Gaelic Football in South Australia

[schimma]

I'm just going off the general consensus that i've heard from Gaelic park. Don't quote me on this but i do believe that the post season is defined as a different season & clubs are to provide a ref for each season.
I also believe that the pre x-mas training course was designed with the post season in mind, all the guys that participated there have slowly filtered thru to reffing post x-mas season.
As I said i'm just going off what i've heard at St Mary's.

yeah have heard we are lossing a point as well, even after we had 1 person umpire a mid week game. that still is not good enough. oh well build a bridge and concentrate on finals for the goats.

[O'Neills Only]

Ladders updated on Gaelic Football SA http://www.gaelicfootballsa.com.au website as at the end of Round 6. Match point has been deducted from Western Ireland and FON for failure to supply a Ref for current comp. Top four positions can all change depending on this weekend's final round results.

Great finals race with not a lot between the top 3 sides. Throw NAF into a final and Coach Lawlor and his squad will have something in the bottom of the bag. Can not be written off. (I might get another Hannigan Cup medal yet! - 26 years after my first one )

Western Ireland have lost top spot. Should walk over Irish Australians on Friday night and will finish 1st or 2nd and have a massive score diff up their sleeve.

Sunday has two matches of the day:
Onkas v St Brendans - potential to go either way; my tip Onkas to win by 5-10 to retain top spot. If Onkas lose, they could finish 2nd or 3rd.
If Taints lose they will finish 3rd or 4th. If they win, they will finish 2nd - not likely to have score diff to take top spot.


And final minor round match of the season to cement a place in the four between Na Fianna and FON. Depending on other results, NAF could finish as high as 3rd or get nudged out if FON can kick a cricket score and win by 27 points or more. 20 points for a NAF forfeit wouldn't be enough.

Won't be here to see 'em though - off to Acca Dacca in Sydney. See yas at the Presentation night.

[Major Gun]

ONO I hope you are not suggesting that NAF don't show up this week to make the finals?

On another note I think the committee is doing a wonderful job at the moment. They really are on their game at present and it is a pleasure to be a part of the competition. The standard of refereeing in the women's comp in particular is as good as it has ever been.

Good luck to all my comrades this week in the last minor round.

[Neville Bartoss]

Awesome, get deducted another point. Would have been nice to know this prior to the season starting! Major kick in the guts. Im sure Na Fianna will be happy to take fourth spot that they clearly do not deserve.

[schimma]

Awesome, get deducted another point. Would have been nice to know this prior to the season starting! Major kick in the guts. Im sure Na Fianna will be happy to take fourth spot that they clearly do not deserve.

western ireland may struggle to fill a side this friday night against irish. the goats struggling big time for players. preseason footy has taken over. first week of finals there is 3 clubs on pre season camp. could be a repeat in last years semi against the finals specialist Taints. Onkas still have the best chance in there recent history to take the hannigan. they would have to be odds on favourites.

[Major Gun]

Nev...NAF don't deserve a finals spot? Are you serious? Are you suggesting FON should be given another chance at a semi? Don't forget your last finals 'appearance'...

[Neville Bartoss]

Nev...NAF don't deserve a finals spot? Are you serious? Are you suggesting FON should be given another chance at a semi? Don't forget your last finals 'appearance'...

If they beat us this week then they deserved a spot. The fact that we have no chance due to having a point deducted gives our side nothing to play for and NAF a golden ticket into the finals. Its a joke.

And yes I am suggesting we get given another shot at a semi, we deserve it. We were second at the end of the pre christmas comp until we lost a point and dropped down to fourth and we would have beaten NAF this week with the side we would have put on the park.

[Neville Bartoss]

ONO I hope you are not suggesting that NAF don't show up this week to make the finals?

On another note I think the committee is doing a wonderful job at the moment. They really are on their game at present and it is a pleasure to be a part of the competition. The standard of refereeing in the women's comp in particular is as good as it has ever been.

Good luck to all my comrades this week in the last minor round.

Get your hand off it

[Motorboat]

Nev...NAF don't deserve a finals spot? Are you serious? Are you suggesting FON should be given another chance at a semi? Don't forget your last finals 'appearance'...

