I was harsh on the duds call but if you have a commitment to the club and a contract you fulfill it not just walkaway cause you get a better offer or you cant get a game. You actually turn up to training and work your ass off if your playing in a premier league. Why bother recruiting if there was gonna walk away jay? Its weak as piss because at a football club your all mates and you dont let your mates down thats why its a called a football TEAM!
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I was harsh on the duds call but if you have a commitment to the club and a contract you fulfill it not just walkaway cause you get a better offer or you cant get a game. You actually turn up to training and work your ass off if your playing in a premier league. Why bother recruiting if there was gonna walk away jay? Its weak as piss because at a football club your all mates and you dont let your mates down thats why its a called a football TEAM!
robbie jayy
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couldn't agree more with most of that,
backline- 3 good players (sweeney, dessent, flint)
midfield- agree, blokes have a crack, but no pace,(love only gun)
forwards- the problem, K.Martin very good, B.Martin hot & cold,
Fowler- joke, should be delisted, to slow, hardly plays a good game, front runner, soft for a big bloke.
kids- keep going with them, good kids coming through
coach- recruited wrong, but i still like the way he goes about it, lock him in for another year, needs to delist a few
Coach recruited wrong!!!! So what he had a massive list of guys and he took the wrong ones is this what happened ? Most country clubs take the players that want to be involved in their clubs or have a link to the club in some way. It's not like your in a situation to pick and choose who you want as if someone would walk in you would say nah don't worry mate we have plenty of you type or recruiting would be easy even clubs opening the bank for certain players are finding it hard to recruit what is needed with in the club. Seems sale are the same as everywhere else when things are going well everybody wants to jump on and be part of success but when things are going bad forums like this are full of people who know everything and just want to slag the place off. By the way i coudn't really careless about sale football club.
Jaworskyj 1971
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I'd like anyone to tell me how anyone is possibly going to beat Maffra this year for the flag ,i thought Traralgon who have been talked up heavily had a show but when i saw the Maffra Vs maroons match a few weeks ago they looked so far short of being able to match it with Maffra it wasn't funny.Drouin i suppose is the next best but from what i saw ,they would have to have a serious injection of pace in their lineup to have any chance.The Burgiels have got to retire soon ,surely.
They've got a bit of life in em yet Jaworsky
I think Traralgon will be alright come finals and are probably still the next closest.
Drouin are a tough one to judge, they're putting in some really solid efforts this year from reports.
From a Maffra point of view it was good to beat Morwell at Morwell in the 1st vs 2nd clash. Especially with that being the Granny ground should the club be good enough to make it. Just another box that we'd happily tick off.
Just on a little side note whilst there's all this talk Sale continuing with their juniors. It's interesting at Maffra in our current senior side there is only 3 players who didn't play their junior footy with the club. Gary Jones and the Stubbe's. I think the way the side is playing and has played in recent years, plus their involvement off field makes working juniors a process that the clubs should do as it can be quite rewarding.
Jaworskyj 1971
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Yeah Maffra have always had good juniors so i don't know why it is that they have to drag in kids from Bairnsdale for their 3rds and 4ths ATM.I heard they even had kids recruited from sale playing in their 3rds this year.Are they struggling for numbers locally in the underage comps ATM or do they just want to make sure they stay in the top 1/2 of the ladder in those grades as well? I think Josh Stubbe actually played in your U/16's before going back to Heyfield to play seniors for a year or two before coming back over to play with Digger.Either way i think the team they have together at the moment in the 1's is as strong as i've seen it for a few years and sunday is going to get very ugly for the magpies on current form.They've got a bit of life in em yet Jaworsky
I think Traralgon will be alright come finals and are probably still the next closest.
Drouin are a tough one to judge, they're putting in some really solid efforts this year from reports.
From a Maffra point of view it was good to beat Morwell at Morwell in the 1st vs 2nd clash. Especially with that being the Granny ground should the club be good enough to make it. Just another box that we'd happily tick off.
