HFL Division 1 (Central)

[Bat Pad]

Just checking on player points on the HFL website. By my calculations (which are by no means gospel), it looks as though with the recruitment of Ricky Ebert a full Uraidla side would be worth 36 points. Has one of their extra point players gone down with a season ending injury?

run me through ur "full uri" side mate and ill tell u if ur right or wrong. i seriosuly doubt they r that high up the points system. players take off 1 point each yr they r there and most of them have been there 3 or 4 yrs. so whats the lineup look like?

I just did that assuming anyone worth more than one point would play A grade in their best side. If not they are fine. I added up all the extra point players, which had a total of 23 out of 8 players, plus the 13 remaining equals 36. Perhaps a couple of the boys worth 2 points wouldnt make the A grade, which would mean they're ok. If you want to check it out for yourself got to www.4eb.net/hfl, then data search, and find registered players. Click on which team you want to see and leave the dates blank. You will then see all that clubs registered players, and the ones worth more than one point have their points shown next to them highlighted in yellow.

[cricketlad]

about 3 of those 2 points havent been playing or arent playing a grade, so well within the points cap.

[cricketlad]

handorf look alot closer to the limit if allof their point players play a grade

[Bat Pad]

Yep fair enough. Hahndorf smack on 35

[The Gimp]

Jeez, pretty quiet on here lately!!

OK, now that everyone's played each other once some people should have more of an idea how the final 5 may look at the end of the minor round.
Mine are:
Hahndorf - Have got enough quality players to be able to win the premiership, but will be interesting to see how they perform as a TEAM when finals come around.
Mt Lofty - Have definitely dropped off a bit from the last few years but still have a very good even side. Have a lot of finals experience in the team which will make them hard to beat come finals.
Uraidla - with the pick-up of another Ebert, they will only get better as long as they don't get hit with key player injuries as their depth is not as good as the two above.
Blackwood - Have also dropped off a bit from last year and i think are too reliant on Gigney and Roche which will leave them behind the top three.
Birdwood - If they and Onkas beat all teams below them, then 5th will come down to their match at the "Veledrome" which I think Birdwood can win. Will need to lift their efforts to make an impact come finals though.
Onkas - Will just miss out unless they either beat Birdwood or pinch a game against one of the top 4 sides. Have been much better than most people (including myself) thought at the start of the year.

Premiers - Mt Lofty just over Hahndorf

Mail Medal - M Bartemucci
A Klun, M Krieg and R McGahey will poll well but may not have won enough games.
Leading Goal Kicker - Gigney with 72

[PissAnt]

Jeez, pretty quiet on here lately!!

OK, now that everyone's played each other once some people should have more of an idea how the final 5 may look at the end of the minor round.
Mine are:
Hahndorf - Have got enough quality players to be able to win the premiership, but will be interesting to see how they perform as a TEAM when finals come around.
Mt Lofty - Have definitely dropped off a bit from the last few years but still have a very good even side. Have a lot of finals experience in the team which will make them hard to beat come finals.
Uraidla - with the pick-up of another Ebert, they will only get better as long as they don't get hit with key player injuries as their depth is not as good as the two above.
Blackwood - Have also dropped off a bit from last year and i think are too reliant on Gigney and Roche which will leave them behind the top three.
Birdwood - If they and Onkas beat all teams below them, then 5th will come down to their match at the "Veledrome" which I think Birdwood can win. Will need to lift their efforts to make an impact come finals though.
Onkas - Will just miss out unless they either beat Birdwood or pinch a game against one of the top 4 sides. Have been much better than most people (including myself) thought at the start of the year.

Premiers - Mt Lofty just over Hahndorf

Mail Medal - M Bartemucci
A Klun, M Krieg and R McGahey will poll well but may not have won enough games.
Leading Goal Kicker - Gigney with 72

I'm interested. Do people think that Mt Lofty have dropped off or is it that other teams have picked up a few and Mt Lofty are facing sides most weeks that really want to knock off the reigning premiers.

[false]

Jeez, pretty quiet on here lately!!

