The League is a joke...discuss!

[nickname]

Plus this week was in competition with the City to Bay.

Yes, it's unfortunate that the City to Bay Fun Run clashes with the Bay to West Lakes Misery Drive.

[sjt]

So you had Norwood finishing minimum Top 3, Sturt fifth, Glenelg straight sets (maybe a little more prdeictable)?

The end result is predictable...

Hope so..
Then put some money on. Centrals are $2.20 more than double your money in a fortnight!!! Easy.

[tazz]

the last 5-10 Norwood v central games have been far from boring.
2 of the 3 Norwood v Sturt games this season have been close. Not boring.
Eagles are looking like a dark horse eliminating 2 of the form sides going into the finals. Not boring
Either of the 3 remaining sides have a real shot at the flag. Not boring

[eaglehaslanded]

Let's be honest, who really, apart from Dogs fans, has any real interest in the grannie this year?

I would say that most Norwood and Eagles fans have a fair bit of interest in this years GF. I wouldn't say that this years premiership is a foregone conclusion. I believe it to be a huge 3 way race with any of the remaining 3 being a chance to take the flag.

Centrals are perenial favourites having competed in the last 10 GF's.

Norwood pushed Central in a hard fought contest only going down by 18 points.

Eagles are arguably the form side of this years finals and are the last team to defeat Central in a GF.

[fish]

I would say that most Norwood and Eagles fans have a fair bit of interest in this years GF. I wouldn't say that this years premiership is a foregone conclusion. I believe it to be a huge 3 way race with any of the remaining 3 being a chance to take the flag.

Centrals are perenial favourites having competed in the last 10 GF's.

Norwood pushed Central in a hard fought contest only going down by 18 points.

Eagles are arguably the form side of this years finals and are the last team to defeat Central in a GF.

Also supporters of the six clubs no longer involved would all be interested to see anyone but Centrals take the flag.

[therisingblues]

the last 5-10 Norwood v central games have been far from boring.
2 of the 3 Norwood v Sturt games this season have been close. Not boring.
Eagles are looking like a dark horse eliminating 2 of the form sides going into the finals. Not boring
Either of the 3 remaining sides have a real shot at the flag. Not boring

This post reminds me so much of a Monty Python book I once read regarding accountants that it is uncanny.
P.S. I agree with the sentiments expressed above, and would like to add Fish's last comment that the fans of other clubs would most likely be united to see the Dogs fall in this year' grannie.

[Apachebulldog]

Well said Tazz the granny is up for grabs, Central,Norwood or the Eagles on the day are quite capable of winning the holy grail.

By the way the league is not a joke, it's the so called sookie footy supporters who are the joke, i have been following and supporting Central for forty years and for 30 odd years were ridiculed by opposition supporters, we all took it on the chin, now that the boot is on the other foot some so called footy supporters are not happy, so suck it up all you soft precious sooks and get on with supporting your club.

By the way was the League a joke when Sturt smashed Central in 2002, was it a joke when the Eagles smashed Central in 2006 i don't think so, ask the suppporters of these two clubs if it's a joke.

This thread smacks of petty jealousy by some knucklehead supporters so get over it.

[CENTURION]

So you had Norwood finishing minimum Top 3, Sturt fifth, Glenelg straight sets (maybe a little more prdeictable)?

The end result is predictable...

you remind me of the robot in Hitch-hikers guide to The Galaxy.

[doggies4eva]

The best joke is the premature ejaculation supporters of rival teams who write us off year after year and they spit the dummy when we make another GF

[Mickyj]

Well said Tazz the granny is up for grabs, Central,Norwood or the Eagles on the day are quite capable of winning the holy grail.

By the way the league is not a joke, it's the so called sookie footy supporters who are the joke, i have been following and supporting Central for forty years and for 30 odd years were ridiculed by opposition supporters, we all took it on the chin, now that the boot is on the other foot some so called footy supporters are not happy, so suck it up all you soft precious sooks and get on with supporting your club.

By the way was the League a joke when Sturt smashed Central in 2002, was it a joke when the Eagles smashed Central in 2006 i don't think so, ask the suppporters of these two clubs if it's a joke.

This thread smacks of petty jealousy by some knucklehead supporters so get over it.

Apachebulldog I'm going to quote you (i hope thats ok) Totally agree with yourself and a few others who have posted.
How can any footy fan say the SANFL is boring !!!
Sitting there in the outer at footy park.Watching my beloved Eagles facing the overwhelming finals favorite Sturt.To quote a famous wrestling person here my Eagles had "No chance in hell".So what happens I almost lose my voice and the Eagles win.That wasn't boring that was great.
Sitting there yesterday Eagles V Tigers.Tigers have had the wood over the Eagles all year.So far in front were the tigers they stopped had a picnic lunch.Eagles walked all over them and kept attacking when down to 17 men!!!
How is that boring ?
And I started following West Torrens in 1974. I'm 47 now and let me tell you. Going week after week and watching your team get thrashed most weeks is boring.
No way is the current SANFL boring.Sure Centrals are the favorites .But on the race track favorites don't always win!!!
Eagles the last team to beat the dogs in a gf.
Eagles last Home and away win was against the dogs .
Norwood gave the dogs a 5 goal head start and almost caught them .
Who ever wins this week well done to a first year senior coach.whoever loses the same thing applies.
How can any way say the league is boring and predictable!!!

[csbowes]

No, he said that the SANFL is a joke and boring, that's the problem.

Read the first post, Centurion.

I did say the SANFL was boring. It is no different to the EPL in the 1990's.

