Southern Football League

[rodney fox]

Success as a club can be defined in a number of ways, but in terms of on-field success what would be a good result for Marion this year? Mr J, what position on the ladder at the end of the minor round would be considered a failure and what position would be considered a success?

Lets not start congratulating Marion about anything until they can show the rest of us that they have turned it around where it counts...

Agreed, but I still feel they have taken the initiative to do something about it and enacted a plan that hopefully will work. Football clubs are a funny place and filled with alot of different ideas so to even break through some of the political crap and put themselves out there they have certainly showed me that they are serious about their future.

Sure we can go on about junior development and all that but at the end of the day if you can't start it from somewhere then you are always going to be pushing shyte up hill.

[recruiter 10]

My sources at townies also said if he didnt leave there would have been a mass exodus of players.
You must ask yourself why an out and out townies man would not be wanted at his own club before coming to yours $hoe boy...but if he fits in well at the $hoe good luck to all involved.

The good oil from a townie player is that this bloke is extremely sarcastic to the players and has a massive ego not well liked at all, does this sound about rite Dutchman

[GO THE PUNT]

Mr juicy you needed to recruit its a bit hard to develop juniors when you don't have them so keep up the good work and get marion back on track. And if in two years it hasn't worked get one of these critics to take the job on and do better. People don't understand seniors need to be very competative first to attract kids that will then carry the clyb forward in years to come. Marion are up against strong competition for these kids and yes they made mistakes before but thats the past keep the boat going forward. Also in 2000 your b grade played brighton and won by a point and was lucky to do so as a few brighton boys crumbled under pressure.
Heard a rumore today that a sfl club may be loosing their key forward to the hills league.Its a middle range club and if so it will hurt them.

[spanner]

Mr juicy you needed to recruit its a bit hard to develop juniors when you don't have them so keep up the good work and get marion back on track. And if in two years it hasn't worked get one of these critics to take the job on and do better. People don't understand seniors need to be very competative first to attract kids that will then carry the clyb forward in years to come. Marion are up against strong competition for these kids and yes they made mistakes before but thats the past keep the boat going forward. Also in 2000 your b grade played brighton and won by a point and was lucky to do so as a few brighton boys crumbled under pressure.
Heard a rumore today that a sfl club may be loosing their key forward to the hills league.Its a middle range club and if so it will hurt them.

Not all due to the pressure i belive there was a knee that crumbled as well wasnt there GTP
And the only thing that could put it back in was an escort blue

[Axle Rose]

Mr juicy you needed to recruit its a bit hard to develop juniors when you don't have them so keep up the good work and get marion back on track. And if in two years it hasn't worked get one of these critics to take the job on and do better. People don't understand seniors need to be very competative first to attract kids that will then carry the clyb forward in years to come. Marion are up against strong competition for these kids and yes they made mistakes before but thats the past keep the boat going forward. Also in 2000 your b grade played brighton and won by a point and was lucky to do so as a few brighton boys crumbled under pressure.
Heard a rumore today that a sfl club may be loosing their key forward to the hills league.Its a middle range club and if so it will hurt them.

Yes, success does help to attract the kids, but so does a stable environment. As a kid playing juniors, i remember looking up to legends of my clubs who had played in excess of 200-250 games and thinking "i'd like to be like them one day". These so called legends never won a flag and had little success duriing their era, but these people are indirectly responsible for getting the club to where it is today. Recruiting players is a must. Every club needs to and should do it, but recruit the people who show an interest in being at the club for a long time. If a player comes to a club, gets some $$$, plays 2-3 yrs and moves on, what example does that set for the kids.

2010 will be the emus again.

[asert]

All I meant by it juicy Is in my opinion you guys had improved and even prob if you had of beaten us I think u would have played finals. Was a costly brawl with ur entire team taking on about 4 of us and we kicked a goal to win by a goal. Every club needs to recruit but I questioned why so heavily when your telling us 60 on the track

[adelaide bank]

have just read the recent posts by blokes saying Exelby is recruiting too many players and why. Ex has worked harder then any other coach this season not throwing money at the wrong blokes just after cash but taking the time to get the right blokes on board for the right reasons. Not just the money hungry players but lads that will fit in at the club and stay for years to come.So unless your from Marion and know whats going on and how hard he is working what gives you the right to comment on his recruitment plans I say good work Ex and let the footy do the talking

[nearlythere]

From what i hear (from a close friend who has signed for marion) is there is a good vibe at the club, all the new contarcted players have a good training attendance and getting along very well socialising on and off the track with each other and existing players. No ego at training and all lookin fit and keen to contribute as much as they can to the rams for 2010 and years to come! Keep an eye on D. Andrews-Lookin the goods to do some damage in the votes this year. Full support for Exelby, doin a good job!

