HFL Division 1 (Central)

[the wonder elephant]

ha ha wouldnt suprise me if this was true ....BUT at least Owen was at Irnbank last fri night for the c grade game showed that he card even in deplorable conditions !!!Oh hang on Mt Barker were playing wernt they

[false]

What if birdwood and lobey are tied for points at the end of the year? Playoffs??

What were the circumstances of nairne going down when the did? Was it when ironbank came up? Did they want to go down? Did they finish bottom?

[Rooster]

What if birdwood and lobey are tied for points at the end of the year? Playoffs??

i think its paper, rock, scissors... best of 3.

[sound4]

Heard a rumour that Lobethal have threatened the HFL with legal action should they be relegated. Can anyone confirm?

[aceman]

Heard a rumour that Lobethal have threatened the HFL with legal action should they be relegated. Can anyone confirm?

On what grounds?

[sound4]

Heard a rumour that Lobethal have threatened the HFL with legal action should they be relegated. Can anyone confirm?

On what grounds?

I wouldn't have a clue, I'm guessing the lawyers would work that out. I'm only repeating what I heard. If true, I guess it shows the desperation of Lobethal to stay in Central

[devilsadvocate]

Had a phone call during the week from a bottom club that has only won one game in three years and guess what - made the suggestion that perhaps the league are looking at the possibility of changing the constitution that there be 11 teams in central next season. owen I believe does'nt want Birdwood or Loby going down and the HFL was hedging its bets that Ironbank where gonna be crap and coupled with a **** draw etc they would be the ones to go down. Now the HFL have realised that won't be the case they are looking at bending the rules to suit. Watch this space !!!

You've been badly misled.
The HFL constitution states 10 teams in Central Div.
The only potential change will be to limit Country Div to 10 team to prevent a team from the riverland forcing their way in.

[devilsadvocate]

this wouldnt surprise anyone, owen is prone to back flips and changing his word when it suits him. we need a new HFL leader

Sorry, but thats absolute rubbish.
The HFL is a very well run league.

[devilsadvocate]

Had a phone call during the week from a bottom club that has only won one game in three years and guess what - made the suggestion that perhaps the league are looking at the possibility of changing the constitution that there be 11 teams in central next season. owen I believe does'nt want Birdwood or Loby going down and the HFL was hedging its bets that Ironbank where gonna be crap and coupled with a **** draw etc they would be the ones to go down. Now the HFL have realised that won't be the case they are looking at bending the rules to suit. Watch this space !!!

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest

Very used to being treated like a second rate club by the league.... when you get more involved with the club it's crazy the amount of hoops a club like us has to jump through!

As for the actual rumour, would make the HFL look like an absolute joke if halfway through the year they decide to change the constitution, the very rules the league is built on.

Dont get me wrong, I for one don't want to see Loby or Birdwood go down, enjoy Div 1 how it is but to make this move now would make the league look silly....

You actually think the league singles Ironbank out and makes life more difficult for you lot than everyone else?

Give me a break.

[The Note Book]

Heard a rumour that Lobethal have threatened the HFL with legal action should they be relegated. Can anyone confirm?

On what grounds?

I wouldn't have a clue, I'm guessing the lawyers would work that out. I'm only repeating what I heard. If true, I guess it shows the desperation of Lobethal to stay in Central

Sounds like when Adelaide Uni in Division 1 were getting relegated to div 2 in 2007/2008 they made all these threats about being the first SA club and they have always been in div 1, bah, bah, bah - but guess what, they got relegated to div 2 & have been there ever since

[Vaughan]

well done lobethal i admire your determination. if bridgewater are threatened with relegation i too will be looking at taking legal action.
V.

[the big fella]

re;
Heard a rumour that Lobethal have threatened the HFL with legal action should they be relegated. Can anyone confirm?

doesnt the HFl constitutiion preclude such an action???

Options: Do what Nb did when they wherent happy about their relegation..move to another league..


or just go to country div and enjoy your football..

[Amateur Footy]

Had a phone call during the week from a bottom club that has only won one game in three years and guess what - made the suggestion that perhaps the league are looking at the possibility of changing the constitution that there be 11 teams in central next season. owen I believe does'nt want Birdwood or Loby going down and the HFL was hedging its bets that Ironbank where gonna be crap and coupled with a **** draw etc they would be the ones to go down. Now the HFL have realised that won't be the case they are looking at bending the rules to suit. Watch this space !!!

You've been badly misled.
The HFL constitution states 10 teams in Central Div.
The only potential change will be to limit Country Div to 10 team to prevent a team from the riverland forcing their way in.

Perhaps the only misleading comment is to say Owen is driving this, whereas I think it's come from Lobey. The point is they are looking for support to change to constitution of Central League so that it allows more than 10 teams - nothing to do with Country Div.

