SAAFL Div 5 & 5R (2010)

[boozehound]

[quote="Howgdizhe"]my apology boozehound got you mixed up with someone else! [quote="boozehound"][quote="Howgdizhe"]I HOPE SO! that would give us half a chance but by the sounds of it lizbeff are going to be to strong according to DUNCS! boozehound woodubelieve needs to take a good hard look at him self! he is not that good if someone stands him! actually be careful he might spit on ya!!
[quote="woodublieve12"][quote="Howgdizhe"]i happen to play for the the lodge woodublieve! good side out there this year, maybe not good enough to take out the big one but will have a


No by all means say whatever u want. I know who u are and crticism from someone like u means very VERY little.

[archbishop yee]

Can't wait to see the athleticism that the boozehound brings to Div 5. I commend you on the selfless way you share your abilities around many clubs my child....

Calklington in 2017?

[BenchedEagle]

Can't wait to see the athleticism that the boozehound brings to Div 5. I commend you on the selfless way you share your abilities around many clubs my child....

Calklington in 2017?

we dont care about his exes mate, wel proudly take him for as long as he wants to stay with us

[Dogwatcher]

He's back where he started, can't see too much wrong with that.

[BenchedEagle]

Can't wait to see the athleticism that the boozehound brings to Div 5. I commend you on the selfless way you share your abilities around many clubs my child....

Calklington in 2017?

Give it up with the religious angle mate. Read all 6 of ur 'quality' posts! Pure Crap

[Div 5 Expert]

Hey all, thought I would share my thoughts on the long season ahead now that we are getting close to Round 1.

Enjoy the read

[Div 5 Expert]

Adelaide Lutheran

A team that has traditionally performed very well in this division. Last time out in 2008, dominated the minor season before falling to Fitzroy in the GF. Started off well in division 4 in 2008 with a 6th place finish before struggling last season in a competitive comp. New coach this year but reports from the parklands have been very few and far between. My take is these dogs have been keeping things very close to their chest, and with a number of new recruits from the country, my feeling is this will be one of the stronger sides in Division 5 and could easily run away with the comp. As a common poster said, the perennial division 4.5 side.

Last Season: Division 4 9th

2010 Predicted Finish: 2nd

[Div 5 Expert]

Blackfriars OS

After back to back premierships in 06 & 07, this team also from the heart of the parklands have been very respectable in Division 5 with elimination final exits the last two years. For me, this is the hardest team over the pre-season to get a read on. Another side that has been keeping any news quiet and could finish anywhere from top 3 to 7th. Always a tough encounter for an Old Scholars side, will need to have picked up a few new players if they want to contend for the premiership this season. At this stage, I have them just finishing outside the 5 on percentage, but I wouldn’t be surprised to be wrong about this one.

Last Season: Elimination Final (Rosewater)

2010 Predicted Finish: 6th

[Div 5 Expert]

Brahma Lodge

The best side in Division 6 last season, the pressure of strong favouritism in the GF was too much too handle for the tigers and after dropping one game all year, they would disappointingly lose in the big one to Hectorville. The last time in division 5, this side was terrible, but they are back in a big way, cashed up, heavily recruited and one of the most talked about sides in the lead up to Round 1. There is no way they will be as bad as back then, but will they live up to the hype and sweep through Division 5? Past data suggests usually one promoted side in Division 5 plays finals footy the following season, and will this be the side. My concern is though, after recruiting a number of players from Salisbury West, will these over-aged recruits be able to handle the pace of some or the younger sides in the division 5. There is no doubt they are talented with the football and have very smart football brains, but pace has suffered with age and a quicker tempo football side could very easily find a flaw with this team. For that, I think the Lodge will be very competitive this season, play finals football but will the first week is as far as I see them going.

