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SurftheWorld
31 Mar 2006, 18:28
So what’s everyone’s predictions for the clubbies this year, fair bit of movement from the way I see it compared to last year.
- The Crocs (Xav's so called legends team) got knocked off in the Grand last season, which brought their winning streak to a mighty halt, see how they go this year.
- The other Xav's team after their win against Old Essendon in the (2) Grand Final have been moved up to Clubbies (1) so the 2 Xavs teams will meet each other in what could be described as the VAFA biggest love festival since the pride march.
-Geelong, well knows how they will do in the Clubbies 3rds. Probably get thumped.
-Old Essendon, surprisingly they have been moved down into Clubbies (3) after an impressive year in Clubbies (2) last year which seen them knock off Xavs in the Pre-lim and fall victim to them by a goal in the GF. What’s going on here?
-Fitzroy Reds, apparently they are shaping up to be a strong side this year with allot of new blokes around.
-St Bernard’s in XIII (2), will be a strong side and hard to beat, although with no Xavs in (2) and no OEG, should be an easy year for them!
Thats all I have....
Uni Blacks will along pretty welluntil uni holidays thenthey all go home, cant field a full team and top up with 40yo lecturers, lose 3 in a row then when the holiday makers come back they dont want to play in a team that is not going to make the finals.
Happens every year. The Richmond of club 18, will always finish just a game or two outside the 4!
Son of a Gun
2 Apr 2006, 23:19
Section 2 will be tight this year with the top 2 sides moving on and Eley Park (3rd at end of season) going up to D4. Mt Lilydale (down from S1) have lost 7 players to Kilsyth in EFL and Old Brighton's chances are anyone's guess. Whitefriars up from S3 (who knows) which leaves those finishing 4th to 9th a bit up in the air. St Bernards (always hard first year to put a side together) will be interesting to watch but hey, the fixtures changed once since it was "finalised" so the better question is are we sure who plays who in the first round??
Matthew Lloyd's a diver
17 Apr 2006, 09:52
I went and watched a mate play for Monash against the Fitzroy Reds Club 18s a few weeks back. Monash won by about 17 - 18 goals and Fitzroy were woeful. They would be lucky to win a game based on what i saw.
Trapper
19 Apr 2006, 14:58
I wouldn't read much into the reds practice match results, there is almost a full side worth of guys to drop down from the 2's come round 1 when the seniors and reserves get close to full strength.
Sir Jack
21 Apr 2006, 00:06
Club XIII Section 1 Preview
Crocs (Xav's 1) - on the slide, have lost a few players and are relying on old talent. Noticed that even Rathberger has grey hair now. Never write a powerhouse off but they may not be the force of the past.
Prahran - could be a case of now or never for the Two Blues. Rumour has it that Seniors are pressuring some of the old blokes to play up and leave the Clubbies. Have serious talent but need to capitalise soon.
St Kev's - Last years premiers, tough, experienced and balanced side. Loss of Captain Jungle will be costly but they would have to still be favourites after a young side went all the way last year.
Scotch - I see them as a real power this year. Young fast running team with a good amount of talls. The club has a great amount of depth with about seven teams running around. Look for them to step up.
De La - Another team from a club with plenty of depth. Their website reckons they've had over a hundred blokes at training so they will be keen to erase the memory of missing the finals last two years. Very inconsistent team though but could suprise.
Mazenod - Very up and down last year. They always seem to threaten but never deliver the goods. Similar to the Two Blues, they don't seem to have a young side and might be at the end of an opportunity. Wouldn't suprise me to see them in the mix though.
Old Xavs 2 - Young team but apparently has been hit hard by the addition of a second U/19's team. Pace and height but probably not the match winners of a Crocs or SKOBs. Hope they do well but maybe the easy beats this year.
St Bedes - Great footballing stable but are a bit of an unknown quantity this year. Seniors are consistent without starring but they wouldn't have come straight into Section 1 if they were rubbish. I'll reserve my judgement on the bayside boys.
