HFL Division 1 (Central)

[thunderchild]

roosters won by about 6 goals....
Good contest with the boys just to strong.

means first win for J davis as captain if im correct?

well respected bloke in my opinion - one of the hardest blokes you'll see go for a footy - any other stands outs informer?

[false]

roosters won by about 6 goals....
Good contest with the boys just to strong.

means first win for J davis as captain if im correct?

well respected bloke in my opinion - one of the hardest blokes you'll see go for a footy - any other stands outs informer?

Dempsey BOG in my opinion, big Robbie in ruck, Bubner handy, Scotty Friend, Magoo handy.

[BALLHOG]

So a fair win to Birdwood then by the sounds of things. It's been a rough start for Bridgy only one win from the first three, not the start they would have been after with the big recruits they have this year. Should account for Loby this week but can't see to many more wins in the following six games. Didn't see the match were Birdwood good or did Bridgy just have an off day?

[The Gimp]

It was a pretty tight game between Birdwood and Bridgy apart from the 2nd qtr when the Roosters kicked away and opened up a match winning lead.
Birdwood seemed to just take the foot off a bit in the 2nd half but credit to Bridgy, they lifted in the 2nd half and make Birdwood work for every possession.
Bridgy have a couple of pretty good young fellas which should put them in good stead for the next few years (if they can hang onto their recruits).
I'm not sure what the other teams that have played against Bridgy think but From watching the match I would have to say DeVries is a protected species. Every time he went near the ball he either marked it or was given a free kick.
IMO umpiring was pretty poor.

[magpie in the 80's]

Full Round of scores

Blackwood 12.7 (79) def Onka Valley 6.10 (46)
Mt Lofty 17.11 (113) def Ironbank 6.6 (42)
Birdwood 16.13 (109) def Bridgewater 11.5 (71)

Uraidla Districts 6.19 (55) d Mount Barker 3.8 (26).
Hahndorf 24.13 (157) d Lobethal 7.3 (45).

[false]

It was a pretty tight game between Birdwood and Bridgy apart from the 2nd qtr when the Roosters kicked away and opened up a match winning lead.
Birdwood seemed to just take the foot off a bit in the 2nd half but credit to Bridgy, they lifted in the 2nd half and make Birdwood work for every possession.
Bridgy have a couple of pretty good young fellas which should put them in good stead for the next few years (if they can hang onto their recruits).
I'm not sure what the other teams that have played against Bridgy think but From watching the match I would have to say DeVries is a protected species. Every time he went near the ball he either marked it or was given a free kick.
IMO umpiring was pretty poor.

one of the worst umpiring displays i've seen. I could count the amount of frees we got on one hand i reckon.

Lukey Highfold another standout game! great young player.

[Monkey]

roosters won by about 6 goals....
Good contest with the boys just to strong.

means first win for J davis as captain if im correct?

well respected bloke in my opinion - one of the hardest blokes you'll see go for a footy - any other stands outs informer?

Dempsey BOG in my opinion, big Robbie in ruck, Bubner handy, Scotty Friend, Magoo handy.

Monkey thinks Dempsey is a big loss for North Haven and big plus for Birdwood.

[The Gimp]

Monkey would be right!

[BALL BANGER]

WIN AT ALL COST$$$
I would like to know from the teams that has a loss on the weekend, at what COST did it set back your clubs. I'm a Bridgey Boy and I would say between $2500 to $3500 was probably on the paddock. Now I'm not having a crack at the players taking the money ( best recruits I've seen at Bridgewater in 10 yrs ) Nor I'm I having a go at clubs for paying the price. The State of Amature Footy at the moment I think there's a lot of one-way traffic for a lot of clubs out there.
1. When did Footy Clubs start paying ridiculous prices for players, com'on $600 - $800 a game is
a bit of a joke. Herd as much as $1200 a game this year.
2. How much money is going back into the clubs 10% - 20% ??? meals & bar
3. How much longer can clubs survive spending money just to stay competitive. ( not finals,
COMPETITIVE!!! )
It's happening all over the State. I think something needs to be done, so clubs can stay alive. But What??? SANFL / AFL involvement??? Not Sure???

