GSFL Movements

[damian]

Mum
It looks to me as though you are a Mclaren Mum.

Their 17's have done very well over the last 4 weeks and the 14's have been consistantly good all year,

Where do you see the 17's finishing? It is still very tight between the top 6 or 7 and with Myponga and Yank to come McLaren look safe

Next week in the 14's top v second should be a ripper

Jelom 19....could he be related?????

Yes, guessed right a McLaren Mum

The 14's have a lot of natural talent and yes are doing very, very well.

17's are a great bunch of boys on and off the field (Well that I know of anyway) and I really wish them well... I hope they go all the way like last year.... they've worked hard and have a great coach in Gianni Petrucci

Umm... no Jelom and I are not related ... I do find him funny though (as in funny haha)

Your not Gianni's mum are you?
Your 14's are going very well and I am backing them for the flag, I have seen them in a few games and they are great to watch.
Your 17's are also a good chance but with the top 7 all so tight its too hard to pick who will make finals let alone a flag and Mclarens still have to play Compass! In saying that Mclarens do have a great run in and with the win over Saints they should make the 5. Saints and Bays have the hardest run in and maybe the two teams to miss out.

I'm guessing the battle for finals will come down to the Bays V Saints round 18 clash Kappars.

[Mr Magoo]

Thanks for that Mum

What are your numbers like at training????

It is good to see a mum on the site.

[Toughcall]

I am intrigued on what happens to the colts at McLaren and why there is not a power team in the senior ranks. They have dominated junior football since they have been in the competition. Won countless junior and senior colt premierships, including both last year yet the succession plan is not working. There must be a problem somewhere? It is rediculous they are fighting off the wooden spoon this year.

[LuvsFooty]

Luvsfooty (B.App.Sc - Recreation Planning and Management with honours) Theory on McLarens Juniors:

This could be wrong, but I think that McLaren has produced plenty of good individuals, who dominate too much. They play a style of footy that is fantastic at junior level but too many others dont get involved and dont learn anything. For example they smashed us in the juniors on the weekend but realistcally there were only 4 major contributors (Macca, Proctor, Ballas and Cameron). This wins games in junior footy but the remaining 18 kids are not learning anything by watching 4 players win them the game by themselves. The players that dominate develop bad habits and the others aren't cut out for senior footy beacuse they have never had any responsibilty. Having said that there is no real system to compare to considering Willunga are so dominant and McLarens have won 1 A Grade premiership in their short GSFL lives, which is more than a lot of others.

Please feel free to unleash some abuse on me if you disagree beacuse to be honest this forum as becomming too friendly.

[A Mum]

Mum
It looks to me as though you are a Mclaren Mum.

Their 17's have done very well over the last 4 weeks and the 14's have been consistantly good all year,

Where do you see the 17's finishing? It is still very tight between the top 6 or 7 and with Myponga and Yank to come McLaren look safe

Next week in the 14's top v second should be a ripper

Jelom 19....could he be related?????

Yes, guessed right a McLaren Mum

The 14's have a lot of natural talent and yes are doing very, very well.

17's are a great bunch of boys on and off the field (Well that I know of anyway) and I really wish them well... I hope they go all the way like last year.... they've worked hard and have a great coach in Gianni Petrucci

Umm... no Jelom and I are not related ... I do find him funny though (as in funny haha)

Your not Gianni's mum are you?
Your 14's are going very well and I am backing them for the flag, I have seen them in a few games and they are great to watch.
Your 17's are also a good chance but with the top 7 all so tight its too hard to pick who will make finals let alone a flag and Mclarens still have to play Compass! In saying that Mclarens do have a great run in and with the win over Saints they should make the 5. Saints and Bays have the hardest run in and maybe the two teams to miss out.

LOL... no not Gianni's mum.. but when I typed that I was thinking that people might think I am ... he is a fantastic coach for that age level, can really relate to the boys, very positive and has a very good idea how to relate to all of them individually. Should be more like him

McLaren V Compass game in the 17's will be one not to miss... can't wait.

[A Mum]

Thanks for that Mum

What are your numbers like at training????

