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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby magpiemaster » Thu May 21, 2015 5:21 pm

batmanbegins wrote:Agree with most of that ArmyTank, I prefer Gimps thought of DIv 2 have under 14/15 and under 18 though as I think that allows them more opportunity for numbers. I think Nairne should eventually come into Div 1 as they are a growing community and have a much bigger population than most div 2 clubs. TV are a Div 2 club as we all know but I'd be interested to see what happens to them if they got relegated because if Hughes took away the cash 3 quarters of their A's would leave and they would struggle to fill 2 senior sides especially with a few regular B grade locals leaving this year. Personally i think it should just be smaller towns Div 2 and Bigger towns div 2, but with Money involved some of those Div 2 clubs would get smashed by TV and Echunga. It should be as follows I reckon;

Div 1

Barker
Blackwood
Hahndorf
Lofty
Lobethal
Onkas
Lofty
Nairne

Div 2

Bridgy
Ironbank
TV
Kangarilla- I know they struggle seniors wise but they do have all Junior sides
Echunga
Kersbrook
Birdwood
Uraidla

Div 3
Maccy
Gums
S/C
Milang
Any other 3rd team for another club

Funny that that would lead to the top 3 teams in the As playing Div 2 but it would even out the Juniors big time and maybe see less money spent as clubs would be happy to just play locals without the stress of relegation. Maybe I'm old fashioned but the beauty of country footy was playing with your mates on a saturday, the majority of which you grew up playing juniors with but now footy clubs are a small business with numerous clubs having wasted money on guys that got them nowhere and you never see them again (apart from Uris who have recruited incredibly well).
I mean TV have 7 players that are locals, Echunga have a few more and Uris would be around the same (Most have been there for years now tho) , to me it's not what country footy is about. This is rich coming from a guy from IB as we obviously spend a lot of money but i've never liked it and most likely never will.



Personally I would hate to see the three tier comp. No Bridgy Lofty game? No Blackwood Ironbank? Great rivalries lost. If a club can get an under 15's and 17's on the park they should be eligible to play Div1. Let the men int he top grade decide who goes up and who goes down. At the end of the day the A grade is the most even comp and it's the only fair way to decide. Junior teams are miles apart due to numbers, that all evens out once in seniors, which is what every club has juniors for, bring them through to senior ranks.

Anyway, probably a discussion for the summer months when this all becomes relevant again. Why do you start us off and give us your weekly rundown BM
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby The Gimp » Thu May 21, 2015 5:28 pm

the wonder elephant wrote:@legsman these numbers are intresting . Blackwood 5000 please they tap in to a much wider area than just blackwood alone and would be drawing from a similar or bigger pond than mt barker .
The key is where schools are based kids want to play with there mates .
teams such as mt lofty ,blackwood ,mt barker ,birdwood ,and onkas are always to a certian leg up regarding senior colts and to a certian extent jr colts from the schools location .
At the end of the day its comes down to 2 things
1 the environment you provide to jrs throughout all grades to make them want to stay and follow through to senior footy.
2 bloody hard work from voulenteers and players to get to the local primary schools and run aus kick clinics etc.

not all kids are just going to roll in the door !
If you build it they will come

I find this an intriguing argument.
Just because a school is based there, doesn't mean all the kids live there.
So two guys go to school at Birdwood High, one lives at Gumeracha, the other at Kersbrook, this doesn't mean they play for Birdwood.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby cracka » Thu May 21, 2015 6:37 pm

magpiemaster wrote:
batmanbegins wrote:Agree with most of that ArmyTank, I prefer Gimps thought of DIv 2 have under 14/15 and under 18 though as I think that allows them more opportunity for numbers. I think Nairne should eventually come into Div 1 as they are a growing community and have a much bigger population than most div 2 clubs. TV are a Div 2 club as we all know but I'd be interested to see what happens to them if they got relegated because if Hughes took away the cash 3 quarters of their A's would leave and they would struggle to fill 2 senior sides especially with a few regular B grade locals leaving this year. Personally i think it should just be smaller towns Div 2 and Bigger towns div 2, but with Money involved some of those Div 2 clubs would get smashed by TV and Echunga. It should be as follows I reckon;

