Southern Football League

[kooka]

Now the Finals are nearly upon us how does everyone rate each club/coach in relation to last year -

MV - Continued on without hiccup, job well done - PASS
Edwardstown - Hard to say being first year, finals will be interesting due to soft draw - PASS
Brighton - About the same as last year - PASS
Reynella - Improved and will be a Flag contender - PASS
Cove - Minor round definately taken a step back, finals may prove different - FAIL
Happy Valley - Taken a major step back - FAIL
Christies - Definately improved - PASS
Parks - About the same competitiveness but no finals - FAIL
Noarlunga - Definately improved - PA$$
Porties - Hard year, draw/injuries/cyclones - FAIL
Marion - Definately gone backwards, very poor year - FAIL
Flaggies - should start seeing some junior success into senior soon..?? - FAIL
Lonsdale - Not a good year - FAIL
Aldinga - Taken step backwards - FAIL
Hackham - Not getting flogged by as much - PASS

Did you just look at the ladder or did you actually do some homework and look at results??
If Marion went backwards and Noarlunga and Christies went forward, how is it Marion beat both these sides when they were about on par from last year.
The two best sides this year out of Marion, Parks, C Beach, Shoes would be the first 2, but they missed finals!!!
I personally think Parks have been HUGE improvers this year. But what would you know with your 7 posts.

Both Marion and Parks played finals last year (from memory), both will miss this year, Parks knocked off Reynella (Big 6 if you like) they haven't this year, however they have been pretty competitive i will give you that, as for Marion, bring in a new coach and some new faces, miss the finals and reserves are one of the worst teams in the comp, so how can you state that they have moved forward??

Marion have played finals for about 4 years and this year they won more that they have the last few.

[kooka]

Now the Finals are nearly upon us how does everyone rate each club/coach in relation to last year -

MV - Continued on without hiccup, job well done - PASS
Edwardstown - Hard to say being first year, finals will be interesting due to soft draw - PASS
Brighton - About the same as last year - PASS
Reynella - Improved and will be a Flag contender - PASS
Cove - Minor round definately taken a step back, finals may prove different - FAIL
Happy Valley - Taken a major step back - FAIL
Christies - Definately improved - PASS
Parks - About the same competitiveness but no finals - FAIL
Noarlunga - Definately improved - PA$$
Porties - Hard year, draw/injuries/cyclones - FAIL
Marion - Definately gone backwards, very poor year - FAIL
Flaggies - should start seeing some junior success into senior soon..?? - FAIL
Lonsdale - Not a good year - FAIL
Aldinga - Taken step backwards - FAIL
Hackham - Not getting flogged by as much - PASS

Did you just look at the ladder or did you actually do some homework and look at results??
If Marion went backwards and Noarlunga and Christies went forward, how is it Marion beat both these sides when they were about on par from last year.
The two best sides this year out of Marion, Parks, C Beach, Shoes would be the first 2, but they missed finals!!!
I personally think Parks have been HUGE improvers this year. But what would you know with your 7 posts.

Both Marion and Parks played finals last year (from memory), both will miss this year, Parks knocked off Reynella (Big 6 if you like) they haven't this year, however they have been pretty competitive i will give you that, as for Marion, bring in a new coach and some new faces, miss the finals and reserves are one of the worst teams in the comp, so how can you state that they have moved forward??

Marion have played finals for about 4 years and this year they won more that they have the last few.

Sorry they haven't played finals for the past 4 years

[Slammer]

Sorry was only going on memory as stated. My point really was that they are not on the improve though. And they have no depth and no juniors to work with either. Leaves only the almighty $ for them again to get anywhere.

[Bag The Points]

Marion made the finals in 2007, going straight out in first week.
Slipped back down again in 2008.

[cyclops]

someone please correct me if im wrong,but are m/vale and brighton the only 2 teams in the comp that have played the rest of the current top 5 twice?

[PANTHER 1136]

Hi guys

I thought a couple of comments would get everyone going

Shoe boy we know you have a lot of kids playing senior footy good on you for going down that track, when i talk to past MV coaches and players ect there is no doubt they attribute a lot of their sucess to getting as many of their tallented kids up around 50-100 games asap. Those kids are around 25-28 in their prime, the test for any club is to keep a group together as long as they have.

Porties for the last 10 weeks have had approx 13 guys under 20yrs old and old had 3 guys over the age of 24 in the team that played townies on the weekend

I'm sure there are more teams than this

So you can see you aren't the only club to do it.....

I only have a little stab at you guys cause thats all we hear from you

[PANTHER 1136]

Cyclops

Porties have played the following teams twice ( I think)
Townies
Reynella (1 being the cyclone game)
Mv
Cove
Brighton
Christies

[The Lova]

Cyclops

Porties have played the following teams twice ( I think)
Townies
Reynella (1 being the cyclone game)
Mv
Cove
Brighton
Christies

Only 4 teams are played twice, from that list porties didnt play Brighton and Morphett Vale Twice.

