2016 NFL Div 3

[getitright]

Round 6 tips

Watsonia to edge out South Morang by 4 points.

Epping to obliterate Heidelberg West by 140 points.

Banyule to take the points in an extremely close contest against Mernda. Bears by 2 points.

St Marys to continue there hot form against the travelling Kilmore by 70 points.

 

[Stude289]

Watsonia to bounce back by a couple
Epping buy a few
Mernda by a couple
St Marys by a few
Good luck to all

 

[local footy fan]

Just a question what do Heidelberg West have to do to become competitive as surly as a competition we don't want teams getting smacked by over 100 points week in and week out . As a competition we don't want to see Heidelberg West fold or move comps like Parkside did .
Do they need a name change as being from West Heidelberg has negative connotations due to the perceived ideas of the quality of people that used to live in the area, plus they are located no where near West Heidelberg. Didn't the run their under 19's a few years back as the Warringal Hawks.

 

[Blueballers]

Just a question what do Heidelberg West have to do to become competitive as surly as a competition we don't want teams getting smacked by over 100 points week in and week out . As a competition we don't want to see Heidelberg West fold or move comps like Parkside did .
Do they need a name change as being from West Heidelberg has negative connotations due to the perceived ideas of the quality of people that used to live in the area, plus they are located no where near West Heidelberg. Didn't the run their under 19's a few years back as the Warringal Hawks.

I know a few blokes who played there a few years back only had great things to say about the joint, they seem to bring in a couple of quality players but lose a couple at the same time. They play across the road from Banyule and Heidelberg which are 2 strong clubs with plenty of $, I imagine west Heidelberg player payments would be low, do they have the scope to match the $ spent by banyule South Morang and Epping? Maybe the VAFA is the way to go. The league needs to step in and help in some way before it becomes a situation where they change leagues

 

[nosecondprize]

Saw Morang play for a half, too slow to be a genuine contender one feels a few blokes playing off reputation. The Westy boys took it to them surprised to see end shoreline. Epping bounced back to potent up forward, it's going to be hard to pick a winner so far out, st Marys are a lock for the 4 who else makes it? Mernda and Epping locks Watsy Morang Banyule fighting for 4th? What a cracker season

Morang were way too good for epping, yet epping are a lock and morang not? Doesnt really make sense does it? I agree st.marys would have to fall in a hole for them to miss but the rest are up for grabs. Why dont u name the players who are only playing on reputation?

 

[SlamDunk]

Morang were way too good for epping, yet epping are a lock and morang not? Doesnt really make sense does it? I agree st.marys would have to fall in a hole for them to miss but the rest are up for grabs. Why dont u name the players who are only playing on reputation?

Morang were way too good? 14 points say otherwise. Wasn't much of a blowout... You must be a very passionate lions supporter

 

[getitright]

Yeah I definitely don't think South are out of it. Another strong win today against a quality side has put them right back in it.
What's the go with Banyule? Premiership favourites at the start of the year, they've now wilted to 2-4 with wins over the two worst sides.

 

[crazybear]

Injuries are killing us at the moment. Hopefully a good run after the break might give us a crack at it. Totally outclassed today by a very impressive Mernda outfit.

 

[Blueballers]

Morang were way too good for epping, yet epping are a lock and morang not? Doesnt really make sense does it? I agree st.marys would have to fall in a hole for them to miss but the rest are up for grabs. Why dont u name the players who are only playing on reputation?

1 hot day doesn't make a summer but they may end up proving me wrong maybe! Watsy depth doesn't appear to be great, are the saints hit by injury at the moment? Or have they hit the skids like last season after a fast start?

I haven't seen all teams play yet but Mernda Epping have impressed me both appear to have great balance of forward options, speed and inside grunt. No disrespect to St Mary's Watsy or Morang.

 

[Blueballers]

Injuries are killing us at the moment. Hopefully a good run after the break might give us a crack at it. Totally outclassed today by a very impressive Mernda outfit.

Injuries?

 

[roaringtwo]

Blueballers guessing you're a passionate pingers supporter, noticing alot of your supporters have chips on your shoulders, thinking you're too good for div 3, falling down to our level so quickly must be tough to take,
Suck it up, personally I'm sick of all the sledging I hear from your supporters at the games.
Go Lions..........

 

[localfootywatch]

West have a 114 average losing margin. Must be so hard for the players and officials to turn up each week, it is really a credit to them. They must however go to another competition next year where they can compete, or unfortunately they wont be around for much longer.

I suggested they'd go to the VAFA which the should have, they go there and they can compete, no issues. It doesn't cost anything to be a competitive side in the VAFA, in the NFL it cost anywhere from 5-20k a weekend on player payments.

Stop the pain, help yourselves.

 

[Brutal]

West have a 114 average losing margin. Must be so hard for the players and officials to turn up each week, it is really a credit to them. They must however go to another competition next year where they can compete, or unfortunately they wont be around for much longer.