Div 1

Barker
Blackwood
Hahndorf
Lofty
Lobethal
Onkas
Lofty
Nairne

Div 2

Bridgy
Ironbank
TV
Kangarilla- I know they struggle seniors wise but they do have all Junior sides
Echunga
Kersbrook
Birdwood
Uraidla

Div 3
Maccy
Gums
S/C
Milang
Any other 3rd team for another club

Funny that that would lead to the top 3 teams in the As playing Div 2 but it would even out the Juniors big time and maybe see less money spent as clubs would be happy to just play locals without the stress of relegation. Maybe I'm old fashioned but the beauty of country footy was playing with your mates on a saturday, the majority of which you grew up playing juniors with but now footy clubs are a small business with numerous clubs having wasted money on guys that got them nowhere and you never see them again (apart from Uris who have recruited incredibly well).
I mean TV have 7 players that are locals, Echunga have a few more and Uris would be around the same (Most have been there for years now tho) , to me it's not what country footy is about. This is rich coming from a guy from IB as we obviously spend a lot of money but i've never liked it and most likely never will.



Personally I would hate to see the three tier comp. No Bridgy Lofty game? No Blackwood Ironbank? Great rivalries lost. If a club can get an under 15's and 17's on the park they should be eligible to play Div1. Let the men int he top grade decide who goes up and who goes down. At the end of the day the A grade is the most even comp and it's the only fair way to decide. Junior teams are miles apart due to numbers, that all evens out once in seniors, which is what every club has juniors for, bring them through to senior ranks.

Anyway, probably a discussion for the summer months when this all becomes relevant again. Why do you start us off and give us your weekly rundown BM

That will be too late. Needs to be sorted by December AGM.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby Legs Man » Thu May 21, 2015 8:19 pm

The Gimp wrote:
the wonder elephant wrote:@legsman these numbers are intresting . Blackwood 5000 please they tap in to a much wider area than just blackwood alone and would be drawing from a similar or bigger pond than mt barker .
The key is where schools are based kids want to play with there mates .
teams such as mt lofty ,blackwood ,mt barker ,birdwood ,and onkas are always to a certian leg up regarding senior colts and to a certian extent jr colts from the schools location .
At the end of the day its comes down to 2 things
1 the environment you provide to jrs throughout all grades to make them want to stay and follow through to senior footy.
2 bloody hard work from voulenteers and players to get to the local primary schools and run aus kick clinics etc.

not all kids are just going to roll in the door !
If you build it they will come

I find this an intriguing argument.
Just because a school is based there, doesn't mean all the kids live there.
So two guys go to school at Birdwood High, one lives at Gumeracha, the other at Kersbrook, this doesn't mean they play for Birdwood.


Yes Blackwood have a larger number to draw on and with Blackwood Park now established the number would have grown dramatically.
I was amazed to see how many homes have gone in when we played there recently.

Still reckon if you can field 2 senior sides and 3 junior sides you automatically qualify to play Div 1 and it's the individual clubs decision - not the league or it's outdated by laws - and yes I know that you don't want to hear it again ](*,)
It does make sense though to have the big population clubs in one division followed by the clubs that can still field 2 junior sides - then the rest play Div 3.
8 and 8 looks to be the best makeup for the top 2 divisions providing all clubs have minimum 2 senior 2 junior.
Unfortunately this also presents problems as Uraidla and Echunga will smash Div 2 if they go down.
TV is a misnomer and one of the league's biggest mistakes IMO regarding the junior numbers and the way they were propped up.
All this did was allow them to continue to spend ridiculous money on import players while not investing in facilities - it will all fall apart when the money dries up undoubtedly and another drama will unfold.
There should have been a strict requirement imposed - as done previously - on their capacity to field all junior sides this year - and by not doing this the whole league makeup has suffered.(the same has occurred with S/C)
The lack of a club being able to travel as one in Div 2 is a deterrent along with the messy junior comp makeup.
As it stands playing in the Div 2 environment your club can be virtually wiped off the map in a very short timeframe - particularly if you are at the lower end of the table.

