HFL Division 2 (Country)

[Champ]

Echunga and country div:

Pretty well sums it up

And didn't Champ's tears fill the Happy Valley reservoir last year when he took an undefeated team into a GF? Spose he got it right this season

The HFL do however need to fix the problem before becoming a basket case like the SFL already is

They lost three games last season

[Champ]

Echunga and country div:

Pretty well sums it up

And didn't Champ's tears fill the Happy Valley reservoir last year when he took an undefeated team into a GF? Spose he got it right this season

The HFL do however need to fix the problem before becoming a basket case like the SFL already is

What makes me laugh at some of you is the fact you'd written Echunga off all year and then they go undefeated and still you have a problem. Seriously that's pathetic in its purest form! Credit where it's due hey! Lets remember the club has one major sponsor and is the smallest club between hahndorf and mt barker yet according to everyone they somehow have a plethora of money and a million people to choose from! It wasn't long ago you were all ripping into callington so by that fact if a club comes dead last or top they're the bad guys and all the also rans are the poor buggers? Ha!

[Champ]

Gumerachas Senior coach represented himself and the club in stunning form at Saturdays GF.

Do tell?

[moses]

Are Echunga and Champ the most hated in the Hills?

[sweetlips]

Echunga and country div:

Pretty well sums it up

And didn't Champ's tears fill the Happy Valley reservoir last year when he took an undefeated team into a GF? Spose he got it right this season

The HFL do however need to fix the problem before becoming a basket case like the SFL already is

What makes me laugh at some of you is the fact you'd written Echunga off all year and then they go undefeated and still you have a problem. Seriously that's pathetic in its purest form! Credit where it's due hey! Lets remember the club has one major sponsor and is the smallest club between hahndorf and mt barker yet according to everyone they somehow have a plethora of money and a million people to choose from! It wasn't long ago you were all ripping into callington so by that fact if a club comes dead last or top they're the bad guys and all the also rans are the poor buggers? Ha!

The reason people had written Echunga off is because as you said they had lost 30 plus players in the off-season

Rather than rant and rave at anyone that mentions "Echunga" perhaps explain how after losing 30 plus players you go undefeated without money and extra points to use
Sounds like a miracle to me

[The Panther]

Haydn Pocock , michael Warburton , Dan Murray and Nick Sheehan all played in the B grade GF last year and stepped up to play in the A grade Gf this year. Just worth pondering.

[johnny bravo]

I see Elijah Ware out at Echunga. He doesn't play for a packet of twisties a game

The 30 player losses turned into a premiership is starting to make sense now

[rock]

Here's one to ponder - Northern Div and Southern Div as opposed to Central and Country. Little birdie says maybe on the cards in a year or two. Interesting common sense concept. You may be surprised geep8370 but some may know more than you. If you are a lofty boy ask your club president who they have approached to amalgamate - be surprised. I think it be great for your club and the comp.

What's this about North & South Hills Divisions 'hasbeen'? That would make a lot of sense.

[secondstring]

Echunga and country div:

Pretty well sums it up

And didn't Champ's tears fill the Happy Valley reservoir last year when he took an undefeated team into a GF? Spose he got it right this season

The HFL do however need to fix the problem before becoming a basket case like the SFL already is

What makes me laugh at some of you is the fact you'd written Echunga off all year and then they go undefeated and still you have a problem. Seriously that's pathetic in its purest form! Credit where it's due hey! Lets remember the club has one major sponsor and is the smallest club between hahndorf and mt barker yet according to everyone they somehow have a plethora of money and a million people to choose from! It wasn't long ago you were all ripping into callington so by that fact if a club comes dead last or top they're the bad guys and all the also rans are the poor buggers? Ha!

The reason people had written Echunga off is because as you said they had lost 30 plus players in the off-season

Rather than rant and rave at anyone that mentions "Echunga" perhaps explain how after losing 30 plus players you go undefeated without money and extra points to use
Sounds like a miracle to me

Does Gary Hughes coach Echunga?

[Champ]

Echunga and country div:

Pretty well sums it up

And didn't Champ's tears fill the Happy Valley reservoir last year when he took an undefeated team into a GF? Spose he got it right this season

The HFL do however need to fix the problem before becoming a basket case like the SFL already is

What makes me laugh at some of you is the fact you'd written Echunga off all year and then they go undefeated and still you have a problem. Seriously that's pathetic in its purest form! Credit where it's due hey! Lets remember the club has one major sponsor and is the smallest club between hahndorf and mt barker yet according to everyone they somehow have a plethora of money and a million people to choose from! It wasn't long ago you were all ripping into callington so by that fact if a club comes dead last or top they're the bad guys and all the also rans are the poor buggers? Ha!

The reason people had written Echunga off is because as you said they had lost 30 plus players in the off-season

Rather than rant and rave at anyone that mentions "Echunga" perhaps explain how after losing 30 plus players you go undefeated without money and extra points to use
Sounds like a miracle to me

Lol you work it out Einstein then your club might not be so shit

[cracka]

Here's one to ponder - Northern Div and Southern Div as opposed to Central and Country. Little birdie says maybe on the cards in a year or two. Interesting common sense concept. You may be surprised geep8370 but some may know more than you. If you are a lofty boy ask your club president who they have approached to amalgamate - be surprised. I think it be great for your club and the comp.

What's this about North & South Hills Divisions 'hasbeen'? That would make a lot of sense.

Cant see Maccy, Meadows or Kangarilla trying to compete with Mt Barker.

