Adelaide Plains Football League

[Drop Bear]

I know this isn't footy related but still great news for the comp is that with at least 5 Netball Clubs having too many players for 5 grades, there will now be 6 grades of netball this season with the "A6" grade to be introduced.

Fantastic news I think and can only benefit every club with increased amount of people through the gate to lead to greater takings etc.

A much wider choice now MC, that must be a bonus!

Doesn't help me much. I can still only choose from the same one. Won't stop me having a look though.

A very wise man once told me "Just because i'm not hungry doesn't mean i can't have a look at the menu"

Just don't sample anything from it.

[OnSong]

A much wider choice now MC, that must be a bonus!

Doesn't help me much. I can still only choose from the same one. Won't stop me having a look though.

A very wise man once told me "Just because i'm not hungry doesn't mean i can't have a look at the menu"

Just don't GET CAUGHT sampling anything from it.

[Drop Bear]

Doesn't help me much. I can still only choose from the same one. Won't stop me having a look though.

A very wise man once told me "Just because i'm not hungry doesn't mean i can't have a look at the menu"

Just don't GET CAUGHT sampling anything from it.

Good luck with that in a small town!!

[scud]

Yes, you would have to be VERY, VERY good to get away with it in a small town

[maidenmagpie]

MALLALA 2ND TRIAL GAME MARCH 25TH 7PM PLAYING NTH CLARE AT MALLALA

[maidenmagpie]

just wondered if any other clubs have trouble with players having to play collage footy before club footy,we have 15 sennior colts with 5 belonging to trinity collage and having to play for them first before club footy,is there a answer to this?i know of some parents trying to get there kids released but are having no luck.

[Mythical Creature]

just wondered if any other clubs have trouble with players having to play collage footy before club footy,we have 15 sennior colts with 5 belonging to trinity collage and having to play for them first before club footy,is there a answer to this?i know of some parents trying to get there kids released but are having no luck.

Its not easy to get out of. Hasn't happened to us recently, but I know when I was playing colts the 2 Sharman boys didn't play much for us because they had to play for Trinity instead.

[razzman]

As a past Trinity student myself, i have been through the problems with club and school footy. Back in the day i remember doing the dash from school footy to my club footy.
My parents too tried to get me out of it, using many (and what we thought were justified reasons) but the school wouldnt budge. Having said all that when parents enroll their kids to trinity they also sign them up to play the nominated sports, its a case of "read the fine print". The better the player is the less chance they have to get out of it also.

[Swamp Donkey]

As a past Trinity student myself, i have been through the problems with club and school footy. Back in the day i remember doing the dash from school footy to my club footy.
My parents too tried to get me out of it, using many (and what we thought were justified reasons) but the school wouldnt budge. Having said all that when parents enroll their kids to trinity they also sign them up to play the nominated sports, its a case of "read the fine print". The better the player is the less chance they have to get out of it also.

The situation is no different a league clubs. In the past the elite football colleges in Adelaide eg Sacred Heart, Rostrevor etc would only let their students play in the holidays. The only exception to this was if the student was playing league footy.

[Pag]

As a past Trinity student myself, i have been through the problems with club and school footy. Back in the day i remember doing the dash from school footy to my club footy.
My parents too tried to get me out of it, using many (and what we thought were justified reasons) but the school wouldnt budge. Having said all that when parents enroll their kids to trinity they also sign them up to play the nominated sports, its a case of "read the fine print". The better the player is the less chance they have to get out of it also.

The situation is no different a league clubs. In the past the elite football colleges in Adelaide eg Sacred Heart, Rostrevor etc would only let their students play in the holidays. The only exception to this was if the student was playing league footy.

Happens everywhere, I think Trinity's policy is the player must be selected at Reserves of SANFL League level to avoid playing First XVIII.

But parents should know his stuff before they enrol their kids there.

[Woofa]

What is the standard of college footy? I guess what i'm asking is, would the kid be developed better playing school footy or playing senior colts at a country or suburban level?

[beer o'clock]

What is the standard of college footy? I guess what i'm asking is, would the kid be developed better playing school footy or playing senior colts at a country or suburban level?

College footy is fairly high standard, especially in the top grade with the likes of sacred heart, rostrevor, pac, saint peters and st micks.

There woulds not be many players in these first teams that wouldn't play A grade in the APFL after school

[Pag]

What is the standard of college footy? I guess what i'm asking is, would the kid be developed better playing school footy or playing senior colts at a country or suburban level?

First XVIII is a very good standard, especially Div 1, which would be on par with SANFL Under 18s I reckon.

[Swamp Donkey]

What is the standard of college footy? I guess what i'm asking is, would the kid be developed better playing school footy or playing senior colts at a country or suburban level?

College footy is fairly high standard, especially in the top grade with the likes of sacred heart, rostrevor, pac, saint peters and st micks.

