Adelaide Plains Football League

[Swamp Donkey]

Magpies as sharp as a razor. Longies as sharp as a bowling ball.Had a parent teachers night so had to leave with five minutes to go in the third quarter and the tigers had only kicked five goals. Longies have gotta learn to man up against the top sides instead of pretending.Dean Christie impressive.The only person discipline enough to man up was simon schulz, kept j montgomery relativley quiet. Then was moved onto Christie and kept him in check ,well done lurch.Magpies still my tip for the flag even though it's early.Who is this Dean Christie swamp? Is he another west coast freak? Or a local boy you have been hiding?

He's a handy player. Not from West Coast, he's with one of our dazzling young local netballers. Played very well last two weeks.

Note United were missing Davey, Graham, Broady and Pymy. One former AFL Rookie, two SANFL league players and a country football champion. Fair hole to fill with B graders, so i dont think we should read to much into the result on Saturday. Maggies were good for 3 quarters but last quarter was a concern. 7 goals to one against is not ideal. United will still be the team to beat in September make no mistake about it, though its good to see that we may have a fight for that fourth spot this year which is great to see.

[Swamp Donkey]

Balaklava's new jumper was lodged and approved pre-season but a production hold up led to the delay, club thought the debut would be best in the derby against the Eagles. Looked good on Saturday winning every grade.

Speaking of the Eagles clash...it was close all day, lead changing several times in the 1st half, Balak 10 pts up at 3rd break then ran away with it in the last to win by 9 goals.

Great team effort by the Peckers, nearly back to full strength, Eagles missing Jericho & Light, Muckhole reported & sent off early in the last qtr, went straight to the rooms instead of the bench grabbed his bag and went home.

Does that mean he is ineligible for the zone carnival if he gets rubbed out, given Eagles have bye this week??????? It would be a real hame as Joel sets himself for the carnival every year and as mentioned earlier, may push for Zone captaincy this year.

[Mythical Creature]

What did he get reported for Hazbeen/Ace of Spades? Doesn't show much commitment to the team if its true he left for home after being sent off!

[Drop Bear]

United will still be the team to beat in September make no mistake about it, though its good to see that we may have a fight for that fourth spot this year which is great to see.

Come on Swampie. The Maggies would be red hot favourites for the flag and the team to beat in September!

[Swamp Donkey]

United will still be the team to beat in September make no mistake about it, though its good to see that we may have a fight for that fourth spot this year which is great to see.

Come on Swampie. The Maggies would be red hot favourites for the flag and the team to beat in September!

Good and fair enough given the ladder at the moment. But you'd have to agree United are the sleeping giants at the moment Droppie

[Hazbeen]

What did he get reported for Hazbeen/Ace of Spades? Doesn't show much commitment to the team if its true he left for home after being sent off!

Striking, right in front of the Ump

[Hazbeen]

What did he get reported for Hazbeen/Ace of Spades? Doesn't show much commitment to the team if its true he left for home after being sent off!

That's what i was told. I was at game and didn't see him afterwards when Jazz and the rest of the team came into the club for a beer.

[Woofa]

I've changed my opinion about Two Wells. As long as they keep blaming there midfield for them losing, they will continue that way. They are in desperate need of forwards to stand up & be counted! This has not happened in quite a few years. A lot of talk on this chat room blames there midfield but from what i've sen, that is there strength. If they only had a Boo Eddy or Ivan Silvy up there they would be genuine contenders.

It's not a offensive problem matey, it's a defensive problem, for example we are ranked equal 1st in average scores kicked each week, yet we are 5th in scores conceded, that is your problem.

You wouldn't be a past/current forward by any chance would you Rooster? Granted it was obvious the defence was lacking much needed height last week against the tall Balak forwards & i'll take your word on stats but i still maintain that your super quick midfield, while it's not in the same bracket as Mallala's, is your main strength. And a strong marking tall forward to go with impressive small forward, Groova, would be the key.

And would be handy if you've got a spare?

but, this weeks result suggest that the forward line is going alright.
TW: 30.14 (194)
HB: 11.11 (77)

Hmm, i stand corrected..... Obviously all firing well. Can i take some credit for that performance in the event that some of the boys may have read my post & decided to stick it up the Woofa??
No scores in papers, can you fill us in on the main goal scoreers?

[Woofa]

What did he get reported for Hazbeen/Ace of Spades? Doesn't show much commitment to the team if its true he left for home after being sent off!

Striking, right in front of the Ump

Sucked in!!! About time he got caught. He usually always starts it & then the retaliator gets caught. Thats one back for all the unlucky blokes that have been sucked in by him. How bad was it? Are we talking a very lengthy lay off or will our tribunal find a way of making our league look silly again?

[Swamp Donkey]

Are we talking a very lengthy lay off or will our tribunal find a way of making our league look silly again?

No such thing in the APFL. If he pleads guilty he gets 2 weeks regardless of how bad it was.

[Drop Bear]

United will still be the team to beat in September make no mistake about it, though its good to see that we may have a fight for that fourth spot this year which is great to see.

Come on Swampie. The Maggies would be red hot favourites for the flag and the team to beat in September!

Good and fair enough given the ladder at the moment. But you'd have to agree United are the sleeping giants at the moment Droppie

I reckon you're right about the sleeping giants. United's a great team on paper, but they just aren't performing yet. Hopefully the boys will have some NoDoze and wake up before finals time!

