Well , what a start to the season.
I tipped a TIE but just the wrong game.

Hahndorf in racking up 234 against Ashbourne would have been confident of a 1st up win back in A Grade after a 3 year absence. Ashbourne had other ideas tho as new English recruit Scott Kellow had instant success in hitting up 116 to put the Bulls on the path to victory. Need 2 runs off the last ball Roocke could only manage 1 run to TIE the game, getting Run Out going for the 2nd.

Meanwhile the exact same scenario was being played out on the Hill with Wistow also needing 2 runs off the last ball of the match against Lobethal. Seems the striker played and missed but they attempted to run a BYE as the keeper attempted the Run Out to win the match but missed and incredibly gave the opportunity for an overthrow which Wistow achieved to score the win after being winless last season.
Whilst Wistow arnt expected to be a player in the Finals race, Lobethal certainly are and will be interesting to see how costly this loss is come Seasons end.

Strath set Nairne a very competitive 4/200 to chase but as they often do, Nairne comfortably chased it down with the loss of 4 wickets with a bit over 2 overs to spare in their slightly rain reduced match of 41 overs each. New recruit Samuel Rowe top scoring with a steady 69* n.o. opening the batting.

Creeks extended their opening round loss record to 14 years straight when they fielded a very depleted side against Woodside. Creek only having 4 players from their narrow Prelim Final loss to the Indians only 7 months ago.
Creeks batting 1st did manage a creditable 9/162 off their 45 overs after some tight bowling.
In Reply , Woodside raced to their target in only 27 overs, scoring 3/165
Wescombe despite being hit in the head by a McLeod bouncer 1st ball of the innings, then went on to smash the wayward Creek attack to finish on 100* n.o. after being given several reprieves with a few dropped chances.

The Bedge wrote:Zampa a little too full at the moment for my liking, i'd like to see a few more on a length, maybe some more wrong 'uns if he can bowl them.

How the f**k did that not bowl him then?!

No idea but didnt miss this time Lmao

Condolences to the Kangarilla Cricket Club and community, only played against him last week :(



It is with great sadness we announce that our club historian, club statistician, C Grade Captain and Under 14 Coach and Club legend Craig “Percy” Stevens passed away yesterday afternoon, after yet another unbeaten innings for his Club.

Our thoughts are with his family at this tragic time.

Thanks also to the members of the Flagstaff Hill CC for their assistance to our team at the ground.

Gary Bilney

Have had the pleasure of playing with him and his son Luke at Willowfest in Mildura in recent years.
Shocked and saddened to hear of his passing
Condolences to his family and the club

Same crap in the lead up to the 1st Test in Australia every Summer.
Media and everyone else Hyping up the Aussie fast bowlers and saying how they will destroy the opposition batsman.
Within a few overs everyone comes back to reality and realizes that the pitches are generally batsmen friendly and the bowlers arnt Super Heroes.
If England post a half decent score here they are right i this.

As mentioned in the SFL thread, both GSFL and SFL share their umpires so have implemented the SANFL ‘last touch’ out of bounds rule in all grades. Ridiculous to say the least. If it ain’t broke, why try and fix it up?? Sucking up to the SANFL clearly.

Agree.
Just ridiculous if introduced.
What makes GSFL so watchable compared to the over officiated ruined games of AFL and lesser extent SANFL is that rules such as deliberate out of bounds or what ever the F***K it is called these days and holding the ball when the player pinged is the only one going for it with 5 guys piled on top of him, is that GSFL umpires (with the exception of 1 or 2 AFL wannabes) are a lot more relaxed on these contentious rules and i think players and spectators appreciate it more.

Jim05 wrote: Ball doing a bit, might be a very tough 30 overs tonight

As it should be !!!!
It is Test cricket after all.
Always a better spectacle when bowlers are on top and see batsmen have to tough it out.
Far too often its a batsmans game which can make it boring to watch at times.

Lol, what the **** was Vince looking at? Missed that ball by about two bat widths!


MMM saying totally unplayable Hit a crack and went left

Warne on 9 saying it was a peach, no peach sorry that was a watermelon, reckon "The Don" may have had trouble with that one

That ball was imo even MORE unplayable than Warnes "Ball of the Century".
Only a real HACK had any chance of hitting it by playing about 6 inches down the wrong line.
As an IMPOSSIBLE ball to play as i've ever seen.

The wide interpretation is an UTTER FARCE
The rule should be quite simply that any ball that doesn't pass inside the blue line on the off side is called a wide REGARDLESS of the movements of the batsman. This crap about the batsmen moving across to bring the ball within reach thus it not being called a wide is RUBBISH

South Africa v India Test Day 1
314 runs for the loss of 13 wickets on a pitch that had a bit in it for the bowlers
Now thats Entertaining TEST cricket where there's an EVEN battle between bat and ball UNLIKE the Boring Garbage cricket that the Meb and Sydney Tests have produced on Lifeless Dead Pitches.
I love my cricket but ya stick the Aussie Tests where the sun doesn't shine if they continue down the path of playing on these concrete slabs.

Not saying you should serve up a pitch with this much assistance every Test match but boy oh boy it makes it so more interesting to watch than the bore fest pitches served up by Aussie curators

One round remaining in the A&EH.

A grade looking like the usual suspects, Nairne, Woodside, The Creek and Strath. Lobethal only just out of the 4 so are a chance to grab that spot I guess. Not sure who plays who.

