1st Semi Final - Power Reserves v Centrals

LPH · Post by **LPH** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:28 pm

Looking forward to this game - Doggies the form team of the competition (outside the Minor Premiers).
Power Reserves struggled last week without their 'trump card' in Butcher.
Will 'Eric' make an appearance on the Hill?
Certainly one would expect more people in the crowd for this game than will be left for the 'late' game.

Doggies to win by 4 goals.

CENTURION · Post by **CENTURION** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:40 pm

LPH wrote:Looking forward to this game - Doggies the form team of the competition (outside the Minor Premiers).
Power Reserves struggled last week without their 'trump card' in Butcher.
Will 'Eric' make an appearance on the Hill?
Certainly one would expect more people in the crowd for this game than will be left for the 'late' game.

Doggies to win by 4 goals.

Eric WILL be there.....................in 1 form or another

Brodlach · Post by **Brodlach** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:45 pm

I read that Butcher and Amon will be in for the Magpies this week...disgrace

leggies · Post by **leggies** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:12 pm

Good luck dogs, send them out in straight sets

Grahaml · Post by **Grahaml** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:48 pm

Will be a tough ask. Not sure the ins make them much stronger or not though. I think if the dogs can go in hard and make it about the tougher team then they're a chance. The fitter, faster and more skilful team will be in black and white. Summerton, IMHO, will always be a key to the Magpies. Shut him down or make him accountable and we'll be a step closer.

Not too fussed about Butcher and Amon coming in. Neither in brilliant touch in the AFL side. Would have been a different story if Sam Gray somehow got a run.

wristwatcher · Post by **wristwatcher** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:52 pm

Port Adelaide to bounce back in more favourable conditions and send the Dogs packing for Season 2015.

Port 1-39.

SANFLnut · Post by **SANFLnut** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:28 am

Have Amon and Butcher satisfied the actual rule or was a permit required? Has there been confirmation on Sam Gray (I had it on reasonable authority Port we're going to apply for him to get a permit but nothing on SANFL website)

Grahaml · Post by **Grahaml** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 2:52 am

SANFLnut wrote:Have Amon and Butcher satisfied the actual rule or was a permit required? Has there been confirmation on Sam Gray (I had it on reasonable authority Port we're going to apply for him to get a permit but nothing on SANFL website)

Would be very embarassing if this was firstly asked for and secondly green lit. I just don't see the benefit for Port or the need for the SANFL to allow. This is the SANFL not the amateur leagues. You either qualify or you don't.

Booney · Post by **Booney** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:02 am

Sam Gray is not permitted to play.

johntheclaret · Post by **johntheclaret** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:26 am

Come on Centrals. Dump the reserves out and we can all rest easy that a sovereign SANFL club will take the flag again this year.
Dogs by 20-25 points

stan · Post by **stan** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:08 am

Thinking the dogs here by a few goals.

Brodlach · Post by **Brodlach** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:51 am

SANFLnut wrote:Have Amon and Butcher satisfied the actual rule or was a permit required? Has there been confirmation on Sam Gray (I had it on reasonable authority Port we're going to apply for him to get a permit but nothing on SANFL website)

Both have played far more SANFL than AFL but they shouldn't be able to play as they finished the season in the AFL

Post by **heater31** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:53 am

Brodlach wrote:
SANFLnut wrote:Have Amon and Butcher satisfied the actual rule or was a permit required? Has there been confirmation on Sam Gray (I had it on reasonable authority Port we're going to apply for him to get a permit but nothing on SANFL website)

Both have played far more SANFL than AFL but they shouldn't be able to play as they finished the season in the AFL

Butcher surely is more of a liability than Amon? Probably cancel each other out in what they bring to the table

cennals05 · Post by **cennals05** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:35 am

I was more confident when the original forecast was 18°C and showers.

Both games between the teams this year have been pretty close. We just need to keep up our pressure and tackling. Port have a bigger team than Norwood so I wonder if Dallas will come in? Not sure who we would drop though?

Harry the Horse · Post by **Harry the Horse** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:40 am

Grahaml wrote:
SANFLnut wrote:Have Amon and Butcher satisfied the actual rule or was a permit required? Has there been confirmation on Sam Gray (I had it on reasonable authority Port we're going to apply for him to get a permit but nothing on SANFL website)

Would be very embarassing if this was firstly asked for and secondly green lit. I just don't see the benefit for Port or the need for the SANFL to allow. This is the SANFL not the amateur leagues. You either qualify or you don't.

Port did indeed seek permission for Gray to play because, according to them, it was in his best interests of his football development.
SANFL denied request.
It's taken a long time but the League has finally got something right.

wild dog · Post by **wild dog** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:55 am

Harry the Horse wrote:
Grahaml wrote:
SANFLnut wrote:Have Amon and Butcher satisfied the actual rule or was a permit required? Has there been confirmation on Sam Gray (I had it on reasonable authority Port we're going to apply for him to get a permit but nothing on SANFL website)

Would be very embarassing if this was firstly asked for and secondly green lit. I just don't see the benefit for Port or the need for the SANFL to allow. This is the SANFL not the amateur leagues. You either qualify or you don't.

Port did indeed seek permission for Gray to play because, according to them, it was in his best interests of his football development.
SANFL denied request.
It's taken a long time but the League has finally got something right.

Yes the SANFL have. I would have preferred Port make the argument that they want the best team to win the cup, but player development. Its not the under 18's or the reserves.... oh yeah that's right.

SimonH · Post by **SimonH** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 3:44 pm

Brodlach wrote:
SANFLnut wrote:Have Amon and Butcher satisfied the actual rule or was a permit required? Has there been confirmation on Sam Gray (I had it on reasonable authority Port we're going to apply for him to get a permit but nothing on SANFL website)

Both have played far more SANFL than AFL but they shouldn't be able to play as they finished the season in the AFL

Hence the change to the rule this year, so it now says that you not only have to play more SANFL than AFL across the year, you have to play at least 3 SANFL after 30 June. Butcher has played most of the year in the SANFL (because he's not very good; he'd be a regular risk of getting dropped to the reserves at most other SANFL league clubs), and most of Amon's SANFL has been in the 2nd half of the season. The existing rule could maybe be tweaked a bit, but if (like this year) the Pahhhhhr reserves were coming up to finals, and the Pahhhhhhr firsts dead in the comp, a 'you must finish the season in the SANFL' rule would just encourage dodginess.

By virtue of not having played AFL last week, Kane Mitchell has qualified to keep on going and play the rest of the SANFL season. Which might end this weekend of course.

Chuck Wepner · Post by **Chuck Wepner** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 5:28 pm

johntheclaret wrote:Come on Centrals. Dump the reserves out and we can all rest easy that a sovereign SANFL club will take the flag again this year.
Dogs by 20-25 points

I really don't mind who wins it but go you Dogs. At least it won't be Norwood again

leggies · Post by **leggies** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 6:28 pm

Dogs easily. Butcher is playing

andyw · Post by **andyw** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 6:51 pm

leggies wrote:Dogs easily. Butcher is playing

Butcher by name , Butcher by nature
Has there ever been a worse kick for goal (Peter Beythein circa 1979 excepted)