Ch9 AFL Division 6 - 2015

[The Real Number 3]

my ladder prediction

Smithfield
Lockleys
West Croydon
Trinity OS
Brahma Lodge

Mawson Lakes
Fitzroy
Ingle Farm
Central United

[Q.]

lol @ poll title

[Demon Juke]

Central United Eastern Park Woodward, Bradley Pending 2015-03-24
Central United Eastern Park Tankard, Neil Pending 2015-03-24

didnt think woody would ever leave the units but there ya go..

No great surprise to us, he's looking for money and the other player follows him everywhere.
On the positive it gives our delegate wed. Nights off from going to thebby oval for the tribunerals, he will be hard to replace but we have a good young group that actaullys trains, to cover the losses , we might even get to keep some premiership points now { if we get any}

Was told he has $120 reasons to go to Eastern park for a win and $30 over the bar each week. I hope they win enough games to make it worth while for him, If he wanted to test himself he should have gone to a Div 1 or 2 club to have a try instead of going from div 6 to div 4 for a bit of cash.

[Lightning McQueen]

lol @ poll title

It's been like that for the whole thread.

[Q.]

lol @ poll title

It's been like that for the whole thread.

I know, thankyou for finally changing it

[Footy Chick]

lol @ poll title

It's been like that for the whole thread.

Eh? why are we loling?

[Q.]

lol @ poll title

It's been like that for the whole thread.

Eh? why are we loling?

It said "Who will win the D7 Grand Final"

[Dogmatic]

I'd have West Croydon as favourites if they havent lost too many besides Stubberfield.. Brahma obviously a bit of the unknown, and expect them to be right up there given the names in.. Throw a blanket over Smithfield, Trinity and Lockleys, not much between them I dont think.. Fitzroy and Central United just behind them, but will push top sides on a good day.. Think Mawsons might struggle

Hopefully we get more than a bit of the unknown. He is good for the forum.

[great catch]

Anyone thinking of coming to the Smithfield and gums trial this Sunday @ gums?

[Happy Endings]

I'd have West Croydon as favourites if they havent lost too many besides Stubberfield.. Brahma obviously a bit of the unknown, and expect them to be right up there given the names in.. Throw a blanket over Smithfield, Trinity and Lockleys, not much between them I dont think.. Fitzroy and Central United just behind them, but will push top sides on a good day.. Think Mawsons might struggle

Hopefully we get more than a bit of the unknown. He is good for the forum.

Brahma are a bit of an Unknown. If only there was an "Unknown Source"

[bulldogs]

Just make something up Great Catch, everyone else on here does!

I'll take this time to make some estimates on the ladder & competition. Overall I think the standard won't be what it was last year, where division 6 & the top 5 were quite strong.
Breaking it up into groups instead of defined ladder positions.

Positions 1-3
West Croydon - I was really surprised they didn't get to at least a grand final last year, they had some really quality players, pace & height. I've only heard of them losing Stubberfield, so I expect them to be around the mark again.
Brahma Lodge - Rightly or wrongly they are here, but they seemed to have regained a significant amount of the spine from the two grand final teams they had. From all reports pretty tall. With Carey running the PR machine, expect the lid kept well & truly on.
Smithfield - Dominated a pretty weak division 7 in 2014, but definitely have some quality & have added to it for the upcoming season. Has Webber boldly predicted himself to kick 120+

Positions 4-7
Lockleys - slightly under the radar (maybe cause they are geographically separated from the rest of the comp!). Have picked up a coach with a good reputation (& high public profile... in the forums). Had plenty of young players that were looking to develop & could be a bit of a bolter.
Fitzroy - Were a reasonable side, but lacked the quality of the top 4 last year. Lost a couple of highly regarded players, which they may struggle to cover with the class. I'd expect them to still be pushing for the 5.
Trinity - Coming down from div 5, they have a quiet confidence about them with some players returning. Div 6 to 5, isn't a huge jump so I expect them to be around the mark of the finals, but not in the top 3.
Ingle Farm - after some disappointing events last year, the club has now invested in youth. Have certainly lost some players, but a young developing group & a higher emphasis on team play could see this group push for the 5.

