Murray Football League (Part 1)

[ringo1]

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Missing you Ringo

Love u 2 Hank!!!!

 

[dropthesirenAcky]

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It is always good to hear from a true authority on a subject. Thanks for your input on the drugs in sport issue, DTS Acky. Or are we calling you Schapelle now? Heard you became quite good friends with a policeman's beagle on the long weekend....

How unfair of you sippy ! If going to see Rage against the machine with a rollie pack with a little wacky tobaccy in toe is a crime , well i guess I deserved all the attention from that nosy little k9 . While where on the subject though did you and the little missus catch any of the arcade fire ?

 

[dropthesirenAcky]

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Trying to nut it out dropthesirenAcky! Rumors going around that a few of the boys are using recreational stuff. A couple of more serious allegations that the club is working at finding out more info on. We're going to try and hit it on the head front on rather than sweeping it under the carpet. The principles Byso is trying to instill in the boys goes totally against this way of life so we'll probably give players involved, not matter who they are, two options: To seek some help to get off the gear, with the club's assistance or to piss off to another club where that type of behaviour is considered acceptable, which according to reports are becoming a majority! Regarding the more serious allegations, if there found to be true, those players are gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't need that crap floating around if you going to build a successful club and quality people!

I like your pro active approach hawk . It is a fair chance that 3 or more of your lads are on it . having played at a few clubs now and going on the averages . How to spot one ? well the pupils are the first stop . anyone with eyes like dinner plates and mostly pupil showing is a chance . Also they will often foam up in the corners of the mouth . And if they glass their girlfiend before snap kicking a miami cop to the head they are most likely on drugs ! good luck with the hunt hawk .

 

[jameshirdy]

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thank god, thought you had fallen off the face of the earth ringo
cant imagine you being to busy - having had the last 2 months off.

thought i might post my most memorable moment in footy-
remember the day you went down like a bag of shit at scotts oval lol
still makes me laugh

 

[ringo1]

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thank god, thought you had fallen off the face of the earth ringo
cant imagine you being to busy - having had the last 2 months off.

thought i might post my most memorable moment in footy-
remember the day you went down like a bag of shit at scotts oval lol
still makes me laugh

Very good!!-U've never worked either!!My most memorable moment was watching you sell raffle tickets all day and you were much better at that than getting a kick.

 

[inside out]

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With clearences now open it will be interesting to really see how sides are shapping up for 2008. Mul will be interesting to see as there have been a lot of talk of up to 25-30 players on the depart, Finley sounds like there hard work last year will come undone with a few heading to deni rovers... Echuca will be interesting to see how hewy recruits, moama on the improve, Rumba could be big movers as new coach MUD takes no shit, Congupna will be interesting... not much has been said, but did hear that they could loose up to 18 senior/ reserves players which leads to the question of what are they up to? Numurkah have a few good signing early, nathalia strong again, Barooga will be interesting as well, they seem to have ditched a few gold diggers and focused on what they need instead of just getting anyone, Toc have been quite signed Mellington and Chapman from Shepp but anyone else?? Cobram looking better!!

Anyone else got some news!

 

[Doona2]

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With clearences now open it will be interesting to really see how sides are shapping up for 2008. Mul will be interesting to see as there have been a lot of talk of up to 25-30 players on the depart, Finley sounds like there hard work last year will come undone with a few heading to deni rovers... Echuca will be interesting to see how hewy recruits, moama on the improve, Rumba could be big movers as new coach MUD takes no shit, Congupna will be interesting... not much has been said, but did hear that they could loose up to 18 senior/ reserves players which leads to the question of what are they up to? Numurkah have a few good signing early, nathalia strong again, Barooga will be interesting as well, they seem to have ditched a few gold diggers and focused on what they need instead of just getting anyone, Toc have been quite signed Mellington and Chapman from Shepp but anyone else?? Cobram looking better!!

Anyone else got some news!

