Southern Football League

[vics01]

T&CPretty Ugly incident down at Hackham in the 16s game. Not sure with the lead up (Words said) as i was on the outer in my car but a Cove water boy who wasnt playing ran down a Hawks player walking away from behind and layed a hit. The hawks coaches box emptied as coaches, players officals began to tussle i did see a hawks coach or assistant (Was on the bench) run in first and lay a few on the young lad. The young lad was escorted away and club officals are seething at him and from what Ive heard around will be told to leave and police are know involved hopefully some charges are laid but with all that has happened this week why are the coaches the ones responding? Dirtiest act ive seen by the kid but for adults to hit kids is not on.

Not sure who he is as im involved with the 14s more but had the Hawks properly responded the lad would and still will be dealt with properly. And in no way am i sticking up for the kid he should be banned for life its just a disgrace on the Cove FC and SFL when people like Ralph Platten and co have worked so hard to erase these incidents.

If not sure of the lead up you must have not been watching the game. More the Hackham kid (the same kid DTH) has issues with had just king hit his third Cove player. Cove took the kid away as adults had started to assault him and threaqtening to kill him. The Club is not going to make any comments on the incident as the SFL and Police are investigating.

Maybe the umpires could have avoided this whole incident by sending the Hawk kid off in the first 1/4 when he ran up the ground calling them F------ D/heads multiple times.

T & C I gather you are claiming to be a Cove supporter if so give the committee a statement to what you saw.

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T&CPretty Ugly incident down at Hackham in the 16s game. Not sure with the lead up (Words said) as i was on the outer in my car but a Cove water boy who wasnt playing ran down a Hawks player walking away from behind and layed a hit. The hawks coaches box emptied as coaches, players officals began to tussle i did see a hawks coach or assistant (Was on the bench) run in first and lay a few on the young lad. The young lad was escorted away and club officals are seething at him and from what Ive heard around will be told to leave and police are know involved hopefully some charges are laid but with all that has happened this week why are the coaches the ones responding? Dirtiest act ive seen by the kid but for adults to hit kids is not on.

Not sure who he is as im involved with the 14s more but had the Hawks properly responded the lad would and still will be dealt with properly. And in no way am i sticking up for the kid he should be banned for life its just a disgrace on the Cove FC and SFL when people like Ralph Platten and co have worked so hard to erase these incidents.

If not sure of the lead up you must have not been watching the game. More the Hackham kid (the same kid DTH) has issues with had just king hit his third Cove player. Cove took the kid away as adults had started to assault him and threaqtening to kill him. The Club is not going to make any comments on the incident as the SFL and Police are investigating.

Maybe the umpires could have avoided this whole incident by sending the Hawk kid off in the first 1/4 when he ran up the ground calling them F------ D/heads multiple times.

T & C I gather you are claiming to be a Cove supporter if so give the committee a statement to what you saw.

Yeah was a very heated match small outburts started everywhere didnt know it was the same kid for must still your right should had been dealt with properly by both parties. But yes could see a large crowd forming by the coaches box did see the kid being driven off in front of me without a doubt could had been alot worst.

[krustymirkin]

just what is happening to our sport its turning into tribal wars,whats it going to take before something changes our attitudes probably a fatality.kids getting hit,players getting king hit behind play,presidents cars getting vandalised and their houses being rocked,all in brawls at games even primary school coaches being hit by opposition parents.keep it up and their wont be anyone to play against

[cyclops]

can anyone tell me coves u-18s,was that there first loss for the season on sat,and was the m/vale u-18s at full strength.i seen m/vale play cove in the 18s a cupla weeks ago and thought that cove were sensational,i rekn they giv us a floggn the other week so thats a big turn around.

[DILLIGAF]

I cant believe how often guys get on here & cry about the umpires. Yes they are ordinary and they will be nearly every week. If they were better, they would be doing SANFL U18's or higher. The fact that SFL requires club umpires shows that numbers are scarse.
So you guys who whinge and say that the umpires need to learn the rules etc etc, how about you get off your bums and have a go at umpiring and you can lead the way at improving the standard, even if its school or mini's.

i do umpire school footy on a saturday morning but i cant be assistant coach and umpire at the same time
its not hard to no the rules and when an umpire watches punches flying guys getting kneed in the head and then sends off a bloke for a hip and shoulder shows they have no bloody idea.
The best umpires we have had are usually the ones that used to play eg paul crate

[kick it to your mom]

need to find sum hard nuts to umpire these games. the umpies are too scared to send off an offending player for fear of retribution. these 16 yr old kids are capable of nething, and the umpie is probably too scared to send a kid off coz he's afraid he'll get stabbed in the carpark on his way out.

[Elf]

need to find sum hard nuts to umpire these games. the umpies are too scared to send off an offending player for fear of retribution. these 16 yr old kids are capable of nething, and the umpie is probably too scared to send a kid off coz he's afraid he'll get stabbed in the carpark on his way out.

marty clifton would be a good umpire for these games! and then he would chase any kid down who pulled a knife on him!

