SAAFL Div 5 & 5R (2010)

[S Demon]

Draft copy of the finals. To be confirmed Tuesday 9.00am
Saturday 21st August, 2010

Qualifying Final
12.15pm Div 5R Plympton v Adelaide Lutheran @ Eric Sutton Reserve
Elimination Final
2.15pm Div 5 Rosewater v Plympton @ Eric Sutton Reserve

Elimination Final
12.15pm Brahma Lodge v Hope Valley @ Brahma Lodge
Qualifying Final
2.15pm Brahma Lodge v Elizabeth @ Brahma Lodge

[valleys07]

After playing at Hope Valleys oval on the weekend with a turf pitch I would much rather play on an oval with a sand covered cricket pitch.

Agree! i dont think i have ever seen an oval in worse condition than that! to kick 14goals on that was a great effort...

Yeah our deck is pretty stuffed unfortunately. If we get the slightest bit of rain its all over sadly. This is the worst ive seen it in my time at the club, it certainly doesnt help our cause with juniors and seniors playing/training on it every night of the week. Rounds 1-9 is the perfect time to play at the valley, our cricketers always leave it lush for us to mess up for them

As for saturday, well played to the brahma boys, certainly showed why they are a top 2 side. We have had a bad run with injuries in the 2nd half of the year (no excuse, every side gets them) and their bigger bodies and experience certainly showed. Full credit to our guys though, could have gotten very ugly at half time and the boys came out firing in the 3rd but brahma stood tall and held us at bay.

In my opinion the only side likely to challenge brahma and heccies is elizabeth (not because they are 3rd but i do think that they have the side to press both teams)

Plympton and rosies have the talent but consistency has been the issue all year and will be their undoing in september.

In finish congrats to all sides whom made the finals, wish we were there but 2011 beckons as full of promise for the demons. Best of luck to barta and scotty as they lead the b's and c's into their respective finals campaigns.

[custardarm]

After playing at Hope Valleys oval on the weekend with a turf pitch I would much rather play on an oval with a sand covered cricket pitch.

Agree! i dont think i have ever seen an oval in worse condition than that! to kick 14goals on that was a great effort...

just rang jane reilly and she confirmed my thoughts that rain plus dirt equals mud and she also confirmed my theory that places at higher altitude get more rain than sea level and throw in a smaller oval than normal hence more traffic it all adds up to a muddy ground , bring back the carpet at lodge i say

[TIRED TIGER]

apart from the cricket pitch the rest of the oval wasnt too bad. 22 goals scored tells me it wasnt as bad as everyone suggests, a 10 goal game would probably have been more likely if it was so muddy. perhaps some of you guys should play at etihad (under the roof) so you dont get muddy use to play on ovals like that most winters in the old days

[custardarm]

apart from the cricket pitch the rest of the oval wasnt too bad. 22 goals scored tells me it wasnt as bad as everyone suggests, a 10 goal game would probably have been more likely if it was so muddy. perhaps some of you guys should play at etihad (under the roof) so you dont get muddy use to play on ovals like that most winters in the old days

anyone who has played at gepps cross and greenacres back in the day would of played in the worst conditions , played on both of those some years back and not exaggerating there was sloppy ankle deep mud all over oval, goal square to goal square

[The Bartman]

After playing at Hope Valleys oval on the weekend with a turf pitch I would much rather play on an oval with a sand covered cricket pitch.

Agree! i dont think i have ever seen an oval in worse condition than that! to kick 14goals on that was a great effort...

Come on guys, its a winter sport! I have played on a lot worse than that! I must say I love those conditions though. Might bring a couple of ton of the mud with me down to The Lodge on Sat arvo!

[S Demon]

well done valley boys showed some fight and kept us to second spot, bit disappointed with Plympton and not being competitive today, woudn't surprise me if rosewater took you guys out...

i must admit valleys must have the best home crowd support (some were weird) in the comp with spurring the their team on it felt like a 19th man out there and it was hard to get over the top of them at times but full credit to the young lads, defiantly be a force in a few years if they can keep there crop unlike previous years..

I reckon the support from the balcony helped get the boys over the line against Plympton earlier in the year.

Poor old Coombs, I bet he wished he'd kept quiet during the B grade game. Was left a little red-faced limping off during the A grade warm up... Came in for a beer afterwards though which was good to see

[The Bartman]

well done valley boys showed some fight and kept us to second spot, bit disappointed with Plympton and not being competitive today, woudn't surprise me if rosewater took you guys out...

i must admit valleys must have the best home crowd support (some were weird) in the comp with spurring the their team on it felt like a 19th man out there and it was hard to get over the top of them at times but full credit to the young lads, defiantly be a force in a few years if they can keep there crop unlike previous years..

I reckon the support from the balcony helped get the boys over the line against Plympton earlier in the year.

Poor old Coombs, I bet he wished he'd kept quiet during the B grade game. Was left a little red-faced limping off during the A grade warm up... Came in for a beer afterwards though which was good to see

Yeah that was pretty funny. Think Coombs gave as good as he got and was all in good fun. Seems like a pretty good bloke.

[Footy Chick]

apart from the cricket pitch the rest of the oval wasnt too bad.

Which oval were you at again?

I had the old ump tell me to move on and not saunter around - I said "buddy - If I move any faster I'll slip over!"

