Some mob are devoted!

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Navarre 42.27.279
Landsborough 0.3.3

They won three flags in a row in the 80s ...

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Hallowed be thy Roy

[Wayde Petersen]

That is quite sad really, because it does no-one any good to be giving or on the receving end of a flogging like that, I hope that Landsborough recover from that and can get some new playetrs out there.

I hope that the Navarre fellas gave the opposition a round of appaulse after that because I remember reading that Emerald gave Boronia Park a similar gesture after a 60 goal loss last year, so I hope that the spirit of good will went to Navarre

[Wayde Petersen]

That should be Emerald giving Boronia Park a 60 goal hiding

[Mobbenfuhrer]

A round applause might be wearing thin these days, because Landsborough have been cellar dwellars for a few years now. They dropped from 5th to last (in a 7 team Lexton FL) in 1996, were last again in 1997, and were probably last again in 1998. In 1999, joining the merged comp (Lexton Plains FL) they were last, I think, and in 2000 they were last, with most teams kicking 200 or more points against them.

It is sad, but the town wants to keep competing, and if they can field a side, I reckon good on 'em.

And if Navarre clapped them off the ground, it'd be a miracle, because the Grasshoppers are arrogant turds. (That's just personal prejudice speaking out, as Navarre used to give my hometown hidings every time, too).

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Hallowed be thy Roy

[Denno]

Isn't Navarre where Tim Notting comes from??

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Originally posted by Denno:
Isn't Navarre where Tim Notting comes from??

Yep, it is.


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Hallowed be thy Roy

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Stunning turn-around this week.

The burras improved from zero goals to four goals.

They also reduced their opposition from 42 goals to 41!!!!

Actually, a new club in the league, Ararat (United or Eagles, can't remember), are already regretting their decision to join the LPFL, getting hidings not much better than Landsborough. Perhaps when those two meet, we'll have a blockbuster on our hands?

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Hallowed be thy Roy

[Mobbenfuhrer]

I'm still following Landsborough's progress.

Skipton 60.32.392
Landsborough 0.1.1

Getting a bit rough, now.

[Wayde Petersen]

When it gets that bad, I think that it's time to give it away because your just torturing yourself.

Although I know from experience how painful it is to be flogged like that, (Ex Geelong Full-Forward Gavin Exell kicked 23 goals against my team Murchison on Saturday giving us a 25 goal hammering) and there are four teams worse than Murchison in the Kyabram League this year.

But what's worse is that these floggings seem to happen in an all to regular basis, in my area alone, Congupna has been flogged by Deniliquin by 50 goals, and Wungnu, Tocumwal and Finley have only won about a half a dozen games between them in two years.

Sadly I can only see this continuing, as more teams like Landsborough, Yaapeet and Kinglake go into the dustbin of football history.

[Wayde Petersen]

Gavin Exell was playing for Stanhope

[Mobbenfuhrer]

The Burras are probably still running on the memory of three consecutive flags in the mid-eighties. When that memory fades, they may very well consider it time.

On the other hand, with Ararat and Stawell located nearby, one good recruiting season might turn them right around.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Slight improvement :

Landsborough 2.1.13.
Natte Bealiba 41.22.268.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Navarre 62.28.400.
Landsborough 0.0.0.

[BomberBoy]

Originally posted by Mobbenfuhrer
Navarre 62.28.400.
Landsborough 0.0.0.

holly $hit

How the players from Landsbourogh have the guts to come back and play again i have no idea. I don't know the teams from around there but still, i cant see how the players continue to play.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

An interesting article re this match mentioned that Navarre agreed to 'cap off' each quarter at 28 minutes, to prevent the match finishing in the dark!

Therefore, the margin could have been quite a bit greater,

[play on]

Originally posted by Mobbenfuhrer
Navarre 62.28.400.
Landsborough 0.0.0.


How does one side get to be that much better than the other? I assume that Landsborough train during the week. If so, you wouldn't know it going by that score.



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Play on says the umpire
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[Wayde Petersen]

I have been with struggling clubs and the most disaheatening thing when you're getting your arse kicked is that the numbers that go to training shrink and the whole confidence of everyone in the club goes with it, they would train Play On and they would be trying just to restore some pride, its just that they are so severly undermanned that these results happen, and they will continue in these smaller leagues.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

yep it'll be numbers that are the problem ... they are probably forfeiting reserve matches and so on ...

Which gives me a thought ... so many places could put a team on the field, just the 20 or so players, but couldn't manage further grades. Omeo DFL for instance doesn't have reserves, nor does Millewa FL ...

If there's a few areas that can nearly field footy teams, why don't they just disaffiliate with the VCFL (or wherever) and just organise their own lil' league ... use their old ground, not so fussed about professional umps, don't need to mow the ground every two bloody weeks, guernseys can be a bloody tee shirt or windcheater that's the right colour ... and stuff the requirements of the affiliation ...

It would be rebellious ... but why one earth not play a footy team just because you can't put up the dozens of required extras ... training facilities, timekeepers, etc ... I'm sure it was done this way up-country in the past (perhaps pre-WW1), if they're serious about wishing they still had a club ... with improved travel options these days ... why not just do whatever they can.

I'm sure the only thing actually prohibiting this (apart from not thinking of this, and apart from apathy) would be VCFL regulations ... in which case, who the hell needs the VCFL to play a footy match??

I'm sure there's a hole in this theory ... can someone point it out, please?

[Darky]

With those Landsborough scorelines, you don't know whether to leaugh or cry! :o

Maybe an option in some country leagues (where required) would be to reduce playing sides to 14 or 16 players if there is a regional shortage of players.

It wouldn't fundamentally change the structure of a game, and the more wide open spaces would theoretically make for a good free-flowing game of football (not taking skills into consideration), and reduce injuries associated with hard games full of constant body contact.

The VFA played for many years as a 16-a side competition, with no negative repercussions.

[Wayde Petersen]

In the GVFL, Tongala and Kyabram, because of poaching by district teams, have been fielding their under 18's for reserves games and in a few cases, they have been playing 16 a side games with great success.

I have an idea that should help clubs that can't field reserves teams, they should have a rule that states that they should only have to put out the firsts out on the field, the reason why this is a good idea is that former DVFL club Kinglake, had huge trouble in fielding a reserves team, and the DVFL wouldn't allow them just to field a senior team because of the draw complications it would arouse, so they struggled on until they foled this year.

If the DVFL just allowed Kinglake to field one team only until they had sufficient numbers to field a reserves team, they would have still be around but with the one team.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

I have an idea that should help clubs that can't field reserves teams, they should have a rule that states that they should only have to put out the firsts out on the field, the reason why this is a good idea is that former DVFL club Kinglake, had huge trouble in fielding a reserves team, and the DVFL wouldn't allow them just to field a senior team because of the draw complications it would arouse, so they struggled on until they foled this year.

If the DVFL just allowed Kinglake to field one team only until they had sufficient numbers to field a reserves team, they would have still be around but with the one team. [/B]


Yeah I stopped at Avoca (same league as Landsborough) on Saturday, and went to have a look ... bloke on the gate told me there was no reserve match because Ararat Eagles don't field a reserve team.

[mud n blood]

Keep us posted .... could this end up being the worst season performance this year ? In that league ? any league ? ever ?:cool:

[Mobbenfuhrer]

They got done by another fifty goals on the weekend ... Landsborough have about 25 names listed in the league's record ... to cover their seniors ... they don't field a reserve team.

In Navarre's time-on-free shellacking, the Grasshoppers' full forward kicked 27 goals. It was 5 shy of the club's record, from, according to the record : 'a long time ago'.