9 premierships in 11 years *MB Thread*

[headache1]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

it just prooves how weak the competition is if a club can dominate like that. port people always hate it when people discount their sanfl premierships, but in a competition like that it doesnt seem like that much of an achievement to be honest.

Except back when Port won most of their premierships, it was a very strong competition, because the AFL didn't exist.

It still is a strong competition now, the Bulldogs are just a step above the rest.

 

[aneale]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

It's always difficult to say how one side from one era would do against another side from a different era. Just the way of the world.

and thats why you can't, and it's why Centrals will go down in the record books eventually as being equal to any and all other periods of time. You can't argue that Port played in a harder competition as the answer will always be that the modern footballer (even at SANFL level) is a vastly better athlete than the kick and catch footballers of previous decades so they were comparable to the rest of the competition they have to face.

There were plenty of 'not quite good enough' Victorians running around at Port in the 70's and 80's, thats not to different to Central District now.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

Wow, SANFL must really be a equal league

Actually it is. Central were lucky to finish top in what was a very topsy turvy year , no one really dominated , everyone had their fair share of losses , it's just Central know how to turn it on come finals. Only won by 6 points.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

hahahahahahahhahaha omg hahahahhahahah

Why is that so funny?

I bet your parents hadn't even met in 1980.

 

[vivien]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

Not in the AFL board, probably the SANFL..

 

[aneale]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

Why is that so funny?

I bet your parents hadn't even met in 1980.

would be tough to combat a team that had no taggers, no loose men in defense, no rotating mids (none of whom actually play a position) and who all constantly bomb the ball forward with a torp to a 1:1 contest after 3 loopy handballs.

both the 1981 VFL and SANFL GF's are on youtube, they are remarkably similar in style and a mile away from what the game looks like and is played now even at SANFL level.

 

[dymmot]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

So:

10 VFL flags (well done)

ZERO AFL flags.

This coming from A Port Adelaide supporter after their attempts to count SANFL flags.

 

[Larry the Liquidator]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

The game is a hell of a lot more professional so yes. Gone are the days where you'd see SANFL players smoking between quarters as you did in the 80's and before. Bubbles Obst lighting up at a Qtr time huddle is legendary. Centrals of 2009/2010 would beat Port Adelaide circa 1980/1981 easily.

They're bigger, stronger and more athletic than those in the early 80's for sure. By the 90's the standard was much closer, but who were Port beating then? the AFL draft was biting and the Crows ripped 52 players out of the league to train with them every week. The SANFL in the 00's evolved again.

You can only beat whoever there is to the standard of the time. The 90's > 00's, but the 00's > 70's and > 80's in respect to fitness and strength and Centrals are beating all before them just like Port did in the 90's and your not even including 98/99.

Is this bloke on drugs? Are you on drugs? You trying to say that any of the Centrals' premiership sides would beat any of the 1980s premiership sides?*

So if you were to pit Centrals 2010 against Glenelg 1985, you reckon Centrals would beat them? Mind you Glenelg that year had players like Kernahan, McDermott, McGuiness, Salisbury, the Stringer brothers and played it very physical. The year before 1985 Kernahan kicked 9 or 10 goals against Victoria in a State of origin game, yet you reckon Centrals could stop him notwithstanding the fact that Victoria's best back 6 couldn't. What drugs you taking?

What about North Adelaide 1987. Players like Darren Jarman, Andrew Jarman, Hart. This team beat Collingwood in a night match yet you think they couldn't beat Centrals 2010?

You have no freaking idea. Not only would Centrals 2010 or from any other year in the past ten get beat by any of the 80s premiership sides, they would get beaten severely. Even the Centrals' 1995 and 1996 sides would beat Centrals 2010.

The 1980s was a very tough era in the SANFL, alot tougher than the glorified junior competition that the SANFL has become.*

 

[emuboy]

How did Centrals go from being a "Cinderalla side" in 1999, which had played 36 years without a flag, to playing in 11 straight Grand Finals, winning 9 of them? Neutral fans longing for the Bulldogs to win just 1 flag must now be wondering if it will ever end.

It seems remarkable; it would be like time-travelling to October 2025, and finding that the Western Bulldogs now had 13 premierships, including the last 6 in a row.

