SL 2008

[hopefull laxer]

So the season is a week away, How is everyone looking?
My predictions are as follows (with commentary) I will try to be as unbiased as possible but will declare my alliances are with Moreland.

Grand Final: Eltham Vs Williamstown.
Premiers: Eltham
Issachen Trophy: Angus Cameron.


1st. Eltham: A new coach, The same game plan and more than likely the same result a Grand Final Win. Will probably blood some new kids and start to retire some of the older guys.
2nd. Williamstown: Will be back to there best with some great players returning including the hardest shot in the game Daniel Jennings.
3rd. MCC: Will benefit from having some of that "Eltham succsess rub off on them and if they can keep there core group together will be very competive. Best Defense in the Game.
4th: Surrey Park. Hard to assess if they field a similar team to last year will be competitive with the 3rd and 4th teams how ever size and some experience missing will hurt them.
5th: Moreland: Great young team with a lot of emerging talent. Will relish the jump up into the big time and should be quite successful.
6th Camberwell: Same old Same old. Will probably beat a Surrey or MCC once but will battle with most top teams all year and will labor into 5th.
7th: Footscray: Be there abouts.
8th: Caulfield: Will struggle
9th: Malvern Luck to be in SL

[aus_panther]

So the season is a week away, How is everyone looking?
My predictions are as follows (with commentary) I will try to be as unbiased as possible but will declare my alliances are with Moreland.

Grand Final: Eltham Vs Williamstown.
Premiers: Eltham
Issachen Trophy: Angus Cameron.


1st. Eltham: A new coach, The same game plan and more than likely the same result a Grand Final Win. Will probably blood some new kids and start to retire some of the older guys.
2nd. Williamstown: Will be back to there best with some great players returning including the hardest shot in the game Daniel Jennings.
3rd. MCC: Will benefit from having some of that "Eltham succsess rub off on them and if they can keep there core group together will be very competive. Best Defense in the Game.
4th: Surrey Park. Hard to assess if they field a similar team to last year will be competitive with the 3rd and 4th teams how ever size and some experience missing will hurt them.
5th: Moreland: Great young team with a lot of emerging talent. Will relish the jump up into the big time and should be quite successful.
6th Camberwell: Same old Same old. Will probably beat a Surrey or MCC once but will battle with most top teams all year and will labor into 5th.
7th: Footscray: Be there abouts.
8th: Caulfield: Will struggle
9th: Malvern Luck to be in SL

Good Thread!

I'll use your post as a template

Grand Final

Williamstown V Eltham
Premiers: Eltham
League MVP; draw between Nathan Cameron and Tim Lane

1. Eltham; too much firepower up front and solidity in D to not defend the easiest GF ever won. Injuries early on will see some young blood come through but come finals they'll load up and be fine. I reckon a lot of the boys are getting on a bit so this is the crucial year for tha panthers to blood the kids.

2. Willi. If the rumours are fair dinkum they'll have a x10 better team than last year. I hear Gibbo is running a pretty tight ship this year and giving the Seapigeons a bit of disciplne they have not had in a while. Interesting to see who gets the goalie job. wombat played a blinder in net against Melbourne in the finals last year shuting down marty hyde a few times on the doorstep. scooter is a champ but an ageing one so it will be interesting to see if willy gives the younger a shot or not.

3. Surrey Park; coming off a great year. If they can maintain most of their squad they'll be fine as they have lots of talented an athletic kids. Under 19 players and some who missed out. Tillo in net gives them a chance in every close game. blair also went up a gear in the VLL summer league thing doing some work he had not done in the past. LeGuen if he plays has the chance to stake his claim as one of the best middies in Oz.

4. MCC; will get marty hyde back part way through the season and a few injured guys back from last year. No goalie though as young balfour is OS working. surely rick could get halliwell down to mcc, or lance the old bloke who played d1 in the granny for eltham last year. not pretty but very effective.

5. Camberwell. Who knows what they will dish up? Puscvacieties is injured and brad Ross is still in the wilderness. Cocky is fit though and Tristan ward is fast as hell. As hopefull said, there will be some games they pinch but they are always lacking few 'go to' guys. Sabian johsnon may almost be the best pole to play on a lefty attackman in Vic. very solid. not having a better goalie will hurt them again.

6.Caulfield; lots of guys at training apparently. BUt lets be honest, it's caulfield and aside from luber whose stick handling confuses everyone including his teammates they dnt have a lot of horses to get it done. the rodrigies family are solid kids but they all take stupid shots and waste the ball. May win a couple over MCC and Camberwell.

7.Moreland; solid attack midfield; good goalie; Rian the monster on longpole and a few yanks coming out from jake's school. Lack depth and size. Will not be disgraced.

8. Footscray. Lots of good kids, chris plumb, kane mollison, jim lawerson, nath pobega and tim lane(australia's best long pole ground ball getter) who will be fresh off playing D1 at Hartford in the US. Good luck to them. But again, not much senior leadership and skull mollison can only fill the goal with so many pads!

9. malvern.what to say. Jeffa joy is their favourite son and best player but he's in recovery mode right now and walking like Dr House. they need to get all those late nineties guys out of the broomcloset and/or jail cell and get their club back in action. should have been relegated but history says otherwise. Josh naughton, pat mcgrath and james garret have the club on their young shoulders.

[whistleblower]

Very Good review - Bravo!

[Dill.Lax36]

We have a sick side for SL this year.. We should do okay, i think i might be playing as the 4th longy :)
catch ya on the field.
Angus Cameron will take issachen trophy for sure. he's a freak!

[Laxitive]

I think the only thing that is going to be "sic" this year is the lob sided score sheet against Moreland!
If you are the 4th long pole Dill I will make sure to let you know how bad you are when I score on you at will!

[aus_panther]

dill, a few years back MCC were awesome in Div1. A lot better than you guys were in 07...they even added JT, Rob, Cam Shep to the mix and well they were not 'sick' in the year they joined.

i suspect you will learn the lesson as the season goes along. you have some very good players but quite a distance to go before you are 'sic'.

[aus_panther]

does no one else have an opinion on the teams? come one, id love to read your estimations of each team!

Roy, Whistle, igloo dweller, swankylax...you all seem to think coherently, what say you?

[whistleblower]

Eltham - will not be at full strength till several weeks in. At the moment only 50% of last years side will be pushing for selection. They are fitter than normal and still have more depth than any other club.

Surrey - Have a reasonable list but don't have enough depth. Will no doubt be competitive however you can't win the big games from outside shots! Don't have the physical frames to push through a stronger defence. Can they find a game plan that will shoot 16 goals or a winning score??

Willy - Will always be competitive. The list was quite young last year and will improve in 2008. Same problem as Surrey to many middle sized blokes who can run like hell, but are pushed off the ball in a contest with bigger blokes. Have the talent to take it up to any team...it's just whether they can put there egos away and pass to each other in offence. The goalie situation is a problem the best around 5 years ago has lost his amazing saving ability in close is it time for CANNON...surely??

MCC - Lots of rumours about how they are travelling are going around but you never know whats true till round 1. Can the new coach be welcomed without the old one (before Murray) watching on and making negative comments about everything. (honestly probably not)

Camberwell - Seem to be able to put a good game here and there but have to many holes to fill! It might be a bad year for the Wells if numbers are lost from 07.

