HFL Division 1 (Central)

[tedbullpit]

Gee I reckon Birdwood will be around the mark come finals time. Dont think they will challenge top three but certainly forth or fifth is not out of the question.

Lots of talk about Kriegy however IMO McGahey will dominate and be of much greater value to the side. Wouldn't be surprised to see him take out the medal. Class act and hard at it.

Bridgy have any upside this year or same old story?

That is just laughable boozehound. Birdwood will improve but they will be nowhere near it come finals time. They've picked up two quality players and all of a sudden they are finals chance? Stick to the Div 2 forum sunshine.

[boozehound]

Ah ted, the man with no affiliations so he reckons. how about I have my opinion and you have yours and we both go on to live long and happy lives. time will tell if I am right or wrong. Ignorant posts really sh*t me. particularly from posters like you.

Have a nice day!

[Bat Pad]

Well now that most of squads have started Pre Season and have their lists very close to being finalised, I am going to have another crack at this years ladder

GF: Mt Lofty v Hahndorf

Uraidla
Mt Barker
Blackwood

Onkas
Birdwood
Ironbank
Lobethal
Bridgewater

[Holy Grail]

Well now that most of squads have started Pre Season and have their lists very close to being finalised, I am going to have another crack at this years ladder

GF: Mt Lofty v Hahndorf

Uraidla
Mt Barker
Blackwood

Onkas
Birdwood
Ironbank
Lobethal
Bridgewater

Wouldnt be surprised if Onkas slip further down than that. Adam Klun is a huge in for them but by the sounds of things Lynchy is exactly make friends out there and a few players dont really seem to care to much at the moment

[Bat Pad]

I think the gap between 5 and 6 will be large. But, I also think Ironbank will drop aswell and remember Onkas knocked off Birdwood by over 20 goals both times last year , so im not sure if they will improve enough to jump them.

[Goldberg]

Hey Boozehound, I notice u have Centals as your team in you Avatar, yet u claim to have played with Slattery at NA, & seem to know a bit about Kreig & McGahey. Can only think of 1 player that fits this criteria

[tedbullpit]

Well now that most of squads have started Pre Season and have their lists very close to being finalised, I am going to have another crack at this years ladder

GF: Mt Lofty v Hahndorf

Uraidla
Mt Barker
Blackwood

Onkas
Birdwood
Ironbank
Lobethal
Bridgewater

Wouldnt be surprised if Onkas slip further down than that. Adam Klun is a huge in for them but by the sounds of things Lynchy is exactly make friends out there and a few players dont really seem to care to much at the moment

You can't discount Onka's when they've got the likes of Shee, Klun & Smart. I've seen all 3 single handedly destroy sides and they can be hard to stop. Their depth isn't great but it's not bad. Ironbank haven't lost too many either and are very hard to beat at home. Mt.Barker are a bit of an unknown. IMO they overachieved last year with the list they had but there hasn't been much talk about their in's and out's on this forum. I wouldn't have them in the Final 5 at this stage.

[The_Special_One]

Pretty funnny reading back on last years pre-season posts... You notice many of the same players are mentioned and many of the rumours never came to fruition. Daniel Roberts was said to be returning last year to the maggies will it really eventuate this year???

And Rooster was talking up birdwoods chances as the dark horse of the competition... going on last years hyped up talk about how much your improving, you guys should only lose by an average of 15 goals this year instead of 20... Roosters can recruit 8 quality players from wherever the f@#k they want but your not going to win games when the other 13 might as well be blind armless spastics... Hopefully you prove me wrong but i just can't see it happening... better luck next year!!!

[Bat Pad]

Pretty funnny reading back on last years pre-season posts... You notice many of the same players are mentioned and many of the rumours never came to fruition. Daniel Roberts was said to be returning last year to the maggies will it really eventuate this year???

And Rooster was talking up birdwoods chances as the dark horse of the competition... going on last years hyped up talk about how much your improving, you guys should only lose by an average of 15 goals this year instead of 20... Roosters can recruit 8 quality players from wherever the f@#k they want but your not going to win games when the other 13 might as well be blind armless spastics... Hopefully you prove me wrong but i just can't see it happening... better luck next year!!!

Daniel Roberts has signed at Hahndorf and will be playing there this year.

[boozehound]

Hey Boozehound, I notice u have Centals as your team in you Avatar, yet u claim to have played with Slattery at NA, & seem to know a bit about Kreig & McGahey. Can only think of 1 player that fits this criteria

huh?

bearing in mind the Elizabeth jibes, I grew up in Doggy land and supported them my whole life. Played ressies and 19s at North with above mentioned players. Dont forget also the kriegy came from centrals when I was there in the juniors.

Most people that wish to know know who I am anyway, its no secret.

[Get_The_Pellet]

Smart is heading overseas early in the year and wont be playing at Onkas next season.

think you will find Barkers will slip down the ladder a bit more than expected, had a look at their training on tuesday night and by the looks of things only about 5 walk up starters in the A's were training. rest of them were B graders.
more on mt barkers trouble - the Mcdonald rumor is gaining momentum, apparently the clearance is nearly in the post to another hills club - supposedly being finalized early next week...
any one know any more on this???

[can't beat the facts]

The Hills league is in both divisions dominated by the top few teams.

To even up the competitions,when will President Owen and his band of merry men either:

(1) reduce the points (which replaced the salary cap) to a realistic level from the presently absurdly high level

and/or

(2) divide the teams into 3 divisions with an automatic promotion/relegation system?

