GSFL Movements

[teamwork]

Heard on good authority today, from a coach that tried to lure Benny Moore to his club for season '09.

That B. Moore is on $1,000 per game and big gun P. Sherwood is reportedly getting $1,300 per game at the Creeks this year. Just imagine holding your hand out for one of those envelopes....

I don't suppose that anyone can confirm or deny this claim, but s***t... The ex bay boys (who are both mid 30's and have had hamstring issues?) had better play some pretty impressive footy in the piss & s***t this year!

I wonder how the GSFL feel about this sort of money getting flung around in our comp?

Further more, how do the contributers of this thread feel about that sort of coin being offered to attract players into our comp.?

At least these two are good blokes, & have the runs on the board, been awesome footballers for a long time now. Not just sluts that think cos' they are getting paid to play that they must be good! (Won't mention any names at this point)

Interested in some of your thoughts boys....

Cant be true can it? If true then for 18 rounds of footy two guys would cost $41,400!!!

[limb]

I can't say that I know for sure what those two are getting but I can confirm a few things.
1. Whatever they are getting would be known by the president, the treasurer and the blokes themselves so if you're hearing it from anyone outside of that they would be speculating.
2. Just because a player turns down $xx at one club doesn't necessarily mean that the club they eventually sign with is offering more cash. A good family club that is well run and has been successful will always be more attractive than one that is a rabble and gets belted every week and therefore don't need to fork out as much money for recruits.
3. I am sure that these players would be receiving a reasonable amount of remuneration for their services however the president and committee aren't stupid and won't be sucked into paying more than someone's worth. Those amounts you've quoted are excessive even for players of their calibre... The club is going well financially but they don't have 40 odd grand lying around. Anyone that went to the AGM and saw the financial statements will tell you that.

[Mr Magoo]

Heard on good authority today, from a coach that tried to lure Benny Moore to his club for season '09.

That B. Moore is on $1,000 per game and big gun P. Sherwood is reportedly getting $1,300 per game at the Creeks this year. Just imagine holding your hand out for one of those envelopes....

I don't suppose that anyone can confirm or deny this claim, but s***t... The ex bay boys (who are both mid 30's and have had hamstring issues?) had better play some pretty impressive footy in the piss & s***t this year!

I wonder how the GSFL feel about this sort of money getting flung around in our comp?

Further more, how do the contributers of this thread feel about that sort of coin being offered to attract players into our comp.?

At least these two are good blokes, & have the runs on the board, been awesome footballers for a long time now. Not just sluts that think cos' they are getting paid to play that they must be good! (Won't mention any names at this point)

Interested in some of your thoughts boys....

The GSFL won't care....The new President is from LC. and the previous prez, Herman Lucas didn't care at Willunga who are paying out heaps each week.
If a club has the money, the locals are happy and it helps them win games good on LC.

Don't forget that LC is the most distant club from Adelaide in the GSFL
It also has to compete with clubs from the River Murray, Strath, Mt Barker and the Hills, all that with a population of 60 and a bit ( grows for vintage and pruning
A lot of local businesses to sponser as well. The General Store and pub is about it
They are doing a lot better than the Victor, Goolwa and Encounter bay clubs with nearly 30,000 people in around them

GOOD ON YOU LANGHORNES

[jingles]

Just for interests sake Magoo...

It seems you know what goes on down at Demonland, so can you shed some light on who are the highest paid players down there and what ($$$) are they on?

[Mr Magoo]

Just for interests sake Magoo...

It seems you know what goes on down at Demonland, so can you shed some light on who are the highest paid players down there and what ($$$) are they on?

Enough to keep the players at the club.
At a certain stage in life premierships mean more than money, as does life membership and club culture.

The club culture at Willunga means no-one knows what anyone else is getting paid...Can't tell you i am afraid cos I don't know or care.

PS $1,000 a game is a bit too much for many, many, many clubs

[a2m]

hey Jingles im looking for a house around willunga got anything on the go down there at all....

[Grape Ape]

To be worth that sort of money you really need to be the sort of player who can win a game off your own boot. In my time in the GSFL I've seen only 5 guys who could (did) genuinely do that.

1 Dane Rolfe
2 Josh King
3 Matt Moody (although not consistantly)

And 2 others who really don't need their tires pumped up any more. I would love to know what those guys got paid. What ever it was I reckon they were worth it.

[Hills]

If a player is on that sort of money than good on them, who cares.
Although, if one was my team mate. i would be expecting alot and not just on game days. They would want to busting there nuts at training and attending majority of the sessions!

