11 Crows cleared for SANFL finals

[LPH]

My point: Why take an out of form Martin Mattner to Melbourne as Emergency when Vince is in CAREER BEST FORM

Because it's a conspiracy directed @ Sturt !!!

So you don't get the Double Chance & are knocked out in the Elimination Final

[Dogwatcher]

Hmmm - he does have a good point.

I'm just not sure what it's got to do with karma.

[Mickyj]

My point: Why take an out of form Martin Mattner to Melbourne as Emergency when Vince is in CAREER BEST FORM

Seeing I was sitting in the grandstand not far from LEH and didn't witness the Crows game.Can I ask why they took ROO with an injured knee into such an important game .They could have taken everyone with them but if THEY played injured players its the Crows coaching staffs fault.Seeing Douglas went along why not play him
But personally I'm glad they didn't take Vince.

[BPBRB]

My point: Why take an out of form Martin Mattner to Melbourne as Emergency when Vince is in CAREER BEST FORM

So Sturt can play can "out of form player" they are that desperate? Seriously SP you couldn't give a shit about the Crows playing an "in form" SANFL player - you only want Mattner to bolster Sturt because they have no depth.

[csbowes]

I'm beginning to think I'm the only one who thinks letting these players back into the SANFL is wrong. I think players should have to actually play something like 7 games to play in the finals. I think its rich that a whole bunch of players from a local AFL team that has been an abject failure in a given year, can then overload a local team, taking spots from other deserving players, with its cast offs, thus tipping the balance of SANFL finals.

I don't think Mattner should play for Sturt. He hasn't earnt the right to play for our club. Its the rest of the team that got them to where they are and they deserve the opportunity to make something of the finals series.

Plus if you're a club that produces talented players, who make the AFL grade, but get drafted interstate, you luck out big time when compared to other clubs who just so happen to have their players drafted by the Crows or Power. I really don't understand why more SANFL teams, lets be honest, the bottom 6 clubs, don't protest against it and change the rules. Why Sturt would want to allow North, Torrens and Centrals to be overloaded with AFL players at finals time is beyond me.

Anyway, just my thoughts. Sturt made the bed, so they can lie in it. This isn't a whinge because of where my club finds itself, I just honestly don't feel its right to change the composition of sides at finals time like we do.

I'm actually surprised the league even likes it.

[BPBRB]

I agree with you csbowes but despite having a bigger qualification criteria e.g. at least half the games in the SANFL, there are still loopholes. If the 2 Adelaide based AFL clubs whilst alive in their finals can play any of their players in our finals.

So to give an absurd example - if Power played last week and lost and have to play again this week (double chance) but they deemed that both Cornes boys were sh*t last week and decided to drop them they would play for the Bays this week, even though neither has played a game for the bays for years! They could play the following week too if Port stayed alive including upto the AFL GF weekend. They couldn't play in our GF as they don't meet the standard 3 game criteria.

[sturt1]

My point: Why take an out of form Martin Mattner to Melbourne as Emergency when Vince is in CAREER BEST FORM

So Sturt can play can "out of form player" they are that desperate? Seriously SP you couldn't give a s***t about the Crows playing an "in form" SANFL player - you only want Mattner to bolster Sturt because they have no depth.

They have plenty of depth, they just have too many injuries. Injuries that north couldnt cope with.

[Hondo]

Oh here we go ....

[BPBRB]

My point: Why take an out of form Martin Mattner to Melbourne as Emergency when Vince is in CAREER BEST FORM

So Sturt can play can "out of form player" they are that desperate? Seriously SP you couldn't give a s***t about the Crows playing an "in form" SANFL player - you only want Mattner to bolster Sturt because they have no depth.

They have plenty of depth, they just have too many injuries. Injuries that north couldnt cope with.

Crap - we have bad injury runs the last 2 years in the minor round but still managed to finish second and you would have to be thick if you argue Sturt's depth is that of North's. We managed to cover our injuries for the past two years and now you get some injuries your all crying out for AFL listed players to save you.

[Grahaml]

Westy will be allowed to play the SANFL GF after the AFL GF under the rules but whether the Power allows it to happen is another matter. Would have thought the kid would be eager to play once AFL duties are done and dusted.

The other matter of the "bottom 6" clubs complaining about the issue is those are the clubs most likely to benefit from any qualification of AFL players for finals. Those clubs are the ones who are more likely to want the status quo so if they make the finals next season they can have their best side in given they have first pick in the mini draft.

And anyone saying you just can't take injured players into a GF is delusional. No footy team at that time of year plays a team of fully fit players. If they'd known how it would end up they wouldn't have played him but Riccuito carrying a knee is worth more than Douglas fully fit 90% of the time. If you knew the reality of how many players carry injuries through finals series you wouldn't have a 22 man team!

[LPH]

Westy will be allowed to play the SANFL GF after the AFL GF under the rules but whether the Power allows it to happen is another matter. Would have thought the kid would be eager to play once AFL duties are done and dusted.

