Gaelic Football in South Australia

[schimma]

so what are the tips for this weeks blockbuster

tipping a draw and coming back next week

[O'Neills Only]

Game won't finish in a draw. If a draw at Full time, then 5 minutes ea way overtime until a result. Most I've seen a Final go to is Triple overtime in a Men's Final at national Ch'ships.

Can Onkas overcome their habit of imploding come GF time and back up last year's Jim Farnan Cup win?

Will Westeren perform after a lacklustre lead up?

My guess is a for WI to be more consistent throughout and to win by two points after extra time.

[the milky bar kid]

I'll go out on a limb & pick no result. A game ending all in brawl is very possible due to the many combustable elements in this game. If this occurs many outsiders may join in, just to punch that old clown in the hat who runs water for Onkas.
Seriously i think Onka's will get over the line by 5 points in a game that will be very closely fought.

[Wand_07]

Can Onkas overcome their habit of imploding come GF time and back up last year's Jim Farnan Cup win?

How do they implode at GF time if they won the Cup last season????

[Zelezny Chucks]

think he is referring to the post christmas Finals implosion.

[O'Neills Only]

Can Onkas overcome their habit of imploding come GF time and back up last year's Jim Farnan Cup win?

How do they implode at GF time if they won the Cup last season????

They have had a habit of doing it plenty of times over the years.

[wristwatcher]

Western Ireland 1-5pts
Irish Blues 1-5pts

[wristwatcher]

All right i will need one day to complete this task accurately. You would be well aware MG i have a folder full of these teams for cross refrencing.
Firstly some criterea :
1. My team will be made up of S.A Gaelic Football Players from 1990-2009.
2. This team is based on domestic performance with team success being relevant but not essential
3. To avoid personell discussion. New Revolution Co-Founders J.Fay + T.Javor will be ineligeble in my team.
4. State or Australasian representation or selection is not considered a pre requisite
5. This team will be pre dominantly ability based therefore issues such as weight, looks,skin complexion,suspension records and life bans will not be taken into account.
6. I will not be putting the clubs represented next to the names as i see this task as a chance to recognize the best i have seen not turning this into an inter club or political argument.
7. As brilliant as some players have been in a season. I am placing a 2 season minimum eligibility for my team. Several AFL,VFL,SANFL have shown me a lot in individual seasons but have never been seen again.
8. Selection is based on all Gaelic games.Whether they be Senior,Minor,7,s,9,s,13,s or 15,s.

The Team is ready....

[Major Gun]

Drum roll..........

[wristwatcher]

The Best Gaelic Team to have played in the last 20 years IMO would be ;

F ; Paul "Smudger" Smith, Liam "HollyWood" Hennesy, Kyle "Reeva" Reeves
HF; Neil "Wild Thing" O,Rielly Ken "Fancy Dance" Fay Cairan "S.O.V" McStraw
M ; Gabe "The" Phillips Richard " Mullet" Press
HB ; Jon "Brother of Dave"Floreani Mick " Grizzly" Eaghan Jason "Purple Cowboy"Fay
B ; Darian "Power" Bower Peter "Harold Holt" Henderson Wade "Sexy" Saunders
GK ; Paul "Bloody Budy" Blute

As with all similar excercises this team would vary to others that may be considered by other people. Yes i did include the over rated Jason Fay. Yes some may have missed out who deserved to make it. Yes everyone in the team at their peak (apart from the purple cowboy) would have been considered the best or close to the best in the comp at some stage of their playing time in the last 20 years. I think the balance is reasonably fair in terms of 11 of the team played whilst the comp was at Klemzig. Of those 11, 6 of them went on to play at Brighton and / or St. Marys. I did not consider State representation but looking back on the team each of these talented individuals did play ay a higher level than Mens league. Finally its good to see that 5 of the 15 still play in our current comp which goes to show the game of today is just as good as the "old farts" of yesterday.

[Major Gun]

Not bad wristy. A few difficult decisions I am sure. Not least of which is the omission of Moose!!

O'Neills only got any thoughts?

[Major Gun]

Here is mine from the same period. If I opened it up to '87 names such as Tony Blute, Dave Howell, and Tom Anditsakis just to name a few would have to be squeezed in. Damian o Hagan, Mick Tobin, Gavin O Reilly, Reever, Popey, Gags, Wade, Lushy, Andy Ladhams and Jamie Phillips honorable mentions. People forget just how good Damian O Hagan was in his prime!