[special]

From what i hear (from a close friend who has signed for marion) is there is a good vibe at the club, all the new contarcted players have a good training attendance and getting along very well socialising on and off the track with each other and existing players. No ego at training and all lookin fit and keen to contribute as much as they can to the rams for 2010 and years to come! Keep an eye on D. Andrews-Lookin the goods to do some damage in the votes this year. Full support for Exelby, doin a good job!

d andrews please fill us in where from what possie why will he grab votes

[special]

Mr juicy you needed to recruit its a bit hard to develop juniors when you don't have them so keep up the good work and get marion back on track. And if in two years it hasn't worked get one of these critics to take the job on and do better. People don't understand seniors need to be very competative first to attract kids that will then carry the clyb forward in years to come. Marion are up against strong competition for these kids and yes they made mistakes before but thats the past keep the boat going forward. Also in 2000 your b grade played brighton and won by a point and was lucky to do so as a few brighton boys crumbled under pressure.
Heard a rumore today that a sfl club may be loosing their key forward to the hills league.Its a middle range club and if so it will hurt them.

Not all due to the pressure i belive there was a knee that crumbled as well wasnt there GTP
And the only thing that could put it back in was an escort blue

b grade beat brighton cos of morrissy, farrow and beckman great last halves this was the main reason for that GF win

[spanner]

Mr juicy you needed to recruit its a bit hard to develop juniors when you don't have them so keep up the good work and get marion back on track. And if in two years it hasn't worked get one of these critics to take the job on and do better. People don't understand seniors need to be very competative first to attract kids that will then carry the clyb forward in years to come. Marion are up against strong competition for these kids and yes they made mistakes before but thats the past keep the boat going forward. Also in 2000 your b grade played brighton and won by a point and was lucky to do so as a few brighton boys crumbled under pressure.
Heard a rumore today that a sfl club may be loosing their key forward to the hills league.Its a middle range club and if so it will hurt them.

Not all due to the pressure i belive there was a knee that crumbled as well wasnt there GTP
And the only thing that could put it back in was an escort blue

b grade beat brighton cos of morrissy, farrow and beckman great last halves this was the main reason for that GF win

NFI!!
sometimes teams lose the game
sometimes teams win the game
Brighton lost the game

[The Note Book]

My sources at townies also said if he didnt leave there would have been a mass exodus of players.
You must ask yourself why an out and out townies man would not be wanted at his own club before coming to yours $hoe boy...but if he fits in well at the $hoe good luck to all involved.

The good oil from a townie player is that this bloke is extremely sarcastic to the players and has a massive ego not well liked at all, does this sound about rite Dutchman

Sounds to me as if some of these players don't know how to have a bit of fun All the guys i know from townies are a good bunch of blokes and a bit of sarcastic humour would of fitted in well i would of thought

[Fhud]

bombers boys looking very good look like they have some size about them this year my early prediction brighton and emus final with Reynella a very close third

any thoughts

[One Eyed]

Marion recruited some guys from Tailem.??

[adelaide bank]

Lynch and linke are the two recruits from tailem both past players from Marion and both looking good and fitting in well

[One Eyed]

Lynch.?? He he half decent.??

[DR TIMS]

very decent my early tip for the medal

[Half Back]

very decent my early tip for the medal

medal? dont think so.
had a decent first year at tailem coming runner up in the b&f. last year had a few injuries.
he has not polled highly in the RMFL in the medal and SFL IMO is a better standard and better quality of players.
believe he came from macclesfield before tailem and he didnt poll in the medal there either.

[special]

The thing with players that win medals is their rates go up this is why ex has gone for a more (team) fit out this year with new blood, no guns but great team and club men. looks great for the juniors in years ahead even if only half stick around for the next 5-7 years.

[a.chucka]

Exelby has been around the footy traps a long time now and has many connections and a good rep for his football skills as a player and bloke. He will know what's required at Marion to go to the next level after being under achievers for some time now. It's all good bringing juniors through but if you don't have many and/or especially none with talent then you have to recruit. You can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. Success brings players and sponsors which in turn invigorates the list from the top A grader down to the little junior colt. It's gotta start somewhere and his credentials as a servant of the Marion football club as a (premiership??) player are reasons for his passion and work ethic to turn the tide at the Rams. The players he recruits will be playing for him and in turn his goals not the $$$. Some on this site obviously have other personal issues with that and should prob concentrate on their own club.