OM's - Like their Seniors, they appear to be on the slide. The club has lost a number of stars and don't appear to have recruited much. They look like another team that will struggle for fire power.
Uni Blues - I'm predicting a big improvement from the Blues. Big preseason down at the Uni and apparently a few new recruits. They were not as bad as their results looked last year and aren't too far off. Change of coach might help and if they can keep blokes in town on the uni break they could do ok.
My Tips for Rd 1
Scotch (just)
Mazenod (at home)
Uni Blues (easy)
Prahran (just)
Crocs (easy)
Good luck for the season!
Son of a Gun
21 Apr 2006, 17:57
[quote=Sir Jack]Club XIII Section 1 Preview
St Bedes - Great footballing stable but are a bit of an unknown quantity this year. Seniors are consistent without starring but they wouldn't have come straight into Section 1 if they were rubbish. I'll reserve my judgement on the bayside boys.
Great footballing stable? You must be having us on Sir Jack.
They will get smashed this season unless their club as a whole have recruited 30 good players from somewhere. Saw their reserves/seniors last season and they were ordinary (and rightly relegated from B Grade) so it's going to be a tough year. Who in their right mind at the club chose to go straight into S1 after seeing what happened to Mt Lilydale last season, along with S2 premiers Old Melburnians and S3 premiers Uni Blues from the year before.
Some clubs need to know their limitations.
GetSmart
23 Apr 2006, 11:20
Son of a gun.....eat your words sunshine.....4 from 4 wins yesterday. Our 2s side will match some lower ranked c grade senior sides. Our senior side are nothing short of awesome. Last year we lost a lot of players but this year should be a beauty.
The reason for us playing our clubbies in the top flight was so that our
under 19s who miss a game still get the chance to play some good football.
Son of a Gun
24 Apr 2006, 10:26
Son of a gun.....eat your words sunshine.....4 from 4 wins yesterday. Our 2s side will match some lower ranked c grade senior sides. Our senior side are nothing short of awesome. Last year we lost a lot of players but this year should be a beauty.
The reason for us playing our clubbies in the top flight was so that our
under 19s who miss a game still get the chance to play some good football.
Get Smart (very apt name) have a look at who you defeated before you get carried away, Mazenod are in real trouble (seniors pumped by 15 goals, reserves pumped by the same). Beating a team on the slide must fill you with real confidence for your match this week against the crocs. I'll wait until a few games in before I eat my words mate (or, more likely, see them proven correct).
Likewise your seniors/reserves beating Hampton who just about every has tipped to be relegated to D Grade must be a real boost.
Can anyone out there enlighten as to what happened with the LaTrobe-Beauy clubbies? Did someone forfeit, or was the result simply not made known?
GetSmart
24 Apr 2006, 21:33
Get Smart (very apt name) have a look at who you defeated before you get carried away, Mazenod are in real trouble (seniors pumped by 15 goals, reserves pumped by the same). Beating a team on the slide must fill you with real confidence for your match this week against the crocs. I'll wait until a few games in before I eat my words mate (or, more likely, see them proven correct).
Likewise your seniors/reserves beating Hampton who just about every has tipped to be relegated to D Grade must be a real boost.
Son of a gun lets both stop the ear bashing. The fact is last year we lost approx 12 players from our senior side and thus struggled. The year before we were Bgrade finalists losing 1st semi by about a goal. This year we have got 75% of the players we lost last year back, as well as recruited 3-4 even better players. Last year should be wiped and we look better than we did the previous year. From looking at Hampton on the weekend they wont get relegated, certainly wont figure in finals but should be just above relegation.
Our clubbies is a bit of an experiment. As i said our aim was to provide our younger guys missing out on 19's the best game of football we can provide. We need to give these kids enough incentive to keep them around and top grade clubbies is that.
hundini
26 Apr 2006, 17:10
Fitzroy Reds (2) and (3) both had good hit outs with 2 wins.
