WAFL vs SANFL

[Sojourner]

Currently Subiaco is top of the Premiership table in the WAFL, followed by Claremont and South Fremantle.

What is interesting is that the WAFL has 9 sides as well as the SANFL which suggests that they must have the bye situation as well.

Why not then next year have an intra-club clash like we used to have between the SANFL and the VFL, with the two clubs that have the bye on a given week, maybe on before an existing SANFL fixture as a curtain raiser?

Could a WAFL side beat an SANFL side on thier current form? The statistics seem to show that Subiaco are playing some pretty good footy at the moment, yet could they beat the current Port Adelaide team in a match at Alberton?

[mighty_tiger_79]

Subiaco are flying in the WAFL and i think they could beat just about every other team except for the doggies.

its a good idea, maybe you need two clubs to work it out between themselves rather then get the SANFL and WAFL to organise it, because it may not happen if the SANFL are involved.

i think Peel Tunder and Westies would be a good game to watch.

[silicone skyline]

Why risk injury in a match that counts for nothing?

[Leaping Lindner]

Subiaco are flying in the WAFL and i think they could beat just about every other team except for the doggies.

its a good idea, maybe you need two clubs to work it out between themselves rather then get the SANFL and WAFL to organise it, because it may not happen if the SANFL are involved.

i think Peel Tunder and Westies would be a good game to watch.

Funny you should say that. Peel beat Subiaco last weekend I only saw the score in the paper so FK how they did it!

[mighty_tiger_79]

Peel beat Subi

my god that is a bigger upset then the brisbane beating west coast!!!!!

I havent seen the results for the past few weeks in the WAFL, but Subi were flying and had a ridiculous high %.

that upset is similar to westies beating centrals this week.

[Leaping Lindner]

:shock:

Peel beat Subi

my god that is a bigger upset then the brisbane beating west coast!!!!!

I havent seen the results for the past few weeks in the WAFL, but Subi were flying and had a ridiculous high %.

that upset is similar to westies beating centrals this week.

That's what I thought. I just double checked the scores on the WAFL website and it's true.

19.14-128 Peel Thunder
def.
18.12-120 Subiaco
(Rushton Park)

Peel Thunder
Goal Kickers: M. BATTYE 7, J. WALKER 4, D. BUSZAN 3, H. BALLANTYNE 2, D. HAINES, A. LE ROY, R. NYE
Best Players: J. Walker,;M. Battye,;B. Hill,;B. Howlett,;D. Butler
Subiaco
Goal Kickers: B. SMITH 7, S. LARKINS 4, M. SMITH 2, D. MAPLESTON, L. NEWICK, M. WEBB, A. PICKETT, R. CROWLEY
Best Players: G. Briughton,;B. Smith,;S. Hilderbrandt,;A. Beattie,;A. Parker,;S. Larkin

[rod_rooster]

Subiaco are flying in the WAFL and i think they could beat just about every other team except for the doggies.

its a good idea, maybe you need two clubs to work it out between themselves rather then get the SANFL and WAFL to organise it, because it may not happen if the SANFL are involved.

i think Peel Tunder and Westies would be a good game to watch.

You watched much of the WAFL? The standard is very differnt and i reckon the WAFL sides would struggle with the physicality.

[Benchwarmer]

I'd say that the WAFL sides play a less intense style of play but more attacking than the SANFL. Through physical play, any of the top six SANFL sides would beat the top six WAFL sides on most occasions, with the exception of Subiaco and to a much lesser extent Claremont and maybe East Perth.

South Fremantle's form assessment is unreliable as they had Jeff Farmer, Ryan Murphy and Ashley Sampi for a large chunk of the season - three guys who would probably have played few matches in the normal course of events.

Peel did very well all day against Subi from all accounts - the score updates on the scoreboard at East Fremantle had the Thunder a few points up pretty much all game except for short time periods here and there - then again Mandurah has a strong breeze to one end more often than not.

As for cross-state clashes, I don't think that would occur especially with no points on offer and also a tenth side from the NT is still some possibility for 2008 or 2009 (why? I have no idea).

[mighty_tiger_79]

Subiaco are flying in the WAFL and i think they could beat just about every other team except for the doggies.

its a good idea, maybe you need two clubs to work it out between themselves rather then get the SANFL and WAFL to organise it, because it may not happen if the SANFL are involved.

i think Peel Tunder and Westies would be a good game to watch.

You watched much of the WAFL? The standard is very differnt and i reckon the WAFL sides would struggle with the physicality.

i have watched a fair bit of the WAFL over the past few years.

