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Phantom Gossiper wrote:I think the point is with Flinders Park is regardless of who you have from last years C or D grade side, the fact remains you have been able to drop a side and remain in the lowest grade.

At least should've played in Div 7 and if you copped floggings so be it.

marbles wrote:interesting range of results occurring so far...


smithfield smash uni at uni by 10 goals from memory

uni smash houghton at houghton by about 8 goals

houghton smash wingfield by 30 goals

modbury smash wingfield also by 30 goals

henley gets past modbury a week later after also getting just pass shocs

but shocs then come out and smash north pines by 10-15 goals

and smosh in their only game got a nice mauling by smithfield

are we looking at a 50 goal win for smithfield when they play wingfield?

Footy Warrior wrote:

Phantom Gossiper wrote:I think the point is with Flinders Park is regardless of who you have from last years C or D grade side, the fact remains you have been able to drop a side and remain in the lowest grade.

At least should've played in Div 7 and if you copped floggings so be it.

No club should be given a cheap C or D grade flag when dropping down a grade just before the season starts. Think the SAAFL have messed up here and rewarding Flinders Park C grade with a flag. Ordinary stuff from both parties. I sincerely hope another club is rewarded with the Div 7R premiership

Lightning McQueen wrote:Yes, as I've said previously, unless it snows, no one will get within 10 goals of Smithfield.

Q. wrote:

Footy Warrior wrote:

Phantom Gossiper wrote:I think the point is with Flinders Park is regardless of who you have from last years C or D grade side, the fact remains you have been able to drop a side and remain in the lowest grade.

At least should've played in Div 7 and if you copped floggings so be it.

No club should be given a cheap C or D grade flag when dropping down a grade just before the season starts. Think the SAAFL have messed up here and rewarding Flinders Park C grade with a flag. Ordinary stuff from both parties. I sincerely hope another club is rewarded with the Div 7R premiership

I watched the first half of our game against Flinders Park and scores were about level when I left at the main break. Not sure what happened in the second half, but Flinders Park didn't seem to be anywhere near as good as their D-Grade from last year and I'd wager that if we didn't have a dozen blokes at weddings, then the end result would have been much tighter.

They are far from certainties to win D7R.

Q. wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:Yes, as I've said previously, unless it snows, no one will get within 10 goals of Smithfield.

How's the depth though?

Footy Warrior wrote:

Phantom Gossiper wrote:I think the point is with Flinders Park is regardless of who you have from last years C or D grade side, the fact remains you have been able to drop a side and remain in the lowest grade.

At least should've played in Div 7 and if you copped floggings so be it.

No club should be given a cheap C or D grade flag when dropping down a grade just before the season starts. Think the SAAFL have messed up here and rewarding Flinders Park C grade with a flag. Ordinary stuff from both parties. I sincerely hope another club is rewarded with the Div 7R premiership

marbles wrote:its great having the invincible smithfield, cos the boys at uni will figure the blacks arent the one & only in the comp so its a no easy road to the flag for them haha

panthers vs uni, uni vs the rest

Q. wrote:

marbles wrote:its great having the invincible smithfield, cos the boys at uni will figure the blacks arent the one & only in the comp so its a no easy road to the flag for them haha

panthers vs uni, uni vs the rest

I wonder if the mid-semester break resulted in a handful of changes to the Uni side?

finn wrote:

Q. wrote:

marbles wrote:its great having the invincible smithfield, cos the boys at uni will figure the blacks arent the one & only in the comp so its a no easy road to the flag for them haha

panthers vs uni, uni vs the rest

I wonder if the mid-semester break resulted in a handful of changes to the Uni side?

Firstly, what does this mean exactly marbles?
Secondly, there's always a few changes around the semester break but Smithfield were too good on the day with a strong midfield and forward line with a variety of avenues to goal. They also played the intimidation card on the much younger Uni players which perhaps mightn't work later in the season or against other sides. I'd be very surprised though if Smithfield weren't playing deep in the finals.

marbles wrote:mid semester? only first term isnt it?

The Cows wrote:

Footy Warrior wrote:

Phantom Gossiper wrote:I think the point is with Flinders Park is regardless of who you have from last years C or D grade side, the fact remains you have been able to drop a side and remain in the lowest grade.

At least should've played in Div 7 and if you copped floggings so be it.

No club should be given a cheap C or D grade flag when dropping down a grade just before the season starts. Think the SAAFL have messed up here and rewarding Flinders Park C grade with a flag. Ordinary stuff from both parties. I sincerely hope another club is rewarded with the Div 7R premiership

Wow giving out flags in April mate!!
Flags arent rewarded they are earned, you should know that.
I would think there are quite a few clubs in front of Flinders Park this year.
Henley, Smithfield, Adel Uni, SHOC's.
I would think we will be happy just to make the 5. As Q said we are no where near the same team.

Q. wrote:

marbles wrote:mid semester? only first term isnt it?

mid-semester break is the one between first and second term, ie now

finn wrote:Firstly, what does this mean exactly marbles?
Secondly, there's always a few changes around the semester break but Smithfield were too good on the day with a strong midfield and forward line with a variety of avenues to goal. They also played the intimidation card on the much younger Uni players which perhaps mightn't work later in the season or against other sides. I'd be very surprised though if Smithfield weren't playing deep in the finals.

great catch wrote:We only wanna take it week by week no point getting ahead of ourself, there's no point being cocky, yes we have a good side but we train very hard to get to we're we wanna be!!

great catch wrote:We only wanna take it week by week no point getting ahead of ourself, there's no point being cocky, yes we have a good side but we train very hard to get to we're we wanna be!!

zedman wrote:

great catch wrote:We only wanna take it week by week no point getting ahead of ourself, there's no point being cocky, yes we have a good side but we train very hard to get to we're we wanna be!!

training has little to nothing to do with it..your players are just better across the board and many could play in higher grades and have previously..its that simple..its division 7..there are 9 teams only..5 of your opposing teams are C grades, wingfield is a basket case and north pines are only slightly better atm..HDFC the only genuine A grade team as a rival..if you dont win the flag its a massive choke..imo..