Mate was up north over the weekend and heard a whisper that former Rushworth coach Scott Hansen may in fact be heading to Nathalia and not to Kyabram as first thought - anyone confirm or deny????

 

[bystanding backman]

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Hey Hank who ended up winning yesterday i hope it wasn't the olly's team, bloody good day

 

[hank1]

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Hey Hank who ended up winning yesterday i hope it wasn't the olly's team, bloody good day

Nah, mate the Rochy side played off against the side that beat you blokes but they were found wanting when the pressure was put on. Pearcey's side won comfortably. Yeah good day had by all.

 

[bystanding backman]

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Mate was up north over the weekend and heard a whisper that former Rushworth coach Scott Hansen may in fact be heading to Nathalia and not to Kyabram as first thought - anyone confirm or deny????

Not 100% sure but he hasn't been to training yet. so i think he may still be going to Ky.

 

[dropthesirenAcky]

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Nah, mate the Rochy side played off against the side that beat you blokes but they were found wanting when the pressure was put on. Pearcey's side won comfortably. Yeah good day had by all.

Greg Pearce? How are you blokes shaping up for the good friday match? I don't know about you , but I think this tread has gone a bit quiet . too much secret squirrel action ! Any word on Scotty Hansen ? hopefully he plays at ky with his old mate dirty .

 

[bystanding backman]

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Greg Pearce? How are you blokes shaping up for the good friday match? I don't know about you , but I think this tread has gone a bit quiet . too much secret squirrel action ! Any word on Scotty Hansen ? hopefully he plays at ky with his old mate dirty .

Shaun Pearce i think is his name. i think it getting to close to the start of the year so no one wants to make any big claims because they will be easily remembered. once practice matches start there will be a bit more action.

 

[hank1]

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Greg Pearce? How are you blokes shaping up for the good friday match? I don't know about you , but I think this tread has gone a bit quiet . too much secret squirrel action ! Any word on Scotty Hansen ? hopefully he plays at ky with his old mate dirty .

Yes Shaun Pearce, we are coming along OK for the Good Friday clash, may have to fly Perc Roberts back from Darwin though depending on if they make the GF up there as its the weekend before so not too sure how good a nick he will be in, other than that getting good numbers on the track and starting to get into some more competitive work and game type scenario exercises. Got our Boot Camp in Ballarat next weekend which I am looking forward too, a few of the players are a bit worried though!!

 

[toquick]

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Yes Shaun Pearce, we are coming along OK for the Good Friday clash, may have to fly Perc Roberts back from Darwin though depending on if they make the GF up there as its the weekend before so not too sure how good a nick he will be in, other than that getting good numbers on the track and starting to get into some more competitive work and game type scenario exercises. Got our Boot Camp in Ballarat next weekend which I am looking forward too, a few of the players are a bit worried though!!

Is Purcey the only bloke your going to have to fly back? the mail i have been given is there are a couple more up there that might be coming down for a run with you blokes...

 

[Sippawitz]

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Just had a squiz at the transfers lists at http://mfl.vcfl.com.au/memdb_transfers.asp

and it seems Numurkah has opened on the front foot with 9 players in the process of being cleared to the Blues. Four from the picola league, a couple from GV, one from KDL one from cairns and one fron Ballarat League - anyone know much about them?

 

[Governor Sinclar]

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Is Purcey the only bloke your going to have to fly back? the mail i have been given is there are a couple more up there that might be coming down for a run with you blokes...

wouldn't that go against the Tonny/harrison plan of players doing so for the love of it ? Or do players travel the continent on their own free will ? And the fact you have Darren Webster coaching the two's is a joke he is a Brenden Parker loving freak, who cares if has lost 10kgs or so he's just gonna put a young kid out of the side if he says what he says and gonna play what a joke, just get the footy signed by the Richmond footy club, off the Moama Bowling Club roof yourself and don't get other people involved (Steve Haw).

 

[toquick]

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Can Confirm Anthony Mellington signed with Toc last night. He has only missed a couple of training runs this year and came 6th in the 2.2 km time trial so he is moving well!