A2 grade I understand has been a reasonably even season. Bremer/Cally sit top followed by Woodside, Maccy & Nairne. Interestingly last years GF opponents - Mt Barker & Echunga will both miss finals this season.

B grade - Finniss are run away leaders, makes you wonder why they can field their best XI in a 3rd grade comp? Strath, Lobey & Ashbourne round out the 4 all look safe.

C grade - Echunga on top here with Woodside, Bremer/Cally & a resurgent Hahndorf making up the 4. I notice Hahndorf have very much a father & son team going around, with some fair talent among both the Dads & the lads it seems.

D grade - Any of the top 5 could take this out, with only Mt Barker no chance of making it to the top.

Creek were fortunate to get away with a wash out last week thus splitting the points with Nairne.
This has effectively guaranteed the Creeks 3rd spot and a home final 1st up.
If the match had been played out and Creeks lost as one would have probably expected then Lobethal despite losing to Woodside last week would only have had to beat Ashbourne this week to play Finals as Strath and Creek play each other this week. Lobey would have gone ahead of Strath on points if Strath lost and would have most likely snuck in ahead of the Creeks on NRR if the Creeks lost.
As it is now, as long as Lobethal beat Ashbourne (Would be a HUGE shock if they didn't) its all a matter of what Strath do against the Creek.
Strath win and they then play the Creeks the following week again in the 1st semi final at the Creek again.
If Strath lose to Creek then Lobethal will play the Creek the following week in the 1st semi.

As far as the Premiership goes, Nairne seems to have a mortgage on it again.
Woodside have lost Brad Collins for the season with a thumb injury i believe? Woodside have had the odd win over Nairne over the years in Minor rounds but have been found wanting in finals against them generally and its hard to see them turning it around over the next few weeks.
Creeks are the interesting side that are probably most capable of knocking Nairne off but unless they win both their finals they probably wont get a chance to play them. Creeks have done well to finish 3rd as they rarely come close to having their full squad available at any one time and that doesn't seem like changing coming Finals time as Warren and Wundersitz who are 2 of the Creeks top 3 run scorers both away overseas the 1st week of finals which will severely dent their chances of getting through to the GF
Strath and Lobethal are both worthy finalists if they make it and both are not without a chance of making it through to the GF but both have been consistently found wanting against Nairne
Premiership Market
Nairne $ 1.28
Woodside $ 7.00
Creeks $10.00
Strath $25.00
Lobethal $25.00

So 1st week of Finals are done with in A&EHCA

A Grade 2nd semi Final - Nairne surprisingly took all but one of their allocated overs to over haul Woodsides moderate score of 7/157 to scrape home with 8/160

1st Semi Final - Batting was always gonna be a question mark with the Creeks in the 1st week of Finals missing their 2nd and 3rd leading run scorers in Warren and Wundersitz and when Tonkin was dismissed 2nd ball for only 1 after averaging 90 odd for the season the Creeks were in trouble.
After being reasonably well placed at 4/105 23 overs, they suffered a stunning collapse to be dismissed for 116 in 36 overs. A very ordinary effort considering the perfect batting conditions on the Turf at the Creek on a Hot Autumn day.
Lobey were off to a good start to be 0/19 before suffering their own stunning collapse, losing 6/11 to slump to 6/30 after 17 overs and the game looked all over with the exception that Weeks was still there and with support from Martin slowly but surely dug their toes in to consolidate and eventually combined for a match winning 88 partnership for the 7th wicket to see them home with 21 balls to spare.
Another disappointing exit from the Finals for the Creeks who unfortunately never seem to be able to get the best team together when it counts for a variety of reasons.

Woodside have beaten Lobethal today in the Prelim Final so next week will see a repeat of last years Grand Final between Nairne and Woodside.

Nairne $1.25
Woodside $4.00


A2 Grade see Top Placed Bremer Callington scrape through over Macclesfield in the Semi Final to host Nairne next week.

B Grade Finniss remain undefeated after defeating Ashbourne in a high scoring affair at the Dry quick scoring Finniss Oval and will host Strathalbyn after they got over Lobethal in the other Semi Final.
One would have to favor Finniss here and then expect quite a bit of pressure put on them to return to A2 Grade next season

C Grade saw Top placed team Echunga go down to 4th ranked Bremer Callington who will meet Woodside after they eliminated Hahndorf.

D Grade apart from Mt Barker has been a lottery all year and that continued into the Finals with 2 quite incredible scorelines.
Echunga hosting Finniss on the turf at Strathalbyn looked to have blown their chances by imploding to be all out for only 65 but then incredibly bowled Finniss out for only 57 !!!!!!!!!! to progress through to and host the Grand Final which no doubt will be at Echunga.

The other D Grade final was just as amazing for the complete opposite reason. On the postage stamp Nairne No. 2 Oval, Top ranked Nairne piled on 4/274 from their 35 overs with veteran Bobby Hallett smashing 16 sixes in his 144* n.o. and seemingly a certainty to go through to the Grand Final especially after bowling L Creek out for only 46 the last time they played them. They looked to be on track when they had Creeks 4/114 with not much batting to come but a whirlwind finish by the Creeks saw them amazingly reel in the target with 4 overs to spare :shock:
GF - Echunga v Creeks
Result - anyones guess?
Previous seasons results
L Creek Forfeited to Echunga
Creeks beat Echunga who only had 9 batsmen
Echunga comfortably beat Creeks

carey wrote:Shane Warne clearly doesn’t like Sayers.