[hawkseye]

apart from the cricket pitch the rest of the oval wasnt too bad. 22 goals scored tells me it wasnt as bad as everyone suggests, a 10 goal game would probably have been more likely if it was so muddy. perhaps some of you guys should play at etihad (under the roof) so you dont get muddy use to play on ovals like that most winters in the old days

Cmon TT good players keep their feet and dont get dirty

[TIRED TIGER]

[quote="demonseye"][quote="TIRED TIGER"]apart from the cricket pitch the rest of the oval wasnt too bad. 22 goals scored tells me it wasnt as bad as everyone suggests, a 10 goal game would probably have been more likely if it was so muddy. perhaps some of you guys should play at etihad (under the roof) so you dont get muddy use to play on ovals like that most winters in the old days [/quote]
Cmon TT good players keep their feet and dont get dirty [/quote]
thats why that centrals outfit you use to wear to training was always clean hey
seems to be the only ones not grizzling about the valley oval are the players who have to train there twice a week and play on it every other week

[hawkseye]

apart from the cricket pitch the rest of the oval wasnt too bad. 22 goals scored tells me it wasnt as bad as everyone suggests, a 10 goal game would probably have been more likely if it was so muddy. perhaps some of you guys should play at etihad (under the roof) so you dont get muddy use to play on ovals like that most winters in the old days

Cmon TT good players keep their feet and dont get dirty

thats why that centrals outfit you use to wear to training was always clean hey
seems to be the only ones not grizzling about the valley oval are the players who have to train there twice a week and play on it every other week

I kept that nice and clean because i knew how much you loved it.

[human blanket #3]

After playing at Hope Valleys oval on the weekend with a turf pitch I would much rather play on an oval with a sand covered cricket pitch.

Agree! i dont think i have ever seen an oval in worse condition than that! to kick 14goals on that was a great effort...

daly oval was in pretty good condition. sun came out during our match and only the turf pitch was muddy and the outer wing was a bit damp. was always going to be a big help for us in gaining % and knowing that hope valley doesnt have the best surface as well as being pretty windy up there.

[Honda07]

apart from the cricket pitch the rest of the oval wasnt too bad. 22 goals scored tells me it wasnt as bad as everyone suggests, a 10 goal game would probably have been more likely if it was so muddy. perhaps some of you guys should play at etihad (under the roof) so you dont get muddy use to play on ovals like that most winters in the old days

Cmon TT good players keep their feet and dont get dirty

thats why that centrals outfit you use to wear to training was always clean hey
seems to be the only ones not grizzling about the valley oval are the players who have to train there twice a week and play on it every other week

Oval was the same for both teams so not an issue - it did remind me of playing at Williamstown's oval - which I have seen worse - once not a blade of grass!

[Neville Bartoss]

Someone give unknown source a drink.....this forum has got boring all of a sudden

[fish]

Draft copy of the finals. To be confirmed Tuesday 9.00am
Saturday 21st August, 2010

Qualifying Final
12.15pm Div 5R Plympton v Adelaide Lutheran @ Eric Sutton Reserve
Elimination Final
2.15pm Div 5 Rosewater v Plympton @ Eric Sutton Reserve

Elimination Final
12.15pm Brahma Lodge v Hope Valley @ Brahma Lodge
Qualifying Final
2.15pm Brahma Lodge v Elizabeth @ Brahma Lodge

Don't forget to vote you lot.

[The Dark Knight]

Someone give unknown source a drink.....this forum has got boring all of a sudden

No way! He will talk sh!t like there's no tomorrow!

[The Dark Knight]

apart from the cricket pitch the rest of the oval wasnt too bad. 22 goals scored tells me it wasnt as bad as everyone suggests, a 10 goal game would probably have been more likely if it was so muddy. perhaps some of you guys should play at etihad (under the roof) so you dont get muddy use to play on ovals like that most winters in the old days

When we played there it was in a pretty bad way. That cricket pitch is still giving me nightmares! For those that played in the middle we pretty much played stuck in the mud all day.

Thankfully the umpire made the decision of the year by bringing the ball up out of the mud when there was a stoppage. I don't think the ball would of got out of the middle too much if the umpires didn't decide to bring it out.

It was pretty funny watching that day aswell when the ball was kicked into the middle. A few players would run towards where it was going to land, expecting it to bounce or roll along the ground towards them. They then got a surprise when it just stoped and had to quickly change direction and run into the mud where it became a sh!t fight to get the footy and then get out again.

[The Dark Knight]

After playing at Hope Valleys oval on the weekend with a turf pitch I would much rather play on an oval with a sand covered cricket pitch.

Agree! i dont think i have ever seen an oval in worse condition than that! to kick 14goals on that was a great effort...

Agree also. IMO it's a hell of alot better to play on a ground that has a hardwicket pitch than a turf pitch. After playing on grounds like Hope Valley, Elizabeth and grounds around area like Portland, Pt Districts and Henley any little drizzle of rain the night before or the week prior can make the middle an absolute mudbath. We have a hardwicket pitch and is covered with new dirt and grass every winter. Although all the grass on the pitch is dead and has been for a while now, it works a treat.

[carey]

well done valley boys showed some fight and kept us to second spot, bit disappointed with Plympton and not being competitive today, woudn't surprise me if rosewater took you guys out...

i must admit valleys must have the best home crowd support (some were weird) in the comp with spurring the their team on it felt like a 19th man out there and it was hard to get over the top of them at times but full credit to the young lads, defiantly be a force in a few years if they can keep there crop unlike previous years..

I reckon the support from the balcony helped get the boys over the line against Plympton earlier in the year.

Poor old Coombs, I bet he wished he'd kept quiet during the B grade game. Was left a little red-faced limping off during the A grade warm up... Came in for a beer afterwards though which was good to see

Yeah that was pretty funny. Think Coombs gave as good as he got and was all in good fun. Seems like a pretty good bloke.[/quote]

you musnt know him very well