OK, now that everyone's played each other once some people should have more of an idea how the final 5 may look at the end of the minor round.
Mine are:
Hahndorf - Have got enough quality players to be able to win the premiership, but will be interesting to see how they perform as a TEAM when finals come around.
Mt Lofty - Have definitely dropped off a bit from the last few years but still have a very good even side. Have a lot of finals experience in the team which will make them hard to beat come finals.
Uraidla - with the pick-up of another Ebert, they will only get better as long as they don't get hit with key player injuries as their depth is not as good as the two above.
Blackwood - Have also dropped off a bit from last year and i think are too reliant on Gigney and Roche which will leave them behind the top three.
Birdwood - If they and Onkas beat all teams below them, then 5th will come down to their match at the "Veledrome" which I think Birdwood can win. Will need to lift their efforts to make an impact come finals though.
Onkas - Will just miss out unless they either beat Birdwood or pinch a game against one of the top 4 sides. Have been much better than most people (including myself) thought at the start of the year.

Premiers - Mt Lofty just over Hahndorf

Mail Medal - M Bartemucci
A Klun, M Krieg and R McGahey will poll well but may not have won enough games.
Leading Goal Kicker - Gigney with 72

Good write up Gimp.

the top 4 in particular are very tight, but have shown they can be beaten by Birdwood and, although they haven't yet, Onkas.

I reckon Uraidla are gonna take it out this year. They've been hovering around the mark for a few years and will be very hungry for a flag and I think they'll sense this will be there best bet with Loftys down a bit. I reckon it'll be Uraidla - Hahndorf GF, but any combination wouldn't really surprise me to be honest.

[Dr Pepper]

Jeez, pretty quiet on here lately!!

OK, now that everyone's played each other once some people should have more of an idea how the final 5 may look at the end of the minor round.
Mine are:
Hahndorf - Have got enough quality players to be able to win the premiership, but will be interesting to see how they perform as a TEAM when finals come around.
Mt Lofty - Have definitely dropped off a bit from the last few years but still have a very good even side. Have a lot of finals experience in the team which will make them hard to beat come finals.
Uraidla - with the pick-up of another Ebert, they will only get better as long as they don't get hit with key player injuries as their depth is not as good as the two above.
Blackwood - Have also dropped off a bit from last year and i think are too reliant on Gigney and Roche which will leave them behind the top three.
Birdwood - If they and Onkas beat all teams below them, then 5th will come down to their match at the "Veledrome" which I think Birdwood can win. Will need to lift their efforts to make an impact come finals though.
Onkas - Will just miss out unless they either beat Birdwood or pinch a game against one of the top 4 sides. Have been much better than most people (including myself) thought at the start of the year.

Premiers - Mt Lofty just over Hahndorf

Mail Medal - M Bartemucci
A Klun, M Krieg and R McGahey will poll well but may not have won enough games.
Leading Goal Kicker - Gigney with 72

What do you think about M Cooper in the mix for Mail Medal ?? I think he and Bartemucci will steal votes off each other quite consistantly

[The Gimp]

Yeah, I think Cooper will poll alright but I think Bartemucci is Hahndorf's stand out player. I reckon Cooper's whinging may go against him with the umps which may cost him a few of votes.
Hahndorf have also got a lot of other players that could poll well which may go against Barta e.g. Kaesler, Nicholas, Gallagher, Stansborough, Bishop, Alfie, Roberts.
This is why I think Krieg and McGahey from Birdwood will poll well because they are their stand-out players and are in the BP's most week.
Klun is also in the same boat plus he is already well known with the umps after already winning one.

[cricketlad]

tim martin has had 3 or 4 best on grounds for uri this year.....he is one to watch as well as paul richards who playing around the footy more should get him more votes.

[couchie]

Krieg will poll really well... he has been in our bests i think every week. And is that well known player from birdwood the umpires are most likely to give votes. It would not suprise me if he was in top 3.

[Gooza]

Jeez, pretty quiet on here lately!!

OK, now that everyone's played each other once some people should have more of an idea how the final 5 may look at the end of the minor round.
Mine are:
Hahndorf - Have got enough quality players to be able to win the premiership, but will be interesting to see how they perform as a TEAM when finals come around.
Mt Lofty - Have definitely dropped off a bit from the last few years but still have a very good even side. Have a lot of finals experience in the team which will make them hard to beat come finals.
Uraidla - with the pick-up of another Ebert, they will only get better as long as they don't get hit with key player injuries as their depth is not as good as the two above.
Blackwood - Have also dropped off a bit from last year and i think are too reliant on Gigney and Roche which will leave them behind the top three.
Birdwood - If they and Onkas beat all teams below them, then 5th will come down to their match at the "Veledrome" which I think Birdwood can win. Will need to lift their efforts to make an impact come finals though.
Onkas - Will just miss out unless they either beat Birdwood or pinch a game against one of the top 4 sides. Have been much better than most people (including myself) thought at the start of the year.