 

[aneale]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

Is this bloke on drugs? Are you on drugs? You trying to say that any of the Centrals' premiership sides would beat any of the 1980s premiership sides?*

So if you were to pit Centrals 2010 against Glenelg 1985, you reckon Centrals would beat them? Mind you Glenelg that year had players like Kernahan, McDermott, McGuiness, Salisbury, the Stringer brothers and played it very physical. The year before 1985 Kernahan kicked 9 or 10 goals against Victoria in a State of origin game, yet you reckon Centrals could stop him notwithstanding the fact that Victoria's best back 6 couldn't. What drugs you taking?

What about North Adelaide 1987. Players like Darren Jarman, Andrew Jarman, Hart. This team beat Collingwood in a night match yet you think they couldn't beat Centrals 2010?

You have no freaking idea. Not only would Centrals 2010 or from any other year in the past ten get beat by any of the 80s premiership sides, they would get beaten severely. Even the Centrals' 1995 and 1996 sides would beat Centrals 2010.

The 1980s was a very tough era in the SANFL, alot tougher than the glorified junior competition that the SANFL has become.*

Yes in a very different time, go back and look at it of you were too young to live through it. Watch 7two and laugh hysterically at how the game was played then even at VFL level. You are talking about blokes who rocked up on Tuesday and Thursday and trained and that was it. I went to a disco at Victoria Park once where Darren Millane and Peter Daicos were 'guest' DJ's. It was 3am on Saturday morning before the game!

The players in the 80's were vastly superior footballers undoubtedly, but that game had no real tactic and the current State U18's netballers would be fitter athletes.

You're the bloke who continues to believe that Jesse Owens would still win a 100m race despite the 195cm kid from Jamaica on the outside.

Athletes progress, its that simple and you're talking about blokes (in the case of 80/81) that were playing nearly 30 years ago. Russell Ebert is vastly superior than any player from the current Central's team but after having 4 different players rotate off the bench to tag him in the first quarter alone the 1980 Ebert wouldn't know what was going on and would wonder why none of his opponents are tiring despite him getting knocked around. They also wouldn't score, Yves Sibenaler whose a bog standard CHB today would have been the 2nd tallest ruckman running around in the early 80's, they'd all run off and Centrals '10 would have a loose man in defence and play the possession game as Port '81 (go find a copy of the replay) would be kicking to contests and then wonder why a loose man got it down over the 1:1 contest and then ran off with it.

The footballers were vastly superior as history then proved them to be but the game was amateur hour. You put the '81 players in a timewarp and make them play a 2010 game with a 2010 fitness level, they win. But the 2010 athlete shreds the 1981 everyday of the week. If Sticks played a SOO game in 2010 do you really think he'd kick 10 goals? How many current AFL players have kicked 10 or more in a game? it's not many. The game is 100x more defensively minded. Kernahan would have 3 blokes jump against him all day he'd struggle to get 10 kicks let alone kick 10 in today's game as he's not just standing there shoulder to shoulder with one opponent.

 

[One PAFC]

How did Centrals go from being a "Cinderalla side" in 1999, which had played 36 years without a flag, to playing in 11 straight Grand Finals, winning 9 of them? Neutral fans longing for the Bulldogs to win just 1 flag must now be wondering if it will ever end.

It seems remarkable; it would be like time-travelling to October 2025, and finding that the Western Bulldogs now had 13 premierships, including the last 6 in a row.

Centrals admit that after losing to Port Adelaide in the 95 and 96 GF's, they tried to basically copy Port Adelaide what does/did. They even made their own version of the Port Adelaide club creed, and called theirs a club ethos.

So basically, Centrals wanted to be like Port Adelaide. And they are becoming like Port Adelaide. Still a way to go yet

 

[Slippery Pete]

Re: 9 premierships in 11 years

Centrals may have won 9 of the last 11 years, but they will not beat Port Adelaide's Australian record of 6 straight premierships.

But still, what Centrals are doing now is unbelievable.

Even still, the competition in the SANFL is not as hard as it was when Port Adelaide was dominating.

