C Section C Season 2011

[Half Back Pocket]

Re: Season 2011

Interesting discussion about the "suburban clubs". I've followed the Roys / Reds for a few years now, and wondered why it is that they cannot seem to take that well worn footy cliche of the next step. Winning flags in D3, D2 and D1 is good, but your reputation is made from C grade up. Oakleigh have gone well past us and so have Beaumaris. Hampton are in B grade as well, and the likes of Ormond, Ajax and even Monash to a lesser extent seem to fair better at C Grade level. In 2011, Werribee seem to be well on their way to success in C Grade.
Ironically, Fitzroy would be less affected by surrounding footy clubs with money than all of those sides. Northcote Park would probably be the closest club that could lure players away and they'd be the only one for a reasonable distance.

Thats an easy one SS. In very general terms:

1). Old Boy clubs dominate the top grades. They have a constant feed of groups of young players (most are mates) coming into their clubs year after year. They weed out the dregs and focus on the talent, and then use their networks to find jobs/opportunities for these players. Then they have the ability to use these networks to lure high-profile recruits as well.

2). Most suburban/district clubs don't have the feed of young players and/or the old-school tie network to be able to compete...hence clubs such as yours and mine (BT) tend to find their niche in the middle grades. Competitive for a year or 2, maybe even win a flag and get promoted. Generally, they come back down pretty quickly.

Reds have had a great junior program for years...are these juniors progressing to senior ranks? If they are, do they stay together as a unit?

 

[bocce]

Not unbiased at all mate. I'm just well adjusted to my Fitzroy bias.

Sadly I didn't get down to the game but my sources tell me the big difference was Werribees ability to capitalise on mistakes and to make us pay for them on the scoreboard.

We've had a couple of tough games to start the year, we're evidently a long way from where we need to be to be challanging for finals. But it's very early days so from the outside looking in it's hard to say exactly where the boys are at just yet.

check out the ladder and see where your at

 

[AWOL]

check out the ladder and see where your at

The Roys will win games of footy this year. Don't you worry about that.
Ask the lads from AJAX about how competitive they'll be. Apart from a shocking start to the game gave them a real contest, even got into a winnable position early in the last.

Were well beaten by Werribee, but gee they were good. Great users of the footy compared to many simple turnovers by the Roys. Some very classy footballers in their team.

Write the Roys off by all means, but don't be surprised when they give most teams a good shake.

 

[table tennis]

Good to see the two newly promoted sides on top of the ladder in the early parts. Hopefully it stays that way!!

 

[Trevor Slopdem]

TT - nice to see you care about how Monash is going - only coz you beat us a lazy 4 times last year and think you have us covered again I am sure. Must say the light blue boys did very well in restricting MHSOB to 3 goals last weekend. 2 wins for the students before easter is most unusual!

Apart from Werribee having to waste another year winning every game on their way to A grade, (can't they just apply to the ammos for a jump straight there to save time?) hard to get a line on how the other 9 teams are looking after just 2 games.

 

[table tennis]

TT - nice to see you care about how Monash is going - only coz you beat us a lazy 4 times last year and think you have us covered again I am sure. Must say the light blue boys did very well in restricting MHSOB to 3 goals last weekend. 2 wins for the students before easter is most unusual!

Apart from Werribee having to waste another year winning every game on their way to A grade, (can't they just apply to the ammos for a jump straight there to save time?) hard to get a line on how the other 9 teams are looking after just 2 games.

Monash are a good unit. Both werribee and monash were by far and away the best two sides in d1. So I'm not surprised that monash have started well, and I wouldnt be surprised if they were finals bound again.

Nice try to deflect attention Trevor!

 

[Over The Post]

 

[bocce]

TT - nice to see you care about how Monash is going - only coz you beat us a lazy 4 times last year and think you have us covered again I am sure. Must say the light blue boys did very well in restricting MHSOB to 3 goals last weekend. 2 wins for the students before easter is most unusual!

Apart from Werribee having to waste another year winning every game on their way to A grade, (can't they just apply to the ammos for a jump straight there to save time?) hard to get a line on how the other 9 teams are looking after just 2 games.

reckon might be on the cards, just wondering if there are any other clubs in this league as they have been very quiet. maybe self imposed ban or is everyone waiting to see tiges fall away which would seem unlikely if they can keep injury free
bring on OE

 

[les argen]

TT - nice to see you care about how Monash is going - only coz you beat us a lazy 4 times last year and think you have us covered again I am sure. Must say the light blue boys did very well in restricting MHSOB to 3 goals last weekend. 2 wins for the students before easter is most unusual!

Apart from Werribee having to waste another year winning every game on their way to A grade, (can't they just apply to the ammos for a jump straight there to save time?) hard to get a line on how the other 9 teams are looking after just 2 games.

