Central Highlands

[DfordDog]

Yeah well done.

Any idea who the author is? Its a great article, pity he didn't chuck in some possible solutions to what he wrote about. Sounds like he actually knows something about footy, hopefully the editor or whoever does the hiring and firing at the Courier reads it and offers him a job. Nothing against the young fella they have writing on the CHFL at the moment, its just that he writes crap and knows nothing about footy. Apart from that he is good.

Merrigan, the author is Vin Tage. I agree, seems like would be very good reporting on the games each week.

 

[PIES08CROWS]

I am from Beaufort. Peter Doherty is returning to his former club out of loyalty to our club and his friends to play a few games this season. He did play last season. A great player and we look forward to seeing him in the Crow's Colours this year.

 

[DfordDog]

Merrigan, the author is Vin Tage. I agree, seems like would be very good reporting on the games each week.

Just realised, funny name. Vin Tage... Vintage.... maybe its an alias

 

[dools81]

Yeah, from memory he was only a member of the squad, and possibly got 1 or 2 games in. Would probably play around half back. depends how big the bungaree side is though... the kids does have some good skills. It also depends on whether his old team clear him in time for round 1. Who are the other guys? will Bungaree be able to recover from the players they lost last year?

Nick Abbot and Dave McLaughlin are the other 2 lads that came to the club with Sam, both look to be good players, Nick especially.

Ben Leske and Jake Avery are 2 other impressive recruits that will fill in some of Bungarees key position holes.

Tim Glasson and Scott Quinney are out from Redan and look as if they will be more then handy, although I hear Scott injured a knee on the weekend.

They have lost a fair chuck of their 2007 side, so it will be interesting to see how these new guys fit in down at the club.

 

[Sayitaintso]

Nice work tud34

Hey Tud heard you guys beat Creswick by 10 plus goals on Sat.Did they have alot out or have you improved a bit?

 

[tud34]

Hey Tud heard you guys beat Creswick by 10 plus goals on Sat.Did they have alot out or have you improved a bit?

I believe they may have had a coulple out, but at the same time so did we. We all know that practice matches dont mean much but at the same time there was some positive signs and we are confident of improvement.

Cant see us taking out a flag just yet though.......

 

[dr evil]

My Tips

Springbank vs Buninyong
Hepburn vs Gordan
Ballan vs Creswick
Newlyn vs Beaufort
Daylesford vs Clunes
Learmonth vs Waubra
Dunnstown vs Bungaree

springbank vs BUNINYONG tranquilli to kick abag
HEPBURN VS gordan unfortunatlly a big margin
BALLAN VS creswick because its at ballan and creswick are always going to improve
BEAUFORT VS newlyn the crows have some handy recruits the bones and north guys
DAYLESFORD VS clunes clunes to battle all year
learmonth vs WAUBRA game of the round waubra in a close one
DUNNSTOWN VS bungaree big turn over of players at bungaree will nead time to jell

 

[davvo12]

i heard that matt "minnow" heinze was up to his best during the week.... i mean poaching big red heads to learmonth in search of a finals birth. the bloke he recruited is clint ward. strong fiery full forward from st. arnaud. will dominate that league. book him in for 60+ goals. could also dominate the local pub to. "minnow" might have pulled of the biggest recruit this league has seen..

Learmonth its about time they did something instead of talking yourselves up every year and come finals time one blink and there nowhere to be seen. I think the acid test this year is on LEARMONTH, A.Beacham is spending big money and the club could go dry as well as the lake, if there is no silver ware at the end of the tunnel So thats why i have choosen to follow Learmonth with 2 big eyes for the 2008 season.

 

[Crackerz]

Hi Trigirl. Just read the article, and it does make some very valid points i must say. I looked to see if the Moorabool News had a website with this article but couldn't find anything. If anyone does find it, post it on here as it is a very interesting read.

Prob fair to say say the author doesn't approve or like what hapeneing at some of the top end clubs around

 

[AxelFoley]

Merrigan, the author is Vin Tage. I agree, seems like would be very good reporting on the games each week.

