SAAFL Division 7 2013

[Phantom Gossiper]

Or maybe you are flapping your gums to the wrong people?

I'm afraid I don't know what you are talking about son, maybe you have been given the wrong information or have your wires crossed, perhaps you are thinking of someone else.

[Footy Chick]

or perhaps Moses is flapping his gums for the sake of flapping his gums

[Phantom Gossiper]

Peoples thoughts on tomorrows games?

[The Cows]

Well done to Ingle Farm today, it should be a good contest next week v Henley. On a side note, a lot of Div 7 games in the BP's. Naylor, McArlein, Hartwell. 28 A grade games this year between them. Some of the comments on here a few weeks back seem a bit hypocritical now perhaps?.......no issue with whatever team you want to put on the park, it just made me laugh.

Yeah, a bit of experience there no doubt, but when those players are secondary to those in the A Grade side, it does augur well for the next few weeks.

Make no mistake, what Ingle Farm presented today is our genuine B Grade side for the finals campaign. Furthermore, we are up for ANY challenge that gets thrown at us. Anyone wants to bring it on, we'll accept it. One ex AFL player sandbagging and got caught out (supposedly hamstring, but in truth, absolutely smashed, softcock), we look forward to the next one.

Ohh dear!!!!
I think he played OK today.

[X Runna]

Well done to Ingle Farm today, it should be a good contest next week v Henley. On a side note, a lot of Div 7 games in the BP's. Naylor, McArlein, Hartwell. 28 A grade games this year between them. Some of the comments on here a few weeks back seem a bit hypocritical now perhaps?.......no issue with whatever team you want to put on the park, it just made me laugh.

Yeah, a bit of experience there no doubt, but when those players are secondary to those in the A Grade side, it does augur well for the next few weeks.

Make no mistake, what Ingle Farm presented today is our genuine B Grade side for the finals campaign. Furthermore, we are up for ANY challenge that gets thrown at us. Anyone wants to bring it on, we'll accept it. One ex AFL player sandbagging and got caught out (supposedly hamstring, but in truth, absolutely smashed, softcock), we look forward to the next one.

Ohh dear!!!!
I think he played OK today.

He did, and so did the whole Flinders Park team, congratulations to them, very well deserved.

[The Cows]

Just pulling ya chain x-runna
Well done to your lads too. You guys had a good year. At least your club still has a fair chance next week.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Ingle Farm shot themselves in the foot with our inability to convert our opportunities early, think from memory we kicked 1.6 in the 1st quarter with the aid of a stiff breeze. Flinders Park on the flip side were able to capitilise on the breeze advantage in the 2nd quarter and kick straight.

Half time was 2.9 to 7.3 - so as can see Ingle Farm had more forward scoring shots, and had they kicked straighter would've been a different ball game I think.

Second half Cook stepped up, found a lot more free space and the ruckman #4 started to control the contests around the ground more. The heat began to take its toll on the players, a couple of niggling injuries and struggling to find a genuine goal scoring option up forward had confidence on the rapid decline.

The last quarter became a formality and Flinders Park put a spent Ingle Farm to the sword, blowing it out to the final result.

Flinders Park worked harder for 4 quarters, created good space and made the most of their forward entries. Will be a very interesting game next week, the ruck contest will be an absolute beauty, I think Flinders will have the fitness over Henley but given what I have seen over the past two weeks, Henley will be too big and strong up forward, and have more ball winners around the ground.

[The Informer]

Ingle Farm shot themselves in the foot with our inability to convert our opportunities early, think from memory we kicked 1.6 in the 1st quarter with the aid of a stiff breeze. Flinders Park on the flip side were able to capitilise on the breeze advantage in the 2nd quarter and kick straight.

Half time was 2.9 to 7.3 - so as can see Ingle Farm had more forward scoring shots, and had they kicked straighter would've been a different ball game I think.

Second half Cook stepped up, found a lot more free space and the ruckman #4 started to control the contests around the ground more. The heat began to take its toll on the players, a couple of niggling injuries and struggling to find a genuine goal scoring option up forward had confidence on the rapid decline.

The last quarter became a formality and Flinders Park put a spent Ingle Farm to the sword, blowing it out to the final result.

Flinders Park worked harder for 4 quarters, created good space and made the most of their forward entries. Will be a very interesting game next week, the ruck contest will be an absolute beauty, I think Flinders will have the fitness over Henley but given what I have seen over the past two weeks, Henley will be too big and strong up forward, and have more ball winners around the ground.

Phantom how do you think Ingle Farm had of gone if they had there best team on the park yesterday?

[marbles]

After playing angle vale a lot over the past 4 or 5 years, and to see them never being able to beat us going down in so many close matches & also having their season ended by henley multiple times, its bloody great to see them up & about & the grand final and not having much to do with ingle farm myself I hereby pledge my support to vale boys and say GO U MIGHTY OWLS!!

[Phantom Gossiper]

Phantom how do you think Ingle Farm had of gone if they had there best team on the park yesterday?

Doesn't matter what I think.

In the defence of the blokes who played, majority of them had played in the B grade all year, had done the hard yards, trained hard and earnt the right and opportunity to play. They have managed to get the job done all season so I can understand the faith bestowed in them.

However I believe such is the obvious weakness in the 7R comp, that with the exception of Flinders Park and Henley who have some older very capable footballers, the skill level and depth of other clubs was well quite frankly pathetic. I'm sorry to those clubs who battled hard, and don't mean to be disrespectful, but there was a MASSIVE chasm between the top 3 (Henley, Flinders Pk, Ingle Farm) and the rest. This gap in the sides I believed attributed to some players going through the season being "masked" I guess against weak opposition, but then being exposed in the finals series against quality opposition.