Monash Blues do indeed look good in (2) however, got to be oh so cautious when watching the Uni teams.
THey'd wan to be top 4 come mid season, otherwise tendancy to fade as young players lose interest is ever present.
Uni Blues will definately be the team to beat this year.
Biggest current headache for the new supercoach is where to slot in the oodles of talented players.
Impressive win on the weekend too, bodes well for the rest of the season.
Menages
26 Apr 2006, 23:37
Our clubbies is a bit of an experiment. As i said our aim was to provide our younger guys missing out on 19's the best game of football we can provide. We need to give these kids enough incentive to keep them around and top grade clubbies is that.
Fair argument. It's a good way to build your depth and a good future sign for your club that you are keeping those young guys around the club.
Helps mid season if you get a few injuries too, you can promote match fit players rather than ringing around to get anyone who still fits into their footy boots!
Good luck, hope it works.
Son of a Gun
27 Apr 2006, 16:31
Son of a gun lets both stop the ear bashing. The fact is last year we lost approx 12 players from our senior side and thus struggled. The year before we were Bgrade finalists losing 1st semi by about a goal. This year we have got 75% of the players we lost last year back, as well as recruited 3-4 even better players. Last year should be wiped and we look better than we did the previous year. From looking at Hampton on the weekend they wont get relegated, certainly wont figure in finals but should be just above relegation.
Our clubbies is a bit of an experiment. As i said our aim was to provide our younger guys missing out on 19's the best game of football we can provide. We need to give these kids enough incentive to keep them around and top grade clubbies is that.
Some things never change Get Smart, the Bedas are always talking themselves up though I don't recall a great deal of success (maybe this year). Good to see your Club is doing well numbers wise and giving the younger players up from the 19s a good hitout but I'll stand by my comments about a long season as I see from the VAFA website that Mazeond's C18 team were missing a number of their better players from previous years, including Fothergill.
Hope you prove me wrong
SurftheWorld
27 Apr 2006, 17:07
My Early CLUB XIII Premiers Predictions are:
Section 1- CROCS (Xavs)
Section 2 - Fitzroy Reds
Secton 3 - Old Essendon Grammar
Anyone taking bets????
couchgrinder
27 Apr 2006, 17:16
My Early CLUB XIII Premiers Predictions are:
Section 1- CROCS (Xavs)
Section 2 - Fitzroy Reds
Secton 3 - Old Essendon Grammar
Anyone taking bets????
you've really gone out on a limb with the crocs in section 1
froggie6
27 Apr 2006, 17:17
My Early CLUB XIII Premiers Predictions are:
Section 1- CROCS (Xavs)
Section 2 - Fitzroy Reds
Secton 3 - Old Essendon Grammar
Anyone taking bets????
St bernards in section 2...moooraaaalllleessss
SurftheWorld
27 Apr 2006, 17:58
St bernards in section 2...moooraaaalllleessss
Thought about St Bern, but new to Clubbies so they are quiet unknown so had to go with a side I know are strong.
Crocs (Xavs) The only reason I choose them is because I know they will do anything to win so they will most likely field good players from the other teams just to get their premiership winning streak back. Dont confuse it though, I would love to be proven wrong!!
Son of a Gun
28 Apr 2006, 09:55
My Early CLUB XIII Premiers Predictions are:
Section 1- CROCS (Xavs)
Section 2 - Fitzroy Reds
Secton 3 - Old Essendon Grammar
Anyone taking bets????
S1 - Crocs over DLS
S2 - Reds over Monash
S3 - Caulfield over OEG
Son of a Gun
19 May 2006, 10:59
Son of a gun.....eat your words sunshine.....4 from 4 wins yesterday. Our 2s side will match some lower ranked c grade senior sides. Our senior side are nothing short of awesome. Last year we lost a lot of players but this year should be a beauty.
The reason for us playing our clubbies in the top flight was so that our
under 19s who miss a game still get the chance to play some good football.
Get Smart, I'm still waiting to eat my words (1-3 with a % of 33 and the reigning premiers to face this week after they came from 5 goals down at 3/4 time to beat the Crocs). Don't get me wrong, great to see your club wanting to provide another opportunity for players not able to play reserves but you would see my comments were about the selection of the grade - obviously no-one gave a thought to the quality of the opposition as I don't see how getting towelled up just about every week enables your young players to "play some good football". Numbers already look a little short in the clubbies.
Hope they turn it around but might be worth doing a bit more research re the standard of the comp you are entering next time.
Richard Clay Torpedoes
19 May 2006, 11:13
SOG...we researched the decision as a club in depth and new exactly what we wanted and what we would be up against. As an outsider you have no idea what our aims were or why we chose to play in this grade but suffice to say it was all based around ' the bigger picture'...sure we could have said no to the VAFA who asked us if we were interested...take an easy option and play the bottom clubbies division and maybe finish top four, maybe win a flag, maybe not...but have a look at who we would play, and where we would play...when we are playing an excess of U/19 players some weeks it would have been far more difficult to do this. Winning isn't everything!
Sir Jack
20 May 2006, 10:27
Club XVIII Tips for this week (Round 5)
* Uni Blues - look to be a strong unit this year
* Prahran - Old heads will prevail over a young and inexperienced Scotch
* De La - in a danger game, OM's found some form last week and are hard to beat at home.
* Crocs - can they all just hurt each other. Can all the ego's fit on the one ground?
* St Kev's - back in form by beating the Crocs last week and looking good to keep the flag at Righetti.
As for St Bede's, they are a young an inexperienced team and for the most part, outbodied and skilled in Section 1, BUT, the Torpedo has a great point. Playing in section 2 or 3 isn't going to be much good for the young boys so good on them. They will win games this year, not against the top 5 or 6 teams but they will gain experience from it.
Son of a Gun
8 Jul 2006, 23:07
My Early CLUB XIII Premiers Predictions are:
Section 1- CROCS (Xavs)
Section 2 - Fitzroy Reds
Secton 3 - Old Essendon Grammar
Anyone taking bets????
4 rounds to go and the 3 grades are hotting up. My thoughts on the rest of the season are as follows:
Section 1
Last years premiers St Kevs look like they'll miss out on the finals action this year (in part due to admin errors) which leaves the top 4 as they currently stand IMO (Prahran, DLS, Crocs, Scotch). Stick with my earlier opinion that DLS will hold aloft the cup but it will be a very tight and even finish with all 4 sides in the mix.
Section 2
Monash still undefeated, they had a couple of close games mid season but have comprehensively beaten Reds (2nd) and Lilydale (3rd) in previous encounters and are the obvious choice. Their opponent in the GF could be anyone but most interest in this grade at present is mid table where 4 teams are battling out for the last spot in the finals.
Section 3
The greatest farce in the VAFA, how Old Essendon can look at themselves in the mirror after winning the 2nd Semi in S2 last year and narrowly losing the GF to drop down a grade. Anything short of a 10 goal GF win would be only further embarrassment for a club that has made a habit of embarrassing itself. A number of teams lining up to challenge the jokers (OT, Caulfield, Reds, St Leos) and hopefully one of them can come through with the goods.
The Human Keg
9 Jul 2006, 11:17
My Early CLUB XIII Premiers Predictions are:
Section 1- CROCS (Xavs)
Section 2 - Fitzroy Reds
Secton 3 - Old Essendon Grammar
Anyone taking bets????