Last Season: Division 6 Runner-up

2010 Predicted Finish: 5th

[Div 5 Expert]

Elizabeth

Enter Damien Hersey and enter a number of recruits with him, the journeyman from Salisbury North, Salisbury and most lately South Gawler has brought a fresh enthusiasm at the eagles. Another one of the most talked about sides in the lead up, this side has had a big pre-season and confirmed their talent with a big trial match win over Golden Grove. After starting well last season, this side was terribly inconsistent and missed the finals by a fair distance in the end. But they will improve dramatically from the 2009 eagles. People very close to the club are very confident of a GF appearance this season, and in my opinion, maybe a little over-confident. Its one thing to show faith and be confident in your abilities, but realism also must be taken into account and in a tough comp, respect needs to be shown to a number of teams. Watching some of the trial match footage so far, I feel this side is similar to the lodge with recruiting older players with a number of players looking underdone and slightly unfit. A very talented football side with some new stars, but a slower game of football definitely suits this side and a team which is well disciplined and organised with pace will trouble this side. Saying that, this team will win plenty of games this year, but the lack of a solid game plan will be their undoing when the going gets tough late in the year.

Last Season: 7th

2010 Predicted Finish: 3rd

[Div 5 Expert]

Hectorville

Who would have thought this side would have finished 2009 as Division 6 Premiers, but here they are and all credit to them. To be honest, I don’t know too much about this side but respect must be shown to them. As I mentioned earlier, usually one promoted side makes the final and in the last two years, have done better than that with Golden Grove winning the GF in 08 and Westminster coming agonisingly close in the big dance last season. So the form book says that one promoted side will make the GF this season. But Golden Grove & Westminster were growing clubs on the up, and I don’t see the same with Heccies this year. Talk has been quiet out east but an early pre-season start should have them ready to go in Round 1. Unfortunately, with so many teams seemingly having improved so much from their 2009 squads, I think this side may find the rise in division a tough one, and someone has to get relegated back to Division 6 from the ten teams and hounds will be one of them.

Last Season: Division 6 Premier

2010 Predicted Finish: 9th

[Div 5 Expert]

Hope Valley

Had a successful return to division 5 football in 2009 but missed out on finals footy after losing a sudden death round 18 game to Blackfriars. The demons play their small oval at altitude very well so they take a big advantage into the season with one of the stronger home ground advantages in the division. Plenty of the depth at the club with a very strong B Grade, but will that be enough? My mail is they may be lacking a big man, and with guys like Ben Halliday back in 2010, the lack of size could prove fatal. A good side last year, I haven’t heard much in terms of recruiting from the Valley, and so I think they will remain a good side this year. The bad news for the dees is that 2010 is looking like good won’t be good enough. Teams will need to be great if they want to play finals footy and for that, I see this team losing more games than they win, ending up in a relegation battle but surviving.

Last Season: 6th

2010 Predicted Finish: 8th

[Div 5 Expert]

North Haven

How times have changed for this club, going from cashed up division 4 premiership favourites just two short years ago, to being abysmal last season, and that’s probably being nice. Any team that finishes a season with a percentage of just 26% will need big changes in the off-season if they want to go straight back up. They have begun though, with Graham O’Brien back for another tilt at division 5. Some forum members from the port are optimistic for this season, but unfortunately I think that is just false hope. I am prepared to have egg splattered over my face for this pick, but someone has to finish last, and based on last season as well some trial match footage, this side just didn’t impress me at all and I just don’t see this side being higher. But that doesn’t mean this side will be as bad as last year, and 6 wins could easily still land you in last place this year, similar to division 1 last season.

Last Season: Division 4 10th

2010 Predicted Finish: 10th

[Div 5 Expert]

Plympton

The Red Dogs. Everyone knows they have choked and played three preliminary finals in a row so we won’t go into that too much. For mine, I actually don’t think they choked, but were just simply only the third best side in the comp in each of those years. Personally, this side has been missing one vital ingredient the last three seasons which is a vital match winner. Everyone loves big Jimmy Smith, and rightly so as he is a gun and they have Ryan Muir controlling the back line, but these guys aren’t proven gun game changing on-ballers. Their midfield has not been elite and they have suffered for it, as when the going gets tough, no-one stands up and takes the game by the scruff of the neck. There is no doubt they are a very good even football team, but that isn’t always enough in big finals. Despite this, the red dogs deserve the tag of premiership favourite, as talk has trickled from down south that they have quietly recruited well, and if one of those recruits includes just one gun onballer, that will be the ingredient needed to finally get out of this division.