 

[hank1]

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wouldn't that go against the Tonny/harrison plan of players doing so for the love of it ? Or do players travel the continent on their own free will ? And the fact you have Darren Webster coaching the two's is a joke he is a Brenden Parker loving freak, who cares if has lost 10kgs or so he's just gonna put a young kid out of the side if he says what he says and gonna play what a joke, just get the footy signed by the Richmond footy club, off the Moama Bowling Club roof yourself and don't get other people involved (Steve Haw).

Webby has been excellent for the club since he has come on board, and if he keeps training then I see no reason why you wouldnt want someone like him running around in the twos leading the younger players. Average age of the twos side this year will be early 20s so some harder bodies and older heads will be very helpful. In saying that pretty sure he will be coaching from the sidelines for the first part of the year.
On the "Tonny/harrison plan of players doing so for the love of it", I or the football club have never stated that as our plan, part of our plan has been to get back as many locals living in the town who have been playing elsewhere, which we have done over the past 2years (Ohlsen X2, Brennan, Brunt, Cox, Johnstone, Harris X2, Martin X2, Waasdorp), thats 11 off the top of my head. With the story of a couple of players coming back from Darwin, nothing has transpired as yet and obviously toquick has got his mail from Perc who has told me there may be a couple of blokes who are keen on coming back down with him to play once they are finished up there, and we certainly aren't in the business of knocking back players so if all works out and Perc does the right thing and keeps in their ear hopefully we will land a couple of blokes from up there!

P.S. Big night last night Governor, just opened up the new account and 3 posts after midnight.

 

[bystanding backman]

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Friday, 8th February 2008
Mel becomes a Toc bloke


Former AFL forward Anthony Mellington will join Tocumwal next season in a major coup for the Murray Football League outfit.
The 33-year-old, who played 44 games with North Melbourne and Fitzroy, will take on an assistant's roll under Lee Warnett.
A dual best and fairest winner and three-time premiership player with Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley league, Mellington said it was a tough decision to leave Deakin Reserve.
``I've played I think nine seasons there now over a long period of time and probably achieved everything I ever set out to,'' Mellington said.
``The time had come for a change and while I think I've still got a year or two of footy left in me, the Murray league is a league which is pretty close to the GV in terms of standard.
``There's 12 or 13 clubs I don't know a lot about and it's a chance to meet new people and experience some new footy.
``I'm pretty busy now with family life, but to just play at a weekend and not have to worry about all those other things you do as a coach will be a bonus.''
Mellington joins former Bears teammates Tom Cullinan, Luke Chapman and Ben Shiels as recruits at Bloods, who look to again challenge for a place in the top six after missing out last year.
Warnett said the addition of Mellington, who kicked 100 goals in Shepparton's 2000 premiership, would be a massive bonus.
``For me as a first-year coach it's great to pick up a guy of his experience,'' Warnett said.
``Just in terms of bouncing ideas off him and picking up a bit of advice.
``And he's still a great player too, who's pretty fit at the moment and we've picked up a handful of other players and Sean Logie is coming back, so we're shaping up fairly well.'' Tocumwal will meet Barooga in the opening round on April 5.


Friday, 8th February 2008
Frantic, tough and full of thrills


Tom Biddington

Craig Frost got the opportunity of a lifetime yesterday, pulling on a jumper in Richmond's intra-club practice match at Moama.
With the Tigers needing a few extras to help fill the numbers, they invited 10 players from Echuca, Moama and Echuca United to take part in the game.
``The guy who organises the community camp, he went around and asked the clubs if there were some players who could join in and I was lucky enough to get a spot,'' Frost said.
``It was good to run around with a few of the top players in the AFL.''
The Echuca United midfielder said there was a big difference in terms of pace and skills to what he is used to.
``It was pretty quick, they just shoot from end to end like that, so it was hard at times, but it was good fun,'' Frost said.
``Fitness-wise I felt okay out there, but I'm a bit smaller so it was a bit harder to get the footy against the big bodies.
``It's a lot quicker and a lot more direct.''
The ring-ins enjoyed a good spell on the ground, with Frost playing part of the third and all of the last term in the midfield on Chris Hyde.
In the second quarter, the 20-year-old took a mark just outside 50m, but he went back, took his time before hitting a target 15m from goal, earning the praise of Tigers vice-captain Chris Newman.
``It was good, they told us to take our time and I did that and make sure you find a target, and luckily it got there,'' he said. ``This is definitely my best experience in footy, I won't forget it.''