Perhaps Warney can remind us all how how went in his 1st Test ?

Sayers with his 1st getting AB who immediately reviewed the caught behind decision.
DRS showed a clear edge so not sure what AB was thinking?
Well done to the Idiot commentators bagging the shit out of Paine for giving the 2nd new ball to Sayers instead of Cummins

And immediately a 2nd for Chad getting Rabada 2nd ball !!!!!

6/299

Not really...but the compass and Mclaren scores are pretty ominous


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The other 3 were kind of close though.


Any feed back on James Sellars debut in the league?


Going on last years standings, E Bay, McLaren and Myp / Sell were all upsets but obviously some clubs lists can change fairly dramatically in 6 months so maybe to the well educated they wernt upsets?

Sellar was serviceable for the Creek, took a few grabs, kicked a goal but it certainly wasn't a great day for the Talls in windy conditions in a game that was a mostly very scrappy affair with lots of stoppages.

The GSFL has generally been quite even over recent years with few easy wins on offer, i know its only round 1 but a few lop sided results from the weekend look ominous .

Strath 17 - 12
Def
Creek 13 - 8

In Anzac day match under lights at Strath

Observations

* Strath far too good for Creek
* Lights are SHITHOUSE for night footy and unless upgraded there shouldn't be night footy there!
* Umpiring was a joke - Were white hot on HTB. 50m penalties handed out willy nilly. At times players and spectators had NFI what was going on?
* Strath player gets a yellow card on the quarter time siren. Plays the 1st 3 minutes of the 2nd quarter when meant to be off the ground. After Strath were gifted 2 goals via a plethora of Free kicks and 50m penalties it was pointed out to them that the Strath were playing with 18 instead of 17 but they then did nothing about it whilst Strath took it upon themselves to eventually remove him to serve his time.
SHAMBLES !!!!!!

Bays over creek
McLaren over Goolwa
Compass over Pongy
Victor over Strath
Willunga over yank



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Sat May 12 2018

Langhorne Creek
12.9-81
FINAL
10.9-69
Encounter Bay

2:30 PM LANGHORNE CK (MAP) MATCH CENTRE

McLaren
34.19-223
FINAL
1.1-7
Goolwa Magpies

2:30 PM MCLAREN VALE (MAP) MATCH CENTRE

Mt Compass
12.17-89
FINAL
5.8-38
Myponga - Sellicks

2:30 PM MT COMPASS (MAP) MATCH CENTRE

Victor Harbor
19.17-131
FINAL
10.6-66
Strathalbyn

2:30 PM VICTOR HARBOR (MAP) MATCH CENTRE

Willunga
29.13-187
FINAL
1.3-9
Yankalilla

2:30 PM WILLUNGA (MAP) MATCH CENTRE
Last Uploaded : Sun 13-May-2018 10:02:48

No real shock results in terms of winners BUT some of the MARGINS certainly were :shock:

The GSFL have prided itself on being a very even comp the last decade with very few real blowout results
Certainly has to be concerning in regards to the Goolwa/PE and Yank both receiving a Schelacking :(

After a close 1st 3 terms, Mt Compass flexed their muscle with a big last term to ensure they stay in touch for a Top 3 spot.

In a powerful 2nd half performance, Victor surprisingly ran out easy winners over Strath by 65 points which could have been more considering the 36 scoring shots to 16
Where are Strath at?
Hard to line form up
Creeks beat Victor
Strath HAMMER Creeks
Victor HAMMER Strath

Creeks got over E Bay in a cliffhanger at the Creek
Close hard fought contest all match with 13 points the biggest margin all day
Bays kicked 1st 2 goals of last term to go 13 up and looked to have the momentum but Creeks showed some real grit to fight back and kick the last 4 goals to win and keep in touch with the Top 5

Finished up the series with a 14th placed cash in the $440 Mega Stack Freeze from 177 starters
Overall a good week
From 6 tournaments played
1 Title
2 cashes
1 Main Event Ticket ($2,200)

@jackpot jim

How is New Zealand going...... #WinnerWinner
Say hi to Natalie Rassmussen whilst you are there...

Yeah, was lucky enough to take out a side event for a handy payday
Playing with an average 5 BB stack for about 80% of the last 5 hours shows what can happen with a bit of patience and luck
Had about 6% of chips in play when got to 3 handed, picked my spots to get'm in and the cards fell my way

Satellited into the Main Event
Got through Day 1a (Friday night) with an above average stack
Was gonna go to Cambridge for the Harness jewels on Saturday but was too F*&$ed from all the poker so didnt get to say hi to Nat
Then day 2 on Sunday of the Main after 3 hours i had a brain fade and blew my stack by slow playing a flopped set allowing my opponent to catch his bigger set on the turn and i was then too blind to get away from it FFS :twisted:
Was a fun event meeting many weird and wonderful characters, Daniel Neilson the highlight playing alongside him.
He was so drunk on red wine but still managed to grow his stack as good as his monster beard and hair do.
Nice guy. Hes still in when play stopped tonight after 13 hours of play with 18 remaining from a field of 360
Final event tomorrow for me b4 moving on is the $440 Mega stack Freeze out.
Been a big week considering ive only played a handful of tourneys in the last few years

