2008 VAFA Selections

[Rooster1979]

D3 Market

Here are my openning markets for the D3 season.

Team...... Prem Prom Top4 Rel Spn
Williamstown 2.80 1.40 1.20 16.0 35.0
St. J o h n s 3.00 1.50 1.30 15.0 31.0
Elsternwi c k 4.50 2.70 1.60 13.0 26.0
L a T r o b e 9.00 3.20 1.80 11.0 21.0
H a w t horn 9.00 5.00 2.20 7.00 13.0
Power house 18.0 12.0 2.60 2.80 6.00
Monash Gryp 26.0 14.0 2.80 2.30 4.50
U H S - V U. 31.0 15.0 3.20 2.60 5.50
E l tham O C 31.0 15.0 3.20 2.60 5.50
Swinburne U 41.0 16.0 4.00 2.00 3.50

Apologies if it's hard to read, the forum doesn't like tables

Tough field to draw up.

Everyone agrees Willie & JOC's are clear favorites and hard to beat. This leaves everyone else fighting for only two spots on the top 4. Elsternwick, La Trobe & Hawthorn all have good claims while Power House will require Eddo and Monash need to improve to make it. UHS & Eltham have a big task with so many teams vying for perhaps 1 position while also coming up.

Relegation is wide open, really hard to pick a cert to go down but on previous years form, Swinburne, Monash, Powerhouse along with the two coming up will be battling this out.

 

[Rooster1979]

D4 Market

Starting Prices for 2008 D4

TEAM PREM PRO FIN SPOON
WBRN 2.40 1.30 1.02 101.
ST FX 4.00 2.00 1.02 101.
K E W 8.00 3.20 1.30 31.0
MTLIL 10.0 4.00 1.40 31.0
BXHN 10.0 4.50 1.60 36.0
ALBPK 12.0 6.00 2.10 31.00
STMN 12.0 6.00 2.20 15.0
RICHC 21.0 11.0 2.40 8.00
SYTH 21.0 11.0 2.40 16.0
NTBR 31.0 16.0 3.00 5.00
ELYP 41.0 21.0 5.00 5.00
BUCO 101. 41.0 6.00 1.80

The two standouts look to be West Brunswick, who were unlucky to drop from D3 and should to return in 09 while St Francis Xavier should advance in their first year after dominating the clubbies comp. West Brunswick won't lose at home and this may be St Francis Xaviers only loss for the season.

With a new year, Kew will be tough at home, especially after playing good quality opposition in 2007. They should comfortably make the finals

Mt Lilydale are always competitive and are a chance to sneak into D3 next year if they have enough depth to field 2 good sides. A long trip out there and should win at least 7 games at home

Box Hill North & Albert Park will be battling it out for the final position in Late August / September. Really tough to split these two at the moment but the competition for players in Albert Park is intense so I'm going to go with BH.

Can Richmond's resurgance continue and see them make the finals for the first time since they dropped back from D3 in 2003? Would certainly be a talking point across all the VAFA, except the grades where they don't realise there's anything below B grade.

Look for South Mornington to improve on their first up effort last year. A young team all a year older now with more juniiors coming through. Will be a force in a few years but probably not just yet.

Syndal Tally Ho will continue to finish mid table unless they can get some of their stars back or find some new talent. Not much seems to be happening down at Mt Waverley lately.

North Brunswick will win about 4 games again beating the teams below them. won't trouble anyone above about 9th

Eley Park will have 2 great battles with BHN and beat Bulleen Cobras twice. Possibly 3 wins

Bulleen Cobras look a cenrtainty to be a mid table team in a new D5 division next year

 

[Jascave]

It wouldn't surprise me to see a West Brunswick-St Francis Xavier D4 grand final match-up. In regards to Richmond Central, I think they'll have a good season. The Tigers won't make the grand final but at least they'll have a solid foundation on which to build for in the future.

 

[harvey35]

Re: D3 Market

Here are my openning markets for the D3 season.

Team...... Prem Prom Top4 Rel Spn
Williamstown 2.80 1.40 1.20 16.0 35.0
St. J o h n s 3.00 1.50 1.30 15.0 31.0
Elsternwi c k 4.50 2.70 1.60 13.0 26.0
L a T r o b e 9.00 3.20 1.80 11.0 21.0
H a w t horn 9.00 5.00 2.20 7.00 13.0
Power house 18.0 12.0 2.60 2.80 6.00
Monash Gryp 26.0 14.0 2.80 2.30 4.50
U H S - V U. 31.0 15.0 3.20 2.60 5.50
E l tham O C 31.0 15.0 3.20 2.60 5.50
Swinburne U 41.0 16.0 4.00 2.00 3.50

Apologies if it's hard to read, the forum doesn't like tables

Tough field to draw up.

Everyone agrees Willie & JOC's are clear favorites and hard to beat. This leaves everyone else fighting for only two spots on the top 4. Elsternwick, La Trobe & Hawthorn all have good claims while Power House will require Eddo and Monash need to improve to make it. UHS & Eltham have a big task with so many teams vying for perhaps 1 position while also coming up.

Relegation is wide open, really hard to pick a cert to go down but on previous years form, Swinburne, Monash, Powerhouse along with the two coming up will be battling this out.

I will have $50 on Power House to get the spoon.

 

[gotherosellas]

Re: D3 Market

I will have $50 on Power House to get the spoon.

i will take that bet.they have a new coach,new recruits and very good numbers on the track for this time of the year.what makes you think they will win the spoon???

 

[Jascave]

What are the odds re Williamstown-St Johns OC Grand Final match-up?

