2016 National Premier League thread
no bullshit this year or we close the thread and ban cunce
2016 National Premier League thread
no bullshit this year or we close the thread and ban cunce
Go Weston!
Magic
Olympic
Jaffas
Edgeworth
Adamstown
Maitland
Jets
Weston
Azzurri
Valentine
Olympic
Magic
Jaffas
Maitland
Edgeworth
Adamstown
Charlestown
Weston
Jets
Valentine
Jaffas
Magic
Olympic
Edgy
Weston
Jets Yoof
Adamstown
Maitland
Azzurri
Valentine
Edgy
Olympic
Jaffas
Jets
Magic
Maitland
Adamstown
Weston
Azzuri
Valentine
Edgy
Olympic
Magic
Jaffas
Jets
Adamstown
Valentine
Maitland
Weston
Azzuri
Front Runners: Olympic look to have recruited quite well, and i think are probably slight fav's at this point. Even though edgy have lost a few players, i think after doing the double last year they will be right there. However i think edgy need to manage a few key players and ensure they keep them of the pitch all year.
Darkhorse: Maitland have probably recruited best out of any NPL team, and with arguably the best coach in the NPL. Don't be surprised to see them right in there fighting it out at the business end of the season.
Wooden spoon: Unfortunately for Valentine i can't really see them winning to many games. The step up in class i think well be too much, as they haven't recruited enough quality.
Big call that Maitland have recruited best out of any NPL team . Unless they have a few signings i haven't heard about?
I would think either Magic or Olympic but just my opinion.
MAGIC - Jarryd Johnson, Shane Paul ,James Virgili and will have Alex Kanta back
OLYMPIC- Leo Bertos, Daniel Bird, Joel Witherdin and Tom Spencer
[QUOTE=hamburgler;141500]Agreed, besides the Thornton brothers and Russell, not sure who else going to Maitland?[/QUOTE
Who plays left back out of Liam Thornton and Nic Russell
I'd hate to be a promising youth player in those two clubs, always recruiting never promoting
Plenty tipping Magic? Do they have a new coach?
Seriously, if clubs want to be successful and stay successful they need to bring 2-3 players into their playing group every year to freshen things up and that's what these clubs do and do well. To say none of their players come through the ranks to 1st grade is wrong. These 2 clubs retain a core group of 1st grade players and build around. Magic have Higgins, Piddo, Virgili, Griffiths, Haynes, Pettit,l who have all been there for 5 years or more. Throw in Bradbury, Hoole and Kanta who all came through the juniors. So that's 9 of their starting 11 virtually.
Olympic have Swan ,Swan, Hodges, Bailey, Brown, Koina with 5 years plus and Campbell, Davies and Cooper who came through juniors so that's 9 out of their starting 11 in last years Gf.
Maybe the standard to play 1st grade at These Clubs is higher then it is at Southy and other clubs which is why not as many juniors make the step up to 1st grade
If the players that have been at them clubs for five years or more played for another club, that would make that club strong as well...... point is players flock to one club to win championships and $$$ , if all them players played in a orange shirt, light blue shirt or a black and white striped shirt would that club be just as successful.