Caulfield - Same problem as so many others....some good players but no depth. The bench players would be div 1 or 2 players at other clubs, however they get games at Caulfield. Could of been a good team last year if they still had the 4 players that left in 2005.

Malvern - To many young blokes and not enough old blokes. Will have trouble to keep their list together. Young blokes will come and go and if they get some early big losses they could just be the wooden spoon winners!

Footscray - Seems like a year of Div 1 would of been the better option. You can't play 15 year olds at S/L level. Would of got more players back to the club if they played Div 1. No goalie means big trouble!

Moreland - Seem to be good enough to give teams in S/L a run for their money! But as I have said before there is no comparison between S.L and Div 1. Last year during finals time Eltham SL played Eltham Div 1 and were leading 10 to 1 at quarter time. Beleive or not the SL team played without a goalie for the first half. Will be intresting to see how they fair??

[Dill.Lax36]

I think the only thing that is going to be "sic" this year is the lob sided score sheet against Moreland!
If you are the 4th long pole Dill I will make sure to let you know how bad you are when I score on you at will!

please do so.. just teaches me to play better.. plus im still 16.. so in the years to come i'll stop ya. and yeah i know the team will have to earn the wins and i know that they will try. were a young and enthusiastic club so just expect good things from us in the years to come.

[lax008]

Angus Cameron will take issachen trophy for sure. he's a freak!

What are you on u dill!

[skin11]

heres my thoughts

Eltham; too much depth too much talent nobody comes close

Willy; rumors of returning players will no doubt be confirmed or quashed after round 1. if true will bring them closer to eltham but not close enough

Surrey; need to find a replacement for cam mac(heard hes playing 1s) and offence that has the balls to get inside those big eltham D men should end up 3rd at the end of the year

moreland;too small, Probably a more talented squad than what mcc had when they went up to S/L but much younger and smaller will be 2 much of a hurdle for them to overcome for at least a couple of seasons

Malvern; cant c them finishing the year will drop out like we did after the exodus to footscray in 200?

Footscray; beat caulfield on sat in practice match 12/8 are they improved under Greg Mollo or have Caulfield gone backwards?

Caulfield; c above

MCC; played altona's side missing 8 of our div 1 guys from last year and were very light on for numbers themselves very close score line so it looks like rick has his work cut out for him this year yank goally on the way I hear

Camberwell; what we always expect, will end up middle of the road again

well that s what I reckon.................

[skin11]

What are you on u dill!

I reckon he is on the good going out gear

[igloo dweller]

i think whistleblower's post sums it up nicely. but i'll chip in an extra bit about eltham & moreland...i've not been around willy this preseason, so i've not nothing to add about the fearon's prospects.

im going out on a limb here by suggesting elthamwill start as favourites. premierships are won with talent, depth and experience. talent is obviously strong out in eltham (what with their successful inbreeding program and all). everyone's cottoned onto WB's theme of depth. premierships are won by a team's 'worst' 6 players, and eltham have the best 'worst' 6. finally, they've been playing together for so long. their D and O lines have been relatively unchanged for years (keffa said that he and flem have played alongside one another for around 15 years).

so moreland. given igloo's recipe for success (talent, experience & depth for those with short term memory issues), moreland won't challenge this year. yes, they have a talented list on paper - but so do eltham. so do willy. so do surrey. is their best forward/middie/d-man/ goalie going to be better than their opposition's best each week? unlikely. is there enough depth to cover injuries, stars being held quiet and absentees? nope. and finally, do they know their games and each other's games well enough to be able put it together at either end of the park. no, they don't.

and is gus cameron going to win the league B&F? well, he aint a d-man - so at least he's in with a shot!

[whistleblower]

http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=%40Lacrosse%20Victoria%40106 4%40%40%40%40%40%4065%40%401%40&action=COMPS

it has arrived

[chaza]

hey skin when are you and your bro comming up here for some good queensland fishing ? ps willy will win 2008 flag no doubt they will be chappin at the bit to make a mends for last year

[Dill.Lax36]

Looks like Moreland SL get to go up against the champs... Should be Interesting to see how much we lose by, The whole team will be intimidated to play them first round, i would. Nathan, Rhian, Adrian and Beana are going to be under the pump all game.. Nathan's been looking real good at training lately, so expect some sweet saves from him.

[pumba]

Looks like Moreland SL get to go up against the champs... Should be Interesting to see how much we lose by.

Great attitude to start there hey dill

[Dill.Lax36]

Great attitude to start there hey dill

Dude considering were one of the youngest sides.. going up against the champs for like 4 years running? plus this is the first time Moreland has ever been into SL. And i wasnt really looking at it in that way 'How bad we will be' .. i was thinking about how well we will play to keep minimum goals being scored against, to see how good our defence holds up.

[aus_panther]

dill i think you'll be pleasantly surprise because eltham will be playing well below capacity for the first few rounds.

btw how very nice of LaxVic to welcome Moreland to SL by playing Eltham and Willy first up!

[endoftheline]

My two cents

Eltham Still too good. Their size allows them to impose their own terms on any game and the quality of their execution doesn't hurt. I don't know what difference a new coach will make but as long as he can keep them focused on yet another trophy (don't thin you get sick of winning them) they are looking good.

Willy Coming second hurts and the early mail say that the gulls are making a real go of it. If they use their speed to their advantage I think they should give Eltham a good shake but it's a long season. Certaintly not lacking on the goal keeping front.

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Camberwell I think last year the penny dropped for some that they had the players to give the premiership a serious go. Bit sketchy (need more options to score goals)and i geuss a dark horse but I'm hoping they pull it together and cause a few upsets.

MCC Since entering have proved themselves to be consistent but not the world beaters they expected. Time to kick up a gear with a fairly open competition this year they should consider themselves to have a decent shot. They will need a goalie though.

SURREY Played a Malvern team of Under 16s to SL on the weekend and despite an easy win were not overly impressive. Still they do have a very solid lineup. The quicker they can get the ball from defence to attack the better as the longer they had it in their forward the worse they got.

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Moreland State League is a whole other league baby. They might pull a few rabbits out of the hat but over the whole season will struggle for consistency. Even top 4 is approaching unrealistic. If all their players are like Dillboy here they should focus on the ball and not mouthing off or blowing smoke.

Caulfield Not enough depth means too much responsibility is lumped onto too few. Should be more or less the same as last year.

Footscray Young and talented. Wouldn't underestimate however over four quarters (let alone a season) weaknesses will surface.

Malvern I'll admit (hard to hide) we will struggle this year. Trav Croll is an addition to add some experience to the attack line, with Joff also back but injured however team is still very young. It's a pity few stayed around from the glory days to pass on the flame so to speak but not much we can do about it now. We will be back up there just not yet. Tradition like Malvern's is not easily forgotten.


N.B I don't get to watch much SL so this is just basically bulldust based on what i hear on here and around the traps. Those lines mean that those teams will fight it out for those spots

[Dill.Lax36]

dill i think you'll be pleasantly surprise because eltham will be playing well below capacity for the first few rounds.

btw how very nice of LaxVic to welcome Moreland to SL by playing Eltham and Willy first up!

lol tbh.. i had an idea we'd go up against either willy, surrey or eltham first round.

