HFL Division 1 (Central)

[the big fella]

Are hahndorf still cashed up after spending 80g to go third?? They would have to be diappointed not to make the grand esp when some of their players are getting that tad older.

[Amateur Footy]

As a player who has played both Central and Country with IB, I would never advise a central club to step back to country. Sure, we are told the top few teams in Country will compete in Central, but what about the rest of the comp. Having belted Milang back in the late 90s I will never forget the lack of enjoyment in the games, they were pointless. Always play the highest standard you can.

My belief is that Bridgy should fundraise for new change rooms as a start and work on building back up over a few seasons. The highest paid players at the club may need to be let go to free up some funds and you may find the team spirit that's in the blokes will keep you competitive even if you again finish at the bottom of the ladder. They've got to get blokes in their bar after the games cause every time I feel like I'm wasting my time drinking in there with only IB blokes. Perhaps they need to get the club name out in the Bridgy community a little more to get a few more people in the gate. I don't want to spark more criticism, but the coaching appointment is strange IMO. I enjoy playing Bridgy so hope things finally improve.

[fruit_box]

I don't want to chime in post-maturely but seriously ive play under Shane Lynch, he is a really nice guy but couldn't coach a camel into the desert. I have spoken to quite a few Onkas guys who all hated him and were angry with the Onkas management for appointing him, not sacking him him. Look at Brad DeBouis, Sam and Josh Russell, why do you think they threw on the black and white this year (or went home in Sam's case). So to Mr htfu your not only an idiot.......... but your also a lier

[Gervais]

I don't want to chime in post-maturely but seriously ive play under Shane Lynch, he is a really nice guy but couldn't coach a camel into the desert. I have spoken to quite a few Onkas guys who all hated him and were angry with the Onkas management for appointing him, not sacking him him. Look at Brad DeBouis, Sam and Josh Russell, why do you think they threw on the black and white this year (or went home in Sam's case). So to Mr htfu your not only an idiot.......... but your also a lier

Actually I think you'll find that DeBois, S. Russell, J.Russell, etc had all made up their minds to go and put in transfer requests in early January, before they would have even known what Lynch was like. Their decision to change clubs was based on a number of factors.

As i've said in previous postings, for everyone I've met who doesn't like his syle, I've spoken to others who thinks he's great. This goes for both players and board members.

Anyway, enough of 2009, I'm hoping that Onkas' are looking at a few recruits to plug some fo the shortcomings of this years squad. Coaching appointment may sort this out, as some coaches are good at bringing players with them.

[Zipper]

In my opinion I don't think Bridgewater can ever recover from the slump they are currently in. How many coaches have they lost in how many years now, not to mention all the players they have "recruited" who have only lasted a season. Their oval can be comapred to the likes of.. I can't even think of anything to compare it to.. and they don't even own their own clubrooms.

I'll give them credit for the effort they have put in to try and rebuild but it's just not working..

[false]

In my opinion I don't think Bridgewater can ever recover from the slump they are currently in. How many coaches have they lost in how many years now, not to mention all the players they have "recruited" who have only lasted a season. Their oval can be comapred to the likes of.. I can't even think of anything to compare it to.. and they don't even own their own clubrooms.

I'll give them credit for the effort they have put in to try and rebuild but it's just not working..

That's a pretty brash comment. They can get out of this rut for sure but I don't think they are going about it the right way. Everyone always comments on their oval and change rooms and I really believe that is a massive part of it. The very lay out of the place is not a great way to build a healthy culture. I understand its not as ray as just fixing it all but surely paying 700 dollars per game on a player who might win you a couple of games is not money well spent. Trying to create a place that cultivates a healthy culture and a place people actually want to be is money much better spent.

[ftandsq]

In my opinion I don't think Bridgewater can ever recover from the slump they are currently in. How many coaches have they lost in how many years now, not to mention all the players they have "recruited" who have only lasted a season. Their oval can be comapred to the likes of.. I can't even think of anything to compare it to.. and they don't even own their own clubrooms.

I'll give them credit for the effort they have put in to try and rebuild but it's just not working..

That's a pretty brash comment. They can get out of this rut for sure but I don't think they are going about it the right way. Everyone always comments on their oval and change rooms and I really believe that is a massive part of it. The very lay out of the place is not a great way to build a healthy culture. I understand its not as ray as just fixing it all but surely paying 700 dollars per game on a player who might win you a couple of games is not money well spent. Trying to create a place that cultivates a healthy culture and a place people actually want to be is money much better spent.

INFORMER, you are spot on! i completely agree. Understand the passion and love locals might have for there club, but if the "silly" money that has been payed out in past 4-5 years for NO result was spent making/taking the facilities and culture to level of complete professionlism they would keep players and not have to Purchase an A grade team.
They would also have an unbeleivable facility as the money been spent could have built a new football club!

[htfu]

I don't want to chime in post-maturely but seriously ive play under Shane Lynch, he is a really nice guy but couldn't coach a camel into the desert. I have spoken to quite a few Onkas guys who all hated him and were angry with the Onkas management for appointing him, not sacking him him. Look at Brad DeBouis, Sam and Josh Russell, why do you think they threw on the black and white this year (or went home in Sam's case). So to Mr htfu your not only an idiot.......... but your also a lier

mate call me what u like but facts are facts and onkas players i spoke to liked him as a coach! so mabye they share a differnat opinion the u and ppl u know! ever thought off that idiot? probably not i gues?