[Amateur Footy]

As I understood, Birdwood were guaranteed 3 seasons of Div 1 footy before a promotion/relegation system would be introduced in Hills. This will be their 3rd season back in Div 1? Therefore, we should see a promotion/relegation at the end of the season. This was the talk a couple of years ago and hopefully will eventuate, but I will believe it when I see it. No need for 3 divs. The tops clubs generally dominate because they have hard working committees who arn't prepared for laclustre results. Bigger towns does make it easier, but Mt Barker is the proof that big towns doesn't always bring success. 10 team comp in div 1 is perfect for 18 rounds, just get a promotion / relegation system going - that will provide enough incentive for bottom teams to win towards the end of season.

[BALLHOG]

The Hills league is in both divisions dominated by the top few teams.

To even up the competitions,when will President Owen and his band of merry men either:

(1) reduce the points (which replaced the salary cap) to a realistic level from the presently absurdly high level

and/or

(2) divide the teams into 3 divisions with an automatic promotion/relegation system?

Wow thought you gave up on the thread any more news at Bridgewater, heard that all the Mildura boys have pulled the pin and decided not to come. If that's the case the only two pick ups are Flinn and Lancaster not quiet enough to get you off the bottom I wouldn't have thought.

[BALL BANGER]

Mick O'Conner may end up a Bridgey Boys this year. A mate of his recently moved into the town and returned to Bridgey. Both played Baseball together and Mick's interested in having a run around with his mate.

[Bat Pad]

The Hills league is in both divisions dominated by the top few teams.

To even up the competitions,when will President Owen and his band of merry men either:

(1) reduce the points (which replaced the salary cap) to a realistic level from the presently absurdly high level

and/or

(2) divide the teams into 3 divisions with an automatic promotion/relegation system?

How is Central dominated by the top few teams? Just because the bottom 3 struggle doesnt mean the top few dominate. Blackwood finished 2nd, yet lost to Ironbank and Onkas who finished 6th and 7th. Hahndorf(3rd) also lost to Ironbank. Mt barker(4) and Uraidla(5) both lost to Onkas. Mt Lofty lost to Uraidla and Mt Barker. Where is the domination?

[The Gimp]

The Hills league is in both divisions dominated by the top few teams.

To even up the competitions,when will President Owen and his band of merry men either:

(1) reduce the points (which replaced the salary cap) to a realistic level from the presently absurdly high level

and/or

(2) divide the teams into 3 divisions with an automatic promotion/relegation system?

1) The points system was always going to be given a couple of years to see how it goes before reducing/increasing point allocations to certain clubs. It has only been in one year and I think there may be a couple of changes to it at the end of 2009 but prob nothing major.

2) I believe the constitution says that promotion/relegation needs both the divisions to have an even number of teams before it will be considered, so while it is still 10 and 9, I don't think it can happen.

Also, the problem with it is in the HFL clubs may be very strong in the A grade but may not even have some junior sides. The HFL are trying to keep Div 1 as the "upper" level where the clubs have all teams so there is no mixing of the rounds or byes for the juniors. For example, since Kersbrook won the GF, I assume they would come up but they didn't have senior colts (not sure if they do for 2009) which would create a bye which the HFL don't want to do.

[The Ash Man]

Gee I reckon Birdwood will be around the mark come finals time. Dont think they will challenge top three but certainly forth or fifth is not out of the question.

Lots of talk about Kriegy however IMO McGahey will dominate and be of much greater value to the side. Wouldn't be surprised to see him take out the medal. Class act and hard at it.

Bridgy have any upside this year or same old story?

That is just laughable boozehound. Birdwood will improve but they will be nowhere near it come finals time. They've picked up two quality players and all of a sudden they are finals chance? Stick to the Div 2 forum sunshine.

They have also lost their B&F from last year to Payneham

[BALLHOG]

The Hills league is in both divisions dominated by the top few teams.

To even up the competitions,when will President Owen and his band of merry men either:

(1) reduce the points (which replaced the salary cap) to a realistic level from the presently absurdly high level

and/or

(2) divide the teams into 3 divisions with an automatic promotion/relegation system?

How is Central dominated by the top few teams? Just because the bottom 3 struggle doesnt mean the top few dominate. Blackwood finished 2nd, yet lost to Ironbank and Onkas who finished 6th and 7th. Hahndorf(3rd) also lost to Ironbank. Mt barker(4) and Uraidla(5) both lost to Onkas. Mt Lofty lost to Uraidla and Mt Barker. Where is the domination?

BP even with some lower placed teams causing an upset along the way as you have indicated,at the end of the day it is only two or three teams that stand out above the rest. It's obvious who the teams will be this year Mt Lofty, Hahndorf and Uradla all the others are just there to make up the numbers.

[Tooting Bec]

The Hills league is in both divisions dominated by the top few teams.

To even up the competitions,when will President Owen and his band of merry men either:

(1) reduce the points (which replaced the salary cap) to a realistic level from the presently absurdly high level

and/or

(2) divide the teams into 3 divisions with an automatic promotion/relegation system?

How is Central dominated by the top few teams? Just because the bottom 3 struggle doesnt mean the top few dominate. Blackwood finished 2nd, yet lost to Ironbank and Onkas who finished 6th and 7th. Hahndorf(3rd) also lost to Ironbank. Mt barker(4) and Uraidla(5) both lost to Onkas. Mt Lofty lost to Uraidla and Mt Barker. Where is the domination?

BP even with some lower placed teams causing an upset along the way as you have indicated,at the end of the day it is only two or three teams that stand out above the rest. It's obvious who the teams will be this year Mt Lofty, Hahndorf and Uradla all the others are just there to make up the numbers.

What about Blackwood Hog?