Try Betfair, you can lay the rest, could be the only lay you get this year
SurftheWorld
10 Jul 2006, 14:53
4 rounds to go and the 3 grades are hotting up. My thoughts on the rest of the season are as follows:
Section 1
Last years premiers St Kevs look like they'll miss out on the finals action this year (in part due to admin errors) which leaves the top 4 as they currently stand IMO (Prahran, DLS, Crocs, Scotch). Stick with my earlier opinion that DLS will hold aloft the cup but it will be a very tight and even finish with all 4 sides in the mix.
Section 2
Monash still undefeated, they had a couple of close games mid season but have comprehensively beaten Reds (2nd) and Lilydale (3rd) in previous encounters and are the obvious choice. Their opponent in the GF could be anyone but most interest in this grade at present is mid table where 4 teams are battling out for the last spot in the finals.
Section 3
The greatest farce in the VAFA, how Old Essendon can look at themselves in the mirror after winning the 2nd Semi in S2 last year and narrowly losing the GF to drop down a grade. Anything short of a 10 goal GF win would be only further embarrassment for a club that has made a habit of embarrassing itself. A number of teams lining up to challenge the jokers (OT, Caulfield, Reds, St Leos) and hopefully one of them can come through with the goods.
You could be spot on there SOG, though the next 4 weeks is going to be intersting in all 3 divisions. I still think the Crocs will be able to pull another one out of their arse and get the hands on the Prem, though DLS are looking the goods. In section 2, it surprises me to see that Monash are still undefeated, I remember them getting belted by Essendon and Xav's last year, did they do some fair recruiting in the off season. St Bernards I thought were the suprising bunch, though they have shown some form, they need to keep with it.
In Div 3, I think there are four quality sides, all of which have a chance to get the mittens on the prem cup. I agree, how did OEG manage to take a relegation after being in the Div2 GF, though as I understand it they lost alot of players after last season and were looking at dropping out, then a club from div 3 wanted to step up to div1 so the swap was on. They are looking the goods, especially from a team who I beleive has some "vetrans" on the list. Look out though, I have been told there are about 5-6 quality players yet to make a return after a dip in their 1st's. Fitzroy reds are the team to lay some money on if you were a betting man in Div3, the only team to have beaten OEG and is very consistant, but with the 4 quality teams (OEG, Reds, Caulfield and Trinity), should be a good finals mix!
Matthew Lloyd's a diver
11 Jul 2006, 15:39
Any standout players in the 3 grades this year ? I see that there's a guy playing at St Bernards who has kicked a fair bag full this year in Div 2
Will Bounce
12 Jul 2006, 13:59
Any standout players in the 3 grades this year ? I see that there's a guy playing at St Bernards who has kicked a fair bag full this year in Div 2
Yeah his name is Luke Vassallo, I heard that he has topped A section goalkicking twice. He's big and strong and he can mark anything and kick a goal from anywhere. We double and triple teamed him all day and he still kicked 7 or 8, not bad considering the delivery you can get in the clubbies. Overweight but why isn't he playing seniors? Looks like Bernards could use him now.
Son of a Gun
13 Jul 2006, 16:28
Yeah his name is Luke Vassallo, I heard that he has topped A section goalkicking twice. He's big and strong and he can mark anything and kick a goal from anywhere. We double and triple teamed him all day and he still kicked 7 or 8, not bad considering the delivery you can get in the clubbies. Overweight but why isn't he playing seniors? Looks like Bernards could use him now.
1994 with 55 and 1998 with 70. He's been having a field day in C18 S2 with 49 goals this year though he is currently injured with broken ribs. His performance so far has clearly lifted St Bernards who are a very good young side but it's hard to rely on one player week in week out.
Chris Gibson at Mt Lilydale has been another standout this year playing on ball and racking up possessions at will though word is he's also injured (knee) and it could be season over which would be a big blow from the boys out east.
Serafini Spirit
13 Jul 2006, 23:07
No real standouts at the Reds, despite their position on the ladder I don't think. They seem a pretty even side. I've seen them a few times and they seem to use the ball pretty well to some strong forwards.
