Barossa.Light.Gawler

[ROOS]

alot easier

[mark shadiac]

alot easier playin down back tho jones a gun! should have gone further.

Actually would think playing down back would be alot harder. Forward knows where his team mates are going to kick it, knows game plans, knows hot spots and a forward is a target. Backman has to read play, judge where ball is going and take more risks than a forwrad. forward has 4 kicks and kicks 4 goals and is a hero. backman has 4 kicks and no one would know.
Justa personal opinion !!

[mark shadiac]

why not get off o'connor and get onto something that is constructive
barossa and light has more to talk about than this subject
i believe 2007 will be exciting and better than 2006
willaston will be the side....have recruited new and past players back to the club at least 10
barossa will still be there even though loosing quite a few quality players
freeling have lost players but will be still a contender....can they mentally get over last year
kapunda with a fully fit list will do well
centrals with a new coach will start slow but will be cominhg home
south after last year have picked up some handy ones, is it true coombes is back if so herzick hasnt been true to his word
tanunda interesting will they live up to their ability
nuri.....improvers
angaston...in for long year
cooke from kapunda .......leading goalkicker
mccarthy kapunda to recapture 2005 form and win another medal to his trophy cabinet
what do others think on the predictions

Could not agre more 151. never met this o'connor fella, but half this bloody forum is about him. I will say that i know a few lads who have been coached by him and they have nothing but the highest respect for the man. His knowledge, disipline, flair, and passon for the game is unbeliavable, and they can not speak highly enough of him. As far as BUYING premierships is concerned, think you will findthat players want to play for him out of respect...........not out of money !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mark shadiac]

down and out
oconner not my favourite person either
but i did play under him and his game plan is solid, his knowledge of opposition is better than any coach i played under, tactically the best also
his game plan cant be that bad has got a premiership and sides into finals, and yes some of the side should have gone further
also rant and rave not sure about that is pretty quiet except when you stuff up then he certainly lets you know about it
as for leauge...no way but would be a great assistant at that level
overall as much as i hate to say it because he did drop me in a final and i will never forgive him for that and basically i left that club i had played at for 7 years i would have to admit now i am a bit more mature would be the best coach i have ever played under and that opinion is shared by the majority of players he has coached
my 2 bobs worth

Hey ex player i know the reason why he dropped you.............YOU WERE NOT GOOD ENEOUGH !
Did you think of that, or was your head to far up your ass ?????????

[mark shadiac]

Response to Mark where are the now
Mark Jones and Glen Russell had some mighty battles in their A1 days
I reckon the score finished
Jones one and Rusty 4 which included a premiership medal
Russell definately had it over him and in saying that Jones was a very good player
Russell also a all Australian, and i think would still get a kick at Kilburn
Running out of half back and then the booming left foot kick was a real pleasure to watch

151 interested to know what game jones may have got the upper hand on russell. I followed jones career very closely and every game i saw russell/kilburn got the upper hand. Jones could not break away from russll at all. He wore him like a condom. very, very tight with no air inbetwen.
Some game deciding battles they were.
Interseted on your thought ???????????????????????

[151]

to be honest Mark cant remember the game
Jones ability i am persuming he would have won at least battle
ok jones zero russell 5
either way both great players
and russell had a cheeky smile as well

[ROOS]

well lets c

[Down&Out]

Footy mad- couldn't give a stuff about BLG in the fact that have never seen a game up there, don't know much about history, don't know much about the teams. My response was purely based on comment about getting off Steve OConnor and talking about more constructive things- As a football person I look through most of the threads- was coached by Oconnor and merely asked what he was up to. Surely i am able to do that as to be honest couldn't add constructive comment about the league! 151 concerned about your comment about Russells cheeky smile- you must be part of that tight knit Kilburn group that keep bringing them down!

[Dogwatcher]

Barossa based player trying to recruit anyone from Riverland that he can talk to. Offering big $$$$$.

[151]

Down and Out
I have the highest respect for the Kilburn Football Club

[Down&Out]

Then you would be very disappointed in the state of the club and its rapid spiral down hill- You must have some reasoning for this?? You a past player??

[The Rooster]

alot easier playin down back tho jones a gun! should have gone further.

Actually would think playing down back would be alot harder. Forward knows where his team mates are going to kick it, knows game plans, knows hot spots and a forward is a target. Backman has to read play, judge where ball is going and take more risks than a forwrad. forward has 4 kicks and kicks 4 goals and is a hero. backman has 4 kicks and no one would know.
Justa personal opinion !!

