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you play for euroa dont you? tou may be able to have a look at one of your team mates ones. it has only 6 departures
gilliland
gibson
bell
carrecher
horsburgh
sage,

people said on the forum that there was up to 20 players leaving the magpies

there was no prediction for the premiership but from word around th traps the swans are gunbe a force, the cats and also heard that rochy are gunna a suprise packet but in my opinon i think seymour on paper have a more accomplished side and will be once again the team to beat
Good points, but don't forget Seymour has lost 4 big guys in Pilling, Gordon, Douglas and Bailey and replaced only with some fella named Kelly who is only going to play seniors because they are desperate for height. Very hard to replace these guys. Should still make finals and with a bit of luck go 3 peat. Anyone heard anything about how Swans and Echuca are going in the pre-season? Praccy match results???
 

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Good points, but don't forget Seymour has lost 4 big guys in Pilling, Gordon, Douglas and Bailey and replaced only with some fella named Kelly who is only going to play seniors because they are desperate for height. Very hard to replace these guys. Should still make finals and with a bit of luck go 3 peat. Anyone heard anything about how Swans and Echuca are going in the pre-season? Praccy match results???
Echuca are the real dark horse I reckon. I haven't heard anything about them at all, except they lost Josh Maddox and former Bendigo Pioneers player Casey Nance is trying to get transfered to Croydon.

Last year they got Stephen White and a few others, but I don't think they have signed any big names this year.
 

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Re: Official GVFL thread

Might just go in to bat for a couple of mates here.

Skillz,You try putting together an entire magazine almost single-handedly which involves five leagues. I think its great that the Shepp News even bother. (PS well done FACTA, aka Flat Track Bully, on another good quality magazine.)

Yes they get paid to do it. but not very well .. I know .. i worked there.

As much as people around the GV whinge about the content of the Shepp News, the fact is people are spoilt with the coverage they get.

Admittedly the standard of sports journalism has slipped over the past year or two, but prepare for a turn-around to what it was before.

Wes Cusworth has headed to WIN TV and Rob Harris is taking over as sport editor.

And lets be honest, if there was ever a bloke who could single handedly turn things around its him.

Can't wait to get back to Shepp next week, pick up a copy of the news and read about the local footy!! (and to see Rob Harris as the by-line of the back page.)
Spot on mate lets hope things can pick up :thumbsu:

Think you'll find guys that those days are long gone, and the budget restraints at joints like the Shepp News no longer allow for such a full-on coverage. Although there would be former writers or even semi-retired guys who'd be genuinely keen in being involved, going to games etc say for a bit of fuel and a seasons entry pass which is the way i think it used to work at times. That way wages wouldnt be an issue and the media mobs could write it off thur tax perhaps???

Throw in every other sport, and their indiviudal lobbying to get their sport decent coverage, and remember space is at a premium when most publications run at well over 50-65% advertising content.

Agree local papers can be great - many due to clubs contributing write-ups, details etc as in many instances 1-2 people have to write the entire paper.

Lets be honest the $$$ on offer for sports journalism aint good enough at times for the hours (weekend work) expected to do the job justice. Im sure the editors would be on a fair wicket, but your standard journo is extemely underpaid IMO.

As a passionate former print media employee, if the money was ok I'm sure we'd all be thinking of doing it ;)
 

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Heard a whisper that Mark"bad man"Pilling could be heading back to Kings Park, has anyone else heard this ?
Lets hope so because EDFL Div2 would be waste of his time, especially the way Maribyrnong Park have shopped. I know they lost the 2006 GF but really you only have to win it by a point to be premiers - and with the current list I cant see a side getting within 20 goals of them in 2007.

We had a guy with ties to Marby at out ACK practice match last weekend, and he was bagging Pilling saying he was soft . . . . I couldnt bloody believe it surely he musta had him mixed up someone else!!!
 
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Heard the same about Mark - my money is on him returning to Kings Park. Why in the hell he would head to EDFL division 2 is beyond me anyway, a poor standard of football and home to a number of head hunting/ physical types.

Think that the Lions will be there abouts again to be honest.

Poor effort by Ky in the practice game. They are the first mob always crying poor or everything is against them and then to do that just sums them up - p..sweak!!

Hey Doona, how are your guys shaping up? Hopefully you can make some inroads this season.
 

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Hey Doona, how are your guys shaping up? Hopefully you can make some inroads this season.
Numbers have been truly pleasing with 35 our worst roll up since Xmas. Confident we have added the 50-70 goals I think they need to push for finals, and with a couple of experienced heads thru the middle fingers crossed a finals spot may be a nice little reward after a few seasons of missing September action.
 

