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BPH are a big chance to win it this year. Kept there list from last year and have added a ruckman from Hoppers. Not a bad effort macromantic. The only real change I would make is that I think BPH and East will be 1 and 2.
Winch has as much chance of making the 5 as the Toorak tractors down at Ammos08 land have of ever seeing mud. NONE
Where have these 2 gone.
BPH are a big chance to win it this year. Kept there list from last year and have added a ruckman from Hoppers. Not a bad effort macromantic. The only real change I would make is that I think BPH and East will be 1 and 2.
Winch has as much chance of making the 5 as the Toorak tractors down at Ammos08 land have of ever seeing mud. NONE
yeh thanks mate. I think bph could definalety win it they will be hurting from last yr and they have the players to do it i would like to see belmont up there as well but i dont see them as top 3 at all yet very good rivarly between them and east
An ex-Hoppers boy, is a very big unit (not quite as big as his brother) and can play but would be pushing 35/36. I played with him as a junior before he got picked up by North in the late 80's. I don't know if he will take the league apart but will be one of the better players going around and a very handy pick-up.
Definately have a soft spot for the boys from Belmont. Reading the previous posts, they seem to have improved their list and kept most of the players from last year. If the rumors are true, they may have a couple of premiership players returning, which will add much needed experience to the playing group. Think you are right in saying they will finish below the top 3. Good to see these healthy rivalries remain strong in the league
My top 4 is: BPH, East, Thompson, Corio, with Belmont or Inver 5th.
From what I hear Tate back with premiership players Moody, Horobin, Smith and Canavan at full forward. Recruits include Marcus Forbes, Brock Sanson and new dual coach Matt Murphy plus 20 new faces including two from Portland, alot of these guys look like pushing for the ones. Haami Williams, Brad Edwards and Luke Mahoney all training the house down. Leave a spot for Belmont in your top 5 predictions boys.
the ruckman from hoppers will be on 400-600 a game and did archilles 2yrs ago and would 35+!but have heard he loves$$$$$ could this be bph downfall cause its alot of coin to pay someone that may not hav a beer in the rooms (show me the money)yeh thanks mate. I think bph could definalety win it they will be hurting from last yr and they have the players to do it i would like to see belmont up there as well but i dont see them as top 3 at all yet very good rivarly between them and east
the ruckman from hoppers will be on 400-600 a game and did archilles 2yrs ago and would 35+!but have heard he loves$$$$$ could this be bph downfall cause its alot of coin to pay someone that may not hav a beer in the rooms (show me the money)
That's the trouble though. Clubs are recruiting far and wide these days, and players will only travel for the right amount of coin. They bring nothing with them but an empty wallet, which once you fill it for them, they hop in their new car and drive off, only to be seen again on the training track. If you get one with a bit of decency they might appear for both training sessions. You can put anything you want in a contract. The simple fact is that if these players don't get their money as soon as they want it, they simply move on to somewhere else. I think this highlights the need to really look after your juniors and hope like hell they want to put something back into the club that has nurtured them from day one. Clubs like Inverleigh and Nth. Geelong constantly promote their kids and will survive long into the future. Other clubs are finally catching on to this theory. In recent years we've seen Thomson, Werribee and Belmont give some of their juniors a real crack at senior footy and will reap the longterm benefits of this
That's the trouble though. Clubs are recruiting far and wide these days, and players will only travel for the right amount of coin. They bring nothing with them but an empty wallet, which once you fill it for them, they hop in their new car and drive off, only to be seen again on the training track. If you get one with a bit of decency they might appear for both training sessions. You can put anything you want in a contract. The simple fact is that if these players don't get their money as soon as they want it, they simply move on to somewhere else. I think this highlights the need to really look after your juniors and hope like hell they want to put something back into the club that has nurtured them from day one. Clubs like Inverleigh and Nth. Geelong constantly promote their kids and will survive long into the future. Other clubs are finally catching on to this theory. In recent years we've seen Thomson, Werribee and Belmont give some of their juniors a real crack at senior footy and will reap the longterm benefits of this
