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Q. wrote:None of this is accurate and is unfair commentary on the young lad

Don’t shoot the messenger, just word ‘round town.. won’t go into details on here coz that’s certainly not fair on the young lad.

The Bedge wrote:

Footy Chick wrote:Yeah but in fairness (and without disrespect) that C grade side would touch up most, if not all D7 A grade sides

Without disrespect.. that’s a bloody dumb comment.

Yes HV C grade prob better than a lot of other D7A sides, but he’s not playing AGAINST that quality.. he’s playing against some genuine low grade C grade sides.

In no way you spin it is he bettering himself, he’s just another hero looking for low grade glory and joining a side that really didn’t need him.

Interesting though, my mail is hhs didn’t leave Houghton anyway.. he was moved on - word was “attitude was cancerous” - no matter how good you are, no club should deal with that.

Good riddance to bad rubbish Raiders fans saying.

Cut straight to the point and facts he didn't see eye to eye with coach, he won't be the first and won't be the last. This happens at all clubs. If he wanted to win a flag he could stayed at Houghton you would think - A & B in the Top 2. He left Hope Valley to play A Grade, which he was doing and was Houghton leading Goal Kicker last year in the A grade. This is Houghton loss if they couldn't convince him stay and a Hope Valley gain what ever grade he plays as all the 3 grades are looking good and he is gets to play with family again. He is good club/team person, so believe what you like.

Demon Juke wrote:

The Bedge wrote:

Footy Chick wrote:Yeah but in fairness (and without disrespect) that C grade side would touch up most, if not all D7 A grade sides

Without disrespect.. that’s a bloody dumb comment.

Yes HV C grade prob better than a lot of other D7A sides, but he’s not playing AGAINST that quality.. he’s playing against some genuine low grade C grade sides.

In no way you spin it is he bettering himself, he’s just another hero looking for low grade glory and joining a side that really didn’t need him.

Interesting though, my mail is hhs didn’t leave Houghton anyway.. he was moved on - word was “attitude was cancerous” - no matter how good you are, no club should deal with that.

Good riddance to bad rubbish Raiders fans saying.

Cut straight to the point and facts he didn't see eye to eye with coach, he won't be the first and won't be the last. This happens at all clubs. If he wanted to win a flag he could stayed at Houghton you would think - A & B in the Top 2. He left Hope Valley to play A Grade, which he was doing and was Houghton leading Goal Kicker last year in the A grade. This is Houghton loss if they couldn't convince him stay and a Hope Valley gain what ever grade he plays as all the 3 grades are looking good and he is gets to play with family again. He is good club/team person, so believe what you like.

Spot on. He's a great lad and would be welcome back at the club any time.

The Bedge wrote:

Footy Chick wrote:Yeah but in fairness (and without disrespect) that C grade side would touch up most, if not all D7 A grade sides

Without disrespect.. that’s a bloody dumb comment.

Yes HV C grade prob better than a lot of other D7A sides, but he’s not playing AGAINST that quality.. he’s playing against some genuine low grade C grade sides.

In no way you spin it is he bettering himself, he’s just another hero looking for low grade glory and joining a side that really didn’t need him.

Interesting though, my mail is hhs didn’t leave Houghton anyway.. he was moved on - word was “attitude was cancerous” - no matter how good you are, no club should deal with that.

Good riddance to bad rubbish Raiders fans saying.

Another hero. And you want to call out stupid comments.

Bedge. Know the lad, know the family. I know little of the culture at Houghton, so I wouldn't dare mix gossip with fact. I do know the Anderson family extremely well. The bond the boys have is one that I am envious of as an only child, and they are dear friends of mine who were the first to check in when my life was at its lowest.

As far as this season is concerned- he would know he isnt bettering himself, and there is little doubt in my mind he could play higher at HV and may very well do so in the coming seasons. In what is looking like his oldest brothers last year of footy, the lure to play some games with both of his brothers and potentially win a flag with them, is an opportunity too close to his heart to pass up. An opportunity that every footballer should have the freedom to pursue, should it make them happy.

Alright maybe hero was a bad choice of words haha.. but you get what I mean

Q. wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:Hey Q, how's Sam Brander going out there with you guys?

You can tell he has great goal sense, just needs to find a bit more of the footy, which will come as he gets fitter and improves workrate.