Mind you any of us in this forum could do a better job than Pedler....Was a good article tho...hope to hear more from Vin

 

[learmonth]

Learmonth its about time they did something instead of talking yourselves up every year and come finals time one blink and there nowhere to be seen. I think the acid test this year is on LEARMONTH, A.Beacham is spending big money and the club could go dry as well as the lake, if there is no silver ware at the end of the tunnel So thats why i have choosen to follow Learmonth with 2 big eyes for the 2008 season.

Congratulations on your 1st post. Always good to have a crack, and I enjoy it, but where's your logic. 2 Years ago, we beat Bungaree when noone thought we had a chance in overtime, then lost to Hepburn by 2 points who ended up playing off in a grand final. Last year, beaten by Dunnstown by 10 points who were a better side then us on the day. Thats football you lose some, you win some. Both years we have finished 5th and 4th and thats where we were at. This year Hepburn are easily favorites for the flag followed by Dford, Waubra & Dunnstown so if we were to win a Grand Final it would be a huge upset as their are 4 better sides then us on paper! But paper means little when you get on the ground.
As for the money, we are spending stacks, we have put ourself so far in debt its not funny and within 2 years we will fold. Thats what clubs do mate, spend more than they can afford and go broke! With the bank loan to pay for our new recruits it may be 1 year as I have just noticed interest rates have gone up and out monthly repayments have gone up an extra $45 per month.

You are a very smart man, please clarify what our players are getting paid and how much we are spending and ill let you know if ya close, Im backing you wouldnt have a clue!

Now go and have a black coffee with milk......

 

[Crackerz]

Mind you any of us in this forum could do a better job than Pedler....Was a good article tho...hope to hear more from Vin

I agree that it was a good article Axel, not sure about anyone in this forum being better than Peddler though. A fair bit of boat floating going on in here. i love it, enjoyable to read.

You keep up the good work too Learmonth, you always provide some light relief.

 

[davvo12]

Congratulations on your 1st post. Always good to have a crack, and I enjoy it, but where's your logic. 2 Years ago, we beat Bungaree when noone thought we had a chance in overtime, then lost to Hepburn by 2 points who ended up playing off in a grand final. Last year, beaten by Dunnstown by 10 points who were a better side then us on the day. Thats football you lose some, you win some. Both years we have finished 5th and 4th and thats where we were at. This year Hepburn are easily favorites for the flag followed by Dford, Waubra & Dunnstown so if we were to win a Grand Final it would be a huge upset as their are 4 better sides then us on paper! But paper means little when you get on the ground.
As for the money, we are spending stacks, we have put ourself so far in debt its not funny and within 2 years we will fold. Thats what clubs do mate, spend more than they can afford and go broke! With the bank loan to pay for our new recruits it may be 1 year as I have just noticed interest rates have gone up and out monthly repayments have gone up an extra $45 per month.

You are a very smart man, please clarify what our players are getting paid and how much we are spending and ill let you know if ya close, Im backing you wouldnt have a clue!

Now go and have a black coffee with milk......

Learmonth best fishing i have ever done, lured you in with no bait on. So you are telling me that Learmonth football club is not spending shitloads more this year than previous years Get your hand of it mate it wont grow anymore length I Know for a fact that this year you guys offered a mate of mine 400 a game, which i must admit is alot of coin for a footballer of his standard he almost signed, But luckly his team mates convinced him to stay where he is. So dont bull$hit yourself mate.

keep it real....

 

[F00TY2007]

Learmonth best fishing i have ever done, lured you in with no bait on. So you are telling me that Learmonth football club is not spending shitloads more this year than previous years Get your hand of it mate it wont grow anymore length I Know for a fact that this year you guys offered a mate of mine 400 a game, which i must admit is alot of coin for a footballer of his standard he almost signed, But luckly his team mates convinced him to stay where he is. So dont bull$hit yourself mate.

keep it real....

That mate of your would'nt be Karl Begbie would it????
If so you would be one of his only mates. If it is its probs better that he didnt sign to Learmonth and stayed where he is. I dont think Learmonth could handle that much ego. Its already filled up with two beachams....

