Southern Football League

[AFLflyer]

Word just to hand Wayne Ewer and Wayne Andrys odds have just come in now at about 8-1.Keep an eye on this movement.

is wayne andrys, the same bloke who was tied up at Christies beach?

[Zelezny Chucks]

1 in 3 ain't bad I suppose.

When did you last kick 8 or more in an A grade final,even a game ZC

Sorry about the lateness getting back to you on this one fly.

Can't say I've kicked 8 in a Final.

Which do you think Milo would prefer, 8 goals in a final or one of my premiership medallions?

[Down the Hill]

Current SFL Goals after Round 10

McKeough 72
Pollard 47
D.Reavill 45
McDonnell 41
Ramsay 40
McKee 35
Butcher 34

[Speccy02]

Current SFL Goals after Round 10

McKeough 72
Pollard 47
D.Reavill 45
McDonnell 41
Ramsay 40
McKee 35
Butcher 34

Milo leading by 25 over Pollard.... Pollard with hackham to play this week.....anything is possible.
if milo didnt have noarlunga also, he mite be a chance to catch him in 1 round..... If he kicks straight.

[efc]

I dont think there would be many forwards in any competiton averaging 7.2 goals a game, also the combination of Milo and Butcher averaging 10.6 goals and Butcher plays on ball and has missed his fair share of games. Not a bad effort. No wonder Milo is thinking of giving SANFL another crack.

You would think that if he was to keep this average up Reynella will figure prominately in finals.

[BJ Ernest]

I dont think there would be many forwards in any competiton averaging 7.2 goals a game, also the combination of Milo and Butcher averaging 10.6 goals and Butcher plays on ball and has missed his fair share of games. Not a bad effort. No wonder Milo is thinking of giving SANFL another crack.

You would think that if he was to keep this average up Reynella will figure prominately in finals.

Id say thats the Butcher from Flaggies wouldnt it??

[Zelezny Chucks]

I dont think there would be many forwards in any competiton averaging 7.2 goals a game, also the combination of Milo and Butcher averaging 10.6 goals and Butcher plays on ball and has missed his fair share of games. Not a bad effort. No wonder Milo is thinking of giving SANFL another crack.

You would think that if he was to keep this average up Reynella will figure prominately in finals.

Id say thats the Butcher from Flaggies wouldnt it??

That would be correct BJ.

efc, I'd say Milo would have averaged close to that for the past four years and we all know how that has faired for them.

[Speccy02]

I dont think there would be many forwards in any competiton averaging 7.2 goals a game, also the combination of Milo and Butcher averaging 10.6 goals and Butcher plays on ball and has missed his fair share of games. Not a bad effort. No wonder Milo is thinking of giving SANFL another crack.

You would think that if he was to keep this average up Reynella will figure prominately in finals.

To answer that you need to look at his average against the top sides (Cove, M/Vale etc)
I wouldnt be putting all my eggs in that basket if I were reynella after looking at those stats.

[SFL Addict]

I dont think there would be many forwards in any competiton averaging 7.2 goals a game, also the combination of Milo and Butcher averaging 10.6 goals and Butcher plays on ball and has missed his fair share of games. Not a bad effort. No wonder Milo is thinking of giving SANFL another crack.

You would think that if he was to keep this average up Reynella will figure prominately in finals.

Id say thats the Butcher from Flaggies wouldnt it??

That would be correct BJ.

efc, I'd say Milo would have averaged close to that for the past four years and we all know how that has faired for them.

After witnessing the Bushpigs V Emus game down at Flaggies on the weekend, I must also add that I was quite impressed with the young Flaggy outfit. Maybe with the addition of some height they could be a real competitive force in the next couple of years. Looked undersized in almost every position.

ZC, what was your take on Butcher? Someone stated before that he played in the association game at full forward but I noticed that he tended to play more across half forward on the weekend. I also noticed that Smithy followed him every step of the way. Hilly must hold him in some regard to have the best defender in the league on his tail all day.

As for Hackham this week, could we push the 60 goal mark again? My tip: Emus by 56 goals with Polly finding his kicking boots after losing them last week, and slotting home 22. Thoughts?

[Cheese Twisties]

I dont think there would be many forwards in any competiton averaging 7.2 goals a game, also the combination of Milo and Butcher averaging 10.6 goals and Butcher plays on ball and has missed his fair share of games. Not a bad effort. No wonder Milo is thinking of giving SANFL another crack.

You would think that if he was to keep this average up Reynella will figure prominately in finals.

Id say thats the Butcher from Flaggies wouldnt it??

That would be correct BJ.

efc, I'd say Milo would have averaged close to that for the past four years and we all know how that has faired for them.

After witnessing the Bushpigs V Emus game down at Flaggies on the weekend, I must also add that I was quite impressed with the young Flaggy outfit. Maybe with the addition of some height they could be a real competitive force in the next couple of years. Looked undersized in almost every position.

ZC, what was your take on Butcher? Someone stated before that he played in the association game at full forward but I noticed that he tended to play more across half forward on the weekend. I also noticed that Smithy followed him every step of the way. Hilly must hold him in some regard to have the best defender in the league on his tail all day.

