SAAFL Div 7 & Div 7R (2011)

[mighty hounds]

Have done it twice now and can safely say that the gulf between Div 6 & 7 is a big one.

BOS didnt think so

[Q.]

Have done it twice now and can safely say that the gulf between Div 6 & 7 is a big one.

BOS didnt think so

Probably because you already had a side good enough for Div 5/6.

[carey]

Have done it twice now and can safely say that the gulf between Div 6 & 7 is a big one.

as a player who has been around these 2 div's for a while i'd say the biggest differance i noted was not so much at the top end its more so the bottom end. What i mean by that is this; you win the flag in div 7 go up the next year to div 6 your top 8 to 10 players are GENERALLY as good as the other sides top 8 to 10 but on the other end of the scale the other sides bottom 5 or 6 are alot better than your bottom 5 or 6 if that makes sence. (hence the 'your only as strong as your weakest link' tag)

the point i'm making is the depth in div 6 is alot better than div 7 i did'nt think it was but it surely is.

The juggernaut (pardon the pun) that is SHOC will smash the Div 7 comp come September time, and then will dominate Div 6. Mark it down

jugs you told us 5 weeks ago they would'nt lose a game then they lost 2 in a row!

[The_Warrior]

Any poster willing to have a stab at the final ladder at this the half way mark?

[Lightning McQueen]

Angle Vale 28
Mawson Lakes 26
SHOC 26
Mitchell Park 20
Tea Tree Gully 18
North Pines 10
Athelstone 10
Modbury 4
Flinders Uni 2

[Jugs]

SHOC - to win GF by 10 goals +
Angle Vale
Mitchell Park
Mawson Lakes
Tea Tree Gully
North Pines
Athelstone
Modbury
Flinders Uni

[Bigshow82]

Mawson Lakes 26
Angle Vale 26
SHOC 26
Mitchell Park 20
TTG 14
North Pines 14
Athelstone 12
Modbury 4
Flinders Uni 2

Top 3 in no particular order, % to seperate them.
TTG and Nth Pines to fight out for 5th spot. Nth Pines losing the points to Flinders Uni may come back to bite them.
Athelstone to be close but just miss out on the finals.

In saying this if TTG can knock off Nth Pines this weekend then I think TTG will secure 5th spot unless there are a few big upsets running into the finals.

[morell]

Yeah I reckon Bigshow82 is on the money

[The Riddler]

Mawson Lakes 26
Angle Vale 26
SHOC 26
Mitchell Park 20
TTG 14
North Pines 14
Athelstone 12
Modbury 4
Flinders Uni 2

Top 3 in no particular order, % to seperate them.
TTG and Nth Pines to fight out for 5th spot. Nth Pines losing the points to Flinders Uni may come back to bite them.
Athelstone to be close but just miss out on the finals.

In saying this if TTG can knock off Nth Pines this weekend then I think TTG will secure 5th spot unless there are a few big upsets running into the finals.

The run home should be very exciting with 4 of the top 5 teams all playing each other in the last month before finals...Last round will be a nailbiter, will probably come down to that round of games as to who will play who in the 1st week of the major round.

[Lightning McQueen]

Yeah I reckon Bigshow82 is on the money

My guess is that he has tipped Pines to beat Vale at home & TTG and Athelstone to beat TTG, apart form that we have picked the same.
I've tipped SHOC to not lose a game in the back 9, they play their biggest threats at home.
B82 would have a bit more inside info than me though, I'm hearing that North Pines have a few new signings.

[Bigshow82]

Yeah I reckon Bigshow82 is on the money

My guess is that he has tipped Pines to beat Vale at home & TTG and Athelstone to beat TTG, apart form that we have picked the same.
I've tipped SHOC to not lose a game in the back 9, they play their biggest threats at home.
B82 would have a bit more inside info than me though, I'm hearing that North Pines have a few new signings.

Yeah I put down wins for Nth Pines against TTG, Flinders Uni, Modbury & Athelstone but also put down a win for them against Mitchell Park at home. They need to beat 1 or maybe 2 of the top 4 teams to make the finals. They also rely on Athelstone I think to beat TTG in there RD 13 clash. For Nth Pines to make it they need a few things to fall there way. As I said losing the points against Flinders Uni will more than likely come back to bite them on the a$$.

Funny thing about me picking them against Mitchell Park is after speaking with a few of the boys at Nth Pines they said that Mitchell Park was the better team out of the top 4 from what they saw. I think Div 7 has turned out a lot closer than many first anticipated.

[Lightning McQueen]

They pushed the owls all the way

[morell]

Mitchell Park are well behind Mawson Lakes, Sacred Heart and Angle Vale.

[Bigshow82]

I like it Morell

There could be a number of reasons why these players felt Mitchell Park were better than the others eg teams match up better on certain teams, players missing etc. Nth Pines has pushed most teams they now just need to go that step further and start beating these teams.

[DKL]

Heard a story that a lot of the army blokes at Angle Vale are on 'Tour of Duty' for the next 6 weeks. Understand it's a fair chunk of their side too.

[Lightning McQueen]

Heard a story that a lot of the army blokes at Angle Vale are on 'Tour of Duty' for the next 6 weeks. Understand it's a fair chunk of their side too.

Looking through their list I don't think it will have a huge affect.

[double-blue]

Mawson Lakes 26
Angle Vale 26
SHOC 26
Mitchell Park 20
TTG 14
North Pines 14
Athelstone 12
Modbury 4
Flinders Uni 2

Top 3 in no particular order, % to seperate them.
TTG and Nth Pines to fight out for 5th spot. Nth Pines losing the points to Flinders Uni may come back to bite them.
Athelstone to be close but just miss out on the finals.

In saying this if TTG can knock off Nth Pines this weekend then I think TTG will secure 5th spot unless there are a few big upsets running into the finals.

That sounds about right, it's pretty tough to separate the top 3 right now. Even Mitchell Park could sneak in there after seeing them play a few weeks ago. Depth will be the key come the second half, if injuries start to mount up it could be the difference between a top 5 spot or missing out given how close it is.

[morell]

Agreed double-blue, that is why I still have SHOC as being right up there despite the last couple of losses. The younger bodies and their ability to recover quicker will be telling later on in the year, plus the 150 player strong club depth. I know a few of our ageing stars are already beginning to struggle.

[AndersonWalkWarrior]

i dont even think we have 1 army player DKL u must think we look like the set from M*A*S*H out at AV.

[AndersonWalkWarrior]

any1 gonna post on how there games went? bit quiet in this forum at the moment.