44.44% of the way through the Minor Rounds
Table
McLaren 14
Willunga 12
Creek 12
Compass 10
E Bay 10
Victor 8
Myp/Sell 8
Strath 4
Yank 2
Gool/PE 0

This weeks Big games
Creek v McLaren - Huge game for both. McLaren the real surprise packet this season will be looking to consolidate Top spot. Creeks surprised last year by finishing the Minor round 2nd after a few lean years and have probably surprised again this year to date. Have beaten Top sides in Will, Compass, Bays and Victor whilst comfortably losing to lower teams in Myp/ Sell and Strath.
Creeks still rely too much upon their top end players and much will depend on the availability of them. Have supplied 3 or 4 for todays Association match v Southern. Also have lost Blackwell for rest of season having gone to the US for 3 months and new recruit Earl with a broken hand a few weeks back

Compass v Victor - Compass's Premiership defense has been spluttering along so far and a loss would leave them with not a lot of room for error in the 2nd half of the season to finish in a coveted Top 3 spot.
Whilst Victor really need a win to keep them in the mix for a Finals spot. They've certainly show they can match it with the top teams BUT its banking the wins that get you into Finals not just being competitive with honorable losses.

Bays v Gool/PE - Tho Gool/PE have been more competitive in recent weeks, Bays should register a comfortable win here to complete a solid 6 - 3 record and a spot in the Top 5 at the half way mark

Will v Myp/Sell - Willunga will be faves here to win and firmly consolidate a Top 3 spot with a 7 - 2 record. Myp/Sell have shown glimpses of matching it against the higher ranked teams but havent been able to match them for 4 quarters. With a full team theyre dangerous but that doesnt seem to be happening on a regular occurrence. A loss here makes its very tough to see them being a part of finals action.

Yank v Strath - Strath wernt talked up as a Finals contender this year but certainly would have expected to be better than a 2 - 6 record shows. Their 2 wins were over G/PE and the Creeks surprisingly who they actually belted but havent been able to bring that intensity for 4 quarters against the Higher rated teams. Strath should chalk up their 3rd win and mathematically keep themselves in the race but in reality both these teams will be playing for pride in the 2nd half of the season

Regardless of results in Rd 9 the Top 5 will stay the same 5 teams.
Will these same 5 still be there come Round 18? I'm predicting Yes with Victor the only likely chance to sneak in but they need to start winning the Big games

With several slightly surprising results from Round 9 (The margins being the surprise more than anything) the Ladder at the half way mark of the season probably sees the Premiership race as open as its been for many a year and ensures there will be at least several crucial matches every weekend right up to the Finals.
FWIW i think the current Top 5 will remain as is until the Finals start and its perfectly feasible that ALL those 5 teams could take turns in being considered Premiership favorites along the way.
McLaren have had 2 resounding reality checks in the past 3 matches after having a dream start to the season but still remain in Pole position for a vital Top 3 finish
Any doubts about Langhorne Creek being a genuine contender were dispelled on the weekend with a comprehensive victory over Mclaren to sit 2nd on the table by % only.
Mt Compass , Willunga and E Bay fill 3rd to 5th spots separated by % only and only 1 win off Top with a 6 & 3 W/L record. All 3 have been a bit inconsistent which they will need to overcome to snare a top 3 spot.
Fair to say that injuries and unavailability have and will have a big say as to teams fortunes as its such a tight comp.
Of the outside "The Five" teams, Myp/Sellicks have kept their season alive with a Big win over Willunga to turn at the half way mark with a commendable 5 & 4 record which most times would see them in the 5 but with Gool/Pe , Yank and a lesser extent Strath failing to win hardly any games, a finals competing mark is higher than usual and as a result sees the Mudlarks still a win and considerable % outside of the Five which will be a tough ask to bridge over the coming 9 weeks tho not impossible.
Victor have certainly been around the mark this season but really needed to beat Compass Saturday to stay in touch but failed badly and being 2 wins and % out of the Five, Finals appear very unlikely this season.
Of the others , Strath whilst they wont be playing Finals still have the ability to shape it as they did in the 2nd half last year. They are dangerous when the have their full compliment as they showed when towelling up the Creeks earlier in the season.
Yank and Goolwa/PE copped some hidings earlier in the season but have showed signs of being more competitive recently and both will hope to continue that trend over the next 9 rounds.

And Westhoff and Marshall show why Port have NO HOPE of winning a flag as i said a few weeks ago because Port have far too many players that are F&*^%^&*G SHITHOUSE at kicking for goal
Its simply PATHETIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has all the makings as a repeat of last night match
Port are PATHETIC and are getting shown up for what they are
Just a rabble under pressure

Corona Man wrote:Umpired 2 games this arvo... $180 in the kick... off to the pub!

Goal umpired about my 400th game today
Still waiting for my 1st pay cheque
Life as a volunteer i guess?
Anyway, backing a $41 winner at Globe Derby is what i rate more

A couple of Thrillers were the highlight of Round 10 along with a few blowout results

Willunga got over E Bay by 4 points in an expected toss of the coin game.