Just on a little side note whilst there's all this talk Sale continuing with their juniors. It's interesting at Maffra in our current senior side there is only 3 players who didn't play their junior footy with the club. Gary Jones and the Stubbe's. I think the way the side is playing and has played in recent years, plus their involvement off field makes working juniors a process that the clubs should do as it can be quite rewarding.
There isn't any Sale kids playing thirds this year at Maffra. Yes we are struggling for numbers quite severly in the thirds.
Most weeks we have 16 with two u/16's playing up. Believe it or not come thirds we actually lose 5 or so players each year to Boisdale and Stratty.
But the point about staying strong in all grades is true. If you ask anyone at the club it's important to keep the level of success and development going through all the grades. Our seniors even work with the under 12s some trainings.
Are you sure about Josh? I think he played on permit but not signed as he did win the U/16s SDJFA best and fairest.
As for the bairnsdale kids playing thirds, we've had two, one was Will Hamilton who is in Power and it was suggested that he played some gippsland league footy as it's seen as a nice intro into TAC I guess and he is fairly 'raw' as a footballer. He's played one game and he brought a mate who wanted to have a crack and I guess it's easier than doing it on your own. The other kids we've had are two from Orbost. One is a good mate of mine and I set it up because he is/was having trouble with the senior coach down there giving him grief and he was potentially getting a job in the area so he wanted to see what the club was like. I guess he may have chose Sale if he knew anyone there. Like Will he had a friend say he'd like to have a crack at better competition to so he has played one game for us. We also had a kid from Lakes play two games for us but I'm not sure how it came about, his father is well known at the club though.
I can't comment on the u/16s really. I'm not sure but they are in the power system and as much as we can argue it Power does look more closely at the Gippy League and it is a good level of competition to progress from, so that is possibly why they're at Maffra?
Most weeks we have 16 with two u/16's playing up. Believe it or not come thirds we actually lose 5 or so players each year to Boisdale and Stratty.
But the point about staying strong in all grades is true. If you ask anyone at the club it's important to keep the level of success and development going through all the grades. Our seniors even work with the under 12s some trainings.
Are you sure about Josh? I think he played on permit but not signed as he did win the U/16s SDJFA best and fairest.
As for the bairnsdale kids playing thirds, we've had two, one was Will Hamilton who is in Power and it was suggested that he played some gippsland league footy as it's seen as a nice intro into TAC I guess and he is fairly 'raw' as a footballer. He's played one game and he brought a mate who wanted to have a crack and I guess it's easier than doing it on your own. The other kids we've had are two from Orbost. One is a good mate of mine and I set it up because he is/was having trouble with the senior coach down there giving him grief and he was potentially getting a job in the area so he wanted to see what the club was like. I guess he may have chose Sale if he knew anyone there. Like Will he had a friend say he'd like to have a crack at better competition to so he has played one game for us. We also had a kid from Lakes play two games for us but I'm not sure how it came about, his father is well known at the club though.
I can't comment on the u/16s really. I'm not sure but they are in the power system and as much as we can argue it Power does look more closely at the Gippy League and it is a good level of competition to progress from, so that is possibly why they're at Maffra?
Jaworskyj 1971
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You might be right about Josh but i do remember him playing for Maffra in an U/16 GF against Warragul a few years back he must have played enough permit games during the year i guess .Speaking of the U/16's is it true young Prouty has cracked the shits and gone to Wy Yung? That's a a real pity if that has happened he's a good young player and would be a future long term senior player you would've thought.Evans and Walker are the Sale guys who i heard have played for your 3rds both from Sale City.Why i find that interesting is that as you have said ,the current team are majority ex-Maffra local juniors so i wouldn't have thought you would have to recruit from other towns to make up numbers and definitely not from Sale.There would be deceased Maffra supporters of the past turning in their grave at the thought of Sale kids forcing the Maffra locals out of a game in their 3rds.
Yeah that sounds right from memory he played about 5 games for Maffra through the season and when he played for Heyfield he polled 3 votes every time
Yeah has gone to Wy Yung, probably not something i'm going to go into much detail about on here in public.
