History of SANFL online forums

[Dissident]

I started reading and thought wtf will mine say!
I'm glad I've only met you once or twice G

[Wedgie]

I think Rushby got Cambell and his brother Calzy mixed up when it comes to who's a photographer. I've never seen any of Campbell's work but Calzy's work is sensational!

[tigersupporter]

There was an unofficial Glenelg forum about 7 or 8 years ago that i used to go on, and it was pretty good. Plenty of supporters would post their comments and we could repley just like this one, then they tried to change it but i cant remember how and almost over night it was gone. I never bothered with the internet forums again until a mate showed me this one, and from here i discovered the Snouts and they are both good reading.

[mal]

Here is my list of the 20 most important/influential/famous/legendary people in the history of SANFL internet forums

This includes footysa, safooty and all the various club forums, and includes impact of posts as well as work behind the scenes

1. Wedgie
2. Borat
3. CA
4. Spell_Check
5. Mal
6. Nai
7. Drebin/BPBRB
8. TigerBoss
9. Campbell
10. Fatalberton
11. Dissident
12. Pseudo
13. Sturt_Peter
14. Jimmy
15. Coorong
16. REB
17. DG
18. Punk Rooster
19. Valleys_Virgin
20. Red_And_Black

Obviously this is an extremely subjective list, and apologies to anyone who feels left out!

Hey Ecky, might be worth putting your reasoning behind each one, for those newbies that havent been around long?

I'll have a crack


1. Wedgie Who? Ranked way too high. Prone to mood swings. Takes a good photo though.
2. Borat Who? Ranked way too high. Prone to mood swings. Crap at photos and understanding footy. Sometimes funny, sometimes a troll, sometimes an idiot.
3. CA One of the team behind Footysa about 5(?) seasons ago. Not sure if safooty would be as big if footysa hadnt started. Top bloke. Has a love/hate relationship with Norwood.
4. Spell_Check No explanation necessary. Only one to be directly quoted in the Sunday Mail?A nerd.
5. Mal Mr Football. Sneaks into winning teams change rooms and pretends he barracks for the Bays.Non de' Plume of Gorgeous George.
6. Nai See CA. And also set up and hosts the Snout's site. Avid Bay fan.
7. Drebin/BPBRB Mr "tell it like it is". Not afraid to offend his club! Always a must read.
8. TigerBoss Used to post more then anyone on any board. Loves an arguement. Often wrong.
9. Campbell Big Central's man, great photographer. Not loved by all
10. Fatalberton IMHO the funniest man on these boards. Must read every post he makes. Never sleeps.
11. Dissident All round top bloke. Never argues with anyone. The Brains behind Wedgies dreams?
12. Pseudo IMHO the second funniest man on these boards. Also a must read. Master wordsmith. Nearly busted a poofer valve last Sunday. ALso a Rocket scientist in real life. (dead set)
13. Sturt_Peter. The special friend of safooty. Curious type. ANy truth in the rumour that........?
14. Jimmy. Passionate Sturt Fan who lives in NY. I saw a post from Jimmy on a VFL board today. Why?
15. Coorong Who? Is he still alive? Abrasive type and can upset anyone if he tries. And proud of it. Won a bottle of Scotch from me in a bet 3 seasons ago. I hate that.
16. REB. A troll of the highest order. Footysa only.
17. DG See CA and Nai. Doctor of computer stuff. (dead set)
18. Punk Rooster. Burns peoples houses down. Types tough. Is quite cuddly in real life. the Bays are his second team.
19. Valleys_Virgin Controversial poster, has brought down at least 4 board members and 2 coaches thru his posts alone. Must read!
20. Red_And_Black. Top bloke. Never heard a bad word said about him. His loyalty has not been rewarded by his team that he loves.