I suggested they'd go to the VAFA which the should have, they go there and they can compete, no issues. It doesn't cost anything to be a competitive side in the VAFA, in the NFL it cost anywhere from 5-20k a weekend on player payments.

Stop the pain, help yourselves.

Can't imagine there current group of supporters rocking up to drink cans of solo from the canteen. Personally I think they should consider moving from current base and perhaps moving to Ford Park for example. Being so close to Banyule and Heidelberg with Macleod near by can't help. They need to create an area they can call there own.

 

[localfootywatch]

Can't imagine there current group of supporters rocking up to drink cans of solo from the canteen. Personally I think they should consider moving from current base and perhaps moving to Ford Park for example. Being so close to Banyule and Heidelberg with Macleod near by can't help. They need to create an area they can call there own.

Looks as though they will have to, or simply don't drink during the game and once its over drink til you drop. It isn't hard to have self control.
Alcohol over winning games of footy, being horribly uncompetitive, if thats how they look at things then they should just shut up shop now.

Don't get me wrong, bar sales are a MASSIVE contributor to a clubs finances, but there are other ways to raise money too. You'd probably make 600-1200 a game in bar takes. You move to VAFA division four, where I am pretty certain they dont allow consumption of alcohol. You can drink after the game, no issues, you'd probably lose a few hundred, sure but you'd still make SOMETHING. So you'd probably make 400-800, per home game, plus canteen profits. 400-900 dollars.

So then you'd raise the player memberships by 30 dollars. You have two teams, 44 players, plus another 10-15 people who don't play every week.
I haven't played in years, say the membership is 250 dollars, add 30 to each membership. Makes roughly 16500 dollars. You can easily make up the difference.

There are probably other reasons why they can't just up and leave. Moving areas will not help on field performances, you will still be in the same competition, playing the same sides every week, with the same players, same results.

Maybe the NFL can do something to help, maybe the point system thing might come in to play. Something needs to be done, it is deplorable.

 

[Stevie Payne]

Looks as though they will have to, or simply don't drink during the game and once its over drink til you drop. It isn't hard to have self control.
Alcohol over winning games of footy, being horribly uncompetitive, if thats how they look at things then they should just shut up shop now.

Don't get me wrong, bar sales are a MASSIVE contributor to a clubs finances, but there are other ways to raise money too. You'd probably make 600-1200 a game in bar takes. You move to VAFA division four, where I am pretty certain they dont allow consumption of alcohol. You can drink after the game, no issues, you'd probably lose a few hundred, sure but you'd still make SOMETHING. So you'd probably make 400-800, per home game, plus canteen profits. 400-900 dollars.

So then you'd raise the player memberships by 30 dollars. You have two teams, 44 players, plus another 10-15 people who don't play every week.
I haven't played in years, say the membership is 250 dollars, add 30 to each membership. Makes roughly 16500 dollars. You can easily make up the difference.

There are probably other reasons why they can't just up and leave. Moving areas will not help on field performances, you will still be in the same competition, playing the same sides every week, with the same players, same results.

Maybe the NFL can do something to help, maybe the point system thing might come in to play. Something needs to be done, it is deplorable.

Are you directly involved with Heidelberg West??? If not give it a rest mate, they are a good club that have been around for a long time, yes there on field success has been hasn't been great, but they are a club and community that stick fat and obviously enjoy doing what they are doing, regardless of the result.
Reservoir should take some notes, paying beyond what they can afford and running their club into the ground.
West turn up year in year out, and obviously (internally) enjoy doing it.

 

[Pashn4footy]

Yeah I definitely don't think South are out of it. Another strong win today against a quality side has put them right back in it.
What's the go with Banyule? Premiership favourites at the start of the year, they've now wilted to 2-4 with wins over the two worst sides.

Having watched morang last 3 weeks i think they are starting to gel as a team. Forward line seemed too heavy early on but look like they've added some pace/class. Young kids carruso and capeci been in the goals recently and look sharp. Any links to Thomastowns capeci? Watsy were very average.

 

[harro35]

Having watched morang last 3 weeks i think they are starting to gel as a team. Forward line seemed too heavy early on but look like they've added some pace/class. Young kids carruso and capeci been in the goals recently and look sharp. Any links to Thomastowns capeci? Watsy were very average.

Anthony is vince capeci's son , kid has plenty of ability and starting to play some good footy too , very clever around goals .
The young group is really starting to play some good footy , had 11 players 21 and under play on the weekend .

 

[local footy fan]

Looks as though they will have to, or simply don't drink during the game and once its over drink til you drop. It isn't hard to have self control.
Alcohol over winning games of footy, being horribly uncompetitive, if thats how they look at things then they should just shut up shop now.