If they beat us this week then they deserved a spot. The fact that we have no chance due to having a point deducted gives our side nothing to play for and NAF a golden ticket into the finals. Its a joke.

And yes I am suggesting we get given another shot at a semi, we deserve it. We were second at the end of the pre christmas comp until we lost a point and dropped down to fourth and we would have beaten NAF this week with the side we would have put on the park.

Haha u got to be kidding me! how do you know that would be the case?

[Neville Bartoss]

How do u know it wouldn't be the case?? Would have been a cracker game and the winner would have deserved their spot in the finals, instead now you have been given a free passage!

[Motorboat]

How do u know it wouldn't be the case?? Would have been a cracker game and the winner would have deserved their spot in the finals, instead now you have been given a free passage!

Why cant it still be a "cracker" of a game? wouldnt you guys come out with point to prove enstead of just rolling over

[barossared]

LMFAO. Ya killin me.

Awesome, get deducted another point. Would have been nice to know this prior to the season starting! Major kick in the guts. Im sure Na Fianna will be happy to take fourth spot that they clearly do not deserve.

I thought everybody knew.

Nev...NAF don't deserve a finals spot? Are you serious? Are you suggesting FON should be given another chance at a semi? Don't forget your last finals 'appearance'...

If they beat us this week then they deserved a spot. The fact that we have no chance due to having a point deducted gives our side nothing to play for and NAF a golden ticket into the finals. Its a joke.

And yes I am suggesting we get given another shot at a semi, we deserve it. We were second at the end of the pre christmas comp until we lost a point and dropped down to fourth and we would have beaten NAF this week with the side we would have put on the park.

Hang on - are we talking in the PAST TENSE about something happening IN THE FUTURE?

ONO I hope you are not suggesting that NAF don't show up this week to make the finals?

On another note I think the committee is doing a wonderful job at the moment. They really are on their game at present and it is a pleasure to be a part of the competition. The standard of refereeing in the women's comp in particular is as good as it has ever been.

Good luck to all my comrades this week in the last minor round.

How's ya cheeks Major?

[Major Gun]

Cheeks firmly in place thanks B-RED. Your point about the ref situation is fair. Everyone knows the rule and if they don't they should as it's quite important in the end in some cases.

I agree with the big boat. Get out this week ONeils and show them you are better.

Don't forget NAF drew with St Brendan's (who are my tip for the cup) and they should have beat them(Oneils lost to them by 7points). The two games against WI and ONKAS NAF had about 5-7 key players missing each game (Oneils were also flogged by both), they thrahed Mitcham by a huge, huge score (Oneils only beat them by 10points) and IA didn't want to play them. Not much of a form guide really to be basing a "who deserves to be there" argument on.

Sorry Nev. I have said a strong Flinders is very important to the comp but that has not materialised post the minor round of the Jim Farnahm Cup.

[wristwatcher]

ONO I hope you are not suggesting that NAF don't show up this week to make the finals?

On another note I think the committee is doing a wonderful job at the moment. They really are on their game at present and it is a pleasure to be a part of the competition. The standard of refereeing in the women's comp in particular is as good as it has ever been.

Good luck to all my comrades this week in the last minor round.

So many ways i could go with this response......
"Was the post high point a square ball?" (Would Craig Icke have been able to save it ala Aukland 1991?)
Is this a valid criticism MG? My recent mail suggests that anything that has gone wrong since 1990 in the GFHA of SA can be directly linked to one person whether he was present or not. He quite possibly was responsible also for lighting the Chicago fires and is now being linked to the infamous "Phantom Shitter" of Perth at the 93 nationals. Finally despite not being at the 07 nationals he was in fact the SA player who stole Gerry Ropers Wristwatch.
Finally i look forward to playing FON on Sunday. Always a good game against a good bunch of blokes. They do seem to have had a bit of a rough trot in the last year or 2. I dont agree with NB comments on NaF not deserving to be there but i understand his frustration over several issues. It was horribly disappointing to see the demise of the lady FON,s. They needed help to survive let alone thrive and im not sure how much they got. I did volunteer my time to help them in a couple of sessions so perhaps i can take the blame for their extinction. Sundays tip...NAF 1-5

[Major Gun]

The phantom shitter actually made his first appearance in Auckland '91 and I know it wasn't you wristy...I've said enough, I now plead the 5th amendment.

