spot on about mitchell. Going to be an exciting year down at hoppers next year..
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justwanted2say
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Well done cats!!
Great team work and smart couching got them across the line. Great even team with strength across the ground.
10+ players played Albion juniors
2 father/son premierships (Patty & Philpot)
At least 5 father/son players (Pat Savage, Jimmy Philpot, Aaron Tymms, Dubba, Blake Richards)
More than 5 kids under 21 (even more from our u18’s to step in next year)
2010 is a new decade and the Cats are back in town!!
Great team work and smart couching got them across the line. Great even team with strength across the ground.
10+ players played Albion juniors
2 father/son premierships (Patty & Philpot)
At least 5 father/son players (Pat Savage, Jimmy Philpot, Aaron Tymms, Dubba, Blake Richards)
More than 5 kids under 21 (even more from our u18’s to step in next year)
2010 is a new decade and the Cats are back in town!!
Iknowfooty
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It hurts me deeply when you call me Robot!!!!!!!!!!! I think you will find that Ben Kelly will retire as a player as well. Has had a lot of succes as a player and coach. Congrats.
Have heard that Hoppers are cashed up and ready to recruit hard for 2011 and that St Albans may be the same.
Can't wait for the silly season rumours to start flying around!!
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They should put alot of the time into the 18's that are moving up keeping them at the club
Ezard had terrible communication skills and really let Hoppers FC down last year
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Does silly season actually stop on here ????
random_bloke
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just wondering every1s thoughts on team of the year???
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Pretty ordinary when the 2010 premiers couldnt get any players into the midfield in team of year! Hewitt very stiff! Phillpot bit stiff also.. carried the ruck duties all year by himself in a premiership side! showed his class in finals showing up McGhie both times!
expresso eddie
Draftee
Interesting point. Spottswood had seven players in the side as well as the coach. Considering Albion's form after a slow start to the season one would of thought that they perhaps warranted a selection or two more.
Whilst I can appreciate that the side is based on a years performance, surely Harrison should have been Coach of the Year. He spanked the Spottswood's brains trust in both finals, didn't buckle when the heat was on him early (don't forget people had him cleaning out his locker on more than one occasion) and called in the expertise when he thought it was necessary.
Would anyone like to elaborate on the performances of the other Spottswood players who made the team.
So shouldn't then the expertise of A Rock then be named coach of the year. It was he who made all the moves not Harrison
justwanted2say
Debutant
Harro made some hard calls half way through the year. He turned the team around. A Rock was great assistance as was Manton. But Harro coach of the year for sure.
Time to relax
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Team of the Year (right or wrong) is picked on Home & Away season so Ben Kelly deserves the honour.
Some comments supporting Albion have some merit, but again it is based on Home & Away and has to be close to the mark. This is further highlighted by only Bloomfield being a legitimate chance of winning the Priest from the Cattery, but Spotty could have three; McGhie (Will lead to halfway), O'Keefe and Lewis???
Harrison also opted to start Hewitt in the magoos at start of year going with so called guns, plus a couple of others who in the end really helped turn there season around???
This could be a really massive off season with recruits and player movements
Hopefully clubs balance this with junior development.
Some comments supporting Albion have some merit, but again it is based on Home & Away and has to be close to the mark. This is further highlighted by only Bloomfield being a legitimate chance of winning the Priest from the Cattery, but Spotty could have three; McGhie (Will lead to halfway), O'Keefe and Lewis???
Harrison also opted to start Hewitt in the magoos at start of year going with so called guns, plus a couple of others who in the end really helped turn there season around???
This could be a really massive off season with recruits and player movements
Hopefully clubs balance this with junior development.can tell u now thats been just about the biggest emphasis since mitchell took over. big things for next year
justwanted2say
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Team of the Year (right or wrong) is picked on Home & Away season so Ben Kelly deserves the honour.
Some comments supporting Albion have some merit, but again it is based on Home & Away and has to be close to the mark. This is further highlighted by only Bloomfield being a legitimate chance of winning the Priest from the Cattery, but Spotty could have three; McGhie (Will lead to halfway), O'Keefe and Lewis???
Harrison also opted to start Hewitt in the magoos at start of year going with so called guns, plus a couple of others who in the end really helped turn there season around???
This could be a really massive off season with recruits and player movements
Hewat was in the 2s because of a knee op.
