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Club president ran out of coaches and forgot about the senior team over the preseason it seems!
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Club president ran out of coaches and forgot about the senior team over the preseason it seems!
No more incey wincey spiders!
commish1234
Debutant
So it seems that the pirates are out there to really have success in 2017
My spies tell me they were at Redbacks training last Wednesday night (coaches and some Admin people )to have discussions on what to do with the Redback players that are left .
Yes the Redback seniors are nearly finished .Not sure if the deal is done yet but not far off .What will be the deal play a couple of games at Redbacks for Pirates home games .
So in the space of 3 months 2 clubs with seniors are finished .
My spies tell me they were at Redbacks training last Wednesday night (coaches and some Admin people )to have discussions on what to do with the Redback players that are left .
Yes the Redback seniors are nearly finished .Not sure if the deal is done yet but not far off .What will be the deal play a couple of games at Redbacks for Pirates home games .
So in the space of 3 months 2 clubs with seniors are finished .
Bit of a lesson for AFLQ here imo. There has to be a stop to this mindset that the game "grows" only with new clubs being put in to comps. Why cant growth occur internally? ie UQ does not have to be the only footy club with 6 senior teams or whatever they have. Starting new footy clubs is hard work and doesnt happen just because a sparkling facility is built or someone has cracked the sads with a nearby club and says "I'll show you". The reasons need to be sound.
Now I'm not implying that this is the case with any of these defunct clubs (or soon to be) but it is a shame to watch and too many people put hard work in to have this happen too often.
If we were in a region like a rural area where population was the #1 problem then okay - but this is one of the biggest growth corridors in Australia
Now I'm not implying that this is the case with any of these defunct clubs (or soon to be) but it is a shame to watch and too many people put hard work in to have this happen too often.
If we were in a region like a rural area where population was the #1 problem then okay - but this is one of the biggest growth corridors in Australia
Learning lessons and AFLQ don't go together. They will jus keep putting the handout for more $$$ from clubs and run the lot poorly, making up things as they go.
RAZ66
Senior List
Must be time for Clubs to get more control of the QAFL...
Bring on the revolution
Bring on the revolution
It's not all AFLQ's fault, club mismanagement is a massive factor. A reactive rather than proactive mindset - no new sponsorships arrangements after bampak ( Ringa) moved on, no advertising for players but wait for sign on day as there will be seniors turn up and sign on.... *******'s!
President is a joke and is as sharp as a bowling ball when it comes to footy, and the committee is laughable at the Redbacks, one foot in the grave thanks to them!
yes but where are AFLQ when all this stuff is happening?
Sending out some 23 year old competition manager who couldn't run a club raffle let alone a club to give advice?
They pay peanuts in there and get Monkeys, the frustration levels with that organisation go right to the top of the QAFL clubs, not just down here in Div 3-5 land.
Some of the better clubs (not just QAFL ones) have some serious business people on their boards, yet the folks they have to deal with from AFLQ are fresh out of nappies with no idea what it takes for a club to function correctly. If anything they are a hindrance, not an assistance.
Sending out some 23 year old competition manager who couldn't run a club raffle let alone a club to give advice?
They pay peanuts in there and get Monkeys, the frustration levels with that organisation go right to the top of the QAFL clubs, not just down here in Div 3-5 land.
Some of the better clubs (not just QAFL ones) have some serious business people on their boards, yet the folks they have to deal with from AFLQ are fresh out of nappies with no idea what it takes for a club to function correctly. If anything they are a hindrance, not an assistance.
Yeah I agree Doddsy - often it isnt the pool of people moving, just an existing club halving its strength meaning neither are better off.
Just think AFLQ has to be careful allowing new clubs to start up unless thee are existing clubs busting at the seams nearby. Surely it is better to have 40 relatively strong clubs than 60 clubs of which 30 are weak or surviving from year to year.
Dont disagree with this either (the general sentiment, not the specific one - wouldnt have a clue about the redbacks). Alo of footy clubs are run by meglomaniacs who feel like they are one step away from sitting on an AFL clubs board. For that matter, some coaches come in demanding this and that with no real feel for whether the footy cub can afford it. Many clubs are to blame for sure for their own circumstances. Agree.