Victor and Creek had a DRAW After the Creek got out to a 4 goal lead in the 2nd term, Victor certainly looked the better team for the rest of the game but just couldnt put the Hawks away who responded late in the game to draw level. Victor had a chance to win it in the last 10 seconds but the ball slid off the boot just wide of the point post and OOTF.
Victors performance certainly showed they will cause headaches for other teams over the last 8 rounds and tho not the exact result either team were looking for the 1 point for each team could still be crucial come Round 18 although Victor still have a tall order ahead to challenge for the 5

Compass accounted for Gool / PE as expected by 71 points

McLaren responded to their drubbing last week by taking their anger out on Yankalilla to the tune of 139 points to further increase their % which could play a major factor in finishing top

Myp / Sell continued on from where they left off last week to make their intentions clear that they are a serious player for a Finals spot by belting Strath by 69 points.

3 MASSIVE games next week as there will be most weeks which will further shape the Top 5 contenders
Creek v Willunga
Compass v McLaren
Myp/Sell v Victor

Whilst E Bay should account for Strath and Gool/PE and Yank may well both have their last genuine chance for a win this season by playing each other

Hopefully its the last we ever hear of Hall
Nothing but a dirty mongrel thug on the field that should have been banned forever after his coward punch on Staker
The AFL was pathetic in dealing with that and hence the Grub has remained in the football spotlight since.
Sick of reading / hearing about people saying how great a guy he is and he s a great family man, and he's done this and that blah blah blah
And the Fact that he's in the AFL Hall of Fame is another embarrassment for the AFL :oops:

daysofourlives wrote:Can we just pick our best available eleven in what ever form it is please.


Then lets pick the captain after that

NO

Because that would make too much sense and then the armchair experts like us wouldn't be justified in whinging about selection

Port dominating the play but putting nothing on the board.
Ports disposals once again are DISGRACEFUL
Kicks and handballs consistently missing the target
They are a million miles away from a Flag

carey wrote:Is there a worse team in the AFL than Port by foot? I doubt it.

Been hammering the point for years

Are they in denial or are they actually trying to improve in this area at training?

Just deplorable at times

Freo miss set shot for goal from 5 metres out

Undoubtedly the WORST game of AFL for the season?

Basically unwatchable

5 Favorites won last week and it should be the same story again this week.
Round 14
Match of the Day E Bay (5th) v L Creek (1st)
Bays have a very tough run home to the finals playing the Top 3 teams although they are all at home. Probably need 3 wins to ensure Finals and with the only guaranteed win being Round 18 v Gool/PE they need to knock off at least one of the Big Guns. Creeks to finish Top may well need to win all their last 5 matches which will be tough as they play MC and McLaren both away. Back to this game tho, Creeks prevailed over the Bays by 12 points in Round 5. Its fair to say the Hawks have improved since then but have the Bays?
Tip - Creeks by 27 points

Myp/Sellicks (7th) v Mt Compass (2nd) Pretty much do or die for the Mudlarks to keep their season alive. Have been around the mark at times during the season and are one of only 2 teams to beat the Creeks so can never be discounted. Compass seem to be getting it together after a patchy start to the season and will be looking for winning form running into the finals. An upset not out of the question but ......
Tip - Compass by 22 points

Yank (9th) v Willunga (4th) - Even with 5 games to go, Willunga look to be a safe bet to finish in 4th spot and should have few problems knocking off the toothless Tigers who have shown glimpses at times but competitive performances have been few and far between.
Tip - Willunga by 53 points

Strath (8th) v Victor (6th) - Victor have been undefeated since copping a pasting by Compass in Round 9 and are charging towards a Finals spot, most likely at the expense of the Bays. Too much at stake for them to drop this one but at same time cant just take it for granted. Strath apart from the Very Good Anzac Day clash win over the Creeks have been very disappointing this season and it would be a surprise to see them upset the Roos who have everything to play for.
Tip - Roos by 38 points

Gool/PE (10th) v McLaren (3rd) - McLaren have made a habit this season on belting up the cellar dweller teams, 216 points the margin last time these 2 teams met. The margin shouldn't be as much this time but will be significant. Another % booster for McLaren which could well decide Top spot after Round 18
Tip - McLaren by 108 points

Elim Final @ Willuinga
Willunga (4th) v E/ Bay (5th)

Both teams whilst doing enough to make the finals arnt expected to be serious challengers for the flag

Tip- Bays by 3 points which means Willinga will win by 6 goals. :roll:

Qualifying Final @ Myponga
L Creek (2nd) v Mclaren (3rd)

Mclaren got of to a flyer by winning their 1st 6 matches but have been a bit up and down since then
Creeks had a couple of poor performances in rounds 3 & 4 losing comfortably to Non Finalists Strath & Myp/Sellicks but since then have only lost the 1 game that being Round 17 where they were completely outclassed by reigning Premier Mt Compass.
Creeks have beaten McLaren in both encounters this season, the 1st at the Creek where the Hawks obliterated Mclaren in the wet and then accounted for them last week narrowly in a game that not too much can be taken from given that the result was likely to mean little

This week the past means NOTHING

McLaren are expected to have a few additions returning from injury whilst the Hawks have suffered a major blow in losing Sellar with injury from last week and combined with the loss of their Spiritual leader in "Roudy James" with a season ending injury in round 17 the result of this match is anyones guess?