No excuses when you earn that type of money! but hey, they might rip up train week in week out and be a major leader at the club. In that case, there 100% worth what ever they are getting..
IMO

Have they been training??

[Micky Conlan]

GA i once seen Josh King lose a game off his own boot,i wonder how much that's worth?

[bluebagger]

To be worth that sort of money you really need to be the sort of player who can win a game off your own boot. In my time in the GSFL I've seen only 5 guys who could (did) genuinely do that.

1 Dane Rolfe
2 Josh King
3 Matt Moody (although not consistantly)

And 2 others who really don't need their tires pumped up any more. I would love to know what those guys got paid. What ever it was I reckon they were worth it.

Jon Copping and David "floggers" Florance were worth every cent

[Grape Ape]

Floggers would have played for the love of the game wouldn't he?

[BJ Ernest]

Just for interests sake Magoo...

It seems you know what goes on down at Demonland, so can you shed some light on who are the highest paid players down there and what ($$$) are they on?

Enough to keep the players at the club.
At a certain stage in life premierships mean more than money, as does life membership and club culture.

The club culture at Willunga means no-one knows what anyone else is getting paid...Can't tell you i am afraid cos I don't know or care.

PS $1,000 a game is a bit too much for many, many, many clubs

You're definitely in the know at the Demons Magoo, speaking of club cultures and the like.

Everone is so $$ obsessed, in the end pay what you like, the results on the field are what matters and the players getting paid the big $$ need to perform to justify the money.

A good first week for us on the track, over 30 both nights, and very encouraging to see the first year boys out there aswell. Baz running things as usual, hard work and some serious yards going into the legs over the next 3-4 weeks!

[Gooch112]

U got that right!
Very enjoyable nights out, hard work is just gonna get harder and its great!
How are other teams going?

[BJ Ernest]

To be worth that sort of money you really need to be the sort of player who can win a game off your own boot. In my time in the GSFL I've seen only 5 guys who could (did) genuinely do that.

1 Dane Rolfe
2 Josh King
3 Matt Moody (although not consistantly)

And 2 others who really don't need their tires pumped up any more. I would love to know what those guys got paid. What ever it was I reckon they were worth it.

Only 5 players GA? Theres plenty more than that. 2 time mail medallist Randall Follett is as good as any player on their day. Hams is the best forward in the comp bar none. Burdett, Eagleton, Lewis (when at Yank), Hodge, to name a few that can win games as you say 'off their own boot'.

[The Brad]

Heard on good authority today, from a coach that tried to lure Benny Moore to his club for season '09.

That B. Moore is on $1,000 per game and big gun P. Sherwood is reportedly getting $1,300 per game at the Creeks this year. Just imagine holding your hand out for one of those envelopes....

I don't suppose that anyone can confirm or deny this claim, but s***t... The ex bay boys (who are both mid 30's and have had hamstring issues?) had better play some pretty impressive footy in the piss & s***t this year!

I wonder how the GSFL feel about this sort of money getting flung around in our comp?

Further more, how do the contributers of this thread feel about that sort of coin being offered to attract players into our comp.?

At least these two are good blokes, & have the runs on the board, been awesome footballers for a long time now. Not just sluts that think cos' they are getting paid to play that they must be good! (Won't mention any names at this point)

Interested in some of your thoughts boys....

Can back you up on those figures Jingles..was speaking to some of the Reynella boys and they said those exact same figures and they heard it from the horses mouth...

[dodgingandweaving]

To be worth that sort of money you really need to be the sort of player who can win a game off your own boot. In my time in the GSFL I've seen only 5 guys who could (did) genuinely do that.

1 Dane Rolfe
2 Josh King
3 Matt Moody (although not consistantly)

And 2 others who really don't need their tires pumped up any more. I would love to know what those guys got paid. What ever it was I reckon they were worth it.

Matt Moody??? Off his own boot??? what you been smoking grape ape???
BJ Portlock has won 98% of Willunga's games off his own boot....
To put Matthew Moody's name in the same sentence as Mitchell Portaboozin potlock is a slur on portlock's character....

[Grape Ape]

To be worth that sort of money you really need to be the sort of player who can win a game off your own boot. In my time in the GSFL I've seen only 5 guys who could (did) genuinely do that.

1 Dane Rolfe
2 Josh King
3 Matt Moody (although not consistantly)

And 2 others who really don't need their tires pumped up any more. I would love to know what those guys got paid. What ever it was I reckon they were worth it.

Matt Moody??? Off his own boot??? what you been smoking grape ape???
BJ Portlock has won 98% of Willunga's games off his own boot....
To put Matthew Moody's name in the same sentence as Mitchell Portaboozin potlock is a slur on portlock's character....