Position 8
Central United - I think they will surprise teams if they are having an off day, but they will lack the depth in class to win consistently enough to push for finals whilst rebuilding the club with youth.

Position 9
Mawsons Lakes - Unfortunately haven't heard a lot of good coming out of Mawson's . Bit of a clear out after last year, where they were probably a bit lucky to survive given that the Owls & Mitchell Park were in the position that they were in.

are you having a kick at the farmers?

[the milky bar kid]

Just make something up Great Catch, everyone else on here does!

I'll take this time to make some estimates on the ladder & competition. Overall I think the standard won't be what it was last year, where division 6 & the top 5 were quite strong.
Breaking it up into groups instead of defined ladder positions.

Positions 1-3
West Croydon - I was really surprised they didn't get to at least a grand final last year, they had some really quality players, pace & height. I've only heard of them losing Stubberfield, so I expect them to be around the mark again.
Brahma Lodge - Rightly or wrongly they are here, but they seemed to have regained a significant amount of the spine from the two grand final teams they had. From all reports pretty tall. With Carey running the PR machine, expect the lid kept well & truly on.
Smithfield - Dominated a pretty weak division 7 in 2014, but definitely have some quality & have added to it for the upcoming season. Has Webber boldly predicted himself to kick 120+

Positions 4-7
Lockleys - slightly under the radar (maybe cause they are geographically separated from the rest of the comp!). Have picked up a coach with a good reputation (& high public profile... in the forums). Had plenty of young players that were looking to develop & could be a bit of a bolter.
Fitzroy - Were a reasonable side, but lacked the quality of the top 4 last year. Lost a couple of highly regarded players, which they may struggle to cover with the class. I'd expect them to still be pushing for the 5.
Trinity - Coming down from div 5, they have a quiet confidence about them with some players returning. Div 6 to 5, isn't a huge jump so I expect them to be around the mark of the finals, but not in the top 3.
Ingle Farm - after some disappointing events last year, the club has now invested in youth. Have certainly lost some players, but a young developing group & a higher emphasis on team play could see this group push for the 5.

Position 8
Central United - I think they will surprise teams if they are having an off day, but they will lack the depth in class to win consistently enough to push for finals whilst rebuilding the club with youth.

Position 9
Mawsons Lakes - Unfortunately haven't heard a lot of good coming out of Mawson's . Bit of a clear out after last year, where they were probably a bit lucky to survive given that the Owls & Mitchell Park were in the position that they were in.

are you having a kick at the farmers?

Yeah, I might even try to get two kicks this year

[Q.]

How did the Mawson Lakes vs Mitchell Park game go?

[lovetowatch]

Q was a good hit out Mawson lakes looked good and Mitchell park had there moments, over 6 quarters Mawson would have got up by 10 goals score where not taken

[BFG]

howd the trial go zed? Pultney look alright this year?

[Yank Man]

How did the Mawson Lakes vs Mitchell Park game go?

It's going to be a long year Q. Lakes by plenty.

[Q.]

How did the Mawson Lakes vs Mitchell Park game go?

It's going to be a long year Q. Lakes by plenty.

Bah, I've heard that before

[BFG]

How did the Mawson Lakes vs Mitchell Park game go?

It's going to be a long year Q. Lakes by plenty.

Bah, I've heard that before

You'll still make finals i'd say yanky.......someone has to in div 7!

[Yank Man]

How did the Mawson Lakes vs Mitchell Park game go?

It's going to be a long year Q. Lakes by plenty.

Bah, I've heard that before

You'll still make finals i'd say yanky.......someone has to in div 7!

Yeah that was for you Q. On a serious note Mawson's play a really hard running game and will surprise teams in Div 6. They are well structured and well coached and work for each other.

As for us? We had a lot out because quite a few of our boys work Saturdays and rotate their rosters around byes long week ends etc etc. I thought at times we played some really really good footy and at the end of the day we have almost a completely new team and it will take time for the team to gel, and the new coaches time to work out who can do what particularly under game day pressure.

Frankly we are in a lot better shape than we were this time last year and we expect to be very competitive.

[tomo]

BL will need more than a few players returning to the club to be top 3.