SAAFL Div C4 (2011)

[catchisthecry]

Ahhh yes, we had a bit if banter! You got stuck into me on the mark
Well played mate, u had a heap of it down back. race for 4th and 5th getting tight... Good luck for last few games!

[custardarm]

Ahhh yes, we had a bit if banter! You got stuck into me on the mark
Well played mate, u had a heap of it down back. race for 4th and 5th getting tight... Good luck for last few games!

didnt work tho and yeah big game for us vs fitzroy in 2 weeks for all grades actually

[beef]

[Without doubt! Too good. Give them the flag now!!!
Certainly hope so but no way is anyone thinking that, we were just happy to get a game after 4 weeks off. Scotch were better than the scoreboard showed and put in for the whole game. Now just looking to Elizabeth to try and get some touch back as we were very rusty on weekend especially early on.

[Roaring Lion!]

Well done to Heccies as they came out on top by 5 points over my boys in a pretty good game & they are now in a good position to take 5th spot with the Bye, Pulteney (H) & Scotch (H) to come.

In our last 3 games we have Adelaide Uni (H), Elizabeth (H) & Salisbury (H) to come with a pretty hard run home for the Roys & we have our work cut out now as will need to win at least 2 x games if any chance of playing finals, is not impossible but all teams are above us in the Top 5 & we need to kick alot straighter than the 6 goals 12 points we kicked last weekend.

To the Salisbury boys dont worry there will be no forfeit in the last round from us as even though we had 27 players out of the A's & B's on the weekend we are still fielding a competitive C Grade Side & should be getting some of those numbers back over the next couple weeks so we will give your boys a good lead up match going into finals.

[BenchedEagle]

Thanks to Kilburn for rocking up with 12 players on Saturday (especially after we rang them on thurs night and was told they had a full team), this division is becoming a farce as we now havent played for over a month. I dont know why teams nominate a C grade team if u dont have enough. We had about 20 blokes out through injury and illness but still put together a team, at least Greenacres and Westminster did the right thing and didnt put a team in. Now all we can do is hope the team we play this week bothers to show up.

It seems as though C4 is the comp that this happens in each year for the last few years? It sucks I know, leading into last years finals we played about 2 games in 6 weeks also. In the old days of C grade sides the rest would be a blessing but the average age of most clubs C grade sides are a lot younger now days so it is harder to get the payers to stay focused. In C6, we have the last round bye/forfeit and are hopeful of finishing top and having the first week off. With our average age in the low to mid 30s the two weeks off would be fantastic leading in.

We played your C grade in trial this year and also last year, you guys would be the outright favs so take the rest while you can, finals is just a few weeks away!

Without doubt! Too good. Give them the flag now!!!
Played against Duncs yesterday, best for eliz by the length of Thebarton. well played mate.
Sorry, I meant to say g'day but i was icing up after the game! so sore, too unfit for a ground that big

Ah yeah had an ok game but my disposal especially going inside 50 was poor. Hard when ur only target was 5'4! We really need a large old school in the hole FF that day. Custard and others are always tellin me i play my best footy down back, but have ignored them for many years lol

And yeah you should hav let me know who u were? Was i playing on you at one point?

[beef]

Thanks to Elizabeth for giving up their home game to play a triple header at Salisbury. Our players really liked it even though we had to be at the ground around 9am. To Duncs lucky for you your umpire was not too bad after bagging most other teams C grade umpires.

[baggy]

Shame about teams loading thier players up in C grade to play Finals footy.
Just because there B grade teams stuggle to win games during the year.
I guess that footy or is it ?Must be so good making Finals! but in C grade?

[catchisthecry]

Fitzroy??

[Punk Rooster]

Ok, I'll bite.

