Barossa / Light League

[footballfollower]

No Mercy you have your ear close to the ground

[holden06]

I hear Freeling have spoken to a ex Barossa coach about next year all ready

Steve O'Connor.

They could talk to O'Connor but he will not leave Kilburn until they are doing well in Div 1. I beleive that is why he went back. So count him out.
Bob Ellis, please what would you talk to him for.
Brenden Daniels was before him and I think he is out at Sailbury or may of moved on.
Lubcke. He would be made to move on.

[John Doe]

As per the last census the populations relevant to the BLG clubs were as follows;
Angaston - 3,488
Barossa Districts - 5,635
Gawler - 21,465 ( divided by 3 clubs =7,155, divided by 4 clubs = 5,366)
Freeling - 3,645
Kapunda - 3,504
Nuriootpa - 7,627
Tanunda - 5,401
The 'new' formula only allows between 3 - 6 imports with only the smallest urban areas ever able to achieve 6. Freeling has the youngest median age, followed by Gawler & Nuri. The rest are all over 40 with Kapunda the oldest at 41.5.
The old formula when applied without Director's discretion was the best because it encouraged the larger urban areas to develope players within their own community. As I see it the underlying push behind this new formula was to bring a premiership to a Gawler Club. GCFC last one back in 2000 & looks like Tanunda are going to upset that plan this season.

Hmmm, could it be a case of some ppl on the assoc board lookin after their old clubs?

[John Doe]

I hear Freeling have spoken to a ex Barossa coach about next year all ready

Steve O'Connor.

They could talk to O'Connor but he will not leave Kilburn until they are doing well in Div 1. I beleive that is why he went back. So count him out.
Bob Ellis, please what would you talk to him for.
Brenden Daniels was before him and I think he is out at Sailbury or may of moved on.
Lubcke. He would be made to move on.

FF, are you talkin ex Bar Dist coach or B,L&G coach? there's no way I can see O'Connor going to Freeling, he likes to win!!!!

[blockie]

As per the last census the populations relevant to the BLG clubs were as follows;
Angaston - 3,488
Barossa Districts - 5,635
Gawler - 21,465 ( divided by 3 clubs =7,155, divided by 4 clubs = 5,366)
Freeling - 3,645
Kapunda - 3,504
Nuriootpa - 7,627
Tanunda - 5,401
The 'new' formula only allows between 3 - 6 imports with only the smallest urban areas ever able to achieve 6. Freeling has the youngest median age, followed by Gawler & Nuri. The rest are all over 40 with Kapunda the oldest at 41.5.
The old formula when applied without Director's discretion was the best because it encouraged the larger urban areas to develope players within their own community. As I see it the underlying push behind this new formula was to bring a premiership to a Gawler Club. GCFC last one back in 2000 & looks like Tanunda are going to upset that plan this season.

Hmmm, could it be a case of some ppl on the assoc board lookin after their old clubs?

Using those Famous words...PLEASE EXPLAIN

[John Doe]

Blockie, there's just always a nagging suspicion that Willaston get looked after better than any other club

[blockie]

Blockie, there's just always a nagging suspicion that Willaston get looked after better than any other club

Them's fighting words, although someone else on here was saying the same thing the other week!

The population figures that the sunbowler quoted which census is he talking, and is that just using the actual town postcode? aprt form Barossa which is obviously Lyndoch and Williamstown combined. Thought Angaston would have a few more to draw from actually, Eden Valley, Moculta, Springton, Keyenton etc.

Kapunda and Freeling will no doubt leap up in population with the new developments going that way

[footballfollower]

No Mercy got it right
As i said they spoke to a ex Barossa Coach, i didnt say he would take up the offer, but the money they offered was very good
I also know he has been approached by a Gawler club as well, and you dont have to be to smart to work that one out

[james07]

No Mercy got it right
As i said they spoke to a ex Barossa Coach, i didnt say he would take up the offer, but the money they offered was very good
I also know he has been approached by a Gawler club as well, and you dont have to be to smart to work that one out

no club in the BLG could match kilburns $$$$ except for maybe the blockies his asking price would be at least $20k

[John Doe]

No Mercy got it right
As i said they spoke to a ex Barossa Coach, i didnt say he would take up the offer, but the money they offered was very good
I also know he has been approached by a Gawler club as well, and you dont have to be to smart to work that one out

no club in the BLG could match kilburns $$$$ except for maybe the blockies his asking price would be at least $20k

James, nice to see you pop up, is that a rumour you picked up while dining out in Nth Adelaide mate?