[fairy]

not! fixture delayed due to proofing for glitches? .....right
c'mon LV play fair pleez

[Laxitive]

SURREY Played a Malvern team of Under 16s to SL on the weekend and despite an easy win were not overly impressive. Still they do have a very solid lineup. The quicker they can get the ball from defence to attack the better as the longer they had it in their forward the worse they got.

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End Of the something? You are kidding are you not? Surrey played there u/16 through to SL without at any stage running any set offensive plays, man up's or defensive motions.
Surrey also played Tillo for a half and an u/18 Goalie for the other half and we still won by 30+ Goals!
"The longer we had it in the forward line the worse it got" what is this based on as it was only in the forward line for no longer than 30 seconds before it was in the net.
On top of this the majority of the boys were more focused on which top to wear with what jeans for the night ahead!

[aus_panther]

SURREY
On top of this the majority of the boys were more focused on which top to wear with what jeans for the night ahead!

Queer eye for the Surrey Guy!

[backpackersLAX]

so first round this weekend any predictions on results???
mcc 16 - malvern 5
footscray 8 - surrey 14
camberwell 10 - caulfield 9
eltham 22+ - moreland 3
willi
just a quick lil guess of wats going to happen, o by the way practice games arent really a good judge of anything for state league, not wen its a mix of juniors and d2/d3 players.... best of luck for the season guys

[aussielax]

so first round this weekend any predictions on results???
mcc 16 - malvern 5
footscray 8 - surrey 14
camberwell 10 - caulfield 9
eltham 22+ - moreland 3


They all sound about right, Although the Camberwell vs Caufield scoreline could change depending on who shows up to play for Camberwell and Caufield.

[backpackersLAX]

AL thats y i put it so close, its always a good game, n caulfield have a new jap, so still running with two this season but one is stuck in japan for another week. should be a good game as a starter for the season for both teams. will i be seein u out on the field this weekend? we might be missin a few due to injury and work... so deffinately should be interesting!!!

[aussielax]

AL thats y i put it so close, its always a good game, n caulfield have a new jap, so still running with two this season but one is stuck in japan for another week. should be a good game as a starter for the season for both teams. will i be seein u out on the field this weekend? we might be missin a few due to injury and work... so deffinately should be interesting!!!

Yeah i should be fronting up for SL this week. And yeah it should be a good game both games last season were pretty tight. To be honest I have no idea who else will be playing for us a lot of guys haven't been training due to other commitments or just simply not showing up and we have had a few retirements a few guys wanting to drop down to the lower divisions a few guys wanting to push for SL and a few comebacks. So we will have to see who shows up to training tomorrow night and who gets picked. At least it's a certainty Brad Ross is playing so we will have someone who will be able to catch your new Jap:thumbsup:

[skin11]

hey skin when are you and your bro comming up here for some good queensland fishing ? ps willy will win 2008 flag no doubt they will be chappin at the bit to make a mends for last year

your back online big fella, good 2 c.
cant c myself leaving the fort for a while, just added a little man 2 the family so I cant c me getting a leave pass 4 a while yet. I gt some of your QLD fishin in october, went up to Hamo island in october 52 blue fin and a marlin in 1 day has to b he best day on the water Ive ever had.

willy needs you back on the wings old timer M Taylor doesnt have the curry u got.............

[Lax-ette]

I'll have a crack..using the same template.

Williamstown - 2008 Premiers.
You heard it here first. Willy have fire in the belly that they havn't had for years. They have been denied any 'meaningful' premiership for 6+ years (excluding their one against Caulfield). With Darren at the helm, who has over the years turned games around single handedly, they are at least going to be well led and directed off the field. Add to this the fact that some of their key players from the past are returning as well as some excellent U'20 prospects, they will be hard to beat come September 13th. Not a lot of hype to date down at the Fearon, but quietly and precisely plotting their comeback.

Eltham - Will still be very strong, but are disjointed early. With some of their most senior and 'high impact' guys possibly not around, for the first part of the season, they will be undermanned. Word from down at the miniature train track is that they are looking underdone and still enjoying their festive season off-cuts. In doubt Reggie, Brooks, Sparksy, Buchanan. Nursing injuries - Mackey, Fry and Ross. Should still get to the GF.

Surrey - Who says size matters? Unfortunately history does on the lacrosse field. Agreeing with earlier observations - Surrey lack any size and therefore any relevant penetration against a bigger Defence. A New Coach, and newish team, probably won't make much difference in 2008. Some senior guys moving on - Moore, Cam Mac, Whitbourne, Spready will be replaced with youth and limited experience. Surrey's hopes will be largely dependent on Tillo in cage and Leguen scoring 8 a game. Should make finals though.

MCC - They'd want to make a go at it in 2008, because the FAB 4 won't be there in 2009. Not a lot of intell on MCC other than the FAB 4 could be heading home to finish their careers. Not sure where that means Arnell will end up - maybe Camberwell where it all began. Clearly the cage will be a big concern for them. Finals - just.

Camberwell - Watch out for the return of one J.Davenport throughout the year (rumour). Strength is their midfield with Cocky, Brad and ??. With Daniel tipped to return after his knee, they should be better placed than last year (provided they don't lose points from their junior program). Like previous observations - they'll compete occassionally, but will likely be the same boring brand. Trouble is - with the exception of a small number, there's not alot coming through for the Chiefs. No Finals.

Malvern - Their 2nd team will be stronger than their S/L team. Ex players banding together spiced up with Big Muz should see them defend their D2 flag...Oh S/L. The are pushing $%^ up hill down there in Costello heartland. Couple of decent young kids, with there only real shining light in Chamberlain, not quite sure whether he's committing or not. Skep will coach and play at times, but he can only carry the team for so long. Wooden Spoon by a mile. Maybe Rick can lure Bozzy, Spiro or Joffa across St Kilda Rd for a MCC Membership?

Moreland - Good Luck to them. Nice to see Clives hardwork paying off. They will beat Malvern and Footscray and maybe give Caulfield a run, but that will be it for 2008. The experience gained will be the key for them for future years. 7th or 8th place. With an excellent year 6th.

Caulfield - Unsure, but probably no real improvement of last year. Their Defence is horrid. Midfiled competitive with James and offense on their day can supprise a few. If Hellings is ripping corners and has stayed off the hamburgers over summer, they may challenge a C'Well, but that's about it. At best 6th.

Footscray - No Idea. Try not to go there too often. Will struggle on throughout the year, propably ruing the fact they are playing S/L. Should beat Malvern (just), but no certainty.

Probably nothing new in here. Good luck to all on Saturday. Keep the checks up and down and off the arm!!

[aussielax]

. Not sure where that means Arnell will end up - maybe Camberwell where it all began.

Haha yeah sure, i'll belive it when i see him down at training!

Camberwell - Watch out for the return of one J.Davenport throughout the year (rumour). Strength is their midfield with Cocky, Brad and ??. With Daniel tipped to return after his knee, they should be better placed than last year (provided they don't lose points from their junior program). Like previous observations - they'll compete occassionally, but will likely be the same boring brand. Trouble is - with the exception of a small number, there's not alot coming through for the Chiefs. No Finals.

I dunno we your getting your rumors from but I haven't heard anything about JD returning to play, Would be great to see him back in the game though.

And we do have talent coming through the problem is we have kids in our under 18's or guys just out of juniors just kicking it down in D2 that have the ability to get some games in SL but are to soft to show up to train seniors week in week out (or at all in some cases!) and just generally don't want to play SL. We will be in trouble in a few years though because of the lack of under 16's and 14's we have at the moment.

[Dill.Lax36]

Word from down at the miniature train track is that they are looking underdone and still enjoying their festive season off-cuts.

haha, Train driver must always be watching lol. Eltham are still favourites to take it this year, even though they wont be at Full strength till a couple weeks in.. they still have the players from Div 1 to make up for it.

I dont think eltham will score 22+.. i'd say 15-20 goals.. and we should pop in about 5 roughly.

[munders]

I dont think eltham will score 22+.. i'd say 15-20 goals.. and we should pop in about 5 roughly.

You guys almost got halfway there :chuckle: Nah, I'm just mucking around. :laugh:

Did you end up playing? If so, how'd you pull up?

It was quite a different team fielded for round 1 as everyone had predicted.

[Dill.Lax36]

You guys almost got halfway there :chuckle: Nah, I'm just mucking around. :laugh:

Did you end up playing? If so, how'd you pull up?

It was quite a different team fielded for round 1 as everyone had predicted.

Na i didnt play because a fourth senior rocked up.. so yeah, I was hoping to play.. because 18's fixtures were buggered for my game. Also div 2 had to give a walkover.. thats why another senior came lol.
I dont think i'll be playing Willy or Eltham this year.. But other teams i should.
I watched the game though, you played good as.

Edit: Most of our shots were on your goalie lol... I was speaking to our D's after the game and they said its alot harder than D1.. you guys didnt do any dodging.. you just made them run alot and get the ball around fast.. real fast.
I had a laugh when Daniel Stiglich cleaned up Adrian when they went for the ball..

[skin11]

Hey cannon some interesting names on the div 1 team sheet for round 1
I noticed 1; S garnsworthy, was he warming up for round 2 or have you finally jumped to the top of the queue at the selection table?
good to see poohey having a crack again is he in town for the whole season or is he travelling again?

[swankylaxer]

The full fixtures are up on sporting pulse

[aus_panther]

Round 2 predictions

caulfield - eltham: i say a 15-7 win to the mighty panthers
moreland - willi: 14-4 willy seapigeons
malvern - c'well: 10-7 camberwell 'cheifs' (what a crap nickname)
surrey - mcc: 13-8 surrey

[Dill.Lax36]

Round 2 predictions

caulfield - eltham: i say a 15-7 win to the mighty panthers
moreland - willi: 14-4 willy seapigeons
malvern - c'well: 10-7 camberwell 'cheifs' (what a crap nickname)
surrey - mcc: 13-8 surrey

Seems about right..
But with some talk of Willy being favs for SL This year.. i think they might get a few more in against us.

[aussielax]

Round 2 predictions

caulfield - eltham: i say a 15-7 win to the mighty panthers
moreland - willi: 14-4 willy seapigeons
malvern - c'well: 10-7 camberwell 'cheifs' (what a crap nickname)
surrey - mcc: 13-8 surrey

Crap nickname? where's your respect for the creators of out game?

[Dill.Lax36]

haha Malvern over Camberwell?

And a crap nickname? where's your respect for the creators of out game?


naa he's just mixed em up.. at first i thought he meant Moreland to beat Willy 14-4, didn't think it was right.

[laxdude136]

he hasnt mixed them up, he has listed the game and then he has listed the score and then he has written who will win.

[aus_panther]

Crap nickname? where's your respect for the creators of out game?

haha, i know aussie...just a cheap dig buddy. chiefs just sounds like a put down in the australian vernacular.

should be the camberwell cayuga.

[aus_panther]

i wasn't too far off on this weeks scores

eltham over caulfield 13-6 with lots missing including smackie

camberwell over malvern 14 - 11 ..good showing Malvern!

Surrey took down MCC's pants and gave them a good hiding 15-6

anyone got the willy moreland scoreline and know who played in goal for willy state league?

[aussielax]

anyone got the willy moreland scoreline and know who played in goal for willy state league?

Wombat played in goals in SL and Scooter played D1 along with Ben Newman, Josh Ardossi and Wes Green against us.

[swankylaxer]

i wasn't too far off on this weeks scores

eltham over caulfield 13-6 with lots missing including smackie

camberwell over malvern 14 - 11 ..good showing Malvern!

Surrey took down MCC's pants and gave them a good hiding 15-6

anyone got the willy moreland scoreline and know who played in goal for willy state league?

Surrey had a good win over MCC however MCC wer missing about 5 or 6 players. Surrey is still missing a couple also so not a true indication of how both teams will go the next time we meet.

[skin11]

Anyone got a rule book handy?
I need to know what the minimum overall length is for long stix

[swankylaxer]

short pole is from 40 to 42 inches and long pole is 52 to 72 inches.

[skin11]

cheers swanky It might just b long enough popped it yesterday..

[little-stick]

It’s time a team believed in there team mates and there own skill. Eltham is yes winning, but are beatable. Every team has a monkey on there back. If a team or player really wants to win they will. Stop playing last years game.

Very happy for Surrey Park a great win over a team with no soul.

[igloo dweller]

It’s time a team believed in there team mates and there own skill. Eltham is yes winning, but are beatable. Every team has a monkey on there back. If a team or player really wants to win they will. Stop playing last years game.

Very happy for Surrey Park a great win over a team with no soul.

dear dr grand poobah his holiness little-stick,

a team with no soul??? that seems much more serious than a team struggling to score on man ups, or who are undersized in defence! how exactly did you diagnose MCC to be 'soul-less'? are there sypmtoms we should look out for? are you some kind of faith healer? and by using your powers, are you able to make moreland beat eltham just because 'they really, really want to win'...?

regards,

igloo dweller

[chaza]

i think little stick was refering to lack of purpose in their game not so much as soul less.mcc new coach give them time to adjust they will get their purpose back and i must say i agree in if you truly want to win and you truelly train like you want to win and you belive you can win then that is exactly what you will do win!!!!!! JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN

[Cutter]

It’s time a team believed in there team mates and there own skill. Eltham is yes winning, but are beatable. Every team has a monkey on there back. If a team or player really wants to win they will. Stop playing last years game.

Very happy for Surrey Park a great win over a team with no soul.

Everyone is beatable on the right day by the right team.

But as we all know, you only need enough wins to make the finals, and then it is just a 2 or 3 game season.

Perform in September when it counts - that's the deal for everyone.

[aus_panther]

well said moose

[aus_panther]

predictions for games this week:

MCC v Footscray ---mcc by 8

Camberwell v Surrey---surrey by 6

Williamstown v Caulfield---willy by 5

Eltham v Malvern---eltham by 12

moreland will get their first 4 points in state league!!!

[hopefull laxer]

Well after 2 Rounds it appears every one was pretty on the money with there selections.

My selections for this week are as follows.

Williamstown v Caulfield - Willy by a lot. Too fast, better skills etc...
Camberwell v Surrey - Surrey by 3 in a tight one. Intersting match up how ever.
Eltham V Malvern - Eltham by a lot. Way to good.
Footscray v MCC - MCC by 8

[aus_panther]

hopeful, how have you found state league so far?

[Dill.Lax36]

moreland will get their first 4 points in state league!!!

Wooooo!! yay... we'll be wrapped :P hahaha

[skin11]

Very happy for Surrey Park a great win over a team with no soul.

By no soul r u refering to the club hoppers or was it just a cheap dig?

[cannon]

Willy over Caulfield 13-6.

We skipped out to an early lead and then injuries took us down to 13 blokes for most of the game. Caulfield were light years better in the 2nd half.

Forbesy must have had about 30 saves, played very well.

[backpackersLAX]

results from this weekends play?
caulfield vs moreland 21 - 3
finally played a whole game not just a second half, luba had ran rampid gettin 8 goals 5 assists...

[laxdude136]

surrey 8 eltham 6

[skin11]

surrey 8 eltham 6

good win for the parkers. How long ago was the last time they beat the eltham boys?

[swankylaxer]

It was a good win for the Surrey Boys. But lets not forget that niether team is at full strentgh and Eltham probably have more players to come back than Surrey. I think the Surrey boys did well not to lose the lead we had at 3/4 time as has happened in other years.

[cannon]

Well done Surrey.

Willy over Malvern 30-3

[Dill.Lax36]

results from this weekends play?
caulfield vs moreland 21 - 3
finally played a whole game not just a second half, luba had ran rampid gettin 8 goals 5 assists...

I was playing on the field next to it.. couldn't help but watch it lol.... caulfield played really good, i have to give it to em. The boys were fair bummed after the game to have lost by that much and going in expecting a closer game than the first couple.
kudos to caulfield tho.

[igloo dweller]

8 to 6 is a tennis score...

It was a good win for the Surrey Boys. But lets not forget that niether team is at full strentgh and Eltham probably have more players to come back than Surrey. I think the Surrey boys did well not to lose the lead we had at 3/4 time as has happened in other years.


Surrey had a good win over MCC however MCC wer missing about 5 or 6 players. Surrey is still missing a couple also so not a true indication of how both teams will go the next time we meet

keeping the lid on things nicely swanky...haha. it wont be kept on if you win this week

[swankylaxer]

Yeh and a couple more out with injuries this week. Couple of fast young fellas in the team will add some speed. Looking forward to the game this week.

Are you playing in goals this week cannon?

[chaza]

what where eltham doin sleeping good win surrey but win the 1 that counts great for self belive !

[aus_panther]

what where eltham doin sleeping good win surrey but win the 1 that counts great for self belive !

hmm, i think that the english translation of chaza's tassie devil-esque sentence would be: What were Eltham doing? Sleeping? Good win by Surrey however winning the game is what counts. The win over Eltham will give Surrey great confidence.


Willy V Surrey should be a fine game to watch. Fastest up and down the field game you might see all year.

[lukeoz]

hmm, i think that the english translation of chaza's tassie devil-esque sentence would be: What were Eltham doing? Sleeping? Good win by Surrey however winning the game is what counts. The win over Eltham will give Surrey great confidence.


Willy V Surrey should be a fine game to watch. Fastest up and down the field game you might see all year.

Actually I think he means Surrey has to win the one that counts, ie the Grand Final

[aus_panther]

Maybe so, who knows!

[piglet]

I was at the game and Surrey looked much better than Eltham. Eltham looked old, fat & slow whereas the Surrey team wasyoung and fast. There were a few young guys on the Surrey team who physically took it to the Stiglich boys.:thumbsup:
Great job Surrey.

[whistleblower]

haha Thats a pisser...

No kidding....We are old fat and slow and we are also the S/L premiers for 1460 days.

Maybe the girls at MCC need to eat more food and drink more piss...

[yaarp]

whistle - in all fairness, i believe malvern were premiers for 10 years running, twice, but right now those players would be pretty fat, slow and quite likely decrepit...in addition, their top team is poo, really poo. just because you still have the premiership after four years (which i'll concede is no easy task) doesn't mean you guys aren't past it now.

piglet - they may look fat and slow and they may actually be fat and slow, but they'll still turn your team of sissy muppets into their gimps to keep in the basement and bring out only on special occasions...even if they may look like they are past it, i don't see you dingleberries looking like you'll even get close to it.

[Lax-ette]

WB - Whilst Eltham will likely get fitter throughout the year and if they add back Darren, Ben and Wade, they will be even stronger - the fact remains they have over eaten, and let themselves go. Double trouble is the fact they have no real depth below their top 18 guys. They're heading in the wrong direction it would seem. Smacks a little of Malvern in the late 90's early 00's.

Yaarp and WB - I think you may be confusing Piglet for someone else. He's definately not from MCC - although I bet they wish he was - particularly in the 80's.

Not supprising to see Willy get over Surrey. Still holding firm on my pres-season prediction of a Willy flag in 08. Question is who will they beat on the day? If Eltham keep eating - it might be Surrey or MCC?

[backpackersLAX]

even tho its only monday whats going to happen this round?
well here's my pics anyway
MCC 8 vs Eltham 15 - even without all top players in still too strong
Footscray 4 vs Willi 20 - the good form of willi will continue gettin better
Malvern 8 vs Caulfield 14 - could be a close game always is with this rivaly
Surry 26 vs Moreland 3 - surry's young running game will be too much for moreland defence
Camberwell BYE

[chaza]

ahh the cream is rising to the top go towns!!!! i will be making my way down to greenwich res to watch the willy v mcc game should be good as for eltham being to fat and to slow they can only get fitter and faster so dont ride em off yet

[cannon]

Willy Surrey was a good solid game.

Both teams with some players to return but it was a good standard for this early in the season.

Surrey are well disciplined at both ends. Young Ham could be a stellar defender very soon methinks.

chaza im sure you have a spot waiting for you on your trip down.

[laxdude136]

agreed, hammy killed ardosi all day, frustrated him enough to throw a completely unnessecary punch which earnt him 3 minutes in the box. funny to watch

also agree it was high standard, still a few things need to be fine tuned on both sides of the bench.

[Englandlax]

I think camberwell would do well they just need one or two more good attackers..

[Corduroy]

What do you know - Ardossi threw a cheap shot (again). He is a class act that kid.

[cannon]

It was hardly a punch, more like pushing the blokes face guard away. The penalty was an overreaction from a ref who was poor the whole game and had let things go too far and had to then demonstrate his authority.

There was a lot of chippy stuff going on the whole game. Butt ends, high hits etc

Even I got a minute for a wild chop on laxdude (he did have the ball though!).

[laxdude136]

haha yeh, i got a wicked bruise from that foul cannon u beast

totally agree though the reffing was sooo very poor the whole game.

[skin11]

Who is Roy ?

[Corduroy]

Andrew Symons.!

Just a washed out mandarin speaking diplomat. Nobody special!

Been away a while canoeing in Panama, so I've missed a bit of the preseason banter.

Skinny, nice to read your self appraisal of your form this year. Having watched you as a young whipper snapper over the years, it's pleasing to hear you're playing the ball and enjoying your game. Hopefully it makes a difference down there in sunny Altona. Keep up the good work.

Peace
Roy

[Dill.Lax36]

well.. i must say im suprised about the results for Moreland Vs Parkers.....
Congrats to the boys, they did well.. next week it should be a different story with some yanks from Jakes school helping out and today Jack Hoffman came back from his overseas trip... He's a handy player to have.