THe SANFL and WAFL play two very different games and i agree with what you said that the WAFL would struggle with the physical aspect, but as mentioned by BENCHWARMER, they play a more attacking style then we do.

im amazed that PEEL could score 19 goals in a match, that would just about double there total points for for the whole season!!!!

no wonder the tip 12 on the WA TOTE paid just under $20,000 with brisbane beating west coast and Subi losing!!!!!!

[G]

Soujourner and mighty tiger 79, you both make points which I feel need answering.
1. Why wouldnt Subiaco go to Alberton and beat Port like every other side does.
2. What a great game to witness Westies vs Peel Thunder. To prevent the crowd from leaving they would lock the gates at 2 pm and no-one would be allowed to leave.

And yes, I've watched some WA footy on ABC 2 on Fox and Peel Thunder are shit and that win the other day over Subiaco is a mystery. Mind you West are in the same boat so it might at least be close.

[Pseudo]

Anyone know which WAFL game is on ABC2 tonight?

(edit) checked the ABC website, VFL is tonight, WAFL was on Monday

[mighty_tiger_79]

Soujourner and mighty tiger 79, you both make points which I feel need answering.
1. Why wouldnt Subiaco go to Alberton and beat Port like every other side does.
2. What a great game to witness Westies vs Peel Thunder. To prevent the crowd from leaving they would lock the gates at 2 pm and no-one would be allowed to leave.

And yes, I've watched some WA footy on ABC 2 on Fox and Peel Thunder are shit and that win the other day over Subiaco is a mystery. Mind you West are in the same boat so it might at least be close.

G on your second point, i believe thats what the SANFL did in the second semi final last year at adelaide oval.....

thats why westies have some mad ridiculous chance this week because subi are the centrals of the WAFL and the Peel are the westies.......

im starting to think westies just might..........

[Dog_ger]

Bring back a carnival.

Premiers from each state.......???

Every State/Territory...

No AFL players.

If you have played 3 your ineligable....!

[Dan The Man]

IMHO after watching both the SANFL and WAFL and comparing the standard,the top 3 teams in the WAFL would finish mid-table in the SANFL.The other 6 teams of the WAFL would struggle to beat West Adelaide.
The WAFL made a big mistake in allowing Peel to join back in 1997 when they should have relocated Perth or East Perth to Mandurah.This entry has helped to decrease the standard of the WAFL.
As for crowd support and interest in the comp,well the SANFL is miles ahead.

[dinglinga]

and the WAFL has a very pissw*&k salary cap ... i mean not much money to spend

[Sojourner]

The WAFL made a big mistake in allowing Peel to join back in 1997 when they should have relocated Perth or East Perth to Mandurah.This entry has helped to decrease the standard of the WAFL.

That is an interesting issue that you bring up, at the time the clubs themselves did not want to make the move, so they brought in a new team to represent the area.

The SANFL faces the same problem with local populations booming in the North Eastern Suburbs and Mt Barker and the Hills region where there is currently a black hole in relation to SANFL football.

Norwood Oval, Prospect Oval, Woodville Oval. Thebarton Oval, Unley Oval, Richmond Oval all form a ring close to the city, for some of those clubs the location of their ground is right on the border of their area allocation, which was fine in the 70's, yet the populations have since moved on and spread into the outer suburbs of those areas.

So what does the SANFL do?

1, Do nothing and watch whilst more and more soccer clubs open up in the area.

2, Relocate Norwood to Golden Grove and Sturt to the Hills and set off World War 3 amongst SANFL supporters.

3, Permit the Amatuer Clubs in the area to make composite sides to enter the SANFL and represent their area.

I go with no three, let Tea Tree Gully be the next side in the SANFL, considering the massive interest in the local football scene in the North Eastern Suburbs with sides like TTG having waiting lists of kids that want to play for the club, I am sure they would make a go of it and field a competitive side. TTG would be then our own version of Peel Thunder, yet in our case I think it would be a competitive side.

[spell_check]

And at the same time, disadvantage Norwood in the process.

[Sojourner]

And at the same time, disadvantage Norwood in the process.

Like they did with South Adelaide?

[spell_check]

And at the same time, disadvantage Norwood in the process.

Like they did with South Adelaide?

I'm not sure what you mean.

[Wedgie]

And at the same time, disadvantage Norwood in the process.

Like they did with South Adelaide?

I'm not sure what you mean.

1900

Personally I don't think Golden Grove or Tea Tree Gully should be Norwood's area anyway, they've got most of the Eastern suburbs unlike the Bays, Eagles, West and Port who have to share the Western suburbs.
Give it to North as most of the people out there that I know are North fans or make a new team.
I don't think its growing as much as other areas though, there's only so far you can go that side of town.