Suns worried about coming up against a stacked Uni in third grade, but planning to do same in ressies!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
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Suns worried about coming up against a stacked Uni in third grade, but planning to do same in ressies!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Haha what? You created an account just to say that? Chill out sweetie. No one mentioned anything about stacking players. Uni thirds been strong all year. The finished second on the table deservedly and they will be hard to knock off, as I said.Quote:
Originally Posted by NewHere
Thanks for joining and I hope your future input continues to give everyone a laugh :)
Actually joined over 2 years ago, but didn't have reason to make comment until now :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Suns first grade arent playing this weekend if anything I would worry about playing their stacked 3rd grade side. Joking before anyone takes too much offence ha.Quote:
Originally Posted by NewHere
Should be a good match though. Uni 3rds are a strong outfit and have been all year but Suns are coming off a thrashing of Kotara so are obviously hitting top form at the right time.
Dudley vs Warners Bay - Warners Bay
Mayfield vs Kotara - Mayfield
Warners are the only team who managed to come away with a win at Dudley Park this season. I don’t think any other team even managed to claim a point off the thistles on their home turf. It will be a tight contest but I think the Bay can pull off the upset again.
In the Tiger battle Mayfield have beaten Kotara twice already this season and even though it will be close I expect them especially at home on Mayfield Park to go and make it 3 wins in a row over their namesake.
I think the finals series is going to be great. The new format evens things out and makes it much more fair in ressies and thirds particularly. No longer does the "home" team when you aren't playing at your ground come into it. The top sides are rewarded with weeks off and second chances. Lower placed teams that make the big dance in this format will be thoroughly deserved.
The following question is for the joint zone committee.
Can someone please fix the player finals qualification process? It's a debacle....
Every year the same posts get raised about teams stacking players. The only way to fix this is by tightening the rules.
Correct me if I'm wrong. But the current rule means players that start 66% of a higher grade CANNOT START a lower grade in the finals, BUT they can come off the bench. This 66% refers to the total number of games. So if a first grader only plays 10 games all year, all in first grade he can play in any grade come finals time. RIDICULOUS
How about we make the 66% rule apply to competing in the lower grade match full stop. Further to that the 66% rule apply to players who have played a total of 6 games or more.
I think you will find a rule change will make it a much fairer playing field.
"Correct me if I'm wrong. But the current rule means players that start 66% of a higher grade CANNOT START a lower grade in the finals, BUT they can come off the bench. This 66% refers to the total number of games. So if a first grader only plays 10 games all year, all in first grade he can play in any grade come finals time. RIDICULOUS"
it is 66% of their games and a said player can only drop one grade to be on the bench.
I have said for years this system is faulty and needs to be tightened, coming off the bench without playing a game in that grade is the problem, there needs to be some sort of qualification to the grade.
The old way wasn?t the worst being you had to play 5 of last 7 games in that grade to qualify and if you played 4 and 3 you qualify the highest grade and the grade you qualify in for the finals you can?t play under that even if it?s on the bench. Pretty simpleQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
Dudley 2-0 . Warnesbay the 3rd best team is surely a joke. If Dudley had someone up top that could finish a goal it could have been embarrassing . Luckily they didn?t.
Suns vs Dudley GF
I think the real winner today was the Newcastle Suns because from what I saw neither of those teams will be troubling them in a grand final. Over to Mayfield & Kotara tomorrow to see what theyve got.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blueboy
Yeah sorry you?re right 🤦*♂️🤦*♂️🤦*♂️. Did warnesbay have a shot? I think not, completely dominated .Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Yeah the suns set the World on fire in there last game against kotara didn?t they 🤪
Went and watched this today. Agree both sides will need to improve to trouble the Suns. Warners Bay were very poor though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Do they. Warners Bay didn?t get a sniff. If Dudley defend like that next week. Will be hard to breakdownQuote:
Originally Posted by prawnhead
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Originally Posted by Blueboy
They had a comfortable 3-0 away victory.
Yeah and Dudley had a comfortable 2-0 victory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
See how dumb you sound. Kotara had plenty of chances
Not a lot of love for the Panthers on here tonight haha. Unfortunately wasn’t our best performance today and Dudley were deserving winners but the lads have been great this season and im sure will bounce back on our home patch next week.
Hopefully Mayfield and Kotara goes the distance to pens tomorrow and it’s a very physical and draining contest :wink:
1sts Mayfield 3 - 1 Kotara
Res Warners Bay 2 - 0 MayfieldQuote:
Originally Posted by NUGUNS
3rd Warners Bay 4 - 2 Kotara
Warners Bay hosting next weekends elimination fixtures and represented in all 3 grades.
