RDFL Thread 2007

[joeblow2]

I'm not saying L McInerny shouldn't be included and yes his form over the last couple of years definately counts, I'm just saying that there would be longer serving, better performers in the same time period. Where would he line up? If you say in the middle, then surely Fitzy from Wallan, Coxy or Luke Edwards from Romsey and Brad Fox would be more likely to get the nod. Remembering two of the four blokes I have just mentioned won Bowen medals playing in the middle. As stated earlier Matty Cox is probably the unlukiest bloke not to win a Bowen and Brad Fox played AFL. Fox's sheer size and ferocity at both the ball and the player saw him become the most dominant centre man in the league. As far as Aaron James is concerned, would you name him at Full Forward? If so, do you not think that Lee "Slugga" James has been the most consistant, dominant Full Forward in our league over the last 5 years? Surely he deserves to be named the Full Foward of the decade. Spud is a player of huge quality, I'm not doubting that, but he doesn't dominate the game the way Cuffe used to. I had the pleasure of playing with Cuffe and he was as dominant at ground level as he was in the Ruck and likewise around the ground, taking big contested marks. Like I stated earlier, just my opinion and of course you're entitiled to yours. Great to see some healthy debate about footy rather than the BS that gets bantied about sometimes on this thread

Surely you would have to play more than 7 games to get into the team of the decade. A James did dominate when he played, but couldn't be considered.

 

[blues12]

Got no problem playing it, Blues just would have thought for a game with a bit at stakem, I would have thought Woodend may have looked at moving it, to catter for a bigger specticle. That's all.

I hope they have a good supply of hot water

 

[Hawker28]

The Top 55 Nominated Players Are

1.m.werner Gis
2.strack Rom
3.l.james Ridd
4.j.cuffe Rom
5.d.helmers Mac
6.g Langbourne Wal
7.i.kaakour Cra
8.b.fox Gis
9.witmar Kil
10.atkins Kil
11.simms Dig
12.niki Sun
13.meldrum Rom
14.j Macdonald Gis
15.c Curcio Gis
16.l.mcinerney Sun
17.s.hawkins Mac
18.m.lakey Lan
19.porno Lan
20.d.fowler Wal
21.a Benjamin Wal
22.d.poniewaz Cra
23.p.albon Cra
24.a.stewart Kil
25.a.cann Cra
26.edwards Rom
27.butler Kil
28.kinnear Kil
29.dalgleish Kil
30.d.kavanagh Kil
31.monaghan Kil
32.m.robertson Kil
33.l.kemp Kil
34.d.choate Lan
35.c.gadsten Ridd
36.d.dabrovsak Wood
37.h.wadden Ridd
38.m.cheep Wood
39.d.power Gis
40.r.omeara Lan
41.s.croxford Mac
42.b.borgan Rom
43.s.burlak Rom
44.j.beleville Ridd
45.m.giddings Wood
46.m.power Ridd
47.fitsy Wal
48.m.mckenzie Gis
49.cox Rom
50.s.james Sun
51.tyquin Dig
52.fitspatrick Dig
53.a.james Sun
54.m.mcinerney Sun
55.s.choate Lan

Now Time To Reduce The List.start Naming The Players That Definately Wouldnt Make The Side

 

[Mongrel]

aaron james didnt play enough games

 

[billylid]

aaron james didnt play enough games

should there be a criteria (ie Bowen medal =autoqualification / 50 + plus senior games in RDFL0. Just a thought.. Maybe if its still to hard to cull the list maybe you can have an A side and a B-side.. Kinder same principle as the Aussie Cricket theory...

 

[Harry Wilson]

Now Time To Reduce The List.start Naming The Players That Definately Wouldnt Make The Side[/quote]

Surely anyone who won a Bowen Medal in that 10 year period gains instant entry? From what I can see these are:

Luke Edwards
Mark Strack x 2
Al Meldrum
i.kaakour Cra (won it in 1993)
Marty Lakey - I think he won one (Joe Blow can confirm)
Langbourne
Lee James

Any more, please fill them in

 

[Harry Wilson]

Surely you would have to play more than 7 games to get into the team of the decade. A James did dominate when he played, but couldn't be considered.

