The courier is having a field day with it. Not condoning anything that happened as it was a disgrace, but darley winning the premiership received less coverage.
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Why wouldn't they...and the club has been made to look stupid after their statement and the latest footage. It is clear that players and officials were involved and not just "attempting to break it up"
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A double premiership also, seniors and reserves. Anyone know if that has been done since the RDFL teams joined the BFL, maybe Sunbury and Redan?
The Courier are entitled to run with whatever they think is news, and Darley are news, their supporters are passionate, and every one else loves to see them losing or in trouble. Doubt they can get there this year, but would love to see another marsh v devils gf.
If East can’t beat them easily tomorrow then they can’t be taken seriously.
Hmmmm how'd those tips go?
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Well he stuck his neck out out a bit but apart from the Sth Redan game there wouldn't be too many that would disagree with him. East v Darley? Darley have big issues. Every team has bad days but that was a half hearted effort
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All of those tips would have been strong favourites with the bookies. But the best thing about this league at the moment it is unpredictable
Did you see the East v Darley game? If so where did East win it?
Hard to find a winner for Darley. Beaten comprehensively all over the ground and as I said looked half hearted. Careful maybe after getting a lecture during the week. They actually looked a bit soft which I know they aren't & made East look a bit better than what I think they are
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Looking at the team lists it looks like Darley may have fielded their worst team for the year, evidenced by the twos being beat by 100. Also East probably fielded their best side, so of course the result ended up like that.
Won’t get any easier as they play the Marsh next week. Saw them yesterday, was convincing in the end but they were only going at half pace. They will be full throttle against devils next week to really drive some nails in.
As I said in my previous post, Darley are depleted with injury, if they can stumble into the finals & they get most of their injured players back, they will be a chance of back to back, this will really test the Darley players & the coaching staff, I would never question their ability to get up off the floor & give it their all. Write them off at your own Peril. Good to see the Bloods turn things around, I see Mark Orr has returned from Coburg.
Thought I'd take a quick look at each teams' player points at this point of the season to see how it relates to form:
Round 11.
B-Marsh 43 (Rd-1 43)
EastPoint 41 (Rd-1 41)
South 39 (Rd-1 39)
Sebas 37 (Rd-1 43)
Lakers 34 (Rd-2 37)
Redan 34 (Rd-1 33)
Sunbury 33 (Rd-1 28)
Ballarat 33 (rd 10) (Rd-1 30)
North 32 (Rd-1 30)
Darley 28 (Rd-1 34) (missing Reid-5, Graham-4, Roy-3, from their round 1 team)
Melton 25 (Rd-1 25)
Pretty obvious I guess, but you can see in most cases the direct relationship between points, injuries and performance.
Round 11.
B-Marsh 43 (Rd-1 43)
EastPoint 41 (Rd-1 41)
South 39 (Rd-1 39)
Sebas 37 (Rd-1 43)
Lakers 34 (Rd-2 37)
Redan 34 (Rd-1 33)
Sunbury 33 (Rd-1 28)
Ballarat 33 (rd 10) (Rd-1 30)
North 32 (Rd-1 30)
Darley 28 (Rd-1 34) (missing Reid-5, Graham-4, Roy-3, from their round 1 team)
Melton 25 (Rd-1 25)
Pretty obvious I guess, but you can see in most cases the direct relationship between points, injuries and performance.
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what's the story there, why didn't he turn up?
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He needed a break after a tough week according to their footy manager, as mentioned in the Courier's match report.
You need to know the facts before you go potting someone. The man has a family & you are speculating.
Just my opinion looking from afar. You are correct in that I do not know the full facts but my initial thoughts were that these types of circumstances are when clubs and players need their leaders the most and that if I was a Darley player I would have been annoyed that my coach wasn't there with me whilst we are doing it tough.
Having said all that..if there are serious issues at play then I wish Heath all the best and hope he can get back to the club
Yes I understand exactly what you are saying, however when my mum past away, I didn't coach that wend, not saying that anything like that has happened to Heath but we don't know the full story. I know Heath & he is a professional & was offered a senior coaching job for this year at VFL level, he turned it down partly because he promised Darley he would coach for at least two years, so his loyalty is there. Better to wait & see what comes of it.
Regardless of whether any player or official hads done anything wrong, more disturbing is the length of time the investigation is taking. Now we hear an announcement from the league may be as late as Friday. This investigation should have been completed before Saturday’s games and the results released and any recommendations imposed immediately.
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What are they investigating actually? The footage is there for all to see. What charges are possible? The BFL aren’t the Victorian police. I believe everyone involved has put their hand up and admitted to mucking up, internally that is.
Apart from the scoreboard, no one from North City was hurt. Maybe I’m living in the past, it’s a terrible look, but what does everyone want as an end result. Move on.
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You may be right, there may be nothing to see here, but why not resolve it and move on quickly. Right now we may be playing in a compromised competition. There is a club and individuals that have a level of uncertainty attached to them, which is not fair on them or the other teams in the competition.
Agreed. What rule have they actually broken? They’ve acted on the so called supporters involved, what else is expected? What happens if there is an altercation at a club function? Does the league have the power to investigate that too? Because we all know that while it might not be common, it’s not unheard of at all football clubs. While I never had an issue with Darley on field, they were hard, could be nasty, but not over the top in my experience. Some of their supporters are absolute ferals though and while the club has cleaned up their act a lot in the last decade, the good thing that could come out of this is that they clean out the garbage with a bigger broom
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No rule broken as I see it, Courier making it out as if it’s a major crime.
The bad part for Darley is the supporters names I’ve heard aren’t even Darley people, just go to the odd game over the last couple of years. Added fuel to the fire as no one really knew who they were.
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Possibly the biggest issue that have Darley in spotlight is the statement about no player involved. Had they come out and said that a player possible two got involved and been punished accordingly then maybe the whole issue could be over. Unfortunately the league have possibly said that they want a better response from one of their clubs when looking at the evidence. Remember this all started with umpires been abused and set upon. Yes not darley supporters but unfortunately ended up being a mess. The league have the responsibility to ensure clubs feel safe and from reading social media not many do. Unfortunately it looked like many people involved at darley were actually trying to protect umpires and image and things boiled over. I reckon darley have improved heaps but they deserve a whack so they continue to promote image.
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Would liked to of seen your opinion if it were Melton south lol
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