Riverland Football Chatter

[Counter Punching]

Jason Sutherland cleared today. Told you he'd be playing tomorrow. Young Bonney is in for a tough time. This bloke is as mad as a cut snake.

In Mundulla for work wednesday and talking to one of the locals they arent to fussed theyve lost him, they rekn he was prity lazy and for a big man doesnt take many marks!

be interesting to see how he goes in the rfl!

how was his trial form?

Can't be to bad SA State country player

[Bum Crack]

Jason Sutherland cleared today. Told you he'd be playing tomorrow. Young Bonney is in for a tough time. This bloke is as mad as a cut snake.

In Mundulla for work wednesday and talking to one of the locals they arent to fussed theyve lost him, they rekn he was prity lazy and for a big man doesnt take many marks!

be interesting to see how he goes in the rfl!

how was his trial form?

Can't be to bad SA State country player

All Australian Country Player as well.

[Bum Crack]

Round 1.

Loxton def young competitive Lox Nth by 22 to 10 goals.
Berri d Barmera by 4 pts in a low scoring close one 8.12 to 8.8.
Waikerie d Renmark 34.16 to 15.8. Is that a record for total goals kicked in a RFL match? or Waikerie's highest ever score??

Next week,
Berri v Waikerie match of the round. How much have the Dees improved??
Renmark v Loxton
Lox Nth v Barmera

I reckon Berri kicked more than that last year against Loxton North, but I may be wrong.

[MATTY MITCHAM]

[quote="Bum Crack"][quote="callop"]Round 1.

Loxton def young competitive Lox Nth by 22 to 10 goals.
Berri d Barmera by 4 pts in a low scoring close one 8.12 to 8.8.
Waikerie d Renmark 34.16 to 15.8. Is that a record for total goals kicked in a RFL match? or Waikerie's highest ever score??

Loxton looked good on the weekend, lots of young ones standing up.
what bout the other two games? Renmark didnt turn up?
What are Barmera's new players like?
Did sutherland play for Berri?

[Bum Crack]

Round 1.

Loxton def young competitive Lox Nth by 22 to 10 goals.
Berri d Barmera by 4 pts in a low scoring close one 8.12 to 8.8.
Waikerie d Renmark 34.16 to 15.8. Is that a record for total goals kicked in a RFL match? or Waikerie's highest ever score??

Loxton looked good on the weekend, lots of young ones standing up.
what bout the other two games? Renmark didnt turn up?
What are Barmera's new players like?
Did sutherland play for Berri?

Yep

[boot camp]

very quite on the RFL games?? Luckly i didnt see the Rovers due to being silly enough to go and witness the Crows.

[Bum Crack]

very quite on the RFL games?? Luckly i didnt see the Rovers due to being silly enough to go and witness the Crows.

The Crows game would have been less painful to watch

[Dogwatcher]

I only saw the second half but here's my thoughts on Loxton v North.
Loxton looked good - depth might be an issue if some key players are hurt.
Finished with one fit on the bench Falting left the field with what looked like a broken arm.
Pete Smith didn't look quite right and finished the game early in fourth when game was clearly iced.
Smith looked like he had lost a bit of spring.
Montgomery was fantastic down forward.
A good effort by young Fish too.
Noticed lots of Loxton players going down with cramp from halfway through the third term.

For North - despite the 70 point margin, the work rate looked a lot better than last season.
Tackling was intense.
Lacked a bit in defence.
If North can find a way to keep Cook down forward it will be fantastic but it's a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul at the moment.
Still a long way to go for the Panthers. Great to see lots of young fellas in the team, bodes well for the future.

One thing North will want to arrest is the big, big losses to Loxton. 70 points is an improvement but the combined margin of past four games is somewhere around 500 points I think.

[boot camp]

Was good to be able to find the scores on footy web on Sat night right thru to Under 13's
However having said that i was of the understanding that the Advertiser/sunday mail would be able to pick these results up and have them avaiable- were they in the Country edition? because they didnt make the metro but many other country leagues did.
I understand they the RFL no longer have to send the results.

[MATTY MITCHAM]

I only saw the second half but here's my thoughts on Loxton v North.
Loxton looked good - depth might be an issue if some key players are hurt.
Finished with one fit on the bench Falting left the field with what looked like a broken arm.
Pete Smith didn't look quite right and finished the game early in fourth when game was clearly iced.
Smith looked like he had lost a bit of spring.
Montgomery was fantastic down forward.
A good effort by young Fish too.
Noticed lots of Loxton players going down with cramp from halfway through the third term.

For North - despite the 70 point margin, the work rate looked a lot better than last season.
Tackling was intense.
Lacked a bit in defence.
If North can find a way to keep Cook down forward it will be fantastic but it's a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul at the moment.
Still a long way to go for the Panthers. Great to see lots of young fellas in the team, bodes well for the future.

One thing North will want to arrest is the big, big losses to Loxton. 70 points is an improvement but the combined margin of past four games is somewhere around 500 points I think.

i would have to agree with all that DW
Can anyone comment on the other two games?
Whats wrong with Michael Arnold?

[DARK KNIGHT]

my tips for round 1
loxton north to get over loxton by a few goals
waikerie over renmark by 5 goals
over barmera in a cloberri se one.

good luck to everyone involved

got Berri in a close one right on, 2 out of three ain't bad, now for this week
Barmera over North by 4 goals
Waikerie to beat Berri by a couple
Loxton to get revenge on Renmark by 8 goals on anzac day

should be an interesting week

[the reflex]

Cobdogla v Ramco
Moorook Kingston v East Murray
Lyrup v Browns Well
Paringa v Wunkar

Loxton North v Barmera Monash
Berri v Waikerie
Sunday 25th April (Anzac Day Clash) TWILIGHT GAME
Renmark v Loxton

[BIG SEXY]

anyone got a contact number for lyrup footy club?