The other matter of the "bottom 6" clubs complaining about the issue is those are the clubs most likely to benefit from any qualification of AFL players for finals. Those clubs are the ones who are more likely to want the status quo so if they make the finals next season they can have their best side in given they have first pick in the mini draft.

And anyone saying you just can't take injured players into a GF is delusional. No footy team at that time of year plays a team of fully fit players. If they'd known how it would end up they wouldn't have played him but Riccuito carrying a knee is worth more than Douglas fully fit 90% of the time. If you knew the reality of how many players carry injuries through finals series you wouldn't have a 22 man team!

Good call on ALL counts here 'GL'
I don't believe you are a Centrals supporter !!! LOL

[Blue Boy]

Our depth has been tested at the wrong end of the year there is no doubt about that at all - as at the start of the year both the league side and reserves were both winning games.

Now our league side has fallen from 2nd to 4th and our reserves have not even made the finals - so it is obvious to eveyone our depth must be improved and im pretty confident that it will be in the up and coming years.

Now for Marty Mattner I am stoked that he will be playing and will not shy away from him making our finals side at all and even more so as he is a real Blue Boy . The Double Blues have been on the wrong end of the AFL player rule a few times in the past as every team probably has so I am taking Marty's place in the side as a massive bonus for us.

We have played several first gamers over the last few weeks as we have needed to cover injuries so I really dont believe that anyone will be really missing out as no one has really put up there hand and say pick me again as our results have shown.

[sturtpeter]

I am a little confused about you being confused about me writing about Karma???


The Karma is, Mattner travelling as an emergency to Melbourne worked out as Karma for Professor Craig.

Vince in form would surely have been a sounder option.

Go U Blues

[Dogwatcher]

I wasn't sure who the Karma was for Craigy, Mattner, Vince or the Eagles, who knows with you.

I don't think Mattner nor Vince would've changed what happened to the Crows.

Roo is their talisman, he thought he was fit enough to play - that alone would've boosted the Crows significantly. That role alone made him very important.

[sturt1]

My point: Why take an out of form Martin Mattner to Melbourne as Emergency when Vince is in CAREER BEST FORM

So Sturt can play can "out of form player" they are that desperate? Seriously SP you couldn't give a s***t about the Crows playing an "in form" SANFL player - you only want Mattner to bolster Sturt because they have no depth.

They have plenty of depth, they just have too many injuries. Injuries that north couldnt cope with.

Crap - we have bad injury runs the last 2 years in the minor round but still managed to finish second and you would have to be thick if you argue Sturt's depth is that of North's. We managed to cover our injuries for the past two years and now you get some injuries your all crying out for AFL listed players to save you.

You cant be humble in victory, i will give you no credit for it. Injuries were the reason, full stop.

[Grahaml]

Does anyone remember ayybuddeeee from footysa? These posts have a rather familiar sound about them....

[Wedgie]

Good call, he does to!

[BPBRB]

You cant be humble in victory, i will give you no credit for it. Injuries were the reason, full stop.

Humble in victory - go back and read the majority of my posts re the game from Friday night and this weeks elimination final FFS!!! I have been more than complimentary about Sturt's performance considering their injuries and the fact North got out of jail but you have refused to acknowledge those posts and now you give me a condensending sarcastic response. You and one or two other Sturt "fans" are really carrying on like babies. The fact is you blew a 50 point lead 5 minutes into the third quarter and as bad as North have been in some years in past "era's" I can't ever recall them doing what Sturt did. Cue Spelly to see if we can chalk up another record for those "might baby blues"?

Seriously you would think that North went out during the week and intentionally mugged your players then used dirty tatics to take out Feast and Sheedy but I'm sure you will have some link to blame North for those injuires.

[sturt1]

You cant be humble in victory, i will give you no credit for it. Injuries were the reason, full stop.

Humble in victory - go back and read the majority of my posts re the game from Friday night and this weeks elimination final FFS!!! I have been more than complimentary about Sturt's performance considering their injuries and the fact North got out of jail but you have refused to acknowledge those posts and now you give me a condensending sarcastic response. You and one or two other Sturt "fans" are really carrying on like babies. The fact is you blew a 50 point lead 5 minutes into the third quarter and as bad as North have been in some years in past "era's" I can't ever recall them doing what Sturt did. Cue Spelly to see if we can chalk up another record for those "might baby blues"?

Seriously you would think that North went out during the week and intentionally mugged your players then used dirty tatics to take out Feast and Sheedy but I'm sure you will have some link to blame North for those injuires.

Ask ginger about that, he is tough. Looking for our biggest player to take out.

[Wedgie]

sturt1 is the clever one, he's finally worked out our plan.
Get Brett O'Hara to play many years with the Eagles including juniors without doing one thing to get reported, get him to play state games without get reported, get him to play for North for 2 years without getting reported and THEN get him to thump (ie push in the chest) a Sturt player.
What a mongrel and all part of our 8 year plan to win a game against Sturt at Adelaide Oval on a Friday Night!