[White Line Fever]

Sorry was only going on memory as stated. My point really was that they are not on the improve though. And they have no depth and no juniors to work with either. Leaves only the almighty $ for them again to get anywhere.

Why are you slagging us off mate. You weren't there this year, you don't know what's going on.
Did you get burned by them because you seem quite bitter.
As for juniors, I guess U14 U18 and all grade minis don't count.
After losing our B&F and 2nd runner-up this year, I thought we slightly improved.
Obviously miles to go, and not making finals devastating with losses to Flaggys and Parks last week costing us.
But we came from behind 3 or 4 times to win this year, including 7 goals to nil qtrtime vs parks at start of year, and other years we would've rolled over and died. So on that note we improved.
But I guess you know better Slammer. Go slam someone else.

[Courtney Fish]

P1136,I respect your opinion but I will give you some facts to enlighten you.

copestick/irvine/beens/roe/goldfinch/carlyle/miller/lloyd/smart/mott/srawbridge/frick/birch/simpson/tasker/mitchell all are 18 or younger and are or have played A grade footy this year and if not A grade are playing B grade footy currently,all bar 2 are still under 18 footballers. Also well done to Dave the 18 coach who has supported the development of these lads and worked with the remainder of 18's that will play finals footy this year.

We made decissions to focus on our kids and we believe this core group will be the backbone of future success at the club.

So Trev Rigney, $am Money, and Braidwood will make up the smaller bones then next year?

[Zelezny Chucks]

Sorry was only going on memory as stated. My point really was that they are not on the improve though. And they have no depth and no juniors to work with either. Leaves only the almighty $ for them again to get anywhere.

Why are you slagging us off mate. You weren't there this year, you don't know what's going on.
Did you get burned by them because you seem quite bitter.
As for juniors, I guess U14 U18 and all grade minis don't count.
After losing our B&F and 2nd runner-up this year, I thought we slightly improved.
Obviously miles to go, and not making finals devastating with losses to Flaggys and Parks last week costing us.
But we came from behind 3 or 4 times to win this year, including 7 goals to nil qtrtime vs parks at start of year, and other years we would've rolled over and died. So on that note we improved.
But I guess you know better Slammer. Go slam someone else.

How are your B Grade going? A quick look at the A and B Grade ladders will show that the top 5 in both grades are all from the same 5 clubs.

How would you say you have done at improving depth this year? The players you recruited last year, with a couple of exceptions, are heading towards the end of their footballing days will you have a good enough bunch of youngsters to replace them in the next 2 or 3 years?? I highly doubt it.

[Look Good In Leather]

Another rumor doing the rounds today:

Community football board is going to re zone the SFL to metro from country, might affect the Association footy amongst other things.

Hear that the SFL Board is less than impressed and talking about dis affilliating with the Community football board.

Reckon this could create problems.

No rumour involved, this has been an ongoing saga for two years now, the main issue is the funding model for the Community Football Club - each affiliated club will be required to pay a levy of $10 per registered player each year with no real added benefits.

[Slammer]

Sorry was only going on memory as stated. My point really was that they are not on the improve though. And they have no depth and no juniors to work with either. Leaves only the almighty $ for them again to get anywhere.

Why are you slagging us off mate. You weren't there this year, you don't know what's going on.
Did you get burned by them because you seem quite bitter.
As for juniors, I guess U14 U18 and all grade minis don't count.
After losing our B&F and 2nd runner-up this year, I thought we slightly improved.
Obviously miles to go, and not making finals devastating with losses to Flaggys and Parks last week costing us.
But we came from behind 3 or 4 times to win this year, including 7 goals to nil qtrtime vs parks at start of year, and other years we would've rolled over and died. So on that note we improved.
But I guess you know better Slammer. Go slam someone else.

Wasnt really slagging you off was more replying to a comment and giving my point of view. Yes you do have 14s and 18s but are not really going anywhere like your B grade. Hopefully your Mini's can all stay at the club and work there way through but that is a 10 - 15 year process. Unfortunately spending money on players will always mean you have ins and outs each year and hard to hold people through loyalty. I hope you do improve as the league needs to be more even than it is now with just 4 or 5 good teams.
Oh and by the way coming from behind may be good but is easilly avoided by starting well.

[Slammer]

Sorry was only going on memory as stated. My point really was that they are not on the improve though. And they have no depth and no juniors to work with either. Leaves only the almighty $ for them again to get anywhere.

Why are you slagging us off mate. You weren't there this year, you don't know what's going on.
Did you get burned by them because you seem quite bitter.
As for juniors, I guess U14 U18 and all grade minis don't count.
After losing our B&F and 2nd runner-up this year, I thought we slightly improved.
Obviously miles to go, and not making finals devastating with losses to Flaggys and Parks last week costing us.
But we came from behind 3 or 4 times to win this year, including 7 goals to nil qtrtime vs parks at start of year, and other years we would've rolled over and died. So on that note we improved.
But I guess you know better Slammer. Go slam someone else.

How are your B Grade going? A quick look at the A and B Grade ladders will show that the top 5 in both grades are all from the same 5 clubs.