[fruit_box]

I don't want to chime in post-maturely but seriously ive play under Shane Lynch, he is a really nice guy but couldn't coach a camel into the desert. I have spoken to quite a few Onkas guys who all hated him and were angry with the Onkas management for appointing him, not sacking him him. Look at Brad DeBouis, Sam and Josh Russell, why do you think they threw on the black and white this year (or went home in Sam's case). So to Mr htfu your not only an idiot.......... but your also a lier

mate call me what u like but facts are facts and onkas players i spoke to liked him as a coach! so mabye they share a differnat opinion the u and ppl u know! ever thought off that idiot? probably not i gues?

haha ok lets here 1 name of a senior player of the Onka Valley A grade squad that enjoyed playing under Shane Lynch or even thought he was capable of coaching the club??

[bobby davis]

Are hahndorf still cashed up after spending 80g to go third?? They would have to be diappointed not to make the grand esp when some of their players are getting that tad older.

80g, your kidding yourself old son. try half, if that. and yeah they are pretty disappointed...hopefully it fuels the rage for next year. as to the older players, i have no idea of their movements, in the coming months i'm sure we'll learn more

[Silky skills]

The fact of the matter is that neither Bridgwater nor Lobethal are good enough to play Central Division. Both clubs have been laughable for far too long and should have the balls to go to Country where they might at least make the finals and have some success. For some reason the clubs seem to keep their heads where the sun dont shine kidding themselves they are too good for country division. The side they put on the park last season wouldnt have got them in the top five.

I don't think thats a true indictment on Lobethal. they were agreat team for 8 out of the last 10 years and from all reports will be a big improver this year.

I on the other hand will put my hand up and say the past 10 years as a bridgewater player, has been a trying and testing time. We have'nt had the success that people have expected and although have played some good football at times haven't been able to sustain it over 4 quarters. The most dissapointing thing for me has been the introduction of "big" money into the hills. When I first started playing there were some guys getting a couple hundred bucks a game, and if a can recall correctly best player awards were 250 maybe more? You got rewarded if you were a local for playing well at that time, I know Hahndorf were doing a similar system.

I decided to retire this year when after talking to several people around the club that a couple of players would be getting paid 600 a game. I couldn't bring myself to play with guys for the guernsey and for the love of the club when big cash like that is getting thrown around. That is some peoples wages for the week!

I hear that they will be paying more players next year but have managed to hang on to eckermann, maclean devries and fosdike.

I'm not happy with the current situation that Bridgewater are in but when coaches get appointed with out the committe knowing about it, by a couple of blokes that think they have carte blanche over the footy club it's a dissapointing time for all. they need a complete restrcuturing, to go back to div2 and actually win some footy games and hopefully grow from there. Country division really is aquite a good comp and not the step down that people perceive it to be.

Well said Tooting, that's why I had to leave at the end of last year for the exact reason you decided to hang up the boots. Silky Skills you sound like the biggest clown on the forum after all crap that's been comming out of your mouth about Hahndorf this year you should pull the pin on this forum. As for the weekend go you Tigers.

haha good call there brother, you need a spell and a long one... sit on it

[aceman]

The fact of the matter is that neither Bridgwater nor Lobethal are good enough to play Central Division. Both clubs have been laughable for far too long and should have the balls to go to Country where they might at least make the finals and have some success. For some reason the clubs seem to keep their heads where the sun dont shine kidding themselves they are too good for country division. The side they put on the park last season wouldnt have got them in the top five.

couldn't agree more HB Flanker you should join the HFL board

Ah, back to the old chestnut again I see!

[aceman]

Are hahndorf still cashed up after spending 80g to go third?? They would have to be diappointed not to make the grand esp when some of their players are getting that tad older.

80g, your kidding yourself old son. try half, if that. and yeah they are pretty disappointed...hopefully it fuels the rage for next year. as to the older players, i have no idea of their movements, in the coming months i'm sure we'll learn more

You are now really stretching the truth with that bit. Roberts, Kaesler, Bartemucci, Cooper, Gallagher and a couple more would just about eat up your half.
I reckon Skinny would have no hair left after this year, not that he had much at the start of the season anyway!

[The Gimp]

I heard a funny story the other day about the newly appointed Lobey coach. Apparently p*ssed into an open taxi window and got into a bit of trouble with the law over in Perth while on their footy trip!!

Could be a good role model for the up-coming colts!!

[Dashin]

I heard a funny story the other day about the newly appointed Lobey coach. Apparently p*ssed into an open taxi window and got into a bit of trouble with the law over in Perth while on their footy trip!!

Could be a good role model for the up-coming colts!!

Pretty sure he spent the night in the clink...sounds a little bit like Pipes Stapleton up in Brisbane last year!!