As devastating as this is for the B grade, the big positive is that with the move up a div next year, the club now has a greater understanding of where the players are at and who is capable.

[The Informer]

Phantom how do you think Ingle Farm had of gone if they had there best team on the park yesterday?

Doesn't matter what I think.

In the defence of the blokes who played, majority of them had played in the B grade all year, had done the hard yards, trained hard and earnt the right and opportunity to play. They have managed to get the job done all season so I can understand the faith bestowed in them.

However I believe such is the obvious weakness in the 7R comp, that with the exception of Flinders Park and Henley who have some older very capable footballers, the skill level and depth of other clubs was well quite frankly pathetic. I'm sorry to those clubs who battled hard, and don't mean to be disrespectful, but there was a MASSIVE chasm between the top 3 (Henley, Flinders Pk, Ingle Farm) and the rest. This gap in the sides I believed attributed to some players going through the season being "masked" I guess against weak opposition, but then being exposed in the finals series against quality opposition.

As devastating as this is for the B grade, the big positive is that with the move up a div next year, the club now has a greater understanding of where the players are at and who is capable.

Let me put it another way, if some of the blokes who played C grade most of the year had of played B grade, how would of they gone?

[The Informer]

Lol no use deleting your reply Phantom i always thought u spoke how you felt. Why didn't these blokes want to play B grade until the finals? Did they put there hand up during the season to play B grade?

[Phantom Gossiper]

Let me put it another way, if some of the blokes who played C grade most of the year had of played B grade, how would of they gone?

It would be wrong and disrespectful towards both Flinders Park and the Ingle Farm B grade for me to come to a supposition of what the result would've been. Flinders Park were very good and deserved to win, they can only play against what is put in front of them and it would be wrong to undermine their efforts by speculating the influence of others.

From the Ingle Farm point of view it would be wrong for me to comment, the club and the committee entrusted the coaches with their faith and support and I support the club.

Too many variables - also missing a quality midfielder in B. Jones and missing the leading goal kicking Augustyn, what's to say those blokes wouldn't have been the difference?

Mute argument, Ingle Farm kick straight early and different ball game.. Ingle Farm win the game and coach looks a genius for his selections and confidence is supporting and backing his squad to get the job done and no one questions the selections.

What ifs.. waste of time dwelling, it is what it is and each individual can draw their own conclusions if they so wish, but personally I think focus and talk should be directly to the sides who DID make the Grand Final!

[Phantom Gossiper]

Lol no use deleting your reply Phantom i always thought u spoke how you felt. Why didn't these blokes want to play B grade until the finals? Did they put there hand up during the season to play B grade?

I do like to speak how I feel, but a line needs to be drawn and i'm not going to make a comment or comment on something that disrespects and undermines everyone involved in making important decisions at Ingle Farm.

[FRED]

Lol no use deleting your reply Phantom i always thought u spoke how you felt. Why didn't these blokes want to play B grade until the finals? Did they put there hand up during the season to play B grade?

I do like to speak how I feel, but a line needs to be drawn and i'm not going to make a comment or comment on something that disrespects and undermines everyone involved in making important decisions at Ingle Farm.

You saying there was some contentious decisions made at selection. Cant believe Max would do that

[Phantom Gossiper]

When does the team of the year get announced? Anyone willing to have a crack an naming one??

[morell]

After playing angle vale a lot over the past 4 or 5 years, and to see them never being able to beat us going down in so many close matches & also having their season ended by henley multiple times, its bloody great to see them up & about & the grand final and not having much to do with ingle farm myself I hereby pledge my support to vale boys and say GO U MIGHTY OWLS!!

Ditto. Vast majority of the Owl boys are good football people and although I have been critical of the umpiring situation if previous years it hasn't altered that opinion at all.

Carn the Owls!

and WOS. And Woodville South. Fair dinkum, Kenilworth, Colonel Light Gardens and Ingle Farm all in Grand Finals. The football gods have forsaken me.

[the milky bar kid]

After playing angle vale a lot over the past 4 or 5 years, and to see them never being able to beat us going down in so many close matches & also having their season ended by henley multiple times, its bloody great to see them up & about & the grand final and not having much to do with ingle farm myself I hereby pledge my support to vale boys and say GO U MIGHTY OWLS!!

Ditto. Vast majority of the Owl boys are good football people and although I have been critical of the umpiring situation if previous years it hasn't altered that opinion at all.

Carn the Owls!

and WOS. And Woodville South. Fair dinkum, Kenilworth, Colonel Light Gardens and Ingle Farm all in Grand Finals. The football gods have forsaken me.

Please keep angering those football gods Morell!!!

[Bigshow82]

Well done to everyone at the Angle Vale Football Club on making the GF and earning promotion to Div 6. Apart from this season Angle Vale and North Pines had some amazing games and built up a healthy rivalry. After last season I thought both clubs were on track for successful 2013 seasons. That never happened for North Pines but I am glad to see Angle Vale take that next step and hopefully can keep building on what they have and give Div 6 a shake next season. I applaud what they have been able to achieve and I am very envious, congrats.

The GF should be a cracker.

[Q.]

Yes, congrats to AV on their promotion. Like Ingle Farm, they have quality across every line. The GF will be a hard one to tip, but maybe IF's fresh legs will carry them through in the end.