BL&G Football League

[Liquid Confidence]

Swoop saw that both the Tan & Nuri ruckmen where in the best players, just wanted to know how that battle played out.

The $6 entry fee would have nothing to do with the Gawler crowds and lets face it most punters take in their own grog and food these days. It is just the way suburbia is going these days with no community feel and the clubs outside Gawler may have to look at this issue as well as the Northern Expressway nears completion and we become the outer fringe of Adelaide and the commuters rock up.

Skip

I can tell you the $6 entrance fee will be keeping me from attending this weeks match against arch rival Willaston. That will get me a $5 Avanti pizza to consume whilst preched on the couch watching SANFL and AFL on the box.

If i dont land a job soon i could be there after the game to collect the empty cans Pinch Hitter and the rest of the Willaston crew leave behind.

If you come down to the pocket i will pay you $10 to sit on the fence in your tigers outfit so i can throw full cans at you.

Pac-man, you might want to take that, $10 is 100 empty cans isnt it??? plus get to drink Pinch's full ones he paid for that he has thrown at you for nothing... Huge day out and you make some money out of it!!!!

[Pinch Hitter]

Swoop saw that both the Tan & Nuri ruckmen where in the best players, just wanted to know how that battle played out.

The $6 entry fee would have nothing to do with the Gawler crowds and lets face it most punters take in their own grog and food these days. It is just the way suburbia is going these days with no community feel and the clubs outside Gawler may have to look at this issue as well as the Northern Expressway nears completion and we become the outer fringe of Adelaide and the commuters rock up.

Skip

I can tell you the $6 entrance fee will be keeping me from attending this weeks match against arch rival Willaston. That will get me a $5 Avanti pizza to consume whilst preched on the couch watching SANFL and AFL on the box.

If i dont land a job soon i could be there after the game to collect the empty cans Pinch Hitter and the rest of the Willaston crew leave behind.

If you come down to the pocket i will pay you $10 to sit on the fence in your tigers outfit so i can throw full cans at you.

Pac-man, you might want to take that, $10 is 100 empty cans isnt it??? plus get to drink Pinch's full ones he paid for that he has thrown at you for nothing... Huge day out and you make some money out of it!!!!

That's assuming he makes it out of there, if the scoreboard reads anything like the first round against the tigers pac-man might end up leaving with a few hidden cans

[Swooper]

Swoop saw that both the Tan & Nuri ruckmen where in the best players, just wanted to know how that battle played out.

Happens quite a lot, not just ruckmen, but all over the park... interested peoples thoughts on that, obviously some players get a wrap from their own coaches when obvious their oponent had the better of them...

In this case, I could see M C-S winning a lot of the taps, but Wells getting a bit of it around the ground... All depends on what was more value to their team on the day. If Tanunda's midfield at least broke even at the stoppages then Wells' field play would have him on top, yet if C-S was knocking it down Ghers or Nichols throat all day and they were dominating the clearances and Wells didnt get a lot of it, then M-S the clear winner....

If they both were influential, then do they not cancel each other out, and therefore do not show in their sides best, as neither was a deciding factor in the result???

It was a great battle with MCS winning a lot of taps over Wells but Wells did well when he got to run at the ball but lost as soon as it was body on body. Wells killed him around the ground which I would say would be the only dissapointment with MCS he doesn't seem to get back and help the backline out like Wells does. I reakon the battle was a draw when it comes to a team contribution, both played very well.

Swooper

[Swooper]

Swoop saw that both the Tan & Nuri ruckmen where in the best players, just wanted to know how that battle played out.

The $6 entry fee would have nothing to do with the Gawler crowds and lets face it most punters take in their own grog and food these days. It is just the way suburbia is going these days with no community feel and the clubs outside Gawler may have to look at this issue as well as the Northern Expressway nears completion and we become the outer fringe of Adelaide and the commuters rock up.

Skip

with a bit of luck the gawler clubs can get some of the low cost housing they have in tanunda to move imports into

Once again Pinchy you are well of track on that one, give us the names of the imports in the low cost housing but of course you probably can't because you don't know. Plenty of rumours about how much your mob pays your top guys but they are just that and I would say vastly exagerated just like the Tanunda Payment rumours. Some rumours that I heard reakon that GC are paying out about 60-70k this season but once again they are just rumours that would be vastly exagerated and I'm sure the GC guys will refute that one.

Swooper

[Pinch Hitter]

Swoop saw that both the Tan & Nuri ruckmen where in the best players, just wanted to know how that battle played out.