Bloomfield is a big chance for the Priest - only 2 Albion boys invited - Bloomfield and Philpot.
Also Sam Stevens and Todd Finco for Rookie.
harro38
Draftee
Harro the Albion coach here, thought I'd save my one and only post until now.
Firstly congratulations to my boys (seniors and reserves) on their premiership wins and commiserations to Spotswood in losing all grand finals they played in, I can only imagine how that must have felt. No doubt a great club coached by a gentleman in my opinion.
Thought I might dispel a few myths for all of you then you can go back to bagging each other's clubs again.
I'd like to thank the President and Committee for their unwavering support throughout the year, remember the supporters and sponsors may influence decisions made by a club but at no stage did I feel like I was under any pressure other than that I place on myself.
Every year you make some good recruiting decisions and some poor ones and we as a club were no different than anyone else in that department. Ultimately it is how you manage those decisions throughout the year that is important. Let me tell you not one player 'walked out' on our club, in every instance we agreed that neither club or player was good for each other and parted ways.
We knew we had a tough draw at the start of the year with Spotswood, Sunshine and Hoppers all in our first 4 games so it was a matter of survival and finding out a bit more about our list. Not having James Watts available until round 5 definitely hurt us and John Bell breaking down before the start of the season was a devastating blow. As for the post regarding Brad Hewat playing in the 2's round 1, Brad will tell you he wasn't fit at that stage to play seniors as he had a knee injury he was recovering from. He is a very good mate of mine, one of my favourite players and in my leadership group so try not to comment on things you know nothing about. To the boys credit we won enough games to hang in there and turned at the halfway mark 5 and 4.
There is no doubt the turning point for us was the Spotswood game away. We were embarrassed by the best team in the comp and we needed to make some changes, both personnel and game plan. With the Pekes leaving, Marcus Smith moved into the midfield and was close to our best player in the 2nd half of the year. We also introduced Todd Finko, a player who we had always wanted in the side but only wanted to play with his mates in the 18's. To the credit of the 18's coach, particularly considering they were top 2 on the ladder at that stage, we were able to convince him to play seniors and everyone saw the results.
At that point I called in a favour from an old friend who I thought could help. If your teams not fit enough, you get a strength and conditioning coach, if your team's forward line isn't functioning speak to a specialist forwards coach...we needed help in the midfield. Our midfield got smashed by the best midfield in the comp and I walked away from that game knowing that we could not beat Spotswood with what we had or how we played. Anthony Rock did a lot for the boys in a short amount of time giving us some basic fundamentals for stoppages and clearances and it clearly helped us. His role has been acknowledged by all in the club and we were very lucky to have him.
With regards to the comments about the coach of the year, I couldn't really care less. I'm 40 years old and have nothing to prove to anyone and certainly don't need my ego stroked so good luck to Ben Kelly, a very worthy selection but to suggest Rocky should have been coach of the year as some idiot did, tongue in cheek or not, is an insult to the rest of my support staff and one of the dumbest things I've read on here.
What I will say is that the premiership team should certainly have more than 3 representatives in the team of the year and I can tell you I used that as huge motivation to my midfield especially. I'm sure the selectors would like the benefit of the last 3 weeks to maybe make some changes.
In summary I wish the club all the best moving forward. My commitment was always only for 2 years and I am happy that we were able to win such an important premiership in the club's 50th year in the competition. The boys and I have had a sensational 4 days celebrations and they now have a place in Albion's history. They have brought great satisfaction to all the supporters, some that perhaps had wondered whether they would witness anohter Albion flag in their lifetime.
Our Grand Final side was made up of 10 home grown players, 8 kids aged 22 or under and only 5 players playing their first year with the club so I would think that stands us in pretty good stead. We also had another 8 kids 19 or under that tasted senior football this year.
I will be involved in the selection of the new coach so if there is anyone out there that is interested or knows someone that might be please let me know.
For all the baggers that had something smart to say about me personally throughout the year I'd like to thank you also as it only motivated me to greater success. In saying that, I'm always out and about over summer and it would be great to meet you face to face as opposed to hiding behind your handles....very brave!!
GO CATS!!
Firstly congratulations to my boys (seniors and reserves) on their premiership wins and commiserations to Spotswood in losing all grand finals they played in, I can only imagine how that must have felt. No doubt a great club coached by a gentleman in my opinion.
Thought I might dispel a few myths for all of you then you can go back to bagging each other's clubs again.
