Great Southern Football League

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Bays
McLaren
Yank
Willunga
VH

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Yank over GPE by 56
McLaren over Strath by 68
Bays over Myp/Sel by 38
Victor over Compass by 41
Willunga over Creeks by 86

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Yank over GPE by 56 Yank won by 74
McLaren over Strath by 68 McLaren won by 83
Bays over Myp/Sel by 38 Myp/Sel won by 16
Victor over Compass by 41 Victor won by 76
Willunga over Creeks by 86 Willunga won by 108

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Some big wins helped by good conditions. Compass oval was excellent considering the rain we’ve had.

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Rd 16

Myp/Sel over G/PE by 78 points
McLaren over Yank by 76 points
Victor over Strath by 81 points
Willunga over Compass by 73 points
Bays over Creeks in the close one of the day by 28 points. Both Teams hit by injuries clouds things a bit but Bays appear to have better depth to cover their losses.

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Rd 16

Myp/Sel over G/PE by 78 points
McLaren over Yank by 76 points
Victor over Strath by 81 points
Willunga over Compass by 73 points
Bays over Creeks in the close one of the day by 28 points. Both Teams hit by injuries clouds things a bit but Bays appear to have better depth to cover their losses.

Myp/Sel over G/PE by 100 points
McLaren over Yank by 80 points
Victor over Strath by 60 points
Willunga over Compass by 90 points
Bays over Creeks by 40 points

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Rd 16

Myp/Sel over G/PE by 78 points
McLaren over Yank by 76 points
Victor over Strath by 81 points
Willunga over Compass by 73 points
Bays over Creeks in the close one of the day by 28 points. Both Teams hit by injuries clouds things a bit but Bays appear to have better depth to cover their losses.

Myp/Sel over G/PE by 100 points Myp/Sel won by 120
McLaren over Yank by 80 points McLaren won by 35
Victor over Strath by 60 points Victor won by 140
Willunga over Compass by 90 points Will won by 72
Bays over Creeks by 40 points Bays won by 68

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Rd 17
Myp/Sell should be too good for Strath by 57 points
McLaren will have a training run winning by 93 over GPE
Willunga host Victor in a clash that should decide the Minor Premiership. Willunga by 7 points
Bays host Compass with little resting on the result. Bays by 22 points
Creeks host Yank looking to reverse their 49 point loss to the Tigers in Rd 8. Last weeks form would suggest Yank to repeat the dose but Creeks have 4 very significant players returning from injury and if fully fit it may well be enough to get the win by 15 points

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Pongy over Strath by 80
McLaren over goolwa by 120
Yank over Creek by 20
Bays over compass by 50
The game at willunga should be a cracker. Whoever wins takes top spot, if victor loses it could be in 3rd place tonight. Victor have had quite an unsettled side for weeks now but have been getting the job done against the lower ranked sides easily. Willunga have been dominant. In the first round it was Victor on top for 3/4 but left the door ajar with poor conversion and willunga ran all over them in the last. Willunga at home today I think.

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Rd 17
Myp/Sell should be too good for Strath by 57 points Myp/Sel won by 109 points
McLaren will have a training run winning by 93 over GPE McLaren only won by 51 points
Willunga host Victor in a clash that should decide the Minor Premiership. Willunga by 7 points Willunga sealed the Minor Premiership winning comfortably by 33 points
Bays host Compass with little resting on the result. Bays by 22 points Bays romped home over Compass by 69 points
Creeks host Yank looking to reverse their 49 point loss to the Tigers in Rd 8. Last weeks form would suggest Yank to repeat the dose but Creeks have 4 very significant players returning from injury and if fully fit it may well be enough to get the win by 15 points Creek set up their win in the 2nd quarter and went onto win by 39 points in a highly entertaining game.

[BleweyT]

Hi all, long time reader first time poster!

Looks like the final 5 are locked with no real surprises.

After watching some recent games I find it hard to see willunga being beaten come finals. Victor of course will be close.

Biggest disappointment for the season for me was Mt compass, after hearing of a "big" pre season, it was the same ones appearing
In the best, Simons, Nash, Vitkunas.
Schulz was a new name? Doesn't anyone know where he has come from or is he a local, looking at results he seems to be handy?

No ziggy seems to be hurting?

[UpThere]

Hi all, long time reader first time poster!

Looks like the final 5 are locked with no real surprises.

After watching some recent games I find it hard to see willunga being beaten come finals. Victor of course will be close.

Biggest disappointment for the season for me was Mt compass, after hearing of a "big" pre season, it was the same ones appearing
In the best, Simons, Nash, Vitkunas.
Schulz was a new name? Doesn't anyone know where he has come from or is he a local, looking at results he seems to be handy?

No ziggy seems to be hurting?

He came from Noarlunga Shoes. One of the best ruckmen in the southern league over the years.

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Hi all, long time reader first time poster!

Looks like the final 5 are locked with no real surprises.

After watching some recent games I find it hard to see willunga being beaten come finals. Victor of course will be close.