The $6 entry fee would have nothing to do with the Gawler crowds and lets face it most punters take in their own grog and food these days. It is just the way suburbia is going these days with no community feel and the clubs outside Gawler may have to look at this issue as well as the Northern Expressway nears completion and we become the outer fringe of Adelaide and the commuters rock up.

Skip

with a bit of luck the gawler clubs can get some of the low cost housing they have in tanunda to move imports into

Once again Pinchy you are well of track on that one, give us the names of the imports in the low cost housing but of course you probably can't because you don't know. Plenty of rumours about how much your mob pays your top guys but they are just that and I would say vastly exagerated just like the Tanunda Payment rumours. Some rumours that I heard reakon that GC are paying out about 60-70k this season but once again they are just rumours that would be vastly exagerated and I'm sure the GC guys will refute that one.

Swooper

yes i am speculator, bit it is good fun winding you and your well oiled defenses up.

i couldn't give a rats toss bag at the end of the day, if you've got it - i say spend it and good luck to you... everyone gets their time in the sun eventually.

[Swooper]

Swoop saw that both the Tan & Nuri ruckmen where in the best players, just wanted to know how that battle played out.

The $6 entry fee would have nothing to do with the Gawler crowds and lets face it most punters take in their own grog and food these days. It is just the way suburbia is going these days with no community feel and the clubs outside Gawler may have to look at this issue as well as the Northern Expressway nears completion and we become the outer fringe of Adelaide and the commuters rock up.

Skip

with a bit of luck the gawler clubs can get some of the low cost housing they have in tanunda to move imports into

Once again Pinchy you are well of track on that one, give us the names of the imports in the low cost housing but of course you probably can't because you don't know. Plenty of rumours about how much your mob pays your top guys but they are just that and I would say vastly exagerated just like the Tanunda Payment rumours. Some rumours that I heard reakon that GC are paying out about 60-70k this season but once again they are just rumours that would be vastly exagerated and I'm sure the GC guys will refute that one.

Swooper

yes i am speculator, bit it is good fun winding you and your well oiled defenses up.

i couldn't give a rats toss bag at the end of the day, if you've got it - i say spend it and good luck to you... everyone gets their time in the sun eventually.

Fair enough Pinchy should have known you where just having a crack. Seriously though some of the crap about payments at all clubs that gets around is just grossly exagerated. My rule of thumb from now on will be to half any suggested figures on this forum and from bar talk and I reakon we will be around the mark for all clubs.

I hope Pac Man can get to your game this Sat to support local footy, I think you two would have a good chat.

Swooper

[roodog]

just wondering what other clubs think about a certain coach from central districts being on a committee to help south gawler recruit players and also on selection for a new coach at the club of which he only just pulled out of the running for the job sounds like a massive conflict of interest to me wonder how centrals feel about it be interested in feedback

Can't see Central District letting any players go they don't want to let go, regardless of who is talking to them. The South connection at CDFC with Hiskins and Brown is strong, and that gives them inside running, but good luck to them. Any other club would like to have a line in like that.
Re the coaching recruitment panel - no conflict of interest, as he has pulled out of the running.
There's my thoughts for what it's worth jtf.

p.s. Would love to know what has happened to our resident South Gawler expert Texas Rattlesnake

[roodog]

Swoop saw that both the Tan & Nuri ruckmen where in the best players, just wanted to know how that battle played out.

The $6 entry fee would have nothing to do with the Gawler crowds and lets face it most punters take in their own grog and food these days. It is just the way suburbia is going these days with no community feel and the clubs outside Gawler may have to look at this issue as well as the Northern Expressway nears completion and we become the outer fringe of Adelaide and the commuters rock up.

Skip

At Kapunda, they invite parents of various junior grades to have a beer/wine/coffee and nibbles in the clubrooms during game day to get them integrated into the club. They've also just had a "family day" , where junior players (u/9 to u/13) train with the senior group, and their parents come along and integrate with senior players and club committee, a few drinks and a bbq. They reckon it works well.
Food for thought for all clubs

[WEARECOMING]

I dont know about you Pac-man but i am having real trouble getting enthused for this weeks local derby. Last time we met it was a walk in the park for wackas boys, about the only fight the boys gave across the bridge was amongst themselves.
Im with you, i could easily sit at home and maybe watch a competitive game of footy rather than the one sided game that will be on show at the showgrounds.