[ORDoubleBlues]

do the raiders have a death wish??

i think they must caus none of the recruits are staying either. i hear devries is goin to onkas, eckerman to hahndorf and mclean to lobethal. all of the got offered more cash elsewhere. but heard bridgy were promoting all the under 13's finalist to A grade! THATS ALL HOT OF THE PRESS About ppl u duno!

WOW htfu you are one angry little ant. I think everyone knows who Lynch is and you don't need to be a brain surgeon to know that he is a joke of a coach. Everyone is entitled to an opinion so just go and have a couple of chill pills before your blood pressure get's to high and your head explodes.

no not angry just sick of reading rubbish that you write about bridgewater! mate get over it and leave the club alone! lynch is coaching bridgewater this year and i gues we will wait and c how he goes! my moneys on him making a huge differance around the club alright we may not make finals we might make finals either way the club is trying hard to turn around its performances and it has the right ppl around to do that!

Seems to be a lot of bad feeling towards Lynch at the moment but seem to remember at the start of the year there wasn't too many outside of Balhannah predicting Onkas to make the five so you wonder if he was that bad. I'm not in the inner sanctum but for the Onkas club to claim "their is certain expectations of a senior coach" there has to be more to it as the on field result is realistically the best they could have hoped for with the players they have.
DeVries won't be a major loss as his performance for the dollars he was paid just wasn't there. Eckermann certainly underachieved as well and he may do better in a better Hills side but there seems to be an expectation for him to dominate because he played some AFL football and I saw him personally play some excellent football for the Sturt League side in early 2005 but IMHO he hasn't been the same since Stenglein ran through him that day at Subiaco. Admittedly concussion after concussion wouldn't have helped his cause since. Bridgewater can now use those extra 5 or 6 points to recruit other players and hopefully for them they have learned a lesson and spend their money more wisely.

[Gervais]

i think they must caus none of the recruits are staying either. i hear devries is goin to onkas, eckerman to hahndorf and mclean to lobethal. all of the got offered more cash elsewhere. but heard bridgy were promoting all the under 13's finalist to A grade! THATS ALL HOT OF THE PRESS About ppl u duno![/quote]

Seems to be a lot of bad feeling towards Lynch at the moment but seem to remember at the start of the year there wasn't too many outside of Balhannah predicting Onkas to make the five so you wonder if he was that bad. I'm not in the inner sanctum but for the Onkas club to claim "their is certain expectations of a senior coach" there has to be more to it as the on field result is realistically the best they could have hoped for with the players they have.
DeVries won't be a major loss as his performance for the dollars he was paid just wasn't there. Eckermann certainly underachieved as well and he may do better in a better Hills side but there seems to be an expectation for him to dominate because he played some AFL football and I saw him personally play some excellent football for the Sturt League side in early 2005 but IMHO he hasn't been the same since Stenglein ran through him that day at Subiaco. Admittedly concussion after concussion wouldn't have helped his cause since. Bridgewater can now use those extra 5 or 6 points to recruit other players and hopefully for them they have learned a lesson and spend their money more wisely.[/quote]

ODB, you've missed the point. htfu was being sarcastic. I understand that devries, eckerman and mclean are all staying.

[toot toot]

according to the courier today, all but 2 recruits have signed on for next year. not sure who those 2 are but DeVries & Eckermann have both signed.

[ORDoubleBlues]

i think they must caus none of the recruits are staying either. i hear devries is goin to onkas, eckerman to hahndorf and mclean to lobethal. all of the got offered more cash elsewhere. but heard bridgy were promoting all the under 13's finalist to A grade! THATS ALL HOT OF THE PRESS About ppl u duno!

Seems to be a lot of bad feeling towards Lynch at the moment but seem to remember at the start of the year there wasn't too many outside of Balhannah predicting Onkas to make the five so you wonder if he was that bad. I'm not in the inner sanctum but for the Onkas club to claim "their is certain expectations of a senior coach" there has to be more to it as the on field result is realistically the best they could have hoped for with the players they have.
DeVries won't be a major loss as his performance for the dollars he was paid just wasn't there. Eckermann certainly underachieved as well and he may do better in a better Hills side but there seems to be an expectation for him to dominate because he played some AFL football and I saw him personally play some excellent football for the Sturt League side in early 2005 but IMHO he hasn't been the same since Stenglein ran through him that day at Subiaco. Admittedly concussion after concussion wouldn't have helped his cause since. Bridgewater can now use those extra 5 or 6 points to recruit other players and hopefully for them they have learned a lesson and spend their money more wisely.[/quote]

ODB, you've missed the point. htfu was being sarcastic. I understand that devries, eckerman and mclean are all staying.[/quote]

Ok, still stand by what I said but had heard from sources away from this forum that DeVries was heading back to Onkas.
Would be concerned from Bridgy point of view though about the money that they are paying those two.

[ftandsq]

according to the courier today, all but 2 recruits have signed on for next year. not sure who those 2 are but DeVries & Eckermann have both signed.

Brads not leaving, cant afford to!

Bridgy people its time to get excitied, I cant wait to walk down the road and watch them when, The great man Lynch has predicted you will win at BEST 5-6 games next yr, that is being realistic when ya club is spending $70-$80 grand a year on players. Dont set the bar too high boys!