[devilsadvocate]

Perhaps the only misleading comment is to say Owen is driving this, whereas I think it's come from Lobey. The point is they are looking for support to change to constitution of Central League so that it allows more than 10 teams - nothing to do with Country Div.

Understandable that Loby would be pushing for the change. I can't see it getting up myself. We'd have an 11 team comp and a 9 team comp. A scheduling nightmare and an uneven number of games between leagues.

Rules are rules and sometimes they bit you on the butt. Whoever goes down has 2 choices. They can go down screaming, whinging and blaming everyone, OR they can take a leaf from Birdwood or IB and work their socks off, dominate the comp (OK - Birdwood didn't really dominate, but always lots of very good juniors) and put a plan in place to come straight back up.

The part about Owen hoping that IB was rubbish and went down is just not believable.

[finn]

Heard a rumour that Lobethal have threatened the HFL with legal action should they be relegated. Can anyone confirm?

On what grounds?

I wouldn't have a clue, I'm guessing the lawyers would work that out. I'm only repeating what I heard. If true, I guess it shows the desperation of Lobethal to stay in Central

Sounds like when Adelaide Uni in Division 1 were getting relegated to div 2 in 2007/2008 they made all these threats about being the first SA club and they have always been in div 1, bah, bah, bah - but guess what, they got relegated to div 2 & have been there ever since

can categorically deny this happened. yep, we got relegated but there was never any discussion about legal challenges.

[rampaging bull]

I couldn't imagine that Owen would be sooo biased and hateful of any club in the league.
Surely can't be true.
I think you will find the rules about relegation will stay as is.
Only my opinion.

[humour me]

Lobethal's committee is looking at ALL possible options in terms of where the club plays next year as any well run club would. Every effort will be made to stay in HFL Central including looking to have the by-laws amended to allow 11 teams. No legal action has been discussed.

[Mop Up]

Had a phone call during the week from a bottom club that has only won one game in three years and guess what - made the suggestion that perhaps the league are looking at the possibility of changing the constitution that there be 11 teams in central next season. owen I believe does'nt want Birdwood or Loby going down and the HFL was hedging its bets that Ironbank where gonna be crap and coupled with a **** draw etc they would be the ones to go down. Now the HFL have realised that won't be the case they are looking at bending the rules to suit. Watch this space !!!

You've been badly misled.
The HFL constitution states 10 teams in Central Div.
The only potential change will be to limit Country Div to 10 team to prevent a team from the riverland forcing their way in.

May want to look at a new set of spectacles DA
We know that's the constitution, the rumour was they're looking at changing it.

[Mop Up]

Had a phone call during the week from a bottom club that has only won one game in three years and guess what - made the suggestion that perhaps the league are looking at the possibility of changing the constitution that there be 11 teams in central next season. owen I believe does'nt want Birdwood or Loby going down and the HFL was hedging its bets that Ironbank where gonna be crap and coupled with a **** draw etc they would be the ones to go down. Now the HFL have realised that won't be the case they are looking at bending the rules to suit. Watch this space !!!

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest

Very used to being treated like a second rate club by the league.... when you get more involved with the club it's crazy the amount of hoops a club like us has to jump through!

As for the actual rumour, would make the HFL look like an absolute joke if halfway through the year they decide to change the constitution, the very rules the league is built on.

Dont get me wrong, I for one don't want to see Loby or Birdwood go down, enjoy Div 1 how it is but to make this move now would make the league look silly....

You actually think the league singles Ironbank out and makes life more difficult for you lot than everyone else?

Give me a break.

The Great One has spoken everyone, now if we could all be quiet because we know that DA is ALWAYS 100% on the money with all HFL matters even though he confesses to be not making up to many games or be as close to it anymore. No-one else have an opinion please!

When was the last time a team had 4 away games scheduled in a row? Example 1

[Bat Pad]

Had a phone call during the week from a bottom club that has only won one game in three years and guess what - made the suggestion that perhaps the league are looking at the possibility of changing the constitution that there be 11 teams in central next season. owen I believe does'nt want Birdwood or Loby going down and the HFL was hedging its bets that Ironbank where gonna be crap and coupled with a **** draw etc they would be the ones to go down. Now the HFL have realised that won't be the case they are looking at bending the rules to suit. Watch this space !!!

You've been badly misled.
The HFL constitution states 10 teams in Central Div.
The only potential change will be to limit Country Div to 10 team to prevent a team from the riverland forcing their way in.

May want to look at a new set of spectacles DA
We know that's the constitution, the rumour was they're looking at changing it.

For this change to go ahead wouldn't there need to be a vote by all of the clubs? Stand to be corrected but if so.

Will it require a two-thirds majority?

I dare say all Central clubs bar Loby (and Birdwood if they are still looking like being relegated) will vote no. Why would they want an uneven draw and bye for Torrens Valley?

All country will vote yes.

12-8 or 11-9. Either way it would come down to whether a two-thirds majority is required.