Whoa!!

Forward although he knows where it may be going still has some bloke following him to try and stop him from getting ball, that guys looks like a hero every time he stops the forward from getting it, the forward only looks good if he get's hold of it and plants it between the goals, now that is a lot harder than following someone around trying to stop him.

Sounds pretty simple in theory, buts its true the job of the backman is to stop his bloke from getting the ball, or stop the ball getting past him. Its a bonus if that defender is creative and highly skilled enough to make counter attacks, a bonus, you can get away with six taggers in the back lines as long as they contiuously punch the ball away.

I know this because anyone who has spent their football life being followed around by ogres trying to punch the ball or their head whichever they can reach first, will tell you being that ogre is a lot easier.

[mark shadiac]

Then you would be very disappointed in the state of the club and its rapid spiral down hill- You must have some reasoning for this?? You a past player??

Are you on the board at kilburn down & out. And if you are not, how the hell do you know the state of the club??
What because it is in divison 2, that means " the state of the club" is dissapointing. I would think that there are still some very succesfull and financial clubs in div 2 - div 6.

[Down&Out]

Money not the only thing- A proud club like Kilburn would be fuming that they are not in Div 1- Tell me if they are travelling well and are financial why are players not going there or staying there??. I am not on the board and my time at the club was interesting to say the least- while a successful time, because I was not Kilburn born and bred not really accepted and certainly since leaving have been subject to all sorts of rumours regarding departure- as have others in the same boat. One of the reasons a lot of ex players are not involved in the club- They should be careful not to burn their bridges- it is coming back to haunt them!!

[mark shadiac]

Money not the only thing- A proud club like Kilburn would be fuming that they are not in Div 1- Tell me if they are travelling well and are financial why are players not going there or staying there??. I am not on the board and my time at the club was interesting to say the least- while a successful time, because I was not Kilburn born and bred not really accepted and certainly since leaving have been subject to all sorts of rumours regarding departure- as have others in the same boat. One of the reasons a lot of ex players are not involved in the club- They should be careful not to burn their bridges- it is coming back to haunt them!!

I would assume they would be fuming. Good observation !! If you seem so concerned about the bloody club and i couldnt give a hoot about them, instead of coming on sites like this and bagging them, go and give them a hand !!
Interested to know why you would leave a club that needs YOUR help. Just got to hard for you so you jumped ship??

[Down&Out]

Sounds like a bit of a gee up- I left the club for employment reasons! Not through choice!! Since then my name has been slagged off by those at the club- why would I go back to that!!
Despite this, on return I sounded the club out and volunteered services- was not required and since went on to be involved at successful Div 1 and 2 clubs.
The club has shot too many in the foot who leave not because it is too hard but because they are treated poorly by the club. Lots of ex players have left the club and do not wish to return because of poor treatment Harvey boys X2, Dittmar, Growden, Stewart, Hawkins, Downs, Dorian, Ellis from the past have all left and been involved in official playing or coaching capacities at other clubs- platers like Whelan, Boyle, Reid and Thomas this year don't leave for no reason. Don't make excuses for them and blame players for jumping ship- Help has been their but has been largely ignored!!

[Brad Man]

any word on Freeling, what have they done, who are they speaking with.

[leather poisoning]

Anyone from around these parts know if Hills Mail Medalist Danielle has been training with angaston??

[The Gimp]

Anyone from around these parts know if Hills Mail Medalist Danielle has been training with angaston??

Yes. see the HFL thread for more info.

[mark shadiac]

Sounds like a bit of a gee up- I left the club for employment reasons! Not through choice!! Since then my name has been slagged off by those at the club- why would I go back to that!!
Despite this, on return I sounded the club out and volunteered services- was not required and since went on to be involved at successful Div 1 and 2 clubs.
The club has shot too many in the foot who leave not because it is too hard but because they are treated poorly by the club. Lots of ex players have left the club and do not wish to return because of poor treatment Harvey boys X2, Dittmar, Growden, Stewart, Hawkins, Downs, Dorian, Ellis from the past have all left and been involved in official playing or coaching capacities at other clubs- platers like Whelan, Boyle, Reid and Thomas this year don't leave for no reason. Don't make excuses for them and blame players for jumping ship- Help has been their but has been largely ignored!!

Think i may have hit a nerve there down and out. What ever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me"???. You sound like a bit of a princess, no wonder you didnt fit in at kilburn.
Maybe peake is the place for you afterall !! ( no offence to peake )