Riverland Football Chatter

[Dogwatcher]

Well it wasn't Renno. I would've thought with the big fella it'd be all or nothing...not attempted!

Not a man I'd like to get angry.

[Dogwatcher]

Jamahl Liddle, Ash Montgomery, Ben Avery would've all been 15 year old debutants as well.

How old was Villo?

Mal Greenwood?

[Baron Greenback]

Just reading Dave Dunhill's new book (great read by the way, about $20 from newsagents and all good bookstores).
He reckons it's 15.
Matthew Battams (LN), Cohen Thiele (L), Rhys Stanley (B), Jono Beech, Chris Bonney (BM) all 15 on debut.
But that is just from his own research....there are no records kept of it by the RFL.

[BIG SEXY]

never heard of this kid. good luck to him though. i hear bonney is doing pretty good at BMFC.

[Baron Greenback]

A fine Moorook product there eh Crushy!

[Dogwatcher]

Apparently Centrals are keeping an eye on Bonney.

[ROOS]

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[Baron Greenback]

I'd imagine Loxton North would have had their share as well.
Sam Frahn from Renmark is another.

[Dogwatcher]

Really amazing the number of kids running around at the moment.

[Baron Greenback]

Most of them are making old farts like us look silly too DW...

[Dogwatcher]

No doubt about it. A grade's changed in the four years since I last played.

Then again, it wouldn't take much would it BD.

[Baron Greenback]

No it certainly would not DW.
The game is not built for blokes like us any more.
We need to be fitness machines like Crushy and Bertie to play at the elite level these days....

[Dogwatcher]

I think it's the hair factor

[Baron Greenback]

Maybe that's why I played so well on the weekend.
Had a thorough haircut on Sat before game.
Looking very bald....

[bertie]

Don't know about the hair factor, but is get scary when you are training with kids that you coached 7-9 years ago in under 15's and some guys that had only just started Auskick 10 years ago = nearly time to give it away.

Also of interest BMFC had an under 15 player ruck in the b-grade agaist Waikerie recently and he got 4th best and did a great job, he did however he got targeted by certain Waikerie players and stood up to them

[Dogwatcher]

I find it scary that the 15 year olds were all five when I moved here!

[cod master]

Roger Nettle won a whillas medal at the age of 16 playing for Berri and played his first game A grade game at the age of 14

[Baron Greenback]

There you go....
He was a superstar wasn't he...?

[Dogwatcher]

He must have gone well.

[Recollect]

Why i ask that there are a number of kids playing at this age, no disrespect to these kids but what do you think?
My point:
Clubs starting to look after the home grown talent?
Not as many football prostitutes playing in our league? Therefore forcing clubs to promote younger players to make a side.
Coaches, parents willing to let there sons debut at a young age due to a few known players who target young kids not playing any more?
or
Football talent in our region being excellent?

What do you all think am i way of the mark