North Central Football League - Part 1

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gerta said:
That will be a massive signing for Boort... Will also means that Boort Wyche classes will be quite interesting...Is Martin still a very handy player??? I remember watching him play at Wyche quite a few years ago and he was very good....
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Handy alright, has spent a few years in the BFL playing for Torquay i think as an assistant coach, saw a couple of his games in 04 and he came off the bench (may of had a niggling injury) to go into the middle and carve it up.
 
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With Funcke coaching Donald the return of many ex-junior players will be eagerly pursued by the club. The number of guys who went to school with Funcke and played in successful Donald junior and senior teams that have shown interest in "coming home" to play together has only been amplified with the christmas period and the annual gathering at the Murtoa cup.
While clubs look to recruit outside talent it looks like the returning ex-juniors and the always strong up and coming kids will be the telling factor this year in the NCFL. Only further displaying why the major league status is still there for however long it lasts.
 
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soapyJNR said:
With Funcke coaching Donald the return of many ex-junior players will be eagerly pursued by the club. The number of guys who went to school with Funcke and played in successful Donald junior and senior teams that have shown interest in "coming home" to play together has only been amplified with the christmas period and the annual gathering at the Murtoa cup.
While clubs look to recruit outside talent it looks like the returning ex-juniors and the always strong up and coming kids will be the telling factor this year in the NCFL. Only further displaying why the major league status is still there for however long it lasts.
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The White appointment for Wchye is on the nose talking to the locals and the word coming out of the Terminus is that there next flag will come out of that bloke played with Jimmy Jess up in the S3wan Hill league O'Bree
 

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:rolleyes: WOT relation is that O'Bree to the South Bendigo senior coach, Danny O'Bree, known as "Breezer" to his troops, OTM ??
Breezer hails from the north of the state and going by the posts on the Bendigo league thread is putting a very handy side together for 06, even with Riddle heading O/S and Jake Matthews committing to the Bombers.
 
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soapyJNR said:
With Funcke coaching Donald the return of many ex-junior players will be eagerly pursued by the club. The number of guys who went to school with Funcke and played in successful Donald junior and senior teams that have shown interest in "coming home" to play together has only been amplified with the christmas period and the annual gathering at the Murtoa cup.
While clubs look to recruit outside talent it looks like the returning ex-juniors and the always strong up and coming kids will be the telling factor this year in the NCFL. Only further displaying why the major league status is still there for however long it lasts.
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who are the ex-junior players that will come back to play with donald?
 
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Intially Brad Hancock has been discussed but also the Young brothers as I introduced earlier in the stream. The others are school friends that never had the chance to play anything more than a couple of school footy games with Ross before he moved to Melbourne to play with the Tiges. The ties to the club run strong amongst the group.
 
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soapyJNR said:
Intially Brad Hancock has been discussed but also the Young brothers as I introduced earlier in the stream. The others are school friends that never had the chance to play anything more than a couple of school footy games with Ross before he moved to Melbourne to play with the Tiges. The ties to the club run strong amongst the group.
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Would be good to see a few of those boys back running around in the NCFL...
 
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Where were the Young brothers last year? Im not sure if this is correct but i thought the oldest enjoyed a stellar year for Coburg in the VFL and almost got rookie listed? The youngest however spent the year in Bendigo Bombers reserves? It would be hard to find them back in the NCFL as yet wouldnt it?

Is Brad Hancock the 21yo or is he a different one, couldnt be the one im thinking about as he was never that good?
 
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SO Aitch Jay, Gretgrix wasn't ever a realistic chance at the Flat in the BFL ?
And wot about Walklate --- what's on the agenda for him after the C'wealth Games have been completed ?
There' had been a bit of talk on another regional footy league website that G. and W. were possibilities at the Flat.
 
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I don't think so JC2nd, my mail suggested it was out of the borough and 1 other club however with Robbins signing (they're good mates) at the two blues he was gonna give it a crack there.

not sure who the other person is that you're talking about (Walklate)......
 
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Walklate brothers play at Charlton from memory. Their father is involved with the NCFL executive I think.
 

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Grimmett said:
Walklate brothers play at Charlton from memory. Their father is involved with the NCFL executive I think.
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Yep... Father Rick blood is blue and white so it would kill him watching his sons play elsewhere...
 
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My mail was that Gretgrix was pretty much over the line to sign at Golden Square until Robins retreated back to the Borough.

Square is still his first preference but Robins is putting the pressure on him to head over the bridge.
 
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Finally got around to posting this article/opinion piece of Dean Lawson's. Originally published in the Wimmera Mail-Times on December 21.
Interesting if nothing else.

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First published by:

Wimmera Mail-Times
Wednesday, December 21, 2005

By Dean Lawson

The movement of footballers between neighbouring Wimmera, North Central, Mallee and Horsham District leagues must be of constant fascination to anyone monitoring developments from afar.
With a salary cap gone, clubs are in an off-season bidding war for the relatively few individuals who might be the difference between winning and losing next year.
There are footballers shifting all over the place.
The willingness of people to travel in modern football is staggering and we’re wondering if the game in our part of the world is due for another boundary change.
In the past, our foundation football administrators drew up competitions based on simple rules.
Travelling distances separated major country leagues and standard, based on community drawing power, facilities and money separated major from minor or social competitions.
And it wasn’t easy for those early bush pioneers.
Wimmera football enthusiasts, for example, took seven goes before and after the First World War before coming up with the Wimmera League in 1937.
Things have changed dramatically over time and the tyranny of distance is no longer a great evil.
Relatively good roads and quick and comfortable vehicles mean footballers, in some circumstances, can easily slip up the highway after work or on Saturday morning to play as semi-professionals in neighbouring leagues.
Standards in facilities are probably no longer an issue and it seems, with a harvest in full swing, that money is no issue for some clubs any more.
Wimmera League clubs Horsham United and Horsham Saints are among the latest to deal with circumstances where leading players have left to play in other leagues.
But they’re not on their own, it is probably just their turn to cop it in the complicated regional player trade process.
It all suggest our football boundaries are becoming irrelevant and tells us that instead of concentrating on regions and leagues, our main focus should be to strengthen our football clubs and communities.
That means, in theory at least, we should dissolve all leagues throughout the Wimmera and Mallee and get back to the drawing board.
It’s ludicrous that clubs from major Wimmera centres Horsham, Stawell, Ararat, Warracknabeal, Nhill, Dimboola, Minyip and Murtoa don’t get an opportunity to play against teams from Donald, St Arnaud or even Birchip or Charlton.
It also doesn’t make sense that in the Horsham District and Mallee leagues find themselves in dreadful mismatches.
What a fascinating exercise it would be to pool the clubs and, armed with all the things we know today, redesign the game in our region.
 
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Grimmett said:
Finally got around to posting this article/opinion piece of Dean Lawson's. Originally published in the Wimmera Mail-Times on December 21.
Interesting if nothing else.

FOOTY FOR THOUGHT

First published by:

Wimmera Mail-Times
Wednesday, December 21, 2005

By Dean Lawson

The movement of footballers between neighbouring Wimmera, North Central, Mallee and Horsham District leagues must be of constant fascination to anyone monitoring developments from afar.
With a salary cap gone, clubs are in an off-season bidding war for the relatively few individuals who might be the difference between winning and losing next year.
There are footballers shifting all over the place.
The willingness of people to travel in modern football is staggering and we’re wondering if the game in our part of the world is due for another boundary change.
In the past, our foundation football administrators drew up competitions based on simple rules.
Travelling distances separated major country leagues and standard, based on community drawing power, facilities and money separated major from minor or social competitions.
And it wasn’t easy for those early bush pioneers.
Wimmera football enthusiasts, for example, took seven goes before and after the First World War before coming up with the Wimmera League in 1937.
Things have changed dramatically over time and the tyranny of distance is no longer a great evil.
Relatively good roads and quick and comfortable vehicles mean footballers, in some circumstances, can easily slip up the highway after work or on Saturday morning to play as semi-professionals in neighbouring leagues.
Standards in facilities are probably no longer an issue and it seems, with a harvest in full swing, that money is no issue for some clubs any more.
Wimmera League clubs Horsham United and Horsham Saints are among the latest to deal with circumstances where leading players have left to play in other leagues.
But they’re not on their own, it is probably just their turn to cop it in the complicated regional player trade process.
It all suggest our football boundaries are becoming irrelevant and tells us that instead of concentrating on regions and leagues, our main focus should be to strengthen our football clubs and communities.
That means, in theory at least, we should dissolve all leagues throughout the Wimmera and Mallee and get back to the drawing board.
It’s ludicrous that clubs from major Wimmera centres Horsham, Stawell, Ararat, Warracknabeal, Nhill, Dimboola, Minyip and Murtoa don’t get an opportunity to play against teams from Donald, St Arnaud or even Birchip or Charlton.
It also doesn’t make sense that in the Horsham District and Mallee leagues find themselves in dreadful mismatches.
What a fascinating exercise it would be to pool the clubs and, armed with all the things we know today, redesign the game in our region.
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Ala with what happened with cricket in this area... Travelling massive distances to play games...
 
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:thumbsu: GRETGRIX has officially signed with Eaglehawk.
Mail is that they will try him at CHB. Need a bit of height in key positions, so G's. best mate Robbins should slot in at CHF.
 
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Stil a handy player , I dont think the boort idea went down real well with Martins rellies in Whichy they are now reconsidering.Collin Durie is still one of country victoria's premier on ballers.What ever happens they will play together.Also talk that a ruckmen called Steven Orr wants to play with them.Dont know much about him though.
 
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not sure who the other person is that you're talking about (Walklate)......

Aaron Walklate got a job in Boort but will play at Charlton this year. His co-captain from last year, Anthony Judd, will also play for Charlton after getting a job locally.

With Gretgrix on the move, it appears the reigning premier will have a bit of trouble defending their flag!
 
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sticks25 said:
Stil a handy player , I dont think the boort idea went down real well with Martins rellies in Whichy they are now reconsidering.Collin Durie is still one of country victoria's premier on ballers.What ever happens they will play together.Also talk that a ruckmen called Steven Orr wants to play with them.Dont know much about him though.
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The ruckman Steven Orr is a Morrison Medalist in the Goulburn Valley F.L in 1997 I think. He also played in 3 senior Premierships there hasn't played for a couple of years though but would be a handy pick up.

So do Boort have Durie or just talking to him at this stage?
 
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On The Money said:
The ruckman Steven Orr is a Morrison Medalist in the Goulburn Valley F.L in 1997 I think. He also played in 3 senior Premierships there hasn't played for a couple of years though but would be a handy pick up.

So do Boort have Durie or just talking to him at this stage?
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sorting out the finer details
 
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