I think your right swooper with your formula for working out player payments. I know for a fact we are around 30-50k for the year, which does equate to half of what people think.

[WEARECOMING]

just wondering what other clubs think about a certain coach from central districts being on a committee to help south gawler recruit players and also on selection for a new coach at the club of which he only just pulled out of the running for the job sounds like a massive conflict of interest to me wonder how centrals feel about it be interested in feedback

Can't see Central District letting any players go they don't want to let go, regardless of who is talking to them. The South connection at CDFC with Hiskins and Brown is strong, and that gives them inside running, but good luck to them. Any other club would like to have a line in like that.
Re the coaching recruitment panel - no conflict of interest, as he has pulled out of the running.
There's my thoughts for what it's worth jtf.

p.s. Would love to know what has happened to our resident South Gawler expert Texas Rattlesnake

And what faction he is part of, or is he sitting on the fence?

[Texas Rattlesnake]

just wondering what other clubs think about a certain coach from central districts being on a committee to help south gawler recruit players and also on selection for a new coach at the club of which he only just pulled out of the running for the job sounds like a massive conflict of interest to me wonder how centrals feel about it be interested in feedback

Can't see Central District letting any players go they don't want to let go, regardless of who is talking to them. The South connection at CDFC with Hiskins and Brown is strong, and that gives them inside running, but good luck to them. Any other club would like to have a line in like that.
Re the coaching recruitment panel - no conflict of interest, as he has pulled out of the running.
There's my thoughts for what it's worth jtf.

p.s. Would love to know what has happened to our resident South Gawler expert Texas Rattlesnake

And what faction he is part of, or is he sitting on the fence?

Gents, the rattlesnake has just been spending more time actually contributing to his workplace rather than posting on safooty... Nothing much to say anyway... the lions have had a disappoitning year with an injury list as long a the great wall of china...

[Stewie Griffin]

Don't think Kapunda have pioneered the idea of getting juniors training with seniors,
Or for that matter integrating the parents into the club with a social gathering during games.
Think it is something that is easier to do in the Barossa/Light towns more so than Gawler due to a
stronger community focus on weekend sport and it's part in their lives.
Kapunda did however invent the worlds largest flammable statue, you could hang your hat on that.

[Pinch Hitter]

Don't think Kapunda have pioneered the idea of getting juniors training with seniors,
Or for that matter integrating the parents into the club with a social gathering during games.
Think it is something that is easier to do in the Barossa/Light towns more so than Gawler due to a
stronger community focus on weekend sport and it's part in their lives.
Kapunda did however invent the worlds largest flammable statue, you could hang your hat on that.

Stewie you are more than just a good head for country radio, i agree it takes no genius to work out why the light and barossa clubs have the advantage of community - their one team towns are isolated from the pitfalls busy working class suburban life has on local community clubs and the only compensation in the system the gawler clubs enjoy is that they don't have to contend with as many inbreds.

[Pinch Hitter]

just wondering what other clubs think about a certain coach from central districts being on a committee to help south gawler recruit players and also on selection for a new coach at the club of which he only just pulled out of the running for the job sounds like a massive conflict of interest to me wonder how centrals feel about it be interested in feedback

Can't see Central District letting any players go they don't want to let go, regardless of who is talking to them. The South connection at CDFC with Hiskins and Brown is strong, and that gives them inside running, but good luck to them. Any other club would like to have a line in like that.
Re the coaching recruitment panel - no conflict of interest, as he has pulled out of the running.
There's my thoughts for what it's worth jtf.

p.s. Would love to know what has happened to our resident South Gawler expert Texas Rattlesnake

i doubt they'd be leaving their roles at CDFC I would suggest that if involved it would be on a consultative basis to get a bit of footy nouse about the den.

Anyone applying for that job would need to remember that lions are known for eating their own when times are tough.

[Stewie Griffin]

The main difference is the small town communities make their sporting clubs more of a priority,
doubt that the Gawler folk would work any longer or have any less time on their hands.
The country people might not have as many 'everyday' distractions like having to apply bars to their windows
or fighting off looters.
As for country radio....I occassionally ring Dr.Love to ask why my sister won't date me, does that count?

[Pac-Man]

I dont know about you Pac-man but i am having real trouble getting enthused for this weeks local derby. Last time we met it was a walk in the park for wackas boys, about the only fight the boys gave across the bridge was amongst themselves.
Im with you, i could easily sit at home and maybe watch a competitive game of footy rather than the one sided game that will be on show at the showgrounds.

