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AFL Canberra Div 3, div 4 (Canb Dist) - 2010

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Growling Ferret said:
AFL Canberra is desperate for umpires. Boys, if you club has any recently retired players who are keen to stay involved, get on the phone to Kevin Tingey at AFL Canberra.

Send a message out to your email lists, or get the info out any way you can, otherwise club umpires will be the standard for CD's rather than League umps...
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Hey GF,
Thanks for spreading the word and calling for a few more ex-players to join the umpiring ranks. The more the merrier!

Unfortunately my old legs have meant I've hung up the whistle for the timebeing, leaving me stranded on a grand total of one Div 1 match.

But I've stayed on board this year and taken the Strength and Conditioning role with the umpiring group. Pre-season has been great, and numbers have been good right across the three disciplines (field, boundary and goals). The other night we had 65 at training. It's just a shame that this weekend there's a number of field umpires unavailable and some others in the development squad gaining a little bit more experience in junior ranks for the timebeing before being considered for senior ranks.

This has meant that unfortunately some matches this weekend don't have appointed field umpires and Club Umpires will be called upon. A lot of country leagues use Club Umpires on a permanent basis.

It would be great if anyone out there would consider giving umpiring a go. Despite what many of you might think (and what I also thought when I was playing) they're not a bad bunch.

We train two nights a week (Tues and Thurs) at 6.00pm at Manuka and even if you don't want to make a total commitment, maybe just coming to a few training sessions would allow you align yourself with a club (or your own club) and become their Club Umpire.

You won't make a living out of umpiring local footy, but the pay isn't that bad for pocket money. And you get the best seat in the house to watch a game of footy from!!

Anyone interested can post on here and I'll get in contact with you, PM me, or call Kev at the AFL Canberra offices.

Good luck to all for Round 1 and the season ahead.

Umpiring - it's your call!

Cheers,
Michael Goiser
 
Round the Ground update

Cooma beat ADFA by a couple of goals.
ADFA smacked the Blues by about 10 goals.
 
Looking at the results it would seem Belco are looking strong and the jets very weak?

Did anyone see these games?
 

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nov4 said:
Looking at the results it would seem Belco are looking strong and the jets very weak?

Did anyone see these games?
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What makes you think Belco were strong? They were smashed by Harman and other then the first quarter there wasn't much to be excited about to be honest. Not sure about the jets but you'd have to think they're in for a lean year with the new Div 2 side.
 
nov4 said:
Sorry I meant Div 4.
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Ahh ok sorry about that. I will try and give a better run down on the Harman game if i get a chance today. It was a pretty dominant performance after quarter time, which seems to have been just a hiccup to the start of the season.
 
nov4 said:
Looking at the results it would seem Belco are looking strong and the jets very weak?

Did anyone see these games?
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Jets will not be as strong as they have been previously, due to a lot of player movement with the Div 2 side coming in. The Div 2 side did well against Belco, only going down by 20pts. THis sort of result is to be expected. However what they have done will be better for the game and league in the long run.

Eastlake may have won, not to take anything away from them but they certainly did not play dominate football, they were at times just as scrappy, IMO. They had plenty of opportunity. They look like a slightly different side to last yr.

From what I hear they are under no illusion that they are going to be at the pointy end, a lot of new players to not only new to the game but the club. I think they will be competitive this season, can't write them off after 1 game.

Didn't see the Div 3 game so can't comment on that.

Good luck to the Jets this season, big step going up into Div 2 especially at the detriment of the other divisions within the club.
 
LongHaul said:
Jets will not be as strong as they have been previously, due to a lot of player movement with the Div 2 side coming in. The Div 2 side did well against Belco, only going down by 20pts. THis sort of result is to be expected. However what they have done will be better for the game and league in the long run.

Eastlake may have won, not to take anything away from them but they certainly did not play dominate football, they were at times just as scrappy, IMO. They had plenty of opportunity. They look like a slightly different side to last yr.

From what I hear they are under no illusion that they are going to be at the pointy end, a lot of new players to not only new to the game but the club. I think they will be competitive this season, can't write them off after 1 game.

Didn't see the Div 3 game so can't comment on that.

Good luck to the Jets this season, big step going up into Div 2 especially at the detriment of the other divisions within the club.
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Longhaul
I too believe it is good for the game the inclusion of the div2 side i only hope you dont pay too high a price for it.

I dont doubt the loyalty of any of your players but it sure going to be a testing year,i hope your numbers improve and that the player strain dosent become to much.
Good luck jets:thumbsu:
 
southcab said:
Longhaul
I too believe it is good for the game the inclusion of the div2 side i only hope you dont pay too high a price for it.

I dont doubt the loyalty of any of your players but it sure going to be a testing year,i hope your numbers improve and that the player strain dosent become to much.
Good luck jets:thumbsu:
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Agree. It would be pretty disappointing to see blokes who have been there for the good times of the last 5/6 years jumping ship when the going is about to get a bit tough for a season or so. Looking on SP there seemed to only be 18 or 19 in both threes and fours this week - is that right?
 