Oh, BTW, these are my final four picks (please note at the end of h & a season):

A SECTION

Old Xaverians
Old Brighton
Uni Blues
Old Scotch

B SECTION

St Kevins
Old Camberwell
Old Essendon
Old Melburnians

C SECTION
Rupertswood
Ormond
Mazenod
AJAX

D1 SECTION
Old Mentonians
Fitzroy Reds
Bulleen Templestowe
Prahran

D2 SECTION
Old Paradians
Werribee
St Marys/Salesians
Bentleigh

D3 SECTION
Swinburne
St Johns
Elsternwick
Latrobe Uni

D4 SECTION
West Brunswick
St Francis Xavier
Mt Lilydale
Kew

UNDER 19 PREMIER
Old Xaverians
St Kevins
Uni Blacks
Old Scotch

 

[game on]

C SECTION
Rupertswood
Ormond
Mazenod
AJAX

Jas, No Rovers?????

Surely your boys are back on track now, the return of some good players last year, things should be looking on the up and up. Can we get a full analysis of the year ahead at David Street?

 

[Fidel]

Jas, No Rovers?????

Maybe Jas is waiting to see if there is any fall out from Big Chief's sacking.

 

[Jascave]

I think the Rovers going to be in for a tough year. After all, this is a VERY strong section the Rovers are in, and I reckon a mid-field finish (5th-7th) would be on the cards. I would be surprised if the Rovers make the finals.

 

[Slay Master G]

Jas

What happened with the "Chief"...? Heart and soul of the Rovers.

Is he off fighting the whale hunters with greenpeace....?

 

[uglydermie]

Is he no longer the President? Grand Final loss was bad, but surely not that bad! Fill us in Jas?

 

[Jascave]

Mick Fletcher will still be playing with the Rovers this year, I understand but he's not President of the Rovers anymore,having stepped down at Hampton Rovers AGM. It's pretty hard to be president of a football club and be a player as well.

 

[babyinablender]

Mick Fletcher will still be playing with the Rovers this year, I understand but he's not President of the Rovers anymore,having stepped down at Hampton Rovers AGM. It's pretty hard to be president of a football club and be a player as well.

Jason my friend,

How is it you can continually attend the league AGM but you fail to attend your own club's AGM? Is it because they have blacklisted you on the door as to save answering all your annoying questions?

I am sure it would be hard to be president and a player as well at Hampton particularly when you have to deal with all your mindless proposals and visions.

Jase, do us all a favour and go and head-butt an oncoming bus.

Thanks buddy

 

[Jascave]

Could someone do the betting market for C Section, I'd like to know what the odds are for each team (ie premiership, finals, relegation) and also the analysis for that section as well.

 

[uglydermie]

got love the determination....... unfazed and unrattled. Should move into politics Jason. Could you really be Kevin Rudd?

 

[Jascave]

I don't know what everyone else thinks, but I reckon the section to watch would be B Section, because with the exception of Beaumaris, every other team is a chance for the finals. I can't see Beaumaris winning more than 5 games this year. My final four selections in each section are set so there won't be any changes.

 

[Trapper]

Just curious Jas, do have a job at all?
If so, how do you find time for work inbetween posts?

 

[Surly23]

Jason my friend,

How is it you can continually attend the league AGM but you fail to attend your own club's AGM? Is it because they have blacklisted you on the door as to save answering all your annoying questions?

I am sure it would be hard to be president and a player as well at Hampton particularly when you have to deal with all your mindless proposals and visions.

Jase, do us all a favour and go and head-butt an oncoming bus.

Thanks buddy

Ha ha

Good suggestion but I think this may have already happen causing the problems we now face...

 

[BrianSpeaking]

Go easy on Jase lads, he has kept us going over Summer whilst the lads have been wasting their time playing cricket on mats.
Have heard on the vine M Voss will play 5 games or so with his bro, what does this do for the B Section market?

 

[Jascave]

How would Oakleigh (the reigining D1 premiers) and Hampton Rovers (D1 runners up) go in C Section this year? I can't see them making finals, but I expect them to finish mid-table (5th-7th). What do you think?

 

[The Big Pineapple]

How would Oakleigh (the reigining D1 premiers) and Hampton Rovers (D1 runners up) go in C Section this year? I can't see them making finals, but I expect them to finish mid-table (5th-7th). What do you think?

Who are you actually asking Jas?

 

[The Big Pineapple]

Go easy on Jase lads, he has kept us going over Summer whilst the lads have been wasting their time playing cricket on mats.
Have heard on the vine M Voss will play 5 games or so with his bro, what does this do for the B Section market?

BrianCave,

Given this information, can I please change my tip in the "Guess the games played by Brian's exAFL all stars" thread to 52?

TBP

 

[goal kicking wingman]

Jason my friend,

How is it you can continually attend the league AGM but you fail to attend your own club's AGM? Is it because they have blacklisted you on the door as to save answering all your annoying questions?

I am sure it would be hard to be president and a player as well at Hampton particularly when you have to deal with all your mindless proposals and visions.

Jase, do us all a favour and go and head-butt an oncoming bus.

Thanks buddy

I couldnt agree more, jascave and tommy brain would have to be the 2 most annoying people i have come across in vafa footy. Like the sound of there own voice.

 

[Archangel17]

I couldnt agree more, jascave and tommy brain would have to be the 2 most annoying people i have come across in vafa footy. Like the sound of there own voice.

I do agree on one of those; however you seem to have a fairly prominent presence yourself on other boards ? How is that suspension going?

 

[Jascave]

I don't know what you think, but I reckon St Bedes Mentone Tigers might give some of the established A Section clubs like Old Haileybury & Old Scotch some anxious moments. The big test will be when the Tigers play Old Xaverians in Round 7 at Toorak Park. St Bedes Mentone will finish 5th, but it would not surprise me if they feature in the A Section finals.