SAAFL Division 6 & D6R (2012)

[zedman]

im sorry farmers but with 7 away games out of 10 to come im not sure you'll get enough wins Houghton been stiff with injuries, if they win all their remaining home games they're a chance. The rest pretty much speaks for itself, Mawson's have been the team that's impressed me most so far this year closely followed by woody sth. Trinity have made finals every year in this div since i can remember. Lockleys a fast running, skilfull side CLG will improve in the second half and have 6 home games down the stretch. BOS could sneak in if they have a good run with injuries, uni will always be dictated to by injuries in higher grades. Centrals are one i struggled to place, think they could finish as high as 4th but the slow start may cost them in the end.

That's a reasonable ladder and would imagine it will be close to the final placings. Ingle Farm have a large uphill battle to avoid relegation, and also need results to go our way as well. When we beat Houghton, had CU & Uni lost, things would be a lot different.
As for playing away games, I don't actually think it's that big of an issue, especially at div 6 level. It's not like we are playing in front of thousands of fans etc, they only away games that are particularly hard are when you play on a ground that is very different to your home ground.

Are you serious? Home ground's are a huge advantage in amateur footy, everyone knows how to play their own ground more than their opposition.
BOS: No pockets and smaller than most.
CU: Has an eastern wing that goes for kilometre's and the goals aren't adjacent to each other, has massive pockets.
Lockleys: has a slightly different angle and is a pretty distinct ground.
IF: Generally wind.
Trinity & Uni: School grounds and parkland ovals lack atmosphere that would take getting used to.
Woody South: I can't remember what made that unique but I'm sure there's something LOL.
Mawson's: Never played there, I guess the trees wont be providing a wind block anymore.
Houghton: Varies with the climate, quite a country feel to it.
CLG: I've never played there.

There's distinct difference's at all grounds, there's pocket's at Smithfield that you just can't miss goals from and other ones that you'll never nail.

woody south oval is very small..

[The Riddler]

Are you serious? Home ground's are a huge advantage in amateur footy, everyone knows how to play their own ground more than their opposition.
BOS: No pockets and smaller than most.
CU: Has an eastern wing that goes for kilometre's and the goals aren't adjacent to each other, has massive pockets.
Lockleys: has a slightly different angle and is a pretty distinct ground.
IF: Generally wind.
Trinity & Uni: School grounds and parkland ovals lack atmosphere that would take getting used to.
Woody South: I can't remember what made that unique but I'm sure there's something LOL.
Mawson's: Never played there, I guess the trees wont be providing a wind block anymore.
Houghton: Varies with the climate, quite a country feel to it.
CLG: I've never played there.

There's distinct difference's at all grounds, there's pocket's at Smithfield that you just can't miss goals from and other ones that you'll never nail.

woody south oval is very small..

Correct...which suits Woody South & in particular Adam Clifford down to a tee the way he plays.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Are you serious? Home ground's are a huge advantage in amateur footy, everyone knows how to play their own ground more than their opposition.
BOS: No pockets and smaller than most.
CU: Has an eastern wing that goes for kilometre's and the goals aren't adjacent to each other, has massive pockets.
Lockleys: has a slightly different angle and is a pretty distinct ground.
IF: Generally wind.
Trinity & Uni: School grounds and parkland ovals lack atmosphere that would take getting used to.
Woody South: I can't remember what made that unique but I'm sure there's something LOL.
Mawson's: Never played there, I guess the trees wont be providing a wind block anymore.
Houghton: Varies with the climate, quite a country feel to it.
CLG: I've never played there.

There's distinct difference's at all grounds, there's pocket's at Smithfield that you just can't miss goals from and other ones that you'll never nail.

You are wrong.. and to prove your wrong i'll lead Ingle Farm in the 2nd half of the year to be undefeated away from home!

[Lightning McQueen]

Are you serious? Home ground's are a huge advantage in amateur footy, everyone knows how to play their own ground more than their opposition.
BOS: No pockets and smaller than most.
CU: Has an eastern wing that goes for kilometre's and the goals aren't adjacent to each other, has massive pockets.
Lockleys: has a slightly different angle and is a pretty distinct ground.
IF: Generally wind.
Trinity & Uni: School grounds and parkland ovals lack atmosphere that would take getting used to.
Woody South: I can't remember what made that unique but I'm sure there's something LOL.
Mawson's: Never played there, I guess the trees wont be providing a wind block anymore.
Houghton: Varies with the climate, quite a country feel to it.
CLG: I've never played there.

There's distinct difference's at all grounds, there's pocket's at Smithfield that you just can't miss goals from and other ones that you'll never nail.

You are wrong.. and to prove your wrong i'll lead Ingle Farm in the 2nd half of the year to be undefeated away from home!

Good luck Girlfriend, no point rocking up with a defeatus attitude.