I'd like to thank the President and Committee for their unwavering support throughout the year, remember the supporters and sponsors may influence decisions made by a club but at no stage did I feel like I was under any pressure other than that I place on myself.
Every year you make some good recruiting decisions and some poor ones and we as a club were no different than anyone else in that department. Ultimately it is how you manage those decisions throughout the year that is important. Let me tell you not one player 'walked out' on our club, in every instance we agreed that neither club or player was good for each other and parted ways.
We knew we had a tough draw at the start of the year with Spotswood, Sunshine and Hoppers all in our first 4 games so it was a matter of survival and finding out a bit more about our list. Not having James Watts available until round 5 definitely hurt us and John Bell breaking down before the start of the season was a devastating blow. As for the post regarding Brad Hewat playing in the 2's round 1, Brad will tell you he wasn't fit at that stage to play seniors as he had a knee injury he was recovering from. He is a very good mate of mine, one of my favourite players and in my leadership group so try not to comment on things you know nothing about. To the boys credit we won enough games to hang in there and turned at the halfway mark 5 and 4.
There is no doubt the turning point for us was the Spotswood game away. We were embarrassed by the best team in the comp and we needed to make some changes, both personnel and game plan. With the Pekes leaving, Marcus Smith moved into the midfield and was close to our best player in the 2nd half of the year. We also introduced Todd Finko, a player who we had always wanted in the side but only wanted to play with his mates in the 18's. To the credit of the 18's coach, particularly considering they were top 2 on the ladder at that stage, we were able to convince him to play seniors and everyone saw the results.
At that point I called in a favour from an old friend who I thought could help. If your teams not fit enough, you get a strength and conditioning coach, if your team's forward line isn't functioning speak to a specialist forwards coach...we needed help in the midfield. Our midfield got smashed by the best midfield in the comp and I walked away from that game knowing that we could not beat Spotswood with what we had or how we played. Anthony Rock did a lot for the boys in a short amount of time giving us some basic fundamentals for stoppages and clearances and it clearly helped us. His role has been acknowledged by all in the club and we were very lucky to have him.
With regards to the comments about the coach of the year, I couldn't really care less. I'm 40 years old and have nothing to prove to anyone and certainly don't need my ego stroked so good luck to Ben Kelly, a very worthy selection but to suggest Rocky should have been coach of the year as some idiot did, tongue in cheek or not, is an insult to the rest of my support staff and one of the dumbest things I've read on here.
What I will say is that the premiership team should certainly have more than 3 representatives in the team of the year and I can tell you I used that as huge motivation to my midfield especially. I'm sure the selectors would like the benefit of the last 3 weeks to maybe make some changes.
In summary I wish the club all the best moving forward. My commitment was always only for 2 years and I am happy that we were able to win such an important premiership in the club's 50th year in the competition. The boys and I have had a sensational 4 days celebrations and they now have a place in Albion's history. They have brought great satisfaction to all the supporters, some that perhaps had wondered whether they would witness anohter Albion flag in their lifetime.
Our Grand Final side was made up of 10 home grown players, 8 kids aged 22 or under and only 5 players playing their first year with the club so I would think that stands us in pretty good stead. We also had another 8 kids 19 or under that tasted senior football this year.
I will be involved in the selection of the new coach so if there is anyone out there that is interested or knows someone that might be please let me know.
For all the baggers that had something smart to say about me personally throughout the year I'd like to thank you also as it only motivated me to greater success. In saying that, I'm always out and about over summer and it would be great to meet you face to face as opposed to hiding behind your handles....very brave!!
GO CATS!!
justwanted2say
Debutant
Nice work Harro!!
Where are you couching next year?
Where are you couching next year?
Good job for Rock07. I would PM him if I was you. I reckon he would fit right in at the Ammos
No coaching for me for next year, heading in to recruiting part time.
Very excited, so if anyone knows of some quality young kids from 14 to 18 years old pm details and i'll have a look.
I do though have the urge to coach again but not in the next few years.
