RDFL Thread 2008

[Doona2]

Mate the ground condition is a shambles and it always will be when placed on the side of a hill. Just a quick question, why did it take Wallan FC to change leagues for them to pull their fingers out and start playing some decent footy? The second divvy of the Northern FL is not that much difference to the RDFL mate. If you actually read my articles each week, you will know that I have had nothing but positives to say about Wallan's season to date. All you remember is a couple of criticisms at the start of the year.
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Thats a fair point pickles, we've all been paid out in the Press this season and for my club I think at times the criticisms were warranted.
Surprised to hear though that clubs dont ring to say "thanks for the plug this week" when the positve stuff gets a run, yet they're quick to cry hard done by when the other stuff arises.

Surely it balances out in the long run?

 

[justchecking]

robbo finished 4th in the votes, think you guys need to realise he didnt play half the season! as for the under 18s going back to broadford utter rubbish the boys love playin at kilmore, as for the club folding what a crock of shit, you guys talk alot of jargon... there was no set squads for the remainder of the season, its easy to pick shit from the outside. there were over 200 people at kilmores end of season ball exception of maybe 3 or 4 players...
till your inside a club and see what really goes on you cant comment...
one bad season by the snrs doesnt make a club fold we are financially stable and have good sponsors as well as a great committee and a bright future of youth. most of the blokes in the snrs are young fellas with a few old heads!
kilmore wont go anywhere and we will make a big impact in our teams respective finals campaigns
as for matt nicholls you are a tool and not only am i glad to see you go i hope you stay up there!
i wouldnt show your head around kilmore after the utter crap you have posted on here and the garbage that you put in your poor excuse of what you call articles. wallans ground wont get to the standard of seymours, you cant have a high standard ground with poor water restrictions as well as a cricket pitch smack bang in the middle

And how do you rate Kilmore's ground?

 

[vobloke]

robbo finished 4th in the votes, think you guys need to realise he didnt play half the season! as for the under 18s going back to broadford utter rubbish the boys love playin at kilmore, as for the club folding what a crock of shit, you guys talk alot of jargon... there was no set squads for the remainder of the season, its easy to pick shit from the outside. there were over 200 people at kilmores end of season ball exception of maybe 3 or 4 players...
till your inside a club and see what really goes on you cant comment...
one bad season by the snrs doesnt make a club fold we are financially stable and have good sponsors as well as a great committee and a bright future of youth. most of the blokes in the snrs are young fellas with a few old heads!
kilmore wont go anywhere and we will make a big impact in our teams respective finals campaigns
as for matt nicholls you are a tool and not only am i glad to see you go i hope you stay up there!
i wouldnt show your head around kilmore after the utter crap you have posted on here and the garbage that you put in your poor excuse of what you call articles. wallans ground wont get to the standard of seymours, you cant have a high standard ground with poor water restrictions as well as a cricket pitch smack bang in the middle

Wallan football grd won't suffer from water restrictions as we have a bore and a 200000 litre tank and in grd sprinklers to water the grd
If you look at the grd today it is quite good condition, on tuesday before saturdays games we had 50 mm of rain that would affect most grds,
so we will wait and see how the grd pulls up. also the under 18.s at kilmore, they will decide where they play in the future, if broadford comes back into the rdfl lets see what happens.

 

[Sunqvist]

all the talk about the juinior finals boys, good on the young blokes and all that but it sounds like a few bad incidents have taken the focus off the big week of finals footy we have got, I hope the league gets to the bottom of it but lets move on.

Anyone think Woodsy can challenge Riddel?
I think the can but they would need a full team no injuries and probaly need Riddel to play below there best. That game where the bombers won by 100 plus points is hard to ignore. maybe im a bit to optimistic but i hope for the finals sake that woodsy get pretty close and challenge the bombers.
The other finals should be good matches but i can rreally see the other 4 challenging. Hopefully the double header works well.
Anyone got tips for the twos and 18's aswell?