[Dogwatcher]

check your Pm box.

[Dogwatcher]

Thought some of you guys might be interested in this:

From the RFL umpires.

Please find detailed below the interpretational changes that have been adopted by the AFL Commission for season 2010 and approved for use in all RFL and Independent games in 2010.

There are no laws changes for 2010.

1. 50 metre Penalties
This interpretational change seeks to provide greater clarity in allowing teams in possession of the ball to move it on quickly after taking a mark or being awarded a free kick.

1.1 – 50 metre Penalty for encroaching over the mark
Players who delay the play by cribbing over the mark or entering the protected area (5m either side of the player with the ball) will be penalized.
• Any player who is not in the contest and who deliberately enters the protected area will automatically be penalized 50 metres.
• A player who is in the contest and is carried forward of the mark by the momentum of the play will not be asked repeatedly by umpires to come back on the mark. If they do not come back immediately on the mark when first requested by the field umpire a 50 metre penalty will be awarded.
• Players must not move in front of the mark until play on is called. They are permitted to move horizontally but not forward of the mark.

1.2 – 50 metre Penalties for not giving the ball back to an opponent after a mark or free kick
A 50 metre penalty will be awarded against a player who doesn’t return the ball directly and immediately to the player who has the kick.

• Players are expected to return the ball in the same manner as if returning the ball to a team mate.
• Looping the ball in the air and delaying play be asking the umpire who the ball should go to when it is obvious will not be tolerated. Clearly if there is a free kick paid in a scrimmage and two or three opponents are on the ground it is not unreasonable for a player with the ball to query who is the recipient.
• Players should also return the ball directly to an umpire for a ball-up or throw-in.
• In addition, players are not permitted to hold an opponent or sling them to the ground after he or she has taken a mark.
Rationale: to give the player with the ball EVERY opportunity to play on. The onus is on the opponent of the player with the kick to know WHERE the mark is and WHO the recipient of the kick is.

2. Continuing to award a free kick for holding the ball where a player has no prior opportunity but makes no real effort to dispose of the ball
There are three different types of free kicks for holding the ball – prior opportunity and diving on the ball are well understood. However, the third type; where there is no prior opportunity is not as well understood.
When a player has had no prior opportunity, he or she must still make a genuine attempt to dispose of the ball when legally tackled or be penalized for holding the ball.
• The umpire will hold his whistle in these circumstances to provide the player with reasonable time to attempt to dispose of the ball.
• If the ball is knocked out in the tackle or the player has attempted to dispose of the ball correctly, the umpire will call play on.
• If, however, the arms of the player with the ball are free, he or she is required to attempt to dispose of the ball. If the player with the ball makes no attempt to dispose or goes to the ground and locks the ball in hoping for a ball up, then a free will be paid for holding the ball.
• In all contests the umpire’s first objective is to protect the player who makes the ball his sole objective.

3. Holding at Stoppages
It has become difficult for field umpires to detect all holding infringements because of the number of players around the ball and the need to position umpires so they can move quickly to either side of the ground for a quick clearing kick. During the 2010 season there will be a heightened scrutiny of holding tactics.
• What is important here is that the players contesting the stoppage must have eyes for the football and have a realistic chance of contesting the ball. Where these criteria are met then coincidental contact is permitted.
• Having arms either side of an opponent’s waist will be interpreted as a hold.
• In a marking contest the defender must be able to contest the ball. If a player is pushed from the side or front preventing him from contesting the football then he will be awarded a free kick for interference.

The above interpretations are well explained on the 2010 Laws of Australian Football DVD.

In addition, the RFL is adopting the following Law for the 2010 season to bring their competition in line with the AFL and SANFL.




4. Deliberate Rushed Behind
A free kick shall be awarded against a player from the defending team who intentionally kicks, handballs or forces the football over the attacking team’s goal line or behind line or onto one of the attacking team’s goal posts. In assessing whether a free kick should be awarded under this Law, the field umpire shall give the benefit of the doubt to the defender.
A free kick awarded under this Law shall be taken at the point where the football crossed the goal line or behind line or from the relevant goal post.
Rationale: to keep the ball in motion.

5. Use of Stretcher (Law 7.3)
Following some confusion in the finals series in 2009 the attention of coaches, team managers and club trainers is directed to the provisions of Law 7.3, especially clause 7.3.2(e):
A player for whom a stretcher was called shall not resume playing for a period of 20 minutes (excluding intervals between quarters) from the time the player left the arena. After the 20- minute period has expired, the player may be interchanged according with the provisions set out under Rule 7.2 provided the player is able, having due regard to his or her health and safety, to resume playing the match.
This Law applies also to a player for whom a stretcher is called but who elects to walk from the arena.

[Q.]

Is the RFL the first amateur league in SA to introduce Law 4 - the deliberate rushed behind?

[200 Killer Wasps]

We decided not to go with the rushed behind rule in the EEFL because we thought it was irrelevant. It is yet another rule the AFL have brought in which is not black or white and relies on an umpires interpretation.

[Bum Crack]

Has anyone ever seen a free kick given for a deliberate rushed behind?? I have never seen one given.

[Baron Greenback]

Has anyone ever seen a free kick given for a deliberate rushed behind?? I have never seen one given.

I bet there are heaps given in the Indys this year. Power hungry umps would be itching to give those ones.

[85 WAS A GOOD YEAR]

Is the RFL the first amateur league in SA to introduce Law 4 - the deliberate rushed behind?

No - SFL have it as well. Apparently it caused a bit of confusion in first match of the year when Brighton gave a free away against Reynella. Match ended up a draw too.