HFL Division 1 (Central)

[CountryVic]

I was very impressed with Hahndorf on the weekend. They were very good for 4 quarters and seem to have all positions covered. Very consistant and well drilled side with plenty of muscle and height that also has some flair and dash added to the mix. Excellent marking power and hard running midfielders make them a formidable opponent.

I am yet to see Lotfty and Blackwood but Hahndorf clearly the best side of those i have.

[ohh i dunno]

CENT A1
Club Win Loss Draw For Agnst Pts %var Rnd BYE
MT LOFTY 6 1 0 739 420 12 63.76 07
HAHNDORF 6 1 0 973 556 12 63.64 07
URAIDLA DIST 5 2 0 662 414 10 61.52 07
ONKA VALLEY 5 2 0 727 461 10 61.20 07
BLACKWOOD 5 2 0 662 508 10 56.58 07
BIRDWOOD 3 4 0 570 645 6 46.91 07
BRIDGEWATER 3 4 0 574 700 6 45.05 07
IRONBANK 1 6 0 581 826 2 41.29 07
MT BARKER 1 6 0 518 782 2 39.85 07
LOBETHAL 0 7 0 337 1031 0 24.63 07

What a log jam at the top of the ladder, gee its a good year of footy how ever wins this year will deserve it thats for sure. This week Lofty taking on Hahndorf, 1 Vs 2 by the smallest percentage margin should be an absolute ripper. Get there should be the game of the year!

[magpiemaster]

CENT A1
Club Win Loss Draw For Agnst Pts %var Rnd BYE
MT LOFTY 6 1 0 739 420 12 63.76 07
HAHNDORF 6 1 0 973 556 12 63.64 07
URAIDLA DIST 5 2 0 662 414 10 61.52 07
ONKA VALLEY 5 2 0 727 461 10 61.20 07
BLACKWOOD 5 2 0 662 508 10 56.58 07
BIRDWOOD 3 4 0 570 645 6 46.91 07
BRIDGEWATER 3 4 0 574 700 6 45.05 07
IRONBANK 1 6 0 581 826 2 41.29 07
MT BARKER 1 6 0 518 782 2 39.85 07
LOBETHAL 0 7 0 337 1031 0 24.63 07

What a log jam at the top of the ladder, gee its a good year of footy how ever wins this year will deserve it thats for sure. This week Lofty taking on Hahndorf, 1 Vs 2 by the smallest percentage margin should be an absolute ripper. Get there should be the game of the year!

handorf v lofty this week will be a test for both sides. both having recieved their first losses over the past few weeks. will see a very fired up handorf side after the last time we met we lost by 20 goals. think we will get up this timeby 4 goals. onkas v uri this week battle of 3rd and 4th will b a good battle too. but think uri after last weeks upset should get up. Mt barker and ironbank may tell how bad mt barker are, ironbank will win 2 games in a row.

[Redfern07]

Just to let you know, Lobethal had 8 recruits not playing because of injuries, or so i've been told. If they can get all of these guys on the track I think they'll certainly compete with the likes of Ironbank. I highly doubt you'll see Loby go down.

In HFL league history, has any team ever admitted to just losing a game with a full team on the park in a match they maybe should have won , without having 'injuries' or 'Norwood' or 'work commitments'?

[Dashin]

Just to let you know, Lobethal had 8 recruits not playing because of injuries, or so i've been told. If they can get all of these guys on the track I think they'll certainly compete with the likes of Ironbank. I highly doubt you'll see Loby go down.

In HFL league history, has any team ever admitted to just losing a game with a full team on the park in a match they maybe should have won , without having 'injuries' or 'Norwood' or 'work commitments'?

Gee whizz, you Ironbank blokes get defensive pretty quickly, you're the second bloke that's had a crack at my comment. I was merely trying jump to the defence of a team who in the middle of a seriously long losing streak and just got pumped by the second worst side in the comp. Guys on here are saying they should be demoted back to the country div and i'm just attempting to say that i don't think all is quite as bad as it may seem. It's your first win of the year...so don't get too arrogant! Plus, I don't even play for the tigers.

[Tooting Bec]

Just to let you know, Lobethal had 8 recruits not playing because of injuries, or so i've been told. If they can get all of these guys on the track I think they'll certainly compete with the likes of Ironbank. I highly doubt you'll see Loby go down.

In HFL league history, has any team ever admitted to just losing a game with a full team on the park in a match they maybe should have won , without having 'injuries' or 'Norwood' or 'work commitments'?

Gee whizz, you Ironbank blokes get defensive pretty quickly, you're the second bloke that's had a crack at my comment. I was merely trying jump to the defence of a team who in the middle of a seriously long losing streak and just got pumped by the second worst side in the comp. Guys on here are saying they should be demoted back to the country div and i'm just attempting to say that i don't think all is quite as bad as it may seem. It's your first win of the year...so don't get too arrogant! Plus, I don't even play for the tigers.