 

[timmy 32]

Learmonth best fishing i have ever done, lured you in with no bait on. So you are telling me that Learmonth football club is not spending shitloads more this year than previous years Get your hand of it mate it wont grow anymore length I Know for a fact that this year you guys offered a mate of mine 400 a game, which i must admit is alot of coin for a footballer of his standard he almost signed, But luckly his team mates convinced him to stay where he is. So dont bull$hit yourself mate.

keep it real....

And i was under the impression that players were attracted to Learmonth because of the facilities, great oval, great people, family atmosphere, and a chance to improve their football. And they all play there just for the love of the game. Now i learn that they are offering mediocre players $400 a game to play for them. Hmm i wonder what the good ones are getting? Good article davvo12.
The Clock is Ticking AJ .... TICK TOCK TICK TOCK. Go Waubra

 

[dr evil]

I have obtained a copy of the article in reference:
Many thanks to the Moorabool news for allowing this article to be published online (c) Moorabool News - 5368 1966

With the CHFL football season due to kick off, local clubs are putting the finishing touches on their senior team line-ups for the 2008 seasons; the ‘meat market’ for senior footballers is about to close, and the cost per kilo for these ‘guns for hire’ will once again confirm the over capitalization of district football.
The worst kept secret in district football is the extraordinary costs of hiring over rated second and third grade footballers to fill positions in what is essentially local football.
You won’t need a team of football analysts to work out where the chips will fall in the September action, a first year accountant and a quick look at the Club’s balance sheets will give an accurate indication of where Cub’s will finish in the 2008 season.
The question is sustainability; can fourteen clubs in the district continue to absorb these costs and remain solvent?
I have no issue with footballers being paid to play football; the reality is that playing football can have a detrimental effect on a player’s ability to earn extra income on a Saturday; there are also extra medical and traveling costs that can’t be ignored.
Players seeking payment for services has been around since John the Baptist played full back for Jerusalem; so this is not a new thing to football, and whilst playing for the jumper is honorable it’s a rare commodity in the CHFL meat market
There is also the argument that people pay good money to see a show on a Saturday afternoon, and that the show is only as good as the performers.
There is no denying that District Football is in the entertainment business, and there is no denying that it charges for the entertainment it puts on.
I am not going to enter into an argument that paying eight bucks to get in the gate on a Saturday for a full days entertainment, is expensive; take the family to the MCG and throw a couple of pies at them and see what it costs! But everything is relative, even local football.
The sustainability question is at both ends of the spectrum; Club’s that are continually at the top end of the ladder work in budgets twice the cellar dwellers, and must be commended on their ability to sustain the economic pressure; but have they created their own monster?
Annihilating lower sides week after week may be good for the Clubs ‘esprit de corps’ but commercially in District football it means smaller crowds with smaller gate takings.
Even the most passionate about their local football lose interest in predictable games of football with minimal local content.
The party line for all country leagues that have abolished the salary cap, is that the club’s manipulated the system and the leagues couldn’t control the “under the counter” payments to players; could you imagine any other law being abolished because people break them, please, if you don’t mind umpire!!!!!!
You have to feel for the club’s that nurture and protect their young local talent through their junior years only to have the player drafted into an opposition team with a bigger cheque book.
Salary caps were put in place to protect the financial position of football clubs, and to promote club structures that encourage home grown talent and recruitment of players that recognize a club for its merits not its bank balance.
Whilst the out dated football club facilities fall down around the volunteers that keep these football clubs going; it’s plain to see that hard earned money is being invested into rolling stock, and not the tracks they run on.
If a clubs success is to be measured in economic terms both on the field and off the field, the ever widening gap between the fourteen rungs on the CHFL ladder may be shortened by the demise of the smaller clubs with fewer resources.
If economics need to be considered; consider the economic cost of losing an essential resource in rural communities, and the real costs involved in keeping our kids involved in sport without a local club.

good article whos the author im guessing its not that guy peddler

 

[dr evil]

good article whos the author im guessing its not that guy peddler

who the f**KS Vin Tage he,s on the money $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Freak Dodgeball Accident]

You shouldn't be out drinking the night before a game.

