Time for the 2024 thread as we are already in pre-season for some clubs.
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Time for the 2024 thread as we are already in pre-season for some clubs.
Rumors of movement of good players from Maitland to Magic? Anyone actually know for sure?
While we are - predictions for the year?
Have had it confirmed 3 Maitland 1st graders have joined Magic. Any other known transfers? The only teams I have seen posted is Warners Bay and Olympic Youth.
Why don?t clubs post more of these things on their socials? I coach in the Maitland system and have no idea who else has left or who has come into replace them. I understand keeping it quiet whilst still trying to get the moves over the line but let people know when you pull off a good transfer and name squads so everyone knows the squads.
Is there any trial match coming up?
Some must only be doing the preseason cup games as trials, as I?ve seen nothing other then magic at the Maso cup.
I wouldn?t go as far as saying it?s dead, last season we had 5/6 competitive teams that?s probably been the best yet. But I would suggest a face lift is needed, maybe a consideration to merger with the central coast top division needs to be looked at. Now I know very little about that comp but a comp of more then 8 teams would be nice.
Broadmeadow played Emerging Jets today at Magic Park. It was an entertaining game. Jets won 5-2.
Is there any game this weekend? Might go watch if I am too bored.
Only a few weeks till the season begins, is there a reason why it is so early this year?
Any trial news?
Maitland had a big win over Warners bay.
Charlestown lost 3-2 to Sydney Uni
Magic continued collecting silverware winning the maso cup
Aaron from Belswans is who I heard went to New Lambton as first grade coach.
Warners Bay gave Adamstown a run for their money on the weekend in a trial match. Stuck my head in for a look, you could tell Warners Bay don?t want to come last again.
Not many teams have put too much information out yet about their teams. They all must be trying to keep things quiet for some reason.
Good pick up by NL with Steadman coming in as caretaker coach until the Jets ALW season is over.
Lots of players still unavailable for most teams due to holidays or work so hard to gauge trial form.
I was at the Bay v Adamstown game for the Second half. Wasn't a great game but it was refreshing to see two teams trying to play and improve with the players that they have as opposed to the " Big 3" clubs happy to pay overs for not just first graders but Reserve graders just to guarantee success again, new year same thing, just becomes boring.
Statement from Johan Cruyff:
"Why couldn't you beat a richer club?
I have never seen a bag of money score a goal".
I think clubs will need to find the right coach to begin with. Then trust the decision he/she makes and give enough time to develop their players. Depends on the quality of the players they have, it may take a season or two to have decent squad. Otherwise, buy developed players and don't worry about future
Thanks for that Johan
Maybe Adamstown have found that coach you mention - I heard they played a 2-2 draw with Magic with both sides close to full strength, can anyone confirm?
That's correct. I've heard that too. Adamstown lost many players to the Jets academy and the new coach is doing a great job rebuilding the team. Despite being a trial match, it was a good result especially they were leading 2-1.
Biggest season for player movement ?
Olympic, New Lambton, Bay and Mid Coast bottom four is my prediction.
Ladder Prediction
Magic
Maitland
Azzurri
Olympic
Adamstown
New Lambton
Warners Bay
Mid Coast
1. Magic
2. Maitland
3. Azzurri
4. Adamstown
5. Olympic
6. New Lambton
7. Middy
8. Warners Bay
i think everyone going to be very similar across the board prediction wise for this this season! bring on round 1 this weekend
1. Maitland
2. Magic
3. Adamstown
4. Azzuri
5. Olympic
6. New Lambton
7. Warners Bay
8. Middies
1. Magic
2. Maitland
3. Azzurri
4. Olympic
5. New Lambton
6. Adamstown
7. Middies
8. Warners Bay
Reserves:- Olympic
17's:- Maitland
15's:- Magic
13's:- Magic
Mid coast not running a res grade team this year. Already a small amount of teams and now there is a bye in that grade. Wonder if this could be the beginning of the women?s program going the same way as the men?s where they don?t run senior teams. This comp can?t afford to lose a team hopefully northern are being proactive and working on a solution.
why is it some of these teams don't have coaches named when R1 is a matter of days away. Maybe NNSW need to relax the rules for the level of qualifications required to coach at this level which I believe is currently a B licence? I wonder if the coaches who have been named have the required qualifications and the unnamed ones do not.
Good luck to all the teams on the weekend especially the battlers!
Good luck to all teams for the first round. Let?s hope the underdogs can win a few and make the competition a lot better than last year. I personally think New Lambton might come last going off the trial matches they played, only time will tell. It would be real nice though to see Mid Coast and Warners Bay win a few after last year, their first match might be a good one but so will Adamstown Vs Olympic. Which game will you be watching ?
Hopefully we don't see the scorelines we saw last year, where double digit was a normal occurrence.
I will be watching Charlestown v Maitland. I think Charlestown will have a surprise for Maitland.
Are posts getting deleted or am I going crazy?
I think there will be a clear top 4 and bottom. Hopefully I?m wrong but the player incomings to the outgoings haven?t made me think teams have got stronger, except Maitland.
I think the top 4 will be
Maitland
Azzurri
Olympic
Magic
Can?t see Bay and Middies challenging, with Adamstown and New Lambton trying to be the best of the rest.
Let's start with Rnd1 predictions:
Azzurri 3-3 Maitland
Magic 5-2 New Lambton
Adamstown 3-2 Olympic
Warners Bay 2-2 Middy
Azzurri 2-3 Maitland
Magic 3-0 New Lambton
Adamstown 1-3 Olympic
Warners 2-1 Middies
Azzurri V Maitland OFF