Couldn't agree more. Central division needs Lobethal. They will regroup and improve over the next couple of years. every team has it's peaks and troughs, look at mount lofty for instance.

[Shortman]

Still, the fact remains they havent won a game in 2 years and dont really look like doing so this year either. My club went through this only 2 years ago and we were inches away from pulling the pin, Callington are in the same boat now. Now im not saying Lobethal's situation is that bad but surely even just a couple of years back to regroup isnt such a bad thing.

The attitude of the Lobethal Football Club towards some of the "smaller" clubs in the area has been one of contempt in recent times and I for one am not sad to see them in their situation.

[Rooster]

Still, the fact remains they havent won a game in 2 years and dont really look like doing so this year either. My club went through this only 2 years ago and we were inches away from pulling the pin, Callington are in the same boat now. Now im not saying Lobethal's situation is that bad but surely even just a couple of years back to regroup isnt such a bad thing.

The attitude of the Lobethal Football Club towards some of the "smaller" clubs in the area has been one of contempt in recent times and I for one am not sad to see them in their situation.

Shortman, good to see that Gum's are getting some wins on the board and playing competitive football this year... when things were at there worst, in your opinion did gums ever seriously look at the option of a merger with birdwood? or perhaps what couldve been more of a birdwood take over?

[Shortman]

Still, the fact remains they havent won a game in 2 years and dont really look like doing so this year either. My club went through this only 2 years ago and we were inches away from pulling the pin, Callington are in the same boat now. Now im not saying Lobethal's situation is that bad but surely even just a couple of years back to regroup isnt such a bad thing.

The attitude of the Lobethal Football Club towards some of the "smaller" clubs in the area has been one of contempt in recent times and I for one am not sad to see them in their situation.

Shortman, good to see that Gum's are getting some wins on the board and playing competitive football this year... when things were at there worst, in your opinion did gums ever seriously look at the option of a merger with birdwood? or perhaps what couldve been more of a birdwood take over?

Im not sure of the details as such but out of the 3 clubs (Lobethal, Kersbrook and Birdwood) that were discussed I think the Birdwood option had the most legs but as you say it would more than likely have been a takeover. We were strongly against that but could see the reasons why, in the end we chose to go it alone and now things are a bit better and both clubs are prospering a bit.

[Amateur Footy]

Just to let you know, Lobethal had 8 recruits not playing because of injuries, or so i've been told. If they can get all of these guys on the track I think they'll certainly compete with the likes of Ironbank. I highly doubt you'll see Loby go down.

In HFL league history, has any team ever admitted to just losing a game with a full team on the park in a match they maybe should have won , without having 'injuries' or 'Norwood' or 'work commitments'?

Gee whizz, you Ironbank blokes get defensive pretty quickly, you're the second bloke that's had a crack at my comment. I was merely trying jump to the defence of a team who in the middle of a seriously long losing streak and just got pumped by the second worst side in the comp. Guys on here are saying they should be demoted back to the country div and i'm just attempting to say that i don't think all is quite as bad as it may seem. It's your first win of the year...so don't get too arrogant! Plus, I don't even play for the tigers.

Is Redfern even from Ironbank? I wouldn't know. Think there is too much association between individuals comments and labelling them as the views of everyone from a club.

At the same time I'm no fan of excuses. Simply means a lack of depth.

And why is it that whenever a club goes down to the bottom of the ladder it is thought they should go to Div 2? Someone has to finish bottom. It goes in cycles and Loby will be back in time. Big towns for central, small towns for country with IB being the exception at the moment.

Perhaps a more appropriate discussion would be about how the HFL can afford to only have one team in Mt Barker which for now is sitting near the bottom of the A Grade ladder....I'd have thought another club within 5 years should be a priority?

[Bat Pad]

The issue with Mt Barker and two sides is that there are so many towns with football sides in close proximity to Mt Barker, unlike for example a Mt Gambier or Pt Lincoln. So just because you live in Mt Barker doesnt mean you play for them. A fair few players in both divisions played junior footy at Mt Barker and moved onto to other clubs, even after junior primary footy because they had mates there and it was easy. Thats why Mt Barker, even with it's large population, only has the one side. IMO another club isnt required, because if you have a little tacker who wants to play footy and you live in Mt Barker, and Mt Barker has too many numbers, its not a big deal in terms of travel for them to play at Hahndorf, Echunga, Nairne etc. Perhaps someone from barker can comment on whether kids are missing out on a game of footy at the moment at Howard Lane...

[The Panther]

Example : the street i live in at mount barker has 1 player at blackwood , 1 at nairne, 1 at uraidla and 1 at Echunga. As yet haven't meet one who plays at barker.

[Amateur Footy]

Example : the street i live in at mount barker has 1 player at blackwood , 1 at nairne, 1 at uraidla and 1 at Echunga. As yet haven't meet one who plays at barker.