Last Season: Preliminary Final (Westminster)

2010 Predicted Finish: Premier

[Div 5 Expert]

Rosewater

The Grand Junction road side is a very intimidating place for any side to go to, and 2010 will be no exception. A very gutsy and hard at it side which was outclassed last season in a tight semi final last year, but a very respectable 4th place finish. I do think they were a fair way off the top 3 sides though last season, and relied heavily on the performances of Rumbleow, Horsell and Shawn Anderson up forward. Cut these three out and the side is a shadow of itself. Haven’t heard a lot of news coming from the doggies so far, which could be a good thing or a bad thing. In this case, with all the improvement being shown across the board, I haven’t heard any sort of positive recruits, and that doesn’t bode well for 2010. If those three aforementioned don’t fire every week, I can’t see this side playing finals footy, which I think will be the case, limping towards a lower table finish.

Last Season: Semi-Final (Westminster)

2010 Predicted Finish: 7th

[Div 5 Expert]

Smithfield

A team that typically plays finals footy, the cats were terrible in 2009 and were lucky there were two very poor sides in the comp in Kenilworth & Ingle Farm to help them avoid relegation. With 2009 Division 5 Medallist Steve Taylor in the team, there is still talent, but depth was a major issue last season and must be rectified to avoid suffering a similar season. But a new playing coach down from division 1 including new recruits brought with him, should ensure that the most northern side in the comp should be much better than its 2009 version. Trial match form has been up and down so this team could be the most unpredictable along with Blackfriars with this sides performances eagerly anticipated to see where they are really at. With it being a younger side than many others in the comp and a division 1 player entering the fray, consistency will be the key.

Last Season: 8th

2010 Predicted Finish: 4th

[One Eyed]

Brilliant Div 5 expert

[fido bedow]

Plympton

The Red Dogs. Everyone knows they have choked and played three preliminary finals in a row so we won’t go into that too much. For mine, I actually don’t think they choked, but were just simply only the third best side in the comp in each of those years. Personally, this side has been missing one vital ingredient the last three seasons which is a vital match winner. Everyone loves big Jimmy Smith, and rightly so as he is a gun and they have Ryan Muir controlling the back line, but these guys aren’t proven gun game changing on-ballers. Their midfield has not been elite and they have suffered for it, as when the going gets tough, no-one stands up and takes the game by the scruff of the neck. There is no doubt they are a very good even football team, but that isn’t always enough in big finals. Despite this, the red dogs deserve the tag of premiership favourite, as talk has trickled from down south that they have quietly recruited well, and if one of those recruits includes just one gun onballer, that will be the ingredient needed to finally get out of this division.

Last Season: Preliminary Final (Westminster)

2010 Predicted Finish: Premier

Fair assesment mate of the dogs mate and good call on picking them premiers but ill go one step further and predict that they will go through the year undefeated their recruits are top shelf and now they have an abundance of depth as well that should get tongues wagging

[One Eyed]

Fidow, i thought they had that last year ...

[zedman]

Plympton

The Red Dogs. Everyone knows they have choked and played three preliminary finals in a row so we won’t go into that too much. For mine, I actually don’t think they choked, but were just simply only the third best side in the comp in each of those years. Personally, this side has been missing one vital ingredient the last three seasons which is a vital match winner. Everyone loves big Jimmy Smith, and rightly so as he is a gun and they have Ryan Muir controlling the back line, but these guys aren’t proven gun game changing on-ballers. Their midfield has not been elite and they have suffered for it, as when the going gets tough, no-one stands up and takes the game by the scruff of the neck. There is no doubt they are a very good even football team, but that isn’t always enough in big finals. Despite this, the red dogs deserve the tag of premiership favourite, as talk has trickled from down south that they have quietly recruited well, and if one of those recruits includes just one gun onballer, that will be the ingredient needed to finally get out of this division.

Last Season: Preliminary Final (Westminster)

2010 Predicted Finish: Premier

Fair assesment mate of the dogs mate and good call on picking them premiers but ill go one step further and predict that they will go through the year undefeated their recruits are top shelf and now they have an abundance of depth as well that should get tongues wagging

be funny if they lost the first game of the year

nice wrap div 5 expert..good stuff..