Makes it very difficult for Maryhand and Stocko. Although still 5 to play I believeQuote:
Originally Posted by XRanger
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Makes it very difficult for Maryhand and Stocko. Although still 5 to play I believeQuote:
Originally Posted by XRanger
We have to play both teams over coming rounds having narrowly beat Stocko and only getting a draw against Maryland in the first round we know they will be tough games especially with them fighting for top 4Quote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
Results from the Uni - Azzurri game?
Thirds 3-1 AzzQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Ressies 1-1
Firsts 3-0 Azz
Garden Suburb V Stockton
Thirds
4-3
Reserves
3-0
First
0-3 (0-0)
Suburb down to 10 from just before half time
Wallsend vs Terrace
3rds 2-3
Res. 3-2
1st. 0-3
Morisset first grade pickup their first win of the season over Maryland.
1-0
:wtf:
Maryland making it hard for themselves, 2 losses on the trot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
I feel Maryland have done well to do as well as they have this year, but I think it’s gonna be between Westlakes and Stockton for 4th, I feel Azzurri will breeze in quietly. If Stockton can get back to full strength and knock over Westlakes, I’d have to back em in. The lower grades are getting very interesting with some of the results over the last few weekendsQuote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
Azzuri certainly aren’t safe, all it takes is a loss and a drawQuote:
Originally Posted by XRanger
Purely tongue in cheek, Dudley only team to beat Azzuri last yr in league 3. Running last this yr and Azzuri 3rd (well done by the way) does that mean the bottom of league 3 can compete with the top 4 in league 1?
In all seriousness though, I am not surprised at Azzuri success, I did think Wallsend may feature higher. Terrace need to look at ZPL, fluffed around with how many titles in L2 before going up to L1 and winning it??? What's holding them back from further promotion?
Terrace are yet to win League 1 they have finished 2nd or 3rd in the past two years but have won the GF both those years. So not winning league 1 would be the major factor in not being promoted further.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charman
100% agree, Terrace should be playing in ZPL. They did apply for promotion this year but unlike other years no other team opted to come down from ZPL, which meant only Barnsley got automatic promotion from finishing 1st. Regardless on how they finish this year, I’d say promotion will be the aim with all grades competing well this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charman
To be fair, none of the teams in league 2 or 3 are up to the quality of the top 4 in league 1, the gap is large. Will be interesting to see who comes up this year, and see if they can survive without being dropped. Evident that terrace will be promoted this year, to much fire power. They deserve to be promoted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charman
Not sure about evident that Terrace will be promoted, 1st place is the only guarantee of that and the race for that is hung perfectly in the balance.
Cooks Hill's lower grades have pretty much been on par with Terrace's (only looking at the tables) and it has been neck and neck all season in first grade between the two. Terrace obviously have a few more goals in them but winning by 1 or 5 doesn't make too much difference.
My personal opinion only, from the two games we've had against each, I have thought that Cookers were the better side - but either/both would be deserving winners of promotion and should offer a lot to ZPL in all grades.
The finals run in...
Terrace
Suburb
Cookers
Morisset
Uni
Cookers
Wallsend
Terrace
Uni
Fletcher
Battle for Premiers
I expect each of these teams to win the other three fixtures (although Cooks Hill will have to earn their points), leaving the head to head match as a potential title decider, as Terrace are only two points clear currently. Great way for it to be decided if it does come down to that.
Best of the Rest
Azzurri
Fletcher
Stockton
Suburb
Morisset
A couple of crucial fixtures first up for Azzurri as they try to hold on to third place and a finals berth in their debut season. If they can win these two games they should be home free.
Westlakes
Uni
Fletcher
Stockton
Suburb
A very similar fixture list for currently 4th place Westlakes who have sprung up the table over the second half of the season with some impressive results. Again, big matches against Fletcher and Stockton, although all four matches will be tough and could prove pivotal.
Stockton
Morisset
Azzurri
Westlakes
Wallsend
Stockton have been curious this season, at times looking like contenders but perhaps lacking consistency or depth other weeks. Should beat Morisset and Wallsend to keep the pressure on 3rd and 4th, and getting a result against either in the other games could really make things interesting.
