2025 Adelaide Footy League - Division 2

[Down the Hill]

There is no evidence to suggest Adelaide Uni have received a "free kick" with this provision. Alot of these country lads would still prefer to play in a more traditional club environment than play for Uni. I'm pretty sure Walkerville has done OK over the years with recruiting Uni students that have moved from the country. And it's not as though these lads are all A grade footballers. The APPS system has probably negatively affected Adelaide Uni more than any other AdFL club.

[MW]

You dont play at Adel Uni for premierships unless you are happy to play lower grades for free

[wenchbarwer]

There is no evidence to suggest Adelaide Uni have received a "free kick" with this provision. Alot of these country lads would still prefer to play in a more traditional club environment than play for Uni. I'm pretty sure Walkerville has done OK over the years with recruiting Uni students that have moved from the country. And it's not as though these lads are all A grade footballers. The APPS system has probably negatively affected Adelaide Uni more than any other AdFL club.

Good point, just because you've played A's in the country does not mean you're a div 2 footballer

[Fricky]

There is no evidence to suggest Adelaide Uni have received a "free kick" with this provision. Alot of these country lads would still prefer to play in a more traditional club environment than play for Uni. I'm pretty sure Walkerville has done OK over the years with recruiting Uni students that have moved from the country. And it's not as though these lads are all A grade footballers. The APPS system has probably negatively affected Adelaide Uni more than any other AdFL club.

Agree with what you've said.

Yes we do well with recruiting uni kids, and yes not all of them are A graders, but some have been. My question is if they are 0 points for a uni team because they moved for education, why can't they be 0 points for everyone?

[bird of prey]

I’d love to know how Uni go about recruiting their players.

With no junior program, it is a massive disadvantage compared to most other clubs.
And most footy players that attend Uni would (I assume) already have a connection to another club in some way.

It’s a fair effort I think to still be in Div 2 after all these years. You just need to look at the size of the junior programs with all the other sides in Div 1 & 2 to see how important a strong junior program is.

[wenchbarwer]

Back in the mid 90's, they had some powerhouse teams, and made a point of targeting guys from the country/interstate especially that were great footballers (ex Teal Cup types).

Surprisingly a lot of them also ended up working at the Havelock...

[wristwatcher]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

[DTH43]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

[wenchbarwer]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

Interesting that you included Brighton, the recent article with their new head coach seemed to be more about stabilsation and trying to fix the link with their juniors. Don't watch them as much as I used to but it seems they still lack height, made worse with Sigal going to North Adelaide.

Goody Saints were proof last year that coming down from D1 doesn't automatically assumes you'll be a force in D2. They have a lot more depth than Brighton but struggled at times last year.

[DTH43]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

Interesting that you included Brighton, the recent article with their new head coach seemed to be more about stabilsation and trying to fix the link with their juniors. Don't watch them as much as I used to but it seems they still lack height, made worse with Sigal going to North Adelaide.

Goody Saints were proof last year that coming down from D1 doesn't automatically assumes you'll be a force in D2. They have a lot more depth than Brighton but struggled at times last year.

TBH I haven't seen them a lot either. THEY beat some decent teams and Drew with Districts last season so obviously have some quality. Maybe their height as you mentioned, and some consistency may be lacking. I still think they will be ok.

[bird of prey]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

Interesting that you included Brighton, the recent article with their new head coach seemed to be more about stabilsation and trying to fix the link with their juniors. Don't watch them as much as I used to but it seems they still lack height, made worse with Sigal going to North Adelaide.

Goody Saints were proof last year that coming down from D1 doesn't automatically assumes you'll be a force in D2. They have a lot more depth than Brighton but struggled at times last year.

TBH I haven't seen them a lot either. THEY beat some decent teams and Drew with Districts last season so obviously have some quality. Maybe their height as you mentioned, and some consistency may be lacking. I still think they will be ok.

Height is an overrated factor these days. A powerful midfield and good skills will always overcome any lack of height.

[wenchbarwer]

Height is an overrated factor these days. A powerful midfield and good skills will always overcome any lack of height.

Pretty hard to be an effective team at the top end of D1/D2 without decent bigs.

From the D1 GF alone, Davis & Lycett are crucial to their teams success.

[DTH43]

I know some teams who have struggled in the top couple divisions last few years who have said they lacked the size to match it with the better teams. Some bigger forwards got hold of them.

[wenchbarwer]

I know some teams who have struggled in the top couple divisions last few years who have said they lacked the size to match it with the better teams. Some bigger forwards got hold of them.

SFL GF was exactly this, Reynella were just the bigger side and it showed.

[wristwatcher]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

Yep fair question. For the record the 6 teams you have listed are my top 6 but putting that out there in January will only bite me on the ass.

Henley - Undefeated season and as dominant as you could want to be in a Div 3 comp winning all 3 GF's very comfortably.
They have added some more talent. 7 to be exact. They continue to get an influx of WAFC players and the big in for me is Beuchner who is a big boy from the Ponderosa to add to their embarrassment of riches. A former Div 1 Premier and they look primed to have a proper crack at it in 2025.

TTG - At times very good last year and as per recent years in the mix for div 1 finals last year until injuries hit. They don't tend to spend too much time in div 2 and again a recent enough Div 1 Premiership winner knows what need to be done. Big Tickets will give first use and their new look mifdfield will have grown together to become better in 2025.
2 very big ins - Dylan Weaver from Centrals and some bloke called McKay who apparently goes alright.

Forums were quiet so i thought I'd throw up my prediction. Nothing is certain in pre-season but that's where i think it might land in September.