 

[vobloke]

Mate the ground condition is a shambles and it always will be when placed on the side of a hill. Just a quick question, why did it take Wallan FC to change leagues for them to pull their fingers out and start playing some decent footy? The second divvy of the Northern FL is not that much difference to the RDFL mate. If you actually read my articles each week, you will know that I have had nothing but positives to say about Wallan's season to date. All you remember is a couple of criticisms at the start of the year.

As for you Hede, you may not be up in Aaron James territory, but you are a sooky little whining baby that has more talent than most others, but will never be a star footballer because if things don't go your way you just drop the bundle. Unfortunately for Kilmore they had too many players like you this season. The kids were great when they were elevated into the seniors, and the likes of Kingy, Twitty, Colliver and Goudge ensured that the Blues didn't completely lose their reputation this season.
With a whole new committee expected to take over at the upcoming AGM, Kilmore would want to get the right people on board or they will be in some strife.

Matty If you have been close to the nfl like we have you would see that second div might look the same standard as the rdfl, but the tackle pressure and the general hardness at the ball is about twice that of the rdfl. i have had many dicussion about how good riddell are and that they would go close in nfl 2nd div they run in front of the ball all the time, if the tackle pressure is greater you would turn over the ball more often and get caught out, riddell would be low top 5 if that. as you know quite well we lost a lots of games by less than a kick early in the season, in the second half we won those games

 

[johnno69]

Interesting post - the injured player mentioned did indeed dislocate his finger twice over the weekend and played strapped and with an RDFL approved glove on the hand, as did another player who was nursing an injured thumb, if this is unsporting, then I'm afraid every club in the known universe is to be guilty as charged. Me thinks you are a little dirty as he was an ex Sunbury player... My mail on the runner incident is that the comment was merely a return of serve. I would hesitate to say that an adult berating lads on the field is unsportsmanlike and I believe this bloke has form in this area - anyway the league has dealt with that so I will comment no further.
Hats off to the Rupo boys, this group has lost only 9 games over the past 7 years and won 6 out of 6 flags on offer throughout their journey and richly deserved their victory on the weekend. An undisputable fact.

No doubt about that, but these sooks (sunbury) continue to whinge all the time, and its mainly been their U16A team, which make me wonder are these directions coming from their coach? I know of some people involved with this group all the way through have caused problems since the U10 days

 

[196069]

all the talk about the juinior finals boys, good on the young blokes and all that but it sounds like a few bad incidents have taken the focus off the big week of finals footy we have got, I hope the league gets to the bottom of it but lets move on.

Anyone think Woodsy can challenge Riddel?
I think the can but they would need a full team no injuries and probaly need Riddel to play below there best. That game where the bombers won by 100 plus points is hard to ignore. maybe im a bit to optimistic but i hope for the finals sake that woodsy get pretty close and challenge the bombers.
The other finals should be good matches but i can rreally see the other 4 challenging. Hopefully the double header works well.
Anyone got tips for the twos and 18's aswell?

Inclined to agree looks like another riddell V woodend grand final , twos will be determined by which team can bolster their side with qualified senior players dropping back , and the under 18 s any thing can happen on the day

 

[matt_nicholls]

Matty If you have been close to the nfl like we have you would see that second div might look the same standard as the rdfl, but the tackle pressure and the general hardness at the ball is about twice that of the rdfl. i have had many dicussion about how good riddell are and that they would go close in nfl 2nd div they run in front of the ball all the time, if the tackle pressure is greater you would turn over the ball more often and get caught out, riddell would be low top 5 if that. as you know quite well we lost a lots of games by less than a kick early in the season, in the second half we won those games

So you are basically saying that Wallan and the rest of the RDFL teams are soft? Riddell would be a top-two side in the second divvy of the NFL at least. I don't think the likes of Young, Climas, McDonald, Allen etc would appreciate your comments that they can't handle the hard stuff. On your ground there should have been only 10-12 goals kicked last Saturday. But because Riddell is so dominant there was 27 -- 24 of those were the Bombers'.