It is good to see a mum on the site.

Thankyou Mr Magoo !!

Numbers at training are great

[A Mum]

I am intrigued on what happens to the colts at McLaren and why there is not a power team in the senior ranks. They have dominated junior football since they have been in the competition. Won countless junior and senior colt premierships, including both last year yet the succession plan is not working. There must be a problem somewhere? It is rediculous they are fighting off the wooden spoon this year.

Yes.... juniors are the future of every club... we need to find a way to make them feel part of the club and stay put

I also think you'll find that some of them end up with South... ie Tarak Redigolo, Ben Powell, Justin Young etc.... so we lose quite a few that way too.... as probably do most clubs

[cuzzy]

Mum
It looks to me as though you are a Mclaren Mum.

Their 17's have done very well over the last 4 weeks and the 14's have been consistantly good all year,

Where do you see the 17's finishing? It is still very tight between the top 6 or 7 and with Myponga and Yank to come McLaren look safe

Next week in the 14's top v second should be a ripper

Jelom 19....could he be related?????

Yes, guessed right a McLaren Mum

The 14's have a lot of natural talent and yes are doing very, very well.

17's are a great bunch of boys on and off the field (Well that I know of anyway) and I really wish them well... I hope they go all the way like last year.... they've worked hard and have a great coach in Gianni Petrucci

Umm... no Jelom and I are not related ... I do find him funny though (as in funny haha)

Your not Gianni's mum are you?
Your 14's are going very well and I am backing them for the flag, I have seen them in a few games and they are great to watch.
Your 17's are also a good chance but with the top 7 all so tight its too hard to pick who will make finals let alone a flag and Mclarens still have to play Compass! In saying that Mclarens do have a great run in and with the win over Saints they should make the 5. Saints and Bays have the hardest run in and maybe the two teams to miss out.

LOL... no not Gianni's mum.. but when I typed that I was thinking that people might think I am ... he is a fantastic coach for that age level, can really relate to the boys, very positive and has a very good idea how to relate to all of them individually. Should be more like him

McLaren V Compass game in the 17's will be one not to miss... can't wait.

role model pigs a$$. if he coaches like he plays they will be the worlds best whingers. Never heard someone complain as much as a bloke like Gianni. If he concentrated on the footy rather than running is pissy little comments off at the umpires who are most of the time club volunteers he might acctually be a good footballer also.

[cuzzy]

I am intrigued on what happens to the colts at McLaren and why there is not a power team in the senior ranks. They have dominated junior football since they have been in the competition. Won countless junior and senior colt premierships, including both last year yet the succession plan is not working. There must be a problem somewhere? It is rediculous they are fighting off the wooden spoon this year.

maybe the club culture, maybe once the kids get playing in the senior colts the parents of these senior colts see what the senior teams are like, eg the spectators and the 7ft thug that attends the games and deside to move them on elsewhere. If i was a parent i would be moving my kids on away from people like the spectators the bays experienced when playing them at Mclaren. Dont get me wrong im am sure most of the mclaren people are perfectly normal and well behaved but unfortubatly the club is tarnished by certain indivduals.

[A Mum]

Luvsfooty (B.App.Sc - Recreation Planning and Management with honours) Theory on McLarens Juniors:

This could be wrong, but I think that McLaren has produced plenty of good individuals, who dominate too much. They play a style of footy that is fantastic at junior level but too many others dont get involved and dont learn anything. For example they smashed us in the juniors on the weekend but realistcally there were only 4 major contributors (Macca, Proctor, Ballas and Cameron). This wins games in junior footy but the remaining 18 kids are not learning anything by watching 4 players win them the game by themselves. The players that dominate develop bad habits and the others aren't cut out for senior footy beacuse they have never had any responsibilty.

Please feel free to unleash some abuse on me if you disagree beacuse to be honest this forum as becomming too friendly.

Absolutely spot on LuvsFooty.

I think our junior colts need to be taught to bring others into the game and have confidence in all their fellow team mates and not just the same ones...... at this level it's not all about winning it's about teaching and learning !!

