Southern Football League

[the observer]

Hillsrider
Happy Valley over Flaggies comfortably
Noarlunga beat Lonsdale by 9 goals
Cove beat Porties by 10 goals
Brighton beat Christies by about 10 goals
Reynella as I Said by 3 points over Morphy
Aldinga beat Hackham 40 odd points

[onkas-valleysvirgin]

Can anyone confirm if the A Simper in the best for Brighton was Aysh Simper that played juniors at the Bay?

Yes,same bloke Bandar

[Cove07]

Cove will be giving it a big crack this year. Probably Bombers last season (I could be wrong) so they would want to win it this year. Outstanding midfield with the inclusion of Josh Vick from South Adelaide to join the likes of White and Fudge. Forward line very good with Bomber, Ramsay and Weideman and that little bald bloke. Backline maybe one or two quality players short.

Have seen them play one game in 3 seasons and that was only a trial. So I could be completely off the mark. Any thoughts... are they a realistic premiership contender?

[GWW]

Hillsrider
Happy Valley over Flaggies comfortably
Noarlunga beat Lonsdale by 9 goals
Cove beat Porties by 10 goals
Brighton beat Christies by about 10 goals
Reynella as I Said by 3 points over Morphy
Aldinga beat Hackham 40 odd points

Interesting to see Aldinga have a win. How long is it since their previous win? Would it be a few years now?

[Wedgie]

Crikey Hackham must be travelling pretty ordinarily!
When I last saw Aldinga play they would have struggled to have beat Noarlunga's C Grade!

[hillsrider]

Aldinga have a new coach, and almost a new team. They will surprise a few this year.

[smithy]

A Round 01
Club Goals Behnd Score .d. Club Goals Behnd Score
HAPPY VALLEY 21 8 134 .d. FLAGSTAFF HILL 5 6 36
BRIGHTON DIST 26 12 168 .d. CHRISTIES BEACH 16 13 109
MARION 15 5 95 .d. MORPHETVILLE PK 12 4 76
NOARLUNGA 19 9 123 .d. OSB/LONSDALE 12 11 83
REYNELLA 13 7 85 .d. MORPHETT VALE 12 9 81
COVE 22 9 141 .d. PORT NOARLUNGA 12 10 82
ALDINGA 12 14 86 .d. HACKHAM 7 12 54

B Round 01
Club Goals Behnd Score .d. Club Goals Behnd Score
BRIGHTON DIST 14 10 94 .d. CHRISTIES BEACH 8 6 54
MARION 12 11 83 .d. MORPHETVILLE PK 6 5 41
MORPHETT VALE 12 6 78 .d. REYNELLA 7 11 53
NOARLUNGA 12 5 77 .d. OSB/LONSDALE 1 7 13
HAPPY VALLEY 9 13 67 .d. FLAGSTAFF HILL 4 3 27
ALDINGA 16 8 104 .d. HACKHAM 3 4 22
PORT NOARLUNGA 10 4 64 .d. COVE 8 10 58

C Round 01
Club Goals Behnd Score .d. Club Goals Behnd Score
FLAGSTAFF HILL 13 13 91 .d. CHRISTIES BEACH 8 5 53
MORPHETT VALE 14 12 96 .d. REYNELLA 5 5 35
NOARLUNGA 13 8 86 .d. PORT NOARLUNGA 6 8 44
BRIGHTON DIST 10 12 72 .d. HAPPY VALLEY 11 6 72
MORPHETVILLE PK 10 15 75 .d. COVE 4 10 34

[Wedgie]

Cheers for that smithy, the old Div 2 sides seemed to have caught up quite a bit from when they first merged the 2 Divs.

[hacksville]

no disrespect hillsrider but aldinga will surprise no-one ........ beating the hawks isnt a very good guide as they are really struggling. EVERY other team will belt them (i hope im wrong). Good win by Cove and they are top 4-5 material but still a few good players below the top 2 (morphett vale, Reynella ) ..... the question is where was the leagues no 1 superstar "bomber" Ryan. Great player and a good bloke too but didnt suit up round 1 and i hope he is still playing ???
Surprised to see flaggies belted and im not sure if it means that they are struggling or Valley are awesome ??? probably a bit of both i suspect ..... Brighton and Noarlunga also won but not by the margins they did last year against the same opposition ....... did the opposition improve or are these 2 powerhouses struggling a tad??

[hillsrider]

fair call hacksville. just heard that aldinga have recruited a near new team, so you would expect them to improve on last year.

[onkas-valleysvirgin]

no disrespect hillsrider but aldinga will surprise no-one ........ beating the hawks isnt a very good guide as they are really struggling. EVERY other team will belt them (i hope im wrong). Good win by Cove and they are top 4-5 material but still a few good players below the top 2 (morphett vale, Reynella ) ..... the question is where was the leagues no 1 superstar "bomber" Ryan. Great player and a good bloke too but didnt suit up round 1 and i hope he is still playing ??? Surprised to see flaggies belted and im not sure if it means that they are struggling or Valley are awesome ??? probably a bit of both i suspect ..... Brighton and Noarlunga also won but not by the margins they did last year against the same opposition ....... did the opposition improve or are these 2 powerhouses struggling a tad??

