Ovingham Sports and Social Club 2009

[nuggety goodness]

i moved from the riverland at the end of school in '04 and since moving to town i have followed chris too, but that's been 7 years and three clubs, Wingfield, Gepps and Ovingham i actually trained with the As and Bs at gepps before i reinjured myself (not that i would've played A grade there) and played in the Cs. i also played under brodie jessup (a very interesting man.....) at wingfield for a year, so i would be one of the touted 'gypsies' but i'm sure there are many worse out there than that...
Circumstances are the reason we've left clubs, mostly involving Chris and the treatment he has and we have been subjected to (that could open a big can of worms itself) but i just wanna play footy and i'm playin with a group of mates who have become pretty tight over the years.

[carey18]

If this Chris Newman is such a good coach i ask y isnt he coaching higher?. Dont no the bloke so cant comment on him. Just wondering

[nuggety goodness]

If this Chris Newman is such a good coach i ask y isnt he coaching higher?. Dont no the bloke so cant comment on him. Just wondering

he doesn't look like a coaches bunghole to start, and it's more about his ability to gather blokes... he's got a few mates (and according to everyone on here a lot of enemies too) that stick together... the end of the day he doesn't wanna coach anymore...

[Jimmy_041]

If this Chris Newman is such a good coach i ask y isnt he coaching higher?. Dont no the bloke so cant comment on him. Just wondering

he doesn't look like a coaches bunghole to start, and it's more about his ability to gather blokes... he's got a few mates (and according to everyone on here a lot of enemies too) that stick together... the end of the day he doesn't wanna coach anymore...

I reckon I've met him

[Jimmy_041]

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[Gator-Aid]

If this Chris Newman is such a good coach i ask y isnt he coaching higher?. Dont no the bloke so cant comment on him. Just wondering

he doesn't look like a coaches bunghole to start, and it's more about his ability to gather blokes... he's got a few mates (and according to everyone on here a lot of enemies too) that stick together... the end of the day he doesn't wanna coach anymore...

I reckon I've met him

J041, That sir is "Classic"

It's an interesting thought about Mr Newman, how did he get the "ability to gather blokes"? What is his secret to galvanising a lot of club's C graders into following him like James Manson got his cult to follow?

There's got to be something more to this than his ability as a C grade footy coach, an uncanny knack of doing what?

Help us to unlock the secret! How do we join his Fan club?

[Gator-Aid]

i moved from the riverland at the end of school in '04 and since moving to town i have followed chris too, but that's been 7 years and three clubs, Wingfield, Gepps and Ovingham i actually trained with the As and Bs at gepps before i reinjured myself (not that i would've played A grade there) and played in the Cs. i also played under brodie jessup (a very interesting man.....) at wingfield for a year, so i would be one of the touted 'gypsies' but i'm sure there are many worse out there than that...
Circumstances are the reason we've left clubs, mostly involving Chris and the treatment he has and we have been subjected to (that could open a big can of worms itself) but i just wanna play footy and i'm playin with a group of mates who have become pretty tight over the years.

What sort of treatment? Was he alienated and if so, why do you think that was?

[FOURTH ESTATE]

let's talk tradition and history. when was the last time Ovies had two sides?

In 2004 Ovies won the flag, the year after the coach, M Bennet, couldn't get two sides together as much as he tried. So if we get two sides together this year then we've done what couldn't be done previously. BUT if we don't then we're in the same boat he was in?

Was he a failure for not gettin two sides together, did he cop the same treatment?

and out of interest, how many clubs does it take to become a gypsy?

Probably 3 in 3 years, Gepps Cross, Wingfield & Ovingham's not a bad starting point.

Try 4 in 4 years Broadview 05, Gepps Cross 06, Wingfield 07 & Ovingham 08

[FOURTH ESTATE]

The SAAFL spoke with Ovingham several times today and they confirmed that will be trying to get 2 sides for 2009 and have nominated for D7 & D7 Res

Teams as is I believe for D7

Adelaide University
Angle Vale
Athelstone
Flinders Uni
Henley
Mitchell Park
North Pines
Ovingham
Sacred Heart
St Pauls O.S.

[The Ash Man]

The SAAFL spoke with Ovingham several times today and they confirmed that will be trying to get 2 sides for 2009 and have nominated for D7 & D7 Res

Teams as is I believe for D7

Adelaide University
Angle Vale
Athelstone
Flinders Uni
Henley
Mitchell Park
North Pines
Ovingham
Sacred Heart
St Pauls O.S.

Where is Houghton?

[hawkseye]

The SAAFL spoke with Ovingham several times today and they confirmed that will be trying to get 2 sides for 2009 and have nominated for D7 & D7 Res

Teams as is I believe for D7

Adelaide University
Angle Vale
Athelstone
Flinders Uni
Henley
Mitchell Park
North Pines
Ovingham
Sacred Heart
St Pauls O.S.

