Good Article: SANFL 86-90

[pipers]

From fullpointsfooty.net (which is a treasure).

A bit clunky in its structure (typical Whimpress) but good for a bit of reminiscing...

http://fullpointsfooty.net/%27Endangered%20Species%27%20And%20%27National%20Football%27%201986-1990.htm


btw - did any of you buy tickets for the SANFL Player Retention Lottery?

[LPH]

Yes, I did & so did my father.

What a joke that 'player retention scheme' turned out to be !!!

FFS... Rudi Mandemaker was part of it & he was a VICTORIAN !!!

[smac]

But he was a player wasn't he? In the SANFL?

Would you exclude Colville if the scheme were in existence now?

[LPH]

Yes, without doubt.

The politics of the time were anti-VFL take over.

The Brisbane Bears & West Coast Eagles were in their infancy.
The competition was STILL called the VFL.

Players were being 'poached' worse than ever... Motley, Bradley Kernahan, Platten, Campbell, Taylor, Leslie, the list goes on.

The SANFL designed the system to keep players like the 2 Jarmans, McDermott, McIntosh etc. here in SA & protect OUR competiton. There was alot of parocialism around then.

[smac]

OK, rephrase the question.

Would you exclude Colville if he were playing for your team in that era?

[LPH]

OK, rephrase the question.

Would you exclude Colville if he were playing for your team in that era?

If he was SILLY ENOUGH to be playing for West Torrens ???
(We were SHITE then, Woodville made the finals in '86 & '87)

Same answer... YES

I & my father bought tickets BECAUSE of the reasons outlined above

[smac]

Fair enough, LEH. Personally, I reckon any player good enough to be a top line SANFL player in that era was someone worth hanging on to.

[LPH]

Fair enough, LEH. Personally, I reckon any player good enough to be a top line SANFL player in that era was someone worth hanging on to.

Point taken... each to their own... was a VERY imotive issue back then ('Kick a Vic' banner @ State Games)

[McAlmanac]

So only players born in SA were good enough to retain? What a load of bollocks.

[Barto]

From fullpointsfooty.net (which is a treasure).

A bit clunky in its structure (typical Whimpress) but good for a bit of reminiscing...

http://fullpointsfooty.net/%27Endangered%20Species%27%20And%20%27National%20Football%27%201986-1990.htm


btw - did any of you buy tickets for the SANFL Player Retention Lottery?

I won two prizes in that.

[Hondo]

What a joke that 'player retention scheme' turned out to be !!!

FFS... Rudi Mandemaker was part of it & he was a VICTORIAN !!!

How many of the 'retained' players actually ended up playing for the Crows or any AFL team? I heard that part of the reason for the scheme was to retain a playing list for a future AFL side.

The best players still took the bigger $$$ and went over regardless, i don't think the scheme worked out as was hoped.