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[localfootylegend23]

Amazing that they did what they did this year, on the back of 9 retirement's from last years team, Piskers injury and Kennedy doing his ACL, missing basically the whole season.

I doubt any other club in the comp would have finished the season second on the ladder.

These are just excuses, all clubs have injuries and retirements. Move on

 

[man in outer]

You obviously didn’t attend the game.

Watched it on TV alas....didnt compare to the Uni prelim referenced and Scotchies finished full of running..happy to defer to you Platinum!

 

[man in outer]

Yes the routine of a six day break and Friday afternoon game

Play on the weekend and train....broadly that is the routine I would say.

 

[man in outer]

These are just excuses, all clubs have injuries and retirements. Move on

These responses never cease to surprise....obviously not excuses because Platinum is not seeking to be excused. Just putting forward an opinion based upon some information. Surely we on the forum welcome that.

 

[XXXXAFL]

Play on the weekend and train....broadly that is the routine I would say.

Trained Tuesday and Thursday since Jesus played for Nazareth
Now this week what do Scotchies do?
Will be run over time on third quarter.

 

[Over The Post]

Trained Tuesday and Thursday since Jesus played for Nazareth

Yeah, I know, was the same with umpiring until OMs got kicked off the Junction and we moved to Mondays and Wednesdays. Sub optimal is putting it politely.

 

[Max Leader]

Looks like an upset on the cards.

 

[Jascave]

I've just watched the William Buck Premier Grand Final, and the VAFA's decision to play the William Buck Premier Grand Final on AFL Grand Final Eve Friday has paid off big time, judging by the size of the crowd at Elsternwick Park today.

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[Over The Post]

Congratulations to Old Scotch. Well deserved win.

 

[Flyingleslieskite]

Watch the uproar about Hill not been allowed to play over the concussion protocols from Brighton again

 

[Over The Post]

There is that. Justified? Maybe. But the simple fact is that if he'd have been given an exemption, it'd set a precedent for the compulsory stand-down period being challenged in every other competition as well as the VAFA.

 

[Jascave]

Congratulations to Old Scotch. Well deserved win.

What made the win even more remarkable is the fact that Old Scotch were coming off a 6 day break like Hampton Rovers in Premier C, but unlike the Rovers who got smashed by Old Carey in the Premier C Grand Final, overcame that hurdle to post a convincing win.

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[Max Leader]

There is that. Justified? Maybe. But the simple fact is that if he'd have been given an exemption, it'd set a precedent for the compulsory stand-down period being challenged in every other competition as well as the VAFA.

He would have missed more games than any other player during the regular season for concussion (assuming medical clearance was granted). 21 one days is ridiculous. Make 19 days, so he misses 2 games.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Not a VAFA person but went to the game today, good game of footy, was a little underwhelmed by the crowd tbh, apart from the sections behind the goals the rest seemed pretty sparse. Didn’t seem like a big crowd for a Premier Division grand final. I just read 3500 on social media which seems small.

Not sure about the Friday thing, it’s a long weekend now so many people take the opportunity to get out of town, I think you’re probably better off winding up your local footy season last Saturday.

 

[dave10]

Not a VAFA person but went to the game today, good game of footy, was a little underwhelmed by the crowd tbh, apart from the sections behind the goals the rest seemed pretty sparse. Didn’t seem like a big crowd for a Premier Division grand final. I just read 3500 on social media which seems small.

Not sure about the Friday thing, it’s a long weekend now so many people take the opportunity to get out of town, I think you’re probably better off winding up your local footy season last Saturday.

It was a significantly larger crowd than last year. Congrats to The Cardinals, 46 years in the making.

I’m an OSC and went to most games for years, when they were making up the bottom of A grade, in B grade. They’ve come of age and all their teams are excelling. It’s a great thrill for the volunteers, the lifeblood of these clubs. “Good old Scotch!”.

 

[eddiesmith]

Definitely a lot bigger than usual for VAFA, but Scotch have always been well supported.

Even the EFL grand final seemed well down on usual numbers last weekend.

 

[AM]

Congratulations to Old Scotch. Well deserved win.

It's good to see Scotchies break a 46-year premiership drought in a game that was sans the usual suspects.

Although he soiled himself with his GF tip, congrats to XXXXAFL who was the only BF pundit to consistently rate the Cardinals this year.

Keep the list together and add James Stewart and they'll be a powerhouse in 2025.

 

[AM]

Watch the uproar about Hill not been allowed to play over the concussion protocols from Brighton again

Was Hill playing when Scotch touched up Brahton in round 14?

 

[Mr Platinum]

Well done to the Scotchies, I wonder if Tim
Shearer is crying into his wine glass that they had 7 non Scotch guys play in that premiership? The QLD connection has worked well for them, good for them and in particular Mark Gnatt.

OB on the other hand are still a production line of scholarship boys from the school, they will be back bigger and better next year, with Harry at the helm.

 

[pazza]

Scotchies deserved the win the way they played yesterday. Felt like the Tonners cracked under the constant pressure being put on them.

As to Jascave's point vis-a-vis the crowd and public holiday footy, being a perfect day weather wise certainly helped get the crowd numbers up. By about lunchtime in the 2s it was already ringing the ground and only grew from there. Dare say there will be more.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I wasn’t far from that touched goal to Old Scotch in the second quarter, quite a display of mismanagement from the field umpire. Everybody in the ground except the goal umpire knew it was touched.

The field umpire ran in, got the goal and two boundaries in for a conference, both boundaries urging and gesticulating about it being blatantly touched… he just nods and goes with the goal umpire. Weird.

 

[mercury48]

Watched yesterday’s game as a neutral observer at the Glen Huntly Rd end. As someone who is recently new to the VAFA it was an excellent standard of football but the crowd behaviour behind the goals was very poor at times.

Scotch’s supporters were a lot worse than Old Brighton’s. Some of the language and verbal abused directed at opposition defenders was disgraceful and at a level I didn’t expect in an amateurs grand final. I stayed for the medal ceremony and one Scotch supporter even berated an opposition player during the best afield announcement which was pretty gutless in my opinion. The Scotch coach spoke very well though and seemed a lot more gracious and they certainly deserved the win.

 

[XXXXAFL]

It's good to see Scotchies break a 46-year premiership drought in a game that was sans the usual suspects.

Although he soiled himself with his GF tip, congrats to XXXXAFL who was the only BF pundit to consistently rate the Cardinals this year.

Keep the list together and add James Stewart and they'll be a powerhouse in 2025.

ScotchVFL did a remarkable job of a six day break in the longest season of all time. Well done Mark GNatt

 

[XXXXAFL]

I've just watched the William Buck Premier Grand Final, and the VAFA's decision to play the William Buck Premier Grand Final on AFL Grand Final Eve Friday has paid off big time, judging by the size of the crowd at Elsternwick Park today.

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Looked like a bigger crowd than last year on the coverage. I hope the VAFA invest whatever profit made into the facilities at EP. Outer is a veggie patch.