MJP might just be one of the other two.... They are just players who I have seen rip it up - of course there's more but jeez I saw Moody do some amazing things back in the day.

[ball breaker]

The Creek boys can definately play, but i feel pretty confident in saying Compass will again be pretenders. 2009 should be the closest season we have had in a long time.

Damian,

how do u work out the definition of 'pretenders' .... from my research the definition is as follows:

pre·tend·er (pr-tndr)
n.
1. One who simulates, pretends, or alleges falsely; a hypocrite or dissembler.
2. One who sets forth a claim, especially a claimant to a throne.

hmm... not sure if you are on the right track mate!

source; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pretender

looking forward to your response !!

pretender
Noun
a person (or club) who makes a false or disputed claim to a throne or title

From the same site as yours. The league in 2009, as i see it, is a 3 horse race. Creeks and Strath as it has been the last few years are the only two teams i can see challenging Willunga for the premiership. Compass think they are a chance, hence why they are 'pretending' because honestly, they are not. (i'll happily eat my words if they prove me wrong on September 19!)

You can say that Compass have had success in recent years, true to a degree but i would use 'have improved' in recent years. True success comes with winning that last game of the year. Just my thoughts

Damian I'm not disputing your thoughts, as that's what these sites are all about people submitting their thoughts etc. I may have missed some posts on here mate, but I can't recall reading anywhere that anyone mentioned MCFC as a true contender or the rightful holder of the throne. (The old eyes aren't what they used to be !) If they have, well, they are silly. To blow one's own bags isn't a sensible thing to do, even if you've won the flag the previous year!! Take the great BJ Ernest, he'll always deflate his club's tyres so to speak rather than pump them up when talking about winning premierships! I think, well I'd say that all supporters of the GSFL would definitely put Willunga and Langhorne Creek as one and two .... no disputing that!

[ball breaker]

Wouldn't be an English teacher by any chance Ball Breaker?? Hope I don't use the wrong word!!
I was a bit suprised at Damians comments too, weren't Compass bottom a couple of years back and have been in the top 3 or 4 more recently. Played them in a trial the last couple of years and has been nothing in it, they may have even won the last couple, but look a very young side. Saw the Creek boys on site the other day, fit looking buggers, would have thought they would be a pretty handy inclusion in any side, they did say that pre-seasons been bloody tough but good fun and great bunch of blokes (someone needs to tell them lads pre-season and fun shouldn't be used in the same sentence!!) What club are you tied up with and how have you guys gone against them? Had a quick look on the GSFL website and looked like they beat everyone except Willunga last season!

The Creek boys can definately play, but i feel pretty confident in saying Compass will again be pretenders. 2009 should be the closest season we have had in a long time.

Damian,

how do u work out the definition of 'pretenders' .... from my research the definition is as follows:

pre·tend·er (pr-tndr)
n.
1. One who simulates, pretends, or alleges falsely; a hypocrite or dissembler.
2. One who sets forth a claim, especially a claimant to a throne.

hmm... not sure if you are on the right track mate!

oh... just doing a little more research: may be the following is slightly more appropriate!

a·chieve (-chv)
v. a·chieved, a·chiev·ing, a·chieves
v.tr.
1. To perform or carry out with success; accomplish. See Synonyms at perform.
2. To attain with effort or despite difficulty. See Synonyms at reach.
v.intr.
To accomplish something successfully; perform at a standard or above standard level: skills needed to achieve in school.

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[Middle English acheven, from Old French achever, from a chief (venir), (to come) to a head; see chief.]

success isn't always measured by 'Grand Finals' ... success can be measured at where you have just come from and 'hopefully' where you are going with what personnel you have! ... From what my contacts tell me, there wouldn't be too many players from Mt Compass that would 'walk' into any of the last years Grand Finals teams.

source; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pretender

looking forward to your response !!

Mate with out giving away too much, I'm not an English teacher, but sometimes I may get carried away and like to use the term 'resident thinker' ... but that may be my mate 'Johnny Walker' having some imput !! It's amazing what information etc one can assertain from the net! hahaha .. with respect to football .. I'm reluctant to give too much away other than the GSFL is possibly one of the 'greatest' leagues in SA. By that I'm not just talking about footballing standards but the fact that 'most' clubs, sorry most 'communities' get along with each other is a credit to the Fleurieu!

Coming up to the first AFL trials which means local footy isn't too far away!!

[springer]

I must say that Portaboozin potlocks form has dropped since the days when he use to do the tav vic double til 5 in the morning then rock up to footy fresh as a daisy, might be the mrs influence on that one