Team of the year is for home and away not finals or how else would west and Glenordan get players in.....oh hang on....forget what i said ha ha
You all wrote the Cats off, and rightly so early on. But Harro and Coops made some tough decisions and it payed off. Apparantly we payed a million bucks but guess what? you have no idea. so well done Cats nd Harrow and Coops for making hard calls and we won 2 flags
Western Star33
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Great game of footy on the weekend as i said it would be a cracker and with 5 minutes to go it was just that.Albion looked pumped in the the rooms before the match whereas Spotty looked to concerned about the 1st final and looked pretty quiet and the game started like that Pearce great 1st quarter.Spotty responded in the 3rd okeffe showed why he is the best midfielder in the comp McGhie started to get into the game but when it needed to be won i thought Bonnicci who had been pretty quiet got some smart touches. well done albion defiantly deserved.
Things i Saw in the Granny
*Keenan refuses to push out of 50 even if he trys to stay in kicking range his kicking was terrible but top year Krackers
*Spottys Pre game would have Defiantly better in other grand finals they look,sounded worried
*Spotty kicked the ball to manton way to many times i thought Manton was great
*Pearcey would be rapt big step up from Braybrook and he did it on the big stage
*Spotty Slow
Team of the year was just Bullsh t no West or glenorden players i might be biased but there are some good players who had good years this year,some players picked in the team played crap or stuff all games its who u know who u play for not how u go
Interesting to see what happens with the format with Nth footscray winning. West defiantly have to go down and are very keen to go back down with players already training ready to get some wins in DIV 2
i have loved my experiance in Div 1 and can't wait to get back playing in the great standard Div 1 has im spewing west couldnt hold its place in div 1 because i always felt after 2007 we had a great squad than every1 jumped ship
West will be back we will take everything we have learnt and we will be back.
Things i Saw in the Granny
*Keenan refuses to push out of 50 even if he trys to stay in kicking range his kicking was terrible but top year Krackers
*Spottys Pre game would have Defiantly better in other grand finals they look,sounded worried
*Spotty kicked the ball to manton way to many times i thought Manton was great
*Pearcey would be rapt big step up from Braybrook and he did it on the big stage
*Spotty Slow
Team of the year was just Bullsh t no West or glenorden players i might be biased but there are some good players who had good years this year,some players picked in the team played crap or stuff all games its who u know who u play for not how u go
Interesting to see what happens with the format with Nth footscray winning. West defiantly have to go down and are very keen to go back down with players already training ready to get some wins in DIV 2
i have loved my experiance in Div 1 and can't wait to get back playing in the great standard Div 1 has im spewing west couldnt hold its place in div 1 because i always felt after 2007 we had a great squad than every1 jumped ship
West will be back we will take everything we have learnt and we will be back.
thegeneral1965
Rookie
CLassy post Coach..............all the best in the future.....
and i'ts FINCO with a C!
harro38
Draftee
Not coaching mate, got involved originally at Albion through a mate of mine Steve Stavalas who didn't have the time to do it himself and I'm in the same boat now. Thoroughly enjoyed my involvement though and will certainly be around the club next year supporting.
harro38
Draftee
My apologies, hopefully they spell it right on his rookie of the year award if the selectors get that right. No disrespect to our other nominees, James Thompson, Sam Stephens and Daniel Morris who also had fantastic years.
I agree that west and Orden had some good players but there is no way that any of them were any better than the players that were selected in the team. Of the players that missed out I reckon the blokes that could be considerd a bit stiff are Philpott, Macanulty, McGregor, Craig and Uhi (and possibly King from West)
Was also suprised that Thomsy's love child Jose didnt get a spot
Overall a well picked team.
Time to relax
Team Captain
Keegan Powell from Sunshine went the whole season under rated, but internally we were rapt. Joe Hedditch also worthy of a mention.
As I said I think it is right! (The team)
Harro - I think you took my comment on Brad Hewitt the wrong way, I witnessed his first game in the magoos and he would have had 50 possesions easily which had me scratching my head. I coached him many years ago and am a big wrap that is all. Again congrats but I think if you look at my posts I was one of only a couple that thought you could win based on the balance of Albion v the depth of Spotty
Still wondering why you blokes are sober enough to post after seeing Gibbo yesterday???
As I said I think it is right! (The team)
Harro - I think you took my comment on Brad Hewitt the wrong way, I witnessed his first game in the magoos and he would have had 50 possesions easily which had me scratching my head. I coached him many years ago and am a big wrap that is all. Again congrats but I think if you look at my posts I was one of only a couple that thought you could win based on the balance of Albion v the depth of Spotty
Still wondering why you blokes are sober enough to post after seeing Gibbo yesterday???
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