Agree with Cracka as It certainly needs to be addressed urgently - not later - with the HFL driving discussion and positioning clubs now for the changes that need to occur

Our comp is quite unique and we can all see that - and decisions both the clubs and HFL have made to date don't seem to have worked - and it's coming home to roost.
While the clubs have the say which seems on most occasions is self interest driven the problems will continue.
Start looking for a competent CEO now who consults the board - run our league professionally - and only allow the clubs input with no decision making capacity.
We have to consider all options - and this is simply my own suggestions and thoughts - so I am ready to be shot down again.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby the wonder elephant » Thu May 21, 2015 8:28 pm

The Gimp wrote:
the wonder elephant wrote:@legsman these numbers are intresting . Blackwood 5000 please they tap in to a much wider area than just blackwood alone and would be drawing from a similar or bigger pond than mt barker .
The key is where schools are based kids want to play with there mates .
teams such as mt lofty ,blackwood ,mt barker ,birdwood ,and onkas are always to a certian leg up regarding senior colts and to a certian extent jr colts from the schools location .
At the end of the day its comes down to 2 things
1 the environment you provide to jrs throughout all grades to make them want to stay and follow through to senior footy.
2 bloody hard work from voulenteers and players to get to the local primary schools and run aus kick clinics etc.

not all kids are just going to roll in the door !
If you build it they will come

I find this an intriguing argument.
Just because a school is based there, doesn't mean all the kids live there.
So two guys go to school at Birdwood High, one lives at Gumeracha, the other at Kersbrook, this doesn't mean they play for Birdwood.

Agrred mate my point was more related to location of high schools in the hills .
I have played in both div 1 and div 2 in both seniors and jrs , always found in jrs the toughest teams had high schools on there door step .
like u said it dosnt mean that all will play together if they go to school together but always found as u got older ie out of modies and jr colts the more u wanted to play with mates and going to school together always helped .
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby Legs Man » Thu May 21, 2015 8:38 pm

the wonder elephant wrote:
The Gimp wrote:
the wonder elephant wrote:@legsman these numbers are intresting . Blackwood 5000 please they tap in to a much wider area than just blackwood alone and would be drawing from a similar or bigger pond than mt barker .
The key is where schools are based kids want to play with there mates .
teams such as mt lofty ,blackwood ,mt barker ,birdwood ,and onkas are always to a certian leg up regarding senior colts and to a certian extent jr colts from the schools location .
At the end of the day its comes down to 2 things
1 the environment you provide to jrs throughout all grades to make them want to stay and follow through to senior footy.
2 bloody hard work from voulenteers and players to get to the local primary schools and run aus kick clinics etc.

not all kids are just going to roll in the door !
If you build it they will come

I find this an intriguing argument.
Just because a school is based there, doesn't mean all the kids live there.
So two guys go to school at Birdwood High, one lives at Gumeracha, the other at Kersbrook, this doesn't mean they play for Birdwood.

Agrred mate my point was more related to location of high schools in the hills .
I have played in both div 1 and div 2 in both seniors and jrs , always found in jrs the toughest teams had high schools on there door step .
like u said it dosnt mean that all will play together if they go to school together but always found as u got older ie out of modies and jr colts the more u wanted to play with mates and going to school together always helped .