The reality is that the actual standard of the RDFL has dropped off significantly this season.
We really should be thanking Riddell, who set the bench mark in quality for everyone else.
Sunbury Kangaroos, Kilmore, Diggers Rest, Romsey and even Woodend-Hesket have no better sides than last year.
The only sides to have improved are Riddell, Melton Central, Lancefield, Macedon and Rockbank.
But the Kangas, Burra and Hawks all made the finals again, and filled three of the top-four positions.

I think the RDFL as a whole is not as good as the NFL, or the HDFL for that matter this season. But I think Riddell would be the best side in both of those competitions - althoug they would have to work a lot harder for their success.

 

[billylid]

Matt you say Sunbury Kangaroos, Diggers Rest, and even Woodend-Hesket have no better sides than last year.

I’m very interested in how you come to this opinion. Are you solely basing it on Win or Losses, So called Recruits for 08 or something else? At any time in forming that opinion have you put any thought into the numbers of players at these clubs who have naturally improved through exposure to senior football? Id be very interested to see how many players have played senior football for the above mentioned clubs this year and in that being said exposure to senior football for players can only improve the teams I would have thought. Yeah Riddell are a stand out but let’s not think less of the other clubs improvement for that.

 

[Blueboy16]

Interesting post - the injured player mentioned did indeed dislocate his finger twice over the weekend and played strapped and with an RDFL approved glove on the hand, as did another player who was nursing an injured thumb, if this is unsporting, then I'm afraid every club in the known universe is to be guilty as charged. Me thinks you are a little dirty as he was an ex Sunbury player... My mail on the runner incident is that the comment was merely a return of serve. I would hesitate to say that an adult berating lads on the field is unsportsmanlike and I believe this bloke has form in this area - anyway the league has dealt with that so I will comment no further.
Hats off to the Rupo boys, this group has lost only 9 games over the past 7 years and won 6 out of 6 flags on offer throughout their journey and richly deserved their victory on the weekend. An undisputable fact.

Is Jason Williams the Ex-Sunbury kid you are talking about with the thumb? If it is the case I can confirm he has a re-occurring thumb injury sustained playing Basketball a few months ago. It had been set in plaster but kids being kids removed it and continued playing both sports without it healing properly.

 

[matt_nicholls]

Matt you say Sunbury Kangaroos, Diggers Rest, and even Woodend-Hesket have no better sides than last year.

I’m very interested in how you come to this opinion. Are you solely basing it on Win or Losses, So called Recruits for 08 or something else? At any time in forming that opinion have you put any thought into the numbers of players at these clubs who have naturally improved through exposure to senior football? Id be very interested to see how many players have played senior football for the above mentioned clubs this year and in that being said exposure to senior football for players can only improve the teams I would have thought. Yeah Riddell are a stand out but let’s not think less of the other clubs improvement for that.

Fair comment but I stand by my statement. The ins and outs over the seasons have certainly something to do with my claims, not just the win/loss ratio.

Woodend-Hesket for example lost Dowling, Salpietro, Hannett, Manser, Darko and Ciunik from last year's side.

Admittedly some players have stepped up, but I think the Hawks had a better side last season.

Same as Diggers Rest, who I think missed the boat when it came to winning a premiership.

The Kangaroos have an ageing list and that has seen them fall away from last year's peak form, which was as good as any other side's when firing. The trouble they had last season was maintaining it for the full duration of a game.

 

[footyhead18]

Fair comment but I stand by my statement. The ins and outs over the seasons have certainly something to do with my claims, not just the win/loss ratio.

Woodend-Hesket for example lost Dowling, Salpietro, Hannett, Manser, Darko and Ciunik from last year's side.

Admittedly some players have stepped up, but I think the Hawks had a better side last season.

Same as Diggers Rest, who I think missed the boat when it came to winning a premiership.

The Kangaroos have an ageing list and that has seen them fall away from last year's peak form, which was as good as any other side's when firing. The trouble they had last season was maintaining it for the full duration of a game.

