SAAFL Div 2 2008

[The Big Shrek]

Most clubs still fork out plenty of cash for players so I'm not sure about your alcohol levy and interest rate point.

My point is clubs are enjoying a renaissance due to excess spending within the community at the moment but that will due to many external influences slow up as the economy corrects itself. When this happens, the first expense an organisation pulls back in is sponsorship and entertainment so if you think suburban clubs are going to be able to rely on the current level of income gained through sponsorships you're kidding yourself. I really can't be arsed debating you on how the proposed alcohol levy in particular is going to affect clubs but it won't be confined to RTD's as someone else suggested, it'll be wide spread by the years end. Do you really think clubs will be immune from taxes and interest rate rises. Where do you think the money to pay players comes from, organisations that have to pay bills are going to place priority for those small matters before they worry about making sure any mercenary get their fill. Uni aren't the only club going to have to reassess how it must stay competitive.

Sponsorship at any club runs into the tens of thousands of dollars. If the companies and people that sponsor the team can afford what they put in now they'll still be able to put a fair bit even if it is less than at the moment. You must be a young liberal putting out a silly comment like that about the economy, you really have no clue.

[Blacks130]

Sponsorship at any club runs into the tens of thousands of dollars. If the companies and people that sponsor the team can afford what they put in now they'll still be able to put a fair bit even if it is less than at the moment. You must be a young liberal putting out a silly comment like that about the economy, you really have no clue.

Your ignorance is amazing, we are clearly on a different page and I refuse to educate a moron. Time will tell, it'll be a case of sink or swim and I dearly hope a club isn't placing its future in your simpleton hands. As long as there are nincompoops like you offering advice to clubs on how to survive you can be guaranteed clubs like mine will survive because clubs that run with your type of logic will keep us competitive through your own extinction. Just for good humour, offer me something on how clubs will be immune from the current inflation rate of 4.3% as quoted in the news tonight. Do you even comprehend with what that sort of inflation means to every day Australians which by definition is what most sporting clubs are made up of. You are frightening

[The Big Shrek]

Sponsorship at any club runs into the tens of thousands of dollars. If the companies and people that sponsor the team can afford what they put in now they'll still be able to put a fair bit even if it is less than at the moment. You must be a young liberal putting out a silly comment like that about the economy, you really have no clue.

Your ignorance is amazing, we are clearly on a different page and I refuse to educate a moron. Time will tell, it'll be a case of sink or swim and I dearly hope a club isn't placing its future in your simpleton hands. As long as there are nincompoops like you offering advice to clubs on how to survive you can be guaranteed clubs like mine will survive because clubs that run with your type of logic will keep us competitive through your own extinction. Just for good humour, offer me something on how clubs will be immune from the current inflation rate of 4.3% as quoted in the news tonight. Do you even comprehend with what that sort of inflation means to every day Australians which by definition is what most sporting clubs are made up of. You are frightening

Congratulations for insulting someone profusely without actually making a point. Tell us O'knowledgable one who managed to obtain the TER of 60 to get into economics, what does that mean to everyday Australians?

I chose not to bore myself with economics at Uni but I understood that if interest rates went up, spending gets controlled and inflation stays down. So by talking about corrections, inflations and interest rates all combining to adversely affect football clubs you are contradicting yourself.

I'll be the first to admit I don't know much about economics, but vague doomsday predictions like yours don't impress anyone. All you've said is that everyone is going to be poor soon. Is that really true?

[Footy Chick]

Your ignorance is amazing, we are clearly on a different page and I refuse to educate a moron.

Well too late because you already probably do, as this "simpleton" as you call him is educating himself at Adelaides finest educational institution as we speak.

I will warn you all, being the Uni boys and Shrek, that sledging, even in its most refined form, is still sledging, which is not allowed. So put your thesaurus away gentlemen but by all means please continue the otherwise very entertaining debate you have all contributed to thus far...

Gee I feel intelligement now *giggles*

[hawkseye]

Sponsorship at any club runs into the tens of thousands of dollars. If the companies and people that sponsor the team can afford what they put in now they'll still be able to put a fair bit even if it is less than at the moment. You must be a young liberal putting out a silly comment like that about the economy, you really have no clue.

Your ignorance is amazing, we are clearly on a different page and I refuse to educate a moron. Time will tell, it'll be a case of sink or swim and I dearly hope a club isn't placing its future in your simpleton hands. As long as there are nincompoops like you offering advice to clubs on how to survive you can be guaranteed clubs like mine will survive because clubs that run with your type of logic will keep us competitive through your own extinction. Just for good humour, offer me something on how clubs will be immune from the current inflation rate of 4.3% as quoted in the news tonight. Do you even comprehend with what that sort of inflation means to every day Australians which by definition is what most sporting clubs are made up of. You are frightening

Nincompoops? Havent heard that since year3 let alone seen it written.

[Inflight]

I am amazed that Adelaide Uni has been the force that it is. The majority of clubs have a junior base that the seniors can draw from in future years. This natural progression can also be called I suppose the "culture" of the club. The bigger picture is of course that these clubs can feed the SANFL and even the AFL with wonderful home grown talent. I am sure a large number of clubs can boast draftees in to the main arena.

