years. CLG may have an ave age of 22, but we only have 3 blokes over 22 in our A grade, and with the foundations we have been building as a club I would hope to see us go up not down. But I'm glad we don't have Sunday morn sessions at the Jets, not sure how well that would go down!

Fwiw Ingle Farm had a Sunday regroup/recovery session last week after a pretty ordinary Saturday, came out and won by nearly 10 goals this week. 90% turned up, the others played B's this week, good way to find out who is serious. Just my opinion but i thought it worked well, and each coach will have his own opinion on things like that. If the Unley coach called a Sunday morning training, would you be there Jetters?????

I would certainly be there. However, depending on the reason for calling it, I may question to myself whether it's an effective way of achieving the desired outcome.[/quote]

You know you are on track when the players call the sunday sessions, not the coaches. Been there, and has a good feel about it.

[old farmer]

Fwiw Ingle Farm had a Sunday regroup/recovery session last week after a pretty ordinary Saturday, came out and won by nearly 10 goals this week. 90% turned up, the others played B's this week, good way to find out who is serious.

Rumor has it 70% of the coaches turned up as well.. good way to find out who is serious?

Believe the other 30% had to travel to Mintaro to play an over 35's game that day.

[Yank Man]

Sunday morning training at div 6 (or any amateur league grade) is pretty harsh.

I'm seriously getting sick of the amount of people who say "Its just div 6". Yeah it is Div 6, but the fact remains there are A grade sides in this competition, and A grade sides exist to win premierships and move up through the grades. At some point in time a club must decide how serious they want to be, and as they go up through the grades that professional expectation will increase.

Play Div 6 but treat it like Div 1 in my opinion.

Besides Jetters, all it takes is a couple of good years from CLG and a couple of ordinary years from Unley and you could be facing off against each other..

why rate div 6 only washed ups and could of beens in that league all the guns at lower divisions

Probably never heard of Glenn Mount that plays Div 7 footy either.

Mount from TTG Div 7 is the toughest player I have ever had the priviledge to coach against. He takes up so much energy from the sidelines to continually match up with. Sorry, do not know his past history but I'm certain he was a very very good player at a high level. Mind you, he could still play Div 1 IMO.