NORTH EASTERN F/L

[norfoftheborder]

Really a must win game for the Roosters this week, if they get the job done I think they will be playing finals footy. If not they need to scrape a win through against one of the top two sides. A win knocks the very dangerous RSMU out of the race. And then they’d be hoping for a Saints win against B/S should be a good week of footy!

[whufc]

Another round upon us.

All the A Grade action this week will be at Eudunda and Riverton.

The biggest game of the round in the A Grade will be RSMU vs North Clare. A North Clare win will be curtains for RSMU's season. At the start of the week I would have had RSMU winning but a few rumors around injuries have once again taken their toll and they may be missing a few.

Blyth/Snowtown need to recapture their early season form if they are to knock off the Saints away from home. The Saints are playing for a top two spot and play well at their old dung heap, expecting the Saints to win this one by 5-6 goals.

BSR should comfortably account for BBH in both grades. Whilst Min Man will have a field day in both grades against South Clare.

[whufc]

Interesting week in both A and B Grades which has left more questions than answers.

A Grade

RSMU have continued their hot form knocking off North Clare by 61 points. With Southern Saints predictably beating Blyth/Snowtown it means we have a three-horse race for that fourth and final place in the finals that will go into the last week.

North Clare who finish the year with the top two sides in MIn-Man and BSR. They look to be stranded on 15 pts.
RSMU will play top place BSR this week but then play second to bottom South Clare. Worst case scenario is they win one of them and finish on 16 pts.
Blyth/Snowtown will beat bottom placed BBH this week but then play a Min-Man side who will most likely need to win to secure top two. They probably go 1-1 taking them to 15 pts. B/S in sixth though have a better % than North Clare if that comes into the occasion.

B Grade

One of the bigger upsets of the year with the second to bottom RSMU knocking off the fourth placed North Clare. It all became academic though as results in other games meant North Clare have secured a finals appearance guaranteed to finish fourth no matter what. With the top four set all interest lies in the top 2 race.

BSR finish the year with the two teams mentioned above RSMU and North Clare. They should win both of them.
This leaves Blyth and Min Man playing each other in the last round of the year most likley equal on points with the winner getting the top two spot.

The beauty to this year is none of the top four will be able to stack in the last couple of weeks with all clubs A Grades got spots/finals/top 2 on the line.

Has turned into a cracking season.

[whufc]

What a last round we have in store...........

A GRADE

4th Blyth/Snowtown- 15pts- 49.53%............................vs 2nd Min-Man
5th North Clare- 15pts- 45.13%....................................vs 1st BSR
6th RSMU- 14pts- 54.59%..............................................vs 7th South Clare

Oddly its the 6th placed RSMU who would have to be the bookies favorites to steal the last finals place. The league needs to ask the teams to live score on the day to create a bunch of excitement.

B GRADE

One game of serious consequences. 2nd placed Min- Man take on the 3rd placed Blyth/Snowtown. The sides are equal on points, and the winner will get the valuable second spot and double chance come finals. All to play for.

[daysofourlives]

The media ban on BSR hasnt gone well

[Arry Gablett]

The media ban on BSR hasnt gone well

Has the bubble burst

[daysofourlives]

The media ban on BSR hasnt gone well

Has the bubble burst

Are you suggesting straight sets in both grades?

[Arry Gablett]

The media ban on BSR hasnt gone well

Has the bubble burst

Are you suggesting straight sets in both grades?

All empires crumble

[Dutchy]

They will be right with the Hayes boys back next year

[whufc]

The media ban on BSR hasnt gone well

Has the bubble burst

No media ban, just been flat out with work in recent weeks.

Min Man out worked, out played and were far too committed for BSR on the weekend. Well played to them.

Not the first time the clubs been in this position, funnily enough we lost a qualifying final in the A Grade to Min Man by 6 goals, only to go an knock them off by 6 goals in the GF.

[whufc]

They will be right with the Hayes boys back next year

Yeah not sure the club is going to drop too far away, next season.

3 zero pointers who played SANFL this season to return plus a zero pointer who has won the NEFL goal kicking on a couple of times.

Whatever happens this year i would guess the club will only be stronger next year.

[whufc]

2025 Grand Finals @ Spalding

A Grade: Min Man vs BSR
B Grade: Min Man vs BSR
Senior Colts: North Clare vs Min Man
Junior Colts: BBH vs BSR

[whufc]

Mail Medal Last Night.

A Grade: Matt Longbottom (BSR)
B Grade: Casey Cooper (BBH) & Henry Durrant (BSR)

[whufc]

6 IN A ROW FOR BSR.................the empire is still strong.

Congrats to Min Man in the B Grade.....best side in the back half of the season, deserved their flag.

[whufc]

Well, another season in the books and this one was a decent one on any measure.

A Grade
-Yes BSR won their sixth straight but the season was much closer than that with BSR losing the qualifying final.
-3 teams were in the finals race up until the last round

B Grade
-Only BSR made the finals again from the previous year. 3 new teams played finals.
-The top 2 race came down to the last round with 3 teams playing for the double chance.
-All games BSR were involved in were 21 on 21 so numbers appear to be growing in the competition.

What are the off-season rumours?????

BSR set to recruit the world "apparently' with everyone from Hayes x 2, Lachie Wilsdon, Isaac Moller to return. Also about to appoint a new coach in the coming weeks. Matt Longbottom to still play. Let's see how much of this actually comes through.

Blyth/Snowtown to recruit the Thomson boys from Two Wells.

Will Charlie Dinning be coming back to South Clare?

BBH with some recruits from the Riverland.

Lachy Hoile leaving RSMU to head over to the Yorke Peninsula.

[fev]

Salary cap a non-issue these days?

[Arry Gablett]

2 guarantees in life
1. BSR FLAGS
2.Jake Fraser McGuirk failing with the stick

[whufc]

Salary cap a non-issue these days?

Matt Longbottom, Alex Morgan, Jackson Lee, Nick Hayes, Jack Hayes, Lachie Wilsdon, Isaac Moller all local lads and zero pointers. The reason some of them aren't at the club at the moment is because of the $$$$$ which is absolutely fine.

If they are back with us, it's not because of $$.

[whufc]

Public knowledge now but Liam Whitwell is back to coach BSR in 2026

[whufc]

Hayden Willmott back to Min Man from WWT u/18's after missing out on a senior contract down in Adelaide.