Southern Football League

[afc9798]

A lot of 'love' for the Emus in here. Will be interesting to see how they go under Ben Coleman in his second year. Given the departures last year, I thought he did pretty well with what he had. Can anyone shed any light on their new recruits for this year?

[MatteeG]

Aldinga vs Hackham- Hackham 30 pts
Christies Beach vs Happy Valley- Vikings 100 pts
Cove vs Reynella - Cove 9 pts
Edwardstown vs Pt Noarlunga- Porties 15 pts
Marion vs OSB Lonsdale- Marion 22 pts
Noarlunga vs Flagstaff Hill- Flaggies 5 pts
Morphy pk vs Emus - Twisties 11 pts

Pretty good round this week. Go you falcons!

Everyone who is having a run good luck- have a great game.

[Vulcan]

M/vale recruits, not sure of first names but, smith, nomore and juniors.
All go ok.

[afc9798]

M/vale recruits, not sure of first names but, smith, nomore and juniors.
All go ok.

So Joe Blow, Fred Bloggs and Fred Nerk all turned down the big money offers then?

[helicopterking]

M/vale recruits, not sure of first names but,smith nomore juniors.

Didn't he play for Marion unfortunately a couple years back

[mdj]

Hey for what it's worth....1stly I'm not aligned to any club.....and from what I've seen it's time for some positive posts about this great game of ours.

I saw 3 A grade trials this year that I'd like to offer comment on

Edwardstown v mt compass..........great free flowing running game with a couple new faces in each team.....my opinion...middle of the road in their respective comps but with luck who knows

Port noarlunga v iron bank ........porties improved over last year.....finish further up the ladder

Morphett vale v onkas........no obvious new faces at morphies except one........strong reliance on home grown......kids are a year older so who knows

[Turbo]

Looking forward to the season ahead. Quality weather for round 1 and some competitive match ups.
TBH reckon the top 8 will be similar to last years with the real question being have any of the 2012 non final teams improved significantly enough to push for the 8.

[helicopterking]

Lonsdale by 4 goals. Marion have to start to think if its worth having a level 3(so called) coach if your going to let Lonsdale's better players run free and unmarked for the whole match. Asks for alot of money, has outlayed a lot of time, but his ideas are outdated, don't work, he will not last with these plans, as its painful to watch,please....please bring to the table someone who bleeds for Marion FC, and put in someone at the club who will lead them to play a style that is both structured and respected from both players and supporters. A tough year for a semi talented group.

[Esteban Vihaio]

Good to see Marion, Edwardstown and M/Parks fiielding under 18 sides today

[Dutchy]

Southern FL A Grade Rd 1 Results & details :
>Aldinga 15.16 106 loss Hackham 21.12 138
ALDINGA Goals: A. Carlin 3, F. Taylor 3, M. Hare 2, D. Taylor 2, M. Fasano 2, T. Harman , D. Mike , S. Goldsmith
Best; D. Mike, T. Harman, A. Carlin, D. Taylor, D. Dempsey, M. Anderson
HACKHAM Goals : M. Spencely, D. Nobes 6, D. Lee 4, J. Reynolds , J. Vandermeer , J. Royle , J. Spencely , C. Downs
Best Players: M. Spencely, J. Bollenhagen, J. Spencely, D. Lee, S. Albon, D. Nobes

>Christies Beach 7.7 49 loss Happy Valley 18.12 120 CHRISTIES BEACH Goals: J. Crate 2, C. Thiel , D. Webb , H. Mackin , B. Searle , J. Baker
Best: J. Dunn, A. Coakley, R. Richter, J. Baker, A. Crate
HAPPY VALLEY Goals: B. Gordon 6, J. Hiatt-Harrex 3, N. Petersen-Gray 2, B. Squire 2, T. McNamara , R. Borowski , T. Pearce , J. Eagleton , S. Mckenzie Best : N. Petersen-Gray, J. Eagleton, B. Gordon, J. Battifuoco, J. Hiatt-Harrex, J. Brown

>Cove 12.6 78 loss Reynella 14.20 104
COVE Goals: M. Reavill 4, B. Young 3, J. Hill 2, J. Ramsey , S. Drew , C. Miller 1ea Best : B. Pittard, S. Milne, S. O''Shaughnessy, S. Poland, C. Miller
REYNELLA Goals : C. Semple 3, A. Procter 3, R. Richardson 2, S. Prescott 2, M. Doughty , B. Thompson
Best : S. Bradshaw, M. Doughty, R. Mahony, J. Farrier, R. Richardson, L. Aschmoneit

>Edwardstown 14.14 98 def Pt Noarlunga 7.10 52 EDWARDSTOWN Not Available
PORT NOARLUNGA Goals: R. Mckay 2, P. Brown , L. O''Brien , C. O''Hagan , I. Brown , J. Wood
Best : I. Brown, R. Mckay, L. O''Brien

