by MONTE CRISTO » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:08 pm
by Lake » Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:00 pm
by overthehill » Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:07 pm
Lake wrote:How about a bit of fun:
- Who does everyone think will be the team to beat in 2014?
- Who will win the A grade medal
- Who will finish bottom
by Lake » Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:58 pm
by Digits21 » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:57 pm
overthehill wrote:Lake wrote:How about a bit of fun:
- Who does everyone think will be the team to beat in 2014?
- Who will win the A grade medal
- Who will finish bottom
Mt Barker (closely followed by Uraidla)
Lucas Block (followed by Tim Delvins - Uraidla)
Echunga (will be lucky to win 2 games and will be straight back to Div 2 after Mt Lofty dominate Div 2 this year and bounce straight back up)
by cracka » Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:16 pm
Digits21 wrote:overthehill wrote:Lake wrote:How about a bit of fun:
- Who does everyone think will be the team to beat in 2014?
- Who will win the A grade medal
- Who will finish bottom
Mt Barker (closely followed by Uraidla)
Lucas Block (followed by Tim Delvins - Uraidla)
Echunga (will be lucky to win 2 games and will be straight back to Div 2 after Mt Lofty dominate Div 2 this year and bounce straight back up)
Do you think Mt Lofty will clean up in Country Div. Kersbrook etc have been pretty strong of late. Surely it won't be a walk in the park...thoughts?
by 2old2slow » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:41 am
by Champ » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:32 pm
by Champ » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:34 pm
cracka wrote:Digits21 wrote:overthehill wrote:Lake wrote:How about a bit of fun:
- Who does everyone think will be the team to beat in 2014?
- Who will win the A grade medal
- Who will finish bottom
Mt Barker (closely followed by Uraidla)
Lucas Block (followed by Tim Delvins - Uraidla)
Echunga (will be lucky to win 2 games and will be straight back to Div 2 after Mt Lofty dominate Div 2 this year and bounce straight back up)
Do you think Mt Lofty will clean up in Country Div. Kersbrook etc have been pretty strong of late. Surely it won't be a walk in the park...thoughts?
Lofty winning country div is no guarantee & I wouldn't take Echunga lightly, especially if the rumoured $100,000 player budget (from previous page) is correct. That would buy a decent side.
If Lofty are looking likely country div premiers the central div club in last spot should be very worried.
by cracka » Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:25 pm
Champ wrote:Can anyone please assist in explaining why the HFL is awarding Mt Lofty the maximum amount of points available to go back to country division - (they'll have the same allocation as Sedan) while the club being promoted from the country div is getting less points than the bottom 6 sides in central?
This is actually a good bloody laugh now!
by Justquietly » Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:34 pm
hillscrow wrote:Justquietly wrote:Wow...some time away from here & some sh%t has gone down!
I won't shy away from being a Lofty man/ex player & am therefore disappointed in the club going to Country. Rules are rules though. I have faith in the club to earn the right to get back up & compete in Central again.
So...Echunga. Anyone clued in as to where they're at with their promotion? How's their financial/juniors/recruitment sitting?
Apparently a number of solid sponsors on board with talk of a player budget upward of $100,000. Junior numbers building but concerns amongst the kids as to quality. Talk also that senior coach, who works with Indigenous kids, is looking to bus up juniors to bolster numbers, It could be suggested that there is no long term value there but may help with initial competitiveness. Time will tell.
by cracka » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:08 pm
Justquietly wrote:Is it weird that based simply on A grade GF participants, Country Div teams get promoted, but Central relegation is based on club shield (is it not?). So, if say, Echunga finish with 5 wins in A grade, finish 3rd-to-bottom but their B grade & juniors have a poor year, they're up for relegation. I know there's the points weighting, so that may sort of answer that question.
by hillscrow » Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:59 pm
Justquietly wrote:hillscrow wrote:Justquietly wrote:Wow...some time away from here & some sh%t has gone down!
I won't shy away from being a Lofty man/ex player & am therefore disappointed in the club going to Country. Rules are rules though. I have faith in the club to earn the right to get back up & compete in Central again.
So...Echunga. Anyone clued in as to where they're at with their promotion? How's their financial/juniors/recruitment sitting?
Apparently a number of solid sponsors on board with talk of a player budget upward of $100,000. Junior numbers building but concerns amongst the kids as to quality. Talk also that senior coach, who works with Indigenous kids, is looking to bus up juniors to bolster numbers, It could be suggested that there is no long term value there but may help with initial competitiveness. Time will tell.
Thanks hillscrow, some great insight! That's a massive budget! Points are still the issue though, but if you're after a sought after player, $$ will talk.
Is it weird that based simply on A grade GF participants, Country Div teams get promoted, but Central relegation is based on club shield (is it not?). So, if say, Echunga finish with 5 wins in A grade, finish 3rd-to-bottom but their B grade & juniors have a poor year, they're up for relegation. I know there's the points weighting, so that may sort of answer that question.
by Kick'n Back » Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:39 am
hillscrow wrote:Justquietly wrote:hillscrow wrote:Justquietly wrote:Wow...some time away from here & some sh%t has gone down!
I won't shy away from being a Lofty man/ex player & am therefore disappointed in the club going to Country. Rules are rules though. I have faith in the club to earn the right to get back up & compete in Central again.
So...Echunga. Anyone clued in as to where they're at with their promotion? How's their financial/juniors/recruitment sitting?
Apparently a number of solid sponsors on board with talk of a player budget upward of $100,000. Junior numbers building but concerns amongst the kids as to quality. Talk also that senior coach, who works with Indigenous kids, is looking to bus up juniors to bolster numbers, It could be suggested that there is no long term value there but may help with initial competitiveness. Time will tell.
Thanks hillscrow, some great insight! That's a massive budget! Points are still the issue though, but if you're after a sought after player, $$ will talk.
Is it weird that based simply on A grade GF participants, Country Div teams get promoted, but Central relegation is based on club shield (is it not?). So, if say, Echunga finish with 5 wins in A grade, finish 3rd-to-bottom but their B grade & juniors have a poor year, they're up for relegation. I know there's the points weighting, so that may sort of answer that question.
Apparently David Liston back from Darwin following NTFL season. He's a 0 pointer. He played some games at Mitcham Football Club last year in 3rd Div SAAFL. Echunga apparently have applied for extra points. Surely wouldn't happen, would it?
by finn » Sat Jan 11, 2014 1:32 pm
Look Good In Leather wrote:So will it be a set Blackwood C-Grade squad for the year? or will they need to be cleared between leagues each time a player is promoted, or dropped from B-Grade?
Or will all the Blackwood players be registered with the HFL, and the SAAFL not bother with teamsheets/sportingpulse etc as its only C-Grade?
by Peakedinhighschool » Sun Jan 12, 2014 1:05 pm
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