crazyfootball madman wrote:what a load of crap on here,tell ya u all need pills or something,so the finals are set at the beging of the year with the rest of the program,its given to clubs to comment on then passed,so s***t someone must have been good to know mallala would be there,cant remember them being there in 06,it looked like balak and humm that day,if u r good enough and positive u can win what so ever,and then to read viginia is better set up than mallala,my god where were u last yr 2 semi when people turned up in the morning and had to help mark the oval,clean out changerooms,put coaches boxes in place,and this is ideal for a final i think not,as for the weekend hamley and humm did a great job,o sorry shouldnt humm played sunday since it was there home ground,get a life this is footy,COUNTRY FOOTY.
My god that's hard to read .......... check out the key on the right of the " - it's a carriage return - helps with punctuation and readability.
Correct the finals are set at the beginning of the year WITH NOTHING in place if Mallala are in the GF and the GF is scheduled for Mallala, or other finals for that matter.
Cut the crap about "if your good enough you can win from anywhere" - you give creedence to the BS policy which is used to select the GF venue. While we have to live with the policy for now and there is no other way to think about it if you are not Mallala this year - hopefully it will change.
Don't recall anyone on here saying HB or Lochiel did a bad job! In fact read back a few pages HB was a top day and is a great place to watch footy.
Virginia vs Mallala
Changerooms - equal
Oval - both good - Virginia does not handle the wet too well but "this time of year" it is fine.
Viewing - both the same - Mallala has a grandstand which gets used by kids and maybe 2 others
Costs - same
Food - Virginia any day
Netball - Virginia best in the league
Lines - who cares
Coaches boxes - ditto
Oh one more thing - the league has been operating quite a bit further back than just '06.
or you also have your head in the sand like some others posting on here. To put it simple for those whom do simple things well! no matter who is playing, It is about the cash and thats it! If it was to be passed by each club at the start of the year, Then every club would request the GF. 
If you hire roseworthy for some GFs the club hiring gets to keep the profits! NOT as some one has mentioned "why would you take money away from the clubs" And the person running the show at virginia last year denigrated people at the club so he found it hard to find helpers. ALL HIS OWN DOING. This year will be a hugh improvement form last year.
MAYBE they spend it on GF medallions. 25 medallions per side 100 for the day, OK that makes them worth around 180 bucks a piece. Naaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh $2.50 wholesale and that's with the red black and white ribbon. This an example of dictatorship YOU MUST ABIED OUR(APFL) RULES/LAWS, YOU MUST HAND OVER MONIES FOR NO RETURN, YOU MUST USE BURLY FOOTBALLS, YOU MUST BUY SOCKS SHORTS ETC FORM WHOM WE SAY, YOU MUST PUT UP WITH THE MERCY RULE U17s, WE MUST PUT UP WITH U17s CUT OF 1st JAN WHEN NABOURHING LEAGUES IS 30 JUNE, AND IF YOU SPEAK OUT YOU WILL BE PURSICUTED. And the the people whom pull the strings get to host the GFs. Sound very much like a dictatorship to me!
.. i know this topic has been flogged.... but.... i am a fan of the mercy rule.. i think the juniors is all about development for the senior grades and with the mercy rule and players changing teams you can have players from the team that is flogging other against better quality players, be that their own team mates, in turn bettering their game for senior games, also you can give your backlines a chance up forward and in different positions and make the lesser quality teams players interested in the game and not dillusioned by the game.. anyways i dont want to start that debate up again coz its been flogged but thought i would throw my 2 cents in their