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Re: R.d.f.l Thread 2008 Well Ladies and Gentlefolk, Season 2008 is almost upon us and the exciting times are ahead for the year. Riddell are again looking to be the dominant side in the competition. Recruiting Lee James, Chris Meacham and Sam Young has obviously put them at the forefront of...

Diggers Rest – Are Diggers capable of reaching the lofty heights of last year? Who knows, but they certainly have the players if they are good enough. Shaun Sims is arguably one of the best leaders in the competition and a quality player, if Sims fires, then Diggers fires. He needs help though...

Romsey – Can Romsey really compete with the big guns? That is the question everyone is asking of the Redbacks. They certainly have the players that can lift to the occasion, Brydon Morgan is one of the true guns of the league, his ball winning ability and game-turning ability is unmatched in the...

Sunbury Kangaroos – "Are they a legitimate contender" It is the question that has been asked of the Kangaroos all year. Going into finals, the question is still being asked. Several very good players in the side but can they put it all together and play some consistent football? Damien Niki...

Woodend/Hesket – The "Challenger". The only team at this point capable of challenging Riddell in season 2007. Woodend are the most evenly balanced side in the competition with only one real genuine "Standout" player, but 21 stars behind him. Daniel Sipthorp is the clear standout (Obviously). His...

Ladies, Gentleman and Umpires. Mike has returned after a long sojourn to do his end of season review and possibly, if he gets a chance a match review or two by the end of today. Due to the possibility of a 25 degree day though, Mike may be unable to complete the task in its entirety...

A great big hello once again to all of my friends in Big Footy land. Mike has been diligently gathering intelligence and some not very intelligence to place at the mercy of the fine people of this very web information site. Mike has it on very good authority, that the Sunbury Lions Football...

And you heard it first from one Mike Lyon. :cool:

Seasons Greetings folks, Mike is back after a short layoff and here with all of your RDFL inside news. News out of a strong source, just as Mike predicted, it is believed that my friends at Melton and Melton South are more than interested in a possible return to a 2 division RDFL. Even...

Mike has been away for a couple of days and he has come back to see some big topics posted. But one that has really caught the eye is the Sunbury Lions to the EDFL topic. Very interesting indeed, but Mike can see some clear hurdles in this apparently "Done and Dusted" deal of the Lions...

Just got off the phone to an umpiring contact of mine. I believe that Heath gave a written apology and signed up for umpiring training so that he can understand the difficult task of being an umpire and what it involves. A creative defense indeed. I wonder just how many of these umpiring...

Well, well, well. Our all powerful all seeing tribunal has once again stepped up to the plate to cause a controversy. Finally the tribunal was correct in a decision that they have made, 1 week with 2 suspended, its a just and deserving suspension for an incident such as calling an umpire a...

Mike was very impressed with the Record on the weekend. A good layout and something that should be - Nay, Must be done next year on a weekly basis. Centrals finally disposed of a weaker outfit over the weekend, the Kangaroos had a comfortable win even though depleted, Kilmore left the door wide...

Unfortunately its a little late. But Mike has been a busy boy. Mike’s mid year report Woodend/Hesket: The Hawks were the big movers when recruiting over the off season signing Daniel Sipthorp, Daniel Salpietro from Gisborne along with several other players from amateur clubs. With a side...

Interesting the NAIDOC match there Mr Nicholls, how will Romsey react to this match up. From the information I received the Romsey crowd didn't receive the indigenous players to warmly last time these two met... Interesting results from the weekend. Melton Central very unlucky. Mark...

I believe that the actual report was for insulting language towards an umpire, not abusive. Straight to the tribunal though a Red, no set penalty's, will be interesting to see what the result is to be honest. Its almost a test case of sorts. Personally, Mike thinks it is a little precious to...

I only have one criticism Mr Nicholls. I dont think there is enough coverage on the little guys when it comes to your articles on the Riddell Website. Some further in depth news about how Rockbank intend to reinvent themselves as a club, stories on guys like Michael Taylor and Tom Mainey...

****** Breaking News ****** I was speaking to an umpiring contact this morning who passed on some details of Mr Nicholls umpiring debut last weekend. Apparently, Mr Nicholls decision making was of a decent standard, but he had serious issues with positioning and often got caught in the game...

Sources my friend. They shall remain just that.

I can tell you that Scott Tresize has been De-registered from the RDFL and will have to go through an appeals process with Football Victoria to be re-instated as a player.

Talking to my sources Van, could the news have something to do with Robbie Whittmar????

Hello all, Long time reader, First time poster. Thought it was about time that Mr Lyon got involved in this super thread revolving itself around a super league. I have been following the RDFL closely for the past couple of years and am impressed by the competition as a whole and the level...