A Section A Section Amateur Football

[Sausage roll]

My 2008 A Section ladder:

Collegians
Old Brighton
St Bedes Mentone Tigers
Old Xaverians

Uni Blues
Uni Blacks
Old Ivanhoe
De La Salle
Old Trinity
Old Scotch

Premiers: Old Brighton
Runners-up: Collegians
Team to watch: St Bedes Mentone Tigers
Relegation: Old Trinity Old Scotch
Best & Fairest: Luke Wintle (St Bedes Mentone Tigers)

I can assure you Jas that the Blacks will go much better than that with an AFL and all australian talent laden side.

Undestimate them at your peril

 

[Swan Song]

Only if Carey can financially afford the burden of the full-forwards match payments. Perhaps that's why he is rumoured to have left Camberwell Rd. They spent all their money on the refurbishments....

Scotch bithching about being out bid ................ give me a break. If you play that game.........suck it up when the river flows the other way.

 

[tucker]

Only if Carey can financially afford the burden of the full-forwards match payments. Perhaps that's why he is rumoured to have left Camberwell Rd. They spent all their money on the refurbishments....

Gertsman is off overseas in 5 weeks will be back around October

 

[BALLY3000]

Can anyone tell me if Brett Collins is playing at St Bedes this year?
Heard he has spent a bit of time down at beauy and is going to play down there.

 

[north of the river]

Scotch bithching about being out bid ................ give me a break. If you play that game.........suck it up when the river flows the other way.

Gee's you must have taken your loss bad on Saturday night against the mighty saints - on the turps all night/day drowning your sorrows and then decide to get on BF to type some paraletic crap across 5 threads ya moron.

"bithching"..."suck it up when the river flows the other way"??..what type of crap is that DH

 

[harper]

As a former player these are the reasons the SBMT have grown and succeeded in the past 3 years.
1. Presidential /committee stability.
2. The merger – St Bedes (players but poor facilities) and Mentone (good facilities poor player retention). It was a merger of 3 clubs into ONE. St Bedes Old Colls, Mentone Senior and Mentone Juniors. The spirit of the merger has been maintained.
3. The further development of those facilities. The purpose built senior change rooms are the size of an AFL change room and the envy of many clubs. This facility can be used 12 months of the year solely by the football club.
4. Coaches – each senior coach appointment has been better than the previous one.eg. a C grade coach, to an A Grade coach to an ex-VFA coach to an ex-AFL player in Luke Beveridge
5. Under 19 coach is very good. He is a teacher at the college – now has 2 under 19 teams that range in kids in 4 year levels from 19 to 16 yr olds. Kids from the under 17’s often fill in and get a taste of under 19 football.
6. There are 3-4 teachers at the College playing senior football for St Bedes. No better advertising than that.
7. The junior program from auskick to the under 17,s
8. The other football clubs in the area. St Bedes gets its students from the feeder catholic schools in the area. If your not in the feeder school area your very unlikely to get into St Bedes. The feeder schools are from Beaumaris to Aspendale to Dingley. So there is a high concentration of catholics in these areas as parents want to send their kids to St Bedes/Kilbreda. Therefore there are about 5 local football clubs that have future St Bedes kids in their junior programs. Someone mentioned to me that the Edi-Asp junior football club is run by the St Louis parents. Over the years we have attracted many of these kids to the under 19’s and seniors. The cordas, terrells, anstey, scafidis all played their junior football at Edi-Asp. The Wintles at Chelt.
9. And with guys like Surly and Kinsella they are a great bunch of guys.

Bring on Season 2008. I am looking forward to it.

Good post Yak! Having moved into the area a bit over 12 months ago I've got to say from Southland to Frankston footy is in great shape with St Bedes leading the way and all of your points are valid. Unfortunately being Aussies collectively we like to lop tall poppies and I reckon plenty of people are doing so in regards to St Bedes, not just in A grade ammo circles. Lots of kids (16-17) I've spoken to around my neighbourhood prefer Chelsea over Edi-Asp and St Bedes for the simple point of FUN!. Edi-asp's win at all costs attitude is beginning to hurt them, it may even be providing the Tigers with some talent they may not of got, hopefully St Bedes can maintain their A section status while still providing a fun environment for players to pursue their footy dreams. Anyway, the club has done a great job so far and good luck this year.

