Gaelic Football in South Australia

[wristwatcher]

Im tipping that wont be the No.1 recruiting scoop of the off season as the new Na Fianna coaches have had a look at 2 new Irish Boys, a Norwood player, 3 new guys from PNU and one very interested player from Onkas

But WI are bringing back the "Piecart". Interesting that your often associated with Pies Schimma , i heard that a couple of weeks ago on SATURDAY GAMEDAY WOWFM 100.5 AT 10.30-12

[schimma]

Im tipping that wont be the No.1 recruiting scoop of the off season as the new Na Fianna coaches have had a look at 2 new Irish Boys, a Norwood player, 3 new guys from PNU and one very interested player from Onkas

But WI are bringing back the "Piecart". Interesting that your often associated with Pies Schimma , i heard that a couple of weeks ago on SATURDAY GAMEDAY WOWFM 100.5 AT 10.30-12

well wristy no one listens to that so it may have been in your dreams again. screaming my name!!! all i no is the goats have a gold day soon so i guess we will hear about new recruits then

[wristwatcher]

So i guess you wont be listening to Darren Jarman on the show this week then . You should tune in as its one of the few places you get talked up occasionally Harty and the young fella who Luke sent in that was coming back from the eye injury are big fans of "Hiemers"
Was your previous post meant to say golf day? Or is there a phenomenon known as the gold day that i am unaware off

[schimma]

So i guess you wont be listening to Darren Jarman on the show this week then . You should tune in as its one of the few places you get talked up occasionally Harty and the young fella who Luke sent in that was coming back from the eye injury are big fans of "Hiemers"
Was your previous post meant to say golf day? Or is there a phenomenon known as the gold day that i am unaware off

yep sorry golf day. and sorry wristy will not be listening as normal. Dont love my football as much as those guys. and its not hiemers. You could at least get people from the club that actually has a bit of club and football knowledge. Jars would be good for ya.

[the milky bar kid]

Im tipping that wont be the No.1 recruiting scoop of the off season as the new Na Fianna coaches have had a look at 2 new Irish Boys, a Norwood player, 3 new guys from PNU and one very interested player from Onkas

But WI are bringing back the "Piecart". Interesting that your often associated with Pies Schimma , i heard that a couple of weeks ago on SATURDAY GAMEDAY WOWFM 100.5 AT 10.30-12

Seems you've gone to the Flinders school of talking up recruitment in the off season wristy...
I certainly haven't heard anything apart from the PNU guys.

[Cheese Twisties]

Greetings all, good to see the Gaelic thread hasnt been put in mothballs over the off season!

Training for the men's State team is starting up later this month IIRC, hopefully the gaffer will provide more info shortly.

As for the rumor mill for the 2011/2012 season, the Taints are in advanced talks to bring former SA state team BnF and Hannigan Cup winner Matthew "Undies" Underwood back to St Brendan's, as well as his younger brother "Cundies."

Also hoping that former SAFOOTY poster Brock Landers will return from the UK in time for the start of the season!

[schimma]

Im tipping that wont be the No.1 recruiting scoop of the off season as the new Na Fianna coaches have had a look at 2 new Irish Boys, a Norwood player, 3 new guys from PNU and one very interested player from Onkas

But WI are bringing back the "Piecart". Interesting that your often associated with Pies Schimma , i heard that a couple of weeks ago on SATURDAY GAMEDAY WOWFM 100.5 AT 10.30-12

Seems you've gone to the Flinders school of talking up recruitment in the off season wristy...
I certainly haven't heard anything apart from the PNU guys.

Flinders have picked up Mark Mickan as coach, and some name players eg, romano negri, James seller, Tom Javor and the big recruit is joe Scuderi..

[the milky bar kid]

Big recruit for Na Fianna today! Congratulations to Mick!

[wristwatcher]

Big recruit for Na Fianna today! Congratulations to Mick!

And Edel as she may have done some of the work

[Neville Bartoss]

Im tipping that wont be the No.1 recruiting scoop of the off season as the new Na Fianna coaches have had a look at 2 new Irish Boys, a Norwood player, 3 new guys from PNU and one very interested player from Onkas

But WI are bringing back the "Piecart". Interesting that your often associated with Pies Schimma , i heard that a couple of weeks ago on SATURDAY GAMEDAY WOWFM 100.5 AT 10.30-12

Seems you've gone to the Flinders school of talking up recruitment in the off season wristy...
I certainly haven't heard anything apart from the PNU guys.

