lol jks
Rookie
I'M BACKKKKKKKKKKK. Now you can all sleep easy. Was gonna do finals tips last week and have a crack at Div 1 tips aswell, but our Mad Monday got as effed up as Shapelle Corby at a Nimbin Reggae festival. I, as a completely unbiased onlooker, will give my opinion. I chased the Qualifying finals around on Sunday, saw the 18's and about 3/4's of the 2's at Warby, before I went to Niembrook (Nieff Nigney pronunciation) to watch the Seniors.
I really don't see why everyone's pissin' and moaning about the wind, I thought it was a magnificent day and the silky skills that Smellex and Several had to offer provided all fans with a textbook copy of what a highly skilled game should be...lol jks...the wind was blowing more than Michael Jackson at a Wiggles concert, which was apparently a "calm day" in paradise.
This is how it is, and some people seem to be taking comments on here the wrong way, from an UNBIASED point of view...
- Seville and Emerald have been clear standouts all year (re: the gap between 2nd and 3rd for Div 1 people who haven't looked), yet Seville's skills on Saturday were VERY mediocre due to the conditions. 3 goals scored at 1 end ALL game. I saw Bretherton kick 4 goals in the 3rd quarter, 3 were 'helicopters' from outside 50, one was from inside the square. If the wind isn't an issue, then answer me this, 27km away, I watched Under 18's and Reserves games which were windless, and hence far more skillful than the senior 'flag favorites' who played in a vortex. Also, even people from Alex will agree with this, they aren't even remotely close to Emerald and Seville in the skills department, yet in the 3rd quarter their Full Back kicked the ball out on the full (due to no-one touching it)...at their 50m line. Im sorry, but no-one can kick it 110m. Do we really want a Grand Final where potentially the best team won't win due to the wind??
- If there is a forecast for wind (not a gentle breeze), it's going to be prevalent at ALL grounds, like this Sunday, so no problems where any game is played, be it Gembrook, Silvan or Thornton.
- The "wind issue" is NOT an attack on the Gembrook Football Netball Club, it's players, fans or committee. In terms of grounds, IN MY OPINION, Gembrooks is in the best condition. Car Parking is generally fairly good, and great facilities.
- In the last quarter, Kane Jones kicked from 55m on the boundary. He weighed up the tornado that was blowing, and LITERALLY kicked it as high as possible to the hotspot 25m out, the wind then did the rest, and pulled it 20-25m through the middle, goal post high.
- Netball finals should be played at Belgrave, Kinglake or Yarra Junction as they are all indoors, out of the gales. In B grade, Yea beat Emerald by a goal, when Emerald beat Yea by 26 points the week before. In A grade, Powelltown beat Seville, yet the week before, Seville beat Powelltown by 20 goals. Only putting 2-and-2 together.
As mentioned, this IS NOT an attack on GFNC, their fans, players, or committee, or even their ground, it is purely that the location of their ground at the ABSOLUTE pinnacle of a hill, makes it susceptible to conditions which can, will and have altered results. Look at Gembrooks last 2 rounds. Start the year as flag favorites, last round beat the top of the ladder, away. Yet the week before, lose by a point to the wooden spooners, at home. Once again, just putting 2-and-2 together.