[whistleblower]

Eltham D MCC 13 - 8

Eltham D MELB UNI 20 - 7 div 1

Eltham D Altona 13 - 9 div 2

[skin11]

Andrew Symons.!

Just a washed out mandarin speaking diplomat. Nobody special!

Been away a while canoeing in Panama, so I've missed a bit of the preseason banter.

Skinny, nice to read your self appraisal of your form this year. Having watched you as a young whipper snapper over the years, it's pleasing to hear you're playing the ball and enjoying your game. Hopefully it makes a difference down there in sunny Altona. Keep up the good work.

Peace
Roy

ha ha your hilarious. I was hoping you could buy me a bourbon next week but your boys r coming to ours,or will I still c u at the bar. yes I have been talking myself up a bit but if I dont blow my horn nobody else will.......

[cannon]

SL: Willy 29-1 over Footscray
Div 1: Willy 26 - 2 over MCC

[backpackersLAX]

interesting game at the town hall yesterday, malvern made a huge comeback to end the game in a draw, finished overtime a draw, and malv came out winners in golden goal. i think it was malvern 19 vs caulfield 18
caulfield were up by 7 or 8 at one stage just threw it all away. well done to malv tho

[fairy]

SL: Willy 29-1 over Footscray
Div 1: Willy 26 - 2 over MCC

OMG! on both counts

[skin11]

SL: Willy 29-1 over Footscray
Div 1: Willy 26 - 2 over MCC

Looks like a score from the early 90s, can the towners return to their dominating ways of old??????????????

[aus_panther]

Looks like a score from the early 90s, can the towners return to their dominating ways of old??????????????

too early to tell i reckon becuz aside from surrey they've played the easier teams ie; they have MCC, Cwell and the mighty panthers to come in the next three weeks. make an assessment after everyone has played each other once.

those scores are an improvement on last year though. from what i hear and see on sportingpulse willy have a yank and a few familiar heads back around the place. just means the rest of us have to get our injured blokes back on the park.

speaking of, what the hell happened with surrey moreland? 12-7? i can see moreland scoring 7 but geeze SP only scoring 12 on a budget backline like morelands....swankylax, what say you?

[swankylaxer]

Injuries and a lack of trying

[Dill.Lax36]

Thought you'd slack off because your playing moreland?
Great reason why surrey wont be taking the title anytime soon.

[chaza]

no please dont say its true willy have a yank !!!! he must be married to a willy person i hope not that its a bad thing but what next brad bell as coach

[swankylaxer]

You need to take a good look at yourself Dill, comments like that, from someone like you, don't mean alot. If you think that any of the top sides have had their full team in against Moreland then you are as DILL as you seem.

[Dill.Lax36]

You need to take a good look at yourself Dill, comments like that, from someone like you, don't mean alot. If you think that any of the top sides have had their full team in against Moreland then you are as DILL as you seem.

yeah whatever you say... since you seem to be top dog around here.

[skin11]

no please dont say its true willy have a yank !!!! he must be married to a willy person i hope not that its a bad thing but what next brad bell as coach

He's married to stacey Morlang isnt he? Cannon any info?
Chaza wtf do you mean "i hope not that its a bad thing"

[skin11]

You need to take a good look at yourself Dill, comments like that, from someone like you, don't mean alot. If you think that any of the top sides have had their full team in against Moreland then you are as DILL as you seem.

Swank Dillon Bird is corey worthington we all need to put a black ban on him and nobody reply to any more of his dribble


Dill my final word to you is put more effort into your own game instead of having an uneducated opinion on everyone elses you are obviosly passionate about lax but you are only in the early days of your carreer and still have a hell of alot to learn. wish u well with rep try outs and hope you manage to get a game with the S/L team in the near future so you can make a more informed comment.

keep the cheap talk for the school yard
we dont want to hear it here

[cannon]

He's married to stacey Morlang isnt he? Cannon any info?

Indeed he is. Part of the furniture now.

[swankylaxer]

Which one is he Cannon, I didn't take any notice when we played you.

Skin I think Chaza meant to put a comma between the words Hope and not.

[chaza]

sorry guys having 2 differnent conversations. the message is i hope he is married to a willy person.Not that it is a bad thing but what next brad bell as coach (when i was growing up there they would not concieve the idea of importing a yank and as for brad bell its a private joke for he hated willy lacrosse thats what i am implying how times have changed mind you for the better i think ps if he is married to a morlang then he must be a good bloke) there hope my english is better this tmie

[chaza]

see all you guys in melbourne next week hope to play against Aussie under 19 with malvern never thought i would say that but times have changed and saturday watch watch the love of my life WILLIAMSTOWN !!!! CHEERS CHAZA

[cannon]

Which one is he Cannon, I didn't take any notice when we played you.

Didn't play against SP swank. He was in the magoo's i think.

[skin11]

see all you guys in melbourne next week hope to play against Aussie under 19 with malvern never thought i would say that but times have changed and saturday watch watch the love of my life WILLIAMSTOWN !!!! CHEERS CHAZA

Give me a call when your down we will have to have a drink and catch up!!!!!
my mobile anyone else wants a drink call me but dont bother with prank calls.....cheers big ears......

[chaza]

allright skinny get mini as well and we shall all get hammered cheers charlie

[aus_panther]

so, willy look they're crusing...beating c'well with only 14 players according to sportinpulse website and no sam marqard either.

can eltham or surrey catch em come finals?

[vic laxette]

Swank Dillon Bird is corey worthington we all need to put a black ban on him and nobody reply to any more of his dribble


Dill my final word to you is put more effort into your own game instead of having an uneducated opinion on everyone elses you are obviosly passionate about lax but you are only in the early days of your carreer and still have a hell of alot to learn. wish u well with rep try outs and hope you manage to get a game with the S/L team in the near future so you can make a more informed comment.

keep the cheap talk for the school yard
we dont want to hear it here
Finally, a good reply offering sound advice to a novice who has too much time on his hands -will buy you a drink next time around buddy, when I'm in town!

[swankylaxer]

Anyone know how the Willy Eltham S/L game went today?

[whistleblower]

Not sure Swank but I think this was the score...anyway Eltham by 1.

Willy 12

Eltham 13

Panthers up by 3 early in the 3rd then neck and neck for the rest. Willy scored to go one up with 7 minutes to go but goal disallowed and 3 minute penalty for illegal stick. The last 55 seconds took over 10 minutes to play because of fights, timeouts, shots and more fights.

[swankylaxer]

Thanks WB, sounds like a good game to have watched.

[laxorgy]

Swanky popped down to see the game. Was a good game, good hits and good defence by both games. A few of the red heads got a bit testy as did a few of the smurfs from eltham. Eltham ran out winners in the end. Willy had the opportunity to win but some one from Eltham called a stick check as WB said. From that point i think willy were out of it. The two stiglichs played well as did both goalies. From the sideline i would say that Willy still look the goods. Kendall looks very slow as does nicholas but in fairness to eltham Fleming and fry didnt play. For Willy Marquard looked under done and it was surprising to see Mat taylor and Ceville on the side lines. Should be an interesting finals.

[aus_panther]

it was a good game and a nice day down at the seaside. bit chilly tho!

willy have been doing some renovations they now have a brand new astro turf 'box' out the back of the club and a verandah out the front and an old rockin chair! all looks well on that front. i wonder if they used political connections to get that done!

anyway, good game to watch

Eltham look solid but not great and Willy look a few brain snaps from being a much better team. Both goalie played well but willy had awful shot selection, smackey made alot of regulation sitck side saves and scooter made some sweet ones at the end but let some rubbish in early and gave away a dumb penalty which was milked for all it was worth by some acting (well done WB!).

willy's D will be better when they get welsh, cevelle ad little taylor back and eltham will be ALOT better with benny wolfman fleming back on the park and tim fry.

the stig boys werent running rampant but stood up when they needed to

that stick check was the game breaker turned a 1 goal lead to a 1 goal deficit really quickly.

anyway, good fun and good beer. finals will be better than last year.

[skin11]

having the game on sunday was a ripper I know it was only because of the club champs last week but it is worth considering playing match of the week or at least 1 S/L game on a friday night or on the sunday so everyone who plays can get to look at some quality lax before the finals come around...
anyone got thoughts?

[pumba]

having the game on sunday was a ripper I know it was only because of the club champs last week but it is worth considering playing match of the week or at least 1 S/L game on a friday night or on the sunday so everyone who plays can get to look at some quality lax before the finals come around...
anyone got thoughts?

Would be good. Under lights with some other people who also would not regularly see lacrosse....

[Dill.Lax36]

Yeah was a massive turnout on sunday. Got to see a fair few mates & watch a great quality game. Shame im 10 months off being 18.

Awesome game played, probablly best game i've seen this year so far.

Congrats to eltham for the win on enemy turf.

[igloo dweller]

half way thru the year now folks....what do you think? predicted grand finalists? players that caught your eye?

i reckon it's pretty much same same. the top 3 focussing on the 'real season', MCC and camberwell fighting for the finals and the rest struggling a little.

caulfield are the misfits...pushing camberwell, eltham and willy, but getting smashed by surrey and getting done by malvern.

what say you?

[aus_panther]

Caulfield flogged by Eltham

Malvern beat Cambwerwell

MCC pushed Surrey

Willi flogged Moreland

igloo man it looks like a 3 horse race. willi beat surrey, surrey beat eltham and eltham beat willi. healthy competition i spose.

[Cutter]

I think this year is going to be the best finals series in a long time, with 3 serious contenders.
As we all know, it's the end of season form that counts, and we're a long way off still.
I think Willy are the favourites this year. They went down to Eltham by 1, but have several guys to come back in, not to mention the return of Wes Green, who i believe is back in August.
Surrey are much improved and playing disciplined lax.
While Eltham is struggling to find form, and aren't scoring as freely as previous years.
Should be agood close battle....!

[aus_panther]

all pretty predictable games this weekdn.

eltham will beat malvern...even though according to sportingpulse joy is back in the cage and paul cook has been playing

mcc will touch up footscray

willy ought to handle caulfield handsomely

the only interesting game is cambewell surrey. camberwell should be pretty angry at their effort last week losing to malvern and surrey goes to sleep for at least a qtr every week. upset brewing?

[aus_panther]

hmm, malvern 10 eltham 13. eltham missing steve mackey in a big way here as well as benno fleming and malvern enjoying having brad currie, cookster and joffa all playing.

i guess camberwell have really fallen to bits. fair old pumping by the parkers.

lets hope that everyones old bones can heal over the 2 week break. i know mine need to!

[aus_panther]

So, now we are back to our local competitions.

How does everyone see Vic SL panning out?

This week:

Moreland v Caulfield - Caulfield ought to win by a few.

Camberwell v Footscray - C'well should win by alot

Williamstown v Malvern - Willy should win handsomely but Malvern are a much better team than they have been and should not be taken lightly.

Game of the Round

Eltham v Surrey Park - this should be a corker and an exciting game. Surrey denied Eltham the ball last time around and ground out a win off the back of some great play by Tillo and Spready. i'd expect it to be more high scoring that the 8-6 scorline last time.

My tip, as Surrey has presumably not got Kehoe is that eltham will win by 3 or 4.

[swankylaxer]

Kehoe, Leguen and Andrewarthur all out with injury

[aus_panther]

So, swank did you feel like you miss those 3 players?

I was close, Eltham by 6. Nathan Stig with 6. He's a beast.

All the other games went as predicted.

This week:

MCC v Camberwell: if Camberwell are any chance of making the finals they'd wanna start putting it together starting this weekend with their nearest opponent MCC. MCC to win this one.

Surrey v Willy: another finals preview. I'm going to call an upset with Surrey to win by 2

[swankylaxer]

A.P. yeh 3 other players not available to fill the wholes on thursday at selections. Thus we started with 15 players. missing a large L/P that helped to slow down Nath last time. Good to see the guys still had some fight in them in the last quater unfortunately the game was already won. Hopefully we can get back to full strength and give a better showing this week against Willy.

[Lax-ette]

I think the season is unfolding predictably thus far. Eltham are getting stronger for the run home. I see Reggie is being nursed back in, Scooter and Wombat are both being qualified up and down, for the run home (smart Gibbo!), and it would appear after a solid start - Surrey are fading.

I am still sticking with my pre-season predication. A flag for Willy in 2008. They have greater depth and more scoring options than any of the other top teams. Disagreeing with AP - I'll say Willy by 5 against SP. Based on last week - 2 goals for SP at 3QTR time against a depleted (no Flem) Eltham defense. Not promising. Either way, a close finals series would be great.

[Corduroy]

Swank,

I'd hardly say Noofa scoring 4G 2A (out of 6 goals) was containment. Dan with one - yes, but Noofa.....?? Stopping him is not Surrey's problem - it's scoring a match winning total (ie 14+ goals).

Panthers v Seagulls final - gonna be close.

Royston.

[igloo dweller]

willy v surrey promises to be a pretty intense game. with eltham winning against surrey last week, this game effectively becomes a play-off for a double-chance.

surrey will at least take some heart with their last quarter effort against the panthers, while willy will be looking to regain some form after a couple off sub-par performances against caulfield and malvern.

the mcc v camberwell game is do-or-die for camberwell, but i dont get the feeling that it'll turn out nicely for them.

[aus_panther]

snuck out to the seaside today after a late phonecall told me the game was moved from Mont Albert and saw surrey make my tip look poor (took the clipboard for notes too).

willy won 12-9 after clawing abck from a 5-2 deficit at qtr time. surrey had tonnes of posession, i reckon 70 percent of the game (especially first half), again their attack was patient.

willy's D sorted themselves out after qtr time and wombat played very well in the last 3 qtrs. mike sullavan, willy's yank was very shifty and clever he controlled the tempo all day up front.

#18 for surrey was good on attack and big wazza ran alot of midfield.

umpiring was pretty shyte but didnt change the game.

willy had more run and class up front, and thier D only allowed 4 after qtr time while the early domenant surrey D got tired late.

decent game to watch, for what its worth i reckon tillo and wombat are the top keepers in SL right now. tillo was the backbone without being brilliant today.

[westsidelax]

if surrey controlled it for most of the game how did they only score 4 after qtr time??? they will not win the big games until they throw a decent score!!! whilst there d is very solid they cant be expected to keep the best sides to under 10 goals!!! by the sounds of it wombat won the battle of the aus u19 goalies today... but at the same time surreys shooting was fairly pedestrian!!! where as willy's attack, when they had the ball was very potent! ham did a sensational job on ardossi tho, he is one to watch for the next aussie team!!

