Adelaide Plains Football League

[RooShootOhh]

Don't you lot know the facts by now:

-Hamley pay EVERY player that plays A-Grade each week (min payment $100 for U17 kid)
-Injured players receive half of their match payment if they miss through injury
-Points arent an issue as Taylors, Thachs, Hansons, Flynns and Haseldines father were all made life members at the last AGM (a player is worth 0 points if a parent is a life member of that club)
-the league have given Hamley the full 15 points plus 6 compensation points anyway
-3 great years for the farmers of the district ($$$)
-Hamley have a couple of houses they let players stay at times
-Rotaion policy they are about to employ is for sh!ts and giggles

[OnSong]

I think those facts are pretty widely known.

[RooShootOhh]

Hamley are really really trying to buy a premiership now ain't they!

every club is trying to buy a premiership mate. every club has payed players therefore they are trying to buy a premiership. silly comment moses. expect better from you

Yes true every team might have payed players playing for them but no enough to make up a whole entire team like hamley! but I guess its not to late to ask the league for more points to help fit in another unlocal high payed player who's gonna leave at the end of the year!

Hamley dont have access to populations like other sides Moses, so what do you suggest they do?

How do you think a town with a poplation of 600 can field a strong and competative team in the competition...?

Also find it funny, u weren't on here bagging Hamley when they were on a winning streak, they lose to Two Wells and welcome back Moses... Did you ask to play for Hamley and they refused to recruit you..

[RooShootOhh]

by the way:

Two Wells 1-39
Mallala 1-39
HWE 1-39

[Swamp Donkey]

How do you think a town with a poplation of 600 can field a strong and competative team in the competition...?

Mallala do it every week. Yes they, like every other club top up the talent pool with good imports, but the key is adequately developing juniors and creating an environment and culture that those kids will want to stay and play in when they grow up.

[Swamp Donkey]

I look forward to playing against Stribling. What a test for country footballers!

Earl would give him a bath anyway in the form he's in!

More than happy to offer him an ice bath after the game

[magpieeagle]

Hear on the gradevine Matt Good out for the yr,free up some cash for the new SANFL player

I'm thinking magpieeagle is being mischievous here, as we should all know that Matty was not getting any cash.

don't be too sure on that roodog,petrol isn't cheap $2 a litre by now in hamley

[magpieeagle]

Thought there would be a rush on for clearences thinking they close midnight sunday

[THACHY_7]

The Hamley Bridge Football Club has had meetings with the coaches regarding Toby Stribling and Hamley's allocated points for this season. All parties involved agreed that a rotation policy was the best outcome if Stribling was to play. All the imports agreed to the rotation policy meaning each import will have a week off at some stage over the next 6 games. With Hamley having the next 2 weeks off, Stribling will be playing for East Gambier in the western border league under a 2 match permit which has already been approved from both leagues. Stribling will line up for Hamley Bridge against Virginia after the 2 byes.

[RooShootOhh]

How do you think a town with a poplation of 600 can field a strong and competative team in the competition...?

Mallala do it every week. Yes they, like every other club top up the talent pool with good imports, but the key is adequately developing juniors and creating an environment and culture that those kids will want to stay and play in when they grow up.

I totally agree Swamp, merely my point being Mallala have between 1000-1100 in population vs Hamley 600, thats nearly twice the amount of people to choose from. This appears to be accurately reflected in the junior numbers at each club with Hamley struggling to field full junior and senior colts sides, that not being the case at the pies.
So it then becomes hard to keep kids interested in footy when they get 10+ goal belting most weeks. That along with the normal attrition rate of kids dropping out of sport in todays society it can be a hard drive.

So with numbers/depth, comes the enhancement of being able to adequately develop a junior program as you suggest. Yes some clubs certainly do a better job of it than others (Mallala being one and potentially Hamley being guilty of not doing so in the past), but based on pure numbers, there will be greater opportunity at some clubs compared to others. The case is the same for United and HWE in my eyes as it is for Hamley.
Merely supporting my point to Moses that, unless Hamley wait 10 years for the current junior program (in which the McCabes are involved I believe) to bring through a core group of players to carry the load, how does he expect hamly to compete in the current environment?