Next week
Saturday at Myers Park
1st Suns v Dudley
Res Kotara v Dudley
3rds Suns v Dudley
Sunday at John Street
1st Warners bay v Mayfield
Res Warners bay v Suns
3rds Warners bay v Uni
Myers Park No.1 looking mint for these fixturesQuote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
You had a solid effort here! Only one to pick the top 5. Swansea a bit off the mark, but good work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
The predictions on pages 23 and 24 if anyone wants to see their guesses..
Who we got this weekend
Saturday at Myers Park
1st Suns v Dudley - Head says Suns but heart says Dudley
Res Kotara v Dudley - Dudley
3rds Suns v Dudley - Dudley
Sunday at John Street
1st Warners bay v Mayfield - Mayfield
Res Warners bay v Suns - Warners Bay
3rds Warners bay v Uni - Uni
First grade:
I bumped shoulders with Ken Davidson on the weekend and he seemed rather bullish about the Suns continuing their red hot form on home turf.
Penalties. Two quality sides I cannot split them.
Mayfield to upset Warners Bay.
Reserve grade:
Dudley
Suns
Third Grade:
Dudley
Uni
Best of luck to all clubs involved.
Im surprised I was the only to correctly guess the top 5. I basically just picked last seasons top 4 and threw in Kotara based on a few decent pre season results.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
First Grade:
Suns
Warners Bay
Reserve Grade:
Dudley
Suns
Third Grade:
Dudley
Uni
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Originally Posted by The Hacker
Suns
Dudley
Dudley
Bay
Suns
Bay
Suns 2-0
Kotara 2-0
Dudley 2-0
Suns clinical in front of goal and Dudley wasteful. Both teams created enough chances to win. Suns with a late red card that looked harsh. Ground in good condition.
Didn?t see the lower grades but an upset in reserves and to script in 3rds
Harsh is an understatement. The amount of challenges that flew in all day from either side and then to give a red card for something so innocuous at 2-0 with 10 mins to go, knowing that ends his season is a joke. Didn’t speak to one Dudley player or supporter after the game that thought it was a red.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
The game was played in good spirits from both sides. Awful decision.
Didn?t catch you there today Hacker, we?re still keen to know who you are?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Looked a red from where I was stood. Studs to the back of the leg. Came from nowhere, but yeah red cardQuote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
The ref got very card happy in the second.
A lot definitely weren’t cards.
Dudley created a few chances against 10 men.
Suns deserved the result.
To miss the grand final for that is a joke.
Second goal virtually a pass back.
Keeper made a meal of it.
Great crowd.
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Originally Posted by Chef;269***
Yeah great crowd and awesome atmosphere. Funny, I thought Dudley’s better chances were before the send off. Their best chance was just before Suns got the 2nd goal. At it’s 1-1 a totally different game.
The football was pretty good and there were some fierce tackles which is expected in this clash.
My comment about the red card - no malice in my opinion. He was going for the ball as he does fifty times a game, but got it wrong. He’s not the sort of player to do that deliberately based on what I’ve seen of him. The bloke rides tackles all game and just gets on with it. Not a dirty player at all, but I reckon he got this tackle slightly wrong and the rest is history.
It’d be a shame if he misses the GF. Don’t know anybody who wish that on him or anyone else
It was the least malice challenge all day. Everyone knows the player and person he is. Was literally trying to get his foot behind the ball and the player was in his blind spot and steps in the back of his ankle.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZLWB
I can understand that if it was a tackle with intent then you don’t deserve to play the next game, but it’s just not right. I don’t think anyone can honestly say that in those circumstances that a red should be issued.
The only other time that he’s been sent off in his 8 seasons at the club was when he was given a yellow card and the ref had marked him down for his brothers earlier yellow card and subsequently wrongly sent off. He’s simply not that kind of player.
Yes, the miss from Dudley followed by second goal at the other end was a big turning point. That knocked the wind out of Dudley and the crowd.
Who got sent ?
PalozziQuote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Missed timed tackle which resulted in studs to the calf
No malice in it. Yellow card.
ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by magician
Suns coloured glasses on here. Innocuous and least malice challenge of the day? Those comments suggest you don't think it even warranted a yellow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
He went studs up to win the ball after losing it, missed the ball and his studs collected the Dudley player half way up the back of his lower leg. To suggest he just tried to get his foot behind the ball and just stood on the back of Dudley players ankle is rubbish. There's a photo on the Dudley boys chat showing the stud marks half way up the players calf.
I agree it may not have been a straight red, but to suggest it was innocuous is incorrect. He's obviously not that sort of player we all know that, but with the mistimed studs up challenge, he put himself in that position and the refs eye, and as we all know that?s football.
Any scores from today?
1sts 1-0 Panthers from a defender having his pocket picked at the deathQuote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
2nds 2-0 Suns with the second coming late as the Panthers pushed
3rda 2-1 Panthers late winner in this one as well