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Our midfield is old and tired, with a distinct lack of any creative handballing/clearance players. So, yes, absolutely Dempsey. I would throw him in the deep end. He has shown he is a cut above in the reserves, can find the footy and the goals and has some X-factor about him. His AFL stats wont...

Except I'm not a STK fan.. I put that in my profile years ago when commenting on my local league so no-one would figure out who I was.. Now I cant find where to change it..

I would not be looking to swap the picks we have. I'd hope they use pick on a tall defender.. Curtin is unlikely to be available so O'Sullivan or Murphy would be the targets, Caddy if for some reason they aren't available. Pick 25, I'd be after George Stevens. Linked to us already and played a...

Conway has to be starting ruck.. Time to start developing him. Looked super promising against the doggies Dempsey is all class and has brilliant hands and vision. Something we severely lack in the middle. I would play him every week and run him through the midfield/forward. Clarke needs to be in...

Any other praccy match results? Any other big signings/departures?

Forum has really died over the years. Any chance we can revive it? What are everyone's (anyone?) Predictions for the upcoming season? Premiers? Top 5? Biggest mover? Biggest sliders? Player to watch? Great Western seem to be very busy on the clearance front. Plenty of ins but plenty of outs as...

The big ruckman didn't end up playing with the club, not sure if he signed on anywhere else. The club did get another ruckman from Ballarat way. The 2 former Central Highlands players, Youlden and Thompson have both been injured and have only played one game each- Youlden, missed past 2 with...

Dropped into Alexandra oval (which is in incredible nick, looked like a bowling green) last night to have a look at both Ararat sides training. The Eagles appeared to have twice as many on the track as the Rats, about 30 v 15 or thereabouts.. Looked like quite a few new faces at the Eagles, A...

The bombers sure have a really top kid in Nick O'Brien. I was lucky enough to play a number of senior games with Nick in the Lexton Plains 2009 and 2010 seasons (mainly 2009). IMO Carngham Linton's best player in the losing senior Grand Final side in 2009. He is a really top bloke that shows...

Just starting a new thread to kickstart the upcoming season, hopefully we can get more responses. From Wella22 Hakesdale have lost Reichman Damian Cameron playing in the Wimmera Bird and Sambell moving on Arart Eagles have signed a few, including Aaron Thompson from Waubra and another senior...

When is the league BnF and team of the year announced?

Not sure why the Ararat 2's forfeit, they mustn't have wanted the long roadtrip to Penshurst. Pretty piss-poor effort. Weymss got kicked in the back Rd 16 V Caramut and broke a couple of ribs.

Ararat had some key injuries earlier in the year, lost FF B Bulger RD1 with a broken wrist (just returned), CHB Jackson Rd3 with ACL (season), and CHF Birch-Burton for as rd4 for a month with a hamstring.. The weekends games are got a good guide to go on (Rovers only beat Bolac by 6 goals...

This forum has died a slow death.. 2/3rds of the way through the year, Penshurst and Taty the obvious favorites, Glenthompson and Hawkesdale are surprising a few ang after bright starts, Moyston and Rovers are dropping off the pace. Anyone have thoughts on who is likely to make the team of the...

Where is Bell off to?

I read in the Ararat Addy that the Eagles have also signed Bungaree Full Forward Josh Brown as well.. Noticed on Sporting Pulse that he kicked 20 odd goals from less than 10 senior games go he must go ok. A quality ruck, key defender and key forward is a good start for the Eagles...

They are the names I heard too. Aspland from illabarook crossing over to lexton also.

Rumor has it that Lexton have/are likely to sign on some very handy Chfl midfielders for next season, a couple of young mids from C/L I hear. Anyone have any confirmation on this?

Yes it is true, Stasse to coach Ararat, rumour has it he may have some key signings already. I know he has been working hard to make Ararat very competitive in 2012

Not sure what happened to the Linton oval this year, but on previous years, it would have been in the top couple for the league easily..

Who would get a gig from the new sides? Illabarook? None that i can think of. Ketchen seems to be in the best a lot. Rokewood? Mullane-Grant, Griffiths, Hutchins? Carngham? Ladiges, Hill, Weymuss, Kilpatrick? Skipton? Riske, Boyle? Who has seen any of these guys play yet, any worthy of a...

On current form you would have to put Mullane-Grant (Rokewood) at FF, 28 goals from 1 win and 3 losses is very good form. From what people have witnessed, who are the best players from each side? Say best Back, Mid and Forward from each side?

Todays Courier confirms Lubeek as playing coach of Creswick for next season - http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/sport/general/chfl-new-coach-lubeek-to-creswicks-rescue/1991626.aspx Article also confirms they move to their new ground in 2012, will this finally be a change in the teams...

His dad did play over 500 games for the club, and they are moving to the new ground and facilities soon, so maybe?

I also heard that CL were after Gilbert at one point, dunno any figures being thrown around though.. Word is that they have since signed Jason Hill as coach.. Good move imo. Very good player, excellent football brain and very confident and well spoken as a leader.. Just has to watch his...

The rumors are Stasse from Lexton biting a Rokewood player on the shoulder, and Robertson from Navarre biting Raynor from Cargnham on the arm.. Saw Raynors arm and there was a pretty hefty bite mark on it .... Apparently Stasse was reported for his bite, not sure what was happening with the...

So far - Certainties - Ablett and Chapman Top 40 squad - Bartel, S Johnson, Enright, Taylor, Selwood If they finish off the year well - Podsiadly - Contested marking king.. Right now, even missing 3 games, i would have him as the third best tall forward this season, behind Pav...

I believe both Keam and Hill have stepped down for various reasons, family committments, time restraints, wanting to focus on playing instead of the pressures of coaching etc etc

I'm fairly sure Carnham were in talks with a former Hepburn Forward as a non playing coach, not sure if it has gone past the initial stages though.. We should find out soon enough when some pre-seasons start up.

Nathan Ablett has to be outside of ALL AFL football (including country football) for 3 seasons before a team can claim him outside the draft (ala Carmichael Hunt). Ablett has been playing with Broadbeach in the QFL in 2009 so he is obviously NOT outside the system. Not sure how the GC plan...