One youngster was set to join a QAFL club. Then in a private conversation this info was shared and suddenly hes been convinced to play Saturday footy 3 divisions lower.
Not sure people are acting in peoples best interests here. Very strange turn of events.
Best leave it at that.
Not sure people are acting in peoples best interests here. Very strange turn of events.
Best leave it at that.
Morro
Brownlow Medallist
On. The. Money.
Looks like he said plenty, perhaps you're just ignoring the content?
Can someone translate it for Morro?
Morro
Brownlow Medallist
Haha come on mate, more code than NASA
Sounds like a good young player was headed to a QAFL club. A lower div club has obviously done what any club should and attempted to bring the best players they can to their club.
If they have managed to get him, well done. No one forces anyone to play any where. The young bloke made his call, obviously the QAFL club didn't put the right work in to get him.
QAFL_Fan
Club Legend
I'll try and decode.
Thommo is from Woodies/Magpies. He's obviously got either Guise or Martin to come to the Pies (or thought he had) and then they've changed their mind.
Thommo is now upset by this. (tissue?)
The bit I don't understand is about the private conversation, or whatever. Can only assume Thommo ran off and told people one of them were coming, and someone then convinced them not to go. (don't count your chickens and all that....)
Sounds like sour grapes to me....
but I doubt the Magpies would have put too much work in, neither of those guys would be sure things for the Senior side at Magpieland anyway. Fringe at best, which would be tough to take after dominating the geriatrics on Friday nights!
Thommo is from Woodies/Magpies. He's obviously got either Guise or Martin to come to the Pies (or thought he had) and then they've changed their mind.
Thommo is now upset by this. (tissue?)
The bit I don't understand is about the private conversation, or whatever. Can only assume Thommo ran off and told people one of them were coming, and someone then convinced them not to go. (don't count your chickens and all that....)
Sounds like sour grapes to me....
but I doubt the Magpies would have put too much work in, neither of those guys would be sure things for the Senior side at Magpieland anyway. Fringe at best, which would be tough to take after dominating the geriatrics on Friday nights!
Can't say I agree with this, and its one of the problems in SEQ footy in the last few years.
A good club, who has a good player of QAFL ability that is (using an arbritary measure) under 25 should push them to play at a higher level. The likes of Wynnum, Vic Point, Coorparoo etc should be pushing blokes to the Siders or Redland. The likes of Kedron, Mayne, Redcliffe etc etc should be pushing guys to Aspley or Sandgate. The likes of Pirates, Logan etc etc should be pushing guys to Mt Gravatt and the likes of Ipswich, Jindalee, Kenmore, Moorooka etc should push people to the Western Magpies.
This is how a good system works.
The insular nature of these clubs is getting out of hand and the big picture is getting missed.
If clubs had these young players absolute best interests at heart, instead of worrying about their own backyard - this is exactly what they would do (and did in fact use to do!)
Hiding some kid at the lower levels benefits nobody in the long run, and its just bad practice.
*Disclaimer: yes, I'm from Morningside. Yes, we have benefited greatly from quality kids in the eastern suburbs coming to us from other clubs. However, yes we have also sent guys to those clubs in return who have played Juniors at the Siders and aren't QAFL prospects.
/rant
QAFL_Fan
Club Legend
Geez, thats a bit rough mate - what have you got against Grange??
What rubbish. Good kids who have ambition come through academy stuff now and are all told where is the best level if they want to succeed is. If a good young player wants to stay at a lower level club and not go to a higher level club just because someone at morningside tells them it's better for them, more power to them for playing where they choose.
If a good kid goes to his lower div club and says I'd like to go and have a crack at QAFL, can't imagine too many clubs stopping him. I'd think most would wish him well and hope after his QAFL stint is finished, he returns to his former club.
Why should an ambitious lower level club not try and recruit good young players though, just so a club like morningside who hisfor years poached every good kid in the area BEFORE they even make it to senior footy.
Good to see the lower div club fighting back. With relegation/promotion, isn't there job now to be as strong as possible?
Little bit more to it than that, but mostly now clarified so no dramas.
Wasn't aware 'extra work' was required after agreements are made and appointments are booked.
Certainly would never promise anything to anyone regarding selection though.
Live and learn!