It is good to be debating games again and not the source of all evil.

Is Schimma doing some Kieren Perkins style foxing or are the WI boys just getting their excuses out there early this year? St Brendan's v WI in the semis will be a cracker regardless of the strength of the teams. Pre-season camp or an hour of Gaelic...?mmm, I know where I would be.

[wristwatcher]

Sunday will see the final game of the minor round played and the meeting of some masterful Gaelic minds (and Daves brother Mark) to butt heads on the selection of MENS Team of the Year.
At this stage it would be good if reps from each club could put forward any ideas/thoughts of better players who may be considered. (Serious ones only please Milko)
In recent years, certainly the last 5 years we have given automatic selection to the top 10 vote getters in the comp into the squad of 20. Then looked for outstanding contributors who may have not been noticed by the refs. Followed by those players who have excelled in specific positions. All teams will recieve at least 1 rep. I believe the selection panel will be 3-5 people and someone will aim to speak to a senior rep from all 7 clubs. Both pre and post Xmas seasons are of equal relevance.
I look forward to seeing everyones thoughts....

[wristwatcher]

The phantom shitter actually made his first appearance in Auckland '91 and I know it wasn't you wristy...I've said enough, I now plead the 5th amendment.

It is good to be debating games again and not the source of all evil.

Is Schimma doing some Kieren Perkins style foxing or are the WI boys just getting their excuses out there early this year? St Brendan's v WI in the semis will be a cracker regardless of the strength of the teams. Pre-season camp or an hour of Gaelic...mmm, I know where I would be.

Couldnt of been me in Auk mate. I was to busy getting David Clunes concussed at a questionable venue the night the "PS" reared his ugly ass. What about the freak storm that SL experienced just outside the spa. "That patch of Rain came from no where man!!!" Still no act was as offensive as my room mates constant need to don the leppard skin undies on a nightly basis. Horr,Horr....Except perhaps several members of the team appearing from under my bed, behind my curtains, out of my bathroom and from the adjoining room with tape recorders,video cameras and other props and ruining a my romantic evening with a girl i clearly loved. She still writes me. Aukland 20 years on may have been too soon in hindsight.

[Major Gun]

Ah wristy. Funny Stuff. SL and his first golden shower.

Maybe that's what you've been looking for all these years...an overweight Maori lady who will let your mates watch, film and record.

[O'Neills Only]

Gee it got busy on here all of a sudden - good to see. Must be finals time.

ONO I hope you are not suggesting that NAF don't show up this week to make the finals?

No, no, no. Of course not. But you know how these things go - players sometimes don't make it: a big night out, catch the wrong bus, flat battery, gps unit gone down, got the times mixed up, met a bird, met Stiffler's mum, had to work, preseason footy camp, band camp, camp camp, goin to Vegas (Bruno), ac/dc concert interstate, etc.

WI v IA game will be interesting.

western ireland may struggle to fill a side this friday night against irish. the goats struggling big time for players. preseason footy has taken over. first week of finals there is 3 clubs on pre season camp.

If WI were to forfeit, I still don't reckon IA could win (meaning, they have struggled lately and could forfeit too). Wish Mick Emmet and the IA lads all the best - they've had a tough year, lost a few players. I know they'll do everything they can to come back stronger next year.

[Neville Bartoss]

If Na Fianna beat us they deserve their spot, if they dont beat us then in my opinion they dont deserve their spot because at the end of the day they should have one point less than us. Hopefully we can get a few boys out and at least put up a fight in the dead rubber

Making comparisons based on previous results in ridiculous, and if you want to start naming players that were missing I could rattle off at least a dozen that were missing from our games but you play with what you have on the day.

In regard to the womens team, we tried but we just didnt have enough players in the end. I guess a little more assistance would have been nice but we have ourselves to blame and a heap of bills to pay