It also says in todays shepp news that Duane Hueston, Damien Dalziel, Nick Iorianni, John Faskett and Luke Dunham also played in the match as well.

 

[Sippawitz]

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Friday, 8th February 2008
Mel becomes a Toc bloke


Former AFL forward Anthony Mellington will join Tocumwal next season in a major coup for the Murray Football League outfit.
The 33-year-old, who played 44 games with North Melbourne and Fitzroy, will take on an assistant's roll under Lee Warnett.
A dual best and fairest winner and three-time premiership player with Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley league, Mellington said it was a tough decision to leave Deakin Reserve.
``I've played I think nine seasons there now over a long period of time and probably achieved everything I ever set out to,'' Mellington said.
``The time had come for a change and while I think I've still got a year or two of footy left in me, the Murray league is a league which is pretty close to the GV in terms of standard.
``There's 12 or 13 clubs I don't know a lot about and it's a chance to meet new people and experience some new footy.
``I'm pretty busy now with family life, but to just play at a weekend and not have to worry about all those other things you do as a coach will be a bonus.''
Mellington joins former Bears teammates Tom Cullinan, Luke Chapman and Ben Shiels as recruits at Bloods, who look to again challenge for a place in the top six after missing out last year.
Warnett said the addition of Mellington, who kicked 100 goals in Shepparton's 2000 premiership, would be a massive bonus.
``For me as a first-year coach it's great to pick up a guy of his experience,'' Warnett said.
``Just in terms of bouncing ideas off him and picking up a bit of advice.
``And he's still a great player too, who's pretty fit at the moment and we've picked up a handful of other players and Sean Logie is coming back, so we're shaping up fairly well.'' Tocumwal will meet Barooga in the opening round on April 5.


Friday, 8th February 2008
Frantic, tough and full of thrills


Tom Biddington

Craig Frost got the opportunity of a lifetime yesterday, pulling on a jumper in Richmond's intra-club practice match at Moama.
With the Tigers needing a few extras to help fill the numbers, they invited 10 players from Echuca, Moama and Echuca United to take part in the game.
``The guy who organises the community camp, he went around and asked the clubs if there were some players who could join in and I was lucky enough to get a spot,'' Frost said.
``It was good to run around with a few of the top players in the AFL.''
The Echuca United midfielder said there was a big difference in terms of pace and skills to what he is used to.
``It was pretty quick, they just shoot from end to end like that, so it was hard at times, but it was good fun,'' Frost said.
``Fitness-wise I felt okay out there, but I'm a bit smaller so it was a bit harder to get the footy against the big bodies.
``It's a lot quicker and a lot more direct.''
The ring-ins enjoyed a good spell on the ground, with Frost playing part of the third and all of the last term in the midfield on Chris Hyde.
In the second quarter, the 20-year-old took a mark just outside 50m, but he went back, took his time before hitting a target 15m from goal, earning the praise of Tigers vice-captain Chris Newman.
``It was good, they told us to take our time and I did that and make sure you find a target, and luckily it got there,'' he said. ``This is definitely my best experience in footy, I won't forget it.''

It also says in todays shepp news that Duane Hueston, Damien Dalziel, Nick Iorianni, John Faskett and Luke Dunham also played in the match as well.