Biggest disappointment for the season for me was Mt compass, after hearing of a "big" pre season, it was the same ones appearing
In the best, Simons, Nash, Vitkunas.
Schulz was a new name? Doesn't anyone know where he has come from or is he a local, looking at results he seems to be handy?

No ziggy seems to be hurting?

Welcome! Yes Compass have done nothing this year really aside from beating Pongy in round 14, pretty similar to last year.
It’s not easy to rise up the ladder. The depth of willunga and McLaren is hard to compete with consistently. Willunga have done so this year on the face of it (same wins as compass last year) but they really underperformed last year imo.

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R18
Pretty much a non event round this is as Finals positions are locked in.
Only changes could be Victor / McLaren swapping 2nd/3rd and Compass / Creek swapping 6th/7th , neither which matters

GPE host Creeks. Creeks to win by 86 points

Strath host Willunga. Willunga will win by as much as they want to. With top spot wrapped up they may take their foot off the gas a bit ? Willunga by 91 points

McLaren host Bays. Both teams will be mindful of Finals next week being their priority so result could be anything. McLaren by 10 points only because they're at home

Yank host Compass. Both teams have showed Glimpses this season and would be disappointed not to be challenging for 5th spot at least.
Yank only kicked the 1 goal for the match in their Rd 9 clash with Compass which was a shock. Tipping Yank to get the win at home by 8 points.

Victor host Myp/Sell in another clash of finalists next week. Little to be gained here tho Victor being a genuine contender for the flag with the lure of a home GF should be more desperste to enter the finals with a win. Roos by 21 points.
Having said that Myp/Sel did win the GF from the Elim Final last year which is a very rare feat but it wont be happening this year tho.

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All fair I think JJ

The Bays v McLaren depends on who takes the field. McLaren have been undermanned of late but still winning.
Bays could get it done.

Victor need to build some form. Hopefully they do.

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R18
Pretty much a non event round this is as Finals positions are locked in.
Only changes could be Victor / McLaren swapping 2nd/3rd and Compass / Creek swapping 6th/7th , neither which matters

GPE host Creeks. Creeks to win by 86 points
Creeks won by 52 points

Strath host Willunga. Willunga will win by as much as they want to. With top spot wrapped up they may take their foot off the gas a bit ? Willunga by 91 points
Willunga won by 117 points

McLaren host Bays. Both teams will be mindful of Finals next week being their priority so result could be anything. McLaren by 10 points only because they're at home Bays hang on to win by 2 points after leading by 36 at 3/4 time

Yank host Compass. Both teams have showed Glimpses this season and would be disappointed not to be challenging for 5th spot at least.
Yank only kicked the 1 goal for the match in their Rd 9 clash with Compass which was a shock. Tipping Yank to get the win at home by 8 points.
Yank broke the game open in the 3rd quarter to win by 36 points

Victor host Myp/Sell in another clash of finalists next week. Little to be gained here tho Victor being a genuine contender for the flag with the lure of a home GF should be more desperste to enter the finals with a win. Roos by 21 points.
Having said that Myp/Sel did win the GF from the Elim Final last year which is a very rare feat but it wont be happening this year tho. Victor led by a few goals all match and hung on to win by 7 points

Elimination Final
E Bay (4th) have clearly had a more consistent season than the reigning Premiers Myp/Sellicks (5th) and should be too strong by 32 points

Qualifying Final
Victor Harbor (2nd) will have the added pressure of the expectation they'll play in the GF to be played at Victor and also redeem themselves from last year GF loss by 1 point. on top of a 26 year premiership drought. McLaren (3rd) have been riddled with injuries but have still been getting the job done to finish top 3.
Without knowing how close to full, strength each team is i'll tip Victor by 9 points. Fair to say the loser will find it very tough to win the Premiership from the 1st Semi so there is a ot at stake.

In other news the Creeks will be appointing their 4th coach in 4 years after parting ways with Brock Gifford albeit in an amicable agreement which wasn't the case with Galbraith.last season. The Hawks should be returning to finals action next year with the expected return of a number of former Premiership players as well as a few new signings.

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Very difficult to tip these with any confidence. Earlier clashes were close fought:

Rd 6 Bays by 11
Rd15 Pongy by 16

Rd4 VH by 20
Rd 13 McLaren by 9

Sooo. I’m going to go with Bays and VH too.

[goddy11]

Good win by the Pongy boys.

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Good win by the Pongy boys.

Yes it was. Bays looked good early but pongy ran out pretty comprehensive winners. Looking at the Bays line up they had a lot missing from their best team.

Victor were too good for McLaren on Saturday at Yank. While the scoring shots make it look like it was a closer game it didn’t feel like that. Victor’s clean forward entries made for good conversion. The margin was 56 points with 5 minutes to go and McLaren then banged on 4 late.

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2 games that are tough to pick this weekend
The Dees have done Victor both times this year and have to be favourites. If Victor can bring last week’s form then it should be a cracker. Money on Willunga, heart with Victor.

Pongy have found form at the right time and will take it up to McLaren. I think McLaren will bounce back though and take the win.