I totally agree

 

[Halffullonfence]

The Top 55 Nominated Players Are

1.m.werner Gis
2.strack Rom
3.l.james Ridd
4.j.cuffe Rom
5.d.helmers Mac
6.g Langbourne Wal
7.i.kaakour Cra
8.b.fox Gis
9.witmar Kil
10.atkins Kil
11.simms Dig
12.niki Sun
13.meldrum Rom
14.j Macdonald Gis
15.c Curcio Gis
16.l.mcinerney Sun
17.s.hawkins Mac
18.m.lakey Lan
19.porno Lan
20.d.fowler Wal
21.a Benjamin Wal
22.d.poniewaz Cra
23.p.albon Cra
24.a.stewart Kil
25.a.cann Cra
26.edwards Rom
27.butler Kil
28.kinnear Kil
29.dalgleish Kil
30.d.kavanagh Kil
31.monaghan Kil
32.m.robertson Kil
33.l.kemp Kil
34.d.choate Lan
35.c.gadsten Ridd
36.d.dabrovsak Wood
37.h.wadden Ridd
38.m.cheep Wood
39.d.power Gis
40.r.omeara Lan
41.s.croxford Mac
42.b.borgan Rom
43.s.burlak Rom
44.j.beleville Ridd
45.m.giddings Wood
46.m.power Ridd
47.fitsy Wal
48.m.mckenzie Gis
49.cox Rom
50.s.james Sun
51.tyquin Dig
52.fitspatrick Dig
53.a.james Sun
54.m.mcinerney Sun
55.s.choate Lan

Now Time To Reduce The List.start Naming The Players That Definately Wouldnt Make The Side

What happened to R Christiansen (Mac) playing coach in Mongrels time. Should be on list.

 

[matt_nicholls]

Now Time To Reduce The List.start Naming The Players That Definately Wouldnt Make The Side

Surely anyone who won a Bowen Medal in that 10 year period gains instant entry? From what I can see these are:

Luke Edwards
Mark Strack x 2
Al Meldrum
i.kaakour Cra (won it in 1993)
Marty Lakey - I think he won one (Joe Blow can confirm)
Langbourne
Lee James

Any more, please fill them in[/quote]

Marty Lakey won the Scarborough Medal in 1995, which was the equivilant of the Bowen Medal in the second division. It is now used as the reserves best and fairest.

 

[e1984]

Hi guys been away for a while, lot to read about, but i will not digress
so here we go

team of the decade
criteria
must have played not less than 50 seniors games out of a possible 180 games in that period
bowen medal is not a auto in (if so then roo from diggers will be in)
should not be allowed to nominate any body from your club

 

[e1984]

tips this week

Woodend 30pts- list is a lot better this time and just far to strong at home
(well done sunbury on the cuffe rumour, very funny)
Lancefield 15pts - home ground
Diggers by 5 pts - in form and hungry
Romsey 60pts - Kilmore just don't have it anymore
Rockbank 25+pts - two clubs headed in different directions

will have more posts but only up to page 299

 

[goblues09]

how could u put anyone but Lee James at full forward - a Bowen and 3 (correct me if i am wrong) centuries....hard to top - but how about this for a condition -

being a team of the decade and all - shouldnt all players in the team be players who have at least played 5 years of the 10 in the RDFL (with the exception of retired players)....otherwise lets just stick to the Bowen medal nights "Team of the Year"!!!!!

 

[Harry Wilson]

Hi guys been away for a while, lot to read about, but i will not digress
so here we go

team of the decade
criteria
must have played not less than 50 seniors games out of a possible 180 games in that period
bowen medal is not a auto in (if so then roo from diggers will be in)
should not be allowed to nominate any body from your club

If that's the case then I am unable to nominate Cuffe, Matty Cox, Luke Edwards, Alastair Meldrum or Mark Strack!!! I would say at least 4 out of the five should be included. I don't know that Cuffe won a Bowen, but his reputation surely gets him in. Matty Cox never won a Bowen but should have, the bloke was able to win games off of his own boot and regularly kicked bags of 4,5 or 6 goals from the middle the word FREAK comes to mind and the other three guys in Meldrum, Strack and Edwards have 4 Bowens between them. If these guys aren't named it is a travesty. I'm proud to have 5 blokes out of 22 all from my home club Romsey. Harry rests his case.