How would you say you have done at improving depth this year? The players you recruited last year, with a couple of exceptions, are heading towards the end of their footballing days will you have a good enough bunch of youngsters to replace them in the next 2 or 3 years?? I highly doubt it.

Also on the top 5 being the same clubs, a Noarlunga win this week in the A grade will mean the top 8 in both grades are from the same clubs. Some free Saturday arvo's for the other clubs in September it appears.

[Panther32]

someone please correct me if im wrong,but are m/vale and brighton the only 2 teams in the comp that have played the rest of the current top 5 twice?

M/V-
Edwardstown
Reynella
Cove
Happy Valley

Edwardstown-
Hackham
M/V
Pt Noarlunga
Flagstaff

Reynella-
M/V
Brighton
Flagstaff
Pt Noarlunga

Brighton-
Reynella
Cove
Happy Valley
Marion

[Spike]

Another rumor doing the rounds today:

Community football board is going to re zone the SFL to metro from country, might affect the Association footy amongst other things.

Hear that the SFL Board is less than impressed and talking about dis affilliating with the Community football board.

Reckon this could create problems.

No rumour involved, this has been an ongoing saga for two years now, the main issue is the funding model for the Community Football Club - each affiliated club will be required to pay a levy of $10 per registered player each year with no real added benefits.

Unfortunately the $10 will only be the tip of the Iceberg. The CFB seems hell bent on following the Soccer model, and if that's the case, within a few short years clubs will be paying thousands of dollars in affiliation fees. They are already manouvering to take control Sponsorship deals and dictate to clubs where they can buy Medical Supplies, Jumpers, Shorts etc. These clowns claim they are doing this in the interests of "Grass Roots Footy"...Rubbish!!!! If they continue on the path they're on the will destroy local footy with clubs closing their doors because they can't afford to continue. They haven't even made their Strategic plan available for scrutiny. That's either because they don't have one or they don't want anyone to see their real adenda.

[cyclops]

someone please correct me if im wrong,but are m/vale and brighton the only 2 teams in the comp that have played the rest of the current top 5 twice?

M/V-
Edwardstown
Reynella
Cove
Happy Valley

Edwardstown-
Hackham
M/V
Pt Noarlunga
Flagstaff

Reynella-
M/V
Brighton
Flagstaff
Pt Noarlunga

Brighton-
Reynella
Cove
Happy Valley
Marion

cheers p32,it baffles me with the xception of towns how all the power sides dont play each other twice.

[shoe boy]

Another rumor doing the rounds today:

Community football board is going to re zone the SFL to metro from country, might affect the Association footy amongst other things.

Hear that the SFL Board is less than impressed and talking about dis affilliating with the Community football board.

Reckon this could create problems.

No rumour involved, this has been an ongoing saga for two years now, the main issue is the funding model for the Community Football Club - each affiliated club will be required to pay a levy of $10 per registered player each year with no real added benefits.

Unfortunately the $10 will only be the tip of the Iceberg. The CFB seems hell bent on following the Soccer model, and if that's the case, within a few short years clubs will be paying thousands of dollars in affiliation fees. They are already manouvering to take control Sponsorship deals and dictate to clubs where they can buy Medical Supplies, Jumpers, Shorts etc. These clowns claim they are doing this in the interests of "Grass Roots Footy"...Rubbish!!!! If they continue on the path they're on the will destroy local footy with clubs closing their doors because they can't afford to continue. They haven't even made their Strategic plan available for scrutiny. That's either because they don't have one or they don't want anyone to see their real adenda.

Good post Spike, but dont we currently have to go to SFL preffered supplies for jumpers etc?

[vics01]

CYCLOPS
cheers p32,it baffles me with the xception of towns how all the power sides dont play each other twice.

You mean like 2 divisions

[Look Good In Leather]

Another rumor doing the rounds today:

Community football board is going to re zone the SFL to metro from country, might affect the Association footy amongst other things.

Hear that the SFL Board is less than impressed and talking about dis affilliating with the Community football board.

Reckon this could create problems.

No rumour involved, this has been an ongoing saga for two years now, the main issue is the funding model for the Community Football Club - each affiliated club will be required to pay a levy of $10 per registered player each year with no real added benefits.

Unfortunately the $10 will only be the tip of the Iceberg. The CFB seems hell bent on following the Soccer model, and if that's the case, within a few short years clubs will be paying thousands of dollars in affiliation fees. They are already manouvering to take control Sponsorship deals and dictate to clubs where they can buy Medical Supplies, Jumpers, Shorts etc. These clowns claim they are doing this in the interests of "Grass Roots Footy"...Rubbish!!!! If they continue on the path they're on the will destroy local footy with clubs closing their doors because they can't afford to continue. They haven't even made their Strategic plan available for scrutiny. That's either because they don't have one or they don't want anyone to see their real adenda.

There was a plan that came out a few years ago which had the whole of country and metro football reorganised into zones instead of leagues and regions instead of divisions - I assume it may be something along these lines