[Yank Man]

Are you serious? Home ground's are a huge advantage in amateur footy, everyone knows how to play their own ground more than their opposition.
BOS: No pockets and smaller than most.
CU: Has an eastern wing that goes for kilometre's and the goals aren't adjacent to each other, has massive pockets.
Lockleys: has a slightly different angle and is a pretty distinct ground.
IF: Generally wind.
Trinity & Uni: School grounds and parkland ovals lack atmosphere that would take getting used to.
Woody South: I can't remember what made that unique but I'm sure there's something LOL.
Mawson's: Never played there, I guess the trees wont be providing a wind block anymore.
Houghton: Varies with the climate, quite a country feel to it.
CLG: I've never played there.

There's distinct difference's at all grounds, there's pocket's at Smithfield that you just can't miss goals from and other ones that you'll never nail.

You are wrong.. and to prove your wrong i'll lead Ingle Farm in the 2nd half of the year to be undefeated away from home!

Good luck Girlfriend, no point rocking up with a defeatus attitude.

[Bee Keeper]

Any side can win on its day thats how footy is played and anyone tells you differently they are in the wrong game. Div 6 is even from what we have seen. Unfortunately at times different things happen and luck goes either against you or for you buts hey shit happens and we deal with it. We just want good games of footy and no that games have been decided by the best team winning on the day and nothing else deciding it for you.

[The Riddler]

According to the Footy Budget

Top 25 Most influential players in Div 6

1. Nathan Rayner (Woodville South)
2. Liam Davis (Houghton District)
3. Brad Woodward (Central United)
4. Robert O'Gorman (Mawson Lakes)
5. Adam Clifford (Woodville South)
6. Brad Lees (Mawson Lakes)
7. Emmett Wood (Colonel Light Gardens)
8. Shaun Holland (Central United) - Should be a lot higher i reckon!
9. Samuel Naley (Lockleys)
10. Nick Lynch (Ingle Farm)
11. Philip Hall (Central United)
12. Travis Smits (Mawson Lakes)
13. Sean Stormonth (Lockleys)
14. Tyson Reid (Adelaide University)
15. Sam Horsell (Blackfriars OS)
16. Grant Hawkesworth (Ingle Farm)
17. Ivan Novosel (Mawson Lakes)
18. Samuel Skewes (Woodville South)
19. Tim Evans (Colonel Light Gardens)
20. Harry Georgiou (Lockleys)
21. Alex Cotter (Trinity OS)
22. Travis Hillman (Blackfriars OS)
23. Matt Brincat (Blackfriars OS)
24. Craig Battersby (Trinity OS)
25. Jeb Stubberfield (Woodville South)

[One Eyed]

Now I am not sure when these lists are done BUT there is one glaring omission. He has onlty recently started with this club well done to the coach on calling on old ties.

[The Riddler]

Now I am not sure when these lists are done BUT there is one glaring omission. He has onlty recently started with this club well done to the coach on calling on old ties.

Glenn Sandford?

[Full Steam Ahead]

Steve gannell (IF) unlucky not to be in that top 25. Biased i know but the way he influenced the last half of the game last round with his ruck work was second to none

[The Riddler]

Again according to the Footy Budget

Top 10 Wild cards in Div 6

1. Scott Matthews (Trinity OS)
2. Jarrod Cattermole (Woodville South)
3. Brenton Reidy (Mawson Lakes)
4. Aaron Frith (Central United)
5. Brett Herrmann (Trinity OS)
6. Sam Naylor (Ingle Farm)
7. Lachlan Kennett (Mawson Lakes)
8. Dave Keetch (Houghton District)
9. Justin Waters (Central United)
10. Ryan Tremain (Ingle Farm)

[Lightning McQueen]

Now I am not sure when these lists are done BUT there is one glaring omission. He has onlty recently started with this club well done to the coach on calling on old ties.

The impact coach?

[The Riddler]

Steve gannell (IF) unlucky not to be in that top 25. Biased i know but the way he influenced the last half of the game last round with his ruck work was second to none

Did the same against us, unlucky definitely a fair call.

[One Eyed]

Riddler got it in one Big Glen

[jake the snake]

My sources tell me Scotty Matthews pulling on the boots in this weeks match v clg

[TOSSER]

