HFL Division 1 (Central)

[Look Good In Leather]

anyone from ironbank confirm or deny winners of an triple m competition were driven up to ironbank to hear the great man jars address his troops before the game against blackwood? surely this is a joke

No, true. It's about grassroots footy so why wouldn't you use Jars? They also had lunch etc on the way up. A bit of exposure for HFL too.

At least the exposure is for the right reasons, not to make headlines about a club in trouble ala Aldinga, Callington, Port Elliot etc

[The Crimson Chin]

anyone from ironbank confirm or deny winners of an triple m competition were driven up to ironbank to hear the great man jars address his troops before the game against blackwood? surely this is a joke

No, true. It's about grassroots footy so why wouldn't you use Jars? They also had lunch etc on the way up. A bit of exposure for HFL too.

At least the exposure is for the right reasons, not to make headlines about a club in trouble ala Aldinga, Callington, Port Elliot etc

The video of it is on Triple M Adelaide fb page. They don't show the final result those .

[Justquietly]

anyone from ironbank confirm or deny winners of an triple m competition were driven up to ironbank to hear the great man jars address his troops before the game against blackwood? surely this is a joke

No, true. It's about grassroots footy so why wouldn't you use Jars? They also had lunch etc on the way up. A bit of exposure for HFL too.

At least the exposure is for the right reasons, not to make headlines about a club in trouble ala Aldinga, Callington, Port Elliot etc

The video of it is on Triple M Adelaide fb page. They don't show the final result those .

Ha, yeah. Not the fairytale result but the vid's still good. I like the Anzac mention in his rev up.

[running defender]

Isn't it great to see different teams up the top of premiership table, makes for a more interesting year.

[batmanbegins]

Another good round coming up and hopefully some good weather saturday will make some for more free flowing football, Here's my tips;

Blackwood V Echunga- Blackwood will have a serious challenge this week, Bricknell and maybe Woods will come back into the side whilst Carey will still be down at the crows for the Dees. However, Im not sure that will matter much as echunga on a fine day are the best team in the comp as they are quick and move the ball extremely well. Cranna will be to mobile for Herbert in the ruck and will beat him around the ground, whilst Lindsay, Jennings, Edwards and Co will be to strong in the midfield and will give AIsh and Harland plenty of scoring chances. Minuzzo, Catford and a few other young guys have been playing well for the Woods but echunga are just a bit to good for the woods. Echunga by 6 goals.
TV V Ironbank- Well we have the very tricky task of heading to Mt Torrens to take on a quality outfit. How to stop the three pronged forward set up of Boras and the Ellis Bros is hard enough but when you have the midfield class of O'sullivan, Hanna and Montgomery it's impossible to stop it from getting down there as they just dominate the middle. If we can get on top in the middle then we are a chance, Hitchcock, muirden and the rest of the midfield need to play big games. We prefer the fine weather which lets us run but still it's going to be a tough task to beat TV and whilst my heart says we can win my head says TV by 5 goals.
Barker V Onkas- The battle between the two winless teams, Barker have been rather disappointing so far whilst Onkas have been competitive but have just lacked the class with some key outs. Hughes appears to be playing a lone hand for the Roos at the minute in the midfield and it's time the others stood up and helped him. Onkas on the other hand need Tanner and Co back ASAP, if they return this week then there a big chance but if not Barker should be a bit to good. I still think Barker have to come good at some stage and im tipping it to be this week. Barker by 4 goals.
Lobethal V Lofty- Lobethal finally got a win last week and they will be extremely happy having seen a good weather forecast for this saturday as they can use their running game again. Lofty again competed hard as they always do but TV were just a little bit to good. If lobe arent switched on then they will be in trouble but if they are on Baust and Co will be running a muck on the wide expanses of Lobethal this week as they are very hard to stop on their ground with their run, carry and spread. Miles and burch once again are keys in the middle whilst Nielsen will kick a few but Lobe are just a bit to good all over the ground especially on a nice day. Lobethal by 8 goals.
Uraidla V Hahndorf- Hahndorf are up and about after 2 wins on the trot and will be full of confidence running into one of the best teams in competition in uraidla. Uraidla just keep winning as they always do, some of their young players are stepping up this year such as Gepp, Young, Etc which gives them a nice blend of youth and experience. The magpies are quite an even side with a good midfield in Paul, Tripodi and Hankin, whilst young male is playing particularly well so far this year. Hahndorf will challenge uraidla but I cant see them winning as Uris have to much class in Ivens, Delvins, Eberts, Etc and will kick away late in the day. Uris by 4 goals.