[White Line Fever]

need to find sum hard nuts to umpire these games. the umpies are too scared to send off an offending player for fear of retribution. these 16 yr old kids are capable of nething, and the umpie is probably too scared to send a kid off coz he's afraid he'll get stabbed in the carpark on his way out.

marty clifton would be a good umpire for these games! and then he would chase any kid down who pulled a knife on him!

Marty Clifton is a top umpire and knows when to send blokes off or just have a word in their ear.

[White Line Fever]

I cant believe how often guys get on here & cry about the umpires. Yes they are ordinary and they will be nearly every week. If they were better, they would be doing SANFL U18's or higher. The fact that SFL requires club umpires shows that numbers are scarse.
So you guys who whinge and say that the umpires need to learn the rules etc etc, how about you get off your bums and have a go at umpiring and you can lead the way at improving the standard, even if its school or mini's.

i do umpire school footy on a saturday morning but i cant be assistant coach and umpire at the same time
its not hard to no the rules and when an umpire watches punches flying guys getting kneed in the head and then sends off a bloke for a hip and shoulder shows they have no bloody idea.
The best umpires we have had are usually the ones that used to play eg paul crate

I agree. They didn't handle it well and seems daunted by the fighting. As i said alot better after halftime but more send-offs for fight were necessary.

[Lunchbox Legend]

Pretty Ugly incident down at Hackham in the 16s game. Not sure with the lead up (Words said) as i was on the outer in my car but a Cove water boy who wasnt playing ran down a Hawks player walking away from behind and layed a hit. The hawks coaches box emptied as coaches, players officals began to tussle i did see a hawks coach or assistant (Was on the bench) run in first and lay a few on the young lad. The young lad was escorted away and club officals are seething at him and from what Ive heard around will be told to leave and police are know involved hopefully some charges are laid but with all that has happened this week why are the coaches the ones responding? Dirtiest act ive seen by the kid but for adults to hit kids is not on.

Not sure who he is as im involved with the 14s more but had the Hawks properly responded the lad would and still will be dealt with properly. And in no way am i sticking up for the kid he should be banned for life its just a disgrace on the Cove FC and SFL when people like Ralph Platten and co have worked so hard to erase these incidents.

Wasn't there another incident a few weeks ago (Hackham v Brighton) where a Brighton parent assualted an U16 Hackham player? I wonder if it was the same Hackham player that is provoking these outbursts? I have heard many reports of a little thug playing for Hackham (I think he usually wears No 6) just running around knuckling other kids. If umpires and coaches do nothing to curb this thuggery, then, unfortunately others are going to take matters into their own hands.

[cyclops]

i wonder if this kid from hackham is charlie.....if so he is a little sniper thats for sure,but adults touching kids in anyway is not on.

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can anyone tell me coves u-18s,was that there first loss for the season on sat,and was the m/vale u-18s at full strength.i seen m/vale play cove in the 18s a cupla weeks ago and thought that cove were sensational,i rekn they giv us a floggn the other week so thats a big turn around.

Nah second lost Brighton knocked them off Round 2. Morphett Vale looked very good I think a few juniors from the seniors played certainly noticed Liam Green out there far to good class act although for what he is capable of was very well held. Cove looked very off from normal missed alot of targets with both hand and foot usually very good. If MV play that side come finals will give it a big shake but doubt they'll see Green or the CHB plays B's I think did a great job on a very good player in Hill.

[cyclops]

can anyone tell me coves u-18s,was that there first loss for the season on sat,and was the m/vale u-18s at full strength.i seen m/vale play cove in the 18s a cupla weeks ago and thought that cove were sensational,i rekn they giv us a floggn the other week so thats a big turn around.

Nah second lost Brighton knocked them off Round 2. Morphett Vale looked very good I think a few juniors from the seniors played certainly noticed Liam Green out there far to good class act although for what he is capable of was very well held. Cove looked very off from normal missed alot of targets with both hand and foot usually very good. If MV play that side come finals will give it a big shake but doubt they'll see Green or the CHB plays B's I think did a great job on a very good player in Hill.

do u no if the likes of k.bennets,michael runting,billy carrol played mate.im very surprised to hear that liam green played.

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can anyone tell me coves u-18s,was that there first loss for the season on sat,and was the m/vale u-18s at full strength.i seen m/vale play cove in the 18s a cupla weeks ago and thought that cove were sensational,i rekn they giv us a floggn the other week so thats a big turn around.

Nah second lost Brighton knocked them off Round 2. Morphett Vale looked very good I think a few juniors from the seniors played certainly noticed Liam Green out there far to good class act although for what he is capable of was very well held. Cove looked very off from normal missed alot of targets with both hand and foot usually very good. If MV play that side come finals will give it a big shake but doubt they'll see Green or the CHB plays B's I think did a great job on a very good player in Hill.

do u no if the likes of k.bennets,michael runting,billy carrol played mate.im very surprised to hear that liam green played.