All the local boys got a few touches with big Lukey Dunham from Moama impressive in getting a fair bit of footy.(Could be a big year for Dunham with the Mowers having a few recruits around him)
Young Frosty from United and Chris Casey from Echuca played pretty well too. And what about big Dangas Dalziel... 3 consecutive hit-outs from centre bounces (not to mention, he roved two of them himself, and hit Jackson on the t!t with the third) saw Simmonds removed from the ruck and benched in the third term. They put Danga's on Richo in the last quarter. No stats for Richo, Richo benched. Dalziel on fire... Although to be fair, the ball hadn't been down there, Danga's is a big clumsy ruckman and it was probably best for Richo and Tigers fans that Danga's didnt trip Richo up and wreck his knee....

 

[Poodle boy]

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just wondering how the congupna boys are going? And who have they kept that will still be pretty good after losing a few? And is Shan emmett and eamon reeves still there?

 

[bradrowe#32]

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Heard a rumour over the weekend that Numurkah's Liam Gledhill has been in discussions with Nathalia.

Liam works for Murray Goulburn Trading and may be transferring from the Numurkah store to the Nathalia one.

I believe Nathalia is aware of this and has had a couple of chats with him.

 

[TimBurr]

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Heard a rumour over the weekend that Numurkah's Liam Gledhill has been in discussions with Nathalia.

Liam works for Murray Goulburn Trading and may be transferring from the Numurkah store to the Nathalia one.

I believe Nathalia is aware of this and has had a couple of chats with him.

i have also heard the same thing, my source told me with his wedding coming up the extra money Nathalia is offering him is to go to refuse for the big flippa.

 

[bystanding backman]

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Heard a rumour over the weekend that Numurkah's Liam Gledhill has been in discussions with Nathalia.

Liam works for Murray Goulburn Trading and may be transferring from the Numurkah store to the Nathalia one.

I believe Nathalia is aware of this and has had a couple of chats with him.

it would be nice having the big fella at Nathalia. But i don't think Liam would don on the purple and gold.

 

[bystanding backman]

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Copied this from the picola thread.

BAROOGA NIGHT FOOTBALL SERIES DRAW 2008
WEEK 1
MONDAY 7TH MARCH 10th MARCH
6.30PM KATUNGA VS KATTAMATITE
8.30PM TOCUMWAL VS RUMBALARA

TUESDAY 8TH MARCH 11TH MARCH
6.30PM WAAIA VS JERILDERIE
8.30PM COBRAM VS DENI ROVERS

WEDNESDAY 14TH MARCH DAY 12TH MARCH
6.30PM WAHGUNYAH VS KATANDRA
8.30PM BAROOGA VS DENILIQUIN

THURS 13TH MARCH 13TH MARCH
6.30PM YARROWEYAH VS SHEP EAST
8.30PM CONGUPNA VS NUMURKAH

FRIDAY 14TH MARCH
6.30PM BLIGHTY VS STRATHMERTON
8.30PM LEETON VS FINLEY

WEEK 2
MONDAY 14TH MARCH 17TH MARCH
6.30PM JERILDERIE VS KATTAMATITE VS KATTAMATITE
8.30PM TOCUMWAL VS DENI ROVERS

TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 18TH MARCH
6.30PM KATANDRA VS WAAIA
8.30PM RUMBALARA VS COBRAM

WED 19TH MARCH
6.30PM SHEP EAST VS WAHGUNYAH
8.30PM DENILIQUIN VS CONGUPNA

THURS 20TH MARCH
6.30PM KATUNGA VS BLIGHTY
8.30PM FINLEY VS NUMURKAH

FRIDAY 21ST MARCH
6.30PM STRATHMERTON VS YARROWEYAH
8.30PM BAROOGA VS LEETON

GRAND FINALS
FRIDAY 28TH MARCH
6.30PM
8.30PM
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT TEAMS PLAYING ON THE NIGHT
MUST PROVIDE 2 PEOPLE TO ACT AS BOUNDARY UMPIRES FOR
THEIR GAME.