[spot on]

Batmanbegins, I look forward to reading your comprehensive preview each week, keep up the good work.

[lovethefooty]

i echo those thoughts spot on...great stuff batman begins.

every week seems to bring up interesting contests, and most are even because of the evenness of the teams.

i saw mt barker v hahndorf last week and it appeared that mt barker had more of the ball but the hahndorf forward line was very efficient.
it seems that uraidla dont give away many goals
good challenge for the hahndorf team against perennial power uraidla!!

[PPLions]

Batmanbegins' previews are outstanding and a welcome departure from the player payment / Constitution / Club bias posts.
Great work BB

[youngpace]

Have to agree, they are a great read Batty. Which Male is on fire for hahndorf?

[batmanbegins]

Cheers guys.

Have to agree, they are a great read Batty. Which Male is on fire for hahndorf?

The younger male think his name is Jaryn appears to be playing quite well.

Interesting to see Wong from west adelaide has been cleared to Blackwood, Will be quite a handy in if he plays.

[running defender]

Yeah wong played got a bit of leather , will be better for the run. Good game of footy at windy hill an old fashion hard , tough physical game, with Demons running out winners by 25pts . Clint guy and cranna dominant in the middle. Bring on the tin hats next sat night.

[cracka]

Onkas injury curse continues. Already a couple of players down from the start of the season, now Tom Jefferies has torn the ligaments in his ankle? off the bone & will need surgery.
In our only full club trial against Imperials we also lost 1 x U13 broken wrist, 1 x U15 broken collarbone & 1 x U17 broken wrist. F@#$ me.

[thevoice]

Onkas injury curse continues. Already a couple of players down from the start of the season, now Tom Jefferies has torn the ligaments in his ankle? off the bone & will need surgery.
In our only full club trial against Imperials we also lost 1 x U13 broken wrist, 1 x U15 broken collarbone & 1 x U17 broken wrist. F@#$ me.

M. Pope from Barker has done his knee again. Already had op. Sh$% news.

[running defender]

Talk about players injured or unavailable we have 20 on that list. Thats bad luck for young pope did he do it playing or training if playing he's probably come back to soon he done it against us in 2nd rd last year not even 12 months.

[19thman]

So how is the relegation race going? I've heard Nairne are pretty keen to come up so it'll look like someone will be heading down again. Will it be Onkas? Has Echunga improved enough in other grades?

[Look Good In Leather]

So how is the relegation race going? I've heard Nairne are pretty keen to come up so it'll look like someone will be heading down again. Will it be Onkas? Has Echunga improved enough in other grades?

I currently have it as:
Blackwood - 72
Hahndorf - 67
Uraidla Districts - 58
Lobethal - 51
Torrens Valley - 50
Mount Barker - 49
Mount Lofty District - 41
Echunga - 30
Ironbank-Cherry Gardens - 24
Onkaparinga Valley - 18

[batmanbegins]

So how is the relegation race going? I've heard Nairne are pretty keen to come up so it'll look like someone will be heading down again. Will it be Onkas? Has Echunga improved enough in other grades?

