View Full Version : VFL:Tasmania vs Bendigo at Launceston
MRobbo
27th May 2005, 20:24
Half Time currently 7 degrees at Auroura Stadium
Tasmania 6-3-39
Bendigo Bombers 5-5-35
MRobbo
27th May 2005, 20:36
3 Quarter Time
Tasmania 7-7-49
Bendigo Bombers 11-8-74
MRobbo
27th May 2005, 21:03
Final Score
Tasmania 7-8-50
Bendigo Bombers 13-8-86
Blues_Man
27th May 2005, 21:14
Courtney Johns may well be the worst footballer to ever play the game ...i have never seen one bloke drop that many marks in one game ...the only kick (that i noticed) went 20 metres away from his attacking goal . his handpassing was even worse than his marking .
and to think i went along to the game to see this bloke play :rolleyes:
What was the crowd like, wouldn't be many there I would of thought? Tassie stink the standard of players in the state is attrocious, with of course the exception of Ben Atkin, Beams and a couple of others. Even during the late statewide league days, we had about 20-30 players up to Ben Atkin standard, shows what the Devils have done, to local footy.
Blues_Man
27th May 2005, 21:36
What was the crowd like, wouldn't be many there I would of thought? Tassie stink the standard of players in the state is attrocious, with of course the exception of Ben Atkin, Beams and a couple of others. Even during the late statewide league days, we had about 20-30 players up to Ben Atkin standard, shows what the Devils have done, to local footy.
crowd was around 13-1500 i would guess i don't know what you are getting at in regard to Tassie players ..we have had some of the greats over the years
TigerFan
27th May 2005, 21:42
Courtney Johns may well be the worst footballer to ever play the game ...i have never seen one bloke drop that many marks in one game ...the only kick (that i noticed) went 20 metres away from his attacking goal . his handpassing was even worse than his marking .
and to think i went along to the game to see this bloke play :rolleyes:
Sheedy adores him, I'm yet to see him, so I can't really comment on him.
Essendon don't really seem to have any other 'hidden gems', so maybe Sheedy is just trying to sell some memberships.
Brisbane Bombers
27th May 2005, 21:55
Courtney Johns may well be the worst footballer to ever play the game ...i have never seen one bloke drop that many marks in one game ...the only kick (that i noticed) went 20 metres away from his attacking goal . his handpassing was even worse than his marking .
and to think i went along to the game to see this bloke play :rolleyes:
1st game in two years give the kid a break.......sheedy bought this on him though by suggesting he could play afl this week
Blues_Man
27th May 2005, 22:17
1st game in two years give the kid a break.......sheedy bought this on him though by suggesting he could play afl this week
yup ..i saw sheedy on the news building the kid up so i decided to go and have a look at him play ....lets just say he had a "quiet" night ;)
onslaught
27th May 2005, 22:26
Where were the Devils beaten (aside from the scoreboard :)
i don't know what you are getting at in regard to Tassie players ..we have had some of the greats over the years
I was saying that in the final years of the TFL Statewide League (Tasmania) there were 20-30 more quality players playing in the state than what there is now.
Blues_Man
27th May 2005, 23:17
Where were the Devils beaten (aside from the scoreboard :)
the had a lot of the ball but couldn't hit a target in their forward 50 . and when they did they kicked points . bendigo were good in the last half by playing possession football and stifling the devils run ...terrible to watch but effective football
Blues_Man
27th May 2005, 23:18
I was saying that in the final years of the TFL Statewide League (Tasmania) there were 20-30 more quality players playing in the state than what there is now.
yes i agree ..the hobart devils have a lot to answer for
Kingpin
27th May 2005, 23:24
yes i agree ..the hobart devils have a lot to answer for
AFL Tasmania Devils.
There was one REAL club named Hobart - the Hobart Tigers - and they don't exist anymore.
BTW: Agree with WCL, the talent pool around the state has dramatically fallen down the plughole since the TFL fell over.