Yeah, loves a goal, loves a celebration, doesn't mind a bit of a yak too, Houghton would be a good place for him to curb his enthusiasm and concentrate on the game and less of other bullshit, can play.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Q. wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:Hey Q, how's Sam Brander going out there with you guys?

You can tell he has great goal sense, just needs to find a bit more of the footy, which will come as he gets fitter and improves workrate.

Yeah, loves a goal, loves a celebration, doesn't mind a bit of a yak too, Houghton would be a good place for him to curb his enthusiasm and concentrate on the game and less of other bullshit, can play.

Young Sam is a good kid who can clearly play. I look forward to him playing some A grade football once he gets accustomed to the rigours of senior football.. His older brother is with us as well and is also finding his feet at senior level..

To put things in perspective with the Loky Anderson situation I think Loky would be the first to admit that his last few weeks at Houghton weren’t what one would expect from an A grade footballer. Without going into detail the way he left us probably could have been handled in a better way given the actions of the player the week prior where he was spoken to by the leadership group for an indiscretion which led to him missing a game (not a punishment) due to his own doing and then playing the week after where his body language and demeanour on game day left a lot of the players asking questions afterwards. I like the kid so for people to surmise it was a clash between the coach and player which has led to this is also imo untrue. I have played football and won Premierships with my brother so I wish him all the best in his endeavours at HV

I had no ulterior motive to my question, I've umpired Sam for the last couple of years and when I seen that he had gone out to Houghton I thought it would be a good move for him.

We haven't had this good intra-club bloodletting on safooty since the Ovingham days!

Make safooty great again.

Lightning McQueen wrote:I had no ulterior motive to my question, I've umpired Sam for the last couple of years and when I seen that he had gone out to Houghton I thought it would be a good move for him.

All good. Just giving you some feedback on your question.

i am still learning all the new faces up at Houghton i learnt the forward line names first of course rest will be just called Mate for now

Robb_Stark wrote:rest will be just called Mate for now

Shame they dont reciprocate

The Bedge wrote:

Robb_Stark wrote:rest will be just called Mate for now

Shame they dont reciprocate

lol i walked into that

Another close fought win for our A's, sitting nicely in second place after playing everybody once.

Why were Adelaide Lutheran incapable of putting our teams' results in?

2 weeks ago, @The Informer asked me to change his username back to The Informer, from 20 zip.

He hasn't won a game since.

Just sayin'

Is it top 4 or 5 in this Div this year?

The Bedge wrote:Is it top 4 or 5 in this Div this year?

As I understand it, a top 5, but:

At the end of Round 14:

- the top four is set, but play each other during Round 15-17 to determine final position in top 4
- the bottom four is set, and play each other during Round 15-17 to determine who finishes 5th

This is based on where the A-grade side finishes. So we may have an interesting anomaly where Lutheran A-grade finishes 5th at R14 and their B-grade is top (and get to play the bottom sides in D7R).

Q. wrote:

The Bedge wrote:Is it top 4 or 5 in this Div this year?

As I understand it, a top 5, but:

At the end of Round 14:

- the top four is set, but play each other during Round 15-17 to determine final position in top 4
- the bottom four is set, and play each other during Round 15-17 to determine who finishes 5th

This is based on where the A-grade side finishes. So we may have an interesting anomaly where Lutheran A-grade finishes 5th at R14 and their B-grade is top (and get to play the bottom sides in D7R).

What if say by the end of the season the 3rd rank team ends up 6th on ladder by seasons end

Or

Say the 6th placed team ends up 3rd on the ladder by seasons end

marbles wrote:

Q. wrote:

The Bedge wrote:Is it top 4 or 5 in this Div this year?

As I understand it, a top 5, but:

At the end of Round 14:

- the top four is set, but play each other during Round 15-17 to determine final position in top 4
- the bottom four is set, and play each other during Round 15-17 to determine who finishes 5th

This is based on where the A-grade side finishes. So we may have an interesting anomaly where Lutheran A-grade finishes 5th at R14 and their B-grade is top (and get to play the bottom sides in D7R).

What if say by the end of the season the 3rd rank team ends up 6th on ladder by seasons end

Or

Say the 6th placed team ends up 3rd on the ladder by seasons end

The top 4 is set at end of Round 14, they can't finish outside the top 4 at end of Round 17.