>Marion 7.6 48 loss OSB/Lons 10.7 67
MARION Goals: D. Munn 2, J. Carter 2, P. Nash 2, P. Andrews
Best : J. Carter, A. Dereuver, M. Reberger, D. De Blaquiere, D. Munn, J. Mcmahon
OSB/LONSDALE Goals: D. Loveridge 4, A. Baxter 3, T. Pickert , P. Dean , M. Nykamp Best: M. Nykamp, A. Rigney, B. Mcilvar, A. Baxter, D. Goodwin, B. Holliday

>M/Vale Emus 9.7 61 loss M/Ville Pk Roos 12.11 83
EMUS- Goals: J. Glazbrook 2, J. Mardigan , B. Bayly , K. Santos , C. Smith , J. Donnell , S. Byrne , S. Hill
Best : D. Sampson, J. Glazbrook, M. Bode *, J. Donnell, B. Bayly
Roos Goals : M. Barrie 4, D. Longman 3, D. Sulicich 2, L. Radley 2, S. Talbot Best: M. Ruwoldt, T. Cranston, B. Mcconnell, D. Sulicich, J. Ruwoldt, S. Morris

>Noarlunga 20.8 128 def Flagstaff Hill 6.6 42
NOARLUNGA Goals: M. Golding 10, N. Mott 3, B. Goldfinch 2, Z. Grantham ,S. Tasker ,D. Howie ,N. Dobrovolskis ,T. Mott
Best : S. Comer, C. Minns, M. Golding, N. Dobrovolskis, N. Mott, B. Goldfinch
FLAGSTAFF HILL Goals: M. Hollis 3, M. Jose , S. Kumnick , T. Dixon 1 Best : M. Jose, N. Collins, D. Kearsley, S. Kumnick, M. Hollis, M. Size

[White Line Fever]

Lonsdale by 4 goals. Marion have to start to think if its worth having a level 3(so called) coach if your going to let Lonsdale's better players run free and unmarked for the whole match. Asks for alot of money, has outlayed a lot of time, but his ideas are outdated, don't work, he will not last with these plans, as its painful to watch,please....please bring to the table someone who bleeds for Marion FC, and put in someone at the club who will lead them to play a style that is both structured and respected from both players and supporters. A tough year for a semi talented group.

[AFLflyer]

Anyone see how Doughty went for RFC?
got 2nd best i see, surely they would run him through the midfield at some stage during the year. where did he play?
Good for the competition

[heater31]

Anyone see how Doughty went for RFC?
got 2nd best i see, surely they would run him through the midfield at some stage during the year. where did he play?
Good for the competition

Played off half back, excellent kicking skills.

[RFC 2010]

Anyone see how Doughty went for RFC?
got 2nd best i see, surely they would run him through the midfield at some stage during the year. where did he play?
Good for the competition

Played off half back, excellent kicking skills.

Agreed but I reckon he also pushed up into the midfield at times. Very hard at the contest, too. He and Shane Bradshaw a class above the others

[heater31]

Anyone see how Doughty went for RFC?
got 2nd best i see, surely they would run him through the midfield at some stage during the year. where did he play?
Good for the competition

Played off half back, excellent kicking skills.

Agreed but I reckon he also pushed up into the midfield at times. Very hard at the contest, too. He and Shane Bradshaw a class above the others

Well half forward/back is almost non existent at Cove anyway.

[RFC 2010]

Anyone see how Doughty went for RFC?
got 2nd best i see, surely they would run him through the midfield at some stage during the year. where did he play?
Good for the competition

Played off half back, excellent kicking skills.

Agreed but I reckon he also pushed up into the midfield at times. Very hard at the contest, too. He and Shane Bradshaw a class above the others

Well half forward/back is almost non existent at Cove anyway.

Very good

[vics01]

Does anybody know what criteria the SFL use to allow junior footballers to play down a grade?? IE: Under 18 aged footballer playing under 16, Under 16 playing under 14??

[mdj]

Does anybody know what criteria the SFL use to allow junior footballers to play down a grade?? IE: Under 18 aged footballer playing under 16, Under 16 playing under 14??

You can apply to the SFL........no set criteria.......on a case by case basis

[afc9798]

Does anybody know what criteria the SFL use to allow junior footballers to play down a grade?? IE: Under 18 aged footballer playing under 16, Under 16 playing under 14??

Yep, have to make an application to the SFL, but rarely accepted unless there is exceptional circumstances. You can imagine the issues this would possibly cause, which is why it is rarely allowed.

[lion heart]

A few interesting results this week. Nothing spoken about Towns in the pre-season it looks like they may be this seasons surprise packets after a comfortable win V Porties. Christies look like they will continue to improve, Crate is doing a great job there. I expected Shoes to win but the margin was a shock & the Roos continue their rise with a win over the Emu's. High scoring affair @ Shark Park does anyone know how many points Aldinga fielded on Saturday, it looks like they had a truck-load of imports?