[Afterthesiren]

I think you'll find those 3 clubs are south of the freeway and Mt Barker is north of the freeway. Wouldn't the southern clubs be Meadows, Echunga, Ironbank, Kangarilla. Blackwood, Bridgewater, Mt Lofty and Maccy?

[cracka]

I think you'll find those 3 clubs are south of the freeway and Mt Barker is north of the freeway. Wouldn't the southern clubs be Meadows, Echunga, Ironbank, Kangarilla. Blackwood, Bridgewater, Mt Lofty and Maccy?

Think you might want to check which way is north. Pretty sure Mt Barker is the same side of the freeway as all those clubs you mention.

[Afterthesiren]

I think you'll find those 3 clubs are south of the freeway and Mt Barker is north of the freeway. Wouldn't the southern clubs be Meadows, Echunga, Ironbank, Kangarilla. Blackwood, Bridgewater, Mt Lofty and Maccy?

Think you might want to check which way is north. Pretty sure Mt Barker is the same side of the freeway as all those clubs you mention.

Your right cracka, apologies mate. Perhaps the divisions should be classified as North Eastern Div and South Western Div. Mt Barker is certainly more north east than south west.
Do you agree?

[Gervais]

I think you'll find those 3 clubs are south of the freeway and Mt Barker is north of the freeway. Wouldn't the southern clubs be Meadows, Echunga, Ironbank, Kangarilla. Blackwood, Bridgewater, Mt Lofty and Maccy?

Think you might want to check which way is north. Pretty sure Mt Barker is the same side of the freeway as all those clubs you mention.

Your right cracka, apologies mate. Perhaps the divisions should be classified as North Eastern Div and South Western Div. Mt Barker is certainly more north east than south west.
Do you agree?

i've got an idea. why don't they split the clubs so that the larger towns are in one division, and the smaller towns are in the other. oh, wait......

[cracka]

I think you'll find those 3 clubs are south of the freeway and Mt Barker is north of the freeway. Wouldn't the southern clubs be Meadows, Echunga, Ironbank, Kangarilla. Blackwood, Bridgewater, Mt Lofty and Maccy?

Think you might want to check which way is north. Pretty sure Mt Barker is the same side of the freeway as all those clubs you mention.

Your right cracka, apologies mate. Perhaps the divisions should be classified as North Eastern Div and South Western Div. Mt Barker is certainly more north east than south west.
Do you agree?

No need for apologies. Have to admit I checked on Google maps where Mt Barker was before replying the first time, you had me going.
I had a quick look & that would make an 8 team SW div & 11 team NE div (if Sedan stay in). Has some merits but then Birdwood & Gum would have to play Mt Barker & Uraidla etc, could be a tough gig for them.
Its a pity Callington went the way they did as there could have been a 6 team south, 6 team north & an 8 team central div.

[Afterthesiren]

Birdwood were quite competitive against Mt Barker a few years back. I think there will always be a team that's a mountain to climb. Everything goes in cycles, three years ago Mt Barker weren't even playing finals at A grade level. I think divisions that are more area/location appropriate will attract more juniors to begin and stay in the competition.

[Panther32]

Turn it up.... Everyone knows its the HFL who helped Echunga out in winning the flag, not so much the coach. All Bas did was use the extra points to recruit some quality players, not look to develop kids or bring in fringe players from Central Division clubs to add depth to their squad. A very short sited approach. For a club to be handed an additional 5 points after being in the top two over the past few years is nothing short of a disgrace. How the hell are the other clubs meant to close the gap when they get this level of support. I really feel for the clubs like Nairne, Meadows, Gumeracha and Maccy.

Apart from their A's the rest of the club is struggling for numbers. They would be foolish to go up as it just isn't sustainable.

Maybe the HFL need to use the same approach as the River Murray when it comes to the points system and reduce a teams points if the are dominating the competition, as surely it is better for everyone if the competition is more competitive as a whole.

Let's be honest, one of the biggest downfalls to the points system is how a team can handle a mass exodus from players.
Looking at clubs in other leagues I have seen teams go from playing grand finals to not making the 8 after an exodus.
I think Echunga were right to request a couple of extra points when you look at the amount of A graders that left the club last season.
Dave Liston- Darwin
Clint Guy- Cairns
Brock Rothe- Langhorne Creek
Tom Rowe- Langhorne Creek
Cameron Dunn- Torrens Valley
Brock Montgomery- Torrens Valley
Jack Bevelander- Bridgewater
Dan Threadgold- SAAFL
Jack Snell- WA
James Brackin- NSW
Brett Harland- Country Footy
Daniel Sheehan- Retired
Brad White- Retired
Luke Tester- Retired
Jason Baylis- Retired

That's 15 A graders, tell me what team wouldn't be demoralised from losing 15 A graders from your club?
I think Bass has done a great job, not only promoting B graders and juniors but also picking up a couple of players who fit in well.
Let me also add that just about every player that went to Echunga came because of the relationship they had with Bassani, not dollars.
Have a look at the team that won and you will see it was very different to the team that played in the GF the year before, so it is a credit to the coach for pulling those guys together to go through undefeated.
12 players from the 2013 GF played in the previous GF.
As much as you may hate them, you have to respect what they have done.

[Banker]

Brock Rothe- Langhorne Creek
Tom Rowe- Langhorne Creek
Cameron Dunn- Torrens Valley
Brock Montgomery- Torrens Valley
Jack Bevelander- Bridgewater

Understand why these guys left, but I wonder how they're feeling this week walking away from a flag. Could they return in 2014?

[Dutchy]

Last premiership coach at Echunga got the sack, is that on the cards again?

What does the WCM stand for that has been painted all over the road and signs in the town?