Where is Houghton?

is now a quarry

[Phantom Gossiper]

If this Chris Newman is such a good coach i ask y isnt he coaching higher?. Dont no the bloke so cant comment on him. Just wondering

i have played under Chris. he is a good coach who knows his stuff, he is hard nosed, passionate and stubborn! He brings the best out of his players, its simple step up or p**s off! this is why guys follow him, he is brutally honest and straight forward, you know where you stand, and he manages to bring out the best in blokes..

Wingfield burnt their own bridges, couldnt manage their trouble makers, look at the sides, chris coached the b grade and encouraged the boys to step up to a grade, boys which in the end won them the flag, then he copped abuse uncalled for!!

Gepps Cross wanted nothing to do with the "gypsies" back in the day, shunned them and made them feel unwelcome! These blokes brought records, membership, players and a flag to the club..

[carey18]

So what is the highest div he has coached. Doesnt really sound like he has gone to any club of notice unless you count c grade gepps cross?. woudnt he be sounded out by clubs if he was so good?

[FOURTH ESTATE]

The SAAFL spoke with Ovingham several times today and they confirmed that will be trying to get 2 sides for 2009 and have nominated for D7 & D7 Res

Teams as is I believe for D7

Adelaide University
Angle Vale
Athelstone
Flinders Uni
Henley
Mitchell Park
North Pines
Ovingham
Sacred Heart
St Pauls O.S.

Where is Houghton?

WHOOPS!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry should be Houghton not Mitchell Park. Was doing it from memory

[the tyre man]

theres some serious travelling for div 7

[FOURTH ESTATE]

Jumper changes as well

[nuggety goodness]

let's talk tradition and history. when was the last time Ovies had two sides?

In 2004 Ovies won the flag, the year after the coach, M Bennet, couldn't get two sides together as much as he tried. So if we get two sides together this year then we've done what couldn't be done previously. BUT if we don't then we're in the same boat he was in?

Was he a failure for not gettin two sides together, did he cop the same treatment?

and out of interest, how many clubs does it take to become a gypsy?

Probably 3 in 3 years, Gepps Cross, Wingfield & Ovingham's not a bad starting point.

Try 4 in 4 years Broadview 05, Gepps Cross 06, Wingfield 07 & Ovingham 08

never played at broadview?!? wrong person me thinks...

[nuggety goodness]

So what is the highest div he has coached. Doesnt really sound like he has gone to any club of notice unless you count c grade gepps cross?. woudnt he be sounded out by clubs if he was so good?

honestly not sure, i remember when i was a kid he was coaching junior footy and then some seniors at Salisbury West (now defunct i think) forgive me if i'm wrong... but i'm not sure what Div he's gone to...

[nuggety goodness]

i moved from the riverland at the end of school in '04 and since moving to town i have followed chris too, but that's been 7 years and three clubs, Wingfield, Gepps and Ovingham i actually trained with the As and Bs at gepps before i reinjured myself (not that i would've played A grade there) and played in the Cs. i also played under brodie jessup (a very interesting man.....) at wingfield for a year, so i would be one of the touted 'gypsies' but i'm sure there are many worse out there than that...
Circumstances are the reason we've left clubs, mostly involving Chris and the treatment he has and we have been subjected to (that could open a big can of worms itself) but i just wanna play footy and i'm playin with a group of mates who have become pretty tight over the years.

What sort of treatment? Was he alienated and if so, why do you think that was?

again this is very controversial.... many sides to the story and i'm not saying mine is total truth, just what i have experienced... so don't get your knickers in a knot people...
For me, i was at wingies for a year (04) and it's not a nice scene to be in, i was just there to play footy, the next year we went to Gepps, i was originally training to play in the magoos until one day at training i reinjured the knee i did in the finals campaign the year before which meant i played C's and played the last 2-3 games in the magoos when i got my knee right, the problem they had was that the C's were put into the away changerooms and it felt like we were a seperate club altogether because there was almost a 'them and us' feel about it. In 06 i did get invited to the camp they did anually but i have other commitments and couldn't make it, after that i wasn't even invited to train with them all year... then after winning the GF the club did nothing for us and we had to organise our own team thing at a local pub. Now i don't know all that went on between Chris and the committee so i can't comment on that. the next year we went out to wingies under the impression it had changed... there's an analagy about leopards and spots for right here, we were foolish to think it was true. anyway we played there for a year and after the grand final win one of the clubmen who didn't train for half the year and expected to get poicked for the GF had far too many to drink and punched Chris from behind, i think he either broke or fractured his jaw... anyway, we didn't go back there and the ovingham job came up for Chris and we were happy to leave there. now we're at Ovingham and quite happy, although there are many unhappy people all around.

we will have two sides this year and we will do well. i hope that people can turn their attitudes around and see that it's not all that it's cracked up to be. we're not that bad bunch of blokes that we get painted out to be... but i know at the end of the day people are influenced by others and again my side of the story isn't the whole story, but the past is the past and Ovingham will survive and thrive in years to come...

[200 Killer Wasps]

Nuggety Goodness you should not have to be defending your team because they are attempting to improve themselves. Ovingham should be congratulated in that they are not going to sit in C grade and look for cheap wins but field two sides and give more players a game.

Maybe some of your detractors are spending too much time on the computer when they themselves should get out there and be involved in a more practical way.