Mclaren have the better record on the ground this year in beating Myp/Sell by 22 points in round 12 whilst the hawks put in an inglorious display going down to the Mudlarks by 23 points in round 4

Tip - Mclaren by 8 points which means the Creeks by 32 :lol:

Disappointingly the Milang Mozzies have folded again after making a reappearance last season with a B Grade team
Ashbourne are also struggling having gone from 3 teams in 2016/17 to 2 teams last season and now this year are only nominating the 1 team that being A2. Certainly worrying times for the "Bulls" as well as the association.
On a positive note, Hahndorf appears to have become a destination club nominating 3 Senior teams up from 2 teams last season and only 1 team a few years b4 that.
Macclesfield are also putting in 3 Senior teams for the 1st time since God only knows when.
Bremer Callington looking to put in 3 teams? Indicated 2 at the AGM but now with Thommo captaining the ship the club appears to be sailing into fruitful waters :o Have heard they've been flashing the cash around a bit in an attempt to lure a few players, not sure whether they've landed any big fish tho?

Gees there's some unhappy compass campers posting up a storm on Facebook. (On Great Southern Sports GF preview).



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Entertaining reading to say the least :lol:

I wonder if they will go down the same track as the Eagles and demand compensation for being robbed of playing in another GF? :-({|= =))

And then there was 2
McLaren for the 2nd week in a row in a thriller
McLaren 12 -11
Def
Mt Compass 11 - 12

Grand Final
Langhorne Creek v McLaren (What odds that at the start of the season ?)

Some BIG Finals failures
Mt Compass Finished TOP on the back of an 11 game winning streak and all would have assumed they would have been playing a HOME Grand Final (Including me) and they go out in STRAIGHT SETS :shock:
And not to be outdone Mt Compass' 'B' Grade also went out in straight sets after finishing 2nd.
And to top that off McLaren 'B' Grade also went out in straight sets after being UNDEFEATED in the Minor round :shock:

Certainly has been an unpredictable finals series so far.
Tipping 1 from 5 so far in the finals im reluctant to have a pick.
Will say on form that Langhorne Creek should start a warm favorite based on their consistent form since round 5 having only being beaten once since then (By Compass) and having beaten McLaren in all 3 encounters this season.
Lets hope for a fine and calm day weather wise to see a great contest as as per usual the typical windy Spring weather has made for challenging conditions for the teams to showcase footy at its best.

Well they’ve brought in the big guns to make a decision. As a judge and QC surely the laws of the game must be upheld. Regardless of what rules or by-laws are put in place by a league regarding the game day penalty for having too many on the field one thing that seems to be consistent is that a player count conducted by the umpires has to take place after requested by the opposition captain. This didn’t occur so not sure how the outcome of the game can be changed. I suspect he may give recommendations as to preventing this happening again such as umpires checking with the benches that the correct number of players are off the field before the umpire starts each qtr but I can’t see him coming up with a finding that contradicts the laws of the game.

One the most sensible posts on this thread.
On moral grounds the Roosters probably shouldn't be having a crack at Norwood in the GF but the facts are the rules are black & white in regards to the process involved when a team is suspected of having too many players on the field.
Take the emotion out of it and make a judgement on how the rules are written.
Winner is North Adelaide. END OF STORY.

1-3
5-2


This is all over!

:shock:

Big call at 1/4 time

Collingwood do look 3 classes above Richmond at the moment but things can turn pretty quick. Richmond need to improve dramatically. I didnt think Richmond were clearly the best team and i did believe wrongly, Geelong could get them....but i didn't see the Pies doin it!

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ok
I'll concede it's almost all over now :lol:

Creeks 'A' Grade Premiers 15 - 11 Def McLaren 10 - 17
McLaren would have been disappointed not to have been up at least a goal or 2 at half time instead of the scores being tied up.
Creeks certainly gave the Eagles the opportunity to establish a lead as the Hawks made plenty of errors with poor ball execution (apart from shots on goal) but McLaren were unable to make the Creeks pay as they butchered too many shots at goal to go in at the long break with an inaccurate 7 - 10 to the Creeks 8 - 4.
2nd half the Creeks tidied up their misuse of the footy resulting in a handy 10 point lead at 3/4 time but with the game still up for grabs especially as the Creeks final quarters in their recent matches had been very ordinary. 1st goal was going to be crucial for the belief of both teams and it was the Creeks drawing 1st blood and then proved for the 4th time this season they have the class edge on the gallant Eagles by extending the lead to 24 points when the final siren sounded.
Credit to BOTH teams for their meteoric rise from cellar dwellers in 2016 where they finished 9th & 10th to playing off in the GF in 2018 :shock:
Also credit to McLarens Gianni Petrucci (coach) and Brett Ellis (Captain) for their genuine congratulatory words to the Creeks playing group after the on field presentation. Certainly respected representatives of the McLaren Footy Club.

Great effort from Creeks young gun Matty Roberts to kick 2 crucial 1st quarter goals to arrest the momentum McLaren had.
Wouldn't be many lads in history that have both a Junior Colt and A Grade Premiership Medal to their name having just turned 15. :YMAPPLAUSE:

When was the last time that NONE of the Minor Premiers across the 4 Grades won the Flag? And also in a rarity the A & B Grade Minor Premiers went out in straight sets.
The GSFL must surely be the envy of other Country Leagues as to the general evenness of the A Grade comp on the basis that it's rare to see a team these days rooted to the bottom of the ladder for more than a year or 2 before rebounding quickly into finals and Premiership contention.