Flinders have picked up Mark Mickan as coach, and some name players eg, romano negri, James seller, Tom Javor and the big recruit is joe Scuderi..

How did we get dragged into this.....sounds like it will be a tight comp again this year....

Id like to hear peoples thoughts on our present location at st marys, feel it may be restricting the ability for the competition to grow....i know personally that flinders would get a lot more players out to play if we had a more central location, maybe somewhere in the city? Any ideas?

[the milky bar kid]

Nothing more than a little tongue in cheek Nev, not enough to worry about!

As for St Mary's, sure it may be South, cold, windy, etc but honestly we don't have too many other options.
I reside mainly in the north these days & still don't mind making the 45 minutes hungover drive to play a bit of gaelic. Honestly, if you want to play enough you'll make the trip each week.
Ideally an a more central to the city location would be ideal, but the problem is that a majority of ovals have cricket during the summer & finding a ground that doesn't have cricket & isn't already under lease would be almost impossible. I also think that playing in a park land location would be derogitory to the game & probably loose people from sticking around and using the bar facilities. I also think that a late friday night game in the parklands wouldn't be a very pleasent experience. GFHASA is leased to St Mary's for another 5-10 years anyway & leasing another ground would significantly increase the price of subs to clubs.

It would require an over whelming ground swell of support to move gaelic from st Marys or an offer that was too good to refuse, I can't see either of which happening in the near future.

[Flinders O'Neills]

Seeing as we talk up our off season signings!...Categorised | Featured, Gaelic Games, Sport

Irish eco report, for what its worth...Also the report about how NSW spent 16K on a shipping container was also brilliant..http://www.irishecho.com.au/2011/04/23/ ... ainer/9319


Aussie GAA clubs to benefit from Irish player exodus
Posted on 01 March 2011 at 9:00 am by Staff Writer

BACK TO WEXFORD: Wexford star PJ Banville is one of a number of top GAA players who decided to leave Ireland for Australia. Sadly, Banville has had to return to Ireland for personal reasons.

With an estimated 250 GAA players being lost to clubs around Ireland every month due to emigration, there’s no doubting the Gaelic fields of Ireland will be quieter this year. In contrast, GAA clubs around Australia are abuzz with new members as the influx sparks a big rise in the numbers participating. Catherine Murphy talks to club officials and players about swapping winter training back home for sun baked sessions down under…

GAA clubs across Australia, who in the past have struggled to even field a team, are noticing dramatic changes.

Ireland’s economic catastrophe and the subsequent evacuation of thousands of young Irish people, has seen the GAA Down Under prosper.

Record numbers at training are in stark contrast to attendances during the Celtic Tiger when new participants instead populated GAA fields back home.

2010 League and championship winners Brisbane Harps is just one of the clubs that have benefitted.

Club treasurer Eunan McGovern has noticed that turnout to training is up by over a third on this time last year.

“It saves us going chasing people,” McGovern says.

“Last year we went around town with flyers and you were torturing every fella you met at the pub to try and get them to play. This year they’re just turning up on our doorstep.”

Meanwhile the capital city’s first ever Gaelic club, the Canberra Gaels has welcomed a sharp rise in players since its foundation in November.

“It was a bit of a slow start when we first got going,” Gaels’ captain Kenny Dowling says.

“We were ringing people trying to spread the word and get people involved. But since Christmas there’s nearly enough for another football team with the new fellas that have turned up.”

For Melbourne based club the Wolfe Tones, the biggest change in 2011 is a decrease in the turnover of players.

“We always get a lot of new players at this time of year,” Wolfe Tones GAC secretary John Vesey says.

“The difference this year is that we tend to get players who just stay at the club for a year but this year a lot of our players are staying around.

“They’re on longer visas…a lot went away to country Victoria to work on farms to enable them to apply for a second year visa. So there’s a natural build up with players staying and new players coming in.”

Vesey says the trend is resulting in a much stronger club culture.

“There are more familiar faces. Because players are here longer than a year they get more involved in the club instead of just playing. They get involved in committees at the club and that’s a real benefit.”

And training numbers at the Melbourne based club may not yet have peaked.

“I’m getting about 20 calls a week,” club president Ciaran Mohan says.

“Between people ringing from home who are coming out here and new people who’ve just arrived. We have around 15 extra players than we did this time last year.”

While the quantity of new players is high, so is the quality. Inter-county players haven’t been immune to the economically fuelled exodus from Irish shores.

