OM's seem to be recruiting all the way up to Round 1. My spies tell me Tommy Davidson, ex Collingwood played against Old Trinity on the weekend, and another new recruit Chris Hood from Subiaco has also signed. Peter, a mate of mine from Parkville, tells me OM's pinched him from the grips of the Uni Blacks at the last minute. Can anyone confirm?
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Mal from Malvern
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Yes I've heard the one about this Hood fellow - a very good mate of mine, let's just call him 'Ray', tells me Blacks were on his case for months and they were gazumped after OM's moved on him - apparently it only took them a few hours to convince him playing Premier League was a better career move than playing with a team in B grade that can't jump that last hurdle on a regular basis - I am surprised it took OM's that long to convince him.
Alinta
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If what you say is accurate, the OM's sound like they have had a complete transformation of their list. OLD CAREY also!!
Mal from Malvern
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There was a yawning gap between 4th and the rest last year - it sounds like they've worked out early on that hey weren't going to bridge that gap with their current list. I am not sure they've lost anyone decent from last year?
Ron Hitler Barassi
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No Bixon rumoured to have returned down Willy road to the Borough.
From all reports, no great loss to the Red Legs.
Mal from Malvern
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Your kidding me - Bo Nixon played there last year? I watched them twice - never noticed him - was he ever listed in their best?
Maybe Gary Ayres can get more out of him than Arlin Leyden?
Gavin Plummer ex EFL another handy pickup for Old Carey
Chazz M Michaels
Team Captain
I think it was the job at a law firm which got him to OM's. It was tee'd up very quickly! Blacks were taking too long
Mal from Malvern
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apparently it only took them a few hours to convince him playing Premier League was a better career move than playing with a team in B grade
See underlined Chazz - I am disappointed you didn't appreciate my subtlety.
Alinta
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I think a few have made the switch from the EFL to teh VAFA!!!
Should improve the league a bit.
If he's coming from the EFL wouldn't he be a Plumber, not a Plummer?
Chazz M Michaels
Team Captain
Sorry Mal, missed the "career move" part. In my haste to catch up on all things ammo I brushed over your insinuation. I'll pay more attention to your posts next time.
I'll try again........ We know a little bit more now seeing practice games have happened, and recruits are all but assured. Anyone willing to have a crack?
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Leading Goal Kicker:
Rising Star:
Most contentious issue of the season:
Premiers:
Runners Up:
Spooners:
Woodrow:
Leading Goal Kicker:
Rising Star:
Most contentious issue of the season:
BrianSpeaking
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Premiers: Old Xavs
Runners Up: St Bede's
Spooners: Old Trinity
Woodrow: New OH Full Forward from St Pauls
Leading Goal Kicker: As above
Rising Star: A De La kid
Most contentious issue of the season: Who is Chazz M Michaels?!
Runners Up: St Bede's
Spooners: Old Trinity
Woodrow: New OH Full Forward from St Pauls
Leading Goal Kicker: As above
Rising Star: A De La kid
Most contentious issue of the season: Who is Chazz M Michaels?!
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Premiers: OX
Runners Up: Uni Blues
Spooners: Trinity
Woodrow: Jonno Nash OMs/Carl Peterson OC (if plays enough games)
Leading Goal Kicker: Anderson UB/Sauntner Colls (if he plays enough games)
Rising Star: Brendan Goss OX/Ben Humphrey DLS/Luke Barnhorn SBMT
Most contentious issue of the season:
1. Why the ‘compulsory’ Thirds competition is not so compulsory for some clubs
2. OMs to regret copying the Scotch recruiting model of importing players from other comps rather than developing from within.
Runners Up: Uni Blues
Spooners: Trinity
Woodrow: Jonno Nash OMs/Carl Peterson OC (if plays enough games)
Leading Goal Kicker: Anderson UB/Sauntner Colls (if he plays enough games)
Rising Star: Brendan Goss OX/Ben Humphrey DLS/Luke Barnhorn SBMT
Most contentious issue of the season:
1. Why the ‘compulsory’ Thirds competition is not so compulsory for some clubs
2. OMs to regret copying the Scotch recruiting model of importing players from other comps rather than developing from within.
Premiers: Old Xavs
Runners Up: Old Melbournians
Spooners: Old Haileybury
Woodrow: Voss (Playing in a shit team, will go well for them though) or Carl Pederson
Leading Goal Kicker: New Uni Blues forward from North Ballarat
Rising Star: Brendan Goss (Xavs) or Ben/Tom Humphrey (De La)
Most contentious issue of the season: Old Carey's big name players doing nothing all season and then getting relegated. (Sure to stir up a few)
Runners Up: Old Melbournians
Spooners: Old Haileybury
Woodrow: Voss (Playing in a shit team, will go well for them though) or Carl Pederson
Leading Goal Kicker: New Uni Blues forward from North Ballarat
Rising Star: Brendan Goss (Xavs) or Ben/Tom Humphrey (De La)
Most contentious issue of the season: Old Carey's big name players doing nothing all season and then getting relegated. (Sure to stir up a few)
The Octopus
Team Captain
Premiers - OX
R/U - DLS
Spooners - OH
Woodrow - Goss OX
Goals - Reid OC
Contentious - Not Xavs again chorus from nuffies
R/U - DLS
Spooners - OH
Woodrow - Goss OX
Goals - Reid OC
Contentious - Not Xavs again chorus from nuffies
Premiers: Uni Blues
Runners Up: De La
Spooners: Old Trinity, Old Haileybury and Old Scotch separated by % only. Scotch bottom.
Woodrow: Nathan Henley OM's.
Goals: Tom Seccull OM's
Rising Star: Some kid from uni nobody has ever heard of!
Most Contentious Issue: Blues defeat Xavs in Prelim with kick after siren from very dodgy umpiring decision. Xavs take VAFA to supreme court to try to overthrow decision and try to claim what is "rightfully theirs". Unfortunately the Mabo defence ("It's just a vibe") is thrown out and Uni go on to win flag.
MrSquiggle
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Obviously a disgruntled OM's player
Mal from Malvern
Debutant
Sounds like Kickit was trying to do a neat bit of deflection Squiggles given he is an Old Scotch type - more turmoil down at Camberwell than Colonel Gadaffi's bunker in downtown Tripoli at the minute.
Alinta
Debutant
why OM's coping a hammering for recruiting?
They have only got a handful of new players dont they?
No different to all the the other clubs.....
i think they are being singled out because they have revealed there's
I keep a close eye on OLD CAREY and they have done seom serious recruiting of players that had never even heard of Carey let alone OLD CAREY FC.
XAVS too have gotten some players that are not from xavier.
If anyone is going to compete with XAVS, De la ETC then doing some recruiting of the beaten track is going to fast track that!!
Agree you can get it wrong. Old Camberwell has in the past, you dont want old washed up ex afl players. But good kids in their early twenties who are fed up with the EFL and country leagues etc...... why not go after em. As a neutral I am looking forward to going and watching some of these blokes play and I reckon we should welcome them into the VAFA.
They have only got a handful of new players dont they?
No different to all the the other clubs.....
i think they are being singled out because they have revealed there's
I keep a close eye on OLD CAREY and they have done seom serious recruiting of players that had never even heard of Carey let alone OLD CAREY FC.
XAVS too have gotten some players that are not from xavier.
If anyone is going to compete with XAVS, De la ETC then doing some recruiting of the beaten track is going to fast track that!!
Agree you can get it wrong. Old Camberwell has in the past, you dont want old washed up ex afl players. But good kids in their early twenties who are fed up with the EFL and country leagues etc...... why not go after em. As a neutral I am looking forward to going and watching some of these blokes play and I reckon we should welcome them into the VAFA.
Not at all! just have had far too many negative conversations with OM's players about the pre season! Granted their 1s might go well, but at the expense of the unity of the club hmmm dunno? Things great at OS! Looking forward to all these praccy matches rapping up and getting into the real stuff!
The Octopus
Team Captain
Who have xavs and carey picked up that have never heard of xavier or carey before?
Nice work stirring up the pot lad. About time we had someone else prepared to own up to being a Scotchie. Most wouldn't.
Your post is most amusing too, because apparently (heard direct from the father of a boy likely to now play 2's), the new boys have slotted in nicely. They all went to Tassie on their pre-seson trip and have done everything asked. He reckons that OM's went out of their way to recruit quality footballers who were also quality blokes. Maybe thats where the passadore experiment failed? only time will tell. Although its becoming a common theme. Pederson. Sauntner. etc. Maybe all will be revealed in Round 1. Everyone has written the Bentleigh boys off too. I'm giving it second thoughts. They may be a surprise packet.
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