[Dashin]

Classic story behind that name.

a funny story indeed...just wondering if there's a correlation between that story and the name or if it's just a random coincidence....

[the big fella]

ball banger..youre right..where have been lately..refer posts on country div site..the country teams have put up with T$V for last (4) yrs and the HFl have turned a blind eye..now it has come back to bite them on the backside..

[CountryVic]

WIN AT ALL COST$$$
I would like to know from the teams that has a loss on the weekend, at what COST did it set back your clubs. I'm a Bridgey Boy and I would say between $2500 to $3500 was probably on the paddock. Now I'm not having a crack at the players taking the money ( best recruits I've seen at Bridgewater in 10 yrs ) Nor I'm I having a go at clubs for paying the price. The State of Amature Footy at the moment I think there's a lot of one-way traffic for a lot of clubs out there.
1. When did Footy Clubs start paying ridiculous prices for players, com'on $600 - $800 a game is
a bit of a joke. Herd as much as $1200 a game this year.
2. How much money is going back into the clubs 10% - 20% ??? meals & bar
3. How much longer can clubs survive spending money just to stay competitive. ( not finals,
COMPETITIVE!!! )
It's happening all over the State. I think something needs to be done, so clubs can stay alive. But What??? SANFL / AFL involvement??? Not Sure???

I think you you find that clubs are not pinning there hopes on players putting the entire amount back over the bar, more so the supporters that will get to more games to see the better players and their team being more successful or as you stated even more competitive then previous years.
The amount of $'s getting paid is out of hand no doubt, but the only alternative seems to be a Salary Cap which most leagues have tried and failed with as it is near impossible to police.
The only way to go it is recruit smarter, don't get into a bidding war. Easier said then done obviously as it has escalated and won't go back.

Also BB i wouldn't suggest splashing around figures on how much cash runs around the paddock, even for your own team as it does no good for anyone and it's complete pie in the sky stuff with no facts to back it up.

[Worm Burner]

It was a pretty tight game between Birdwood and Bridgy apart from the 2nd qtr when the Roosters kicked away and opened up a match winning lead.
Birdwood seemed to just take the foot off a bit in the 2nd half but credit to Bridgy, they lifted in the 2nd half and make Birdwood work for every possession.
Bridgy have a couple of pretty good young fellas which should put them in good stead for the next few years (if they can hang onto their recruits).
I'm not sure what the other teams that have played against Bridgy think but From watching the match I would have to say DeVries is a protected species. Every time he went near the ball he either marked it or was given a free kick.
IMO umpiring was pretty poor.

one of the worst umpiring displays i've seen. I could count the amount of frees we got on one hand i reckon.

Lukey Highfold another standout game! great young player.

Luke dished out some heavy hits. great to see. Dempsey was heads above the rest, he had the ball on a string. the umps called a few yellow cards, not quite sure what for but they didn't call/missed a lot of frees.

[can't beat the facts]

WIN AT ALL COST$$$
I would like to know from the teams that has a loss on the weekend, at what COST did it set back your clubs. I'm a Bridgey Boy and I would say between $2500 to $3500 was probably on the paddock. Now I'm not having a crack at the players taking the money ( best recruits I've seen at Bridgewater in 10 yrs ) Nor I'm I having a go at clubs for paying the price. The State of Amature Footy at the moment I think there's a lot of one-way traffic for a lot of clubs out there.
1. When did Footy Clubs start paying ridiculous prices for players, com'on $600 - $800 a game is
a bit of a joke. Herd as much as $1200 a game this year.
2. How much money is going back into the clubs 10% - 20% ??? meals & bar
3. How much longer can clubs survive spending money just to stay competitive. ( not finals,
COMPETITIVE!!! )
It's happening all over the State. I think something needs to be done, so clubs can stay alive. But What??? SANFL / AFL involvement??? Not Sure???