Oh yeah sorry I was thinking Sale Magpies. Yup Adam came back and helped out (played the last 2 years at Maffra and year before on permit) as we had 15 players that thursday night at training. I rang him and he said he would love to come back for a kick and he would ask Hides at training that night, Hides was good enough to give him the all clear. Jake was a funny one actually, Adam told him he was going back to play for Maffra while they had the bye and Jake who had wanted to come to the club pre-season sent me a msg and asked if he could have a run. With 15 that weekend we weren't turning anyone down
Well I think the misconception is that there's 50 kids wanting to be in each grade, certainly at Traralgon but not us. I can't exactly explain why the numbers aren't there except for the fact that with the success we've had the club has become more and more professional which means alot of kids think they have to go to Stratty and Boisdale to enjoy footy with their mates. No one has actually missed out on being selected or dropped for these other blokes to play. Our thirds have around 15 permanents each week, 1-3 floaters who want to play one week and not the next and then about 4 u/16s who take it in turns of playing. I think alot of people would be surprised if they watched the u/16s and 18s train at the numbers. We get about 22 combined.
the Ultimate Warrior
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Not sure how many games Connolloy played with the Maffra Juniors though?
One thing that that Maffra do better than any other side in Gippsland is get super aggresive in recruiting juniors from the smaller clubs knowing that they will filter through to senior football. Maffra has set themselves up to have real success for not only now but for the next 10 years. Sorry every other side but you can't short cut to have LONG term success. They are so well set up but i would be suprised if Maffra is still not teh strongest club in the 2020 season!!!!!!
IMO each club should appoint in order
Senior Coach / Director of Football
Under 16 coach
Under 18 coach and then
Reserves.
It is also important for each club to have coaches coach the kids (U14 and down) that work super hard on not only teaching skills but increasing participation.
Well done Maffra for setting your club up right approx 10 years ago!!!!!!!!!
Cockle doodle doo
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Righteo Boys. with the Sale fellas cooling their jets over the past couple of days, let's have a chat about how the finals will shape up.
Six teams don't go into five.
Maffra look to have the week off sewn up
Looks like Traralgon will play in the qual final but against who, Morwell or Drouin?
Who grabs the last spot; Moe or Gatha. Moe's form scratchy atm and Parrots have tough run home?
Give me something!
Six teams don't go into five.
Maffra look to have the week off sewn up
Looks like Traralgon will play in the qual final but against who, Morwell or Drouin?
Who grabs the last spot; Moe or Gatha. Moe's form scratchy atm and Parrots have tough run home?
Give me something!
Maffra
T'gon
Morwell
Drouin
Moe
Gatha
Sale
Wonni
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I can see Leongatha making the five if they get an upset win against Traralgon who they beat last time or Maffra and if Moe lose to Sale.
Top four will stay the same. Morwell is a game clear and should be good enough to keep third spot.
Leongatha play Moe at home round 18. Would be great if that match decided the 5th spot!!
T'gon
Morwell
Drouin
Moe
Gatha
Sale
Wonni
Guls
I can see Leongatha making the five if they get an upset win against Traralgon who they beat last time or Maffra and if Moe lose to Sale.
Top four will stay the same. Morwell is a game clear and should be good enough to keep third spot.
Leongatha play Moe at home round 18. Would be great if that match decided the 5th spot!!
robbie jayy
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Maffra
Traralgon
Drouin
Morwell
won't matter, who ever makes it will be knocked out 1st round of finals
Leongatha on percentage
Moe
Sale
Wonthaggi
Warragul
Jaworskyj 1971
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Mate lets be honest ,it's not a conversation so it's not as if you can't get a word in if you want to about your team.We can't help it if all the interest in the league on this forum seems to come from this part of gippsland.