[Freaky Tah]

Rosters 1-39
Rams 1-39
Eagles 1-39

[magpieeagle]

The Hamley Bridge Football Club has had meetings with the coaches regarding Toby Stribling and Hamley's allocated points for this season. All parties involved agreed that a rotation policy was the best outcome if Stribling was to play. All the imports agreed to the rotation policy meaning each import will have a week off at some stage over the next 6 games. With Hamley having the next 2 weeks off, Stribling will be playing for East Gambier in the western border league under a 2 match permit which has already been approved from both leagues. Stribling will line up for Hamley Bridge against Virginia after the 2 byes.

two byes,East gambier,at least still getting food on the table till then

[roodog]

The Hamley Bridge Football Club has had meetings with the coaches regarding Toby Stribling and Hamley's allocated points for this season. All parties involved agreed that a rotation policy was the best outcome if Stribling was to play. All the imports agreed to the rotation policy meaning each import will have a week off at some stage over the next 6 games. With Hamley having the next 2 weeks off, Stribling will be playing for East Gambier in the western border league under a 2 match permit which has already been approved from both leagues. Stribling will line up for Hamley Bridge against Virginia after the 2 byes.

Just a hypothetical here. IF it's true that Stribling (or anyone else carrying points) were to come in to Hamley's side, thus creating a rotation policy, I would then presume (because I don't actually know) that points totals don't apply in finals?

Because if points totals DO count for finals............who is going to put their hand up to be rotated out?

[Kcco]

The Hamley Bridge Football Club has had meetings with the coaches regarding Toby Stribling and Hamley's allocated points for this season. All parties involved agreed that a rotation policy was the best outcome if Stribling was to play. All the imports agreed to the rotation policy meaning each import will have a week off at some stage over the next 6 games. With Hamley having the next 2 weeks off, Stribling will be playing for East Gambier in the western border league under a 2 match permit which has already been approved from both leagues. Stribling will line up for Hamley Bridge against Virginia after the 2 byes.

Thatchy is pretty honest on the forum
I shall believe it when he lines up against Virginia

[OnSong]

The Hamley Bridge Football Club has had meetings with the coaches regarding Toby Stribling and Hamley's allocated points for this season. All parties involved agreed that a rotation policy was the best outcome if Stribling was to play. All the imports agreed to the rotation policy meaning each import will have a week off at some stage over the next 6 games. With Hamley having the next 2 weeks off, Stribling will be playing for East Gambier in the western border league under a 2 match permit which has already been approved from both leagues. Stribling will line up for Hamley Bridge against Virginia after the 2 byes.

Just a hypothetical here. IF it's true that Stribling (or anyone else carrying points) were to come in to Hamley's side, thus creating a rotation policy, I would then presume (because I don't actually know) that points totals don't apply in finals?

Because if points totals DO count for finals............who is going to put their hand up to be rotated out?

And boom goes the dynamite.

[Nighthawk]

Roosters 1/39
Mallala 1-39
Hwe1-39

[roodog]

Two Wells 1-39 Bit of a tricky one. Balak are at home and NEED this one to stay in touch with the top four, but Roosters should get it done
United 1-39 Flip a coin! Longies probably the best 6th placed team for years, But Eagles are definitely on the improve. United just
Mallala 1-39 Maggies have dropped a couple of games they shouldn't have, and this could be another, but can't go past their solid form

[magpieeagle]

The Hamley Bridge Football Club has had meetings with the coaches regarding Toby Stribling and Hamley's allocated points for this season. All parties involved agreed that a rotation policy was the best outcome if Stribling was to play. All the imports agreed to the rotation policy meaning each import will have a week off at some stage over the next 6 games. With Hamley having the next 2 weeks off, Stribling will be playing for East Gambier in the western border league under a 2 match permit which has already been approved from both leagues. Stribling will line up for Hamley Bridge against Virginia after the 2 byes.