For a so-called journalist Matt, sometimes you dont do anywhere near enough research. Lets look at woodends losses & gains:

Losses
1. Dowling (rightly or wrongly didnt play a final for WH last year as not considered in their best 22)
2. Salpietro (had a good finals series but was dropped more than once last season so could be considered a fringe player)
3. Hannet (leadership & experience & thus biggest loss)
4. Manser (same as Salpietro)
5. Darko (provided a valuable presence last year, but wouldnt be still in best 22)
6. Ciunik (up & comer who had great finals series, big loss)

However they have brought in:
1. Lacey (one of best players in league)
2. Williams (underdone but classy & experienced)
3. Considine (another valuable tall who can play in variety of positions)
4. Black (ex Goulburn League player who is midfielder/goalkicker)
5. Glenn (athletic ruckman who was standout player v Riddell in 20 goal flogging last time they met)
6. Improved youngsters inc Cross, Sheppard, Hughes, Braddy, Hepburn etc

I would say their list is as strong if not stronger than last year with Lacey being the standout inclusion. They have not put their best 22 on the ground this year yet at the same time. Admittedly Riddell have also improved significantly but dont be surprised to see a much closer game this weekend.

 

[matt_nicholls]

For a so-called journalist Matt, sometimes you dont do anywhere near enough research. Lets look at woodends losses & gains:

Losses
1. Dowling (rightly or wrongly didnt play a final for WH last year as not considered in their best 22)
2. Salpietro (had a good finals series but was dropped more than once last season so could be considered a fringe player)
3. Hannet (leadership & experience & thus biggest loss)
4. Manser (same as Salpietro)
5. Darko (provided a valuable presence last year, but wouldnt be still in best 22)
6. Ciunik (up & comer who had great finals series, big loss)

However they have brought in:
1. Lacey (one of best players in league)
2. Williams (underdone but classy & experienced)
3. Considine (another valuable tall who can play in variety of positions)
4. Black (ex Goulburn League player who is midfielder/goalkicker)
5. Glenn (athletic ruckman who was standout player v Riddell in 20 goal flogging last time they met)
6. Improved youngsters inc Cross, Sheppard, Hughes, Braddy, Hepburn etc

I would say their list is as strong if not stronger than last year with Lacey being the standout inclusion. They have not put their best 22 on the ground this year yet at the same time. Admittedly Riddell have also improved significantly but dont be surprised to see a much closer game this weekend.

Dowling's ommission was political, not on form. He led your club goalkicking before the finals. Salpy and Ciunik were the players of the finals series for Woodend and Hannett was also a massive loss as you stated. Manser played extremely well in the grand final and a half fit Darko would probably produce more output than Considine, who looked like he should have been an a reserves "all star" match, rather than play in the league's senior showcase game.

Black looks promising but from what I've seen hasn't impacted many games thus far, Glenn was okay against Riddell but they have one of the weaker ruck combinations in the league, Williams is very underdone and you won't get an argument out of me, Lacy is the best CHF in the comp.

The biggest improver at Woodend-Hesket this season has been Sam Bowen, with daylight next. The young bloke has taken the next step this season and will be regarded as an elite player in a year or so.

You still don't get nearly enough output from Barker and Forrest, and those two players will need to stand up like they did last year in the finals.

While the difference in the side can be argued either way, I just think that Woodend-Hesket would be better placed to beat Riddell's current side with the team they had last year, rather than the one they have this season.

Who knows, they may uspet the Bombers again this year? But that's only if Riddell fail to perform to normal standards again.

 

[matt_nicholls]

Last call, for those wanting to invest some dough on the Bowen Medal.

These are the final odds for the prestigious award, and you have just three more days to get on.