3rd Grade Maggy said:
Agree. It would be pretty disappointing to see blokes who have been there for the good times of the last 5/6 years jumping ship when the going is about to get a bit tough for a season or so. Looking on SP there seemed to only be 18 or 19 in both threes and fours this week - is that right?
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No idea on numbers. They looked to have a full compliment in Div 4. Not sure on Div 3.

I agree, would be a shame for guys to bail, particularly in Div 4. Whilst being competitive, from what I have seen across a lot of clubs is the social aspect of footy. Always good to get out and have a kick with the boys and have a few ales after. Hope the guys can see that and stick around even if it gets a little tough.

Any other results for the weekend?

How did Yass go? How is Cooma looking?
 
LongHaul said:
No idea on numbers. They looked to have a full compliment in Div 4. Not sure on Div 3.

I agree, would be a shame for guys to bail, particularly in Div 4. Whilst being competitive, from what I have seen across a lot of clubs is the social aspect of footy. Always good to get out and have a kick with the boys and have a few ales after. Hope the guys can see that and stick around even if it gets a little tough.

Any other results for the weekend?

How did Yass go? How is Cooma looking?
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We beat Yass by about 12 goals in 4's. Have to say though, that is one of the hardest 12 goal wins I've been involved in. Scoreboard said otherwise but it felt like they were in it until about 10 to go in the last quarter when the pressure dropped off a bit. They certainly hit hard.
 
3rd Grade Maggy said:
Agree. It would be pretty disappointing to see blokes who have been there for the good times of the last 5/6 years jumping ship when the going is about to get a bit tough for a season or so. Looking on SP there seemed to only be 18 or 19 in both threes and fours this week - is that right?
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The Jets had full squads, or near enough to it, in all three grades, which is a super achievement in itself! The rumour going round is that Divs 3 and 4 were hit by a bout of food poisoning following some dodgy Zimmer burgers after Thursday night training. Expect a better performance this week. :eek:
 

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Hey guys,
Recently moved up here for university, played footy for a country town in Victoria for my entire life and was looking for a side to play for this year.
Any suggestions? what nights they train, where at etc etc?
 
3rd Grade Maggy said:
We beat Yass by about 12 goals in 4's. Have to say though, that is one of the hardest 12 goal wins I've been involved in. Scoreboard said otherwise but it felt like they were in it until about 10 to go in the last quarter when the pressure dropped off a bit. They certainly hit hard.
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3rd Grade
I thought the umpiring standard was pretty good on sunday,Will we see horse hit the paddock again as a player or will he now become your club umpire ?
 
D-Shackle said:
Hey guys,
Recently moved up here for university, played footy for a country town in Victoria for my entire life and was looking for a side to play for this year.
Any suggestions? what nights they train, where at etc etc?
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D-Shackle
If you end up at the jets dont eat the burgers :D
 
D-Shackle

There are clubs based all over Canberra - when you find somewhere to live (an achievement in itself), check out AFL Canberra and find your local club.

Most clubs will be able to find a spot for you if you can play!


(and if you are a gun, feel free to come to the Woden Blues. Our match payments are made in beer if you are good enough to be best on ground!)
 
southcab said:
3rd Grade
I thought the umpiring standard was pretty good on sunday,Will we see horse hit the paddock again as a player or will he now become your club umpire ?
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From the horses mouth, he reckons round 4 he'll be back. We'll probably end up with some sort of rotation system to get an umpire each week.
 
Rourky was a good fair umpire from an Ainslie point of view... The Tuggies lads seemed to be having a laugh with him as well so it was all in good spirits. He is damn fit for an old man...

That Sangston can really hit. Runs very very hard. I felt a lot safer when he went off haha...
 
D-Shackle said:
Hey guys,
Recently moved up here for university, played footy for a country town in Victoria for my entire life and was looking for a side to play for this year.
Any suggestions? what nights they train, where at etc etc?
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D-Shack, the mighty Gungahlin Jets train at Amaroo Oval every Tuesday and Thursday night from 6:30pm and we're pretty keen for some new blood at the minute! Plenty of good Bombers supporters out there too ;)
 
Lemieux8 said:
Rourky was a good fair umpire from an Ainslie point of view... The Tuggies lads seemed to be having a laugh with him as well so it was all in good spirits. He is damn fit for an old man...

That Sangston can really hit. Runs very very hard. I felt a lot safer when he went off haha...
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Lemieux8;
Not sure on the old man thing but good to hear he done a good job,perhaps a new position becons when shirly takes over.:D
 
Spent some time reading club pages including the ferret report on districts,good to see gf and lets hope clubs get onboard and notify of any milestone games etc etc.

It would appear that our game and more importantly player stocks are indeed very healthy. The pies seem to have the biggest player base with 20 players missing out on selection last weekend, add to this that roo,s had 10 miss out and the fact that despite the jets feilding another team they have still managed to fill sides for 3,s and 4s .This is good, it is also good to see the cooma cats not only win there first match but good to see the work the commitee has done start to show rewards. :thumbsu:

Footy great to have it back :D
 
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