Premiers - Mt Lofty just over Hahndorf

Mail Medal - M Bartemucci
A Klun, M Krieg and R McGahey will poll well but may not have won enough games.
Leading Goal Kicker - Gigney with 72

I'm interested. Do people think that Mt Lofty have dropped off or is it that other teams have picked up a few and Mt Lofty are facing sides most weeks that really want to knock off the reigning premiers.

Lofty are still a very handy side, there's just a lot of improvement from Uri/Hahndorf at the top and Birdwood/Onkas a little lower that is shaking things up. I still rate Blackwood and think they'll push a lot harder than they've shown so far, and do more damage in the second half than what people might expect.

2009 = Lofty's last flag for a while.

[dangermouse]

I think for us (Lofty) to win the flag this year we will have to play closer to our peak than any other year as Uris and Hahdorf have improved most notably. I disagree Gooza in that with an average A grade age of under 24 Lofty will be in the mix for the next 5-7 flags if they can keep their squad together. Guys like Nielson, Pistola, Weeks, Abernethy, Radbone, Paech are barely 21, and other blokes like Bawden, Matt Stapleton, Artis, Peterson-Grey, DK Stevens, Chapman, Broadbridge and Fleet are around 23. Best thing is they are all (except Billy) locals. Lofty's veterans, Burch, Gordon, O Temme Wood and Mehta are 26-29yo and have three to four years of good footy left in them.

[Dashin]

I think for us (Lofty) to win the flag this year we will have to play closer to our peak than any other year as Uris and Hahdorf have improved most notably. I disagree Gooza in that with an average A grade age of under 24 Lofty will be in the mix for the next 5-7 flags if they can keep their squad together. Guys like Nielson, Pistola, Weeks, Abernethy, Radbone, Paech are barely 21, and other blokes like Bawden, Matt Stapleton, Artis, Peterson-Grey, DK Stevens, Chapman, Broadbridge and Fleet are around 23. Best thing is they are all (except Billy) locals. Lofty's veterans, Burch, Gordon, O Temme Wood and Mehta are 26-29yo and have three to four years of good footy left in them.

Veterans!!! That's a bit rich there dangermouse! Fair enough on the burch call but the other lads are still hitting their prime.

You are right about one thing though dangermouse, lofty will be a force for many years to come, there is nothing surer.

This year though Lofty still have the potential to beat anyone in the comp, with all players on the park. Hahndorf will be tough though but they are definitely no certainty for the flag. Good even comp this year which is great for the league. Would love to seee the ego's of Hahndorf get knocked off in GF this year....I think the club would implode!

[Shnitzel Voncrumb]

Jeez, pretty quiet on here lately!!

OK, now that everyone's played each other once some people should have more of an idea how the final 5 may look at the end of the minor round.
Mine are:
Hahndorf - Have got enough quality players to be able to win the premiership, but will be interesting to see how they perform as a TEAM when finals come around.
Mt Lofty - Have definitely dropped off a bit from the last few years but still have a very good even side. Have a lot of finals experience in the team which will make them hard to beat come finals.
Uraidla - with the pick-up of another Ebert, they will only get better as long as they don't get hit with key player injuries as their depth is not as good as the two above.
Blackwood - Have also dropped off a bit from last year and i think are too reliant on Gigney and Roche which will leave them behind the top three.
Birdwood - If they and Onkas beat all teams below them, then 5th will come down to their match at the "Veledrome" which I think Birdwood can win. Will need to lift their efforts to make an impact come finals though.
Onkas - Will just miss out unless they either beat Birdwood or pinch a game against one of the top 4 sides. Have been much better than most people (including myself) thought at the start of the year.

Premiers - Mt Lofty just over Hahndorf

Mail Medal - M Bartemucci
A Klun, M Krieg and R McGahey will poll well but may not have won enough games.
Leading Goal Kicker - Gigney with 72

Good write up Gimp.

the top 4 in particular are very tight, but have shown they can be beaten by Birdwood and, although they haven't yet, Onkas.

I reckon Uraidla are gonna take it out this year. They've been hovering around the mark for a few years and will be very hungry for a flag and I think they'll sense this will be there best bet with Loftys down a bit. I reckon it'll be Uraidla - Hahndorf GF, but any combination wouldn't really surprise me to be honest.