Norwood has also won six straight premierships.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Centrals admit that after losing to Port Adelaide in the 95 and 96 GF's, they tried to basically copy Port Adelaide what does/did. They even made their own version of the Port Adelaide club creed, and called theirs a club ethos.

So basically, Centrals wanted to be like Port Adelaide. And they are becoming like Port Adelaide. Still a way to go yet

They are nothing like Port Adelaide. They actually have money and supporters.

 

[Wood_Duck]

becoming like Port Adelaide. Still a way to go yet

Christ I hope so.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Christ I hope so.

Do they still make the WWPAD (What Would Port Adelaide Do) bracelets?

Last I checked it was a limited edition item. Only 119 of them.

 

[Larry the Liquidator]

They are nothing like Port Adelaide. They actually have money and supporters.

Stop confusing money and supporters with prizemoney and glory hunters. Once you go down and stay down, you will have stuff all.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Stop confusing money and supporters with prizemoney and glory hunters. Once you go down and stay down, you will have stuff all.

I'm not a Centrals supporter.

 

[raikkonen]

Basically, Centrals have played 11 consecutive GF's, and won 9, in the 2nd best Australian Football comp in the world. End Thread.

WHo cares about comparing then with now. Just say its a remarkable feat and be done with it.

 

[aneale]

Stop confusing money and supporters with prizemoney and glory hunters. Once you go down and stay down, you will have stuff all.

Centrals develop their area really well tho' they always manage to get OK kids through their system, Brayden O'Hara being a good example, the Westhoff's etc. Now they have success. Port would attract the better interstate players (and some locals, Phil McGuinness) because they were seen to be the best place to play, get some success, and if young enough get back to the AFL (Jeremy Clayton). If you're a delisted SA'ian or Victorian for that matter and you want to come over here do you look at Port or Centrals? It's Centrals in consideration every time now. The more success they have the more attractive they are, the better footballer they attract and the cycle continues. Like it always did before.

Centrals have a massive area, full of young people that they associate very well with, the connection between the Club and Elizabeth is very much like the old days of Port and Norwood, real community attachment, they also have a wealthy social club that does better than what Sturt, Norwood and Port can do combined. Unfortunately they aren't going anywhere soon. The only thing we can hope for is that those numpties out at Noarlunga don't wake up and realise they can do the exact same thing down South like Centrals have done out North.

 

[brucetiki]

The only thing we can hope for is that those numpties out at Noarlunga don't wake up and realise they can do the exact same thing down South like Centrals have done out North.

Seeing as they're trying to distance themselves from the outer southern suburbs community rather than include them (dropping the name 'South Adelaide' and insisting on only being referred to as 'Panthers'), I can't see that happening anytime soon...

 

[aneale]

like I said ... numpties. South Adelaide has so much potential to grow and position themselves long term, but they are clueless it seems.

 

[Crow Eaters]

Central districs have just competed in their 11th grandfinal in a row and won their 9th in those years, beating port adelaides record of 9 in 12 years. What an extraordinary effort!

Great effort anyone knocking of a Port Adelaide record gets a thumbs up from me it's easy to see your coach has been watching alot of Geelong tapes with your hard tackling & crash & bash get it forward at all cost's . Great game to watch the speed of the game & skills shown on the day was good to watch you got lucky though re match next year with a change of the guard on the cards the Legs took it right up to you Bassett did a great job only thing I would say 4 legs will get drafted 7 points from a flag nearly gotcha. Once again well done Go Crows & Legs bring on 2011

 

[The_Wookie]

like I said ... numpties. South Adelaide has so much potential to grow and position themselves long term, but they are clueless it seems.

South Adelaide are a pack of grade a morons at the administration level. Theres every reason to believe they could be just like centrals, if they could just get off their asses.

 

[harmesy 37]

What a bore the SANFL has become.

Why don't they just hand the premiership cup to Centrals before the season starts?

No other team has a chance to win it if 9 premierships in 11 years is any indication... yes, and I know Norwood "pushed" Centrals in the g/f, but for nought reward.

 

[CDFCLad]

Love the fact that it is always Port fans comparing era's. We don't, we are just enjoying our glorious dynasty.

It does make you think though, clearly a case of Port fans 'protest too much' and are constantly thinking of Centrals. We certainly don't think about you, you are as relevant to us as South.