Already intrigued as to what surprises next season will spring upon us? :?

Bremer Callington came back to earth with a thud after an opening win in A Grade last Monday.
Taking on Strath on the Cally turf, B/C crumbled for only 64 off only 26.4 overs. A pretty disappointing effort. so the reason is?
1/ Didn't recover from a 5 day break?
2/ Pitch wasn't in great nick?
3/ Just outclassed by a better team?

Strath knocked the runs off 1 down off only 12 overs

Woodside hung on in a thriller over Nairne by 2 runs.
Nairne certainly dont look as imposing without the Tait brothers in it but i'd suggest they still had a few out including captain Peanut.

Wistow got off to confident start to their season with Kinlough and Jenner racking up the runs in a total of 2/ 251
Mt Barker put up a creditable effort to 211 all out off 41 overs

All eyes were on Hahndorf as they rolled out their transformed team with numerous recruits. Being sent into bat by an undermanned Creek team which is certainly not unusual early in the season, Hahndorf looked on track for a sizeable score cruising to 0/60 against some wayward Creek bowling. On the back of some brilliant catching, Hahndorf collaped to 4/76 until they steadied the ship through prized recruits Sloon Tait and Grayden Brand as both took few risks in just picking off the loose balls which were all to often from the inexperienced Creek attack. Hahndorf finished on 6/243 helped no end by an astonishing 46 sundries :shock: :oops: mainly consisting of wides and no balls.
Creek replied with a solid 6/179 off their 45 overs but were never really in it as they lacked batting fire power to take on the lot more experienced and disciplined Hahndorf attack who tho not really threatening to take wickets, just bowled in good areas to restrict run scoring.
Creek youngsters in Van Wyk 67 and 16 y.o. recruit from Mt Compass Shannon Jones 44* n.o. both showed plenty of potential to play important roles for the Southern Tigers this season.
Too early to tell how big a force Hahndorf may be as playing a Creek team with only 3 of last seasons semi final players certainly isnt a true test.
With Mt Barker and B/C coming in along with Hahndorfs transformed team it certainly has added a lot of interest and intrigue to the season which is great.

Jarrod Kellock received Langhorne Creeks "Ken Follett Medal" last night to add to his other 5.
In fact Kellock has now won 8 B&Fs in succession. L Creek 2011-14, Mannum 2015-16, L Creek 2017-18.
Quite a remarkable feat.
After tying with Tom Derham last year, Kellock came out on top this year narrowly from Sellar and Derham finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively.

There was a time when Batsmen averaged 50 in 1st class cricket and couldn't get a gig in the Test side.
Now they're picking players averaging in the mid 30s

another grub wrote:Sack Head

Give him a break, ATM he's having his BEST EVER Test Innings !

0* n.o. off 10 Balls betters his previous Best of 0 off 9 balls

Surely S Marsh saves himself the embarrassment :oops: of being dropped and just calls time on his International career ?

We all know he is a class player with a great record and once he finds where his off stump is he'll churn out the runs so im sure the selectors have guaranteed another 2 years but ..... :lol: :lol: :roll:

Ive hit a 6 on Echunga No. 2
Does that count as a "Big Tonk" ?

tigerpie wrote:
As for trying to get bans lifted, that's a joke.
These blokes are lucky to be able to represent Australia again....well one will.

100% agree and i wouldn't miss watching any of them one bit.

Heads problem is after a good start he tends to struggle to restart his innings after a nights sleep. Looked good yesterday but I wouldn’t be surprised if he is out quickly this morning
Any evidence of this, where would you find such a stat?

No stat, just my opinion from watching him over the years.

From the little I saw today certainly didn’t look as comfortable as he did Friday afternoon

Geeeez theres been some terrible dismissals in this Test by top order batsmen from both teams and Heads was one of them.
What the F*** was he trying to do with that shot apart from giving catching practice?
Just shows to me that not many batsmen have the mental application to bat long periods of time at the top level these days
Handscomes shot was diabolical to be dismissed.
I can handle seeing batsmen being dismissed by good balls but not from shocking footwork and techniques but if thats the best we have then so be it and good luck to them making a mint in the T20 garbage.

mal wrote:

important BBL season

That wasn’t hitting, what a load of crap!

Do you think for years we over estimated ‘angle’

That would never have been given 10 years ago.

Around the wicket hitting on leg/middle would have always been naturally assumed missing the stumps easily.

Whether we like it or not the angle it was just clipping the stumps.


Extremely unlucky to be fired there
Umpires need to be VERY sure its out otherwise benefit of the doubt to the batsman and then let DRS prove otherwise.

Live it just looked like angling down leg. DRS showed clipping by 1 mm
POOR decision in my book.

Tho not as bad as some of the Diabolical shockers that have been given in Shield cricket the past few seasons :oops:

A&EHCA Mid Year Review
The 1st half of the season has certainly brought plenty of surprises with it which is great for the comp even tho the Premiership race may be already down to 4 teams tho L Creek currently 5th could still challenge if they get their act together on a more consistent basis but that's a BIG IF.