Sam Young (Riddell) - $2.50
Lee James (Riddell) - $4.00
Blake Whiteway (Wallan) - $5.00
Brendan Chugg (M/Central) - $7.50
Jeremy Jose (Diggers Rest) - $7.50
Shaun Sims (Diggers Rest) - $7.50
Chris Collins (Lancefield) - $7.50
Kar Weng Ng (Woodend-Hesket) $10
Mick Lacy (Woodend-Hesket) - $10
James Wright (Macedon) - $10
Tom Waters (Lancefield) - $10
Aaron Blade (Riddell) - $10
Peter Robertson (Riddell) - $10
Justin Belleville (Riddell) - $10
Ryan Connellan (Romsey) - $15
Jamie Cuffe (Kangaroos) - $20
Daniel McCabe (Diggers Rest) - $20
James Climas (Riddell) - $20
Sam Bowen (Woodend-Hesket) - $20
Brian Wheelahan (Melton Central) - $20
Guy Donovan (Woodend-Hesket) - $20
Matt Welsh (Sunbury Kangaroos) - $20
Simon Choate (Lancefield) - $25
Dave Cornish (Wallan) - $25
Cam Dawson (Romsey) - $25
Jae Wilton (Macedon) - $25
Luke Walker (Rockbank) - $30
Matt Robertson (Kilmore) - $30
Brennan Beall (Macedon) - $30
Jay Shewan (Lancefield) - $30
Brenton Sutherland (Kangaroos) - $30
Dave Henderson (Wallan) - $30
Damien Niki (Kangaroos) - $30
Rick Dowling (Lancefield) - $30
Jason King (Kilmore) - $50
Dave Innella (Rockbank) - $50
Tristan Salter (Kilmore) - $50
Tom Mainey (Rockbank) - $50

Please note that no coin will be accepted on Bowen Medal night. Please allow until the Woodend final for wagers to be paid out.

Private message me if you want more details.

** Disclaimer: If I were running a book on the Bowen Medal, which I am not **

 

[Cossie5]

For a so-called journalist Matt, sometimes you dont do anywhere near enough research. Lets look at woodends losses & gains:

Losses
1. Dowling (rightly or wrongly didnt play a final for WH last year as not considered in their best 22)
2. Salpietro (had a good finals series but was dropped more than once last season so could be considered a fringe player)
3. Hannet (leadership & experience & thus biggest loss)
4. Manser (same as Salpietro)
5. Darko (provided a valuable presence last year, but wouldnt be still in best 22)
6. Ciunik (up & comer who had great finals series, big loss)

However they have brought in:
1. Lacey (one of best players in league)
2. Williams (underdone but classy & experienced)
3. Considine (another valuable tall who can play in variety of positions)
4. Black (ex Goulburn League player who is midfielder/goalkicker)
5. Glenn (athletic ruckman who was standout player v Riddell in 20 goal flogging last time they met)
6. Improved youngsters inc Cross, Sheppard, Hughes, Braddy, Hepburn etc

I would say their list is as strong if not stronger than last year with Lacey being the standout inclusion. They have not put their best 22 on the ground this year yet at the same time. Admittedly Riddell have also improved significantly but dont be surprised to see a much closer game this weekend.

Just a comment

1. Agree Lacy is a big plus go to man in the forward line
2. Williams not sure about this guy did he play against diggers as sidthorpe was wearing his number 39
3. Considine has been dropped this year
4. Black played in the 2's last week
5. Glenn played in the 2's last week., maybe gidds is having trouble fitting Stacey, Forrest and Glenn in the same side
6. Agree with Cross talented left footer dangerous around goals
Hughes ditto plays forward and in the midfield, strong body
Sheppard plays a back pocket picks up resting onballers
Hepburn & Braddy both played 2's last week

Apart from Lacy do any of these guys match it with S.Young, L.James, P.Robertson or C. Meacham..... I think not

Will be a very interesting game on Saturday. Best of luck to both sides

 

[196069]

Last call, for those wanting to invest some dough on the Bowen Medal.

These are the final odds for the prestigious award, and you have just three more days to get on.