 

[dools81]

Todays results

SENIORS

Ballan 12.14 (86) d Creswick 8.8 (56)
Buninyong 25.20 (170) d Springbank 4.5 (29)
Newlyn 14.12 (96) d Beaufort 9.12 (66)
Daylesford 12.18 (90) d Clunes 8.5 (53)
Learmonth 12.11 (83) d Waubra 11.12 (78)
Hepburn 30.23 (203) d Gordon 5.4 (34) Bungaree 15.7 (97) d Dunnstown 14.10 (94)

Games of interest
Learmonth over Waubra
Bungaree in an upset over Dunnstown
Tranquilli kicks 15 for Buninyong

 

[Trooper4]

Todays results

SENIORS

Ballan 12.14 (86) d Creswick 8.8 (56)
Buninyong 25.20 (170) d Springbank 4.5 (29)
Newlyn 14.12 (96) d Beaufort 9.12 (66)
Daylesford 12.18 (90) d Clunes 8.5 (53)
Learmonth 12.11 (83) d Waubra 11.12 (78)
Hepburn 30.23 (203) d Gordon 5.4 (34) Bungaree 15.7 (97) d Dunnstown 14.10 (94)

Games of interest
Learmonth over Waubra
Bungaree in an upset over Dunnstown
Tranquilli kicks 15 for Buninyong

a couple of superb games on the weekend. i know the bungaree and Dunnstown game was a great one, and word around the traps is that learmonth and waubra game was very entertaining as well. What was the standard of the other matches this weekend? and what are the tips for round 2...

 

[timmy 32]

a couple of superb games on the weekend. i know the bungaree and Dunnstown game was a great one, and word around the traps is that learmonth and waubra game was very entertaining as well. What was the standard of the other matches this weekend? and what are the tips for round 2...

As expected Hepburn had a comfortable victory, but Gordon are far better than what they were in 2007. They have a tough fortnight ahead, but if they can get through it and not drop their heads there could be some light at the end of the tunnell.

 

[DfordDog]

Todays results

SENIORS

Ballan 12.14 (86) d Creswick 8.8 (56)
Buninyong 25.20 (170) d Springbank 4.5 (29)
Newlyn 14.12 (96) d Beaufort 9.12 (66)
Daylesford 12.18 (90) d Clunes 8.5 (53)
Learmonth 12.11 (83) d Waubra 11.12 (78)
Hepburn 30.23 (203) d Gordon 5.4 (34) Bungaree 15.7 (97) d Dunnstown 14.10 (94)

Games of interest
Learmonth over Waubra
Bungaree in an upset over Dunnstown
Tranquilli kicks 15 for Buninyong

CORRECTION

Daylesford 22.19 (151) v Clunes 10.6 (66)

 

[tud34]

a couple of superb games on the weekend. i know the bungaree and Dunnstown game was a great one, and word around the traps is that learmonth and waubra game was very entertaining as well. What was the standard of the other matches this weekend? and what are the tips for round 2...

My best tip for round 2 and every other round of the year is Hepburn. They had 9 players that played in their senior preliminary final last year played Saturday in the Midday show. Also had 12 players not get a game in the 2nds so a lot of depth. Very difficult to beat......

 

[AxelFoley]

Based on the guys who placed tips:

Trooper, Axel 6
Orange 5
Dr Evil, Dford Dog, King Rich 4

May as well have ourselves a little tipping comp then, braggin rights to the winner!

 

[timmy 32]

My best tip for round 2 and every other round of the year is Hepburn. They had 9 players that played in their senior preliminary final last year played Saturday in the Midday show. Also had 12 players not get a game in the 2nds so a lot of depth. Very difficult to beat......

Sorry tud34 that is a slight exageration, there were two. Matt Layfield and Clive Raak, but we did have some very handy players unavailable, so depth is very good at the moment.