I currently have it as:
Blackwood - 72
Hahndorf - 67
Uraidla Districts - 58
Lobethal - 51
Torrens Valley - 50
Mount Barker - 49
Mount Lofty District - 41
Echunga - 30
Ironbank-Cherry Gardens - 24
Onkaparinga Valley - 18

Will be an interesting battle, We will have to win a few A grade games or we could be in strife with our 17s and B grade not being very strong atm. Onkas would be a bit nervous as none of their sides are particularly strong either but will all win a few games. Echunga wont win many apart from A grade but their As will win enough this year, Lofty wont win many As but their Bs and 17s will win a few whilst Torrens wont win any juniors but their As are strong and B grade not to bad. The big 3 are always going to be fine due to juniors domination and Uraidla are always fine due to seniors, same as Lobethal. Would say it will be between Onkas, Us and probably lofty.

[running defender]

The ugly relagation table has reared its head again, this table is a joke we are worried about this more than the premiership table. The community football league are trying to stop massive payments to footballers , well this stupid relegation table forces smaller clubs to pay players just to keep off the bottom . Get rid off the country championships weekend no one wants to play in it, have 12 team comp and let natural attrition take place.

[batmanbegins]

Another big week coming up, the top 3 appear to be separating themselves from the pack but Lobethal appear to be hitting their straps also whilst some teams are desperate for a win;

Onkas V Uraidla- Onkas have been competitive in all bar one game but just keep falling away in the last half/quarter, they were up against barker on saturday at 3/4 time but just couldnt hold on. This week though there going to need a 4 quarter effort to be any chance, hopefully they get a couple of good players back also. Uris just keep going and in the wet they are particularly hard to beat with their big strong bodies around the ball, Ivens, delvins and richards appear to be in fine form which is scary for the rest of the comp but also the youngsters are stepping up which bodes well for the future. Uris will be much to strong and win by 6 goals.
Backwood V TV- TV had a good win against us whilst blackwood seriously challenged the dees last week. Blackwood have picked up Wong who should be handy, Bricknell and Thompson have been fantastic pick ups plus the ever reliable magarey, herbert and edwards are playing well. However, TV is hard to stop with their 3 key forwards and quality midfield giving them plenty of supply its near impossible to stop but if the woods get their captain fittingly named woods back that will help as long as thompson down back they may have a decent chance to stop them. Ive got a feeling blackwood may cause an upset, the woods by 2 goals.
Lofty V Barker- Lofty would be disappointed by last week and will respond in kind this week, whilst barker finally got of the duck with their first win. With rain expected and probably a boggy mt lofty oval, lofty are well suited to win as they are probably better in the wet conditions and it will also hurt Barkers running game. Miles and Nielsen as always are the keys to lofty, basically stop one of them and your half way to a win. Hill is hitting form for barker, whilst Hughes has been fantastic as always but there appears to be to few trying doing to much for the roos. Going with barker by a goal but not at all surprised if lofty get up.
Bankers V Lobethal- Lobe are coming of a big win, where as we are coming off a loss where we squandered a lot of chances especially in the 2nd quarter by all account (I wasnt there but I heard that). FIsher is looking ominous up forward for lobe and baust is hitting top form plus young kruse played a good one on the weekend and will be excited to play against his old club. Hitchcock played well by all accounts and is hitting top form, Keeley, Thomas and young Tags are all playing good footy down back and with I believe Motlop and Martin returning this week we will have everybody back baring our young ruck recruit for the first time this year. In saying that Lobe are all class and will be a little bit to strong by 2 goals.
Hahndorf V Echunga- Hahndorf have been really impressive this year, Hourigan has been a great recruit whilst there young guys are all getting better and Purling is as good as ever. Echunga are going strong, Guy is a big in this year, lindsay is a star and Cranna would be the best ruck in the comp this year. This will be a great battle, If Hahndorf have Handby and Wittwer then the game is 50/50 but if they dont i'd say the dees would be favourites. The Robert's Bros are going to need to step up in the ruck and give Paul, Tripodi and Co first use of the pill but Jennings and Co are to hard to stop. Carey will be a big out again but the others are stepping up in his absence. Echunga by 1 point.

[lovethefooty]

with the crows playing tonight, is there any chance that carey will play for echunga??
and wittwer for hahndorf??