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Interesting news from other camps. Especially Eltham - what is going on down there?
Not sure about the bigger picture but NFL sides have been chasing big Matty Crookes for a few years now and finally they have lured him over. Big loss for the Turtles.
Yeah and I see Hayden 'Duck' Dillon has gone to Banyule of all places...
I see Etham are really trying to drum up support with a nice little plug on the RUsh hour last night with Billy and James Brayshaw plugging what a great club and fantastice facilities it has...................... Must be battling to still be pushing so hard only a couple of weeks out from praccy matches!
Crookes to be a big loss but might add a little bit of discipline to the side that he clearly lacked over past few seasons.
think you need to check out some of the other divisions. Just quickly i can think of Old Trinity, OMs, Old Camberwell(with their new rooms)St bernards, Old Carey, Latrobe(though ground very large) who all have claims to better facilities.Crooksy was in the Leadership group for the last 4 seasons out of his 6 years at the Turtles and was one of the more respected and liked players in the group, he was sent off once last season for swearing...and that came from frustration. I would not call that a lack of discipline, would you? We wish him well at Lower Plenty and hope he may return too the Turtles one day soon.
I think the turtles plugging the club on the rush hour is a great idea, everything the plug said was true. The facilities are second too none in the whole armatures comp let alone d2.
AS for this season, yes they have lost some guns, but they still have a good core with your Galvin's/Richardson/Ogilvy/Foo's/Mizzis/Hargraves ( Andrew is in the best nick of his life from what I have been told ) etc
Time will tell I guess, I hope they get together a side that can compete in season 2011.
Thoughts?
Hopefully they can get some good numbers together for the 2's & have a successful season?
Crooksy was in the Leadership group for the last 4 seasons out of his 6 years at the Turtles and was one of the more respected and liked players in the group, he was sent off once last season for swearing...and that came from frustration. I would not call that a lack of discipline, would you? We wish him well at Lower Plenty and hope he may return too the Turtles one day soon.
I think the turtles plugging the club on the rush hour is a great idea, everything the plug said was true. The facilities are second too none in the whole armatures comp let alone d2.
AS for this season, yes they have lost some guns, but they still have a good core with your Galvin's/Richardson/Ogilvy/Foo's/Mizzis/Hargraves ( Andrew is in the best nick of his life from what I have been told ) etc
Time will tell I guess, I hope they get together a side that can compete in season 2011.
Thoughts?
yeah def who doesnt love getting changed in a b ball stadium toilet 500m and across a road away from the ground you play on. built brand new clubrooms without change rooms not too many building planners coming out of eltham college.
Your point being?
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Good luck to dillion he's a gun but should have had a crack at a lot better standard than D1, he's a huge talent that could play A grade imo.
Crooks has also left, pretty sure that hornskull is crooks judging by his previous posts, interesting that... Good luck to him aswell he has gone to a strong club that should get the silverware this year in Div 2 NFL.
Pretty hard to replace these two but the club is strong and it will in the long run unify the club!!
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Apart from the strong rumors that theres pretty much an open cheque book down at banyule under brockwell's reign! No matter what anyone on here says i believe that things down there are as shifty as you can get...![]()
Good luck to dillion he's a gun but should have had a crack at a lot better standard than D1, he's a huge talent that could play A grade imo.
Crooks has also left, pretty sure that hornskull is crooks judging by his previous posts, interesting that... Good luck to him aswell he has gone to a strong club that should get the silverware this year in Div 2 NFL.
Pretty hard to replace these two but the club is strong and it will in the long run unify the club!!
If you read some of my older posts you would know that I am not crooks you fool, I'm a mate of his and many down and just a supporter of the College!!! I know for a Fact not many if any of the Turtle boys are Members on this website. That would be evident, when you read previous threads and see the lack of info coming out of the college, when it comes too preseason and during the season.
Thanks
By the time you walk over the road at half time its time to walk back. You call this second to none. Also no seating around the ground. Do you have training lights at turtle land yet?
Last time I checked the club was promoting themselves to recruit players, and the training facilities as well as match day facilities are, yes, second to none! A pool for warm downs, rehab and cross training, indoor facilities for training, club rooms that are superb for viewing the match from and fresh air!!
The walk across the road is a great time to get yourselves primed for the game, the turtles have been doing it for years. Use the time to have a think about your game.
I have played at some pretty average grounds, and I believe that the change rooms, whilst still across the road are superior to many. Heck we even gave the opposition teams luke warm water, which is more than a few clubs offered.
Crooksy has flown the coop? Shame, but there is always someone to fill the void. Maybe he can still trek up the hill for a few past players functions when he has hung up the boots.
I have read some dumb things on big footy and thats up there. There is plenty of room around the back of the rooms for 2 change rooms but no it was designed for viewing behiend the massive glass window, Question do you get many blokes watching 3rd grade cricket from behiend there this season?
Seriously if the grades were done on facilites and grouds you wouldnt even be in premier division