Plus I did say in that very FIRST post, it was the other 8 clubs poor efforts that are costing the league. To say that this current situation is good for the league, implies that if Central were to win the next 50 flags in succession, everyone would run around saying "what a successful league this is", that is naivety beyond belief. It's easy to come out with the "oh you're just sooking" comment, but poll the supporter base of the league, see how much support there really is for the status quo to continue.

The league has variation and surprises all the way up until, but not including, the finals. What just about every Central fan on here seems to fail to realise is what is good for them, does not necessarily mean it is good for the league. Port Power and Port Magpies joining together is good for that club, but many would dispute it is good for the league. If people want to sacrifice the league for the sake of their own clubs prestige, then you'll get a second rate league.

Let's have Sturt win the next 20 flags in succession and see who says it's boring then.

You've got red, white and blue coloured glasses on, you can't see the bigger picture. Again, for the umpteenth time since people fail to read my fricken post properly, it's the other 8 clubs that are failing the league and I put Sturt at the top of that list.

[csbowes]

Just to add, I've followed Manchester United since 1986 and gee wizz, hasn't that been a difficult one. When I was living in England, I seriously thought about changing to Coventry City, simply because the excitement just goes... there's no challenge.

My Central mate at work, he see's where I'm coming from, he too thinks it's all a bit ho hum winning each year, he doesn't even bother going to the games anymore, that is a sad event for the league as a whole.

We need people going to the game, not being put off by predictability.

[csbowes]

By the way was the League a joke when Sturt smashed Central in 2002, was it a joke when the Eagles smashed Central in 2006 i don't think so, ask the suppporters of these two clubs if it's a joke.

The league hasn't been the same since Port Adelaide joined the AFL in 1997. While I enjoy the competition, simply because my team is in it, it's not the same as the "glory" days so to speak.

As for Sturt winning in 2002, it was good to win, mainly because it ended a premiership drought. It was good to beat an overwhelming favourite, I flew back from England to see it, but it wasn't like we beat Port Adelaide.

I would have much preferred that...

Was the league a joke then? Well not at that stage, we had one team who had won back-to-back flags, then a new team win, who knew what 2003 would hold, maybe South would win or Norwood, no one knew what would happen. The league has become predictable, it wasn't predictable then, it has become predictable now. By Central fans logic, it appears a competition where only one team wins is the peak of success.

I just disagree with that. While I would not support fabricating variation, variation is no doubt better.

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Going into the grand final there is still 2 teams in with a chance, its far from a given that Centrals will end up winning it.
If it was a soccer style first past the post competition and Centrals were regularly winning it, then it might be a different story, but considering the premiership comes down to 1 single match, i really don't see how the league as a whole can be considered boring becouse the same team ''always'' wins.
It may become ''boring'' for non Centrals supporters at a certain point in a grand final where the Dogs have built a match winning lead, but until then the league is still up for grabs.

[Apachebulldog]

Rubbish cbowes when Sturt and Port were winning flag after flag i still had red, white and blue glasses on and i was not bored quite the opposite i was awed at their sheer brilliance and dominance, something that i hoped my club would achieve one day !!

I can still remember watching Sotty Hodges at Alberton kicking a lazy 15 goals and no it was not against Central, might of been against Westies , not boring at all.

Just like Sturt and Eagle supporters who watched their teams smash Central which now has achieved one of the greatest display of dominant football ever, Sturt and Eagles have done it can be done again in two weeks time.

What a fantastic achievement by these two clubs to defeat such a dominant football club.

Well said mickyj spot on my friend.

Not boring at all, just boring supporters !!!!

[CENTURION]

Just to add, I've followed Manchester United since 1986 and gee wizz, hasn't that been a difficult one. When I was living in England, I seriously thought about changing to Coventry City, simply because the excitement just goes... there's no challenge.

My Central mate at work, he see's where I'm coming from, he too thinks it's all a bit ho hum winning each year, he doesn't even bother going to the games anymore, that is a sad event for the league as a whole.

We need people going to the game, not being put off by predictability.

then he was never a true supporter, did people still go when Sturt won all those premierships in a row? of course they did! It sounds like you need to give up following the SANFL altogether, as your heart is just not in it.

[CENTURION]

No, he said that the SANFL is a joke and boring, that's the problem.

Read the first post, Centurion.

I did say the SANFL was boring. It is no different to the EPL in the 1990's.

Plus I did say in that very FIRST post, it was the other 8 clubs poor efforts that are costing the league. To say that this current situation is good for the league, implies that if Central were to win the next 50 flags in succession, everyone would run around saying "what a successful league this is", that is naivety beyond belief. It's easy to come out with the "oh you're just sooking" comment, but poll the supporter base of the league, see how much support there really is for the status quo to continue.

The league has variation and surprises all the way up until, but not including, the finals. What just about every Central fan on here seems to fail to realise is what is good for them, does not necessarily mean it is good for the league. Port Power and Port Magpies joining together is good for that club, but many would dispute it is good for the league. If people want to sacrifice the league for the sake of their own clubs prestige, then you'll get a second rate league.

Let's have Sturt win the next 20 flags in succession and see who says it's boring then.

You've got red, white and blue coloured glasses on, you can't see the bigger picture. Again, for the umpteenth time since people fail to read my fricken post properly, it's the other 8 clubs that are failing the league and I put Sturt at the top of that list.

if We don't win another flag while I am alive, it will still not be boring, I will be disappointed but still go to the footy.

[Barto]

The A-League will be dead before the SANFL. Clubs are already with their backs to the wall.

[CENTURION]

what is the A League? Is it similar to the A Team?

[Barto]

what is the A League? Is it similar to the A Team?

Depends if you can find them.