by jo172 » Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:45 pm
by S Demon » Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:52 pm
jo172 wrote:For what it's worth circumstances conspired so that PNU fielded its worst C Grade in 5 years this year. From what I saw of this year we haven't had a C Grade in the last lustrum that would have beaten SW, but the 2012-2014 teams would have been competitive against all. Wouldn't use PNU as an example at all Marbles.
I should add what a lot of boys found particularly challenging was adjusting to the time on/time off quarters, particularly given the majority had never played a senior grade of footy before. Each week you could pencil in the opposition scoring an extra 5-8 goals in the last 3 minutes of every quarter due to superior conditioning. But for that PNU certainly would have won some games earlier in the year.
by jo172 » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:03 pm
S Demon wrote:jo172 wrote:For what it's worth circumstances conspired so that PNU fielded its worst C Grade in 5 years this year. From what I saw of this year we haven't had a C Grade in the last lustrum that would have beaten SW, but the 2012-2014 teams would have been competitive against all. Wouldn't use PNU as an example at all Marbles.
I should add what a lot of boys found particularly challenging was adjusting to the time on/time off quarters, particularly given the majority had never played a senior grade of footy before. Each week you could pencil in the opposition scoring an extra 5-8 goals in the last 3 minutes of every quarter due to superior conditioning. But for that PNU certainly would have won some games earlier in the year.
So your D grade played finals and yet your C grade couldn't buy a win....
by The Bedge » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:07 pm
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by jo172 » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:09 pm
Zartan wrote:Can you confirm Todd Weidenbach is PNU D Grades recruit of the season?
by marbles » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:33 pm
by Q. » Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:48 pm
by jo172 » Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:51 pm
Q. wrote:Actually, think you'll find PNU has had a shocking run with injuries across the A and B grade this year, which made things worse for the C grade
by Look Good In Leather » Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:51 pm
jo172 wrote:Q. wrote:Actually, think you'll find PNU has had a shocking run with injuries across the A and B grade this year, which made things worse for the C grade
The dozen or so blokes who elected not to play football this year (and/or got jobs outside of metropolitan Adelaide) in mid to late March is what proved most difficult. Somewhat ironically our teams in the earlier trial matches were the strongest we've played all year. Them be the breaks.
by jo172 » Tue Aug 30, 2016 6:10 pm
Look Good In Leather wrote:jo172 wrote:Q. wrote:Actually, think you'll find PNU has had a shocking run with injuries across the A and B grade this year, which made things worse for the C grade
The dozen or so blokes who elected not to play football this year (and/or got jobs outside of metropolitan Adelaide) in mid to late March is what proved most difficult. Somewhat ironically our teams in the earlier trial matches were the strongest we've played all year. Them be the breaks.
Surely they would have pushed the better players up from the D-Grade tho, or is @marbles on the money?
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by marbles » Tue Aug 30, 2016 6:31 pm
by Yank Man » Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:37 pm
marbles wrote:what is most important is that the nursery division has seen a club on its last legs near closing its doors, now nearing a rebirth into the real saafl divisions and salisbury west will fly out of the nursery this saturday if all goes their way
just like releasing a pelican back into the wild after breaking a wing and being kept in ICU i will shed a tear when Salisbury jumps back into the wild of div 6
im not attacking you all but any business man would no that selling football matches to a player who is a "cgrade old washed geriatric hack" where he must compete against young agrade representatives who are urged to train hard and bust their nuts out on the field .... your sales will diminish
players will likely not participate rather than participate and your club will shrink
proven by the following former div 7 participants who now only have 3 teams
# broadview
# flinders park
# TTG - went to 3 teams
# henley
# sacred heart
and now theres talk of unley going to 3 teams - why? we all know exactly why.
by Look Good In Leather » Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:05 pm
by Mr Beefy » Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:39 pm
by panthers » Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:23 pm
marbles wrote:what is most important is that the nursery division has seen a club on its last legs near closing its doors, now nearing a rebirth into the real saafl divisions and salisbury west will fly out of the nursery this saturday if all goes their way
just like releasing a pelican back into the wild after breaking a wing and being kept in ICU i will shed a tear when Salisbury jumps back into the wild of div 6
im not attacking you all but any business man would no that selling football matches to a player who is a "cgrade old washed geriatric hack" where he must compete against young agrade representatives who are urged to train hard and bust their nuts out on the field .... your sales will diminish
players will likely not participate rather than participate and your club will shrink
proven by the following former div 7 participants who now only have 3 teams
# broadview
# flinders park
# TTG - went to 3 teams
# henley
# sacred heart
and now theres talk of unley going to 3 teams - why? we all know exactly why.
by Jimmy_041 » Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:01 pm
jo172 wrote:Look Good In Leather wrote:jo172 wrote:Q. wrote:Actually, think you'll find PNU has had a shocking run with injuries across the A and B grade this year, which made things worse for the C grade
The dozen or so blokes who elected not to play football this year (and/or got jobs outside of metropolitan Adelaide) in mid to late March is what proved most difficult. Somewhat ironically our teams in the earlier trial matches were the strongest we've played all year. Them be the breaks.
Surely they would have pushed the better players up from the D-Grade tho, or is @marbles on the money?
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Hence why half a dozen of the D Grade Finals side had to be coaxed out of retirement at various points in the year (owed to the particular skill of the D Grade Coach).
Marbles probably has a reasonable point in that it's easier to coax someone out of retirement to play D7R (and C3/C5) to D7
I should add an erudite member of the forum commented to me during the PNU PAOC D1R match that the PAOC C Grade could beat our reserves side that day. I assured him he was indeed correct, the PAOC C Grade side had beaten most of those blokes twice already in D7.
Just one of those years.
by marbles » Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:10 pm
Mr Beefy wrote:Im more concerned with all these c grade players who "bust their nuts on the field" must be an exciting brand of footy
by Dutchy » Sun Sep 11, 2016 7:05 pm
by SATCHEL » Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:42 am
marbles wrote:Mr Beefy wrote:Im more concerned with all these c grade players who "bust their nuts on the field" must be an exciting brand of footy
Am hearing rosewaters c-grade to div 7 and wingfield to be their dgrade side
Yep heard it here first beefy youre going to div 7
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