Back in my junior days pretty well all the kids came from Echunga in junior colts and went to MtBarker High School in senior colts.
It's an interesting time for our league -as Pistols pointed out with his well written Courier article.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby batmanbegins » Fri May 22, 2015 1:02 am

Tips for round 7;
Onkas V Hahndorf- Well hahndorf win this and they go 5 and 2, fair turn around from last year whilst Onkas will be desperate to get their first win of the year. The magpies have a great spine led by purling down back and Paul in the centre, these two experienced lads have been in scintilating form to back up the rise of the youngsters led by Hayden of the half back flank. Hourigan and Hankin make a dangerous duo up forward that are very quick and creative, Whilst the Roberts Brothers will dominate the hit outs this week and give thier midfield first use. Once again Onkas were compeitive but just couldnt get over the line last week, Their midfield has class everywhere led by Tanner and Klun, leonard had a big game last week but will be met by Purling this week. If their midfield dominates they are a good chance but with their injuries they lack the depth and quality to win at the minute. The Dorf by 4 goals.
Blackwood V Lobethal- Big win for the Tigers last week, whilst the woods had a big loss (In retrorespect to where it left them on the ladder). The woodies simply cant afford to lose as they will go 2 and 5, whilst Lobe would skip ahead of the mark to 4 and 3. The midfield battle will be fascinating with the Jenkins boys, Nitschke, Baust and Bampton going against Edwards, Minuzzo, Bricknell and Co but I Just see lobe having a great array of depth in their midfield talent that will where down the Woods. Wills has been in fine form with FIsher up forward for the Tiges and you would assume Thompson may go to one of them, Whilst Dundovic may return for blackwood this week and will need to kick a bag as they are heavily reliant on him for goals. Lobe I beleive are back after last week and will win this comfortably on the wide expanses of Blackwood Oval as the Woods just dont seem to be clicking. Tigers by 6 goals.
Lofty V Echunga- Lofty were Oh so close against the top of the table Uraidla last week, Whilst the Dees got back to their winning ways with a tight win over the Dogs. I couldnt imagine lofty oval would be in great condition, which may lead to a bit of a muddy affair and that may favour the devs. Aish and Lindsay are two of the best players in the comp and they are dominating for the Dees, Jennings and Edwards are always consistent and Carey will return with crows having a bye. Clements was sensational last week for the devs and some of these younger fellas are getting better with each game they play, Miles as always is the key though and echunga will put some effort into stopping him. If the oval is quite muddy it will nullify the run that echunga are great at but I still think they have a few to many classy players. This will be close though. Echunga by 2 goals.
TV V Barker- Watching Barker last week was quite remarkable, their skill level was just not what I remember seeing and they appear to struggle kicking goals. I know they are missing Johnson, Block, Johnson, Brooks, J.Hughes, Higgs and Obushak though so I dont want to be to harsh on them. TV got a reality check but everynow and then you need one to wake you up, O'sullivan, Montgomery and Co should dominate the midfield battle this week as Barker rely to heavily on hughes and Nunan which will give their forward line up multiple chances spelling trouble for the roos. In saying that though Barker do have some big defenders that could control Boras and both ellis's but I doubt it. Young Scott for barker was mighty impressive and provided great run which is a good sign for the future. TV will be much to strong unless Barker get some players back. TV to break their duck against Barker by 7 goals.
Ironbank V Uraidla- Big game for us, whilst Uris will be celebrating 250 great games for one of the best ever players in Hills football in Paul Richards (3 BOG in GF's is quite handy). Uris seem to be coasting at the minute and arent playing great footy but as they always do they just win, there an even team but Richards, Ivens and Delvins lead the way with Oakley up forward. Down always kills us and would be licking his lips at this weeks game, For us De Visser is back giving us a full strength team. Motlop returned last week and provided his usual magic but it's the great run out of defence that is leading this team from Thomas, Keeley and Young Cross. Midfield will need to step up this week led by the always tough Muirden and Baker and Hitchcock will need to use his pace as no one from Uris will be able keep up with him. Im going to do something crazy here and tip with my heart and not my head, IB by 1 point in an upset.
good luck to all sides for the weekend.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby cracka » Fri May 22, 2015 7:51 am

