WAFL 2016

In light of the recent demise of Ozfooty.net footy forum here in the West which devoted 90% of its content to WAFL football, I thought I would start off this thread and hopefully get a few across to join here and chat WAFL! Carn the mighty Black and whites!!

Very welcome, swandog.

If some do, we'll make this a special WAFL forum.

Lee wrote:Very welcome, swandog.

If some do, we'll make this a special WAFL forum.

That's great Lee, thanks! Hopefully many come across as It is one of the few areas to talk 90% state league footy!

welcome aboard Swandog.....

does Aiden Parker still play for Subiaco ?

No mate he retired 3 years ago, body was cooked

South Fremantle all the way man

Swandog wrote:No mate he retired 3 years ago, body was cooked

thanks, he's a nice lad

Good to see you here SWANDOG.  Shame about OZFOOTY but thats life. Hopefully someone will get a dedicated WAFL site going again via webpage or FB.  Catchya at the game.

oops looks like it is back up as at 31 Jan 0700 wst....

coza wrote:South Fremantle all the way man

South will struggle this year in my view mate, bottom 2 along with East Fremantle

CARDY wrote:Good to see you here SWANDOG.  Shame about OZFOOTY but thats life. Hopefully someone will get a dedicated WAFL site going again via webpage or FB.  Catchya at the game.

oops looks like it is back up as at 31 Jan 0700 wst....

Gday Mate, yeh I saw the site get back up and running, if they can sell then it stays if not then we will have nothing again, but I suppose we can always meet here and the guys said earlier that if enough came over we could have a WAFL Thread, will see what happens with Ozfooty in the meantime, scratchies only 6 weeks away cant wait!!

How close was the WAFL in having this seasons 2016 Grand Final played as a night game ?

Scrappy wrote:How close was the WAFL in having this seasons 2016 Grand Final played as a night game ?

Mate I think it has been in discussion for a number of years now, but my belief is that wont happen until the WAFL moves to the WACA once the AFL eventually move to the new stadium in 2018

bayman wrote:

Swandog wrote:No mate he retired 3 years ago, body was cooked

thanks, he's a nice lad

Yeh was a stalwart back man and has an unbelievable looking missus too! haha I would also retire in his position lol

Swandog wrote:

Scrappy wrote:How close was the WAFL in having this seasons 2016 Grand Final played as a night game ?

Mate I think it has been in discussion for a number of years now, but my belief is that wont happen until the WAFL moves to the WACA once the AFL eventually move to the new stadium in 2018

What will happen to Subiaco Swandog?

Another question.

The WAFL has had AFL players aligned to 2 clubs for longer than the SANFL. (We've only had 2 years of it).

What do you see as the major pros and cons of it?
And would you consider the arrangement provides a fair and even competition?

Does anyone know when clubs will be having intraclubs? I'd like to go watch South Freo.

Bulldogs82 I know that Sth are playing Perth at Lathlain on Feb 27 in a scrachie

Chambo the whole alignment thing is a shambles really, not only for non aligned teams - unfair and just plain disheartening when you see an SD product carving you up playing for East Perth or Peel, and also for stalwart fans of those clubs, mainly EP because they have a long rich history, the fans dont know half their team and each week could be multiple changes making it hard to follow. As far as Subi oval goes, that is still up in the air. Will be a shame to see that go

Thanks mate, sounds a bit the same as here.

When the Crows and to a lesser extent Port players get delisted from the AFL list, they generally go back to the club they started with.

As for what you describe for the team make up, what you describe would be true of Port as they were an original sanfl club. But probably not the same for the Crows. It still seems a struggle to find too many Crows fans at a sanfl match.

The whole set up has made my interest wane somewhat.

isn't it funny how different states have different names for the same thing, reading above you blokes call them 'scratch matches' we call them 'trial matches' & the Vics call them 'practice matches' & these days 'Nab Challenge/Cup matches' just an observation of the quirkiness of the different states, off course we both have 'the budget' & the Vics have 'the record' to me a record was what you put on a record player

Haha Bayman! Thats so true! Yeh I like the quirkieness of the WAFL and SANFL as well the two true state leagues!

Chambo Off To Work We Go wrote:Thanks mate, sounds a bit the same as here.

When the Crows and to a lesser extent Port players get delisted from the AFL list, they generally go back to the club they started with.

As for what you describe for the team make up, what you describe would be true of Port as they were an original sanfl club. But probably not the same for the Crows. It still seems a struggle to find too many Crows fans at a sanfl match.

The whole set up has made my interest wane somewhat.

Yeh It is very disheartening Chambo, but what keeps us at SD going is the youngsters we continually produce, best young talent in the comp and the most draftees. From that point of view its great to be at Bassendean oval every week. Plus watching stalwarts like Justin Simpson and Tallen Ames ply their trade, just to name 2

Chambo Off To Work We Go wrote:Thanks mate, sounds a bit the same as here.

When the Crows and to a lesser extent Port players get delisted from the AFL list, they generally go back to the club they started with.

As for what you describe for the team make up, what you describe would be true of Port as they were an original sanfl club. But probably not the same for the Crows. It still seems a struggle to find too many Crows fans at a sanfl match.

The whole set up has made my interest wane somewhat.

I see Unley on the news tonite Chambo, hosting a scratchie for that other comp, looks in good nick! How many people will fill it?

I read on the Sturt forum that the ground is in the best nick its been for a long time. I guess some AFL coin would help that. But unless they somehow open up the eastern / south-eastern side, I think you would only fit 5000-6000 in.

Back in the day when Rick Davies and Russell Ebert were parading around (1970s), if memory serves it held about 16K for a Port - Sturt game.

I remember when the Blues went back to Unley (circa 2000) it was reported that it only held 5000-odd in its current layout. Since then the eastern wing and southern side of the ground has not been opened up.

I doubt it could be increased much without major alterations. And you would have some very vocal local residents raising hell about that.

Hey Swandog, if its not too much trouble, how about a season preview of how you see the clubs going this year?

For us SA folks, any SA players looking sharp in the WAFL?