SANFL Fast Footy

http://sanfl.com.au/sanfl-speeds-fast-footy/ Looks like fun. Feb 9-10

Good concept & well done to the SANFL for following it through.

The idea was first promoted by John Kantilaftas when he was CEO at West & he then approached the Eagles to participate.

Looking Forward to it. Starting to miss my football

Part of me questions why we need to come up with a 'Twenty20' version of our game when our game already lasts a comparable timeframe to a T20 match. Having said that, we've seen Rugby 7's work well for rugby so why not give this a go.

I also think the Fast Footy is a much better concept than AFLX as Fast Footy is still played on an oval.

I assume all 8 SANFL teams will be involved in this.

overall a very good concept, however two things immediately comes to mind & this one worries me a bit & that is what the hardness of the ground are like that they use as any ground at that time of the year are generally rock hard................................perhaps they can do what they do in hockey, that being they water the pitch....the second one is it reminds me of the old lightning carnival days i'm sure most of us were involved in, at school footy

bayman wrote:overall a very good concept, however two things immediately comes to mind & this one worries me a bit & that is what the hardness of the ground are like that they use as any ground at that time of the year are generally rock hard................................perhaps they can do what they do in hockey, that being they water the pitch....the second one is it reminds me of the old lightning carnival days i'm sure most of us were involved in, at school footy

It's only being played at The Parade and with no baseball there this summer, it's looking a lush, picture perfect (soft under foot) playing arena.

That’s now what about then ? Could be rock hard, as I said great concept but perhaps too early or do they do what they do in hockey pre game?

bayman wrote:That’s now what about then ? Could be rock hard, as I said great concept but perhaps too early or do they do what they do in hockey pre game?

They played a lot of women's footy at The Parade around the same time last year, so the ground will be fine.

Ok, only making a point & without proper watering it could be too hard, that is the point I was trying to make....im sure if a couple of players from Central went down with long term injuries would you be saying the same ???

Personally I hope every player from every club gets through unscathed

bayman wrote:Ok, only making a point & without proper watering it could be too hard, that is the point I was trying to make....im sure if a couple of players from Central went down with long term injuries would you be saying the same ???

Personally I hope every player from every club  gets through unscathed

Of course, but I don't think there will be a problem, at all.

Plus, it has proper watering and no doubt they will be conscious of all this and ensure it is pristine.

Big Phil wrote:

bayman wrote:That’s now what about then ? Could be rock hard, as I said great concept but perhaps too early or do they do what they do in hockey pre game?

They played a lot of women's footy at The Parade around the same time last year, so the ground will be fine.

It will also be the home of the Crows AFLW team for next season.

No problem in that case as the afl will pour (pun intended) enough money to have it spot on

An update on the SANFL site. Not sure Norwood is the best venue as it a terrible place to watch footy. I would have selected Glenelg but they may have cricket commitments . This style needs a smaller ground you assume. Thoughts ?

Fast. Fierce. Fun!
Join us at Norwood Oval for a spectacle of fast, fierce football with Australian Unity Fast Footy. Unlimited interchanges, nine-point super goals and a collective prize pool of $20,000 will make for an entertaining two days.
Plus, there’ll be entertainment for the whole family with a DJ, face painting, jumping castle, inflatable footy activities and food trucks in the SANFL Activation Zone.

GATES OPEN: Friday 5:00pm & Saturday 1:00pm
FREE ENTRY

Fixture:
FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY
5:45pm Port Adelaide v. Woodville West Torrens
6:40pm South Adelaide v. North Adelaide
7:35pm Glenelg v. West Adelaide
8:30pm Norwood v. Sturt

SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY
1:30pm West Adelaide v. Port Adelaide
2:25pm North Adelaide v. Adelaide
3:20pm Woodville West Torrens v. South Adelaide
4:15pm Sturt v. Glenelg
5:10pm Adelaide v. Norwood

SEMI-FINALS
6:40pm First v. Fourth
7:35pm Second v. Third

GRAND FINAL
8:45pm Winner Semi-Final 1 v. Winner Semi-Final 2

Prize Pool:
$10,000 for First Place
$5,000 for Second Place
$2,500 each for Third and Fourth Place.

It's crap IMO, why do the Crows only turn up on the second day and play 2 games while every other club has to do one game on the Friday night and roll up again the next day.?

Might be an error , unless Central are not in it for some reason?

Michael wrote:Might be an error , unless Central are not in it for some reason?

They are not interested and declined the invitation to play in it.

firstblood wrote:

Michael wrote:Might be an error , unless Central are not in it for some reason?

They are not interested and declined the invitation to play in it.

Smart move by Central.....there could be a place for it & the concept is good especially as an entertainment spectacle, but to me it is too early & as mentioned earlier the risk of injury has to be higher than later in the year when the ground would be “softer” so to speak

I’d love to know BP’s thoughts on Central declining the invitation, given his views earlier on.....so your thoughts BP are ???

Thiele wrote:Fast. Fierce. Fun!
Join us at Norwood Oval for a spectacle of fast, fierce football with Australian Unity Fast Footy. Unlimited interchanges, nine-point super goals and a collective prize pool of $20,000 will make for an entertaining two days.
Plus, there’ll be entertainment for the whole family with a DJ, face painting, jumping castle, inflatable footy activities and food trucks in the SANFL Activation Zone.

GATES OPEN: Friday 5:00pm & Saturday 1:00pm
FREE ENTRY

Fixture:
FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY
5:45pm Port Adelaide v. Woodville West Torrens
6:40pm South Adelaide v. North Adelaide
7:35pm Glenelg v. West Adelaide
8:30pm Norwood v. Sturt

SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY
1:30pm West Adelaide v. Port Adelaide
2:25pm North Adelaide v. Adelaide
3:20pm Woodville West Torrens v. South Adelaide
4:15pm Sturt v. Glenelg
5:10pm Adelaide v. Norwood

SEMI-FINALS
6:40pm First v. Fourth
7:35pm Second v. Third

GRAND FINAL
8:45pm Winner Semi-Final 1 v. Winner Semi-Final 2

Prize Pool:
$10,000 for First Place
$5,000 for Second Place
$2,500 each for Third and Fourth Place.

Port and Crows need the prize money.

firstblood wrote:

Michael wrote:Might be an error , unless Central are not in it for some reason?

They are not interested and declined the invitation to play in it.

Part of me sees this as short-sighted from Centrals, especially with $10k for the winner and they're the only club not in it. Having said that, they've had the foresight in the past to see the Foxtel Cup as a failure, and the detrimental effect the AFL Reserves sides had on the competition.

The cynic in me thinks this is a response to being declined a women's licence

Should have they been given a choice ? They are lucky its not promoted.

Don t think Port and Crows can use AFL payers

This is not a new concept. A similar competition was played at the Wayville Showgrounds in 1994. It was promoted as a lightning carnival and may have been 9 a side. North won the competition because they played a very, very small team which ran rings around the opposition. Brett Mancini captained the North side and that is about all I remember of that competition.
It was held in about February.

rocket_rooster wrote:This is not a new concept. A similar competition was played at the Wayville Showgrounds in 1994. It was promoted as a lightning carnival and may have been 9 a side. North won the competition because they played a very, very small team which ran rings around the opposition. Brett Mancini captained the North side and that is about all I remember of that competition.
It was held in about February.

I must be losing it as that doesn’t even ring a bell with me

This is going to be difficult for some on the 2n'd day...from what iv'e been told, after all the games played, as it looks like a premiership type table with percentage is being used, there may be clubs who played early on the 2nd day that will have to wait hours (up to 5 hours for the early gamers) to find out if they made the finals.