I guess there may be several reasons for that, but you would like to think you could address some of those and attract more players to play in Mt Barker. Mt Barker now has well over 10,000 residents, including over 2,000 kids aged between 5-17. Plenty of country towns would have 4 football clubs in that population. I don't think 2 clubs is at all unrealistic.

[Gervais]

Still, the fact remains they havent won a game in 2 years and dont really look like doing so this year either. My club went through this only 2 years ago and we were inches away from pulling the pin, Callington are in the same boat now. Now im not saying Lobethal's situation is that bad but surely even just a couple of years back to regroup isnt such a bad thing.

The attitude of the Lobethal Football Club towards some of the "smaller" clubs in the area has been one of contempt in recent times and I for one am not sad to see them in their situation.

what does this refer to ? how have they shown contempt ?

[Shortman]

Still, the fact remains they havent won a game in 2 years and dont really look like doing so this year either. My club went through this only 2 years ago and we were inches away from pulling the pin, Callington are in the same boat now. Now im not saying Lobethal's situation is that bad but surely even just a couple of years back to regroup isnt such a bad thing.

The attitude of the Lobethal Football Club towards some of the "smaller" clubs in the area has been one of contempt in recent times and I for one am not sad to see them in their situation.

what does this refer to ? how have they shown contempt ?

In my opinion (and many others) they have always looked down upon us as the poorer cousins and were all too happy to poach players from us.

[the wonder elephant]

Just to let you know, Lobethal had 8 recruits not playing because of injuries, or so i've been told. If they can get all of these guys on the track I think they'll certainly compete with the likes of Ironbank. I highly doubt you'll see Loby go down.

In HFL league history, has any team ever admitted to just losing a game with a full team on the park in a match they maybe should have won , without having 'injuries' or 'Norwood' or 'work commitments'?

Gee whizz, you Ironbank blokes get defensive pretty quickly, you're the second bloke that's had a crack at my comment. I was merely trying jump to the defence of a team who in the middle of a seriously long losing streak and just got pumped by the second worst side in the comp. Guys on here are saying they should be demoted back to the country div and i'm just attempting to say that i don't think all is quite as bad as it may seem. It's your first win of the year...so don't get too arrogant! Plus, I don't even play for the tigers.

think arrogant is your middle name dashin ...dont see u sticking up for ironbank even tho we have only 1 game ??and where did i say loby should be demoted ? all i said at any given time all clubs have players out injured so as far as i am concerened this should never be an excuse

[CountryVic]

think arrogant is your middle name dashin ...dont see u sticking up for ironbank even tho we have only 1 game ??and where did i say loby should be demoted ? all i said at any given time all clubs have players out injured so as far as i am concerened this should never be an excuse [/quote]
I reckon any side with 8 key players out due to injury can legitimately use that as a "reason" for underperforming. Mick Malthouse even said it a few weeks ago and if it's good enough for an AFL team then surely it's even more valid for Hills Footy. Reasons and excuses are different.
There are reasons each week for why a team won or lost and having 8 better players out is a reason why they got pumped.

[BoundaryRider84]

Have the Hills named their squad / team for the association gamne against BLG yet

[BALLHOG]

think arrogant is your middle name dashin ...dont see u sticking up for ironbank even tho we have only 1 game ??and where did i say loby should be demoted ? all i said at any given time all clubs have players out injured so as far as i am concerened this should never be an excuse

I reckon any side with 8 key players out due to injury can legitimately use that as a "reason" for underperforming. Mick Malthouse even said it a few weeks ago and if it's good enough for an AFL team then surely it's even more valid for Hills Footy. Reasons and excuses are different.
There are reasons each week for why a team won or lost and having 8 better players out is a reason why they got pumped.[/quote]

Did Bridgy have any players out on the weekend Country Vic? looks like they got a fair pasting. Are the lads a little worried about the next two matches after the weekends result.

[CountryVic]

think arrogant is your middle name dashin ...dont see u sticking up for ironbank even tho we have only 1 game ??and where did i say loby should be demoted ? all i said at any given time all clubs have players out injured so as far as i am concerened this should never be an excuse

I reckon any side with 8 key players out due to injury can legitimately use that as a "reason" for underperforming. Mick Malthouse even said it a few weeks ago and if it's good enough for an AFL team then surely it's even more valid for Hills Footy. Reasons and excuses are different.
There are reasons each week for why a team won or lost and having 8 better players out is a reason why they got pumped.

Did Bridgy have any players out on the weekend Country Vic? looks like they got a fair pasting. Are the lads a little worried about the next two matches after the weekends result.[/quote]
We had a couple out but wouldn't dare use it as an excuse We were with them at 1/4 time but unfortunately couldn't keep the pace up for all 4. As i said in an earlier post Hahndork really impressed me with their overall game, a very even performance.

Not worried about the next 2 weeks, clearly they are 2 of the best sides going around but it'll be good to see how our boys go against them. Always up for a challenge and it doesn't get much more challenging then the next 2. I think the players will be pretty keen to get out there and put in a good showing after the weekend gone.