Rd 17 Glenelg v Central Preview

[am Bays]

Go on a run like South or West and watch a lot of the 18-30 year old brigade (the ones who've only known Premierships and nothing else) drop off like Lemmings.

Have Sturt ever had any supporters in that age bracket???

Yep when Hartley Bagshaw, Bo Morton and Gil Langley played....

[doggies4eva]

Congratulations to to the mighty Central Districts.
This game I believe will be the 1000th game played by this GRAND club.

Not quite, that one falls at Alberton.

are you sure? The ABC annouced the Eagles game as number 999.

[Big Phil]

Yeah, it is the Dog's 1000th game this weekend against the Bays at Glenelg...

http://www.cdfc.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1978&p=22218&hilit=1000th+game#p22218

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Yeah, it is the Dog's 1000th game this weekend against the Bays at Glenelg...

http://www.cdfc.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1978&p=22218&hilit=1000th+game#p22218

My mistake, not sure why i thought it was at Alberton

[Big Phil]

Yeah, it is the Dog's 1000th game this weekend against the Bays at Glenelg...

http://www.cdfc.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1978&p=22218&hilit=1000th+game#p22218

My mistake, not sure why i thought it was at Alberton

I reckon it might have been because the original topic on cdfc.info (as per link above) that was started up by MATT IN WA had him thinking it was the Port game at Alberton as well.

Needless to say, it would be interesting to see what the Dogs' WIN/LOSS ratio over the 999 games has been so far.

[dedja]

What the hell happened to the Snouts site ?

I txtd one of the admin last night and he didn't know why it was down. I'm sure nai is onto it. Maybe a phishing (the technobots can correct me on that) attack or problems with the server given how much the site has grown in the past 12 months (members wise and traffic).

The overflowing bandwagon is haveing an effect in more ways than one down at Brighton Rd.

It's down again ... I think tthe server needs more than just a reboot as the site has been flakey for at least a couple of weeks now.

[mal]

Yeah, it is the Dog's 1000th game this weekend against the Bays at Glenelg...

http://www.cdfc.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1978&p=22218&hilit=1000th+game#p22218

My mistake, not sure why i thought it was at Alberton

I reckon it might have been because the original topic on cdfc.info (as per link above) that was started up by MATT IN WA had him thinking it was the Port game at Alberton as well.

Needless to say, it would be interesting to see what the Dogs' WIN/LOSS ratio over the 999 games has been so far.

BP
this is a very important win/loss ratio
CD have never beaten NW in a grand final ....

[dedja]

BP
this is a very important win/loss ratio
CD have never beaten NW in a grand final ....

True ... remind me, when was the last time the Legs trained in October (and don't count for the next season)?

[doggies4eva]

BP
this is a very important win/loss ratio
CD have never beaten NW in a grand final ....

True ... remind me, when was the last time the Legs trained in October (and don't count for the next season)?

And CD has never lost to NW in a GF

[Brucetiki]

Congratulations to to the mighty Central Districts.
This game I believe will be the 1000th game played by this GRAND club.

Not quite, that one falls at Alberton.

Hmmm, I thought this weeks game was being billed as the 1000th, hence the ABC radio pre-game.

As for the game itself, it looks like it will be a ripper of a game. Both teams doing what they needed to win last week, and with top spot up for grabs, a fiercely contested match is to be expected.

My early tip is Centrals by 5 points.

[therisingblues]

You sort of get the feeling that this has all happened before with the Dogs seemingly on the decline. They just do enough to get themselves by until the important stuff starts, so a quarter of damaging football gets played here and there amidst some sloppy stuff to avoid having to show their true hand sooner than they have to.
A loss to the Bays here though will see the Dogs one loss off fourth place. I don't think they'd like giving the Bays any sort of mental edge either. I think this is quite an important game in the context of some of the poor footy the Dogs have dished up recently. Is it all part of the plan or are they really having trouble this year?

[doggies4eva]

You sort of get the feeling that this has all happened before with the Dogs seemingly on the decline. They just do enough to get themselves by until the important stuff starts, so a quarter of damaging football gets played here and there amidst some sloppy stuff to avoid having to show their true hand sooner than they have to.
A loss to the Bays here though will see the Dogs one loss off fourth place. I don't think they'd like giving the Bays any sort of mental edge either. I think this is quite an important game in the context of some of the poor footy the Dogs have dished up recently. Is it all part of the plan or are they really having trouble this year?

North's (who is the 4th side you are referring to) next 4 games Eagles, Sturt, Glenelg, Centrals. If they can win those 4 not only will they be a final 3 side but also a serious premiership contender! And they could take either Sturt or Centrals possie.

[therisingblues]

You sort of get the feeling that this has all happened before with the Dogs seemingly on the decline. They just do enough to get themselves by until the important stuff starts, so a quarter of damaging football gets played here and there amidst some sloppy stuff to avoid having to show their true hand sooner than they have to.
A loss to the Bays here though will see the Dogs one loss off fourth place. I don't think they'd like giving the Bays any sort of mental edge either. I think this is quite an important game in the context of some of the poor footy the Dogs have dished up recently. Is it all part of the plan or are they really having trouble this year?

North's (who is the 4th side you are referring to) next 4 games Eagles, Sturt, Glenelg, Centrals. If they can win those 4 not only will they be a final 3 side but also a serious premiership contender! And they could take either Sturt or Centrals possie.

Aye, they are the sleeping giants.

[Big Phil]

Agree about North being the sleeping giant because they have such a potent forward line, which will be handy with the nice clear days of September down at AAMI, a pretty talented midfield and an ever-improving defence.

Back to the game at hand with a question for Bays fans...

How is Justin McConnell's form in the 2's and is he a chance to come into the side this week, he always seems to play against Central.

[dedja]

McConnell has been getting lots of the ball in the 2's but (unfortunately for him) because of the depth at the moment hasn't been able to crack a spot back in the seniors.

I'd be vey surprised if he plays seniors again this year unfortunately, unless Rubbers wants him to upset the Gowans again.

[Big Phil]

McConnell has been getting lots of the ball in the 2's but (unfortunately for him) because of the depth at the moment hasn't been able to crack a spot back in the seniors.

I'd be vey surprised if he plays seniors again this year unfortunately, unless Rubbers wants him to upset the Gowans again.

He has only played a couple of league games this year hasn't he dedja ???

If he is not getting a game in the seniors, is he a chance to move to another club or go back home to Victoria next season ?

[dedja]

I think he played the first 5 games this year.

Yes, interesting question. I commented on this a few weeks back. I think if he doesn't get back into the league side by the end of the year that there is a chance he could leave the club, either by transfering to another club in Adelaide, or you say, go back to Victoria.

As you know the Snouts sponsor him so it's a shame that he's hasn't been able to cement a league spot this year.

[Dirko]

Hopefully Macca's time will come. As for him leaving the club, not sure as he's employed by the SANFL through the GFC, so he has to think about that too....

[Big Phil]

Hopefully Macca's time will come. As for him leaving the club, not sure as he's employed by the SANFL through the GFC, so he has to think about that too....

Yeah, sure Jabber, fair enough...

I guess he is such a good player when he wants to be he has just struggled to find a spot in the side this season...

[dedja]

Hopefully Macca's time will come. As for him leaving the club, not sure as he's employed by the SANFL through the GFC, so he has to think about that too....

Look that's right ... and also he's been doing everything that has been asked of him in the 2's.