by helicopterking » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:53 am
by heater31 » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:56 am
by helicopterking » Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:02 pm
heater31 wrote:In fact who I'm referring to didn't play on the weekend. Maybe next round....
by tigerpie » Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:19 pm
heater31 wrote:In fact who I'm referring to didn't play on the weekend. Maybe next round....
by Dogwatcher » Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:48 pm
by Senor Moto Gadili » Mon Oct 17, 2016 3:00 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:Pitch prep could be interesting this week.
by No kidding » Mon Oct 17, 2016 3:10 pm
by The Bedge » Mon Oct 17, 2016 3:19 pm
No kidding wrote:Fair effort by a lad by the name of Sandercock for Ingle Farm A2s on Saturday..
7 for 6 !!!!
Must have a good bowling coach
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by Senor Moto Gadili » Tue Oct 18, 2016 6:36 pm
No kidding wrote:Fair effort by a lad by the name of Sandercock for Ingle Farm A2s on Saturday..
7 for 6 !!!!
Must have a good bowling coach
by Sonofbrowny25 » Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:00 pm
by human_torpedo » Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:10 am
Senor Moto Gadili wrote:No kidding wrote:Fair effort by a lad by the name of Sandercock for Ingle Farm A2s on Saturday..
7 for 6 !!!!
Must have a good bowling coach
Also took the wicket in the second innings, so 8 for 7 for the day. Pitch looked pretty flat although a little dry. Played OK, but 21 wickets for 198 runs for the day. Big question mark on the batting. Last year the overall standard of cricket in A2 was pretty poor. I've seen nothing to change my thinking in the first two games of this season. I watched the A1 final last year between Pooraka and PAOC. That was a seriously good standard of cricket and there is no A2 side that is even close to that level.
by Senor Moto Gadili » Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:24 am
human_torpedo wrote:Senor Moto Gadili wrote:No kidding wrote:Fair effort by a lad by the name of Sandercock for Ingle Farm A2s on Saturday..
7 for 6 !!!!
Must have a good bowling coach
Also took the wicket in the second innings, so 8 for 7 for the day. Pitch looked pretty flat although a little dry. Played OK, but 21 wickets for 198 runs for the day. Big question mark on the batting. Last year the overall standard of cricket in A2 was pretty poor. I've seen nothing to change my thinking in the first two games of this season. I watched the A1 final last year between Pooraka and PAOC. That was a seriously good standard of cricket and there is no A2 side that is even close to that level.
No A2 side close to the A1 Grand finalists? No sh!t Sherlock..
by Down the Hill » Wed Oct 19, 2016 1:14 pm
by Senor Moto Gadili » Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:19 pm
Down the Hill wrote:Isn't that a good thing and how it should be. We want the best players that aren't playing Grade cricket to filter to the A1 clubs so that the premier comp in ATCA is the showcase. APPS and salary cap is why the SAAFL has tightened up between grades. Plus you can't tag a gun batter or bowler!!
by human_torpedo » Thu Oct 20, 2016 3:14 pm
Senor Moto Gadili wrote:Down the Hill wrote:Isn't that a good thing and how it should be. We want the best players that aren't playing Grade cricket to filter to the A1 clubs so that the premier comp in ATCA is the showcase. APPS and salary cap is why the SAAFL has tightened up between grades. Plus you can't tag a gun batter or bowler!!
I agree that A1 should be the showcase of ATCA....and it is. I disagree that we would want all of the best players that aren't playing Grade to filter to A1. Do we really want Fulhams best player to go to Grange or Modbury's best player to go to Hope Vally. Don't we want all A grade sides to be strong. Again, it is not healthy when an A2 premier opts to stay in A2. It is also not healthy to have so many B grade sides being atronger than A grade teams.
by Senor Moto Gadili » Thu Oct 20, 2016 3:40 pm
human_torpedo wrote:Senor Moto Gadili wrote:Down the Hill wrote:Isn't that a good thing and how it should be. We want the best players that aren't playing Grade cricket to filter to the A1 clubs so that the premier comp in ATCA is the showcase. APPS and salary cap is why the SAAFL has tightened up between grades. Plus you can't tag a gun batter or bowler!!
I agree that A1 should be the showcase of ATCA....and it is. I disagree that we would want all of the best players that aren't playing Grade to filter to A1. Do we really want Fulhams best player to go to Grange or Modbury's best player to go to Hope Vally. Don't we want all A grade sides to be strong. Again, it is not healthy when an A2 premier opts to stay in A2. It is also not healthy to have so many B grade sides being atronger than A grade teams.
When was the last time an A2 premier opted to stay down? Woodville South lost by 10 wickets on within the first day of last years GF.. It would surprise me if they even manage to play finals in A2 this year.. Which I think would justify their reasoning to not go up if you ask me..
You cant compare ATCA to the SAAFL either, different beasts.
I do agree that we don't want players leaving clubs in A2 just to be playing A1
by WellLeft » Thu Oct 20, 2016 5:11 pm
Senor Moto Gadili wrote:human_torpedo wrote:Senor Moto Gadili wrote:Down the Hill wrote:Isn't that a good thing and how it should be. We want the best players that aren't playing Grade cricket to filter to the A1 clubs so that the premier comp in ATCA is the showcase. APPS and salary cap is why the SAAFL has tightened up between grades. Plus you can't tag a gun batter or bowler!!
I agree that A1 should be the showcase of ATCA....and it is. I disagree that we would want all of the best players that aren't playing Grade to filter to A1. Do we really want Fulhams best player to go to Grange or Modbury's best player to go to Hope Vally. Don't we want all A grade sides to be strong. Again, it is not healthy when an A2 premier opts to stay in A2. It is also not healthy to have so many B grade sides being atronger than A grade teams.
When was the last time an A2 premier opted to stay down? Woodville South lost by 10 wickets on within the first day of last years GF.. It would surprise me if they even manage to play finals in A2 this year.. Which I think would justify their reasoning to not go up if you ask me..
You cant compare ATCA to the SAAFL either, different beasts.
I do agree that we don't want players leaving clubs in A2 just to be playing A1
Apologies....I'll correct that to A2 Grand Finalist and throw the question back at you. When was the last time an A2 Grand Finalist opted out of being promoted to A1. Highlights there is an unhealthy gap between A1 and A2. Your assessment of Woody South is probably on the money - yes, they would have struggled big time in A1, yes, from their perspective, they probably made the right call, yes, they will probably struggle to make finals in A2.
by human_torpedo » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:26 am
by tigerpie » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:42 am
by Senor Moto Gadili » Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:32 am
tigerpie wrote:Geez we got some rain last night. 25mm in the gauge. Gonna be a nightmare today.
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