batmanbegins wrote:Agree with most of that ArmyTank, I prefer Gimps thought of DIv 2 have under 14/15 and under 18 though as I think that allows them more opportunity for numbers. I think Nairne should eventually come into Div 1 as they are a growing community and have a much bigger population than most div 2 clubs. TV are a Div 2 club as we all know but I'd be interested to see what happens to them if they got relegated because if Hughes took away the cash 3 quarters of their A's would leave and they would struggle to fill 2 senior sides especially with a few regular B grade locals leaving this year. Personally i think it should just be smaller towns Div 2 and Bigger towns div 2, but with Money involved some of those Div 2 clubs would get smashed by TV and Echunga. It should be as follows I reckon;

Div 1

Barker
Blackwood
Hahndorf
Lofty
Lobethal
Onkas
Lofty
Nairne

Div 2

Bridgy
Ironbank
TV
Kangarilla- I know they struggle seniors wise but they do have all Junior sides
Echunga
Kersbrook
Birdwood
Uraidla

Div 3
Maccy
Gums
S/C
Milang
Any other 3rd team for another club

Funny that that would lead to the top 3 teams in the As playing Div 2 but it would even out the Juniors big time and maybe see less money spent as clubs would be happy to just play locals without the stress of relegation. Maybe I'm old fashioned but the beauty of country footy was playing with your mates on a saturday, the majority of which you grew up playing juniors with but now footy clubs are a small business with numerous clubs having wasted money on guys that got them nowhere and you never see them again (apart from Uris who have recruited incredibly well).
I mean TV have 7 players that are locals, Echunga have a few more and Uris would be around the same (Most have been there for years now tho) , to me it's not what country footy is about. This is rich coming from a guy from IB as we obviously spend a lot of money but i've never liked it and most likely never will.

Lofty in Div 1 twice?
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby batmanbegins » Fri May 22, 2015 11:04 am

cracka wrote:
batmanbegins wrote:Agree with most of that ArmyTank, I prefer Gimps thought of DIv 2 have under 14/15 and under 18 though as I think that allows them more opportunity for numbers. I think Nairne should eventually come into Div 1 as they are a growing community and have a much bigger population than most div 2 clubs. TV are a Div 2 club as we all know but I'd be interested to see what happens to them if they got relegated because if Hughes took away the cash 3 quarters of their A's would leave and they would struggle to fill 2 senior sides especially with a few regular B grade locals leaving this year. Personally i think it should just be smaller towns Div 2 and Bigger towns div 2, but with Money involved some of those Div 2 clubs would get smashed by TV and Echunga. It should be as follows I reckon;

Div 1

Barker
Blackwood
Hahndorf
Lofty
Lobethal
Onkas
Lofty
Nairne

Div 2

Bridgy
Ironbank
TV
Kangarilla- I know they struggle seniors wise but they do have all Junior sides
Echunga
Kersbrook
Birdwood
Uraidla

Div 3
Maccy
Gums
S/C
Milang
Any other 3rd team for another club

Funny that that would lead to the top 3 teams in the As playing Div 2 but it would even out the Juniors big time and maybe see less money spent as clubs would be happy to just play locals without the stress of relegation. Maybe I'm old fashioned but the beauty of country footy was playing with your mates on a saturday, the majority of which you grew up playing juniors with but now footy clubs are a small business with numerous clubs having wasted money on guys that got them nowhere and you never see them again (apart from Uris who have recruited incredibly well).
I mean TV have 7 players that are locals, Echunga have a few more and Uris would be around the same (Most have been there for years now tho) , to me it's not what country footy is about. This is rich coming from a guy from IB as we obviously spend a lot of money but i've never liked it and most likely never will.

Lofty in Div 1 twice?


