SAAFL Division 7 & D7R (2012)

[Haynzy]

Flinders Parks playing for finals this week, hmmm hate to be playing that juggernaut

and angle vale hmmm theyd be one side we've played lately that i'd hate to play again

North Pines will seal 5th spot against flinders uni?? Uni a no chance easy game then

Id back smithfield against modbury

Shocs will be tough at old high school, that ground is always in awesome condition everytime we play there, like gridiron turf

I would say top 5 is locked in for the finals with Angle Vale clear 2 spots in 4th. North Pines have been pretty lucky with their last 2 games of the season with Flinders Uni and Smithfield (although I wouldn't be surprised is Smithfield give them a good go) compared to Flinders Park playing Mitchell Park and Henley.

not sure why it is lucky as everyone plays each other twice
If they had played them earlier then they would be 2 games clear

It's lucky because the draw has set them to play the bottom 2 teams at a crucial time of the season. If it was reversed with Flinders Park, they could lose the 5th spot.

Flinders Parks playing for finals this week, hmmm hate to be playing that juggernaut

and angle vale hmmm theyd be one side we've played lately that i'd hate to play again

North Pines will seal 5th spot against flinders uni?? Uni a no chance easy game then

Id back smithfield against modbury

Shocs will be tough at old high school, that ground is always in awesome condition everytime we play there, like gridiron turf

Hey marbles WHEN your mob makes the GF will you guys go up or once again exercise your right to stay down?

big call

What makes you so confident?

[marbles]

Flinders Park to beat Mitchell Park & the Sharks then pump Angle Vale and go onto to Grand Final themselves....

Do u reckon Flinders Parks will go up to Div 6 next WHEN they make the Grand Final

[Haynzy]

Flinders Park to beat Mitchell Park & the Sharks then pump Angle Vale and go onto to Grand Final themselves....

Do u reckon Flinders Parks will go up to Div 6 next WHEN they make the Grand Final

Anything is possible

[Haynzy]

Flinders Parks playing for finals this week, hmmm hate to be playing that juggernaut

and angle vale hmmm theyd be one side we've played lately that i'd hate to play again

North Pines will seal 5th spot against flinders uni?? Uni a no chance easy game then

Id back smithfield against modbury

Shocs will be tough at old high school, that ground is always in awesome condition everytime we play there, like gridiron turf

I would say top 5 is locked in for the finals with Angle Vale clear 2 spots in 4th. North Pines have been pretty lucky with their last 2 games of the season with Flinders Uni and Smithfield (although I wouldn't be surprised is Smithfield give them a good go) compared to Flinders Park playing Mitchell Park and Henley.

not sure why it is lucky as everyone plays each other twice
If they had played them earlier then they would be 2 games clear

It's lucky because the draw has set them to play the bottom 2 teams at a crucial time of the season. If it was reversed with Flinders Park, they could lose the 5th spot. [quote="bar20"]

I see your point now that i've thought about it Executive Member.

[Yank Man]

Flinders Park to beat Mitchell Park & the Sharks then pump Angle Vale and go onto to Grand Final themselves....

Do u reckon Flinders Parks will go up to Div 6 next WHEN they make the Grand Final

North Pines have a game and percentage (worth another game) and Flinders Uni this week at Thebarton. Think the 5 is pretty settled. Reckon you need to focus yourself on Flinders Pk marbles, because you havn't beaten them yet this year. Round 18 could be a belter.

[bar20]

Hey marbles WHEN your mob makes the GF will you guys go up or once again exercise your right to stay down?

big call

What makes you so confident?

I know a couple of the Henley boys who seem to think they're a monty

I'll ask you the same question Haynzy IF your mob makes the GF will you guys go up or exercise your right to stay down? It's a serious question BTW

[Haynzy]

Hey marbles WHEN your mob makes the GF will you guys go up or once again exercise your right to stay down?

big call

What makes you so confident?

I know a couple of the Henley boys who seem to think they're a monty

I'll ask you the same question Haynzy IF your mob makes the GF will you guys go up or exercise your right to stay down? It's a serious question BTW

I suppose those Henley boys are pretty confident after the weekend but I think are getting a bit ahead of themselves.

I'm not sure if we will go up, because a 'C' grade side can change considerably from year to year. If we keep the same team as this year, hopefully we would be competitive in div 6, but that is unlikely depending on whether the A's go up to Div 1 or not.
I don't make that decision, but personally i would rather stay in Div 7 and remain competitive no matter whether we lost some players or not rather than risk going to div 6 and get smashed every week.

[Yank Man]

Begs the question, what if Henley played TTG in the GF? and neither of them wanted to go up.

[marbles]

Hey marbles WHEN your mob makes the GF will you guys go up or once again exercise your right to stay down?

big call

What makes you so confident?

I know a couple of the Henley boys who seem to think they're a monty

I'll ask you the same question Haynzy IF your mob makes the GF will you guys go up or exercise your right to stay down? It's a serious question BTW

I suppose those Henley boys are pretty confident after the weekend but I think are getting a bit ahead of themselves.