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Lets hope so because EDFL Div2 would be waste of his time, especially the way Maribyrnong Park have shopped. I know they lost the 2006 GF but really you only have to win it by a point to be premiers - and with the current list I cant see a side getting within 20 goals of them in 2007.

We had a guy with ties to Marby at out ACK practice match last weekend, and he was bagging Pilling saying he was soft . . . . I couldnt bloody believe it surely he musta had him mixed up someone else!!!

Doona, ive been training at Marby since xmas with a few of the Red Hill boys and im fairly certain Pilling will be staying at Marby, he has been taking training in some sort of an assistance role.

I dont know about him being soft, whoever said that who has the Marby connection is full of it, I would doubt any of the boys down their think he is soft.

Great List at Marby, would be very very competetive in the GV.
 

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They only kicked a couple in the first game and in the seniors Craig Bamford kicked about 4, including several rippers from the boundary. Ashley Hobbs bagged 2, Hayden Saville 1, Scott Grainger a couple, Shane Clayton also kicked a few and cant remember the others.
Grainger bagged 8 goals spike. A fair effort in his 1st hit out for the year. Im pretty sure Bamford kicked 5.
 

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Doona, ive been training at Marby since xmas with a few of the Red Hill boys and im fairly certain Pilling will be staying at Marby, he has been taking training in some sort of an assistance role.

I dont know about him being soft, whoever said that who has the Marby connection is full of it, I would doubt any of the boys down their think he is soft.

Great List at Marby, would be very very competetive in the GV.
My thoughts too Tige19, sure is a hell of a list at MP aint it
 

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Might just go in to bat for a couple of mates here.

Skillz,You try putting together an entire magazine almost single-handedly which involves five leagues. I think its great that the Shepp News even bother. (PS well done FACTA, aka Flat Track Bully, on another good quality magazine.)

Yes they get paid to do it. but not very well .. I know .. i worked there.

As much as people around the GV whinge about the content of the Shepp News, the fact is people are spoilt with the coverage they get.

Admittedly the standard of sports journalism has slipped over the past year or two, but prepare for a turn-around to what it was before.

Wes Cusworth has headed to WIN TV and Rob Harris is taking over as sport editor.

And lets be honest, if there was ever a bloke who could single handedly turn things around its him.

Can't wait to get back to Shepp next week, pick up a copy of the news and read about the local footy!! (and to see Rob Harris as the by-line of the back page.)

i totally agree with you there it would be a difficult task no doubt, yet when blues are made it is frustrating when they are blatent mistakes, it'll be good to have big Rob back on board he's one of the guys that really knows his stuff and with him pulling the strings i think you will find there will be very little error if any
 

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The Shepp News' GV coverage has been ordinary for a while. Years ago, they used to send someone to every game and include a big write-up. Now, they pretty much only take photographs at the Shepp. grounds. Every game gets a pissy 100 word write-up, with hardly any quotes from coaches, player ets. The just mentioned the better players.

By covering every surrounding league they are spreading themselves too thin. I find its best to read you local paper for a good information on the game.
i second that you will defineitly get a better coverage of the footy write up regarding your home team in the local paper obviously because they have more of an interest in them aswel being the local team, as for the pre-match write up in the shepp news for the gv and post-match write up its still worth a read but you are correct i feel in the last couple of years it has dropped off
 

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Spot on mate lets hope things can pick up :thumbsu:

Think you'll find guys that those days are long gone, and the budget restraints at joints like the Shepp News no longer allow for such a full-on coverage. Although there would be former writers or even semi-retired guys who'd be genuinely keen in being involved, going to games etc say for a bit of fuel and a seasons entry pass which is the way i think it used to work at times. That way wages wouldnt be an issue and the media mobs could write it off thur tax perhaps???

Throw in every other sport, and their indiviudal lobbying to get their sport decent coverage, and remember space is at a premium when most publications run at well over 50-65% advertising content.

Agree local papers can be great - many due to clubs contributing write-ups, details etc as in many instances 1-2 people have to write the entire paper.

Lets be honest the $$$ on offer for sports journalism aint good enough at times for the hours (weekend work) expected to do the job justice. Im sure the editors would be on a fair wicket, but your standard journo is extemely underpaid IMO.

As a passionate former print media employee, if the money was ok I'm sure we'd all be thinking of doing it ;)
i dont know much about the costs and im sure there are planty that need to be covered but how can the paper be $1.10 to $1.20 and have not really much in it and you can get the herald sun that is cheaper and it'll take you a day to read it
 

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i dont know much about the costs and im sure there are planty that need to be covered but how can the paper be $1.10 to $1.20 and have not really much in it and you can get the herald sun that is cheaper and it'll take you a day to read it
Simple mate, a million people a day probably buy the Hearald sun and maybe 10,000 buy the Shepp News. A little bit of difference in takings there.
 