 

[hhound]

Good post Yak! Having moved into the area a bit over 12 months ago I've got to say from Southland to Frankston footy is in great shape with St Bedes leading the way and all of your points are valid. Unfortunately being Aussies collectively we like to lop tall poppies and I reckon plenty of people are doing so in regards to St Bedes, not just in A grade ammo circles. Lots of kids (16-17) I've spoken to around my neighbourhood prefer Chelsea over Edi-Asp and St Bedes for the simple point of FUN!. Edi-asp's win at all costs attitude is beginning to hurt them, it may even be providing the Tigers with some talent they may not of got, hopefully St Bedes can maintain their A section status while still providing a fun environment for players to pursue their footy dreams. Anyway, the club has done a great job so far and good luck this year.

blah blah blah! maybe we should just package up the silverware and courier it over to the state of the art facilities at SBMT today. I haven't heard so much drivel in a while.

 

[Cscape]

As a former player these are the reasons the SBMT have grown and succeeded in the past 3 years.
1. Presidential /committee stability.
2. The merger – St Bedes (players but poor facilities) and Mentone (good facilities poor player retention). It was a merger of 3 clubs into ONE. St Bedes Old Colls, Mentone Senior and Mentone Juniors. The spirit of the merger has been maintained.
3. The further development of those facilities. The purpose built senior change rooms are the size of an AFL change room and the envy of many clubs. This facility can be used 12 months of the year solely by the football club.
4. Coaches – each senior coach appointment has been better than the previous one.eg. a C grade coach, to an A Grade coach to an ex-VFA coach to an ex-AFL player in Luke Beveridge
5. Under 19 coach is very good. He is a teacher at the college – now has 2 under 19 teams that range in kids in 4 year levels from 19 to 16 yr olds. Kids from the under 17’s often fill in and get a taste of under 19 football.
6. There are 3-4 teachers at the College playing senior football for St Bedes. No better advertising than that.
7. The junior program from auskick to the under 17,s
8. The other football clubs in the area. St Bedes gets its students from the feeder catholic schools in the area. If your not in the feeder school area your very unlikely to get into St Bedes. The feeder schools are from Beaumaris to Aspendale to Dingley. So there is a high concentration of catholics in these areas as parents want to send their kids to St Bedes/Kilbreda. Therefore there are about 5 local football clubs that have future St Bedes kids in their junior programs. Someone mentioned to me that the Edi-Asp junior football club is run by the St Louis parents. Over the years we have attracted many of these kids to the under 19’s and seniors. The cordas, terrells, anstey, scafidis all played their junior football at Edi-Asp. The Wintles at Chelt.
9. And with guys like Surly and Kinsella they are a great bunch of guys.

Bring on Season 2008. I am looking forward to it.

Spot on with your post except for point 9 - Surly is a nobody and Kinsella is a liability. He may have 3 medals but he has not contributed on the day in any of the 3 GF's - either injured or outclassed - it's on video check it out - he should give his medal to the kids who's spot he took in the last 2 flags... I hope for all that he does play this year as you'll see his lack of class as a footballer and more importantly as a bloke...

 

[BrianSpeaking]

How long are you at French Island for Pineapple?

 

[The Big Pineapple]

How long are you at French Island for Pineapple?

Just missed the last ferry for the day so looks like another night here.

Looks like I'll miss my 10:10 basketball match.

 

[Brooksy01]

David Kinsella is a man who leads by example and stands up for his younger team-mates. The 06 GF is a perfect example of this!!!! Unlucky in the 07 GF has he only had eyes for the ball and was unable to recover from that...

Threats- Xavs, Old Brighton Collegians
Team to watch: St Bedes Mentone Tigers
Relegation: De La Salle and Old Scotch
Best & Fairest: Peter McGettian (St Bedes Mentone Tigers)
Headline you wont read this year- AJAX suceed in premiership glory
Headline you will read this year- AJAX fail in their final hurdle AGAIN

Good to see Bretty Collins train last nyt at StBedes

 

[harper]

C'Mon Frase- dont tell me you havent been using Musashi for the past 10 years?