I think your right swooper with your formula for working out player payments. I know for a fact we are around 30-50k for the year, which does equate to half of what people think.

The Donnybrooks certainly dont have the fire in the belly they once did. It really is men against boys when Gawler Centrals line up against Willaston so i guess that intimidating factor isnt there.

Craig Dawe has picked up the caper of coaching very quickly and will have too much fire power at his disposal to gain a big percentage win this weekend. I expect the Tigers to come out ferocious and put Willaston out of the game in the first qtr.

Might see if i cant sneak down after half time.

[Pinch Hitter]

I dont know about you Pac-man but i am having real trouble getting enthused for this weeks local derby. Last time we met it was a walk in the park for wackas boys, about the only fight the boys gave across the bridge was amongst themselves.
Im with you, i could easily sit at home and maybe watch a competitive game of footy rather than the one sided game that will be on show at the showgrounds.

I think your right swooper with your formula for working out player payments. I know for a fact we are around 30-50k for the year, which does equate to half of what people think.

The Donnybrooks certainly dont have the fire in the belly they once did. It really is men against boys when Gawler Centrals line up against Willaston so i guess that intimidating factor isnt there.

Craig Dawe has picked up the caper of coaching very quickly and will have too much fire power at his disposal to gain a big percentage win this weekend. I expect the Tigers to come out ferocious and put Willaston out of the game in the first qtr.

Might see if i cant sneak down after half time.

I agree times have changed for the donnybrooks we used to give rookies a tea spoon of cement to play with us when i was kicking goals in front of the kennel house.

Unfortunately for Dawe his window is closing with a hand full of fossils due to retire at the end of the year their front running days might be at its peak with another bronze medal for his efforts.

I've only seen 4 games this year and if the scorebaord is anything like last round, i will be down the old spot before half time.

[Edgar05]

just wondering what other clubs think about a certain coach from central districts being on a committee to help south gawler recruit players and also on selection for a new coach at the club of which he only just pulled out of the running for the job sounds like a massive conflict of interest to me wonder how centrals feel about it be interested in feedback

Can't see Central District letting any players go they don't want to let go, regardless of who is talking to them. The South connection at CDFC with Hiskins and Brown is strong, and that gives them inside running, but good luck to them. Any other club would like to have a line in like that.
Re the coaching recruitment panel - no conflict of interest, as he has pulled out of the running.
There's my thoughts for what it's worth jtf.

p.s. Would love to know what has happened to our resident South Gawler expert Texas Rattlesnake

And what faction he is part of, or is he sitting on the fence?

Gents, the rattlesnake has just been spending more time actually contributing to his workplace rather than posting on safooty... Nothing much to say anyway... the lions have had a disappoitning year with an injury list as long a the great wall of china...

This sounds like a far cry from your heady optimism at the start of the year Texas... looks like it is back to the old drawing board again for the lions... What is the vibe like down at the den? Are the factions causing a rupture through the club? There most certainly are a few head strong people involved (on both sides) from what I have heard??

[skipper]

I dont know about you Pac-man but i am having real trouble getting enthused for this weeks local derby. Last time we met it was a walk in the park for wackas boys, about the only fight the boys gave across the bridge was amongst themselves.
Im with you, i could easily sit at home and maybe watch a competitive game of footy rather than the one sided game that will be on show at the showgrounds.

I think your right swooper with your formula for working out player payments. I know for a fact we are around 30-50k for the year, which does equate to half of what people think.

Here is the problem WEC, you and Pac Man can't be bothered going so once again the crowd is going to be down, a couple of very loyal supporters, somehow I do think you will be there WEC. Pac Man thats why Ruddy gave you a couple of cheques so you could go and support your local community.

Agree with you and Swoop on player payments, they are vastly exagerated as they do the Chinese whispers around the rumour mill.

Skip

[Pac-Man]

Times are tough at the Pac Man house at the moment. I would love to watch my beloved Tigers touch up Willaston this weekend, but by the time you pay $5 in petrol ( coming from Gawler West ) the $6 gate fee, there is $11 i just dont have to spend before i even get out the car.

The cheque i received from Kevin Rudd did help and i did my bit for the country, it lasted about 12 hours at the Kingsford Hotel. Was able to stimulate the TAB and do my bit for the economy. It was 2 min noodles again for the misses and rug rat , luckily Bi Lo still had her favourite Chicken and Corn flavour.

The recesion has taken it toll on most people Skipper, thats why crowds are down , simple as that.