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i dont know much about the costs and im sure there are planty that need to be covered but how can the paper be $1.10 to $1.20 and have not really much in it and you can get the herald sun that is cheaper and it'll take you a day to read it
Circulation for a start, say 8,000 - 10,000 at a guess compared to close to 1,000,000 herald suns sold. Advertising rates in the herald-sun are phenonimal compared to the bush also - and printing costs become minimal once your press is up and running 1,000,000 copies to say 10,000 copies.

Just a few factors, but Im sure Rob has jotted down peoples thoughts and will set about making improvements. Are there any new sports journo's joining the team, is Richie Goodbody still remaining O/S for 2007?
 

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Circulation for a start, say 8,000 - 10,000 at a guess compared to close to 1,000,000 herald suns sold. Advertising rates in the herald-sun are phenonimal compared to the bush also - and printing costs become minimal once your press is up and running 1,000,000 copies to say 10,000 copies.

Just a few factors, but Im sure Rob has jotted down peoples thoughts and will set about making improvements. Are there any new sports journo's joining the team, is Richie Goodbody still remaining O/S for 2007?
The great BLADE (Goodbody) is playing footy in Canada this season and won't be back till about Sept or Oct at the earliest.

He's working for a paper over there.

Once he does return I doubt he'll return to the GV .. his liver couldn't handle it!!!

I have heard they're interviewing for another sports journo at the moment.
 

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My thoughts too Tige19, sure is a hell of a list at MP aint it
Yeah I would doubt any club in B grade would get within 10-15 goals of them this year, would certanly push finals in A grade. I think they got rolled by about 3 goals againts Shepp Utd without probably 5-6 senior blokes (as Utd would be without a few as well). They played Donvale yesterday, would be interested to see how they went.
 

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The great BLADE (Goodbody) is playing footy in Canada this season and won't be back till about Sept or Oct at the earliest.

He's working for a paper over there.

Once he does return I doubt he'll return to the GV .. his liver couldn't handle it!!!

I have heard they're interviewing for another sports journo at the moment.[/QUOTE]

Can I suggest Doona or Footyboss as possible candidates.
 

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The great BLADE (Goodbody) is playing footy in Canada this season and won't be back till about Sept or Oct at the earliest.

He's working for a paper over there.

Once he does return I doubt he'll return to the GV .. his liver couldn't handle it!!!

I have heard they're interviewing for another sports journo at the moment.[/QUOTE]

Can I suggest Doona or Footyboss as possible candidates.
Seen an old article the other day that was written by Mark Stevens when he was at the News. Would he and Hussey be 2 of the last specialist footy men the news has had?
 

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Seen an old article the other day that was written by Mark Stevens when he was at the News. Would he and Hussey be 2 of the last specialist footy men the news has had?
I don't think anyone at the news is ever a specialist at any sport.

You need to be able to write a bit of everything.

Stevens obviously knows his stuff and went on to big things, but there are people there (one anyway) who can write football as good as anyone.
 

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NT Granny results, players from the area who played were Ged Atkins (and Darryl White)for the winners and Chris Atkins and Heath Barnett (Shannon Millward and Kain Robins from Bendigo League also) for the R/U.
Grand Final TIO Stadium
11.15-81 WARATAH
def. by
13.12-90 SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
WARATAH
Goal Kickers: F. MATTHEWS 2, T. TASMAN 2, G. PURUNTATAMER, L. WITHERS, K. BRUCE, D. Bergman, K. Robins, J. Coatsworth, J. SUTHERLAND
Best Players: T. TASMAN, L. WITHERS, A. HOBAN, C. MULES, D. O,SULLIVAN, D. Bergman
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
Goal Kickers: K. ARCHIBALD 5, A. WEDDING 4, W. FEENEY, B. AH MAT, K. WHITEHURST, M. Cannard
Best Players: K. ARCHIBALD, L. O''TOOLE, P. Fittock, B. AH MAT, M. MC LEAN, W. FEENEY
 

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Oughton, Sierakowski and Whyte all played for the winners who went through the season undefeated. Sierakowski played mainly seniors throughout the year

Reserves Grand Final
21.9-135 WARATAH
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4.3-27 SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
WARATAH
Goal Kickers: J. CALMA-HOLT 8, R. FOWLER 4, S. BELFORD 2, G. Oughton 2, S. JENNER, S. MC KENZIE, D. OLIVER, B. Chalmers, A. SIERAKOWSKI
Best Players: P. WHITE, A. SIERAKOWSKI, S. MC KENZIE, J. CALMA-HOLT, M. HABEL, R. JONES
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
Goal Kickers: C. MURRAY 3, G. HAYWARD
Best Players: C. MURRAY, M. WHITE, A. HODGES, R. HEWITT, R. RUSCA, L. HODGES
 
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