BL&G Football League

[MOHAMMAD]

Parish signed a contract with Nairne Bremer a few weeks back so if Freeling want him they better be good negotiators, cause as far as I know he's a required player

Think you may have taken the bait ram.

[Gilligan]

I think you will find that Cranston has signed with Angaston.
If Pech and Harvey stay Angaston will certainly be big improvers along with Bain and Ruwoldt also ins from last season.
Pity they missed out on Kennedy.
Any Gawler Central posters able to confirm all the outs at the club?
So far Hahn, Heberle, Brading, Blakemore, Purdie, Williams, Souter, Long, Whenham, Hillibrand,Cornielusen, Oxenham,maybe Bova and Howard and no new signings apart from ex South Gawler ruckman Kennedy.

Heard last night both Pech and Harvey gone from Angaston, Pech to Waikerie and Harvey to Mannum so if true big losses for Angaston , makes recruiting just put club back to where it was for the coming season . If they had stayed and with recruits mentioned club would have been big improvers for season 2012.

[MOHAMMAD]

I think you will find that Cranston has signed with Angaston.
If Pech and Harvey stay Angaston will certainly be big improvers along with Bain and Ruwoldt also ins from last season.
Pity they missed out on Kennedy.
Any Gawler Central posters able to confirm all the outs at the club?
So far Hahn, Heberle, Brading, Blakemore, Purdie, Williams, Souter, Long, Whenham, Hillibrand,Cornielusen, Oxenham,maybe Bova and Howard and no new signings apart from ex South Gawler ruckman Kennedy.

Heard last night both Pech and Harvey gone from Angaston, Pech to Waikerie and Harvey to Mannum so if true big losses for Angaston , makes recruiting just put club back to where it was for the coming season . If they had stayed and with recruits mentioned club would have been big improvers for season 2012.

Huge loss for Angaston have lost there two best players. Why would they go in different directions, since they are brother in laws. Stewie?
Seems the departure lounge at the dog track is busy.
Freeling big chance for September action.

[Bazza J]

I think you will find that Cranston has signed with Angaston.
If Pech and Harvey stay Angaston will certainly be big improvers along with Bain and Ruwoldt also ins from last season.
Pity they missed out on Kennedy.
Any Gawler Central posters able to confirm all the outs at the club?
So far Hahn, Heberle, Brading, Blakemore, Purdie, Williams, Souter, Long, Whenham, Hillibrand,Cornielusen, Oxenham,maybe Bova and Howard and no new signings apart from ex South Gawler ruckman Kennedy.

Heard last night both Pech and Harvey gone from Angaston, Pech to Waikerie and Harvey to Mannum so if true big losses for Angaston , makes recruiting just put club back to where it was for the coming season . If they had stayed and with recruits mentioned club would have been big improvers for season 2012.

Huge loss for Angaston have lost there two best players. Why would they go in different directions, since they are brother in laws. Stewie?
Seems the departure lounge at the dog track is busy.
Freeling big chance for September action.

I heard their both Mannum bound.

[daysofourlives]

I think you will find that Cranston has signed with Angaston.
If Pech and Harvey stay Angaston will certainly be big improvers along with Bain and Ruwoldt also ins from last season.
Pity they missed out on Kennedy.
Any Gawler Central posters able to confirm all the outs at the club?
So far Hahn, Heberle, Brading, Blakemore, Purdie, Williams, Souter, Long, Whenham, Hillibrand,Cornielusen, Oxenham,maybe Bova and Howard and no new signings apart from ex South Gawler ruckman Kennedy.

Heard last night both Pech and Harvey gone from Angaston, Pech to Waikerie and Harvey to Mannum so if true big losses for Angaston , makes recruiting just put club back to where it was for the coming season . If they had stayed and with recruits mentioned club would have been big improvers for season 2012.

Huge loss for Angaston have lost there two best players. Why would they go in different directions, since they are brother in laws. Stewie?
Seems the departure lounge at the dog track is busy.
Freeling big chance for September action.

I heard their both Mannum bound.

4 figure sum too plus a couple k for now.
Country footy is F**** if players like this can get this sort of money. Dont get me wrong they are good players but one is a centerman one is a small forward. They are not KPP or ruckmen, there is gazillions of players just like them

[Stewie Griffin]

Both headed to the same place....a stinky town on the Murray with too much money.
Sad to see the boys go as great to have them as team mates.
Not liking the money in country footy these days but would be hypocritical to give them a hard time
About it, coz we all would've done the same thing when good dollars are offered
The panthers will still be better than last year, not as much now though.

[Dogwatcher]

one a former league player I don't think played last year anywhere(famous for missing a grand final due to selection after coming back from injury). The other is related and played in Hills League last year.

He did play last year. The relative is not from a Hills club.

[UNCLE SAM]

Both headed to the same place....a stinky town on the Murray with too much money.
Sad to see the boys go as great to have them as team mates.
Not liking the money in country footy these days but would be hypocritical to give them a hard time
About it, coz we all would've done the same thing when good dollars are offered
The panthers will still be better than last year, not as much now though.

Stewie you and the club must be devestated that these 2 players have prostituted themselves to this club and are again leaving the club when they are most needed.Your recruiting now of 2 quality players is now thrown out the window by these 2 players leaving.
I hope the club closes the door on them forever.Days is correct in his comments that country footy is f##### and we need to control these payments somehow or clubs will go broke.
Not sure how but would like posters thoughts?

