2026 Adelaide Footy League - Division 1

[Jimmy_041]

I ran into Ben Hunt's aunt on the dogs' walk last night
He's the new Head Coach of Norwood's womans programme
Good on him - ripper bloke

She didn't know for sure (chicken / egg) but I assume he got that appointment so PNU had to find a new Coach and Macca went for / got it

[bird of prey]

Coaching seniors these days just isn’t that rewarding let’s be honest.

Players in particular expect from the coach a full time effort, and want all the professionalism in the world. Yet they hardly ever give the same in return.

Now that footage is available to view of all games, you need to watch and study your own performance as well as the opposition. Not including all day Saturday, you’d be looking at nothing under 15 hours a week(and that’s been generous if you added up all the time spent texting and calling people)

At the end of the day, you’re at the mercy of how talented your playing group is and how driven they already are.

Am yet to see a coach carter type who can miraculously turn chick 5hit into chicken salad based solely off his coaching influence.

[Littlelegs]

[quote="bird of prey"]Coaching seniors these days just isn’t that rewarding let’s be honest.

Players in particular expect from the coach a full time effort, and want all the professionalism in the world. Yet they hardly ever give the same in return.

and then they leave and chase money when they are found out or held accountable for performance.

[Footy Chick]

I ran into Ben Hunt's aunt on the dogs' walk last night
He's the new Head Coach of Norwood's womans programme
Good on him - ripper bloke

She didn't know for sure (chicken / egg) but I assume he got that appointment so PNU had to find a new Coach and Macca went for / got it

Macca applied

Yeah right....

[Bluedemon]

Real “Back to the Future” vibes in Div 1

Grima returning to Glenunga
Macca back in charge at the Falcs
TTG in talks with a former Coach (and Brodie Smith) I was told

This just tells me that clubs aren't happy with the coaching talent, or lack thereof being presented to them. Is it really that slim pickings out there? I know there's been a few hopping on the merry-go-round this year but surely club expectations aren't that high that they feel the need to get back with the ex (so to speak )

Is this Grima's second or third stint?

second

[Booney]

PDFC is extremely excited to announce the return of 20 year old Byron Pickett Jnr to the football club. After finishing his junior career in U17's at the club, he moved to play senior footy in the Eyre Peninsula Footy League. He has decided to return for season 2026, after he completes a season for Nightcliffe in Darwin League, to where it all started. He amassed kicking 117 goals in 12 games this past season for Western United in the EP league, with a couple of bags of 20.
Byrons ability as a tall, strong marking, sharp shooting forward will be a welcome addition to our current premiership list.

[amber_fluid]

PDFC is extremely excited to announce the return of 20 year old Byron Pickett Jnr to the football club. After finishing his junior career in U17's at the club, he moved to play senior footy in the Eyre Peninsula Footy League. He has decided to return for season 2026, after he completes a season for Nightcliffe in Darwin League, to where it all started. He amassed kicking 117 goals in 12 games this past season for Western United in the EP league, with a couple of bags of 20.
Byrons ability as a tall, strong marking, sharp shooting forward will be a welcome addition to our current premiership list.

Going to be interesting to see how he goes in Division 1
Bit different to the league he played in this year

[wenchbarwer]

PDFC is extremely excited to announce the return of 20 year old Byron Pickett Jnr to the football club. After finishing his junior career in U17's at the club, he moved to play senior footy in the Eyre Peninsula Footy League. He has decided to return for season 2026, after he completes a season for Nightcliffe in Darwin League, to where it all started. He amassed kicking 117 goals in 12 games this past season for Western United in the EP league, with a couple of bags of 20.
Byrons ability as a tall, strong marking, sharp shooting forward will be a welcome addition to our current premiership list.

Going to be interesting to see how he goes in Division 1
Bit different to the league he played in this year

Absolutely it will, that's if he plays A grade.

Get him for zero points as a former junior, worth a throw at the stumps I guess. Hopefully he's learned not to belt blokes off the ball by now.

[Bluedemon]

I see PNU have lost a few players to Birdwood

[wristwatcher]

PDFC is extremely excited to announce the return of 20 year old Byron Pickett Jnr to the football club. After finishing his junior career in U17's at the club, he moved to play senior footy in the Eyre Peninsula Footy League. He has decided to return for season 2026, after he completes a season for Nightcliffe in Darwin League, to where it all started. He amassed kicking 117 goals in 12 games this past season for Western United in the EP league, with a couple of bags of 20.
Byrons ability as a tall, strong marking, sharp shooting forward will be a welcome addition to our current premiership list.

Going to be interesting to see how he goes in Division 1
Bit different to the league he played in this year

Absolutely it will, that's if he plays A grade.

Get him for zero points as a former junior, worth a throw at the stumps I guess. Hopefully he's learned not to belt blokes off the ball by now.

Rockin Ronny Redford who has been overseeing the Peninsula since Eve Ate the Apple has huge wraps on this kid and how his development is tracking. Once he adjusts to div 1 he will be a real headache for most opposition teams. As a forward you wouldn't mind some of the supply you would get at Districts either.

[stealthbomber]

PNU seeing an exodus - at least 6 players left - were they all fans of Cinii?

[ConAir]

PNU seeing an exodus - at least 6 players left - were they all fans of Cinii?

The Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold... rather than dropping them is more the answer

[wenchbarwer]

PNU seeing an exodus - at least 6 players left - were they all fans of Cinii?

The Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold... rather than dropping them is more the answer

What, McKenzie, Viney & Giannini were gonna play magoos next year?

[ConAir]

PNU seeing an exodus - at least 6 players left - were they all fans of Cinii?

The Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold... rather than dropping them is more the answer

What, McKenzie, Viney & Giannini were gonna play magoos next year?

Reserve Bank have nothing to do with B grade

[Footy Chick]

PNU seeing an exodus - at least 6 players left - were they all fans of Cinii?

Poeple are just starting to realise what I've known for 20 years.

That's what...

[MoP]

[quote="What, McKenzie, Viney & Giannini were gonna play magoos next year?[/quote]

I think they just like fishing near Port Lincoln.

[wenchbarwer]

Few outs at SHOC, is this related to the change of coach?

[Jimmy_041]

Few outs at SHOC, is this related to the change of coach?

Want to win a final?

[wristwatcher]

Matty Nunn to Border Districts

[Footy Chick]

Matty Nunn to Border Districts

That's funny, because that's what my face looked like when I saw the announcement too