Matthew Lloyd's a diver
24 Jul 2006, 12:55
I think I saw the Div 2 premiers on Saturday, and to my dismay, it aint the Blues. Mount Lilydale were sensational, and disposed of the previously undefeated Students by 13 goals. I have no idea what happened, perhaps it was just a case of them being comfortable in top spot, but draw a line under these 2 sides, as they are clearly the best 2 in the comp.
kobe bryant
25 Jul 2006, 11:21
There home ground advantage certainly helps them as it is a long trek out to lilydale for most teams. Will be interesting to see how the sides match up come finals time. There is also going to be a massive fight for fourth spot with 4 teams, collegians, friars, uni blacks and st. berns all on the same points at the moment.
Bell Ringer
28 Jul 2006, 13:44
A massive round of action in Section 1 this week with the results of three huge games proving critical to teams finals aspirations. Match of the round sees 1 (Prahran) V 4 (OS) down at the newly redeveloped Cambo Sports Ground. A win here will guarantee the Two Blues the minor premiership and keep their 12-game winning streak alive, however, OS are playing good footy atm and will be pumped-up and ready to go in their quest to sew up the last remaining spot for the finals. A loss for OS though could see them slip out of the four if OMs can upset a DLS side still hoping for that all-important 2nd spot. This one down at Darling Park pitching 3 V 5 will showcase two teams having a red-hot crack, much in the same way their contest earlier in season proved to be. OMs MUST win to keep their finals hopes alive, and have played some good footy in patches this year, while DLS cannot afford to drop one if they wish to play Prahran in the 1st week of the finals. But winning won't be enough for DLS for this to happen, with 20% between them and 2nd spot (OX). Talk of % difference could be a moot point after this wkend though as the two Xavs sides face off tomorrow at the bog-hole otherwise known as T H King Oval. With OX 2 well and truly out of finals contention a bit of collusion between the two respective parties could see a very one-sided affair, resulting in a healthy % boost for OX 1 and assuring them 2nd spot. Conversely, there is rumoured to be no love lost between these two sides and it wouldn't be surprising to see them come out and belt the living suitcase out of each other. Either way the score-line will be eagerly anticipated by the boys in Blue & Gold just a stones throw away.
Predictions for this week are:
OS in the upset of the season
DLS in a close one
OX 1 but not by much, especially if the heavens open
Skob and Uni both at home.
Enjoy your wkend of amateur football.
Could the Club XIII (2) ladder have been any closer leading into the finals ? Whitefriars pulled off what looked on paper to be an upset over Collegians, and had they kicked 1 more goal would have been in the four. At the same time, St Bernards went down by 5 points to the Reds, and had they kicked one more goal, THEY would have been in the four.
To say that luck was not on their side was an understatement as a shot for goal in the dying minutes of the game was looking to go straight through, then for some unknown meteorological reason, the ball went dead-set sideways and hit the post ! From there the Reds held on to grab a great win. Well done to all players, from both sides, for fighting it out to the end.
Son of a Gun
7 Aug 2006, 11:17
Could the Club XIII (2) ladder have been any closer leading into the finals ? Whitefriars pulled off what looked on paper to be an upset over Collegians, and had they kicked 1 more goal would have been in the four. At the same time, St Bernards went down by 5 points to the Reds, and had they kicked one more goal, THEY would have been in the four.
To say that luck was not on their side was an understatement as a shot for goal in the dying minutes of the game was looking to go straight through, then for some unknown meteorological reason, the ball went dead-set sideways and hit the post ! From there the Reds held on to grab a great win. Well done to all players, from both sides, for fighting it out to the end.
Always heartbreak at the end of a season to miss out by a goal on a finals spot, worse when the Friars received a forfeit from Marcellin (1 win for the year) which robbed them of a big percentage boost - however, that's sometimes the way it goes and there are always hard luck stories from teams who had a tough/easy draw given teams don't play each other twice.