1/ Strath 30 pts Strath have been a BIG mover this season, currently sitting on top of the table. Having missed the finals the previous 2 seasons, they'd be desperate to return to Finals action and are on track to do so. Fielding much the same team as previous seasons, they've produced a lot more consistent effort so far and are certainly a genuine contender.
Highlight - Their 9 wicket demolition over fellow ladder leader Hahndorf
Lowlight - Nothing of note as their only 2 losses to Nairne & Woodside were narrow defeats

Rating - 9

2/ Hahndorf 30 Pts Hahndorf on returning to A Grade cricket last season with only 2 wins have taken the A Grade by storm this season on the back of some aggressive recruiting, namely the Tait brothers whose miserly bowling performances week in week out have been a key component of their success so far. With some added depth to their batting line up they are certainly a genuine chance of going from bottom to Top in i year.
Highlight - Becoming the Hunted rather than easybeats
Lowlight - Their 9 wicket loss to Strathalbyn certainly was a reality check for them along with another miserable batting performance in their last game against Woodside. Both losses to potential fellow finalists but they were hammerings

Rating - 8.5

3/ Nairne 28 Pts The Goliath of A&EHCA over the past 10 seasons (9 Flags) are certainly very vulnerable this season on the back of losing plenty of experienced players. Having said that they're still a handy team and have done well to be in the top group of contenders. Few tipsters would be picking them for the Flag but they have overcome the odds a few times in those 9 flags so would be dangerous to count them out.
Highlight - Their Incredible win over Woodside just 2 rounds ago. Defending 1 run with 3 balls to be bowled they took a team Hat Trick to deny Woodside the win
Lowlight - Their last Round loss to Strath. With top spot up for grabs, Nairne crumbled with the bat and suffered a comprehensive 9 wicket flogging to Strath.

Rating - 7.5

4/ Woodside 28 Pts A perennial finalist (never missed so far in their 8th season in A&EHCA) are on track again to have a crack for the flag. A shock loss to B/C and a choke against Nairne have cost them being clear leaders on Top
Highlight - Bouncing back from a shock loss against B/C when the next week they grinded out 133 against the Creeks on a touch pitch then embarrassed the Tigers, skittling them for 33
Lowlight - Their humiliating loss to new comers Bremer Callington at Woodside where they were hammered by 8 wickets.

Rating - 7

5/ Lang Creek 22 Pts The only team from outside the current 4 with a chance to make the Finals. A regular finalist in recent seasons, the Creeks are paying the price in not being able to field a consistent side which have cost them dearly on several occasions. Are certainly capable of challenging for the flag but need to make the Finals 1st which will be a challenge for them
Highlight - Their narrow 2 run win over Lobethal 2 rounds ago which has kept their season alive
Lowlight - There are 2 Major ones. Their loss to new comers Mt Barker after seemingly having the game wrapped up and then their embarrassing effort with the bat against Woodside in being bowled out for 33 :oops:

Rating - 5

6/ Bremer Callington 18 Pts - Have had a bit of a roller coaster return to A Grade but overall would have to be reasonably happy. Need to find some more consistent efforts with the bat to support their bowling which has been relatively impressive.
Highlight - Their 8 wicket DEMOLITION of Woodside was one of the biggest upsets in recent memory
Lowlight - After working hard to restrict L Creek to 203 on a road at the Creek last round, B/Cally capitulated for only 18 in less than 12 overs :shock: :oops:

Rating - 7.5

7/ Wistow 16 Pts Having been cellar dwellers in recent years , there have been signs of improvement in recent times. 4 wins so far have been a reasonable return and whilst they wont be a finals contender this year, they'd be desperate to cause and upset or 2 before seasons end to build on some momentum in coming years
Highlight - A very solid win over Lobethal earlier in the season who at the time would have been expected to be a major player come finals time
Lowlight - Nothing of note. Have been pretty competitive in all their losses.

Rating - 7

8/ Lobethal 4 Pts Without a shadow of doubt the biggest loser for the season so far as they have plummeted down the ratings. Being a semi finalist the last 2 seasons and with a young and improving list, they would have expected to be a major player this season but instead have had a season from hell so far and cant take a trick. Playing for pride the next few months
Highlight - Bowled Mt Barker out for 34 in their only win
Lowlight - Having their win against B/Cally taken away from them on an administration technicality :oops:

Rating - 2

9/ Mt Barker 4 Pts Was always going to be a tough gig for them coming back into A Grade. Have copped a few hammerings in amongst some competitive performances. will be interesting to see how they finish off the season.
Highlight - Their only win against the Creeks. Chasing 262 and being in trouble at 5/137, they took advantage of a depleted Creek bowling attack that day to cruise in for the victory by 4 wickets
Lowlight - There are 3 . Bowled out for 34 v Lobey. Conceded 4/356 against Hahndorf. And losing to B/Cally on the last ball of the match after Cally put on 48 for the last wicket to steal the win from the jaws of defeat

Rating - 4.5

What other country in world cricket down 1 - 2 in a series and needing a win in the last Test to level the series dish up such a FEATHERBED ROAD of a pitch ? :oops: :oops:
Laughable to think that the administrators in recent times BULLIED some players in resorting to do everything possible (Even outside the rules and spirit of the game) to WIN by telling them they're PAID TO WIN but now when the Administrators (albeit different ones) have the chance to coax the curator (Every country does it except Aust it seems?) to prepare a sporting pitch that gives either team a chance regardless of who bats 1st, they stay silent and dish up this rubbish pitch . Only got themselves to blame for the pathetic state of the National team. :oops:

As well as doing there best to KILL Test cricket by ensuring these borefests