 

[Harry Wilson]

how could u put anyone but Lee James at full forward - a Bowen and 3 (correct me if i am wrong) centuries....hard to top -

Your right goblues09, Slugga was a champ, still is. Rumor is he'll be back next year too!! Just what Riddell need, another dominant forward. Good luck to all opposition sides trying nullify their attacking power Scary!!

 

[Iceman27]

Now Time To Reduce The List.start Naming The Players That Definately Wouldnt Make The Side

Surely anyone who won a Bowen Medal in that 10 year period gains instant entry? From what I can see these are:

Luke Edwards
Mark Strack x 2
Al Meldrum
i.kaakour Cra (won it in 1993)
Marty Lakey - I think he won one (Joe Blow can confirm)
Langbourne
Lee James

Any more, please fill them in[/QUOTE]

Brett Spencer won a Bowen in either 2000 or 2001 not sure if he would be in team of the decade though.

 

[OMNIPOTENT_1]

Tips for this week-ends Rnd of games.

Woodend - Just
Lancefield - Just
Riddell - Just
Romsey - Just
Rockbank - Just

 

[dwyane WADE show]

If that's the case then I am unable to nominate Cuffe, Matty Cox, Luke Edwards, Alastair Meldrum or Mark Strack!!! I would say at least 4 out of the five should be included. I don't know that Cuffe won a Bowen, but his reputation surely gets him in. Matty Cox never won a Bowen but should have, the bloke was able to win games off of his own boot and regularly kicked bags of 4,5 or 6 goals from the middle the word FREAK comes to mind and the other three guys in Meldrum, Strack and Edwards have 4 Bowens between them. If these guys aren't named it is a travesty. I'm proud to have 5 blokes out of 22 all from my home club Romsey. Harry rests his case.

Yeah i think cuffe won the bowen in 97 and by a long way too

 

[dwyane WADE show]

some of the better wallan players from this decade when they were in the rdfl would have to be:
daffy fowler
dean fitzpatrick
adam benjamin
gav langborne
hayden langborne
andrew urli
i was only a young fella back then but some other players i remember who were guns from other clubs were hawkins, christaenson, croxford(mac), fox, hay, werner(gis), cuffe(rom), poniewaz, kaakour(craig), besanko, lakey, stewart

 

[Roy Cazaly]

That is bullcrap, Some blokes need to deal with it, Football is a winter sport, you play the ground as it is, the only time a venue should be changed, is if it's a final or like earlier in the year dangerously hard.
Too many players complain about conditions, it is local footy, harden up or go and play something inside by your heater.
No telstra dome in RDFL

Great call blues12, i cant believe blokes are being so precious. Back when it used to rain 75% of the grounds were in the condition that Woodend will be in this weekend. Adds another aspect to the game (toughness) which we dont see nearly enough off these days. One of stupidest comments ever from Trueblueroo re switching game.
As far as Helmers tearing up Sipthorpe, i dont think thats going to happen. Maybe the mongrel of 10 years ago would be a good match up but certainly not in same class now.
Look forward to wtching good old fashioned game of tough footy. Roos by 5 points for me, think some of younger woodend boys maybe a little timid.

 

[Jordan23]

how could u put anyone but Lee James at full forward - a Bowen and 3 (correct me if i am wrong) centuries....hard to top - but how about this for a condition -

being a team of the decade and all - shouldnt all players in the team be players who have at least played 5 years of the 10 in the RDFL (with the exception of retired players)....otherwise lets just stick to the Bowen medal nights "Team of the Year"!!!!!

I think that the league does not give that roos credit they have a lot of guns and woodend can be that good cause diggers beat them and the roos beat them with half a side.

 

[Jordan23]

My RDFL Team of the Year

B: G. Barnes (K), W. Else (WH), B. Johnson (SK).
HB: L. Kemp (K), J. Allen (Ri), M. Robertson (K).
C: L. McInerney (SK), M. McInerney (SK), A. Johnstone (WH).
HF: S. Sims (DR), B. Morgan (Rom), B. Wheelahan (MC).
F: D. Cornish (K), M. Allen (Ri), R. Dowling (WH).
R: J. Jose (DR), J. Belleville (Ri), D. Bonnici (SK).
I: C. Collins (L), S. James (SK), M. Stacey (WH), M. McLellan (Rom).