I can't talk about the Northern comps, but the drivel I've had the misfortune of watching in the matches I've been to this year, only confirms that thought in my mind.
bomberbilly
27th May 2005, 23:39
yup ..i saw sheedy on the news building the kid up so i decided to go and have a look at him play ....lets just say he had a "quiet" night ;)
your a loser mate.
TigerFan
27th May 2005, 23:44
your a loser mate.
you're a great speller mate.
aren't Hobart the Lions now?
I have umpired their juniors, and they are the Lions.
Blues_Man
27th May 2005, 23:55
AFL Tasmania Devils.
There was one REAL club named Hobart - the Hobart Tigers - and they don't exist anymore.
BTW: Agree with WCL, the talent pool around the state has dramatically fallen down the plughole since the TFL fell over.
I can't talk about the Northern comps, but the drivel I've had the misfortune of watching in the matches I've been to this year, only confirms that thought in my mind.
I consider them the Hobart Devils ...what are we ...9 rounds in ..and tonight was their first game in the north ? ..they are a Hobart side
Kingpin
27th May 2005, 23:57
aren't Hobart the Lions now?
I have umpired their juniors, and they are the Lions.
That is not, and will never be the proper Hobart Football Club.
Lions was a group of corporate and private school tossers who swept in to the club on the pretence that they had sons who happened to be playing in one of the teams at the time, who arrogantly disregard the club's traditions, disregard the supporters feelings on the matter, treated the Old Players Association contemptably and basically railroaded any person who disagreed with thier AFL-alignment opinion out of the club.
City Lions, is what it ought be known as. A thoroughly disgusting organisation trading on the previous good name and fine tradition that was the Hobart Tigers.
Blues_Man
27th May 2005, 23:59
your a loser mate.
great constructive post ...sorry i couldn't tell you your superstar youngster got a kick ...but he really did suck . ;)
hecks99
28th May 2005, 11:36
That is not, and will never be the proper Hobart Football Club.
Lions was a group of corporate and private school tossers who swept in to the club on the pretence that they had sons who happened to be playing in one of the teams at the time, who arrogantly disregard the club's traditions, disregard the supporters feelings on the matter, treated the Old Players Association contemptably and basically railroaded any person who disagreed with thier AFL-alignment opinion out of the club.
City Lions, is what it ought be known as. A thoroughly disgusting organisation trading on the previous good name and fine tradition that was the Hobart Tigers.
Which private school is Hobart alligned to? Is the club aligned with Brisbane also?
Have they lost a lot of players this year?
cbreban
28th May 2005, 11:41
Good to see Bendigo win again, they will win the VFL Premiership.
bomberdude18 2
28th May 2005, 13:47
Courtney Johns may well be the worst footballer to ever play the game ...i have never seen one bloke drop that many marks in one game ...the only kick (that i noticed) went 20 metres away from his attacking goal . his handpassing was even worse than his marking .
and to think i went along to the game to see this bloke play :rolleyes:
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TigerFan
28th May 2005, 15:05
That is not, and will never be the proper Hobart Football Club.
Lions was a group of corporate and private school tossers who swept in to the club on the pretence that they had sons who happened to be playing in one of the teams at the time, who arrogantly disregard the club's traditions, disregard the supporters feelings on the matter, treated the Old Players Association contemptably and basically railroaded any person who disagreed with thier AFL-alignment opinion out of the club.
City Lions, is what it ought be known as. A thoroughly disgusting organisation trading on the previous good name and fine tradition that was the Hobart Tigers.
are you a fan of the TCA?
I umpired on it this morning, what a shocking surface.
Kingpin
28th May 2005, 16:10
are you a fan of the TCA?
I umpired on it this morning, what a shocking surface.
Not really. It's a poor viewing ground generally. I always preferred us playing at North Hobart. The surface has always been ordinary at the TCA.
Probably the only good thing about the TCA is that it is the club's genuine home, and they can raise more money there through bar takings, as North Hobart used to take most of the profits when Hobart ran the bar at North Hobart.
Not a personal favourite of mine.