Not that hard Trev, my friend. As my tipping will attest.
Seriously it is looking like one of those vintage c grade years with 5 or 6 capable of challenging.

Waiting til round 6 at least to get some decent guide on form, although would expect werribee to be unbeaten at this stage!

 

[Privateye]

R3

maza
ajax
oldc
rupo
werr

 

[Trevor Slopdem]

Gone quiet for Easter out of respect for Anzacs or Easter Bunny?

Where is the Scribe? - surely he hasn't really been banned?

Les - the only surprise with your tipping is that you have got 2 wrong - I always thought you were perfect...

Trev's Tips Rd 3

Mazenod v Monash - Maz at home they hardly ever go wrong
Ajax v Ormond - should be close
Old C v MHSOB - I hope MH win, but they struggled in Rd 2
Rupo v Fitzroy - apparently the average age of fitzroy players is 12 this week
Werribee v Old Ess - welcome to our nightmare bombers.

Good luck to all....








maza
ajax
oldc
rupo
werr

 

[table tennis]

Ashes
Ormond
Old Camberwell
Rupo
Werribee

 

[Scribe]

Trev - still here, just not tipping and hoping to get our boys ready for a huge game at GBO against the High School. No whispers about my BF involvement have reached me, so it's fair to conclude the rantings of our resident troll are way off the mark!

Great start by the two promoted sides which confirms the view that clubs with momentum in the mid grades can make swift gains if they are able to build on success.

 

[Footy555]

Monash
Ormond
Old Camberwell
Rupertswood
Werribee

 

[bocce]

Should be interesting selction night at Tigerland. Will Huxtable hold his place? Will spud make the list and what about Chad back after a year off and not to mention the coach's son. Reckon the Tiges hierachy must be loving the choices on hand. Tiges by heaps

 

[bedford]

Rupo
Camberwell
Mazenod
Ormond
Werribee

 

[Bluebird]

Jackas over Ormond
Wellers over MHSOB
Rupo over Roys
Tigers over OEG
Ashes over Mazenod ...swore I'd never tip against Nodders or Freo at home, but hey, let's live on the edge

 

[Rissoles]

Rupertswood
Old Camberwell
Monash Blues
Ormond
Werribee

 

[GetOverIt]

Trev - still here, just not tipping and hoping to get our boys ready for a huge game at GBO against the High School. No whispers about my BF involvement have reached me, so it's fair to conclude the rantings of our resident troll are way off the mark!

A troll Blade? Oh geez, you have hurt my feelings. You must be speaking to the people who don't count at OC, as we have had many a discussion about your posts after it came back to us through Werribee that you got up their noses with your take the 4 points home comment.
Must remember my friend, don't put any teams down now that you are an assistant coach. You also said that you were takng leave from BF, but have posted at least 30 times since then!
How's my good mate 'Sos' going? Is he still sniffing around the canteen?
Good luck for this weeks game, you boys should roll over MHSOB EASILY...

 

[Rissoles]

A troll Blade? Oh geez, you have hurt my feelings. You must be speaking to the people who don't count at OC, as we have had many a discussion about your posts after it came back to us through Werribee that you got up their noses with your take the 4 points home comment.
Must remember my friend, don't put any teams down now that you are an assistant coach. You also said that you were takng leave from BF, but have posted at least 30 times since then!
How's my good mate 'Sos' going? Is he still sniffing around the canteen?
Good luck for this weeks game, you boys should roll over MHSOB EASILY...

I'm getting the feeling that your handle is an oxymoron, GOI, in that you have very little in your life that you actually get over. It would seem that you love the cheap snipe, the sanctimonious attempt at ridicule from a few words out of context, and criticising someone who is allowed with us all to make free and open comments on this site.
So you would prefer to pressure or threaten someone not to post comments?
What's your real beef?
Either get it out in the open or stop the cheap snipes.
If you think it is humour, then you should really go and get yourself a manager and stop handling yourself.........

 

[BlackWhite]

Some might say a GOI is a true 'keybord warrior' Rissoles!

 

[Grum Smuth]

My tips, for the first time for a while:

Tigers to comfortably beat Old Essendon
Rupo narrowly over the Roys
Mazenod to just edge out Monash
Ajax easily over Ormond
Wellers at home to shade MHSOB

The BF regulars & Scribe to smash GOI (who will hopefully get a permanent red card by round 4)

Grum

 

[BlackWhite]

Ormond never beat Ajax, haven't for years. Ajax should win by plenty, especially with the skipper missing.

 

[bedford]

Who's missing

 

[Grum Smuth]

The Skipper

Cheers

Gilligan