Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:37 pm

Phantom Gossiper wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:I'd kick your arse any day in a maths quiz you keyboard warrior. Nice as pie to my face, always got something smart to say on here though champ!

Still haven't got that snickers yet? ;) :lol:


Na, they were $1.50 in the machine, I only had a dollar, 2 twenties and a ten.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:38 pm

Robb_Stark wrote:guess its better then having a real fight L.M if you need some back up i got plenty of numbers i can bring and maybe chuck in a multiply also


I have a drawer full of numbers thanks, some are only part numbers though.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:41 pm

Grahaml wrote:It's most useful when one side hasn't got enough fit blokes to play 2 full games. You can either give some guys a half or you can give 32 blokes a full game without asking some to play a lot more. Friday nights don't suit everyone and often a few blokes have a cricket final the following day and don't want to get hurt so getting 2 full sides can be tough.

It's not an improper fraction either.


6/4 is improper.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Pag » Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:43 pm

We played six-quarter trial games this year, mostly due to cricket or other general unavailabilities of players. Against United, we had 32 players in an A/B Grade, and basically all played 4 quarters. Worked out fine.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby HH3 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:43 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:I've never got the whole 6 quarter concept, it's aqn improper fraction to begin with and I don't really see the point.

Thoughts anyone?


Time issues is a cop out. If you have time to play 6 "periods" you should have time for an extra one each game. Also, if crickets the excuse, how often does a game of footy get played on the same oval as cricket on the same day? Never.

We played Rosewater on the weekend, and coz it was the Showdown that day, we started the Bs at 10, the As at 12 and still had full games, including time on in the As, done by 2.15 and people had heaps of time to get to the Showdown. Its called time management.

6 "quarters" is pointless.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Phantom Gossiper » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:00 pm

Ingle Farm 'C' played Hope Valley 'C/D' in a 6 period match last Friday night.

They had basically two full squads, whereas Ingle Farm only had around 35 players, so 6 quarters worked well.

Also the game starting at 7pm being a night game, 6 periods meant decent game time without going too late into the night.

It serves a purpose, get over it LM :lol:
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Q. » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:08 pm

Personally I don't think we're being progressive enough, I'd like to see trial games consist of seven fifths.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby jo172 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:09 pm

Q. wrote:Personally I don't think we're being progressive enough, I'd like to see trial games consist of seven fifths.


The length of a trial should correspond to the diameter of the ground at it's longest point divided by pi.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Phantom Gossiper » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:10 pm

jo172 wrote:
Q. wrote:Personally I don't think we're being progressive enough, I'd like to see trial games consist of seven fifths.


The length of a trial should correspond to the diameter of the ground at it's longest point divided by pi.

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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby bennymacca » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:11 pm

You have two coins, they add up to 30c, one of them isn't a 20c. How do you do it?
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby jo172 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:11 pm

bennymacca wrote:You have two coins, they add up to 30c, one of them isn't a 20c. How do you do it?


The other coin is a 20c piece
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:23 pm

Q. wrote:Personally I don't think we're being progressive enough, I'd like to see trial games consist of seven fifths.


Now we're heading somewhere.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby X Runna » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:24 pm

bennymacca wrote:You have two coins, they add up to 30c, one of them isn't a 20c. How do you do it?


Nickel and a quarter?
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:25 pm

jo172 wrote:
Q. wrote:Personally I don't think we're being progressive enough, I'd like to see trial games consist of seven fifths.


The length of a trial should correspond to the diameter of the ground at it's longest point divided by pi.


You could be on to something, perhaps the median age should be considered also.
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Re: Six Quarter trial matches? What's the point?

Postby bird of prey » Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:18 pm

Where's Marbles to offer some insight when ya need him. .....
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