[blockie]

No Mercy got it right
As i said they spoke to a ex Barossa Coach, i didnt say he would take up the offer, but the money they offered was very good
I also know he has been approached by a Gawler club as well, and you dont have to be to smart to work that one out

no club in the BLG could match kilburns $$$$ except for maybe the blockies his asking price would be at least $20k

Mate, if we got a dollar for everytime someone said we are spending so much money on player payments this season we would be able to afford what everyone seems to think that we are paying. LOL
We are loving the fact that everyone seems to think we are spending so much money, trust me with Gino and Sven running things, there is no way those two would allow player payments to get out of control. Sven is German so he is naturally tight as, Gino is Italian, but has almost lived in tanunda long enough to have a cubic head. One day it would make for interesting reading to see what clubs have really spent over the last 4 or 5 years. You say yourself that no club could match Kilburn for the $$$ with the coach, someone sure was able to to get two flags! I'd say that we would be in the top 5 or 6, but nowhere near the top two or three. Maybe John Doe or James you would like to do a club ladder on his thoughts of player payments? would certainly create a bit of interest...would you be brave enough to suggest an actual spend figure too? Everyone has one in their own minds.

[John Doe]

No Mercy got it right
As i said they spoke to a ex Barossa Coach, i didnt say he would take up the offer, but the money they offered was very good
I also know he has been approached by a Gawler club as well, and you dont have to be to smart to work that one out

no club in the BLG could match kilburns $$$$ except for maybe the blockies his asking price would be at least $20k

Mate, if we got a dollar for everytime someone said we are spending so much money on player payments this season we would be able to afford what everyone seems to think that we are paying. LOL
We are loving the fact that everyone seems to think we are spending so much money, trust me with Gino and Sven running things, there is no way those two would allow player payments to get out of control. Sven is German so he is naturally tight as, Gino is Italian, but has almost lived in tanunda long enough to have a cubic head. One day it would make for interesting reading to see what clubs have really spent over the last 4 or 5 years. You say yourself that no club could match Kilburn for the $$$ with the coach, someone sure was able to to get two flags! I'd say that we would be in the top 5 or 6, but nowhere near the top two or three. Maybe John Doe or James you would like to do a club ladder on his thoughts of player payments? would certainly create a bit of interest...would you be brave enough to suggest an actual spend figure too? Everyone has one in their own minds.

In past years it might have been an interesting exercise to do what you suggestbut Tanunda are so far in front this year payment wise it doesn't matter what others are spending. On the quality of players Tanunda could only be matched by Freeling's spending in each of the past 3 years, maybe you will be just as successful sven.

[skipper]

Good discussion about payments but I thought the salary cap was gone, so clubs can do what they like. The word that I have got is that Barossa & Freeling are still the highest paying clubs by a long way. Willaston, GC, South & Tanunda are about on a par. I have heard the top 3 or 4 at blockville get a good payment but the money really drops off from there and they are about half of what Barossa & Freeling have been paying out over the past 2 to 3 years (Freeling $104k & Barossa about $84k). Kapunda, Nuri & Ango are probably the lowest payers, and that is not all due to finances, 2 of those clubs are very financial and the other is on the rise. Have a good weekend all, I'm off with the wife & child and will not see any BLG this weekend look forward to reading the results in Sunday Mail.

Skip

[blockie]

Good discussion about payments but I thought the salary cap was gone, so clubs can do what they like. The word that I have got is that Barossa & Freeling are still the highest paying clubs by a long way. Willaston, GC, South & Tanunda are about on a par. I have heard the top 3 or 4 at blockville get a good payment but the money really drops off from there and they are about half of what Barossa & Freeling have been paying out over the past 2 to 3 years (Freeling $104k & Barossa about $84k). Kapunda, Nuri & Ango are probably the lowest payers, and that is not all due to finances, 2 of those clubs are very financial and the other is on the rise. Have a good weekend all, I'm off with the wife & child and will not see any BLG this weekend look forward to reading the results in Sunday Mail.

Skip

John Doe

Are the figures quoted by Skip correct?? If that is true Tanunda are a VERY VERY long way off those payments!! I wish we could pay that much!!

[John Doe]

the freeling figure seems consitent with everything I've heard but the barossa one is way off, they don't pay anywhere near that much, mainly coz they recruit quality ppl not just coin chasers

[151]

Figures "rumoured" Taylor Greenwood Newberry and others were and are on one would think Tanunda would be up there, and especially this their big year,
When the likes of Greenwood and Newberry especially freely express what they are supposedly getting at interviews with other clubs preseason, one would think that perhaps there is payments perhaps not going threw the books
Freeling have been the BIG spenders for the last 3 years in the Barossa,

[John Doe]

Interesting stuff on the adelaide plains blog, debate on the most hated players in the comp, should be fun in here to. I'll start off with Lee Makris and the Strachanie lookalike David Coombs

[The Duke]

Aaron King is always a favourite along with Brenton Bascombe, both were and still are capable to back up their mouth with their ability.

[Texas Rattlesnake]

The most hated player in the league would easily be Bascombe

[John Doe]

Aaron King is always a favourite along with Brenton Bascombe, both were and still are capable to back up their mouth with their ability.

gotta agree with Aaron "King hit", & Bascombe is annoying as hell but at least he doesn't take blokes out when there backs turned, more often than not, if you look closely he's retaliating after being punched in the head himself, which is rare these days since becoming captain he's been very clean in this area also.