BL&G Football League

[BoundaryRider84]

How so?
Personally im more than happy if a Gawler club never wins another flag especially Centrals. Sadly I think no one will get within 10 goals of them.
I think an undefeated season, thus avoiding the dreaded Prelim Final only to choke in the G/F with the boxheads upsetting them at home is the best we can hope for.

How so? What a stupid reply, boring to watch the same sides win every year, especially when tanunda kept winning. I hope its a 1,2,3 finish for the gawler clubs and shoves it right up all those toffee nosed grape growers and chardonnay swiggers. Infact be great to one day see Freeling win the flag or South, been a long time coming.

Gawler clubs have already won more than their fair share of flags this milennium. The odd spasmodic appearance in a G/F should be enough to keep the handful of supporters at each club happy.[/quote]

Wrong again buddy, If you mean since 2000, then only one premiership has been won by a gawler club, Centrals in 2001, Tanunda have won 5, Barossa 4, Kapunda 2, Nuriootpa 1, Angaston 1. So thats 11 to barossa clubs, 2 to the lights and 1 to gawler[/quote]

Thats a matter of opinion. As I said that's more than their fair share.
Willaston have appeared in 2 G/F as have Centrals and Centrals have appeared in about 200 prelim finals. Win a couple of them and you wouldnt be whinging about the lack of success in Gawler and the so called boring clubs winning it all the time[/quote]

Laughable! Days of our Lives you are a pompous knob mate![/quote]

Wait till you meet him in person ;-)

[Dizzee Rascal]

For Christ's sake, learn how to quote, you blokes!

[bennymacca]

For Christ's sake, learn how to quote, you blokes!

it happens when you try and indent too many quotes.

but yeah i agree

[downspine]

Useless..........i think Freeling had their chance under Leal.....and it cost a fortune

[Useless]

Useless..........i think Freeling had their chance under Leal.....and it cost a fortune

Well they are due. No doubt they had there chances much like centrals now. But the wheel turns I guess and hopefully they can get up there soon.

Interesting out of that, I think that team and other teams around that time were a lot stronger than the teams around now.

Yeah Freeling are very good at spending money and even better at wasting it, but I believe they are trying to change this culture now.

[bennymacca]

Does everyone think the points system is doing a better job at evening out the comp compared to the old number of imports system? Genuinely interested as I haven't really followed the blg closely for a few years now

[downspine]

In my opinion
I think since the points have come in, money has escalated
and its not only in the country, there are some clubs in town who pay pretty well

[Useless]

I know other competitions have a lot more trouble than we do with it.

[jakovasaurus]

Back with the import rule, you could get 5-6 even 10+ players in some cases for decent coin each still. .
But Now with the points system, there's only a few per team allowed really, so prices have gone up for individuals considerably. The total outlay for teams probably hasn't changed much, just less players for the dollar.

The standard has certainly dropped off a lot post rule change as well.

[daysofourlives]

Back with the import rule, you could get 5-6 even 10+ players in some cases for decent coin each still. .
But Now with the points system, there's only a few per team allowed really, so prices have gone up for individuals considerably. The total outlay for teams probably hasn't changed much, just less players for the dollar.

The standard has certainly dropped off a lot post rule change as well.

You mean Freeling and Barossa could get 10+ imports. Freeling had 11 ex SANFL league players in one of those Leal years
But agree with the rest of your post. Standard is absolute pooh apart from Centrals. They would be the only side that would be competitive with any of the premiers from the naughties

[jakovasaurus]

Yeah of course we did. Not denying Freeling spent **** loads of coin on players then.
As I'm sure Barossa and others of that time did.

But I know that most of those players back then (at Freeling) were on nothing like the money they'd get now with the points rule.

Clubs have to spend lots to be competitive, just the way it is and has been for years. No point in anyone denying it and trying to say their club doesn't. It's all good.

[mighty hounds]

Going out to the big game tomorrow night and looking forward to it, Could be a grand final preview?

[drifter]

Useless..........i think Freeling had their chance under Leal.....and it cost a fortune

Well they are due. No doubt they had there chances much like centrals now. But the wheel turns I guess and hopefully they can get up there soon.

Interesting out of that, I think that team and other teams around that time were a lot stronger than the teams around now.

Yeah Freeling are very good at spending money and even better at wasting it, but I believe they are trying to change this culture now.

Agreed, this takes time, Freeling have been doing their best to build up their locals through some healthy local junior talent over the last few years. The 17's who hadn't played finals for 20 years , have now played 4 out of the last 5 as an example. Hopefully, eventually the imports will be the icing on the cake, instead of the whole cake.

[Toronto]

any result from the ango v nuri game?

[Red Rocket]

Useless..........i think Freeling had their chance under Leal.....and it cost a fortune

Well they are due. No doubt they had there chances much like centrals now. But the wheel turns I guess and hopefully they can get up there soon.

Interesting out of that, I think that team and other teams around that time were a lot stronger than the teams around now.

Yeah Freeling are very good at spending money and even better at wasting it, but I believe they are trying to change this culture now.

Agreed, this takes time, Freeling have been doing their best to build up their locals through some healthy local junior talent over the last few years. The 17's who hadn't played finals for 20 years , have now played 4 out of the last 5 as an example. Hopefully, eventually the imports will be the icing on the cake, instead of the whole cake.

Did I hear right that Freeling only had 15 players in the senior colts round 1?
Doesnt auger well for the seniors in years to come if numbers are not coming through although the Gawler sides have shown that have oodles of kids doesnt necessary relate to success in the seniors

[beef]

any result from the ango v nuri game?

Nuri by a couple goals

[drifter]

Freeling have the bare 18 in this age group when everybody's fit, but to be fair, this age group have been fairly light on from the beginning. They are probably the last group from that didn't benefit from the houses in the new development. They won't be as strong as the previous few years, but I think they will still punch above their weight.
You are spot on about good juniors not necessarily translating into strong senior teams. You really have to create a culture that they want to be a part of.

[Red Rocket]

Hows Media Mike's predictions looking now?
Another spoon heading up to the Hills perhaps

[daysofourlives]

Did the 19 men on the field rule get changed after that final a couple years ago?
I believe Nuri had 19 on the field early on in the last quarter when a count was called for

[beef]

Def had 19 at start of last after angaston called for a count. They got a free kick about 35 out straight in front. Luckily for nuri angastons ruck man can't kick. No score was wiped.