Fletcher
Azzurri
Westlakes
Wallsend
Cookers
A tough run in for Fletcher who are also coming off a couple of losses. It might be a leap too far for them, playing 3 of the current top 4 in the run in. But if they are to make the finals they will have well and truly earned it.
I think as others have tipped, top 3 will remain the same and Stockton and Westlakes to battle for 4th place.
Nice post Macca, I enjoyed reading the depth of thought that went in.
Sure has shaped up to be a cracking finish to the season.
Cheers mate, was curious to look how each of the teams were looking on the run in and thought I may as well share what I found. Glad you enjoyed.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dreaded Keeper
Stockton over Morriset
Terrace over Suburbs
Azzuri over Maryland
Cookers over Wallsend
Uni v Westlakes - DRAW
Raymond Terrace v Garden Suburb
Third
1-2
Reserves
0-2
First
3-0
Uni vs Westlakes
3rds - 4-0
Ressies 7-0
1sts 0-5
The Fenner scalp continues lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Quote:
Originally Posted by XRanger
Who is this fenner character??
Stocko v Mori
Res 1-4
First 3-2
# me too. As a non L1 participant, please explain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
He is a high scoring forward from Westlakes...... known to dominate opposing teams singlehandedly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charman
Top bloke.
Most centre backs think they'd make great strikers. Fen is a shining light for all those held in the chains of defence that they can aspire to be something more if the pesky coach just gives them a chance.
After yesterday’s performance from our strikers I’m hoping our coach may think of a few changes like that for the last 2 rounds at least :lol:
Lol, your coach is an idiotQuote:
Originally Posted by RANGER09
Wallsend v Cooks Hill yesterday
Thirds
1-1
Reserve
0-5 Cooks Hill
First
3-2 Wallsend
Fletcher all but done for a chance of finals. Positions remain the same as all top tabled teams had victories. Massive games this week with Azzuri v Stockton and Fenner v Maryland.
After this weekend we should have a clearer indication of the remaining 2 teams to make the top 4
Cooks Hill lost based off the previous post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
Are cookers going to make the 4? Wheels have fallen off..Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilso8948
So many teams in this league having to have players back up.
Noted that Uni V Westlakes... Westlakes had quite a few 3rds backing up in Ressies and Uni had 3rds backing up in ressies and mulitple ressies backing up in firsts. (Uni finishing with 10 men with injuries accounting for 3 of their fresh players - First half 0 - 0, second half 0-5 !)
Yeah we have had a few number issues second half of the season. I think we had 2 fresh players warming up for ressies on Saturday with the rest playing some part in third grade. Yet the week before I believe we had 35 ish available. :wtf:Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenix12
The first half of firsts on the weekend was very high intensity with a lot of end to end, certainly a few of our boys were feeling it and no doubt the Uni guys were too. A bit more in the tank for the away team definitely ended up telling as the second half wore on. But having said that, I think Uni had done well to hang on to a clean sheet at half time, a bit of poor finishing and good saves kept the score level until then.
Was a nice change to play on a nice surface on an away game. I think every team would look forward to that fixture for those reasons.
Last weekend was the worst we at Wallsend had with players. We had 26 players available for the weekend meaning a heap had to back up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenix12
We had 9 fresh for ressies and 1 fresh in first grade, with a couple of third grade players playing all 3 grades. We obviously weren't expecting the result we got but glad we managed to grind it out.
Big effort from all the guys backing up to get what would have been a great result anyway. No doubt one of the more satisfying victories you guys will have this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dobbo
Is Ray Watt on the higher limits of pitch size allowed? My word it is a big field! I've never fully understood why hungover uni students want to run so much :rof:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
it's 108 metres long x 68 metres wide
which is the standard size for professional games
legal variation in length is 90–120 metres and width is 45–90 metres
and apparently you're not allowed a 90 metre square - the field has to be longer than it is wide
Fricken FIFA party poopers.Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
How about 90 x 91? I wonder if anyone has tried it on?
B4 the modern Cookers existed, a lot of us played at NAWA.
We had a ground out at the end of Creek Rd called Bill Potts Field
Inaugural Cookers President and I marked it out 120 x 90 for the Spanish Cup we hosted one year. (1995? 1996?)
Dudes were wondering why they were struggling making corners consistently into the box :rof:
And that, my friends, is why us foz zone league hacks are not professionals :rof:Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut