SNFL Div 3 discussion 2024

[Football_Fanatic]

This aged well haha. Been quite the surprising drop off to be honest. Seen on their social Handley is leaving after the season too. Wonder how much that is going to hurt them next year.

I don’t think things could have gone any worse for the Jets this year. The coach, the walk out of players. The absolute hidings they took over that 6 week period. To beat Lyndhurst away last week hopefully give some belief they can bounce back next year. Their 2s should play finals. Player told me Lyndhurst didn’t even have a post match… Thought a 6 pack from the home team to the oppo was a given, win lose or draw.

 

[Kegovich]

This aged well haha. Been quite the surprising drop off to be honest. Seen on their social Handley is leaving after the season too. Wonder how much that is going to hurt them next year.

Handley coaching one of the worst clubs in Victoria.

Must be huge money as the travel is ridiculous and they have an average losing margin of 180 points this season.

 

[don_draper]

Big clash for 2nd/3rd coming up next Saturday

 

[Wild Thing]

Handley coaching one of the worst clubs in Victoria.

Must be huge money as the travel is ridiculous and they have an average losing margin of 180 points this season.

Which club?

 

[Wild Thing]

Big clash for 2nd/3rd coming up next Saturday

Heatherton to win…only team who could take it up to the Dolphins

 

[Kegovich]

Which club?

Powelltown. Complete basket case

 

[tiga2017]

I don’t think things could have gone any worse for the Jets this year. The coach, the walk out of players. The absolute hidings they took over that 6 week period. To beat Lyndhurst away last week hopefully give some belief they can bounce back next year. Their 2s should play finals. Player told me Lyndhurst didn’t even have a post match… Thought a 6 pack from the home team to the oppo was a given, win lose or draw.

Culture has changed for sure at Lyndhurst.

 

[Wild Thing]

Powelltown. Complete basket case

Think he has some sort of connection with them either through their current coach or past players. Is their current coach staying- Wratten? His a gun!

 

[don_draper]

Heatherton to win…only team who could take it up to the Dolphins

will be a fascinating game if/ when they meet. haven't met since round 9, oddly enough.

 

[MortlockWatcher]

Local sports have changed a lot since the lockdowns a few years ago players of all sports have less interest

I reckon we will get to a point where all metro competitions will have a strict demarcation between clubs with and without reserves teams. We are seeing premier division teams forfeiting their reserves teams - something unheard of until recent years. Mind you, reserves football didn't really come into vogue (and be compulsory) until the 1950s and 1960s.

The upper divisions will be only for clubs that can field two or more teams consistently and if you can't field a reserves team or forfeit a certain number of times in a season then you will be demoted to grades for single team clubs (SFNL Open Grade, VAFA Club 18, EDFL Thirds) until such time a reserves team can be fielded each week.

The benefit for the clubs with reserves will be they shouldn't end up dealing with forfeits and have players missing out on playing and the club losing revenue from having one less match on the day while the downside is that clubs could struggle to get a reserves side back up in the future (but at least the club will still be functioning and keep its identity).

 

[Kegovich]

Think he has some sort of connection with them either through their current coach or past players. Is their current coach staying- Wratten? His a gun!

He’s staying but that’s all they’ve got. The rest are ordinary seconds footballers forced to play. No juniors no young blokes.

 

[Dales14]

Culture has changed for sure at Lyndhurst.

No it hasn't

 

[tiga2017]

No it hasn't

maybe you are right

 

[Apolo creed]

He’s staying but that’s all they’ve got. The rest are ordinary seconds footballers forced to play. No juniors no young blokes.

Wratten is leaving

 

[don_draper]

Sth Morno advertising for a President, VP, Secretary and Treasurer

 

[tiga2017]

Lyndhurst parted ways with this year’s coach? Saw an advertisement on SFNL page..they are looking for head coach and lines coach.. Wonder what would have got wrong

 

[don_draper]

Lyndhurst parted ways with this year’s coach? Saw an advertisement on SFNL page..they are looking for head coach and lines coach.. Wonder what would have got wrong

I think it's for netball

 

[tiga2017]

I think it's for netball

Thank you for that.

 

[sup3rfish]

Lyndhurst parted ways with this year’s coach? Saw an advertisement on SFNL page..they are looking for head coach and lines coach.. Wonder what would have got wrong

it used to be in the club laws we had to advertise every year. might have changed since then tho.

 

[don_draper]

SM surprisingly easy over Heatherton today

 

[tiga2017]

And now the real stuff starts.
Will Dolphins feel the heat with record of 0-2 in GF?

 

[don_draper]

And now the real stuff starts.
Will Dolphins feel the heat with record of 0-2 in GF?

of course they'll feel it, suspect they're well equipped to deal with it too. their strength is the absence of anyone notable to shut down. they bat deep.

 

[tiga2017]

of course they'll feel it, suspect they're well equipped to deal with it too. their strength is the absence of anyone notable to shut down. they bat deep.

Good luck to them.. hopefully they win it this time..

 

[don_draper]

SFNL: South Mornington has locked away a top-two finish and will take on minor premier Frankston Dolphins​

South Mornington coach Chris Baker says the Tigers “need to forget the two games” they’ve lost to the Frankston Dolphins this year.

The Tigers have secured second position on the ladder after a sensational win over Heatherton on Saturday, 16.18 (114) to 10.9 (69).

South Mornington begun the Southern league Division 3 season in style, 3-0 including a five-goal win over the Dolphins.

But some heavy defeats to the Dolphins and then Heatherton forced it back to the pack challenging for third and fourth.

The Tigers regained some form in recent weeks and reaffirmed themselves as the second best side in the competition on Saturday.

“They (Heatherton) jumped us at the start, every game we’ve lost this year we’ve been blown out of the water in the first quarter and haven’t bounced back,” Baker said.

“To be down by four goals and have the leadership out there to come back and put it to them for the next three quarters, it’s probably the best thing about it.

“In other games by quarter time we have just laid down.

“I gave them a bit of a spray at quarter time about playing the way we spoke about, last week against Frankston we spoke about playing a certain way and didn’t do it.

“On the weekend we started off playing the opposite of how we wanted to play but after quarter time we settled and went back to how we wanted to play.

“The older guys with a bit more experience stood up on the weekend.”
South Mornington has lost its past two matches to the Dolphins by 98 and 140 points.

Baker said his charges needed to leave those results behind.

“For us mentally we need to forget the last two games,” he said.

“We were pretty disappointed with the last game because we didn’t play the way we wanted to, we kind of got shell-shocked and just putting it on the boot.

“I think for us, the longer the ball is in our hands, the less it’s in theirs.

“We need to be confident we’ve beaten them before, we know we can do it, it’s a game of footy, anyone can beat anyone.”

The top-two finish means the Tigers and Dolphins are only one win away from a grand final.

The loser will play the winner of Heatherton and Carrum Patterson Lakes, which play on Sunday.

“I haven’t thought about it that way yet,” he said.

“We’ve got the second chance, ideally it would be perfect to get the week off, but if not then we play the winner out of Heatherton and Carrum Pat.

“It will be a good challenge to see where Frankston’s at, see where we’re at on a neutral ground.

“They’re (Frankston Dolphins) a really well-drilled side and they just run, they run really hard – if our players don’t run as hard they’ll get caught out.

“So that’s why we want to keep the ball in our hands, give our boys a rest and make them chase us a bit more.”

 

[tiga2017]

SFNL: South Mornington has locked away a top-two finish and will take on minor premier Frankston Dolphins​

South Mornington coach Chris Baker says the Tigers “need to forget the two games” they’ve lost to the Frankston Dolphins this year.

The Tigers have secured second position on the ladder after a sensational win over Heatherton on Saturday, 16.18 (114) to 10.9 (69).

South Mornington begun the Southern league Division 3 season in style, 3-0 including a five-goal win over the Dolphins.

But some heavy defeats to the Dolphins and then Heatherton forced it back to the pack challenging for third and fourth.

The Tigers regained some form in recent weeks and reaffirmed themselves as the second best side in the competition on Saturday.

“They (Heatherton) jumped us at the start, every game we’ve lost this year we’ve been blown out of the water in the first quarter and haven’t bounced back,” Baker said.

“To be down by four goals and have the leadership out there to come back and put it to them for the next three quarters, it’s probably the best thing about it.

“In other games by quarter time we have just laid down.

“I gave them a bit of a spray at quarter time about playing the way we spoke about, last week against Frankston we spoke about playing a certain way and didn’t do it.

“On the weekend we started off playing the opposite of how we wanted to play but after quarter time we settled and went back to how we wanted to play.

“The older guys with a bit more experience stood up on the weekend.”
South Mornington has lost its past two matches to the Dolphins by 98 and 140 points.

Baker said his charges needed to leave those results behind.

“For us mentally we need to forget the last two games,” he said.

“We were pretty disappointed with the last game because we didn’t play the way we wanted to, we kind of got shell-shocked and just putting it on the boot.

“I think for us, the longer the ball is in our hands, the less it’s in theirs.

“We need to be confident we’ve beaten them before, we know we can do it, it’s a game of footy, anyone can beat anyone.”

The top-two finish means the Tigers and Dolphins are only one win away from a grand final.

The loser will play the winner of Heatherton and Carrum Patterson Lakes, which play on Sunday.

“I haven’t thought about it that way yet,” he said.

“We’ve got the second chance, ideally it would be perfect to get the week off, but if not then we play the winner out of Heatherton and Carrum Pat.

“It will be a good challenge to see where Frankston’s at, see where we’re at on a neutral ground.

“They’re (Frankston Dolphins) a really well-drilled side and they just run, they run really hard – if our players don’t run as hard they’ll get caught out.

“So that’s why we want to keep the ball in our hands, give our boys a rest and make them chase us a bit more.”

So Frankston play quick and chaos where else South like to control and move the ball? Is that correct understanding?