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timmy 32 said:
Big news going around the town at the moment is that Daylesfords newly appointed coach Darren McColl has been sacked and Luke Adams has taken over the reigns, does anyone know anymore ?
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As a Dford player, i have been away for the last 3 days and when i read this i was concerned (as id heard nothing). So i went straight to the source and just rang luke 5 minutes ago. He said it is the first he has heard of this and that it is not true. I believe him as i have no reason not to. So now we can put this rumor to bed.

But it also leaves me with a concern about you Timmy. Granted some of the posts you have put on here have some validity, but for you to say in your defence of your posts that "My only gripe is if people want to bag us, get the info at least somewhere near the truth" leaves you now as hypocritical. Even if the information was 2nd hand to you, you contributed to it by putting it on this forum fror ALL to see, and in doing so, proved your character as hypocritical because of the very words you used in your defence.
That is my only concern with you. I probably know you, and have no other issue with you. Thats all i have to say.
 
Young Tyro said:
wat is the go with clinton ward signing up with learmonth, tell me this is not true. That bloke is an absolute gun, how starnaud would let him go has got me stuffed. If that little p!ssant mino hines has got anything to do with this there is going to be trouble just cause he could not get a game with the starnaud two's he has to go and poach players from his original club. Very low! :thumbsdown: He still can not take in that his brother ben runs rings around him.
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You say Mino is poaching st arnaud players because he cant get a game in st arnauds 2's, he lives in ballarat now and has for a few yrs so i doubt he is going to travel 2 hours to play for the saints, as for poaching all your players he's only taken 2 his brother who has moved down here for uni and ward who is a good mate of his.
 
Animal said:
You say Mino is poaching st arnaud players because he cant get a game in st arnauds 2's, he lives in ballarat now and has for a few yrs so i doubt he is going to travel 2 hours to play for the saints, as for poaching all your players he's only taken 2 his brother who has moved down here for uni and ward who is a good mate of his.
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can any1 from learmonth give me sum info on a video msg 1 of mates has on his phone. he said sumthng bout it being learmonths gentlemens day. i need the number of the stripper and pub were this awsome act took place. also any info on how the barmaid went would be good to:)
 

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Tips for round 1 guys...

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

With Dunnstown vs Bungaree being Match of the Round.
 
trigirl said:
Has anyone on this thread , read the article regarding the salary cap, printed in the Morabool news this week, interesting reading.
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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.
 
Trooper4 said:
Tips for round 1 guys...

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

With Dunnstown vs Bungaree being Match of the Round.
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My Tips:

Springbank vs Buninyong
Hepburn vs Gordan
Ballan vs Creswick
Newlyn vs Beaufort
Daylesford vs Clunes
Learmouth vs Waubra
Dunnstown vs Bungaree
 
DfordDog said:
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.
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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.
 
My Tips

Springbank vs Buninyong
Hepburn vs Gordan
Ballan vs Creswick
Newlyn vs Beaufort
Daylesford vs Clunes
Learmonth vs Waubra
Dunnstown vs Bungaree
 
Can anyone from Beaufort inform me how or why Peter Doherty has applied for a clearance to you guys?Is he shifting with work or just going to travel from Albury and play the odd game?
 

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switch the play said:
Can anyone from Beaufort inform me how or why Peter Doherty has applied for a clearance to you guys?Is he shifting with work or just going to travel from Albury and play the odd game?
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I am not from Beaufort, but it would be fairly easy to work out the how, he would fill out and sign a clearance form. I don't think you need to be from Beaufort to work that out. I used to know Doc, i would think if he did play it would only be to help out as he retired a few years ago. If he is fit and firing though, you could pencil in a forth league medal. would be a good battle for old times sake if him and chief lined up on each other.
 
playsnogood said:
I am not from Beaufort, but it would be fairly easy to work out the how, he would fill out and sign a clearance form. I don't think you need to be from Beaufort to work that out. I used to know Doc, i would think if he did play it would only be to help out as he retired a few years ago. If he is fit and firing though, you could pencil in a forth league medal. would be a good battle for old times sake if him and chief lined up on each other.
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I think you'll find that Doc played with lavington last season.
 
Snippers said:
I think you'll find that Doc played with lavington last season.
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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..
 
playsnogood said:
I am not from Beaufort, but it would be fairly easy to work out the how, he would fill out and sign a clearance form. I don't think you need to be from Beaufort to work that out. I used to know Doc, i would think if he did play it would only be to help out as he retired a few years ago. If he is fit and firing though, you could pencil in a forth league medal. would be a good battle for old times sake if him and chief lined up on each other.
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It was an innocent question Smartarse-if you are going to be the clown-as stated get your facts right as he did play at Lavington last year.Again how would he be lured there?If someone had some decent info it would be appreciated.
 
Looks like Bungaree and a few other teams have been really busy getting late clearances in before round 1. A big one i noticed was Sam Buchanan from Old Peninsula Boys in Melbourne. the youngster was a Dandenong stingray for a couple of years, before moving onto to just senior footy. Should be very hand for bungaree this year, thats if his clearance goes through before round 1.

Any word on Dave McGill from Springbank? can anyone shed some light on how him and the team are going at Wallace...
 
DfordDog said:
Nice work tud34 :thumbsu:
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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.
 
Trooper4 said:
Looks like Bungaree and a few other teams have been really busy getting late clearances in before round 1. A big one i noticed was Sam Buchanan from Old Peninsula Boys in Melbourne. the youngster was a Dandenong stingray for a couple of years, before moving onto to just senior footy. Should be very hand for bungaree this year, thats if his clearance goes through before round 1.

Any word on Dave McGill from Springbank? can anyone shed some light on how him and the team are going at Wallace...
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Dave Mcgill is going very well. Only young but the kid can play. Was very impressive in both practice matches as were most of the new boys. Things are going better than people would have expected looking back to before xmas. Numbers are good and the morale around the club is better than it has been for a few years.
 
DfordDog said:
My Tips

Springbank vs Buninyong
Hepburn vs Gordan
Ballan vs Creswick
Newlyn vs Beaufort
Daylesford vs Clunes
Learmonth vs Waubra
Dunnstown vs Bungaree
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Springbank vs Buninyoung
Hepburn vsGordan
Ballan vs Creswick
Newlyn vs Beaufort
Daylesford vs Clunes
Learmonth vs Waubra
Dunnstown vs Bungaree
 
Trooper4 said:
Looks like Bungaree and a few other teams have been really busy getting late clearances in before round 1. A big one i noticed was Sam Buchanan from Old Peninsula Boys in Melbourne. the youngster was a Dandenong stingray for a couple of years, before moving onto to just senior footy. Should be very hand for bungaree this year, thats if his clearance goes through before round 1.

Any word on Dave McGill from Springbank? can anyone shed some light on how him and the team are going at Wallace...
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I wasn't aware that Sam was a former Stingray, what position did he used to play?
A couple of other boys have signed on with him too, they look very impressive also, things are looking up for the lads at Bungaree.
 
dools81 said:
I wasn't aware that Sam was a former Stingray, what position did he used to play?
A couple of other boys have signed on with him too, they look very impressive also, things are looking up for the lads at Bungaree.
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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?
 
osama83 said:
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..
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Settle down osama. Ward wont even play seniors. Might kick 50 if he plays every game in the two's. I'm tipping he'll get at least 3 yellow cards for the year.
 
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