In saying that though... Zach Cameron does bring others into the game... he is a good footballer with a nice nature and appreciates all his team mates. (And no, I'm not Zach's mum )

So sorry... but theres going to be no abuse unleashed from me.... and hey... I like the forum being friendly

[A Mum]

role model pigs a$$. if he coaches like he plays they will be the worlds best whingers. Never heard someone complain as much as a bloke like Gianni. If he concentrated on the footy rather than running is pissy little comments off at the umpires who are most of the time club volunteers he might acctually be a good footballer also.

Yeah, yeah.

Because as we know he'd be the only player out there whinging about the umpires !!

Gianni is a good footballer, a player hard at the ball, always there for the kids he coaches, a true club person.... and that's my opinion seeing him in action first hand.

[A Mum]

maybe the club culture, maybe once the kids get playing in the senior colts the parents of these senior colts see what the senior teams are like, eg the spectators and the 7ft thug that attends the games and deside to move them on elsewhere. If i was a parent i would be moving my kids on away from people like the spectators the bays experienced when playing them at Mclaren. Dont get me wrong im am sure most of the mclaren people are perfectly normal and well behaved but unfortubatly the club is tarnished by certain indivduals.

Well you said it right there.... most people are perfectly normal... you will always have your one or two.... no club is exempt from that, even your club Cuzzy.... but does this really need to be brought up again

[Bruce Almighty]

Luvsfooty (B.App.Sc - Recreation Planning and Management with honours) Theory on McLarens Juniors:

This could be wrong, but I think that McLaren has produced plenty of good individuals, who dominate too much. They play a style of footy that is fantastic at junior level but too many others dont get involved and dont learn anything. For example they smashed us in the juniors on the weekend but realistcally there were only 4 major contributors (Macca, Proctor, Ballas and Cameron). This wins games in junior footy but the remaining 18 kids are not learning anything by watching 4 players win them the game by themselves. The players that dominate develop bad habits and the others aren't cut out for senior footy beacuse they have never had any responsibilty. Having said that there is no real system to compare to considering Willunga are so dominant and McLarens have won 1 A Grade premiership in their short GSFL lives, which is more than a lot of others.

Please feel free to unleash some abuse on me if you disagree beacuse to be honest this forum as becomming too friendly.

to me that sounds like a glory seeking junior coach whos coaching for wins and not teaching kids to be good footballers.4 top juniors each year for 5 years and thats 20 players between 18 and 23 in the seniors. a good junior program is one that produces a grade footballers. its not about how many junior premierships you win.

but where do they go? maybe they just get fat and lazy and start eating to many pies. speaking of getting fat and lazy and eating too many pies maybe if LF got off the computer and ran 8km every day between now april maybe he could be the answer to the saints search for a chf?

[kappars]

Jelom 19....could he be related?????[/quote]

Yes, guessed right a McLaren Mum

The 14's have a lot of natural talent and yes are doing very, very well.

17's are a great bunch of boys on and off the field (Well that I know of anyway) and I really wish them well... I hope they go all the way like last year.... they've worked hard and have a great coach in Gianni Petrucci

Umm... no Jelom and I are not related ... I do find him funny though (as in funny haha) [/quote]

Your not Gianni's mum are you?
Your 14's are going very well and I am backing them for the flag, I have seen them in a few games and they are great to watch.
Your 17's are also a good chance but with the top 7 all so tight its too hard to pick who will make finals let alone a flag and Mclarens still have to play Compass! In saying that Mclarens do have a great run in and with the win over Saints they should make the 5. Saints and Bays have the hardest run in and maybe the two teams to miss out.[/quote]

LOL... no not Gianni's mum.. but when I typed that I was thinking that people might think I am ... he is a fantastic coach for that age level, can really relate to the boys, very positive and has a very good idea how to relate to all of them individually. Should be more like him

McLaren V Compass game in the 17's will be one not to miss... can't wait.[/quote]

role model pigs a$$. if he coaches like he plays they will be the worlds best whingers. Never heard someone complain as much as a bloke like Gianni. If he concentrated on the footy rather than running is pissy little comments off at the umpires who are most of the time club volunteers he might acctually be a good footballer also.[/quote]