Coach: Darrin Rowsell (Riddell).

Summary:
Sunbury Kangaroos - 5 players
Woodend-Hesket 4 players
Kilmore - 4 players
Riddell - 3 players
Romsey - 2 players
Diggers Rest - 2 players
Lancefield - 1 player
Melton Central - 1 player

Your kidding about the ruck james from kangas has already smashed jose and will do again if given the opportunity and what about garth ploog by far the best centre half forward in the comp and even nath hole in the back line somewhere he beats the crap out of barnes from kilmore, and if jarrod dixon is not in contention for coach I will be stuffed he had to build a side not just have one already from the past two years go dicko

 

[Ding_Dong]

Your right goblues09, Slugga was a champ, still is. Rumor is he'll be back next year too!! Just what Riddell need, another dominant forward. Good luck to all opposition sides trying nullify their attacking power Scary!!

Not the whisper's I'm hearing...Ive heard that he will be playing for Sunbury Lions. But you know what these rumour's are like!!

 

[Jordan23]

Great call blues12, i cant believe blokes are being so precious. Back when it used to rain 75% of the grounds were in the condition that Woodend will be in this weekend. Adds another aspect to the game (toughness) which we dont see nearly enough off these days. One of stupidest comments ever from Trueblueroo re switching game.
As far as Helmers tearing up Sipthorpe, i dont think thats going to happen. Maybe the mongrel of 10 years ago would be a good match up but certainly not in same class now.
Look forward to wtching good old fashioned game of tough footy. Roos by 5 points for me, think some of younger woodend boys maybe a little timid.

I think that helmers may not be as fast but watch out sippy if he gets you cause you might wake up on monday smash him deano i got your back.

 

[Jordan23]

I'm not saying L McInerny shouldn't be included and yes his form over the last couple of years definately counts, I'm just saying that there would be longer serving, better performers in the same time period. Where would he line up? If you say in the middle, then surely Fitzy from Wallan, Coxy or Luke Edwards from Romsey and Brad Fox would be more likely to get the nod. Remembering two of the four blokes I have just mentioned won Bowen medals playing in the middle. As stated earlier Matty Cox is probably the unlukiest bloke not to win a Bowen and Brad Fox played AFL. Fox's sheer size and ferocity at both the ball and the player saw him become the most dominant centre man in the league. As far as Aaron James is concerned, would you name him at Full Forward? If so, do you not think that Lee "Slugga" James has been the most consistant, dominant Full Forward in our league over the last 5 years? Surely he deserves to be named the Full Foward of the decade. Spud is a player of huge quality, I'm not doubting that, but he doesn't dominate the game the way Cuffe used to. I had the pleasure of playing with Cuffe and he was as dominant at ground level as he was in the Ruck and likewise around the ground, taking big contested marks. Like I stated earlier, just my opinion and of course you're entitiled to yours. Great to see some healthy debate about footy rather than the BS that gets bantied about sometimes on this thread

I know Spud well and he never has thought he was as good as cuffy but thinks he could give him a good run on his day would be very happy just to slot in anywhere I think the league might have double trouble soon though who will beat them both just a romour

 

[petespies]

how could u put anyone but Lee James at full forward - a Bowen and 3 (correct me if i am wrong) centuries....hard to top - but how about this for a condition -

being a team of the decade and all - shouldnt all players in the team be players who have at least played 5 years of the 10 in the RDFL (with the exception of retired players)....otherwise lets just stick to the Bowen medal nights "Team of the Year"!!!!!

no chance lee james being named full forward with the likes off werner or daff fowler to fill that position. to be honest the guns off today would struggle to have an impact on a game 10 years ago, the league was so much stonger, the likes of benjamin, d fitzpatrick, kavanah ect would run rings around ya mcIn...... who's , bonnaci's, sims' and so on , some of ya might not like the truth but with how strong the comp used to be and how good these players were- most if not all should of the team of the decade should consist of 96-01 players.
could you imagine ruane winning a league medal 10 years ago... kid wouldnt even get a game.