Sam Young (Riddell) - $2.50
Lee James (Riddell) - $4.00
Blake Whiteway (Wallan) - $5.00
Brendan Chugg (M/Central) - $7.50
Jeremy Jose (Diggers Rest) - $7.50
Shaun Sims (Diggers Rest) - $7.50
Chris Collins (Lancefield) - $7.50
Kar Weng Ng (Woodend-Hesket) $10
Mick Lacy (Woodend-Hesket) - $10
James Wright (Macedon) - $10
Tom Waters (Lancefield) - $10
Aaron Blade (Riddell) - $10
Peter Robertson (Riddell) - $10
Justin Belleville (Riddell) - $10
Ryan Connellan (Romsey) - $15
Jamie Cuffe (Kangaroos) - $20
Daniel McCabe (Diggers Rest) - $20
James Climas (Riddell) - $20
Sam Bowen (Woodend-Hesket) - $20
Brian Wheelahan (Melton Central) - $20
Guy Donovan (Woodend-Hesket) - $20
Matt Welsh (Sunbury Kangaroos) - $20
Simon Choate (Lancefield) - $25
Dave Cornish (Wallan) - $25
Cam Dawson (Romsey) - $25
Jae Wilton (Macedon) - $25
Luke Walker (Rockbank) - $30
Matt Robertson (Kilmore) - $30
Brennan Beall (Macedon) - $30
Jay Shewan (Lancefield) - $30
Brenton Sutherland (Kangaroos) - $30
Dave Henderson (Wallan) - $30
Damien Niki (Kangaroos) - $30
Rick Dowling (Lancefield) - $30
Jason King (Kilmore) - $50
Dave Innella (Rockbank) - $50
Tristan Salter (Kilmore) - $50
Tom Mainey (Rockbank) - $50

Please note that no coin will be accepted on Bowen Medal night. Please allow until the Woodend final for wagers to be paid out.

Private message me if you want more details.

** Disclaimer: If I were running a book on the Bowen Medal, which I am not **

Fourteen players ten to one or under , framed a pretty tight market there matty . What are you trying to pay cash for a house in hedges avenue overlooking the water when you move north to queensland .

 

[matt_nicholls]

Fourteen players ten to one or under , framed a pretty tight market there matty . What are you trying to pay cash for a house in hedges avenue overlooking the water when you move north to queensland .

There are a fair few contenders in my opinion, just wanting to cover any potential losses.

 

[196069]

Last call, for those wanting to invest some dough on the Bowen Medal.

These are the final odds for the prestigious award, and you have just three more days to get on.

Sam Young (Riddell) - $2.50
Lee James (Riddell) - $4.00
Blake Whiteway (Wallan) - $5.00
Brendan Chugg (M/Central) - $7.50
Jeremy Jose (Diggers Rest) - $7.50
Shaun Sims (Diggers Rest) - $7.50
Chris Collins (Lancefield) - $7.50
Kar Weng Ng (Woodend-Hesket) $10
Mick Lacy (Woodend-Hesket) - $10
James Wright (Macedon) - $10
Tom Waters (Lancefield) - $10
Aaron Blade (Riddell) - $10
Peter Robertson (Riddell) - $10
Justin Belleville (Riddell) - $10
Ryan Connellan (Romsey) - $15
Jamie Cuffe (Kangaroos) - $20
Daniel McCabe (Diggers Rest) - $20
James Climas (Riddell) - $20
Sam Bowen (Woodend-Hesket) - $20
Brian Wheelahan (Melton Central) - $20
Guy Donovan (Woodend-Hesket) - $20
Matt Welsh (Sunbury Kangaroos) - $20
Simon Choate (Lancefield) - $25
Dave Cornish (Wallan) - $25
Cam Dawson (Romsey) - $25
Jae Wilton (Macedon) - $25
Luke Walker (Rockbank) - $30
Matt Robertson (Kilmore) - $30
Brennan Beall (Macedon) - $30
Jay Shewan (Lancefield) - $30
Brenton Sutherland (Kangaroos) - $30
Dave Henderson (Wallan) - $30
Damien Niki (Kangaroos) - $30
Rick Dowling (Lancefield) - $30
Jason King (Kilmore) - $50
Dave Innella (Rockbank) - $50
Tristan Salter (Kilmore) - $50
Tom Mainey (Rockbank) - $50

Please note that no coin will be accepted on Bowen Medal night. Please allow until the Woodend final for wagers to be paid out.