[Dogwatcher]

BL&G footy was and is at the forefront of paying players big $$$ and has been for a long time.
When clubs offer $$$, sometimes you're going to get mercenaries.
Bit rich to complain when the competition has been attracting players with payments for many, many years.
It will take a very strong club to decide to stop going down that route. Good luck to any that try it.

[UNCLE SAM]

BL&G footy was and is at the forefront of paying players big $$$ and has been for a long time.
When clubs offer $$$, sometimes you're going to get mercenaries.
Bit rich to complain when the competition has been attracting players with payments for many, many years.
It will take a very strong club to decide to stop going down that route. Good luck to any that try it.

Dogwatcher what a load of crap-BL&G are no worse than the Riverland.Your last 3 premiers all nearly went broke paying for there premiership's in there centenary years.
Don't tell me all the players like the Stelzers came back and played for Renmark for nothing.
By the way who is coaching Waikerie this year?

[Dogwatcher]

I'm not saying Riverland clubs aren't spending cash. The Riverland is just as bad but clubs definitely can't afford to pay the volume of money that would be spent here.
Being closer to the city, the BL&G, along with Hills and River Murray, have had greater access to players who are after greater pay days for a very long time.
I'm not having a go at the BL&G and I have no problem with clubs paying players money if that's the path they want to go down.
But watching from the club I grew up at, I know of many, many players who came to the BL&G comp over the years and earned some serious cash. It's life.
But to blame others, such as the players, and not have the clubs accept some of the responsibility for the situation is not right. Chicken or the egg, I guess.

[Dogwatcher]

No club in the Riverland has nearly gone broke spending $$$ in recent years.
They've been a lot more responsible.
Loxton North was the 2011 premier and spent minimal $$$ - definitely spent some, no doubt but not a massive amount compared to club's in the Riverland, let alone in the BL&G.
Berri won the 2010 flag and spent pretty much the exact same amount of money in that year as it did in 2011. So they didn't go broke.
I can't speak for Renmark but that club appears to have put its money problems from the late 90s aside. It also paid players in other ways - I think one player had his car fixed up. Admittedly they wouldn't have had as big a budget since their premiership year.
And Waikerie, certainly wouldn't go broke. I hated playing against them but have a lot of respect for the way they manage their club and spending. They have solid supporters who help ensure they recruit quality players and they are generally quality blokes. It helps having a man as passionate about his foundation club as Mark Ricciuto being involved with the club too.
So that, from my perception shoots down the theory of clubs in the Riverland going broke.
From anecdotal evidence, the leading paying clubs in the RFL would pay substantially less than BL&G clubs.

Who's coaching Waikerie? Former Riverton lad Craig Griffiths and ex premiership coach Brenton Kay will be joint coaches in 2012. An interesting proposition.

[hotspur]

You seem to know a lot about the Riverland Doggie, but if you're a fan of a team in the BLG you seem to bag the league a fair bit - Dogwatcher? I wonder which team?
My mail on certain new recruits at the Bombers may have been wrong on their past, but they're still playing in 2012, with some other quality names too. Watch this space, because I'm frightened to say much more. Lucky they're not from the Riverland!

[Dogwatcher]

You read it wrong. I'm not bagging BL&G.
I'm questioning the comments by those who believe the BL&G and other country leagues haven't in part helped cause the inflation of player payments and the increase in football mercenaries.
I have great respect for the BL&G, having watched it from a near distance since my youth.

As yet, I have no affiliation with any local club though. I do hope to get out to most at some point or other throughout the season.

As for the Kapunda recruits, one of the scheduled landings at Bomberland may have been diverted to another location...

[From The Outer]

Hotspur, If you did just a little research you would realise that Dogwatcher has a great deal of factual knowledge about country football and is far more than a rumour starter as most are on this forum.

[mighty hounds]

Hotspur, If you did just a little research you would realise that Dogwatcher has a great deal of factual knowledge about country football and is far more than a rumour starter as most are on this forum.

I think the BLG forum is just so used to trolls that any1 that comes mentioning money and players other posters believe its bull caca

[hotspur]

Ouch! Touche!
I'm not questioning Dogwatcher's knowledge about country footy Mr. Outer, it just seems that he makes a lot of negative comments about the BLG on this forum. I agree with him about the way money now dictates success in the country, but to say it's not as bad in the Riverland would be wildly wrong. It's a disease that will take some beating every where in country footy; no league is immune.
As for saying that the BLG is up there with the biggest payers, he may be right - but why are so many of our top players jumping ship for bigger paypackets in other, smaller leagues?
One of the Central boys coming to Kapunda has been unfortunately diverted by retirement or a bigger paypacket.
Again, touche!

[hotspur]

Mighty Hounds needs to look at himself - and some of the caca from over his way - and his forum before he can comment on another.
After all a little knowledge helps when you're out of your depth.

[From The Outer]

I do not think Dogwatcher actually hides his identity so I dont think it is a problem to say that as one of the premier country football writers in SA he is well informed to comment on any issue in country footy.

[callop]

Agreed. I thoroughly enjoy Dogwatchers posts and journalism. I have no doubt he is not bagging the BLG. Now that he has moved a little closer to the BLG i am sure he will have his finger right on the pulse.