[DTH43]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

Yep fair question. For the record the 6 teams you have listed are my top 6 but putting that out there in January will only bite me on the ass.

Henley - Undefeated season and as dominant as you could want to be in a Div 3 comp winning all 3 GF's very comfortably.
They have added some more talent. 7 to be exact. They continue to get an influx of WAFC players and the big in for me is Beuchner who is a big boy from the Ponderosa to add to their embarrassment of riches. A former Div 1 Premier and they look primed to have a proper crack at it in 2025.

TTG - At times very good last year and as per recent years in the mix for div 1 finals last year until injuries hit. They don't tend to spend too much time in div 2 and again a recent enough Div 1 Premiership winner knows what need to be done. Big Tickets will give first use and their new look mifdfield will have grown together to become better in 2025.
2 very big ins - Dylan Weaver from Centrals and some bloke called McKay who apparently goes alright.

Forums were quiet so i thought I'd throw up my prediction. Nothing is certain in pre-season but that's where i think it might land in September.

Cheers mate, appreciate your thoughts and replying to my message.
I think it will be a really strong division in 2025 with games going either way depending on who can play at their best the longest.

[hollywood7477]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

Yep fair question. For the record the 6 teams you have listed are my top 6 but putting that out there in January will only bite me on the ass.

Henley - Undefeated season and as dominant as you could want to be in a Div 3 comp winning all 3 GF's very comfortably.
They have added some more talent. 7 to be exact. They continue to get an influx of WAFC players and the big in for me is Beuchner who is a big boy from the Ponderosa to add to their embarrassment of riches. A former Div 1 Premier and they look primed to have a proper crack at it in 2025.

TTG - At times very good last year and as per recent years in the mix for div 1 finals last year until injuries hit. They don't tend to spend too much time in div 2 and again a recent enough Div 1 Premiership winner knows what need to be done. Big Tickets will give first use and their new look mifdfield will have grown together to become better in 2025.
2 very big ins - Dylan Weaver from Centrals and some bloke called McKay who apparently goes alright.

Forums were quiet so i thought I'd throw up my prediction. Nothing is certain in pre-season but that's where i think it might land in September.

Henley were very good last year and they had to. It’s a massive jump from Div 3 to 2 so Henley had to improve their list. Some big ins.
From what I have heard both Broadbents won’t be playing this year. Matt has a role at North I believe and Tim may pull boots on in the C’s

My only concern with Henley is they don’t have a real dominant ruckman and against the better Div 2 sides that may go against them. Defensively they will be elite. Question marks over their mids and fwds. They will be around the mark but my tip would be Flinders Park v TTG

[wenchbarwer]

There were quite a few good rucks running around in D2 last season

[DTH43]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

Yep fair question. For the record the 6 teams you have listed are my top 6 but putting that out there in January will only bite me on the ass.

Henley - Undefeated season and as dominant as you could want to be in a Div 3 comp winning all 3 GF's very comfortably.
They have added some more talent. 7 to be exact. They continue to get an influx of WAFC players and the big in for me is Beuchner who is a big boy from the Ponderosa to add to their embarrassment of riches. A former Div 1 Premier and they look primed to have a proper crack at it in 2025.

TTG - At times very good last year and as per recent years in the mix for div 1 finals last year until injuries hit. They don't tend to spend too much time in div 2 and again a recent enough Div 1 Premiership winner knows what need to be done. Big Tickets will give first use and their new look mifdfield will have grown together to become better in 2025.
2 very big ins - Dylan Weaver from Centrals and some bloke called McKay who apparently goes alright.

Forums were quiet so i thought I'd throw up my prediction. Nothing is certain in pre-season but that's where i think it might land in September.

Henley were very good last year and they had to. It’s a massive jump from Div 3 to 2 so Henley had to improve their list. Some big ins.
From what I have heard both Broadbents won’t be playing this year. Matt has a role at North I believe and Tim may pull boots on in the C’s

My only concern with Henley is they don’t have a real dominant ruckman and against the better Div 2 sides that may go against them. Defensively they will be elite. Question marks over their mids and fwds. They will be around the mark but my tip would be Flinders Park v TTG

Where did you see Henley and Lockleys compared to the 2 teams that came up from Div 3 last season (Flinders Park and Modbury) ?
As both those teams didn't really recruit and both played finals in Div2 first year up.

[Jimmy_041]

My Div 2 GF for 2025

Henley v TTG

Thoughts behind this?
Athelstone, Brighton, Goodwood, Finders Park might have something to say about that.

Yep fair question. For the record the 6 teams you have listed are my top 6 but putting that out there in January will only bite me on the ass.

Henley - Undefeated season and as dominant as you could want to be in a Div 3 comp winning all 3 GF's very comfortably.
They have added some more talent. 7 to be exact. They continue to get an influx of WAFC players and the big in for me is Beuchner who is a big boy from the Ponderosa to add to their embarrassment of riches. A former Div 1 Premier and they look primed to have a proper crack at it in 2025.

TTG - At times very good last year and as per recent years in the mix for div 1 finals last year until injuries hit. They don't tend to spend too much time in div 2 and again a recent enough Div 1 Premiership winner knows what need to be done. Big Tickets will give first use and their new look mifdfield will have grown together to become better in 2025.
2 very big ins - Dylan Weaver from Centrals and some bloke called McKay who apparently goes alright.

Forums were quiet so i thought I'd throw up my prediction. Nothing is certain in pre-season but that's where i think it might land in September.

John Farnham of TTG