But look Sale are finished for 2010 and i'm still in to the GFL.IMO i think there is a huge gap between Maffra's best and the rest of the contenders ,having said that ,crucial injuries to the Burgiel bros and Killoran in the 2nd half of the season are not going to do their cause any good.They will probably be back for the final h&a rounds and the finals but how close to 100% they are is anyone's guess and those guys mentioned are easily in their top 5 players.From what i have seen Moe with their strength advantage and size could be the real dark horses in what remains of the season.If the weather turns a bit wet and the grounds a bit on the heavy side come September they could quite easily come into real contention if Traralgon's and maffra's pace advantage is diminished.I have seen every team this year and Moe are the only lineup with any real intimidating toughness about it which always comes in handy in big games.Traralgon have a huge psychological hurdle to overcome if they are going to beat Maffra ,given what happened earlier this year and in the GF in 2009.
Cockle doodle doo
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Jaworsky, i think it's good that you guys get on here. It was just that no one had posted anything on the thread for a couple of days.
Keep it going pal!
Keep it going pal!
robbie jayy
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what a joke, Maffra beat Moe by 50 points at Yallourn when it was muddy & wet, Moe won't even make the finals, i don't think maffra's over the line, traralgon, morwell & drouin can all win the flag on any day on there best form. Cross moe out now
Jaworskyj 1971
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From what i've seen of Traralgon when they play Maffra ,i think if anybody is going to beat the eagles this year it won't be them.I saw Drouin play against us on Saturday and the maggies were probably fielding their weakest side all year due to injuries and we still pushed them .They're not in the same class as Maffra.
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Mannon "Rockstar" Johnston on the weekend had a blinder. Bagging plenty of goals to rave about. however Ryan "albino" Tatterson struggled to kick the ball though the goals kicking 1 goal 3.
I think Rockstar should take Albino to the side and teach him how to dispose of the ball correctly and the albino might be on the right track to enhance his football skills for the finals coming up to launch morwell right deep into the finals and possiblily bring home the bacon (premiership).
Albino kicking straight may equal Morwell Tigers Premiers 2010.
I think Rockstar should take Albino to the side and teach him how to dispose of the ball correctly and the albino might be on the right track to enhance his football skills for the finals coming up to launch morwell right deep into the finals and possiblily bring home the bacon (premiership).
Albino kicking straight may equal Morwell Tigers Premiers 2010.
Life is a Jungle
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Tatterson can not help the mighty tigers make finals. It will come from bailey and cox to bring home the goods. Johnston is a great up and coming player and plays well for his size.
Tatterson for his height and physique is a horrible player. He should rip apart packs taking massive hangers. Being the main goal kicker and winning games off his own boot, but with his skills at present i don't see this happening anytime soon as his kicking is horrible and really needs to be worked on.
But very enjoyed the nickname "albino"
very well done there!
Jaworskyj 1971
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I stand corrected on what i said about Moe ,if Sale can beat them by as much as they did on Saturday with what was very much a second string lineup (no disrespects to the guys who played BTW you did the maggies proud) then they are nowhere.I'm now on the Morwell bandwagon, surely someone has got to be able to challenge the eagles.
The follower
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Drouin will limp into finals due to injuries, by then they should be ripening up. have potential to play awful on any given day, but then can turn it on like a switch.
thisisaname
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yeah your right moe were terrible! and have been for a month! i understand they have a lot of boys playing with injuries and it shows! has been a long year for them with not having a home ground/base, especially with not being able to play or train at Yall nth due to the wear and tear of the ground out there, which was supposed to be there home away from home. apparently there now training on a soccer ground in morwell which is there 6th or 7th training venue this year! it will all be worth it for what they will have next season tho, there facilities will be magnificent and one of the best you'll see in country footy
It's been pretty unfortunate for Moe this year but one year of sacrifice is definitely worth the next 50 years of great facilities. Just a shame the couldn't have anything decent this year for the time being.
Anyone know where the finals venues are? Obviously Morwell for granny and I know at Maffra we have a semi.
robbie jayy
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Qualif= traralgon
1st semi = wonthaggi
2nd semi = Sale
Prelim = Maffra
Grand Final = Morwell
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