Clare hurler Brian O’Connell, Louth All-Star nominee John O’Brien and Limerick footballers Pádraig Browne and Conor Ranahan are all reported to have made the decision to emigrate to Australia.

One county that was ruing the loss of one of their stars was Wexford.

PJ Banville moved to Sydney and had donned the jersey of the Cormac McAnnallen’s club before a family illness forced his unexpected return to Ireland last week.

Before he received his bad news, Banville spoke about the decision to leave Ireland and the anxiety of a top player leaving the game in Ireland.

His girlfriend Aishling Colfer had moved over in September after a period of unemployment. She picked up work as a beauty therapist in Bondi Junction. Banville was working for Rossman construction.

“The way we looked at it was, I wanted to come out here in the next few years anyway and she was out of work so why wait for two years?” Banville said.

“Why not go now when we have the chance and the time is right. It would be good to go back home in a couple of years when things might be better. But we just felt it was the right time to do this.”

He admitted that watching his native county on Setanta Sports, and probably in an Irish bar, rather than running onto Croke Park himself was not easy.

The 24-year-old has enjoyed one of the county’s most successful periods, which included an appearance in the All-Ireland semi-final in 2008. He’s also enjoyed highs at club level with Horeswood, winning senior county championship titles in 2005, 2006 and 2009.

“I really miss it,” he conceded. “It will be very hard come championship time. I won’t miss the winter training but when it comes to the summer it will be tough. I’ll definitely be watching it. Hopefully Wexford will have a good year… I’ll miss the club too.”

While Banville’s Aussie sojourn may have to wait, it looks like Ireland’s loss will be Australia’s gain for Gaelic games this year.
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[Cheese Twisties]

THE THIRTEENTH AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GAMES IN ADELAIDE - GAELIC FOOTBALL!

For the very first time Gaelic Football has been included as a sport in the Australian Masters Games. These will be held in Adelaide on Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 October 2011. This can be your Club’s opportunity to be the inaugural Australian Champions and with the minimum age being 30 it will allow you to include a wide range of players.

See the attached flyer for the games and then for more information and registration details please contact Karen Rankin (Australasian Vice President in Adelaide) on +61421 460 427 and krankles@hotmail.com

For more information on the Masters games, visit http://www.australianmastersgames.com.

[schimma]

Josh Willoughby as massive out for the goats for this year and prob ever. done a injury similar to Trent Hentschel. poor lad may never play footy again. So all the best to Wilson he will be missed by the Goat community..... The lads led by league legend and best umpire T Javor would have to be early favourites with the new recruits and the fine pre season form shown at PJ's most saturday nights.

[wristwatcher]

Josh Willoughby as massive out for the goats for this year and prob ever. done a injury similar to Trent Hentschel. poor lad may never play footy again. So all the best to Wilson he will be missed by the Goat community..... The lads led by league legend and best umpire T Javor would have to be early favourites with the new recruits and the fine pre season form shown at PJ's most saturday nights.

Get well Willow. Tragic loss and i think speak on behalf of Na Fianna when i say that we would rather play against The Goats with Willow and lose than have him out an injured the way he has been and win. I only hope his incredible fitness and conditioning work in his favour and help facilitate any form of comeback. Arguably the best player in the league last year and i sincerely hope that we get the pleasure of seeing him running round at Gaelic Park again one day.

[Flinders O'Neills]

http://www.beachgaelic.com/new/home.asp?menuid=14
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[the milky bar kid]

Big loss for Na Fianna today with last years skipper having a ruptured ACL. Hoping for our sake he can team up with Mick Lawlor & do a Matt Whitford & coach our team a step further than last year!

[schimma]

Big loss for Na Fianna today with last years skipper having a ruptured ACL. Hoping for our sake he can team up with Mick Lawlor & do a Matt Whitford & coach our team a step further than last year!

Spewing MBK i may have to make a come back now as you will not be standing me. Horrible news thou. hope for a speedy return

[the milky bar kid]

Cheers schimma, hoping for a good recovery too.

[Neville Bartoss]

With soccer and footy seasons over for those not playing finals (me included in the category) our attention once again focuses on Gaelic to get us through summer....how are the respective sides looking? Recruits? Coaches? Predictions?

As per previous posts we have a reputation of promising the world and delivering nothing but we have explored a few different recruiting avenues to hopefully overcome our post Christmas blues.....

My predicted ladder at the end of the minor round
1. Onkas
2. Western ireland
3. Flinders
4. St brendans
5. Na Fianna
6. Port district
7. Irish
8. Mitcham