SA Footy

Zone footy will be upon us in a little over four weeks. Southern Zone is the Evil Empire of this series and rarely get beaten although they were knocked out by Central Zone in 2006. Southern have won it since I think. So in Port Pirie next month that pair plus Northern Zone, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula and Murray South East will tee off again.
I'd be interested to hear what people think of this series and especially the make-up of the Zones. I think its pretty poor planning to include so many suburban or near suburban clubs in Southern Zone. They are laughingly referred to as South Adelaide Reserves during these carnivals - and I've been to plenty.

Sky Pilot wrote:Zone footy will be upon us in a little over four weeks. Southern Zone is the Evil Empire of this series and rarely get beaten although they were knocked out by Central Zone in 2006. Southern have won it since I think. So in Port Pirie next month that pair plus Northern Zone, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula and Murray South East will tee off again.
I'd be interested to hear what people think of this series and especially the make-up of the Zones. I think its pretty poor planning to include so many suburban or near suburban clubs in Southern Zone. They are laughingly referred to as South Adelaide Reserves during these carnivals - and I've been to plenty.

Agree 100%. Starts from Marion I believe. Ridiculous.

Sky Pilot wrote:Zone footy will be upon us in a little over four weeks. Southern Zone is the Evil Empire of this series and rarely get beaten although they were knocked out by Central Zone in 2006. Southern have won it since I think. So in Port Pirie next month that pair plus Northern Zone, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula and Murray South East will tee off again.
I'd be interested to hear what people think of this series and especially the make-up of the Zones. I think its pretty poor planning to include so many suburban or near suburban clubs in Southern Zone. They are laughingly referred to as South Adelaide Reserves during these carnivals - and I've been to plenty.

Eastern Zone (Murray Mallee Barrier) won it a few years ago.

Baron Greenback wrote:

Sky Pilot wrote:Zone footy will be upon us in a little over four weeks. Southern Zone is the Evil Empire of this series and rarely get beaten although they were knocked out by Central Zone in 2006. Southern have won it since I think. So in Port Pirie next month that pair plus Northern Zone, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula and Murray South East will tee off again.
I'd be interested to hear what people think of this series and especially the make-up of the Zones. I think its pretty poor planning to include so many suburban or near suburban clubs in Southern Zone. They are laughingly referred to as South Adelaide Reserves during these carnivals - and I've been to plenty.

Eastern Zone (Murray Mallee Barrier) won it a few years ago.

I just looked up Southern and in 2009 in Port Pirie it was their seventh win in 12 starts

Eastern Zone won 2008.

some SANFL dudes online must have all this listed and perhaps one of them could post it for us.

Bum Crack wrote:

Sky Pilot wrote:Zone footy will be upon us in a little over four weeks. Southern Zone is the Evil Empire of this series and rarely get beaten although they were knocked out by Central Zone in 2006. Southern have won it since I think. So in Port Pirie next month that pair plus Northern Zone, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula and Murray South East will tee off again.
I'd be interested to hear what people think of this series and especially the make-up of the Zones. I think its pretty poor planning to include so many suburban or near suburban clubs in Southern Zone. They are laughingly referred to as South Adelaide Reserves during these carnivals - and I've been to plenty.

Agree 100%. Starts from Marion I believe. Ridiculous.

Four clubs are down on the plan. Morphetville Park, Edwardstown, Marion and Brighton.

Five years ago, Aldigna would have been considered the only Country Club. 15 years ago there were about 8 country clubs, but these have all left except Aldinga which is now a suburb.

Surely this is a country series - why involve any club in suburbia? How do the real amateurs in the actual bush compete with teams that play a higher standard in non-rural leagues?