SANFL 2011 and Leagues Championship Cup

[yob]

Westies are playing Williamstown in the QF of the Sponsor Name Cup this week end. SANFL's 6th V VFL's 3rd, this should be an interesting measure of the leagues. If a lowly SANFL team beats a top ranked VFL team it proves the SANFL is a superior comp, and if the VFL team wins it proves nothing.

[Egan]

Westies are playing Williamstown in the QF of the Sponsor Name Cup this week end. SANFL's 6th V VFL's 3rd, this should be an interesting measure of the leagues. If a lowly SANFL team beats a top ranked VFL team it proves the SANFL is a superior comp, and if the VFL team wins it proves nothing.

East Perth only beat the Thunder by one goal.

[yob]

Westies are playing Williamstown in the QF of the Sponsor Name Cup this week end. SANFL's 6th V VFL's 3rd, this should be an interesting measure of the leagues. If a lowly SANFL team beats a top ranked VFL team it proves the SANFL is a superior comp, and if the VFL team wins it proves nothing.

East Perth only beat the Thunder by one goal.

I've decided from now on I'll only accept the name Real Blunder.

[beastjim]

NT Thunder (Real Blunder) are in great form atm, they are sitting on top of the NEAFL Northern Ladder and haven't lost a game. Some ex AFL players no doubt helping their cause. Also with all of them coming straight in from playing the summer season helps as well.

[U REDS]

SATURDAY
Norwood 7.12 (54)
Central District 7.11 (53)
4,655 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood

North Adelaide 16.8 (104)
Woodville-West Torrens 13.12 (90)
2,347 @ Unleash Solar Oval, Woodville

South Adelaide 16.6 (102)
Glenelg 16.6 (102)
2,526 @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga

SUNDAY
Port Adelaide 14.5 (89)
Sturt 6.15 (51)
3,154 @ AAMI Stadium

Crowd total for Round 10 -- 12,682

[U REDS]

Crowd number for Port vs. Sturt match taken from Round 11 SANFL Budget.

[Soaks]

Crowd number for Port vs. Sturt match taken from Round 11 SANFL Budget.

That was a curtain raiser ?

Thats like saying 500 watched the Magoos cause 2500 turn up to the League game.

[U REDS]

That figure was probably taken at the end of the third quarter.

[Rob]

Time to give Claremont some credit for flogging the Bullants in the Foxtel cup on the weekend.

Looks like the SANFL might even be the 3rd best state league in the country.*

*insert comment about how their best teams squibbed it, so it's no real measure of anything

[yob]

Time to give Claremont some credit for flogging the Bullants in the Foxtel cup on the weekend.

Looks like the SANFL might even be the 3rd best state league in the country.*

*insert comment about how their best teams squibbed it, so it's no real measure of anything

Proves VFL isn't the best.

[Adelaide_United_Red]

Time to give Claremont some credit for flogging the Bullants in the Foxtel cup on the weekend.

Looks like the SANFL might even be the 3rd best state league in the country.*

*insert comment about how their best teams squibbed it, so it's no real measure of anything

Proves VFL isn't the best.

have they ever tried to claim this? I thought it was widely touted that the AFL is/was best, then daylight, then concensus choice SANFL. Mind you I live in Adelaide and support an SANFL club so my understanding of the situation has probably been shaped by the local rag;)

[Rob]

Perhaps the consensus in Adelaide.....

Although despite the result, i'd still well and truly lean towards the VFL as being the strongest league. Take all AFL players out and they'd probably be the strongest, then add 10 AFL clubs' reserves players and its going to improve the standard considerably. Williamstown have flogged both WAFL and SANFL opposition away from home, and when you look at their lineup, it's no surprise.

[Soaks]

Perhaps the consensus in Adelaide.....

Although despite the result, i'd still well and truly lean towards the VFL as being the strongest league. Take all AFL players out and they'd probably be the strongest, then add 10 AFL clubs' reserves players and its going to improve the standard considerably. Williamstown have flogged both WAFL and SANFL opposition away from home, and when you look at their lineup, it's no surprise.

Maybe at a representative level but at club level I don't think there is much between the three leagues.

I think Williamstown and Claremont,on Foxtel Cup results,deserve to be favorites.A SANFL club has only been tested once when Williamstown beat West Adelaide.(but I wouldn't call 3 goals a flogging)

Also,East Perth(who have been shite in the WAFL) beat North Ballarat who in turn beat Williamstown in the VFL last week.Lucky two SANFL clubs play each other next.Guaranteed at least one club in the semi finals.

[U REDS]

Round 11

SATURDAY
Central District 14.8 (92)
Port Adelaide 10.7 (67)
3,479 @ Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth

SUNDAY
Woodville-West Torrens 10.14 (74)
Sturt 10.8 (68)
2,866 @ Commander Centre Oval, Unley

West Adelaide 14.16 (100)
North Adelaide 10.7 (67)
2,794 @ Prospect Oval

MONDAY
Norwood 15.10 (100)
Glenelg 13.8 (86)
6,763 @ Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg

[Rob]

Perhaps the consensus in Adelaide.....

Although despite the result, i'd still well and truly lean towards the VFL as being the strongest league. Take all AFL players out and they'd probably be the strongest, then add 10 AFL clubs' reserves players and its going to improve the standard considerably. Williamstown have flogged both WAFL and SANFL opposition away from home, and when you look at their lineup, it's no surprise.

Maybe at a representative level but at club level I don't think there is much between the three leagues.

I think Williamstown and Claremont,on Foxtel Cup results,deserve to be favorites.A SANFL club has only been tested once when Williamstown beat West Adelaide.(but I wouldn't call 3 goals a flogging)

Only because you probably didn't watch the game. It was all over halfway through the 2nd quarter, Williamstown were killing them. It was only because West Adelaide kicked something like the last 6 goals of the game in junk time that it looked a lot closer than what it actually was.

Although poor Claremont look like they're going to have to travel again in the semis. And then if they win, the final is scheduled for Etihad. They're going to end up doing more travel in the Foxtel Cup alone than most Victorian sides do in an entire AFL season. Couldn't blame them if they got rolled in the semi, it's not like they'd be accustomed to travelling.