EDFL Div 1 Discussion 2023

[Gremlin77]

The best result for the division is for Deer Park to win on Saturday. Unless Marby spends the same amount of money, the division will be incredibly even in 2024.

Yes, West Coburg and Rupo did great to knock them off twice, but I just think they won't be that cocky again in a GF.

Deer Park by 64.

Personally, I think the two earlier games will be much better contests.

Seniors
West Coburg by 6 in overtime. Best team all year and the second semi was the loss they had to have, I think we will see their best on Saturday and maybe an upset. Hoping it’s a good contest until late. Goater/Points situation is fascinating, and assume Mick Edwards will now be no chance of getting back in after having a bloody good season. Feel for him.

Reserves
West Coburg to get the double and win by 24 points. Should be too strong unless Big Josh can put on a show and kick a bag

Unders
Great effort by Craigieburn to make the GF from 5th, would be a fairytale flag. Unfortunately Coburg Districts will be too good. CD by 36

 

[Aucklander]

Seniors
West Coburg by 6 in overtime. Best team all year and the second semi was the loss they had to have, I think we will see their best on Saturday and maybe an upset. Hoping it’s a good contest until late. Goater/Points situation is fascinating, and assume Mick Edwards will now be no chance of getting back in after having a bloody good season. Feel for him.

Surely there'll be some discontent. Will be very interesting to see the final line up.

Reserves
West Coburg to get the double and win by 24 points. Should be too strong unless Big Josh can put on a show and kick a bag

Game of the day for me. Nothing in it. WC by 8

Unders
Great effort by Craigieburn to make the GF from 5th, would be a fairytale flag. Unfortunately Coburg Districts will be too good. CD by 36

I talked to an Eagles bloke on the weekend and he's enjoying having the kids who played seniors back in the side. Really don't know enough about either side to pick a result.

 

[Turbos mail]

Surely there'll be some discontent. Will be very interesting to see the final line up.



Game of the day for me. Nothing in it. WC by 8


I talked to an Eagles bloke on the weekend and he's enjoying having the kids who played seniors back in the side. Really don't know enough about either side to pick a result.

West Coburg top in seniors & reserves all year and realistically could lose both games.

 

[wce06]

West Coburg top in seniors & reserves all year and realistically could lose both games.

Or win both!!!

 

[Grounded]

So I take it like this, WC beat DP at Shore Reserve, inaccuracy, foreign small field were all factors (so loss not a huge issue for DP). However on the return fixture, on the larger DP home ground and also with Goater and Levi both playing and the Revenge from the first loss a factor. They 100% came out that day to beat WC and beat them well. WC ended up kicking a bunch of behinds in the first half and kept Deer Park in the game, however WC hung on with an after the siren win.

My point of that above story is that Game Two showed that Deer Park can be beaten by a switched on West Coburg.... The first Final between them also had a number of factors:
Deer Park had a harder run than WC into the finals, they had no week off and were charged with a big win over Ruppo. On the flip side WC had a very easy run (resting players) and also had a week off, they potentially were also very complacent due to not having experienced a defeat all season.

The WC that comes out on Sat will be very different mentally to the team that ran out two weeks ago against DP. And DP may possibly have thrown all their cards on the table, for example they hard a very hard tag on Tom Baravi last game, he will come out better for the experience.

Anyway good luck to both, and I am sure it will be a lot closer that many on this site keep saying it will be.

 

[Grounded]

The GF will be much closer than the first WC v DP final. It was a perfect storm for WC, a week (unwanted rest) leading into that final and soft games to finish the home and away fixture. It was the worst preparation you could possibly imagine. Game on this week.

 

[stars alive]

The GF will be much closer than the first WC v DP final. It was a perfect storm for WC, a week (unwanted rest) leading into that final and soft games to finish the home and away fixture. It was the worst preparation you could possibly imagine. Game on this week.

Too much class in the deer park side..cant envisage west coburg getting close at all..

 

[Grounded]

Too much class in the deer park side..cant envisage west coburg getting close at all..

Time will tell I guess, the pressure does shift though. WC had the pressure going into first final being undefeated and were outplayed. Now everyone just expects DP to simply rock up and win, now that comes with pressure..

 

[ZingerAbed]

Any team of the year predictions?

 

[stars alive]

Time will tell I guess, the pressure does shift though. WC had the pressure going into first final being undefeated and were outplayed. Now everyone just expects DP to simply rock up and win, now that comes with pressure..

They will win easy

 

[wce06]

Finally a year where WC felt some love from EDFL for team of the year...6 x players, and 5 fromDP well done...

Good to see Ruppo get three aswell

 

[Aucklander]

 

[ROOTA#6]

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Zak Saad….what a player

 

[Uptherox]

That's 5 years in a row for Elliott at just 24 years old. Fair effort from the young bloke. Pretty fair side that one

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[Aucklander]

Zak Saad….what a player

Has been an absolute star mate. Signed back up again for 2024.

 

[Aucklander]

That's 5 years in a row for Elliott at just 24 years old. Fair effort from the young bloke. Pretty fair side that one

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I didn't know that. Fantastic effort.

 

[ROOTA#6]

Has been an absolute star mate. Signed back up again for 2024.

Was amazing when he came up our way.

Will always follow his footy and hope he has success

 

[weapons#again]

 

[Blueandwhiteroos]

Finally a year where WC felt some love from EDFL for team of the year...6 x players, and 5 fromDP well done...

Good to see Ruppo get three aswell

Team of the year is selected by the coaches with in the division. Nothing to do with anyone in the office of the EDFL.

 

[The Defender]

That is an excellent team, coaches done a great job with team selections.

 

[cotch271]

I could be wrong but I believe Goater was a 5 pointer?

 

[ZingerAbed]

I could be wrong but I believe Goater was a 5 pointer?

Started off as a 3 pointed at Deer Park last year in WRFL, dropped to 2 this year

 

[wce06]

I want to know how they could possibly stay under the salary cap for this year....the points both in this team and also those not able to play is incredible. Players must be playing for the love of the club and the division 1 competition

If they manage to get over the line against WC, they will 100% be well placed to be competitive in Premier. Can someone tell me how the cap and points work in Premier?

Here's to a cracking game tomorrow....

 

[Survey]

I want to know how they could possibly stay under the salary cap for this year....the points both in this team and also those not able to play is incredible. Players must be playing for the love of the club and the division 1 competition

If they manage to get over the line against WC, they will 100% be well placed to be competitive in Premier. Can someone tell me how the cap and points work in Premier?

Here's to a cracking game tomorrow....

No use worrying about the Cap as it is not policed and clubs like DP, EK and Pacco pay 3 times what the amount is capped at as that's the only way they can compete!!!

 

[CouldNotPlay]

No use worrying about the Cap as it is not policed and clubs like DP, EK and Pacco pay 3 times what the amount is capped at as that's the only way they can compete!!!

The EDFL will beat their chest thou saying we have caught out Keilor Park & Rupertswood for being over the cap, look at the great job we are doing. It's a complete joke, scarp the cap.