I'm not sure if we will go up, because a 'C' grade side can change considerably from year to year. If we keep the same team as this year, hopefully we would be competitive in div 6, but that is unlikely depending on whether the A's go up to Div 1 or not.
I don't make that decision, but personally i would rather stay in Div 7 and remain competitive no matter whether we lost some players or not rather than risk going to div 6 and get smashed every week.

phht we're still the 3rd best team in the comp with angle vale not far behind breathin down our neck

Begs the question, what if Henley played TTG in the GF? and neither of them wanted to go up.

would it be fact that Ingle Farm MUST come down whoever goes up??

[Haynzy]

yeah I'm pretty sure that is correct since they chose to stay up last year. The same as if SHOC made it to the GF this year, they wouldn't have a choice but to go up.

[Yank Man]

yeah I'm pretty sure that is correct since they chose to stay up last year. The same as if SHOC made it to the GF this year, they wouldn't have a choice but to go up.

Only if 2 go up. Houghton are bottom so they would be 1st in line. As I said before if Henley and TTG play in the GF and exercise their option to stay down, what happens then? Or has Henley done that before marbles. Just askin'

[marbles]

Wow houghton are bottom? Never had guessed wonder if we'll be seein them next year

[Half Back Flanker]

Ingle Farm will only stay up if we avoid relegation. If the option is offered again, can't see it happening though, we will refuse and come to Div 7. Whilst at times this year we have played footy that can match it with the top sides, we have struggled with consistency. In all honesty, we should have come down this year.........but you learn as you go along.

[Yank Man]

Ingle Farm will only stay up if we avoid relegation. If the option is offered again, can't see it happening though, we will refuse and come to Div 7. Whilst at times this year we have played footy that can match it with the top sides, we have struggled with consistency. In all honesty, we should have come down this year.........but you learn as you go along.

Would be a good call HBF. We had the offer to stay up last year, but in consultation with the committe I didn't think we were in any shape to be competetive. We had won 1 game and lost several by over 40 goals. It's taken us two seasons and some good recruiting to just match it with the good teams in Div 7. You like to play at the best level, but winning games gives enormous confidence and helps bring more players, not to mention the extra volunteers who are a lot happier in the jobs they do when you are winning.

[Lightning McQueen]

Ingle Farm will only stay up if we avoid relegation. If the option is offered again, can't see it happening though, we will refuse and come to Div 7. Whilst at times this year we have played footy that can match it with the top sides, we have struggled with consistency. In all honesty, we should have come down this year.........but you learn as you go along.

It's catch 22, the higher the grade the better the players you can attract but if you are constantly losing, the morale around the place drops off and you get less bar takings as less players go back for a drink after the game.
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

[Yank Man]

Ingle Farm will only stay up if we avoid relegation. If the option is offered again, can't see it happening though, we will refuse and come to Div 7. Whilst at times this year we have played footy that can match it with the top sides, we have struggled with consistency. In all honesty, we should have come down this year.........but you learn as you go along.

It's catch 22, the higher the grade the better the players you can attract but if you are constantly losing, the morale around the place drops off and you get less bar takings as less players go back for a drink after the game.
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

Winning certainly helps LM, for us we looked outside the square for recruiting and targeted southern, most of them had no real idea of the Div's in SAAFL but I guess it's a bit different out north with so many clubs close together and everyone seems to know everyone. For Ingle Farm they clearly now have a core group of good players, a good coach with focus and a future plan. Dropping back would enhance that and make life easier, especially when you are trying to strengthen the club culture and discipline. You seem to be a bit more humble when you're winning.

[Lightning McQueen]

Winning certainly helps LM, for us we looked outside the square for recruiting and targeted southern, most of them had no real idea of the Div's in SAAFL. For Ingle Farm they clearly now have a core group of good players, a good coach with focus and a future plan. Dropping back would enhance that and make life easier, especially when you are trying to strengthen the club culture and discipline. You seem to be a bit more humble when you're winning.

It's easy to be humble when you are in your situation where winning has been a norm, for those with a 50% to 70% win ratio it is a greater feeling and there's a lot more feeling after a solid victory which generates patronage at the club.

[Half Back Flanker]

It's certainly been a tough year for us, but we have put some good rules in place and have really been firm on whats acceptable and whats not. We may not have had success on the field, but we have been alot more competitive in games, and things do look to be on the up. Im by no means saying that we would come down to Div 7 and be unbeatable, but atleast we would be more competitive and have chances to get some wins which would give much needed confidence to the group. So really its a no brainer, see you all next year!!

[Yank Man]

It's certainly been a tough year for us, but we have put some good rules in place and have really been firm on whats acceptable and whats not. We may not have had success on the field, but we have been alot more competitive in games, and things do look to be on the up. Im by no means saying that we would come down to Div 7 and be unbeatable, but atleast we would be more competitive and have chances to get some wins which would give much needed confidence to the group. So really its a no brainer, see you all next year!!

Only if the 2 team promotion and relegation system gets a vote "for" at the next delegates meeting HBF. That could be interesting.

[Half Back Flanker]

It's certainly been a tough year for us, but we have put some good rules in place and have really been firm on whats acceptable and whats not. We may not have had success on the field, but we have been alot more competitive in games, and things do look to be on the up. Im by no means saying that we would come down to Div 7 and be unbeatable, but atleast we would be more competitive and have chances to get some wins which would give much needed confidence to the group. So really its a no brainer, see you all next year!!

Only if the 2 team promotion and relegation system gets a vote "for" at the next delegates meeting HBF. That could be interesting.

I suppose if that happens, we will stay up, but i dont think it will get the green light.