As for Hackham this week, could we push the 60 goal mark again? My tip: Emus by 56 goals with Polly finding his kicking boots after losing them last week, and slotting home 22. Thoughts?

I aint ZC but my take on Butcher is that the Bushpigs should be sure they hang on to him, as he is a key forward that they can build their developing team around. Think he spent a lot of time around half forward as after the first quarter they didnt get it down their end as often.

As there wasnt a lot else in the Flaggies forward line Smithers went with him, the best defender goes to the best forward everytime!

What would help is perhaps some height down back, to be fair Polly should have kicked 7 or 8 as he had no trouble getting the footy. Wonder if all these plaudits for Flaggies would be coming in had we kicked straight and the score blown out?

[cyclops]

Youre probably correct in what youre saying twisty,but nevertheless i still thought flaggys looked the goods for the years to come.What impressed me the most was their ability to run and carry the ball thru the lines especially thru the coridoore.Agree with earlier statement they do need a couple more bigger bodies and definately important that they hang onto Butcher.

And yes it is the same Wayne Andrys that was associated with the saints years ago.

[KEYDEFENDER]

Youre probably correct in what youre saying twisty,but nevertheless i still thought flaggys looked the goods for the years to come.What impressed me the most was their ability to run and carry the ball thru the lines especially thru the coridoore.Agree with earlier statement they do need a couple more bigger bodies and definately important that they hang onto Butcher.

Flaggies have been up and coming for ages. I remember thinking along the same lines a couple of years ago, but they have not really progressed any further since then. Everyone always states they have a young group but so do other teams that are placed higher on the ladder. They have lost a few guys inthe mould of bigger bodies as stated above so maybe they could have kept onto them.

[cyclops]

Flaggys have had as good as juniors as any club going around in the last 5 yrs or so,if these kids arent performing to were they should be then maybe the club needs to have a look at the hierachy of the club or even the coaching staff at A grade,B grade and equally important u18 level.Sounds to me like they need do the same as what Pottsy and Hilly done at M/vale about 10 yrs ago.

[Specky McGee]

Flaggys have had as good as juniors as any club going around in the last 5 yrs or so,if these kids arent performing to were they should be then maybe the club needs to have a look at the hierachy of the club or even the coaching staff at A grade,B grade and equally important u18 level.Sounds to me like they need do the same as what Pottsy and Hilly done at M/vale about 10 yrs ago.

At Flaggies our A grade side has an average age of around 21, with a majority of these players coming through from the juniors in recent years. What we do lack, apart from the big bodies, is mature age footballers. We currently only have 4 players above the age of 23. I think most people will agree that your best footy is played between the ages of 24, 25 to about 28, so hopefully in the next few years we will find ourselves in a position to challenge these more powerful clubs.

[Splinter]

Spot on Speccy, the club is now blooding its younger players who have brought it success over the last few years and as you said their best footy is still ahead of them. I think MV have shown that stability is a big factor for success, FH have been up and coming for a while now, but my view is they have not taken the next step due to the constant changing of coaching staff. The current club coach is a great teacher of the game and looks to be not only teaching the kids the game but starting to get the best out of them, if he hangs around we should take that next step sooner rather than later.
As for the important role of U/18’s coach we have a guy who has coached successfully at both junior and senior levels. Importantly he works closely with the senior coaches, so the club is very much in line with each other. Hopefully he can grow some of his charges into six foot six monsters who can play key positions!! Maybe the number 5 from MV’s B grade could share the water he has been drinking, looked to be a very solid lad!!

[Swooper16]

Are they fermenting the beer with some anti-ageing oxidant at Flaggies? Every year they look to be getting younger. Are they struggling to hold on to players once they start maturing and if so why?

[Splinter]

No, don't think that we struggle to keep players, Size the only player to leave the club in the last few years, and his size was the only real loss, don't think the club misses his attitude, work ethic or performances at all. Also lost Walton, but that was only due to work, so not a fault of the club. Think we now have a strong group of core players who are only going to get better by playing more games together and at that level. Probably look younger cos the older ones are no longer playing, not because we have lost any younger ones getting older (if that makes sense)

[Down the Hill]

Dickson was another good player lost by Flaggies in last couple of years (moved interstate I think). My "mole'" reckons, that even though they have some good people off field, the club is run too much as a junior club and that they lack the killer instinct needed to manage senior football. Its great to have a "family club" but every club needs some hard pr-cks to make tough decisions and this could be an issue down at Blacks Road.

[spanner]

Dickson was another good player lost by Flaggies in last couple of years (moved interstate I think). My "mole'" reckons, that even though they have some good people off field, the club is run too much as a junior club and that they lack the killer instinct needed to manage senior football. Its great to have a "family club" but every club needs some hard pr-cks to make tough decisions and this could be an issue down at Blacks Road.

You cant live on junior success for the next 5-6-7-8-9 years

[Jono]

Could there be an upset this week???
I heard last night that this week against Lonsdale at Lonsdale... Cove will be without Ramsey, Vick, both Reavills, Schneider and Heath..There BEST 6 players.... If Lonsdale do win would this be an upset considering who is out??? Or is it safe to say Lonsdale still can't win?? I haven't seen Lonsdale but this could be very dangerous for Cove