As far as I know (and I stand to be corrected) I don't think UNI's have the luxury of a junior base which to me is more amazing seeing their continued success in amateur football

Bottom line is that no club should be that financially disadvantaged that it brings their demise, teams will go up and down grades; they always have and always will and that is what makes our competition so great, It is the teams that go down a grade that give the comp that unknown quantity and quality-I love it roll, on footy

[schimma]

I thought Sandford retired. but noticed he kicked a few on saturday. What is the story there????

[bandar]

He was retired right up to the Thursday before the first game and played 2's till Saturday. He was moving interstate for work but got another offer in Adelaide.

[turbo182]

Convenient for PHOS.

Oh well, the camel will deny him a touch.

SMOSH unlucky not to get four wins on the weekend. Good recovery after a disatrous round against SHOC's.

Pembrokes side was rather quick. Few smalls through the midfield with a lot of pace. Took it right up to us in the first half before we kicked away. Gun ruckman too.

Does anyone think we can beat PHos this weekend? SHould be another good game, hopefully with us ending up on the right side of the ledger.

[Footy Chick]

I'm hoping to get out to that game this week, I still havent been handed my mission for this saturday yet..

Watch this space

[RatPack]

Watched the majority of the second half of the PHOS - Edwardstown game and although apparently the first half was alot better, thought it wasn't a great half of football, PHOS just doing enough to get home. Golding tried his utmost to lift Edwardstown and Hibberd kicked the last couple (maybe two of the last three, can't quite remember) from around 50 to get Edwardstown to two goals.

One point of interest - apparently a PHOS player was red carded for a trip by hand. I didn't see it so I don't know how bad it was, but the umpire on coming to the interchange steward at the time said that tripping by hand was being targetted by the league as a red card offence. Maybe I'm too old school and happy for others to have a differing view, but a rest of game send off for grabbing someone's leg?

[tunit]

How is James Harrison travelling for modbury this year?

[Blues08]

How is James Harrison travelling for modbury this year?

Young james hasnt been able to get on the park this year. Should be back through the 2's this week

[Inflight]

I saw what was possibly the best game of reserves footy I have ever seen. Full credit to the Raggies and Modbury for putting on the toughest first quarter you could ever wish to see. It was good hard footy with the 50-50 contests a bone crunching affair.
The other highlight I thought was the young umpires who did a great job. I hope there was an observer there as in my eyes they were streaks ahead of the 2 who did the main game. Raggies won by a goal but footy was definitely the winner.

There has been a lot of talk how the Raggies A grade lost a gun forward, well, watch this space as another club is due to do the same-albeit the conditions being entirely different.

[hawksontop]

Agreed inflight was a very good standard of football & umpires were very good and yes much better than the two
who umpired later in the day. Please do explain more on your comment there, which club is this going to effect!!!!

[schimma]

Agreed inflight was a very good standard of football & umpires were very good and yes much better than the two
who umpired later in the day. Please do explain more on your comment there, which club is this going to effect!!!!

The Modbury umpire was a shocker against my side. Lost full control and was boardering on the line of Cheating. Nearly as bad as the old Woodville south b grade umpire.

[White Unicorn]

Agreed inflight was a very good standard of football & umpires were very good and yes much better than the two
who umpired later in the day. Please do explain more on your comment there, which club is this going to effect!!!!

The Modbury umpire was a shocker against my side. Lost full control and was boardering on the line of Cheating. Nearly as bad as the old Woodville south b grade umpire.

haha nobody could be as bad as the Woodville Sth B grade umpire.

[Bold Strategy]

Sponsorship at any club runs into the tens of thousands of dollars. If the companies and people that sponsor the team can afford what they put in now they'll still be able to put a fair bit even if it is less than at the moment. You must be a young liberal putting out a silly comment like that about the economy, you really have no clue.

Your ignorance is amazing, we are clearly on a different page and I refuse to educate a moron. Time will tell, it'll be a case of sink or swim and I dearly hope a club isn't placing its future in your simpleton hands. As long as there are nincompoops like you offering advice to clubs on how to survive you can be guaranteed clubs like mine will survive because clubs that run with your type of logic will keep us competitive through your own extinction. Just for good humour, offer me something on how clubs will be immune from the current inflation rate of 4.3% as quoted in the news tonight. Do you even comprehend with what that sort of inflation means to every day Australians which by definition is what most sporting clubs are made up of. You are frightening

majority of the Sponors shold still stay at the club, it comes down to how well the club treats the sponors and if they benefit from sponorship. If i was a business owner i wouldnt be giving away my profits just because the economy is good, remember the tax perks aswell

there is always the pokies ....

[footylover]

Schimma your cleary from Athelstone then and must of been watching with your cap on
cause the umpiring was very good i thought, the same cant be said for the A grade i have
seen a few different games this year and the standard has been quite bad

[schimma]

Schimma your cleary from Athelstone then and must of been watching with your cap on
cause the umpiring was very good i thought, the same cant be said for the A grade i have
seen a few different games this year and the standard has been quite bad

very wrong you are. it could have been a different umpire. just saying when my side played against Modbury. the umpire was brutal.