Some interesting stuff on here over night! But Cuzzy all that talk about Gianni then to finish off saying he might be a good footballer thats a lie mate, he may be able to communicate well with his group and congrats to him on the flag last season but his playing ability is not that of what he put across to the assosiation side under 17's. A few weeks ago some players that played under him for the game seen him play and could not believe what they saw, their words were something like "bullshit thats not Gianni, the way he spoke to us is he was one of the best players in the league and could have gone alot further" Mclarens are lucky the colts dont follow his lead (straight to the canteen) the guy struggles to play fullback if the forward puts out more than 3 leads a qtr.

[Toughcall]

Cuzzy and Kappars, you are a bit tough on Gianni. He is doing a great job coaching junior football at McLaren and it is certainly not his fault the A grade is struggling. There is nothing wrong with him at his age wanting to get out and have a kick after he has been coaching. He is still s bloke who loves to play with his mates and does a superb job encouraging kids to play the game. I have heard him and every club would like a positive coach like Petrucci.
LF great post on junior football and it is the problem with the three year gap with the top junior dominating and then struggle when he comes up against men.

[kappars]

Cuzzy and Kappars, you are a bit tough on Gianni. He is doing a great job coaching junior football at McLaren and it is certainly not his fault the A grade is struggling. There is nothing wrong with him at his age wanting to get out and have a kick after he has been coaching. He is still s bloke who loves to play with his mates and does a superb job encouraging kids to play the game. I have heard him and every club would like a positive coach like Petrucci.
LF great post on junior football and it is the problem with the three year gap with the top junior dominating and then struggle when he comes up against men.

Not having a go at him as a coach TC, I agree he is doing a great job and it show he already has a flag under his belt, for someone young to dedicate so much time to the colts is exellent. Just had to have a laugh about what he told the assosiation guys thats all.

[Toughcall]

From what I have seen in the senior colts all clubs have got it right with the quality of coaching they have and it is showing with the competition being so tight and the one worth getting early to the footy to see. There are some outstanding coaches in the senior colts comp.

[kappars]

From what I have seen in the senior colts all clubs have got it right with the quality of coaching they have and it is showing with the competition being so tight and the one worth getting early to the footy to see. There are some outstanding coaches in the senior colts comp.

I was just thinking the same thing mate, of the coaches I know and the biggest one to stand out for me is Victors Grant Levy.

[King Kernas]

Good on you Cuzzy, another personal attack on the Mclaren footy club, and now you are taking it a bit further by adding a player in there. Gianni does not need this type of rubbish written about him at all on this forum. He has great pride and passion for the Mclaren footy club and Cricket clubs and gives his all in no matter what he does, playing or coaching. Yeah he has a bit of a slag at the umpires and opposition, but who doesn't with the state of the umpireing lately, and there is othing wrong with a bit of sledging. He is a bit round in nature but tries his haredest in whether it's in the A's or B's. Goes a lot better than the fat Bas@#$ds playing in your B grade Cuzzy. You don't have to be a awesome footballer to be a great coach. As long as you know what you are talking about and have a heart like Gianni's, then you can relay that info on to any team, and they will listen to you, Cause thats what it's all about!! There's been some great footballers, that have made terrible coaches!!

[A Mum]

Cuzzy and Kappars, you are a bit tough on Gianni. He is doing a great job coaching junior football at McLaren and it is certainly not his fault the A grade is struggling. There is nothing wrong with him at his age wanting to get out and have a kick after he has been coaching. He is still s bloke who loves to play with his mates and does a superb job encouraging kids to play the game. I have heard him and every club would like a positive coach like Petrucci.
LF great post on junior football and it is the problem with the three year gap with the top junior dominating and then struggle when he comes up against men.

Toughcall that's exactly what I would say, he's there for his mates, the kids and has the future of his club in mind.

Gianni may not be the number one player in the association but his passion for the game and his great coaching skills are an asset to our club, and I for one am glad he's there.



So all ..... Well all but one.... agree that Gianni is a good coach