How many A section players are on the Musashi nutritional program or part of it. Sloth? any blokes out at OT?

There would be major disappointment in my D1 reserves after I mention they need 1.6 - 1.8 grams per 20kg of body mass then remind them I'm talking about Musashi powders.

 

[NBULTY]

Nathan Buckley to play for Xav's this year.

 

[Charles]

Nathan Buckley to play for Xav's this year.

Can confirm with a BIG NO

 

[JG Hornet]

Nathan Buckley to play for Xav's this year.

His surname sums up the chances of that happening

 

[river man]

His surname sums up the chances of that happening

Your commenting again on a subject you can neither confirm or deny JG Hornet. seems to be a common theme in your posts.

How would you know if he was or he wasn't?

Do you have small man syndrome?

Wayne Carey to saddle up for moonee valley in the EDFL this year for at least one game.

 

[JG Hornet]

Your commenting again on a subject you can neither confirm or deny JG Hornet. seems to be a common theme in your posts.

How would you know if he was or he wasn't?

Do you have small man syndrome?

Wayne Carey to saddle up for moonee valley in the EDFL this year for at least one game.

Oh Ok, you're right again ****stick and I am wrong on everything I have said on here. I stand corrected – Buckley to captain Xavs, Wayne Carey to play for Sunshine West and Haileybury to be demoted to Club 18. I dips my lid...

 

[groundsman]

Brooksy, fair crack of the whip. Kinna does stand up for his team mates but what he did to Bloomy in the 06 GF was a little uncalled for. You don't drop a player behind the play 30 seconds into the game. To both their credit, they were seen together at the postage stamp after SBMT's demolition job in 07. As for the B&F, my pick is Jack Hellier. Macka is good but not in the same class as Jack.

 

[river man]

Oh Ok, you're right again ****stick and I am wrong on everything I have said on here. I stand corrected – Buckley to captain Xavs, Wayne Carey to play for Sunshine West and Haileybury to be demoted to Club 18. I dips my lid...

Do you like fishing JG ??

You seem to take the bait very easily.

Tim Fleming is captaining Xavs this year as I understand it. Bucks might have to take a back seat.

 

[Didyoutapthat]

Oh Ok, you're right again ****stick and I am wrong on everything I have said on here. I stand corrected – Buckley to captain Xavs, Wayne Carey to play for Sunshine West and Haileybury to be demoted to Club 18. I dips my lid...

Perenially writing drivel on here opens yourself up for some criticism surely JG... Especially coming from a well known VAFA afficionado like River Man

 

[Rufus Red]

Perenially writing drivel on here opens yourself up for some criticism surely JG... Especially coming from a well known VAFA afficionado like River Man

I'm guessing that is sarcasm?

 

[Cherry Picker]

Oh Ok, you're right again ****stick and I am wrong on everything I have said on here. I stand corrected – Buckley to captain Xavs, Wayne Carey to play for Sunshine West and Haileybury to be demoted to Club 18. I dips my lid...

It does raise my point JG.

You seem to know a hell of alot for a bloke that isnt affiliated to an A grade club.

 

[Over The Post]

So Cherry Picker, we take it you're not an avid reader of the Weekly Rag sold at canteens everywhere for the princely sum of $2?

 

[JG Hornet]

It does raise my point JG.

You seem to know a hell of alot for a bloke that isnt affiliated to an A grade club.

Who says I know a hell of a lot? All I'm saying is, a/a punting man and b/ the person who writes the A Grade column - that I would put my house on the fact that Nathan Buckley couldn't be stuffed playing suburban footy and b/ the VAFA aren't going to say "Sorry chaps, you mind handing those pennants back, there's a good sport" to Haileybury and St Bedes.

But you must be closer to Michael Sholly and the powers that be than I so I'll just stick to writing posts about local TABS!

 

[Cherry Picker]

So Cherry Picker, we take it you're not an avid reader of the Weekly Rag sold at canteens everywhere for the princely sum of $2?

Incorrect OTP.

I enjoy reading his column each week, especially when he gives me a mention.