[aus_panther]

swanky im suprised you ave had no input to the discussion of the game last week. what are your reactions? why do you think you lost a winnable game?

so, this week we have

Eltham v MCC

Willy v Footscray

Caulfield v Malvern

Moreland v Surrey

Camberwelll - bye


only one in dispute is MCC Eltham can Rico turn up the heat on his old buddies? can he shove it up the eltham mothers club?

Surrey and Willy would be nuts to not practice new plays and strings against Moreland and Footisgray.

[snake]

only one in dispute is MCC Eltham can Rico turn up the heat on his old buddies? can he shove it up the eltham mothers club?


What do you mean by eltham mothers club???

[skin11]

What do you mean by eltham mothers club???

BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

[swankylaxer]

A.P. I think it all started on Thursday when the VLA decided to stop us from training and then forced our home game to the other side of the city. Nah thats no true but it didn't help that we couldn't practice some things on Thursday night.

I think we stoped being agressive in attack and held the ball to much without going towards the goal. This didn't make the Willy D work hard enough and didn't produce enough shots to get the 5 goals a quater that we got in the first. Going into both the Eltham and Willy games with only 15 players I think has an effect on the middies with their work rates as well. So I think they were a bit tired at the end of the game. All in all we need to play the way we did in the first quater for a whole game.

We will fix a few things in the next couple of games and then we have the bye before the finals for everyone to get over their niggles.

[fairy]

only one in dispute is MCC Eltham can Rico turn up the heat on his old buddies? can he shove it up the eltham mothers club?



heat was applied-right on. Eltham 12 def MCC 11 -winning gaol scored last 2 mins of the game. MCC offence looks much improved.

[ponyboy144]

pretty good weekend of lax that just pasted, Eltham over MCC by one, heard it was a hard fought game.

Also does anyone know where finals are going to be held this year??

[aus_panther]

What do you mean by eltham mothers club???

you know what i mean snake, don't be daft!


how did today go for everyone? i went down to tassie to watch the mighty hawks:naughty:

[whistleblower]

State League

Eltham 20

Camberwell 2

[swankylaxer]

S/L
Surrey 23

Caulfield 2

[fairy]

Willi 14

Mcc 4

[aus_panther]

Willi 14

Mcc 4

Fairy were you at the game?

care to elaborate on the game? who payed well?

looks like MCC's offense went to sleep?

[fairy]

yes....... right on a.pan- offence looked entirely different from prev. week.
disappointing, but all credit to towners-lookin a welloiled machine

[Lax-ette]

2 Rounds to go!

Still going to keep my money on Willy at this stage, but will admit Eltham are strengthening for the run home. Key inclusions over the past month or so have been Fleming and Reggie. Both big game players. Still need to share to scoring load though and not rely so heavily on Nathan and Daniel.

How are the Predictions holding up for the 2008 thus far? Probably in a better position to judge now we’re so far down the track.

State League (Vince Healy)

B&F: Nathan Stiglich (finally to pip Dan). R/U: - D.Spreadborough. Roughie - C.Lander

Div 1.

B&F: D.Cliffe (Mini) R/U W.Hammond. Roughie: Scooter Garnsworthy

Div 2.

B&F: S. Bown R/U A.Holmes Roughie: P.Cook

Div 3

B&F: M.Lewer R/U: G Meredith – Roughie M.Keen

[aus_panther]

I think Eltham are favourites, Willy arent far behind but i just get that sense that the panthers recent success will bring them over the line in the end.

you can bet you bottom dollar that the game out at eltham in the last round will be a weird one. both teams will meet the next week and would be silly to show any moves.

[fairy]

MCC 18 - Moreland 4

more scores pls???????

[swankylaxer]

Surrey 25
Malvern 9

[backpackersLAX]

caulfield 10
footscray 16

[aus_panther]

eltham willi tomorrow.

should be interesting.

[Cutter]

Eltham 13 willy 8

[fairy]

MCC 26-Caulfield 3

[aus_panther]

Eltham 13 willy 8

Yeah this was an interesting game.

Eltham bolted early, willi just did not look ready or willing to play. Eltham were getting one on ones with ease. after jumping out to a 5-0 lead it was even scoring after that. Eltham d was superb with most of willy's goals being on manup. Willy's clearing was poor. A much different look to the one that I saw against Surrey a few weeks back.

Eltham had the ball for most of the day and to be blunt if it weren't for some solid goalkeeping for willy then eltham would have pantsed them.

Reggie and Brooksy were dominant in the middle.

Ardossi got beat by Ross all day and Morlang was a non factor. Sullivan and Jennings did alot for willi the golders were too good.

Ryan G was on the sideline for willy and D Stig not there for eltham.

[Cutter]

So what are everyone's finals predictions for this weekend??

[snake]

Eltham's firsts V Willi's firsts
Eltham's seconds V Altona's firsts
Eltham's thirds V Malvern's seconds

Should be a good hit out. I'm gonna pick Eltham across the board (but I am a little biased)

[igloo dweller]

So what are everyone's finals predictions for this weekend??

you would think that surrey run too deep across the park for mcc - who rely on starky to throw eleventy million to beat top sides. surrey by 6.

eltham smashed us last week, the 13-8 result flattering us. i'm confident that our depth and talent will allow us to bounce back this week, but we'll need to win more 50-50 balls and find the cage more during 6 on 6 play (easily said). willy by 2.

[swankylaxer]

I'm disappointed that we can't get to watch the other S/L game(Eltham/Willy). Will be a great game. I am quietly confident that Surrey will make it through to the second week of finals.
Good luck to all playing the finals this weekend

[fairy]

SL Eltham 14-Willi 7
Surrey Park 14-MCC 9

Div 1 Altona 18-Eltham 8
Surrey Park 10-Willi 8
Div 2 Mlavern def Eltham

Div 3 Willi def Surrey Park
Malvern def MCC

Under 18 GF Williamstown Premiers over Camberwell

[aus_panther]

So, the mighty panthers go into their 5th GF in a row by beating Willy pretty handsomely. Good hard game this, lots of physical stuff from both teams. Willy just cant penetrate the eltham D to get any really good shots. They were taking 'shoot and hope' shots whilst Eltham's attck worked the ball for the good one in front of the goal.

Surrey MCC looked tight all day but SP drew away at the end. Anyone watch it closely? What was the go?

So next week,

SL: Willy V SP
Div 1: Eltham V SP
Div 2: ??
Div 3: Malvern v SP

SP won the under 16's too..they have some serious man-children down at Surrey. Good times ahead.

[fairy]

Div 2 Eltham vs Camberwell

SP and MCC closely contested all da. 5-5 half time. SP only brought it home in the last 10 mins. game played in good spirit.pity for the boyz at MCC that they go no further than 07 result.-but finals experience for their young guns...Bullock,Egan n Hyde.

[Lax supporter]

Hopefully whoever wins out of Willy and SP will make it a descent GF against Eltham. Did anyone catch the U18 GF between Willy and Camberwell how dominate was that Willy Team they didn't seem to have a weak player in there whole line up.

[westsidelax]

what happened today?? again surrey wasnt upto it in the big game?? what was the story?