Well said Ball Banger. Player payments are totally out of control, and I think will destroy nearly all footy, except the afl, in a short time. I know that the SANFL are extremely worried about the continual exodus of players into other leagues, such as the HFL.
As a player, why not accept the $$ being offered?? A SAnfl reserves player probably gets $50 in his pocket for a game; he can take a short drive up the freeway, get a lot more $$, and train 2 nights instead of 5 nights.
Something has to be done, better sooner than later!!

[OnThePine...]

while we're on the subject of Birdwood v Bridgies, big Liam kicked another 12 in the senior colts, taking his tally to 24 from 3 games. would have to say he'd be on track for back-to-back hills trophies. Roosters colts would have to be hot tip for the flag with the talent theyve got running around at the moment...

[Bat Pad]

while we're on the subject of Birdwood v Bridgies, big Liam kicked another 12 in the senior colts, taking his tally to 24 from 3 games. would have to say he'd be on track for back-to-back hills trophies. Roosters colts would have to be hot tip for the flag with the talent theyve got running around at the moment...

Big call considering they lost at home last week.

[BALL BANGER]

C-Vic.
Fact or Fiction big money is being spent, so why hide the amount? Most clubs would be spending that week in week out, that's just the way footy is at the moment. If that's the amount going around at the moment then Bridgey and Clubs like them need to be paying it. But what's going to happen to these clubs when the money dries up?
Suggestion: Leagues need to be involved in all financial contracts e.g HFL, GSFL. I think that they should look at taking a % of all match payments say 10% for 1 of 2 things.
1. Save it for a rainy day for things like Club Rescue Packages, Lighting Up-Grades or things like Kersbrook's Oval situation last year ( by the way, well done boys! )
2. Or the money accumilated for that year is then divided between the clubs evenly for the next.
Another suggestion is all clubs contribute a fixed amount say $40K. The money is then offered to interested talented players to come play in the HFL, but are then drafted out to clubs like the AFL Draft system. Just some suggestions.
Again please don't think this is directed at Players or Clubs, more at League Footy itself. I'm sure is happens in other States too.

[Confucius]

Won't work BB......they've tried a salary cap before and its impossible to police. I think the points system is the only way they can go but:

1. It will take a few years to work
2. They need to look at either reducing the number of points available or staggering the available points so that the lower ranked teams get more points than those higher the following year eg bottom two teams get 35points, top two teams 25 points

[woody]

Won't work BB......they've tried a salary cap before and its impossible to police. I think the points system is the only way they can go but:

1. It will take a few years to work
2. They need to look at either reducing the number of points available or staggering the available points so that the lower ranked teams get more points than those higher the following year eg bottom two teams get 35points, top two teams 25 points

Go along tonight to the HFL meeting concerning the points system. HFL house at 7.30 TONIGHT.
Have a say and change the points so that they more accurately reflect lack of locals in a team.

[Amateur Footy]

I have harped on player payments before, but it certainly has escalated in recent seasons. While Alex is sitting on his fat salary from the AFL he hasn't done a thing for grass roots football, just increased the AFL's revenue and his own. The points system is a joke as it prevent lower clubs from recruiting and was only aimed at stopping too many AFL/SANFL players leaving for lower grades. Placing less points available to higher ranked teams encourages them to pay more for less. The salary cap can't work unless the AFL get behind it and supply many inspectors with the same powers to review club/paid player finances as in the AFL - not going to happen, but I'd love to see it. Really going to need some thought from SANFL/AFL.

For now I'll remain proud to play for a club that can afford less than half the players costs of it's nearest spending rival (perhaps with exception of Loby), let alone the teams spending big. We will just have to hope that some of the 'fat cats' who pump big money into Hills footy clubs disappear in the financial crisis!