A nice blend of clubs even if there is a Wolfhound bias to it. O'Neills have a couple, W.I and Onkas are represented as are the Gaels.

Good to see Richard Press is not forgotten. One of the best I played with. If you knew Dave Howell from Flinders, he and Richard were carbon copies. A midfield of those two with Blutey and Egan around the place would never have lost a kick out. Darian was an outstanding keeper in Soccer. It goes to show that there has never been a dominant keeper in our time anyway. Not sure how Micky will feel in a corner with the Hendo boys!


Junior Hennessy Liam Hennessy Neil O'Reilly

Gabe Phillips Paul Blute Ken Fay

M.Egan/ R. Press

Kieran Mc Straw Burgo Reynolds Jon Flo

Mick Lawlor Peter Henderson Craig Henderson

Darian Bauer

[wristwatcher]

Here is mine from the same period. If I opened it up to '87 names such as Tony Blute, Dave Howell, and Tom Anditsakis just to name a few would have to be squeezed in. Damian o Hagan, Mick Tobin, Gavin O Reilly, Reever, Popey, Gags, Wade, Lushy, Andy Ladhams and Jamie Phillips honorable mentions. People forget just how good Damian O Hagan was in his prime!

A nice blend of clubs even if there is a Wolfhound bias to it. O'Neills have a couple, W.I and Onkas are represented as are the Gaels.

Good to see Richard Press is not forgotten. One of the best I played with. If you knew Dave Howell from Flinders, he and Richard were carbon copies. A midfield of those two with Blutey and Egan around the place would never have lost a kick out. Darian was an outstanding keeper in Soccer. It goes to show that there has never been a dominant keeper in our time anyway. Not sure how Micky will feel in a corner with the Hendo boys!


Junior Hennessy Liam Hennessy Neil O'Reilly

Gabe Phillips Paul Blute Ken Fay

M.Egan/ R. Press

Kieran Mc Straw Burgo Reynolds Jon Flo

Mick Lawlor Peter Henderson Craig Henderson

Darian Bauer

My team would kick your teams ass...
Some points for discussion MG
1. No Wade...2 x player of the year
2. Was Paul Smith unlucky or what. You said that when you debuted that he was the best in the comp !!!
3. Darian was a superstar keeper at soccer, not Gaelic
4. Not one Croation in the team ????
5. Kyle Reeves has won cups at 3 different clubs and a player of the year in 3 different Gaelic comps.
6. I did not see your corner backs play too much at corner back in their careers.

In summary, my teams heaps better than yours man... Looking forward to the eclectic assortment that will be making up the O,Neills only conglomeration of old farts.

[wristwatcher]

And my team had nick names....clearly superior.Moose is 100% certain on that, insert excessive head nod

[schimma]

Here is mine from the same period. If I opened it up to '87 names such as Tony Blute, Dave Howell, and Tom Anditsakis just to name a few would have to be squeezed in. Damian o Hagan, Mick Tobin, Gavin O Reilly, Reever, Popey, Gags, Wade, Lushy, Andy Ladhams and Jamie Phillips honorable mentions. People forget just how good Damian O Hagan was in his prime!

A nice blend of clubs even if there is a Wolfhound bias to it. O'Neills have a couple, W.I and Onkas are represented as are the Gaels.

Good to see Richard Press is not forgotten. One of the best I played with. If you knew Dave Howell from Flinders, he and Richard were carbon copies. A midfield of those two with Blutey and Egan around the place would never have lost a kick out. Darian was an outstanding keeper in Soccer. It goes to show that there has never been a dominant keeper in our time anyway. Not sure how Micky will feel in a corner with the Hendo boys!


Junior Hennessy Liam Hennessy Neil O'Reilly

Gabe Phillips Paul Blute Ken Fay

M.Egan/ R. Press

Kieran Mc Straw Burgo Reynolds Jon Flo

Mick Lawlor Peter Henderson Craig Henderson

Darian Bauer

My team would kick your teams ass...
Some points for discussion MG
1. No Wade...2 x player of the year
2. Was Paul Smith unlucky or what. You said that when you debuted that he was the best in the comp !!!
3. Darian was a superstar keeper at soccer, not Gaelic
4. Not one Croation in the team ????
5. Kyle Reeves has won cups at 3 different clubs and a player of the year in 3 different Gaelic comps.
6. I did not see your corner backs play too much at corner back in their careers.

