HFL Division 1 (Central)

[Rapper]

Will 2 Words be at training tonite?

[Thunder Down Under]

Interesting article in local paper this week re Blackwood in which the Pres Dave Benson confirms that they have no intention of returning to the SFL as they are very happy in the Hills Comp.

Also goes onto say that they are seeking funding for new lighting of the oval, I wonder whether they are contemplating night games ??

[2words]

Will 2 Words be at training tonite?

Will be there with bells on. Get to leave work early so will even be there before most.

[magpie in the 80's]

ok chaps discussion time and tips for games this weekend.

CENTRAL: July 21st -Round 13

Blackwood v Birdwood
Uraidla Dist v Mt Barker
Onka Valley v Ironbank
Lobethal v Bridgewater
Hahndorf v Mt Lofty (Sunday)

COUNTRY: July 21st-Round 14

Kangarilla v Blackwood
Meadows v Torrens Valley
Nairne Bremer v Echunga
Macclesfield v Gumeracha
Kersbrook v Callington

my tips
blackwood, uraidla, onkas, lobethal and mt.lofty.
kangas, meadows, echunga, maccy and kersbrook.

[Raider Rep]

Blackwood, Uraidla, Ironbank, Bridgy & Mt Lofty

personally i think there is only going to be 2 close games (onkas vs ironbank & Loby vs Bridgy)
the rest should be easy wins, unless Mt Barker can produce something special

[statsman]

Interesting article in local paper this week re Blackwood in which the Pres Dave Benson confirms that they have no intention of returning to the SFL as they are very happy in the Hills Comp.

Also goes onto say that they are seeking funding for new lighting of the oval, I wonder whether they are contemplating night games ??

Blackwood cant return to the sfl because they have never been in it in the first place.were in glenelg/south which changed is name to southern metro b4 folding in the mid 80's.what a laugh if the president doesnt even know the origin of his club

[Mop Up]

Can anyone tell me what frequency the footy radio show which talks about the HFL is on? and what time they talk about the HFL. Thanks pplz

[Spearhead]

Interesting article in local paper this week re Blackwood in which the Pres Dave Benson confirms that they have no intention of returning to the SFL as they are very happy in the Hills Comp.

Also goes onto say that they are seeking funding for new lighting of the oval, I wonder whether they are contemplating night games ??

Blackwood cant return to the sfl because they have never been in it in the first place.were in glenelg/south which changed is name to southern metro b4 folding in the mid 80's.what a laugh if the president doesnt even know the origin of his club

Fair to say Benson is a peanut!(and a cheapshot artist as well).
Congrats GTS for a well deserved A grade call up against the saurkrauts this sunday.

[the wonder elephant]

welldone gts on your call up is this your a grade debut mate ?on this weeks game i think ibank will knock over onkas the big ground will suit our runners with gareth back and better 4 the experience should go well..there are a few due back in 4 the 2s aswell so i would think that we should be close to full strengh across the board pressure 4 spots is hotting up with the c grade last round of games coming up the the gf the sunday after its a great time of year

[the wonder elephant]

other tips for this weekend
blackwood
uris (but mt barkers big test of the cow paddock )
lobey (home ground should be enough )
lofty (gts to kick a lazy 4 on sunday )
good luck to all

[devilsadvocate]

welldone gts on your call up is this your a grade debut mate ?

GTS's probably played 100 A grade games!

Tips
Blackwood
Ura(rrogant)idla
Ironbank
Loby
GTS to beat the barcodes by himself!!! (Sorry M80, just kidding mate! )

[The Gimp]

Can anyone tell me what frequency the footy radio show which talks about the HFL is on? and what time they talk about the HFL. Thanks pplz

I believe it's on 1125 5MU - the Murray Bridge radio station. I think the football talk starts about 9 with the HFL-country division on first then the Central division comes on about 9.30ish.

[GetTheSherrin]

ha, cheers lads, yeah should be a good day out in the dorf on sunday, just try to get a kick. reckon last time i played out there in the 1's i dislocated my jaw, DA would remember he drove me to the hospit..

TWE, yeah mate, debut for this yr. ive played about 80 A's games all up.

read that about benson in the blackwood messenger?? a week ago, and he is a deadset dropkick, he suits that club..

as far as upsets go id say bridgy may get up, but prob not on that oval, but if barker are playing at uri this week they will get reminded why there not yet even in the 5. uris by 15 goals.

[Justquietly]

Stupid Sunday games.
Depending how muddy Pine Lane is, Lofty obviously to win that.
Blackwood by 100
Uraidla by 7 goals...Barker will have heavy legs after back-to-back slogs at the mudpit.
Onkas cos it's at home
And Lobey cos Hibberd won't be held.

[Hills#fan]

Preditions for the weekend:
Blackwood, Lofty, Uraidla, Onka's, Bridgewater
I dont think Uri's will win by the margin alot of people are predicting; im certainly not suggesting a win for MtBarker but anythings possible......
I spoke breifly about Onka's B grade being in the finals race in my last post and was met with rebuttal, however im sticking to my guns; i honestly believe they will win this week, early in the season we had 8 or 9 injuries in the A's after round 1 so i wouldn't be too hasty to judge based on their early form, they are the only team to beat lofty B's in a season and a half i believe, surely that says something (this will certainly be a big test though).
HUGE game this week for our A grade - alot has been said already about this one, i think the oval will suit both teams, its in good nick so i expect it will be a fast with plenty of run. Everyone at the club is pretty excited for this one as it will be pretty season defining. Bing it on IB and GO you Doggies!

[the big fella]

Out of interest..how many from the Uri side would be considered locals..

[Joe]

The whole "local" term opens up a can of worms. Looking at Blackwoods "catchment" area, or even Mt Lofty (Aldgate,Stirling,Heathfield, Crafers,Longwood, Bradbury etc) against Ironbanks area, populations and demographics look very different. Who's a local at Thunder park then or Gum ?

[the big fella]

re spot the local..

i rephrase my question..

how many played junior footy with uri???

how many came from Norwood???

should not be all that hard!!!

[Justquietly]

Well I know that Uri's signed 5 or 6 blokes this year alone, added to the handful they had last year...

[rock]

Unfortunately that's life at club level these days. You'll still have your locals but the need for paid players of a high quality is the difference between playing finals and not playing finals. Hanging onto these players then becomes the next hurdle for these clubs. Unfortunately clubs that don't have the large cash flow are always going to struggle. Money changes everything... its crap i agree.