We have used 115 players this year (youngest 15, oldest 48), in fielding 3 sides week in week out.
We have struggled as a club- our A grade are winless, our B grade's sole victory was against Greenacres.
The C grade have been competitive, and now as finals are nearing decisions need to be made- if a player has played 8 B grade & 8 C grade games (indicating that he is really a fringe B grade player), then it makes sense to select them in the C grade for the last 2 games to have them qualified.
That is not stacking your C grade, that is making sure you have enough players qualified.
We are not playing players in the C grade, who will not be playing finals, in an effort to make the finals.

We struggled to fill our C's against Elizabeth in R8. We played a nervous 15 year old, & a mate of mine who had never played footy before.
We got smashed, but we have not forfeited 1 game since our C grade was reborn in 2007.
Since R8, we have had new players join, & injuries have healed since then, so hence, we were able to field a much stronger side yesterday, which beat Elizabeth.

I'm sure we'd be great guys if we laid down & let everybody beat us, or made the finals & only had 16 players qualified.

Our A grade side that was beaten (soundly) by Elizabeth contained our best 21 players at Fitzroy- no Pearce's were dominating in the C's yesterday, Ben Hart didn't kick 16 from FF in the C's, so NO, our C grade side was not "stacked".
As for the club- wouldn't you expect them to support all grades?

[baggy]

Fitzroy??

Yeah u could say that wonder if they play all there B grade against Sailsbury this weekend.
I guess not!
Would still loose that one even if they Did the Bs are not good enough.

[baggy]

Ok, I'll bite.

We have used 115 players this year (youngest 15, oldest 48), in fielding 3 sides week in week out.
We have struggled as a club- our A grade are winless, our B grade's sole victory was against Greenacres.
The C grade have been competitive, and now as finals are nearing decisions need to be made- if a player has played 8 B grade & 8 C grade games (indicating that he is really a fringe B grade player), then it makes sense to select them in the C grade for the last 2 games to have them qualified.
That is not stacking your C grade, that is making sure you have enough players qualified.
We are not playing players in the C grade, who will not be playing finals, in an effort to make the finals.

We struggled to fill our C's against Elizabeth in R8. We played a nervous 15 year old, & a mate of mine who had never played footy before.
We got smashed, but we have not forfeited 1 game since our C grade was reborn in 2007.
Since R8, we have had new players join, & injuries have healed since then, so hence, we were able to field a much stronger side yesterday, which beat Elizabeth.

I'm sure we'd be great guys if we laid down & let everybody beat us, or made the finals & only had 16 players qualified.

Our A grade side that was beaten (soundly) by Elizabeth contained our best 21 players at Fitzroy- no Pearce's were dominating in the C's yesterday, Ben Hart didn't kick 16 from FF in the C's, so NO, our C grade side was not "stacked".
As for the club- wouldn't you expect them to support all grades?

U forgot Uni game even your best C grades couldn't get close without stacking fringe A grades in that game 2 and u only bite if u knew it was wrong?
Peace's Hart would stand out to much! don’t u think so and would never go to Cs u can spin it as u like but u be in C5 next year Uni and Elizabeth will not.

[baggy]

Would it be funny if Uni let Elizabeth win this week and % would put u out the 5.
Now we all like to see that!

[Punk Rooster]

U forgot Uni game even your best C grades couldn't get close without stacking fringe A grades in that game 2 and u only bite if u knew it was wrong?
Peace's Hart would stand out to much! don’t u think so and would never go to Cs u can spin it as u like but u be in C5 next year Uni and Elizabeth will not.

If I could understand part of your statement, I would answer it.
I think it says something about beating Uni?

[Sheik Yerbouti]

U forgot Uni game even your best C grades couldn't get close without stacking fringe A grades in that game 2 and u only bite if u knew it was wrong?
Peace's Hart would stand out to much! don’t u think so and would never go to Cs u can spin it as u like but u be in C5 next year Uni and Elizabeth will not.

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[BenchedEagle]

After talking to Punky and Matty Climas last night I also don't believe their stacking their side. Punky gave a very good and consistent account of what is happening out there in his post and I as an opposition player don't have a problem with it.
If our B grade weren't going to play finals I would've loved to have qualified a few guys like Mark Vawser, Steven Johnson etc. They have played similar games in each grade and would be logical to get them for the side playing finals.