In summary, my teams heaps better than yours man... Looking forward to the eclectic assortment that will be making up the O,Neills only conglomeration of old farts.

what no pie cart.

only been envolved for about 8 years but some names that come mind are Jamie Phillips, Gino, matty Hill, even thou did not play much Fredy Aguis, Tom Burgo reynolds, Rolfe, Lushy. just to name a few. Wade has been slowed down by his knee, but before that was a good player in a average side.

[Swooper16]

Obviously some very good players are going to miss out but i thought Gino "GinPeg" Pegoraro may have got a guernsey.... the best utility i have seen in the past 10 years.

[Major Gun]

Gino was the first guy I thought of after I posted. Could have been the keeper...

As for the Hendo/Lawler backpockets spots...how short your memory is melba.

Mick Lawlor actually has an All Australian Centre Half Forward medal but he also missed out in Sydney in 87 in the team at back pocket. They guy they called out played about a half a game for us. We all knew it was Mick's medal.

I think that is the only mistake in the history of the All Australasian teams...

[wristwatcher]

Gino was the first guy I thought of after I posted. Could have been the keeper...

As for the Hendo/Lawler backpockets spots...how short your memory is melba.

Mick Lawlor actually has an All Australian Centre Half Forward medal but he also missed out in Sydney in 87 in the team at back pocket. They guy they called out played about a half a game for us. We all knew it was Mick's medal.

I think that is the only mistake in the history of the All Australasian teams...

How quickly you forget Aucklund 1991. The omission of Craig Icke. Dont you remember him asking for comiseration donations. My personall fav though was Leon Sweetman. The reserve keeper of SA minors in 2000. Some outstanding warm ups but 0 game time. He was an obvious choice if you saw him warm up.
Geano was one of about 5 or 6 in my squad who missed out. Another name that might not get a mention is young Todd "Love child" Mcsorely. On his day he is sublime and dominates game. I couldnt name him as he tends to only play patches of seasons. He would deff. be in this years team of the year at this stage as he has polled in most games he has played. Having said that if he isnt sighted after x-mas there is no way he could be selected. He is one player i am really looking forward to seeing make his state senior debut. When i was State Minors coach for the first time in 2003 i was contacted by 1990,s Flinders stalwart Dave "Stinky" Bienke who put his name forward to me. He was likened to the 18 year old Jason Fay. There are quiet a few players playing atm who if they continue would signifigantly change the 25 year teams make up in 2015.
Finally MG, Imagine my suprise when i noticed the ommision from your team of Eddie "POM POM" Howlett...."Whats up with that ????"

[O'Neills Only]

Oh this is good. Very difficult to start with an All Stars team from past 20 years - lot of great names mentioned here. To start with I will go with my original suggestion of 80's/90's pre Brighton and a 90's/00's Brighton St Marys. Two completely different styles of football. Pre Brighton had a few more Irish lads.

Haven't put pen to paper yet, but here are a few hints for pre Brighton: One of the best keepers ever: James Hagan. Paul Blute MF pre Brighton & GK post Brighton. Mark Booth (FON) was one of the best pure FF we have seen. Other names to consider: Dave Howell, Marty Martinovic, Tony Blute, Mickey Donnelly, John McSherry, Darryl Muldoon, Kevin Rooney, both Hendos, Brendan O'connor, Mick Lawlor, Darien Bauer, plus some others already mentioned.

I think a post Brighton team is a ripper on its own and one that we can all relate to. Will be hard squeezing some great names in there.

What would also be great would be a 60's/70's team which would be predominatly Irish. Then with the 80's/90's pre Brighton team and a 90's/00's post Brighton team covering three distinct eras. Then picking the best from that lot - now that would be difficult and controversial.

What about a best ever Minors team - considering many of them never went on to play Senior football of note. Here's another one: Best team of players that just breezed in and out of the game or didn't play at highest levels. We'll cover them later.

[Neville Bartoss]

How come Flinders forfeited?

A simple lack of numbers or was there something else involved?

Seven players pulled out an hour before the game, leaving us with ten players. Extremely embarrassing for the club and disappointing to the players. Apologies go out to the western Ireland players that were ready for a match. Im sure they were looking forward to a competitive, hard fought game, I know I was.

As for Zeleny Chucks.....you are a knob

Do you need some players Neville!?

Haha well I asked you!