SA Footy

King wrote:I notice N. Manhood appears on the Porties B Grade team list today. Is this the A Grade coach and if so did he actually play ?

Peter Griffen wrote:Reynella over ran them kicking into a fair wind in the last.

shoe boy wrote:

Peter Griffen wrote:Reynella over ran them kicking into a fair wind in the last.

Score anyone ?

shoe boy wrote:

Peter Griffen wrote:Reynella over ran them kicking into a fair wind in the last.

Score anyone ?

ol man emu wrote:

shoe boy wrote:

Peter Griffen wrote:Reynella over ran them kicking into a fair wind in the last.

Score anyone ?

27 points

shoe boy wrote:

King wrote:I notice N. Manhood appears on the Porties B Grade team list today. Is this the A Grade coach and if so did he actually play ?

Yes he did

Down the Hill wrote:Therein lies the problem with just 2 divisions in any sporting comp. The gap between Div 1 and Div 2 will often be more than a true 1 division gap. Every time a Div 1 Hills team gets relegated they either go through the next season undefeated or close to undefeated and win the flag.

If (a big IF) we ever got back to 2 Divisions, promotion and relegation should not be automatic. Lonsdale won a Div 2 flag in 2000 or 2001 with a 6-10 minor round record and then won 3 straight finals in some of worst finals conditions the SFL has encountered in my time associated with the SFL. And from memory their B grade didn't make finals that season. If we went to 2 Divisions, should a team be automatically promoted on that basis - particularly if the bottom team in Division 1 still wins 3 or 4 games.

Kangarilla was consistently the strongest the team in the period leading up to merging the divisions and they were never interested in being promoted which was probably fair enough with their lack of genuine depth and junior numbers.

Unfortunately we can keep debating the merits of the current 15 team comp and the argument around 1 or 2 Divisions but there is no quick fix unless their is a sudden reduction or increase in clubs. Getting back to an even number of teams to remove the BYE would be my first wish.

marbles wrote:am still curious as to where osullivans beach football club was before it merged?? anyone?

Dutchy wrote:From memory it had much better facilities than Lonsdale has, anyone know why Lonsdale was kept as the home ground?

Dutchy wrote:From memory it had much better facilities than Lonsdale has, anyone know why Lonsdale was kept as the home ground?

woodublieve12 wrote:

Dutchy wrote:From memory it had much better facilities than Lonsdale has, anyone know why Lonsdale was kept as the home ground?

I think it was financial

Broken Down Hack wrote:

marbles wrote:

Dutchy wrote:

marbles wrote:
marion, edwardstown, brighton and morphies should just bite the bullet & play metro amateur footy where they belong & the saafl should make drastic changes to accomodate them, everybody wins and life goes on

Simply because geographically a SAAFL club south of the city is a nightmare, there is a team playing out of Gawler FFS! Give me a once a year trip to Aldinga any day.

marion to aldinga - nice

word is angle vale moving to adelaide plains league

Marion to Aldinga a 25 min drive up the expressway ...... not like Flinders Uni to Houghton 50 min + 30 sets off traffic lights ......

Front & Centre wrote:Some posters wont like what I have got to say but lets be honest. If the SFL doesnt do something about fixing the competition they will start to lose clubs - just not the ones it wants.
I have spoken to someone on their executive and HV will be one of many clubs that will look elsewhere. Last week against Hackham was the final straw for him. Clubs cant continually afford the loss of revenue from playing weaker clubs without a full compliment of teams and the capacity to draw a crowd through the gate. It affects gate, canteen, bar revenue significantly more than the SFL would realise
The SFL needs to stop trying to save their beloved Lonsdale (how many Lonsdale life members are on the SFL board?) and try to fix the competition before it loses the clubs keeping it afloat. 2 divisions would be a start

Look Good In Leather wrote:

woodublieve12 wrote:

Dutchy wrote:From memory it had much better facilities than Lonsdale has, anyone know why Lonsdale was kept as the home ground?

I think it was financial

Financial decision. They got the bar at the High School, rather than sharing it with/losing it to Soccer at Galloway Rd

shoe boy wrote:2016 will we see 4 clubs introduced to the SFL and 2 divisions in place ?

2016 will we see SFL and HFL merge into 3 divisions ?

Leadership needs to take place as doing nothing is easy to do !
"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion"

shoe boy wrote:2016 will we see 4 clubs introduced to the SFL and 2 divisions in place ?

2016 will we see SFL and HFL merge into 3 divisions ?

Leadership needs to take place as doing nothing is easy to do !
"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion"

cracka wrote:

shoe boy wrote:2016 will we see 4 clubs introduced to the SFL and 2 divisions in place ?

2016 will we see SFL and HFL merge into 3 divisions ?

Leadership needs to take place as doing nothing is easy to do !
"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion"

Does anyone from the HFL know of these changes