Just a hypothetical here. IF it's true that Stribling (or anyone else carrying points) were to come in to Hamley's side, thus creating a rotation policy, I would then presume (because I don't actually know) that points totals don't apply in finals?

Because if points totals DO count for finals............who is going to put their hand up to be rotated out?

And boom goes the dynamite.

been waiting for that call

[Swamp Donkey]

How do you think a town with a poplation of 600 can field a strong and competative team in the competition...?

Mallala do it every week. Yes they, like every other club top up the talent pool with good imports, but the key is adequately developing juniors and creating an environment and culture that those kids will want to stay and play in when they grow up.

I totally agree Swamp, merely my point being Mallala have between 1000-1100 in population vs Hamley 600, thats nearly twice the amount of people to choose from. This appears to be accurately reflected in the junior numbers at each club with Hamley struggling to field full junior and senior colts sides, that not being the case at the pies.
So it then becomes hard to keep kids interested in footy when they get 10+ goal belting most weeks. That along with the normal attrition rate of kids dropping out of sport in todays society it can be a hard drive.

So with numbers/depth, comes the enhancement of being able to adequately develop a junior program as you suggest. Yes some clubs certainly do a better job of it than others (Mallala being one and potentially Hamley being guilty of not doing so in the past), but based on pure numbers, there will be greater opportunity at some clubs compared to others. The case is the same for United and HWE in my eyes as it is for Hamley.
Merely supporting my point to Moses that, unless Hamley wait 10 years for the current junior program (in which the McCabes are involved I believe) to bring through a core group of players to carry the load, how does he expect hamly to compete in the current environment?

Its a fair point. I guess my overall feeling on the matter is, that the reason HB suffered so much over the past 6-7 years was not due only to a lack of juniors, more so a total lack of stability in their core group of senior players, with the club knowing full well that players they've been signing from elsewhere were not interested in what happens 2-3 years later and beyond. Becuase of this, the juniors coming through have watched their local heros get flogged every week and understandably were not all that keen to hang around. Keeping in mind that if you have a stable group of senior players than you only need 1-2 colts coming up to A grade footy in each year, as well as 1-2 imports in each year, to maintain a strong senior core.

All that being said, I totally realise the situation Hamley was in at the start of last year and they needed to basically start from scratch again last year and form that core of senior players to which their upcoming juniors can compliment and one day overtake as leaders of the club..... and the few current players that I do speak to at the club at the moment, seem to be keen on making HB their home club for a long period time and are there for the right reasons. I'm certainly not bagging Hamley at all, merely justifying that fact that a population of 600 is most definately a sustainable population for a small country footy club that is only 15 minutes from Gawler and less than a hour from Adelaide.......... if managed properly. All the signs from HB in terms of their junior program with the McCabe boys and the long term committment of many of their guns imports, i.e. Herberle, Taylor, Hanson and co, are positive for their club and our league.

[hotspur]

So with numbers/depth, comes the enhancement of being able to adequately develop a junior program as you suggest. Yes some clubs certainly do a better job of it than others (Mallala being one and potentially Hamley being guilty of not doing so in the past), but based on pure numbers, there will be greater opportunity at some clubs compared to others. The case is the same for United and HWE in my eyes as it is for Hamley.

I think it's true as others are saying that Hambley have finally hooked the right way of being successful - imports who are keepers and want to form a relationship with a club and developing juniors who want to play A grade for their town. What happens when the population is small and the kids aren't interested. How can a club be competitive in that case. I believe this is true at HWE. They have limited Reserves too. Also the imports who want to stay around are generally older in the country however good they are, and not really long termers. Any town hampered by population limits a long way from Adelaide should get extra points..
Anyway.....Stribling won't find getting the ball as easy at Hambley as he might have at South. I wonder if he realises this?