2013 State Game - SANFL v NEAFL (Northern Conference), Saturday 11 May 2013 @ City Mazda Stadium

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Saturday 11 May 2013
City Mazda Stadium

2:10pm

The best of the SANFL take on the best of the Northern Conference of the NEAFL on Saturday. Will the higher standard of the SANFL notch up a win, or will the stronger of the two NEAFL conferences cause an upset?

Go SANFL. Even though Iam helping out the NEAFL

Five years ago it was half price ($5) for season ticket holders to see the match against the VFL. This is not even half price for season ticket holders!

i'll be there because of the free tickets i got from 'wrong number Phil'. This match has no history or tradition which means it has little or no meaning & it is a no win scenario for ''the Croweaters'' if we win, well we are expected to win but if we lose what kind of laughing stock will that make us throughout Australia ? & there is no way known we could then class ourselves as the best in the state league in the nation either......i don't even think the SANFL want these games to continue given the fact it goes up against an AFL match, surely a representation match should be played away from AFL games or indeed when they have the week off

bayman wrote:i'll be there because of the free tickets i got from 'wrong number Phil'. This match has no history or tradition which means it has little or no meaning & it is a no win scenario for ''the Croweaters'' if we win, well we are expected to win but if we lose what kind of laughing stock will that make us throughout Australia ? & there is no way known we could then class ourselves as the best in the state league in the nation either......i don't even think the SANFL want these games to continue given the fact it goes up against an AFL match, surely a representation match should be played away from AFL games or indeed when they have the week off

Just continue to play SANFL games this week instead of having a week of for a farce, and that way we finish 1 week earlier and play our grand final 1 week before the AFL, same as the WAFL.

testy wrote:

bayman wrote:i'll be there because of the free tickets i got from 'wrong number Phil'. This match has no history or tradition which means it has little or no meaning & it is a no win scenario for ''the Croweaters'' if we win, well we are expected to win but if we lose what kind of laughing stock will that make us throughout Australia ? & there is no way known we could then class ourselves as the best in the state league in the nation either......i don't even think the SANFL want these games to continue given the fact it goes up against an AFL match, surely a representation match should be played away from AFL games or indeed when they have the week off

Just continue to play SANFL games this week instead of having a week of for a farce, and that way we finish 1 week earlier and play our grand final 1 week before the AFL, same as the WAFL.

But if we played the SANFL round this week, we would play the Grand Final the same weekend as the AFL. I actually still like the fact that we have our Grand Final a week later than the AFL. We get a lot more media coverage than if it was on at the same time as the AFL or in fact the week before.

robranisgod wrote:

testy wrote:

bayman wrote:i'll be there because of the free tickets i got from 'wrong number Phil'. This match has no history or tradition which means it has little or no meaning & it is a no win scenario for ''the Croweaters'' if we win, well we are expected to win but if we lose what kind of laughing stock will that make us throughout Australia ? & there is no way known we could then class ourselves as the best in the state league in the nation either......i don't even think the SANFL want these games to continue given the fact it goes up against an AFL match, surely a representation match should be played away from AFL games or indeed when they have the week off

Just continue to play SANFL games this week instead of having a week of for a farce, and that way we finish 1 week earlier and play our grand final 1 week before the AFL, same as the WAFL.

But if we played the SANFL round this week, we would play the Grand Final the same weekend as the AFL. I actually still like the fact that we have our Grand Final a week later than the AFL. We get a lot more media coverage than if it was on at the same time as the AFL or in fact the week before.

Agree RIG.

The final team of 22 has been picked for this game against the NEAFL...

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2030/

Michael Coad and Korey Beard drop out fo the squad of 24 and will be the 2 emergencies...

SANFL site wrote:
SANFL
F: Meiklejohn, Wundke, Campbell
HF: Goldsworthy, Ainger, Beech
C: Jarrad, Schmidt, O’Hara
HB: Ferguson, Georgiou, Thomas
B: Caire, Tippett, Thring

R: Parry, Liddle, Boyd
INT: Gray, Suckling, Cross, Ryswyk
EMG: Coad, Beard

It looks a pretty balanced, quick side for mine. Beard unlucky, perhaps and COady not in great form due to injury issues, so no surprise there...

Having had no State Footy in 2010 & 2011 I am glad we have an annual game returning even if it is against a non-traditional opponent.

SANFL players and their career totals:
James Meiklejohn (Port) 2005-; 151 games, 33 goals, 31 behinds
Michael Wundke (North) 2007; 10; (South) 2011- 59 games, 174.81
Matt Campbell (North) 2005-06; 13; 43 games, 57.22
Matthew Goldsworthy (Eagles) 2008-; 78 games, 86.55
Andrew Ainger (South) 2011-12 (Eagles) 2013; 36 games, 70.33
Jonathon Beech (West) 2008-; 73 games, 72.47
Luke Jarrad (Eagles) 2006-; 154 games, 63.54
Chris Schmidt (West) 2006; 2009-; 53 games, 8.9
Brayden O'Hara (Central) 2008-; 84 games, 48.42
Ryan Ferguson (West) 2008-; 93 games, 25.15
Alexis Georgiou (Norwood) 2010-; 65 games, 0.3
Paul Thomas (Central) 2001-04; 06-; 217 games, 57.60
Daniel Caire (West) 2006-; 132 games, 21.22
Joel Tippett (West) 2012-; 27 games, 0.0
George Thring (Sturt) 2007-08 (North) 2009-; 78 games, 34.31
Craig Parry (Port) 2003-04 (South) 2005-09 (Eagles) 2010-; 167 games, 57.29
Nick Liddle (South) 2010-; 67 games, 32.18
James Boyd (South) 2007-09 (Central) 2010-; 94 games, 41.33
Sam Gray (Port) 2009-; 53 games, 42.29
Mat Suckling (Norwood) 2011-; 47 games, 12.10
Joel Cross (South) 2011-; 47 games, 23.23
Leigh Ryswyk (North) 2006-; 137 games, 121.97

Michael Coad (Sturt) 2002-09; 13; 93 games, 87.47
Kory Beard (Port) 2009-; 53 games, 11.18

NEAFL players with SANFL experience:
Cameron Ilett (Port) 2002; 04-06; 57 games, 21.14
Brad Vassal (Norwood) 2004-06; (Sturt) 09-10; 43 games, 29.20
Wayde Mills (Glenelg) 2009-10 43 games, 3.1

Hey Folks,

Thanks to RPH Adelaide, I have some FREE double passes (2 x adult tickets) for the big state game tomorrow...

Send me a PM with your FULL name and I will pop them in an envelope marked to your attention and leave them at the main ticket gate when I get there in the morning, for you to collect tomorrow when you get there...

There is only a limited number available, so first in, best dressed...

I will post in here again when the tickets have been taken...

Cheers,

BP

RPH Footy ‏@RPHFooty

@NEAFL_Northern tricked the #SANFL spies tonight, training at City Mazda Stadium an hour earlier than published time. #statepride #sneaky

How many ended up attending this game?

How good is Ryan Ferguson?

One of the greats of the WAFC.

howthewestwaswon wrote:How many ended up attending this game?

1,500

howthewestwaswon wrote:How many ended up attending this game?

no idea of the official attendance but sadly i'd be surprised if it was more than 1,800

Thanks fellas. Shame, but I understand that the opponent was not a 'traditional' one.

redandblack wrote:How good is Ryan Ferguson?

One of the greats of the WAFC.

yep he was awesome .Was his age correct in the budget at 31 ? If so twilight of his career ?