[baggy]

U forgot Uni game even your best C grades couldn't get close without stacking fringe A grades in that game 2 and u only bite if u knew it was wrong?
Peace's Hart would stand out to much! don’t u think so and would never go to Cs u can spin it as u like but u be in C5 next year Uni and Elizabeth will not.

If I could understand part of your statement, I would answer it.
I think it says something about beating Uni?

That you got win against Sailsbury and Uni has to win against Elizabeth for u to stay in the 5 for sure??????????????
Maybe you can play your A grade this week.

[baggy]

After talking to Punky and Matty Climas last night I also don't believe their stacking their side. Punky gave a very good and consistent account of what is happening out there in his post and I as an opposition player don't have a problem with it.
If our B grade weren't going to play finals I would've loved to have qualified a few guys like Mark Vawser, Steven Johnson etc. They have played similar games in each grade and would be logical to get them for the side playing finals.

It wasnt the Elizabeth game im talking about it was Uni game the week before.
I'm sure they tell an Elizabeth player what they are doing?

[TEX07]

After talking to Punky and Matty Climas last night I also don't believe their stacking their side. Punky gave a very good and consistent account of what is happening out there in his post and I as an opposition player don't have a problem with it.
If our B grade weren't going to play finals I would've loved to have qualified a few guys like Mark Vawser, Steven Johnson etc. They have played similar games in each grade and would be logical to get them for the side playing finals.

It wasnt the Elizabeth game im talking about it was Uni game the week before.
I'm sure they tell an Elizabeth player what they are doing?

I cant see the big deal, it is just plain smart for them to qualify the players that are around the mark? With the ability to have 7 on the bench in the C grade comp you want to make sure that you can fill that bench come finals because your opposition will.

[baggy]

After talking to Punky and Matty Climas last night I also don't believe their stacking their side. Punky gave a very good and consistent account of what is happening out there in his post and I as an opposition player don't have a problem with it.
If our B grade weren't going to play finals I would've loved to have qualified a few guys like Mark Vawser, Steven Johnson etc. They have played similar games in each grade and would be logical to get them for the side playing finals.

It wasnt the Elizabeth game im talking about it was Uni game the week before.
I'm sure they tell an Elizabeth player what they are doing?

I cant see the big deal, it is just plain smart for them to qualify the players that are around the mark? With the ability to have 7 on the bench in the C grade comp you want to make sure that you can fill that bench come finals because your opposition will.

I guess u can do the same seeing your A grade won so many game this year and Bs playing Finals hey why wouldn't u agree with this. I always though it was to get your best team to play A grade each week not care about flags in the lower grades? I Guess I'm wrong thinking this way.

[TEX07]

After talking to Punky and Matty Climas last night I also don't believe their stacking their side. Punky gave a very good and consistent account of what is happening out there in his post and I as an opposition player don't have a problem with it.
If our B grade weren't going to play finals I would've loved to have qualified a few guys like Mark Vawser, Steven Johnson etc. They have played similar games in each grade and would be logical to get them for the side playing finals.

It wasnt the Elizabeth game im talking about it was Uni game the week before.
I'm sure they tell an Elizabeth player what they are doing?

I cant see the big deal, it is just plain smart for them to qualify the players that are around the mark? With the ability to have 7 on the bench in the C grade comp you want to make sure that you can fill that bench come finals because your opposition will.

I guess u can do the same seeing your A grade won so many game this year and Bs playing Finals hey why wouldn't u agree with this. I always though it was to get your best team to play A grade each week not care about flags in the lower grades? I Guess I'm wrong thinking this way.

I said nothing about A grade down to C grade, I just meant that if a player is 50/50 B grade/C grade and the C grade is playing finals then you should try and qualify those few that are close they have played nearly the majority ion that grade anyway.