My apologies, left poor old Meadows out. I'd put echunga up into div 1 as they can field all sides and have the best A grade, then add Meadows into Div 2. Never going to happen but it will be fascinating what happens with TV and Uris struggling for junior sides next year.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby Justquietly » Sat May 23, 2015 3:38 pm

I'm picking Lofty. The closeness of the Uraidla game will do them some good.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby The Sorce » Sat May 23, 2015 7:34 pm

Echunga defeated Mt Loftly 22 -14 to Mt Lofty 9-6 - a bit of embarrassment after last weeks effort!!!
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby flanker » Sat May 23, 2015 10:27 pm

The Sorce wrote:Echunga defeated Mt Loftly 22 -14 to Mt Lofty 9-6 - a bit of embarrassment after last weeks effort!!!


Sure was! Shows the gap between their best and their worst, once Echunga got a roll on during the third Mt Lofty didn't fire a shot, even with Cranna red carded for apparently swearing at a goal ump.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby Legs Man » Sat May 23, 2015 11:11 pm

flanker wrote:
The Sorce wrote:Echunga defeated Mt Loftly 22 -14 to Mt Lofty 9-6 - a bit of embarrassment after last weeks effort!!!


Sure was! Shows the gap between their best and their worst, once Echunga got a roll on during the third Mt Lofty didn't fire a shot, even with Cranna red carded for apparently swearing at a goal ump.


Didn't know a red card could be given for anything verbal - without attracting a yellow first.
Does anyone know the rule here?
Pretty severe penalty if it also means a 1 match suspension too.
Don't know what was said so can't comment on that.
Did see the blatant error made by the goal umpire which attracted the player reaction( which gifted Mt Lofty a goal when the kick was actually off the Echunga players leg) - looked like the players on both sides saw the mistake.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby flanker » Sat May 23, 2015 11:31 pm

Legs Man wrote:
flanker wrote:
The Sorce wrote:Echunga defeated Mt Loftly 22 -14 to Mt Lofty 9-6 - a bit of embarrassment after last weeks effort!!!


Sure was! Shows the gap between their best and their worst, once Echunga got a roll on during the third Mt Lofty didn't fire a shot, even with Cranna red carded for apparently swearing at a goal ump.


Didn't know a red card could be given for anything verbal - without attracting a yellow first.
Does anyone know the rule here?
Pretty severe penalty if it also means a 1 match suspension too.
Don't know what was said so can't comment on that.
Did see the blatant error made by the goal umpire which attracted the player reaction( which gifted Mt Lofty a goal when the kick was actually off the Echunga players leg) - looked like the players on both sides saw the mistake.


Yeah I think both sides were a bit miffed at what happened! What he reportedly said didn't warrant a card (from a Mt Lofty player) so think a bit of an over-reaction, but I know there's a big effort to clamp down on ump abuse so maybe the cause. Shame if he ends up missing a game for it as nothing in it from all reports.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby Legs Man » Sat May 23, 2015 11:54 pm

flanker wrote:
Legs Man wrote:
flanker wrote:
The Sorce wrote:Echunga defeated Mt Loftly 22 -14 to Mt Lofty 9-6 - a bit of embarrassment after last weeks effort!!!


Sure was! Shows the gap between their best and their worst, once Echunga got a roll on during the third Mt Lofty didn't fire a shot, even with Cranna red carded for apparently swearing at a goal ump.


Didn't know a red card could be given for anything verbal - without attracting a yellow first.
Does anyone know the rule here?
Pretty severe penalty if it also means a 1 match suspension too.
Don't know what was said so can't comment on that.
Did see the blatant error made by the goal umpire which attracted the player reaction( which gifted Mt Lofty a goal when the kick was actually off the Echunga players leg) - looked like the players on both sides saw the mistake.


Yeah I think both sides were a bit miffed at what happened! What he reportedly said didn't warrant a card (from a Mt Lofty player) so think a bit of an over-reaction, but I know there's a big effort to clamp down on ump abuse so maybe the cause. Shame if he ends up missing a game for it as nothing in it from all reports.