[jumbo]

And would be handy if you've got a spare?

but, this weeks result suggest that the forward line is going alright.
TW: 30.14 (194)
HB: 11.11 (77)

Hmm, i stand corrected..... Obviously all firing well. Can i take some credit for that performance in the event that some of the boys may have read my post & decided to stick it up the Woofa??
No scores in papers, can you fill us in on the main goal scoreers?

Woofa - check out http://www.football-online.com.au - all the info you will ever need on the APFL.

Interesting - while I standing near the huddle on the weekend I heard a few of the Roosters saying "lets stick it up woofa" - didn't make any sense at the time.

[Ace of Spades]

Report was for Rough Play, not striking... was over near the ball....I couldnt see it from were I was

I would get too apologetic Woofa, from what I can see more than half the goals were scored by a ring in "dominant forward" and your midfield?

Disappointing effort for HWE but with Light, Young, Jericho, Manners and Reid (injured 2nd Qtr) and Cowan (injured 2nd Qtr) to come back in against Mallala in a few weeks hopefully things pick up.

[Swamp Donkey]

And would be handy if you've got a spare?

but, this weeks result suggest that the forward line is going alright.
TW: 30.14 (194)
HB: 11.11 (77)

Hmm, i stand corrected..... Obviously all firing well. Can i take some credit for that performance in the event that some of the boys may have read my post & decided to stick it up the Woofa??
No scores in papers, can you fill us in on the main goal scoreers?

Woofa - check out http://www.football-online.com.au - all the info you will ever need on the APFL.

Interesting - while I standing near the huddle on the weekend I heard a few of the Roosters saying "lets stick it up woofa" - didn't make any sense at the time.

A week is a long time. They beat HB

[jumbo]

I would get too apologetic Woofa, from what I can see more than half the goals were scored by a ring in "dominant forward" and your midfield?

Disappointing effort for HWE but with Light, Young, Jericho, Manners and Reid (injured 2nd Qtr) and Cowan (injured 2nd Qtr) to come back in against Mallala in a few weeks hopefully things pick up.

A "ring in" - who was that? Do you mean the lad who has played for TW since he was 7 years old? How is that a ring in?

From my count - 22 goals from the forward line - 8 from the midfield.

Let's talk ring ins - I counted 3 imports for TW on saturday - one lasted 3 minutes - 2 effective players. The other 18 players all qualified locals (3) or true locals (15).

[jumbo]

And would be handy if you've got a spare?

but, this weeks result suggest that the forward line is going alright.
TW: 30.14 (194)
HB: 11.11 (77)

Hmm, i stand corrected..... Obviously all firing well. Can i take some credit for that performance in the event that some of the boys may have read my post & decided to stick it up the Woofa??
No scores in papers, can you fill us in on the main goal scoreers?

Woofa - check out http://www.football-online.com.au - all the info you will ever need on the APFL.

Interesting - while I standing near the huddle on the weekend I heard a few of the Roosters saying "lets stick it up woofa" - didn't make any sense at the time.

A week is a long time. They beat HB

exactly - its OK to thump the bottom sides its how they perform against the top sides that is important. I guess the HWE is not a good comparison at the moment.

[Ace of Spades]

Tips this week:
Mallala in a close one
Hummocks by a bit
Two Wells to win by 10+ goals
Donkey to try and get himself out of our $20 bet on Byron.

Mallala - 45pts
HW Eagles - 69pts
Hamley - 15pts

I've changed my opinion about Two Wells. As long as they keep blaming there midfield for them losing, they will continue that way. They are in desperate need of forwards to stand up & be counted! This has not happened in quite a few years. A lot of talk on this chat room blames there midfield but from what i've sen, that is there strength. If they only had a Boo Eddy or Ivan Silvy up there they would be genuine contenders.

The way I interpreted Woofa’s post was that the current 2wells forwards need to lift their efforts, not their midfield. My post highlighted that young Allmond, and correct me if I am wrong, has not been playing for 2wells this year, but for WWT. He Kicked 8 goal. So….. As I said, Woofa, the current forwards didn’t appear to “stick it up you” as much as it would otherwise appear.

[Swamp Donkey]

I've changed my opinion about Two Wells. As long as they keep blaming there midfield for them losing, they will continue that way. They are in desperate need of forwards to stand up & be counted! This has not happened in quite a few years. A lot of talk on this chat room blames there midfield but from what i've sen, that is there strength. If they only had a Boo Eddy or Ivan Silvy up there they would be genuine contenders.

Ivan Silvy.... your kidding arent you??

[Hazbeen]

The Peckers vs Eagles game on the weekend was nearly turned into a farce some of the umpiring decisions made by a liitle bloke I hadn't seen before. This bloke would be about 4 ft 8 and appeared to a have an enormous case of small mans syndrome. It was not the small young bloke from last year (who I think does a good job) it was someone else. Has anyone else seen this fella in action? The other ump was undecisive and this small man made 101 irresponsible cals.

[jumbo]

The way I interpreted Woofa’s post was that the current 2wells forwards need to lift their efforts, not their midfield. My post highlighted that young Allmond, and correct me if I am wrong, has not been playing for 2wells this year, but for WWT. He Kicked 8 goal. So….. As I said, Woofa, the current forwards didn’t appear to “stick it up you” as much as it would otherwise appear.

That's how I interpretted Woofa's post as well - it's the ring in comment that gets me.

A ring in is not a kid that is at the club 3 nights a week AFTER training with WWE and who always makes himself available at every opportunity for any grade. A ring in is not a kid that has played with TW for the past 11 years. A ring in is someone like "Gavin Wangeneen" who swans in for 1 week and is never seen again.

Jarred Allmond has played for TW this season already - he will qualify for finals if TW is in and if WWE are not.