There woulds not be many players in these first teams that wouldn't play A grade in the APFL after school

Rubbish! I can't possibly agree with that call sorry mate. There would be plenty that wouldn't play in a top A grade side in the APFL, maybe not in the SH or Ros, but the other sides are not that great. Maybe your referring to the bottom sides in the APFL.

[mighty hounds]

What is the standard of college footy? I guess what i'm asking is, would the kid be developed better playing school footy or playing senior colts at a country or suburban level?

College footy is fairly high standard, especially in the top grade with the likes of sacred heart, rostrevor, pac, saint peters and st micks.

There woulds not be many players in these first teams that wouldn't play A grade in the APFL after school

Rubbish! I can't possibly agree with that call sorry mate. There would be plenty that wouldn't play in a top A grade side in the APFL, maybe not in the SH or Ros, but the other sides are not that great. Maybe your referring to the bottom sides in the APFL.

I can answer this. Having come form the school system, I can 100% say that if ur at a school like Sacred Heart, Rostrevor, St Mics, PAC the top footy schools you would want to be playing with them. Its a very high standard of junior footy if your in the top tier of school competiton. Top 10 kids in each top school team would make an APFL team. most of them are with SANFL clubs.

[mighty hounds]

What is the standard of college footy? I guess what i'm asking is, would the kid be developed better playing school footy or playing senior colts at a country or suburban level?

First XVIII is a very good standard, especially Div 1, which would be on par with SANFL Under 18s I reckon.

No way!!

[Swamp Donkey]

What is the standard of college footy? I guess what i'm asking is, would the kid be developed better playing school footy or playing senior colts at a country or suburban level?

College footy is fairly high standard, especially in the top grade with the likes of sacred heart, rostrevor, pac, saint peters and st micks.

There woulds not be many players in these first teams that wouldn't play A grade in the APFL after school

Rubbish! I can't possibly agree with that call sorry mate. There would be plenty that wouldn't play in a top A grade side in the APFL, maybe not in the SH or Ros, but the other sides are not that great. Maybe your referring to the bottom sides in the APFL.

I can answer this. Having come form the school system, I can 100% say that if ur at a school like Sacred Heart, Rostrevor, St Mics, PAC the top footy schools you would want to be playing with them. Its a very high standard of junior footy if your in the top tier of school competiton. Top 10 kids in each top school team would make an APFL team. most of them are with SANFL clubs.

I agree with that, but not most of the team as suggested earlier.

[mighty hounds]

just wondered if any other clubs have trouble with players having to play collage footy before club footy,we have 15 sennior colts with 5 belonging to trinity collage and having to play for them first before club footy,is there a answer to this?i know of some parents trying to get there kids released but are having no luck.

In my last year of under 17's I was in the first 18 and I got out of it by saying there was no way in me getting to games in time with dad doing coaching committments.

[Sky Pilot]

just wondered if any other clubs have trouble with players having to play collage footy before club footy,we have 15 sennior colts with 5 belonging to trinity collage and having to play for them first before club footy,is there a answer to this?i know of some parents trying to get there kids released but are having no luck.

In my last year of under 17's I was in the first 18 and I got out of it by saying there was no way in me getting to games in time with dad doing coaching committments.

In my last year of under-17s I said I wanted to play but they said no thanks stick to baseball

[OnSong]

HWE have cleared Twelftree from YP (don't know how I forgot him, think it was posted here a while ago), while also pending are Rudall recruits Tom Forrest and Fabian Dennis.
Don't know much about how good those two lads are, although Tom (18 or so) played key position forward for the Eastern Eyre league last year. Fabian Dennis (also about 18) was a handy junior from memory and his old man Mick was a good player.

*Updated from APFL clearance list.

APFL Player movement list

Balaklava

Onsong
A Cocks
G Dawson

HWE

D Ciccollela
B Price
J Rowe
Fabian Dennis
Tom Forrest
Todd Twelftree

United

IN:
Allen Starr
Nathan Starr
Jake Hurrell
Dylan Gilles
David Kellett (Moonta)

OUT:
Leigh Michalanney

Two Wells

Trevor Wohlfeil
Michael Grech
Aaron Sincock
Josh Brown-Pichugin
Tim Brown-Pichugin
Todd Lawless
G Muscara
Fenney

Virginia

Troy Wilkey
Not sure how the Smithfield lads are going re: clearances.
Some have been resubmitted.
Pending now are:
Joss Denengelse
Shaun Solomon

Mallala

Out: Ryan Montgomerie (Cowell)

In: Johnno Wildbore (Back from injury)
Josh Seal
Brent Harris
Nathan Hornhardt
Brad Traeger
Jamie Speck

Hamley Bridge

Daniel Burman
Peter Burman
Tom Merta
Dale Norman
Aaron Christmann
Josh Moody
Adam Pepe
Caterall (didnt play a game last year (had a recon) but will play this year