1 WEDGIE...KING
2 BORAT....STAR
4 SPELL CHECK ...HUMAN COMPUTER
5 MAL.......RATED 4 TOO LOW
7 BP.........MR NICE GUY
10 FAT ALBERTON...A SCREAM
11 DISSIDENT...MR COOL
13 STURT PETER...LACKS CONFIDENCE
15 COORONG...GHOST
16..REB...MR CRICKET
18 PUNK ROOSTER...MR EVERYTHING

All others Ive had no contact with

[Hondo]

In my 1st 8 months on here, my list of most enjoyable posters in no particular order:

Mal - great SOH
Dutchy - intelligent and subtle SOH
Sydney-Dog - crows man and a guy who knows his footy
Blue Boy - passionate SANFL and AFL supporter
1980TM - wisdom and a great mod
Wedgie - not afraid to have an opinion and stick up for what he believes in, runs a great site
Spelly - always happy to contribute quality info
Constance_Perm - reckon he would be a great guy to meet, very fair and balanced
Dog_ger - deep soul
smac - another smart one, knows his footy
redden whites - gives me the sh*ts sometimes but good SOH
REB - clashed early with REB when I didn't understand his stirring but a great contributor
Dissident - sensible guy by the sounds

I also have to say its great to see the support given on here when someone needs it.

I regret some of the clashes I have had with some posters at times in hindsight. You probably know who you are!

[mal]

What does SOH mean ?

[GWW]

What does SOH mean ?

You're showing a lack of a sense of humour in asking that mal

[Wedgie]

Can I just state that people give me way too much credit and I don't deserve it.

I started this site up when Footysa closed down its forums merely because I didn't want to lose people online like I'd witnessed at other online communities.
If I'd just run this site it would have died in the arse within 3 months.
This site is the best site in the world for 4 reasons:
1) Footysa, the main reason I named this site SAFooty was to show that it only came about as a result of Footysa and the champs that made and ran that side (CA, DG, Biggs, Nai and the mods they had)
2) The SAFooty community
3) The Moderators
4) The SANFL, they have been great in supporting this site through giving us just as much access to media releases and events as any other media medium.
The only credit I can claim is for appointing the best lot of people from supporters of all club to run this site. They often keep me in line and do 99% of the work and if it wasn't for the mods this site would have died in the arse many moons ago.

[mal]

These are a few of my favourite friends on SAFOOTY
When these guys post I ZOOm in and see whats being dished up
Some I like because of sensibilty and others because they light up the site
In order

1 MR66 the master of sledge and sarcasm, always seems to be on the borderline of moderating.
2 EKY As John Lennon once sang in Let It be ''SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM."
3 DUTCHY the consumate gambling guru, has this diverse way of entertaining in his posts
4 SPELL CHECK friendly, inFORMative person and presents some amazing stats
5 RIK E BOY Dr Jeckyll + Mr Hyde just delight in his humour, sarcasm , and sledging, a fun person
6 PUNK ROOSTER enjoy his one line sarcasms at times , very funny man , great SOH
7 BPRBP.. WW3/4/5/6 ... with Drebs,we have some great sledge battles, but enjoy it MOST times !
8 SYDNEY DOG another great adversary, hardest of all to beat on a topic, but a wealth of information
9 ROD-ROOSTER is my editor in the cricket room,just cant beat him in that room,is often too good for me
10 ZOO this guy is on other sites, is a very very funny + controversial poster

My apologies to some others who didnt make the top 10
Special mention to a past SAFOOTY poster ADELAIDE HAWK , is missed

MY favourite topic on SAFOOTY is BEST JOKES in the Entertainment room

[Dogwatcher]

Saw Adelaide Hawk on Big Footy recently. So he's still out there posting....come back I say!

[mal]

Saw Adelaide Hawk on Big Footy recently. So he's still out there posting....come back I say!

Can you ask him to come back to SAFOOTY

[Dogwatcher]

Mentioned it to him...

[JK]

Some good lists here, thanks for the compliment Hondo, it's definitely reciprocated.

Some advice I would offer to ALL users, try to arrange and take the time where possible to catch up, even just briefly, with as many users as possible in the flesh ... Often the insight on a person you gain in those moments, no matter how brief, contribute to understanding the direction some of their posts might be coming from.

I know I've been far more relaxed and understood the tone of of message from some posters far better after meeting them than when I'd first commenced online.

At the end of the day we all love our clubs too much to agree with everything thats written, and we'll all still fire up at times, but often the views of others awake thoughts of our own that didn't previously exist.

OK, that's my sensible comment(s) for the weekend, time to open a Stub!