I hear a couple of saints have gone to Norths. Not sure why. Apparently a couple from hawks to saints. Is there a reason for the points system. I would be shocked to see if saints would bother with anyone from another club. They apparently have good numbers so why put up with the worry of points. Team who comes last year before (lions) should get in house players for 4 points.
AFL Cairns - 2012 Season
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Flintstone
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I'm with you DRK, what are they thinking?? I see in todays fish wrapper that the league claims it will bring it into line with other leagues such as the AFL. Whilst it is nice to keep things uniformed, the CAFL isn't the 'AFL'. On top of players not being keen, how many punters will turn up to watch a game on the four day weekend??
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worth the thought ,
(but no one suggested this when Souths only won one game 2 yr ago)
oldwarrior
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They should have scheduled a game Good friday and cashed in on big gate takings as there's nothing else to do!
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I have been told on pretty good word when i was at the seafood shop that Langford will be at Saints this year as they have got him a job and Martin will also be following. Its understood he said last night to Andy Heritage he wouldnt return to the tiger den, which i am disappointed to hear but wouldnt be at Hawks this year. Looks like the forward line at Saints is going to be stronger unless they put both Langford and Martin down back!
Great numbers at the tigers again! Looks grand!
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Will Hawks have a Coach by then???
I dont know but i think at tigerland we have the best coach in the league with Kane Ricter..... CAFL isnt anywhere near a state league or AFL standard so the coach needs to understand our footy culture up here! Very different to back home in Vic, footy is everything down there and you give your right arm to have a kick and train every night. Judging by todays article, its a very poor attitude to hold in the case of Manunda Hawks! If an ex AFL player shows interest, i would be getting him to the club in some capacity, they make out they are the Collingwood of the league and that Richard Martin is the Eddy Maguire with their attitude towards the appointment of their coach and the dismissive approach taken thus far! Good Luck to them!
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What a joke! As noted, CAFL is a far cry from the AFL and if our local league believes we will not loose players and our clubs struggle to fill two teams over that holiday period, then i will pull my pants down and walk through the mall in my full glory for all to see!
Melissa Dunstan and Gary Young, please wake up to yourselves!
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The only word on Gleeson is that he's coached in Vic country, around Warrnambool and is a development coach with Nth Ballarat Rebels U18's, he's is looking for a suitable job in Cairns is the mail from a Hawks person.
If these two guys were making the move to Saints they would have started training by now surely. They haven't been seen at any Saints trainings i have watched and i havent missed many. Maybe they are waiting for the clearance to go through first. Have to wait and see on that one.
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Richard Martin has had candidates for the job and from what I've been told he hasn't had the respect to phone some of them back. My mail could be wrong but I highly doubt it is.
Oh and hi Tamby (smile face).
Oh and hi Tamby (smile face).
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Playing during Easter is facepalm on crack. CAFL employ people to make educated decisions and this turn of events looks like a dog rooting a cricket ball.
Flintstone
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I have to agree, I would find it extremely hard to knock back an ex AFL player. Hawks must have their reasons. Maybe it was Fevola???
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I have to agree, I would find it extremely hard to knock back an ex AFL player. Hawks must have their reasons. Maybe it was Fevola???
He's trying his hand at 'punting' oh the irony of that sentence. His first crack at punting didn't pan out so well so we'll see how this go works out
.Hawks have plenty of experience at the club, player wise, who's taking training ?? Are they waiting for DJ to finish at St.Marys
??Some clearances added to the clearances page. If you take out the NTFL clearances there are 12 already listed.
7 of those are to Souths (Good job Cutters), 5 of which are from Warrnambool & District Football Netball League, Sam Jones from Lions and 1 from Hampden
Coatsworth, Dixon, J Martin all going to North Central Football League from Saints.
and a couple from Port leaving as well..
http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3392-0-0-0&a=CLEAR
...and so it BEGINS!
7 of those are to Souths (Good job Cutters), 5 of which are from Warrnambool & District Football Netball League, Sam Jones from Lions
and 1 from HampdenCoatsworth, Dixon, J Martin all going to North Central Football League from Saints.
and a couple from Port leaving as well..
http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3392-0-0-0&a=CLEAR
...and so it BEGINS!
Flintstone
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Hey Tamba, should we put our names down over at the Hawks? They obviously haven't had any quality applications for coaches yet.....
Now now Flintstone, i'd be worried more so for your own coaching panel before the Manunda Hawks coaching panel.
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Flinstone LOL @ him (laughing at him face).
Oh and.......,
Hi Tamby (smile face).
Oh and.......,
Hi Tamby (smile face).
DrRichardKimble
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I heard one of the criteria is someone who can get Plugger fit…. No wonder they haven’t had anyone qualify
Oh indeed, it's an essential qualification. You're a qualified doctor right Kimble? Surely you'd be man enough for the task?
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Tamby, why won't you say hi to me?
Hi Tamby (smile face).
Hi Tamby (smile face).
Glen Quagmire
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You specialise in Lap Band surgeries don't you DRK.
Had a look at the clearances last night and notice souths had done quiet well in regards to recruits from Warrnambool. Did a little research and found that only a few of these boys played senior football a ]t Merrivale last year with most playing in the magoos. The district league is an ok league at best but the two's football is appalling. Ok recruits at best...
Tommy have the hawks confirmed a coach? If so have you heard rumors of this guy Jeremy Gleeson?
Any news on Nick Gill yet guys. Lions would have to be the best shot surely??
Don't know where these Gleeson rumours came from, come on kids