Birdwood did beat Blackwood, however I was told that close 150 league games of experience was missing from their line up that day, which is about 5 key players. Unfortunately for the inform Roosters, I rekon they face a real up hill battle over the next 5 weeks. Not beyond them-But almost!!!

[Dr Pepper]

Yeah, I think Cooper will poll alright but I think Bartemucci is Hahndorf's stand out player. I reckon Cooper's whinging may go against him with the umps which may cost him a few of votes.
Hahndorf have also got a lot of other players that could poll well which may go against Barta e.g. Kaesler, Nicholas, Gallagher, Stansborough, Bishop, Alfie, Roberts.
This is why I think Krieg and McGahey from Birdwood will poll well because they are their stand-out players and are in the BP's most week.
Klun is also in the same boat plus he is already well known with the umps after already winning one.

A player who stands out has to be Mark Bradley from Ironbank he has placed in the best every week since arriving he is a domminant ruckman that gets plenty of the ball , he takes plenty of high flying marks and makes good use of the cherry for the on ballers around him like Muirden , Wendelbourne , Williams and Hulme, he is a player to watch in the count

[The Gimp]

Yeah, I think Cooper will poll alright but I think Bartemucci is Hahndorf's stand out player. I reckon Cooper's whinging may go against him with the umps which may cost him a few of votes.
Hahndorf have also got a lot of other players that could poll well which may go against Barta e.g. Kaesler, Nicholas, Gallagher, Stansborough, Bishop, Alfie, Roberts.
This is why I think Krieg and McGahey from Birdwood will poll well because they are their stand-out players and are in the BP's most week.
Klun is also in the same boat plus he is already well known with the umps after already winning one.

A player who stands out has to be Mark Bradley from Ironbank he has placed in the best every week since arriving he is a domminant ruckman that gets plenty of the ball , he takes plenty of high flying marks and makes good use of the cherry for the on ballers around him like Muirden , Wendelbourne , Williams and Hulme, he is a player to watch in the count

He will definitely be Ironbanks highest vote getter but I don't think they will win enough games for him to get a lot of 3 and 2 votes. Also he only started in rd 5.
As good as he is, he won't win a mail medal in a side that can only win 2 games.

[Doctor Coptor]

Yeah, I think Cooper will poll alright but I think Bartemucci is Hahndorf's stand out player. I reckon Cooper's whinging may go against him with the umps which may cost him a few of votes.
Hahndorf have also got a lot of other players that could poll well which may go against Barta e.g. Kaesler, Nicholas, Gallagher, Stansborough, Bishop, Alfie, Roberts.
This is why I think Krieg and McGahey from Birdwood will poll well because they are their stand-out players and are in the BP's most week.
Klun is also in the same boat plus he is already well known with the umps after already winning one.

A player who stands out has to be Mark Bradley from Ironbank he has placed in the best every week since arriving he is a domminant ruckman that gets plenty of the ball , he takes plenty of high flying marks and makes good use of the cherry for the on ballers around him like Muirden , Wendelbourne , Williams and Hulme, he is a player to watch in the count

Did he play the first round against Lofty??

[Dr Pepper]

Yeah, I think Cooper will poll alright but I think Bartemucci is Hahndorf's stand out player. I reckon Cooper's whinging may go against him with the umps which may cost him a few of votes.
Hahndorf have also got a lot of other players that could poll well which may go against Barta e.g. Kaesler, Nicholas, Gallagher, Stansborough, Bishop, Alfie, Roberts.
This is why I think Krieg and McGahey from Birdwood will poll well because they are their stand-out players and are in the BP's most week.
Klun is also in the same boat plus he is already well known with the umps after already winning one.

A player who stands out has to be Mark Bradley from Ironbank he has placed in the best every week since arriving he is a domminant ruckman that gets plenty of the ball , he takes plenty of high flying marks and makes good use of the cherry for the on ballers around him like Muirden , Wendelbourne , Williams and Hulme, he is a player to watch in the count

Did he play the first round against Lofty??

No he only came to ironbank in Round 5

[Doctor Coptor]

No he only came to ironbank in Round 5

Will be a good match up between him and Billy Bawden in the next round.

Ironbank's A's are a pretty young side with some good talent, if the club can keep the kids around in the future they will be a good side in a few years.