Private message me if you want more details.

** Disclaimer: If I were running a book on the Bowen Medal, which I am not **

Sam young deserved favourite , red hot early , just depends if the umpires got on board and noticed him in the first few rounds as he was a new player to the comp . only way slugga can win it is if it is a low count , cant see him getting much more than 15 votes , great year all the same kicking the ton. Jose at the $ 7.50 looks an each way special .
In order young jose wright

 

[tuckylives]

Last call, for those wanting to invest some dough on the Bowen Medal.

These are the final odds for the prestigious award, and you have just three more days to get on.

Sam Young (Riddell) - $2.50
Lee James (Riddell) - $4.00
Blake Whiteway (Wallan) - $5.00
Brendan Chugg (M/Central) - $7.50
Jeremy Jose (Diggers Rest) - $7.50
Shaun Sims (Diggers Rest) - $7.50
Chris Collins (Lancefield) - $7.50
Kar Weng Ng (Woodend-Hesket) $10
Mick Lacy (Woodend-Hesket) - $10
James Wright (Macedon) - $10
Tom Waters (Lancefield) - $10
Aaron Blade (Riddell) - $10
Peter Robertson (Riddell) - $10
Justin Belleville (Riddell) - $10
Ryan Connellan (Romsey) - $15
Jamie Cuffe (Kangaroos) - $20
Daniel McCabe (Diggers Rest) - $20
James Climas (Riddell) - $20
Sam Bowen (Woodend-Hesket) - $20
Brian Wheelahan (Melton Central) - $20
Guy Donovan (Woodend-Hesket) - $20
Matt Welsh (Sunbury Kangaroos) - $20
Simon Choate (Lancefield) - $25
Dave Cornish (Wallan) - $25
Cam Dawson (Romsey) - $25
Jae Wilton (Macedon) - $25
Luke Walker (Rockbank) - $30
Matt Robertson (Kilmore) - $30
Brennan Beall (Macedon) - $30
Jay Shewan (Lancefield) - $30
Brenton Sutherland (Kangaroos) - $30
Dave Henderson (Wallan) - $30
Damien Niki (Kangaroos) - $30
Rick Dowling (Lancefield) - $30
Jason King (Kilmore) - $50
Dave Innella (Rockbank) - $50
Tristan Salter (Kilmore) - $50
Tom Mainey (Rockbank) - $50

Please note that no coin will be accepted on Bowen Medal night. Please allow until the Woodend final for wagers to be paid out.

Private message me if you want more details.

** Disclaimer: If I were running a book on the Bowen Medal, which I am not **

I'd put money on him if I could say his last name.

 

[footyhead18]

Just a comment

1. Agree Lacy is a big plus go to man in the forward line
2. Williams not sure about this guy did he play against diggers as sidthorpe was wearing his number 39
3. Considine has been dropped this year
4. Black played in the 2's last week
5. Glenn played in the 2's last week., maybe gidds is having trouble fitting Stacey, Forrest and Glenn in the same side
6. Agree with Cross talented left footer dangerous around goals
Hughes ditto plays forward and in the midfield, strong body
Sheppard plays a back pocket picks up resting onballers
Hepburn & Braddy both played 2's last week

Apart from Lacy do any of these guys match it with S.Young, L.James, P.Robertson or C. Meacham..... I think not

Will be a very interesting game on Saturday. Best of luck to both sides

You, as opposed to Nicholls, have done some homework. More than was done last year by Riddell in lead up to GF anyway. The fact quite a few played in 2's on weekend doesnt mean much as you know. Pretty sure C meacham played 2's on the weekend too.
In response to your question do any of these match it with your new recruits the answer is prob no (besides Lacey of course). However, many said that Hannet, Donovan, Podbury etc wouldnt cut it against Belleville & co last year too but they did when it counted!