If St Bernards had got through they would've played the Reds again. In any event it looks like the finals will be interesting in S2 with Lilydale continuing its dominant form taking on ladder leader Monash whose only loss was a 100 point defeat at Lilydale's hands a few weeks back. Can't see the students beating Lilydale who have dispatched all challengers in the past 10 weeks.
Bernards very stiff, saw the last Q of the game. the young kids stepped up and were probably very unlucky after the umpire paid a free kick to reds for a high tackle instead of holding the ball 15m out from bernards goal.
Such a close comp with 4 sides stranded on the same points.
Whitefriars unlucky with the forfiet of Marcelin
And Bernards should have made more of their first meeting with Marcelin, ended up wining by only 10points.
I think Lilydale will take it out though.
Champs wear da No.16
7 Aug 2006, 19:27
last game of the club XVIII (2) home and away season on saturday at 2pm saw Fitzroy vs St.bernards.
Best Club XVIII game i have been involved in. Club XVIII is seen as a comp of srappy skills and being slow but this wasnt the case in this game. Could of been mistaken for a better grade of footy.
Was no more then 2 goals in it the whole game.
St.Bernards were very unlucky to fall short and looked like the team to take the game out though the more experiened fitzroy who had bigger and stronger bodies were able to hang on.
my prediction for the premiership is mt lillydale even though i havnt seen them and beleive that fitzroy will end up runners up because of the determination and skill they showed on the weekend.
anyone know who took out todays game
Monash Vs Mountain Men???
Luke Vasallo stiff to get pipped for the comp goal kicking
the boys from the hills got over the line by a goal...close game all day but the students looked fairly soft.....rumour has it the mt boys rested up 2 4 star players on the bench today coz they were so confiedent of making it to the big dance
Fairly handy effort by OTs at Central Reserve on Saturday against Caulfield in the Div 3 1st semi.
OLD TRINITY GR 8.1 15.9 25.12 35.16-226
CAULFIELD GR 3.1 3.1 6.2 11.3-69
One of the larger finals wins in recent memory.
Given Trinity beat the Reds by 90 points in the round 6 match, and by 39 points in round 15 at Brunswick, they'd be hoping for a similar result this Friday at HQ.
Sir Jack
25 Aug 2006, 09:26
Wouldn't it be fantastic to see Old Xavs and Prahran belt the living suitcase out of each other this weekend? I'm leaning towards Prahran, based on the fact that they are the lesser of two evils. They are the only team with a handful of good blokes in it.
SurftheWorld
28 Aug 2006, 12:58
My Early CLUB XIII Premiers Predictions are:
Section 1- CROCS (Xavs)
Section 2 - Fitzroy Reds
Secton 3 - Old Essendon Grammar
Anyone taking bets????
2 out of 3 is very good I believe......
OEG was very strong against the Reds to take out the Title. I think the REDS will be rethinking their strategy of running through banners before a game as it seems to be an omen for an impending loss.... It was great friday night footy though and the VAFA were good enough to take a punt on this.
The Crocs were lucky to come away with another win, though I did hear a rumour that the side looked incredibly different from what was seen running around the park during the season. I think there will be some serious partying over the next 4 weeks.... look out mad monday!!!
After the success of making a GF in Div 2 in 2005, and then dropping a division to win a flag, word on the street is that OEG will be making claims to field a Club XVIII in the Under 19s next year, with the long term view of securing a place in the Under 15s in order to win their flags !!! :D
Son of a Gun
29 Aug 2006, 14:57
After the success of making a GF in Div 2 in 2005, and then dropping a division to win a flag, word on the street is that OEG will be making claims to field a Club XVIII in the Under 19s next year, with the long term view of securing a place in the Under 15s in order to win their flags !!! :D
One can only hope that this farcical situation is not repeated in future as it significantly diminishes the credibility of the C18 competition.
Congrats to the other winners, especially Mt Lilydale who after a slow start came through with the goods.