MCDFNL 2025 discussion

[FootyLife481]

Just had a beer with a Navarre icon. Telling me that they’re bringing quite a few in from St Arnaud and Avoca next year. Not all senior quality but handy additions across both grades. They’re pretty confident they’ll improve next season.

Few young fellas heading across from Avoca to Talbot as well.

Which St Arnaud fellas are heading out there? I’ve heard from a st Arnaud bloke that pretty much all of their players have signed on. Something isn’t adding up

 

[Sherman41]

Co-coach Nick Birthisel will be the St Arnaud link. Good time to get a few of his old mates with the Saints struggling on field. They are building nicely, and i'm sure they are leaving no stone unturned trying to get Josh Fowkes back.

I can see why a few of the young crew at Avoca might be getting fed up out there, but are they better off looking for senior opportunity elsewhere or doing something about it where they are? Hamilton is a good player, but as a 5 pointer he will struggle to see regular opportunity at the Botters unless there are plenty missing from week to week.

Talbot incoming recruits:
-Micallef: 5pp
-Cullinan: 2pp (Maybe 3)
-Mcdermott: 3pp
-Tarzcon: 4pp
-Alkemade: 4pp
-Brock: 4pp
-Hamilton: 5pp

That's 27 points from the announced recruits so far, though i don't think Cullinan will be good enough for seniors there and also Hamilton will be squeezed out for that reason. I'm sure he is leaving decent money behind at Avoca. Probably says more about Avoca.

Fowkes has had huge money thrown at him from a couple of clubs. An absolute gun. I did hear the Navarre locals were going to lock him in a shed, fill him full of beers and not let him leave until he signed a contract ha.

As for the Avoca kids leaving, I am not across all the ins and outs of that so won’t speculate unless I know anymore.

CurtyB103 are you sure all those points are correct? Anyway, I’ll back in the Talbot footy department to be across all that and have a pretty good idea of where they sit points wise with their current ‘best’ team scenarios.

Great to see Creek signing more players. I’d love an update from Sneaky_Beaver53 , he’s been quiet lately, maybe he drowned drinking his own bath water

 

[Sherman41]

Which St Arnaud fellas are heading out there? I’ve heard from a st Arnaud bloke that pretty much all of their players have signed on. Something isn’t adding up

The truth is generally somewhere in the middle

 

[CurtyB103]

Fowkes has had huge money thrown at him from a couple of clubs. An absolute gun. I did hear the Navarre locals were going to lock him in a shed, fill him full of beers and not let him leave until he signed a contract ha.

As for the Avoca kids leaving, I am not across all the ins and outs of that so won’t speculate unless I know anymore.

CurtyB103 are you sure all those points are correct? Anyway, I’ll back in the Talbot footy department to be across all that and have a pretty good idea of where they sit points wise with their current ‘best’ team scenarios.

Great to see Creek signing more players. I’d love an update from Sneaky_Beaver53 , he’s been quiet lately, maybe he drowned drinking his own bath water

Fairly confident, though the points system is mess. But from what I can gather.

-Micallef: Will be his 3rd club in 3 years, RDFNL as of last year a premier comp. So 4 points for Premier to Community league + 1 for club hopping = 5pp.

-Cullinan: Not 100 percent sure how the junior points work but he hasn't hit the 40 game milestone at Talbot, so at least a 2, maybe more.

-Mcdermott: Community league to community league = 3pp

-Tarzcon: Premier comp to community = 4pp

-Alkemade: As above, 4pp

-Brock: Not sure how the structure of Tasmanian footy works, but a bigger look into it he is in the second tier comp, so most likely a 3pp

-Hamilton: 4 points from crossing from a club in the same league, plus he played at 2 clubs last season which will give him an extra point for 3 clubs in 3 years = 5pp.


How'd I do?

 

[Sherman41]

Fairly confident, though the points system is mess. But from what I can gather.

-Micallef: Will be his 3rd club in 3 years, RDFNL as of last year a premier comp. So 4 points for Premier to Community league + 1 for club hopping = 5pp.

-Cullinan: Not 100 percent sure how the junior points work but he hasn't hit the 40 game milestone at Talbot, so at least a 2, maybe more.

-Mcdermott: Community league to community league = 3pp

-Tarzcon: Premier comp to community = 4pp

-Alkemade: As above, 4pp

-Brock: Not sure how the structure of Tasmanian footy works, but a bigger look into it he is in the second tier comp, so most likely a 3pp

-Hamilton: 4 points from crossing from a club in the same league, plus he played at 2 clubs last season which will give him an extra point for 3 clubs in 3 years = 5pp.


How'd I do?

I was unaware RDFL was a premier comp to be fair. I assumed they were 3 point players. Thanks for clarifying.

The footy department will be all over it.

 

[CurtyB103]

I was unaware RDFL was a premier comp to be fair. I assumed they were 3 point players. Thanks for clarifying.

The footy department will be all over it.

I'm sure the coach and footy dept are, I don't agree with RDFL being classified as a "Premier Comp", it's a long way off some of the other leagues mentioned.

 

[jimmy1986]

I'm sure the coach and footy dept are, I don't agree with RDFL being classified as a "Premier Comp", it's a long way off some of the other leagues mentioned.


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Yeah super surprised Riddell is a major comp - a few minor comps (bellerine) defiantly better.

 

[Tassydevilsflag2030]

Yeah super surprised Riddell is a major comp - a few minor comps (bellerine) defiantly better.

Riddell league rapidly improving - top teams like riddell, diggers could compete in other premier division leagues, just a huge drop off to the bottom 4.

 

[Whats a Battle]

I hope so. Ive only lived In town for 18 months but from what I hear from people close to it, the culture within the club was very toxic. I think that's why a suprisingly large amount of people have no sympathy for the club. If they were to come back I hope for the club and towns sake there's alot of fresh faces including on the committee.

Needs a clean out basically.

Definitely noticed this.