 

[footyhead18]

Dowling's ommission was political, not on form. He led your club goalkicking before the finals. Salpy and Ciunik were the players of the finals series for Woodend and Hannett was also a massive loss as you stated. Manser played extremely well in the grand final and a half fit Darko would probably produce more output than Considine, who looked like he should have been an a reserves "all star" match, rather than play in the league's senior showcase game.

Black looks promising but from what I've seen hasn't impacted many games thus far, Glenn was okay against Riddell but they have one of the weaker ruck combinations in the league, Williams is very underdone and you won't get an argument out of me, Lacy is the best CHF in the comp.

The biggest improver at Woodend-Hesket this season has been Sam Bowen, with daylight next. The young bloke has taken the next step this season and will be regarded as an elite player in a year or so.

You still don't get nearly enough output from Barker and Forrest, and those two players will need to stand up like they did last year in the finals.

While the difference in the side can be argued either way, I just think that Woodend-Hesket would be better placed to beat Riddell's current side with the team they had last year, rather than the one they have this season.

Who knows, they may uspet the Bombers again this year? But that's only if Riddell fail to perform to normal standards again.

Once again you are wrong. YOU may have thought RD was left out due to politics but i can assure you it was purely on form & team balance. I for one thought it was a poor decision but you cant argue when you see the result. You obviously dont see enough games to comment on the form of certain players & thus should refrain from making generic comments about their form over the season. It will and has before come back to bite you.

 

[dwyane WADE show]

Matty If you have been close to the nfl like we have you would see that second div might look the same standard as the rdfl, but the tackle pressure and the general hardness at the ball is about twice that of the rdfl. i have had many dicussion about how good riddell are and that they would go close in nfl 2nd div they run in front of the ball all the time, if the tackle pressure is greater you would turn over the ball more often and get caught out, riddell would be low top 5 if that. as you know quite well we lost a lots of games by less than a kick early in the season, in the second half we won those games

Disagree 100% with what you said about riddell. Riddell would win div2 nfl easily and would be a middle of the road side in div 1 around 5-6th. I have spoke to many people at our club and including most of the players reckon the same. Also woodend/hesket would be a finals side in div2 nfl.

 

[Grubby_3]

Fair comment but I stand by my statement. The ins and outs over the seasons have certainly something to do with my claims, not just the win/loss ratio.

Woodend-Hesket for example lost Dowling, Salpietro, Hannett, Manser, Darko and Ciunik from last year's side.

Admittedly some players have stepped up, but I think the Hawks had a better side last season.

Same as Diggers Rest, who I think missed the boat when it came to winning a premiership.

The Kangaroos have an ageing list and that has seen them fall away from last year's peak form, which was as good as any other side's when firing. The trouble they had last season was maintaining it for the full duration of a game.

matt you keep saying the kangas have an ageing list. if you look close i think you will realise bar 5 players everyone else is aged between 18 and 25. now i would say that is a good mix. pls correct me if im wrong matt.

 

[Big Biird]

Is Jason Williams the Ex-Sunbury kid you are talking about with the thumb? If it is the case I can confirm he has a re-occurring thumb injury sustained playing Basketball a few months ago. It had been set in plaster but kids being kids removed it and continued playing both sports without it healing properly.

jason williams actuly hurt his thumb the first time by attempting
to punch some one at school
he was also trainin with the calder cannons 15s
with no protective gaurd on his hand. mmmm.

 

[lauriec]

Is Jason Williams the Ex-Sunbury kid you are talking about with the thumb? If it is the case I can confirm he has a re-occurring thumb injury sustained playing Basketball a few months ago. It had been set in plaster but kids being kids removed it and continued playing both sports without it healing properly.

It was the bird finger he was displaying on myspace and turned up at the game all bandaged up, the thumb happened at a fight at school. He should also be awarded the the Matthew Lloyd Diving Award for the effort he put in in the last quarter.