This year has been the most competitive NewFM season I can remember - good to see a number of upsets regularly.
Predictions for top 4:
Firsts:
1. Lakes
2. Kahibah
3. BelSwans
4. Wallsend
Belswans to beat Lakes in GF.
23s
1. Lakes
2. Cooks Hill
3. Belswans
4. Kahibah
Lakes to beat Cookers in GF.
19s
1. Belswans
2. Lakes
3. Kahibah
4. Westy
Belswans to beat Kahibah in GF
17s
1. Lakes
2. Westy
3. Wallsend
4. Cooks Hill
GF win to Lakes over Westy in penalty shootout.
Originally Posted by LongSufferingFan
Agree with most of those, I reckon Kahibah for first grade!
Any coaching movements as of late or early for next season?
Have the likes of Rufo/Piggo/Glennie/Tony J (stags coach, is leaving from what I've heard) been contacted by any clubs?
Rufo has signed with belswans to be first grade coach
Last edited by cymonster; 19-07-2016 at 08:17 PM.
Few clubs will be looking at coaches still? Any names or suggestions out there?
Wallsend
Cookers
Stags
Also any standout players?
1st- Sparre (cooks hill) Ash iffiled (Kahibah) Dan march (GK stags)
17s- Kurtis someone?? (lakes 17s) this kid has huge potential and his brother is a decent GK
I'd probably throw Cessnock into the coach debate as I'm not sure if Thomson will continue on next year. Depends on how the club feel. Wallsend and Cookers I feel need a real leader, not just a coach. What they (especially Cooks Hill) with someone like a Gumprecht would be amazing but they'll only be stuck in neutral if they don't think outside the box.
As for standouts, there's plenty across all four grades. Kurtis McRitchie has done well in front of goals in 17's but I think a lot of that has come from the team around him. If he's not at Lakes next year then him and his brother will be at Stags IMO and will fit in well with the local feeling going on there. I wouldn't be surprised to see loads of Toronto/West Lake Mac juniors return home next season.
Some others, mostly for potentials sake who might be worth a look:
-Will Forbes at Cessnock (U/17's Striker): Has played all four games a few times, ultra fit and can score goals.
-Jackson Manning at Wallsend (U/17's CB): Really solid defender. Wallsend are crazy if they let him go. Long-term central defender.
The comp overall is only going to keep improving with the current 17's/19's crop coming through and of course some quality, more experienced players coming from the NPL or elsewhere.
True Ty, have heard they are toronto locals, wonder why they left in the first place
Hows Coos Hill at present after Glennie has left, is the assistant any good? Mal has been around for a few years now and will get the BOYS to play for him
Not sure why they left. I went through last year's stats and saw Kurtis didn't get anywhere near as many goals and has stepped up at Lakes, hench my thoughts about it being a lot to do with the team around him. He's a good player though and I'll be interested to see where he ends up next year.
Cooks Hill's not going too bad but they need a quality coach next year. I like Mal and the assistant (Jarrod) but they really do need someone like Gumprecht or Rufo (obviously those two aren't available) but they need a technical director if not a coach who can really hit home professionalism across the board. I've seen a lot of club philosophies this season and it's fair to say that Kahibah are ahead of Wallsend and far ahead of Cooks Hill after two years at this level.
are you expecting them to stay around, often see the assistant coach at other games and seems keen to learn.... maybe needs to tone it down on the sideline sometimes, that will come with maturity though
Glennie still around at all watching etc? was a decent player from memory
I agree with Ty.
Have seen the Lakes 17's team play live and from what I saw they play a possession based game with quick ball movement.
You need a team of quality players to pull that off in any grade. I saw them play Westy and that night the 2 centre backs were the standouts for me.
Good strikers should excel in that environment - Much harder in an average team as I assume Toronto 17s were last year.
Still the kid can't do any more than put the ball in the back of the net - credit to him.
Not sure of the stats - I assume he will get 17s golden boot Ty?
Last edited by LongSufferingFan; 21-07-2016 at 03:12 PM.
nah think there is a kid from westy scoring goals that will take it
that lakes team is impressive the ball movement and speed they play with
McRitchie will hang on for 17's golden boot IMO. I think it'll be the most even finals series across the grades too. Very exciting four teams heading towards the playoffs and even Kahibah still in with a chance.
As for Cookers, the assistant is keen on staying for the rest of this year but is probably looking around for next season. From what I've heard the club want him to stay. And no Glennie wasn't at the game last weekend.
Ahk fair point, me being a stags local would like to see all locals- all be it local players or coaches back at the club to help move it forward....
its a shame to see them elsewhere, i know him personally and the work he does with the younger ones is good,often attends the younger grades to see who is about the club, a few he gave a chance to in the 22s last year are now in the 1st grade line up at Stags.
Yeah pretty sure he's looking to coach at stags next year, hence why he keeps reffering to himself in the third person lol ,
I hope he likes prison food.......and penis
Have been a supporter of the stags for my entire life... No longer play just enjoy a beer on the hill and get down to watch when the family allows.. As stated he coached our 22s last year and has said he will probably have the year off as Glennie won't be coaching
Loads of Toronto/Westlakes juniors ??? Would be interesting, there is a lot around NPL, but would be a while before they came back in my opinion.
If Toronto were in NPL might be a different story, but would be mad to go back to Newfm, especially around the 18-22 age bracket. could depend on who is coach as well.
As for the U17, again, unfortunately, U17 Newfm is light years away from NPL U17/19.
Would be great for stags to compete again and maybe could keep young talant on the west side of the lake, but would the ones that have left come back ???? GA your young bloke probably wouldn't would he ?? And he was a stag.
And agree new fm 17's is like watching slow motion compared to current NPL 17's
I have watched Lakes 17's and my opinion they would be bottom 1/2 of NPL 17's, suppose we will see next year ??
No, unless in NPL and a good coach, but at the moment very happy with SP and Azzurri
And why not, he is going well there
Would be great to see him with a strong club 😜😄
He is
So 2 weeks still to play and Lakes are the first grade premiers.
Would be ironic if they don't get promoted due to the restructure.
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