According to the Footy Budget

Top 25 Most influential players in Div 6

1. Nathan Rayner (Woodville South)
2. Liam Davis (Houghton District)
3. Brad Woodward (Central United)
4. Robert O'Gorman (Mawson Lakes)
5. Adam Clifford (Woodville South)
6. Brad Lees (Mawson Lakes)
7. Emmett Wood (Colonel Light Gardens)
8. Shaun Holland (Central United) - Should be a lot higher i reckon!
9. Samuel Naley (Lockleys)
10. Nick Lynch (Ingle Farm)
11. Philip Hall (Central United)
12. Travis Smits (Mawson Lakes)
13. Sean Stormonth (Lockleys)
14. Tyson Reid (Adelaide University)
15. Sam Horsell (Blackfriars OS)
16. Grant Hawkesworth (Ingle Farm)
17. Ivan Novosel (Mawson Lakes)
18. Samuel Skewes (Woodville South)
19. Tim Evans (Colonel Light Gardens)
20. Harry Georgiou (Lockleys)
21. Alex Cotter (Trinity OS)
22. Travis Hillman (Blackfriars OS)
23. Matt Brincat (Blackfriars OS)
24. Craig Battersby (Trinity OS)
25. Jeb Stubberfield (Woodville South)

Always interesting to read these lists but Craig Battersby has only played 2 A grade games in the last 4 years for us and retired from football about 3 games ago due to another severe concussion.

[Lightning McQueen]

Always interesting to read these lists but Craig Battersby has only played 2 A grade games in the last 4 years for us and retired from football about 3 games ago due to another severe concussion.

Have you guys lost without him?

[Easy Miss]

According to the Footy Budget

Top 25 Most influential players in Div 6

1. Nathan Rayner (Woodville South)
2. Liam Davis (Houghton District)
3. Brad Woodward (Central United)
4. Robert O'Gorman (Mawson Lakes)
5. Adam Clifford (Woodville South)
6. Brad Lees (Mawson Lakes)
7. Emmett Wood (Colonel Light Gardens)
8. Shaun Holland (Central United) - Should be a lot higher i reckon!
9. Samuel Naley (Lockleys)
10. Nick Lynch (Ingle Farm)
11. Philip Hall (Central United)
12. Travis Smits (Mawson Lakes)
13. Sean Stormonth (Lockleys)
14. Tyson Reid (Adelaide University)
15. Sam Horsell (Blackfriars OS)
16. Grant Hawkesworth (Ingle Farm)
17. Ivan Novosel (Mawson Lakes)
18. Samuel Skewes (Woodville South)
19. Tim Evans (Colonel Light Gardens)
20. Harry Georgiou (Lockleys)
21. Alex Cotter (Trinity OS)
22. Travis Hillman (Blackfriars OS)
23. Matt Brincat (Blackfriars OS)
24. Craig Battersby (Trinity OS)
25. Jeb Stubberfield (Woodville South)

Always interesting to read these lists but Craig Battersby has only played 2 A grade games in the last 4 years for us and retired from football about 3 games ago due to another severe concussion.

Doesn't he have a brother Stephen? Maybe they meant him? Evans and Brincat too low for my liking!

[zedman]

http://talkingamateurs.com.au/Budgets/B ... und_09.pdf

"One of the Axemen was watching a game in Round 8 and actually saw an umpire give the ‘Bird’
to the crowd. The crowd were giving it to him a little bit, as he was having a very dirty day, but to
give the ‘Bird’ to the crowd was not the smartest thing ever seen, from the big boy umpiring."

more like 4 times and after indicating that his finger was at first in his ear picking at ear wax and giving the bird and then twice showing his finger rubbing up his butt crack and then the bird was given again..

[The Dark Knight]

According to the Footy Budget

Top 25 Most influential players in Div 6

1. Nathan Rayner (Woodville South)
2. Liam Davis (Houghton District)
3. Brad Woodward (Central United)
4. Robert O'Gorman (Mawson Lakes)
5. Adam Clifford (Woodville South)
6. Brad Lees (Mawson Lakes)
7. Emmett Wood (Colonel Light Gardens)
8. Shaun Holland (Central United) - Should be a lot higher i reckon!
9. Samuel Naley (Lockleys)
10. Nick Lynch (Ingle Farm)
11. Philip Hall (Central United)
12. Travis Smits (Mawson Lakes)
13. Sean Stormonth (Lockleys)
14. Tyson Reid (Adelaide University)
15. Sam Horsell (Blackfriars OS)
16. Grant Hawkesworth (Ingle Farm)
17. Ivan Novosel (Mawson Lakes)
18. Samuel Skewes (Woodville South)
19. Tim Evans (Colonel Light Gardens)
20. Harry Georgiou (Lockleys)
21. Alex Cotter (Trinity OS)
22. Travis Hillman (Blackfriars OS)
23. Matt Brincat (Blackfriars OS)
24. Craig Battersby (Trinity OS)
25. Jeb Stubberfield (Woodville South)

I don't know much about this list of players apart from what I read on here but Stormonth, 2011 Div 5 Team of he Year Wingman should be higher IMO. One of the Demons best players and has been the last 3 seasons, he provides alot of run, get a fair bit of the footy, uses it well and is very dangerous around goals and has the ability to kick bags of goals off a wing. Always been a good player in juniors and now seniors and has stayed faithful to Lockleys. I think he was tagged both times we played against them last season.