Kingpin
28th May 2005, 16:17
Which private school is Hobart alligned to? Is the club aligned with Brisbane also?
Have they lost a lot of players this year?
Mostly Old Virgilians Association people. St Virgils. Quite a few of Hobart's senior players are ex-St Virgils students, and many of thier younger players are former St Virgils students.
The club's underage teams have been almost exclusively St Virgils students in the last few years.
A lot of the parents started getting involved, gradually began taking over and p*ssed a lot of the old Hobart supporters off out of it, as they was a great deal of friction between the private school parents and quite a few of the Hobart supporters.
St Virgils is not part of the Brisbane alignment, they are the Saints. Hobart tried to align themselves with St Kilda (and St Virgils) last year to become the Hobart Saints, but the Hobart supporters wouldn't have a bar of it.
TigerFan
28th May 2005, 17:16
St Virgils is not part of the Brisbane alignment, they are the Saints. Hobart tried to align themselves with St Kilda (and St Virgils) last year to become the Hobart Saints, but the Hobart supporters wouldn't have a bar of it.
how did the Lions one get through then?
Kingpin
28th May 2005, 18:10
how did the Lions one get through then?
AFL Tasmania sent in a fellow by the name of Russell Young, who was working for AFL Tasmania, and who was a former president of the Hobart Football Club when the club got into deep financial trouble, to try and sweet talk the Hobart board (at the encourgement of Scott Wade from AFL Tasmania, Noel Morrison and co. from the SFL) to align the club with Brisbane Lions.
This was to get the SFL and Kingborough Football Club out of a massive bunfight with angry Hobart supporters over the continuous denial of Hobart's identity, and to give the SFL a club wearing the high-profile Brisbane Lions AFL jumper in it's "highest standard" league.
This would also give AFL Tasmania an easier time, rather than having to deal with the situation which they were unwilling to be involved in.
The "sting" was that the Hobart Football Club started by either denying, or continously forgetting to issue memberships to supporters who were known to be against the club changing its colours and going with an AFL-alignment.
Hobart's membership fell from 232 in 2003 to between 65 and 75 in 2004.
Two nights before the 1st December meeting which was officially written as a non-voting meeting the board of the club hurriedly signed up a great number of players (against the club constitution) and other associated people who had never been sighted at Hobart games before, to be for the Lions proposal.
The board were telling the members that the club would be receiving playing jumpers from Brisbane, other vital essentials, that the club conveniantly couldn't afford, thus trying to con everybody into voting for the Lions.
(The d*ckheads still haven't got enough jumpers...LMFAO) :rolleyes:
Beacause it was all a sham.
Amid a fiery meeting at the TCA Ground on December 1st, the board pulled a surprise by holding a show-of-hands vote to change to the Lions.
Any person in the room who against the proposal was shouted down by the President (Phillip Baker), and the sting was completed.
The AGM was extremely abusive with several angry exchanges being waged across the room, the President was found to have "been telling porkies" in regard to matters relating to the constitution, which was key in getting the Lions proposal across the line.
After the 1st December meeting, several old Tigers, were convinced that a few illegalities had taken place, and investigated as such.
After two former presidents had made a bid for positions on the Board at the AGM, the club had taken the extraordinary steps of holding a vote for board positions - which hadn't happened at the club in over 20 years - in the usual case, a nominee made thier position known and it would be seconded from the audience.
The club also issued "how-to-vote-cards" leaving the two former presidents as "blank" on the cards - unprecedented.
To think that one of these men (Noel Gray Jnr), almost gave his life to save the club only 8 years earlier, and was treated like that., and then was stripped of his number one ticket holder status, beacause he was anti-AFL alignment.
Technically, the Hobart Lions as a club are illegal. The 1st December meeting - also illegal.
A sham organisation, lacking respect for the very people who kept the club alive over the previous sixty years.
That is why I will always view the Lions as the bastard child of AFL Tasmania, the SFL and number of private school ring-ins.
Absolute SCUM.