I can help you out on this one. Ryan essentially retired at the end of last season (back problem) however he was coaxed into playing on with a few proviso's. In the SFL, as most in their heart-of-hearts will concede, you really only have to perform in about 8 games thru the minor round to play finals. Expect Ryan to suit for those but not to play against the s**t.

Personally I don't agree with it but I'm not coaching Cove. I can understand the rationale though.

[Blue Boy]

Hey Bubbles

you had a win

go you Sunday A grade

[Blue Boy]

A Round 01
Club Goals Behnd Score .d. Club Goals Behnd Score
HAPPY VALLEY 21 8 134 .d. FLAGSTAFF HILL 5 6 36
BRIGHTON DIST 26 12 168 .d. CHRISTIES BEACH 16 13 109
MARION 15 5 95 .d. MORPHETVILLE PK 12 4 76
NOARLUNGA 19 9 123 .d. OSB/LONSDALE 12 11 83
REYNELLA 13 7 85 .d. MORPHETT VALE 12 9 81
COVE 22 9 141 .d. PORT NOARLUNGA 12 10 82
ALDINGA 12 14 86 .d. HACKHAM 7 12 54

B Round 01
Club Goals Behnd Score .d. Club Goals Behnd Score
BRIGHTON DIST 14 10 94 .d. CHRISTIES BEACH 8 6 54
MARION 12 11 83 .d. MORPHETVILLE PK 6 5 41
MORPHETT VALE 12 6 78 .d. REYNELLA 7 11 53
NOARLUNGA 12 5 77 .d. OSB/LONSDALE 1 7 13
HAPPY VALLEY 9 13 67 .d. FLAGSTAFF HILL 4 3 27
ALDINGA 16 8 104 .d. HACKHAM 3 4 22
PORT NOARLUNGA 10 4 64 .d. COVE 8 10 58

C Round 01
Club Goals Behnd Score .d. Club Goals Behnd Score
FLAGSTAFF HILL 13 13 91 .d. CHRISTIES BEACH 8 5 53
MORPHETT VALE 14 12 96 .d. REYNELLA 5 5 35
NOARLUNGA 13 8 86 .d. PORT NOARLUNGA 6 8 44
BRIGHTON DIST 10 12 72 .d. HAPPY VALLEY 11 6 72
MORPHETVILLE PK 10 15 75 .d. COVE 4 10 34

Smithy

Can you post this every week

Would be great if you can and well done

[GET A KICK]

Onkas, Seems to be a big call by saying that bomber wont play against the s--t teams. They were playing porties on the weekendand he didnt play!!! So does that mean that, this is how the cobras rate the divers........... Well all i would have to say is......... how right they were with the cobras having a very easy win!! If bomber was only playing one game for the year i would hope to be there to watch it!! What a champ he is!
Most of the results went according to predictions!! Cant wait for a few upsets! There are a few good games this week.

[BubblesOfBlue]

Cheers Blue Boy
it should have been a bigger margin
we had all the footy!!

[Blue Boy]

Cheers Blue Boy
it should have been a bigger margin
we had all the footy!!

Who have you got this week and where

What time does it start

[BubblesOfBlue]

MORPHET VALE AT MORPHET VALE GAME STARTS AT 1:00
IS THERE A CHANCE YOU WILL VENTURE TO OUR SIDE OF THE WORLD MATE?

[qwerty]

Noarlunga won comfortably but nothing can be taken from there win or for the next few weeks for that matter with games agianst Morphie parks and Southern Hawks. Still a few first choice players injured or looking at missing half a season so may slide a little and finish 6-4 depending on if these players get fit.

Cove look to have improved further which is good for the comp possibly looking at a top four finish, but again you cant really make to many assumptions this early on can you.

Valley destroted Flagstaff which i think many were thinking to be a little closer, either Valley very strong or flagstaff still developing as a team.

Brighton comfortably over christies.

Morphies v Reynella. wineflys just but apparently morphies had a few out these two will be around the mark.

Marion v Morphie parks closer than some may have expected also either both average or both may push for 8th spot.

Well im off to get the Southern Argus to read the match reports!

[onkas-valleysvirgin]

Onkas, Seems to be a big call by saying that bomber wont play against the s--t teams. They were playing porties on the weekendand he didnt play!!! So does that mean that, this is how the cobras rate the divers........... Well all i would have to say is......... how right they were with the cobras having a very easy win!! If bomber was only playing one game for the year i would hope to be there to watch it!! What a champ he is!
Most of the results went according to predictions!! Cant wait for a few upsets! There are a few good games this week.

I'd reckon (no,that's not right. I know) that the top 5 teams don't rate Porties. When you go down to their ground the only thing missing is a couple of red-headed kids playing banjo's. It is a crying shame too for a once powerful club.
I remember playing in a game against Porties in the early eighties...we got belted by 47 goals and we sang the club song because we thought we'd get done by 50+.
Where they sit now is summed up for me in their former club stalwart/mail medalist SFL Committee Representative (those who follow the league closely will know to whom I am referring). It is truly amazing that a club that could spawn such a cool, urbane, sophisticated , snappy dresser and agile thinker like this person should be in so much trouble....or is that the icy winds of sarcasm I hear?

[Blue Boy]

MORPHET VALE AT MORPHET VALE GAME STARTS AT 1:00
IS THERE A CHANCE YOU WILL VENTURE TO OUR SIDE OF THE WORLD MATE?

Yes - there is a big chance