EDFL Div 1 Discussion 2024

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Have to feel for West Coburg, 3 straight grand final losses. Yes massive under dogs in 2, however still hurts. Marby the best side all year and it’s good for B grade that they have gone up.

Be very interesting to see if they all buy in for 1 more crack, no certainties next year as looks a very even B grade and Avondale dropping down appear to have retained list and will recruit.

I suspect they lose a couple, still will be very strong.
I think WC will be favorites for 2025, all clubs recruit well, I'm sure they will be no different. AH coming down don't look as tough as APW DP or MP in previous seasons. It will be a close year next year and any of 4 or 5 teams could win it but WC should be the shortest price ATM.
 
I think WC will be favorites for 2025, all clubs recruit well, I'm sure they will be no different. AH coming down don't look as tough as APW DP or MP in previous seasons. It will be a close year next year and any of 4 or 5 teams could win it but WC should be the shortest price ATM.
All WC would need to do is retain the current list and they are favourites for 2025. Deservedly so. Not sure they get enough credit for what they are able to produce year after year. 3 senior grand finals in a row, underdogs in all of them with a home grown team always low on points. Playing on 22 points right through the finals series is just unheard of and a great achievement that all clubs should envy. Twos are always very strong also. 2025 shaping as a great year in Div 1 after a few pretty standout teams in recent years.
 

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All WC would need to do is retain the current list and they are favourites for 2025. Deservedly so. Not sure they get enough credit for what they are able to produce year after year. 3 senior grand finals in a row, underdogs in all of them with a home grown team always low on points. Playing on 22 points right through the finals series is just unheard of and a great achievement that all clubs should envy. Twos are always very strong also. 2025 shaping as a great year in Div 1 after a few pretty standout teams in recent years.
Awesome achievement playing finals with 22 points, but surely they have to look to get some talent in to complement the side for next year. Bad luck to WC, and congratulations to Marby.
 
All WC would need to do is retain the current list and they are favourites for 2025. Deservedly so. Not sure they get enough credit for what they are able to produce year after year. 3 senior grand finals in a row, underdogs in all of them with a home grown team always low on points. Playing on 22 points right through the finals series is just unheard of and a great achievement that all clubs should envy. Twos are always very strong also. 2025 shaping as a great year in Div 1 after a few pretty standout teams in recent years.

All WC would need to do is retain the current list and they are favourites for 2025. Deservedly so. Not sure they get enough credit for what they are able to produce year after year. 3 senior grand finals in a row, underdogs in all of them with a home grown team always low on points. Playing on 22 points right through the finals series is just unheard of and a great achievement that all clubs should envy. Twos are always very strong also. 2025 shaping as a great year in Div 1 after a few pretty standout teams in recent years.

100% agree.They have won the last 2 prelims by over they 50 points as well - which highlights they are a pretty strong Div 1 outfit, which is particularly difficult to achieve given they don’t rely on big name recruits.

They have simply come up against 3 very good sides over the last 3 years. There time in the sun will come. They just need to keep putting themselves in the position to win won.
 
100% agree.They have won the last 2 prelims by over they 50 points as well - which highlights they are a pretty strong Div 1 outfit, which is particularly difficult to achieve given they don’t rely on big name recruits.

They have simply come up against 3 very good sides over the last 3 years. There time in the sun will come. They just need to keep putting themselves in the position to win won.
They have no 18s and 16s were not up
to standard long road ahead for WC
 
Are some of West Coburgs issues with failing in Grand Finals a result of them playing on a postage stamp half of each year?. Would be interested if anyone thinks this could be a contributing factor.
 
Are some of West Coburgs issues with failing in Grand Finals a result of them playing on a postage stamp half of each year?. Would be interested if anyone thinks this could be a contributing factor.
Not sure but each GF they have been exposed for leg speed and a touch of quality. There better players are more inside hard nosed players. But hey they have mostly 1 pointers and probably on the lowest budget of the top 4 clubs. There could also be a problem recruiting after the episode of last years GF. These things take a bit of time to recover from and history tells us they haven’t recruited from outside the club. Who would go there from outside the club, with what occurred last year on & off field.
 
Not sure but each GF they have been exposed for leg speed and a touch of quality. There better players are more inside hard nosed players. But hey they have mostly 1 pointers and probably on the lowest budget of the top 4 clubs. There could also be a problem recruiting after the episode of last years GF. These things take a bit of time to recover from and history tells us they haven’t recruited from outside the club. Who would go there from outside the club, with what occurred last year on & off field.
What happened off the field Turbo?
 
Great post Grem. 👍

But I did say Marby by plenty and I was pretty much on point. Turbo knows his footy.
gee whiz you love yourself. you also said HS would beat S Albans by 40 points. you were only 80 points out,
you also said HS did not fear WC. Got that one wrong too with both seniors and reserves beating HS, but you know your footy.
Are you also aware there are 23 players at WC who since 2019 have played in premierships and or multiple grand finals. All 23 and under, I would say the future is rosy going forward .
WC did get beaten on saturday but by a much better outfit. No excuses about weather or umpiring like your posts about HS,
What seems to escape many is that they have played in last three senior and reserve grand finals and 18-5s in 2023. What Club in div 1 would not be envious of that record?
 

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Oh my have you forgot.. Do we need to remind you again of last years GF where supporters feel the need to get into the fight on the boundary line. That’s not a great look for any club.
No its not forgotten but you posted "who would go there from outside the Club with what occurred last year on and off the field" You clearly have blinkers on as you conveniently seem to have forgotten the affray on the field between HS and St Albans which hit the news and was disgraceful involving players, spectators and club officials. In your words "that not a great look for any Club" Does not seem to have hindered both those Clubs recruiting especially HS who will have their second coach in two years. BTW as you say you know your footy, Have those two Clubs paid their fines yet to the EDFL?
 
What’s everyone’s opinion on his coaching? What’s the highest level his coached?
He has been at Richmond VFl the last 2 seasons.
Coached Westmeadows previously before that. Been the scapegoat with everything that has happened there.
Westmeadows owed him well over 20k, so he stepped away and went to VFL.
 
So right Gremlin. Already been to the div 1 show and far from successful. Think HS may be in for a shock . Hothead IMO and assistants in VFL are a dime a dozen.
Turbo is living rent free in your head. The amount of anti HS posts you’ve made recently 😂. Your club should know about getting to the big dance & not quite succeeding. Let’s see how he goes at a new opportunity. Not like HS can ring Adam Simpson & ask him to coach them. Coaches are getting harder to find & having shorter tenures.
 

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