Could understand a yellow card as it's a hot topic with the umps - but a red is extreme and really penalises heavily.
The field umpire should get a week too for letting the mistake occur which he saw and didn't correct. ( everyone saw it - so I reckon he would have )
Perhaps that might have exacerbated the situation hence the over reaction.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby running defender » Sun May 24, 2015 6:41 am

Yes a big over reaction from that umpire , he should've fixed the mistake first then this would've happened. This same umpire seen No 9 from Mt lofty strike Peter Lindsay award him a free kick but no report.
Isn't striking someone a reportable offense? Plenty of niggle in the match, with Echunga showing them who's boss.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby Sniper » Sun May 24, 2015 10:53 am

Legs Man wrote:
flanker wrote:
The Sorce wrote:Echunga defeated Mt Loftly 22 -14 to Mt Lofty 9-6 - a bit of embarrassment after last weeks effort!!!


Sure was! Shows the gap between their best and their worst, once Echunga got a roll on during the third Mt Lofty didn't fire a shot, even with Cranna red carded for apparently swearing at a goal ump.


Didn't know a red card could be given for anything verbal - without attracting a yellow first.
Does anyone know the rule here?
Pretty severe penalty if it also means a 1 match suspension too.
Don't know what was said so can't comment on that.
Did see the blatant error made by the goal umpire which attracted the player reaction( which gifted Mt Lofty a goal when the kick was actually off the Echunga players leg) - looked like the players on both sides saw the mistake.

Law 19.2.2.k covers the reportable offence for abusing an umpire (ie doesn't have to be a yellow first then a red).

Majority of current goal umpires are club representatives, half of which don't attend any training so while the HFL endorses this approach, questionable calls may continue to occur (I believe the umpires panel requested the goal umpires be included in their panel this year but wasn't supported by club reps).

The last time I attended a HFL game there weren't any video replays to assist with decisions so players may need to get used to getting on with the game (like the majority of the good players in the HFL appear to do).
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby flanker » Sun May 24, 2015 11:39 am

running defender wrote:Yes a big over reaction from that umpire , he should've fixed the mistake first then this would've happened. This same umpire seen No 9 from Mt lofty strike Peter Lindsay award him a free kick but no report.
Isn't striking someone a reportable offense? Plenty of niggle in the match, with Echunga showing them who's boss.


Lindsay hit him in the nuts first hence the reaction, who knows what the umpire saw though, a strike is a strike at the end of the day. A fun night at the tribunal ahead for the bloke in the Echunga B Grade who was reported twice for two different send off incidents!

Anyway with Echunga and Lofty splitting the relegation points during the day and Ironbank getting some junior wins, it spells more trouble for Onkas who will now be well behind on the table after being swept by the Maggies. Big challenge ahead of them!
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby Legs Man » Sun May 24, 2015 12:43 pm

flanker wrote:
running defender wrote:Yes a big over reaction from that umpire , he should've fixed the mistake first then this would've happened. This same umpire seen No 9 from Mt lofty strike Peter Lindsay award him a free kick but no report.
Isn't striking someone a reportable offense? Plenty of niggle in the match, with Echunga showing them who's boss.


Lindsay hit him in the nuts first hence the reaction, who knows what the umpire saw though, a strike is a strike at the end of the day. A fun night at the tribunal ahead for the bloke in the Echunga B Grade who was reported twice for two different send off incidents!

Anyway with Echunga and Lofty splitting the relegation points during the day and Ironbank getting some junior wins, it spells more trouble for Onkas who will now be well behind on the table after being swept by the Maggies. Big challenge ahead of them!


Anyone got the current relegation standings - it's nearly as important as winning a flag knowing Nairne and Bridgey are both keen to gain promotion.
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Re: HFL Division 1 (Central)

Postby cracka » Sun May 24, 2015 1:21 pm

Someone from outside the HFL will update it for you soon no doubt. :D
But yes we are well & truly on the bottom.
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