Im going through results now Green and Bennets were named none of the others not sure on any others who play seniors think the CHB did i remember B grade dont know the name.

[Axle Rose]

can anyone tell me coves u-18s,was that there first loss for the season on sat,and was the m/vale u-18s at full strength.i seen m/vale play cove in the 18s a cupla weeks ago and thought that cove were sensational,i rekn they giv us a floggn the other week so thats a big turn around.

Nah second lost Brighton knocked them off Round 2. Morphett Vale looked very good I think a few juniors from the seniors played certainly noticed Liam Green out there far to good class act although for what he is capable of was very well held. Cove looked very off from normal missed alot of targets with both hand and foot usually very good. If MV play that side come finals will give it a big shake but doubt they'll see Green or the CHB plays B's I think did a great job on a very good player in Hill.

do u no if the likes of k.bennets,michael runting,billy carrol played mate.im very surprised to hear that liam green played.

Think youll find green has been injured and was a great opportunity to give him some game time as well as helping the 18's out as they were low in numbers. Bennetts is a regular so i assumed he played but runting and carroll are fixed in the seniors.

[cyclops]

i think the chb ya talkn bout is young smithy,a very good win to the very much improving u-18 side from the emus with at least a couple not playing that probably could have.meekins has the boys goin well at the rite time of year.also a very good win by the emus u-16 knockn over reynella by about 10 gls with a cupla very good players still to come in,great work lads.

[Down the Hill]

I've never seen this Hackham lad play but it is the same lad involved with all these incidents. It appears the umpires themselves are intimidated to take any real proper action against him which just angers everyone else at the ground. I believe the Cove waterboy was a minor as well, so I don't think it was an adult assaulting a kid. We copped our punishment after the regrettable incident a fortnight ago but its now happened again at their next home game involving the same player. Where's our friend with his moving Heavy Metal Avatar with his comment on this one.

Cyclops, if you saw a physically mature 16 year old kid bullying or belting a smaller 16 year old, wouldn't you step in to protect the smaller kid and probably give a clip to the other one in the process. I'm not saying this can be carried out on the sporting field but its not as simple as saying that an adult can't touch a kid. There are plenty of 14 to 17 year kids who deserve to cop the shoe on the other foot and receive the same treatment as to what they hand out to others.

[cyclops]

I've never seen this Hackham lad play but it is the same lad involved with all these incidents. It appears the umpires themselves are intimidated to take any real proper action against him which just angers everyone else at the ground. I believe the Cove waterboy was a minor as well, so I don't think it was an adult assaulting a kid. We copped our punishment after the regrettable incident a fortnight ago but its now happened again at their next home game involving the same player. Where's our friend with his moving Heavy Metal Avatar with his comment on this one.

Cyclops, if you saw a physically mature 16 year old kid bullying or belting a smaller 16 year old, wouldn't you step in to protect the smaller kid and probably give a clip to the other one in the process. I'm not saying this can be carried out on the sporting field but its not as simple as saying that an adult can't touch a kid. There are plenty of 14 to 17 year kids who deserve to cop the shoe on the other foot and receive the same treatment as to what they hand out to others.

yor spot on dth,yes i would step in and break it up,but never and i mean never would i touch another kid in a physical way,and if i was the parent of the bully in which was being harmed by another ADULT,mate id tell ya now ya life wouldnt be worth livn once again only my opinion.yes it is as simple as saying adults cant touch kids and i rekn the judge at c/beach would probably agree.

[poohbear]

Who do people think they are these days? These types of events are becoming regularities in this league which indicates a more than serious problem. Drawing comparison to the GSFL I would say the standard of football in the SFL is a fair way higher, however, some of the egos that run around in the SFL quite often appear to be kidding them selves and on a power trip. The comparison being although the standard of football may be different, it seems to be all about football in the GSFL and even the Amatures.

When fights are breaking out in grades as low as u.18 and u.16 serious action should be taken. But this can be taken from the club its self. Surely a football club is about teaching, so grab the biggest a grade player your clubs got, and make him run water for the under 16's, stand right near a kid that may have some sort of reputation, and teach him what is right and what is wrong. Its obvious to anyone some of the kids in the SFL dont have the best set ups, so why dont the clubs take a bit of ownership and do more than just teach footy.

Bring on finals.

[GO THE PUNT]

The topic of the draw has come up again and I do believe I posted that the draw will play a major role in making up the top 8 way back at the start of the year and how true it is. Its not only the easy games where teams receive the points but it comes down to the percentage boost aswell. For instance if you play any of the bottom 3 twice you have the chance to kick 30+ goals twice. I know if it came down to the last round and 3 teams were fighting for the 8th spot all on the same points I would have my money on the one who playing 1 of the lower sides.

I have a thought with the draw maybe everyone plays each other once and then to work out the rest of the draw it is done on positioning on the ladder at the end of round 14. For example

1st v 3rd
2nd v 4th
5th v 7th
6th v 8th
and so on at least it may make it a bit fairer just an idea.