Don't get me wrong, bar sales are a MASSIVE contributor to a clubs finances, but there are other ways to raise money too. You'd probably make 600-1200 a game in bar takes. You move to VAFA division four, where I am pretty certain they dont allow consumption of alcohol. You can drink after the game, no issues, you'd probably lose a few hundred, sure but you'd still make SOMETHING. So you'd probably make 400-800, per home game, plus canteen profits. 400-900 dollars.

So then you'd raise the player memberships by 30 dollars. You have two teams, 44 players, plus another 10-15 people who don't play every week.
I haven't played in years, say the membership is 250 dollars, add 30 to each membership. Makes roughly 16500 dollars. You can easily make up the difference.

There are probably other reasons why they can't just up and leave. Moving areas will not help on field performances, you will still be in the same competition, playing the same sides every week, with the same players, same results.

Maybe the NFL can do something to help, maybe the point system thing might come in to play. Something needs to be done, it is deplorable.

Localfootywatch, good suggestions but a bit flawed as by the sound of it you have not been to a D4 match in the ammos in awhile if you are quoting these Dollar figures for bar and canteen takings . Mate I have and you would be lucky to get two men a dog as spectators to a game of footy at that standard so the club if not already broke would go broke in in no time. I went to one game and that was a d3game and I counted 5 people watching the seniors play. I like the idea of a move to ford park as I think there is a junior club there which the might be able to alien with for the future.

 

[getitright]

Anthony is vince capeci's son , kid has plenty of ability and starting to play some good footy too , very clever around goals .
The young group is really starting to play some good footy , had 11 players 21 and under play on the weekend .

Youth seems to be the new thing. I watched my lads Kilmore play down at St mary's last week and they looked to have 15-18 players all 21 or younger, they just run all day.

 

[getitright]

round 7 tips

Banyule to beat Heidelberg West by 90 points
South Morang to beat Kilmore by 145 points
Epping to beat Mernda by 4 points
St Marys to beat Watsonia by 14 points

 

[Fatboy35]

West have a 114 average losing margin. Must be so hard for the players and officials to turn up each week, it is really a credit to them. They must however go to another competition next year where they can compete, or unfortunately they wont be around for much longer.

I suggested they'd go to the VAFA which the should have, they go there and they can compete, no issues. It doesn't cost anything to be a competitive side in the VAFA, in the NFL it cost anywhere from 5-20k a weekend on player payments.

Stop the pain, help yourselves.

I don't think Heidelberg West should move to VAFA, they have never been a VAFA club and if they move there, IMO its to die. However I do agree with you that something must change, I'm not sure if Reservoir will make it back next season but their are rumours that Laurinmar will be a senior club in 2016, so with 2 more clubs potentially coming back more pressure will be placed on Heidelberg West over the next few years.

 

[localfootywatch]

Are you directly involved with Heidelberg West??? If not give it a rest mate, they are a good club that have been around for a long time, yes there on field success has been hasn't been great, but they are a club and community that stick fat and obviously enjoy doing what they are doing, regardless of the result.
Reservoir should take some notes, paying beyond what they can afford and running their club into the ground.
West turn up year in year out, and obviously (internally) enjoy doing it.

Good club that have been around for a long time and done nothing at all. Haven't played finals for two decades, won ten games in 6 years or something. I WAS involved until I moved this season, I played a couple of games last year and realized that we were not going anywhere.

If they enjoy losing by 100 points every week Ill go he. Why do you think all their good players have left? Clubs don't take them seriously anymore. How deflating would it be knowing that your opponent doesn't respect you. Having no reason to show respect.

They need to act sooner rather than later or the doors will be shut forever. Please, do something, I don't want to see the club go down the drain.

 

[Blueballers]

Good club that have been around for a long time and done nothing at all. Haven't played finals for two decades, won ten games in 6 years or something. I WAS involved until I moved this season, I played a couple of games last year and realized that we were not going anywhere.

If they enjoy losing by 100 points every week Ill go he. Why do you think all their good players have left? Clubs don't take them seriously anymore. How deflating would it be knowing that your opponent doesn't respect you. Having no reason to show respect.

They need to act sooner rather than later or the doors will be shut forever. Please, do something, I don't want to see the club go down the drain.

Why are you so "passionate" if you bailed on them like your previous posts suggest? I have no idea why goes on there and I watched them a few weeks play Morang for a half and then saw them whacked by Epping. Must be hard to go through that but it must be time for you give them a hand instead potting them on here! Haven't seen comment about any other club just them. What did they ever do to you? Curious....

 

[roaringtwo]

This div 3 thread is too quiet,

Good to see Kilmore get competitive and even better to see the morang boys win again. Excellent first half, then a poor third quarter but the last quarter they strutted away with the win.

Always like going to west Heidelberg games, regardless. Would not be the same if they left div 3 comp.

 

[Lalorboy1]

Me and a mate went down to Epping yesterday and seen an absolute cracker definately a preview of a semi final match in my eyes, Epping too good in the end however morang I believe are still the team to beat
Tom Hughes #45 will be getting money thrown at him next year from other clubs for sure