Balmain land another one....

[Pekay]

LETS JUST SEE IF HE CAN PLAY AT SYDNEYAFL LEVEL!!!!!!! Are you serious??? I am going to level this alone as surely its just bait you are throwing out?? I suggest everyone walks away from this comment as its one of the most ridiculous comments I have heard.....

The only reason I can think of behind this comment is whether he can adjust to the slower pace of Sydney football as opposed to VFL. Otherwise, it's just plain weird. The bloke played over 100 games in the AFL, he's no mug.

[48 Hour Detox]

Deadly Bustamove, time will tell. I know I would rather have a no body named Withers than a machine. Lets just see whether he can play footy at SydneyAFL level and how many games he plays. Your comment regarding anyone who plays AFL/VFL deserving respect is crap. Their have been plenty of duds/athletes/sons of guns/brothers of guns that have been on AFL/VFL lists.

LETS JUST SEE IF HE CAN PLAY AT SYDNEYAFL LEVEL!!!!!!! Are you serious??? I am going to level this alone as surely its just bait you are throwing out?? I suggest everyone walks away from this comment as its one of the most ridiculous comments I have heard.....

[48 Hour Detox]

I know you are excited 48hrs but i think you are a little of the pace with a few of your comments. Saddington WAS a handy player at the swans in his time there years ago. He will not be the best CHF in this comp by a mile as you put it. Their is a bloke called Matt Withers that plays at the Wests Football Club who is one of the best players in the state, border clubs included. Not sure if you have heard of him but he goes allright. Janis Blums mainly plays at Fullback and is not the best CHB in the comp. You obviously got a game in the A Grade Ammos so you think it is @@@@ hot but some players outside each clubs top 8 would get a game in that comp. I dont disagree that their premiers would beat our premiers by 6-10 goals but I think you are pumping it up a bit too much. Could luck this year though champ

The Duck, I completely understand your sentiments. No, I do not know Withers as a player or a person, so would not want to comment. Saddington was a marked player in an infinately better comp than Syd AFL, in prob the second best comp in Australia. All accounts he is killing it at training (someone posted it here earlier) so I dare say he will be a gun. I am sorry, and this is not a comment on Withers, but killing it here in Syd is nothing compared to being a good player in the VFL, WAFL or SANFL. People ned to realise that a good or even a great SYd player means nothing. I have seen Syd players, very good Syd players, come to Melb and struggle to play reserve grade VFL. Its not a step up, its a huge giant leap!!! Again, not a comment on Withers, but to suggest a player who never played AFL (correct me if I am wrong) who never was a gun VFL player, is going to be a better player than someone of Saddington calibre is a little short-sighted.

As you said, time will tell.......how about we put on wager on who finishes higher in the comps B&F???? Come on mate?

Re Janis Blums, I am only going from what TWO opposition coaches have told me over the past month. I know two Premier Div Coaches (not Balmain) and they rated Janis Blums as one of the best CHB in the comp. So can only go from what they said.

My comments were aimed at a comment that someone would be surprised if Balmain made the finals. Again, not suggesting they will play in a GF or anything, but surely people wouldn;t be surprised if they made top 5??

[The Duck]

Deadly Bustamove, time will tell. I know I would rather have a no body named Withers than a machine. Lets just see whether he can play footy at SydneyAFL level and how many games he plays. Your comment regarding anyone who plays AFL/VFL deserving respect is crap. Their have been plenty of duds/athletes/sons of guns/brothers of guns that have been on AFL/VFL lists.

[bustamove]

are you serious duck?
Saddington is a machine. Anyone who plays AFL/VFL deserves a little respect.
Withers is a no body, So is Blums.

[The Duck]

I know you are excited 48hrs but i think you are a little of the pace with a few of your comments. Saddington WAS a handy player at the swans in his time there years ago. He will not be the best CHF in this comp by a mile as you put it. Their is a bloke called Matt Withers that plays at the Wests Football Club who is one of the best players in the state, border clubs included. Not sure if you have heard of him but he goes allright. Janis Blums mainly plays at Fullback and is not the best CHB in the comp. You obviously got a game in the A Grade Ammos so you think it is @@@@ hot but some players outside each clubs top 8 would get a game in that comp. I dont disagree that their premiers would beat our premiers by 6-10 goals but I think you are pumping it up a bit too much. Could luck this year though champ

[The Purse]

its positive for the area definately (balmain), other clubs though wouldnt come close to being even able to pay the money these bloke would command and want. If clubs could get close I am sure a number of clubs in comp would of tried years ago to get them on board.

[Doped Youth]

I completely agree with $$$ being the issue Purse. But if these blokes can get sydney footy to a level where people take notice, then perhaps companies would think about sponsoring one of the teams in their local area... Just trying to think of some positives

[Norris Lurker]

Whilst I know that there are a lot of guys that make up a footy club, is Sydney AFL that strong that a team adding 4 guys with AFL experience to their list is still a mile off being a competitive side?

I don't think anyone really knows. But it will be interesting to find out.....

[The Purse]

other quality players would come for dollars, clubs in the league operate on tight budgets, some more than others, the only way Balmain have been able to is with the $$$ coming from a development, without this coming off it would be odds on none would of signed and the club would of seriously struggled yet again.

Fortunately for them, serious coin has come along and they can buy who they like, I am sure most other clubs would try too if they had the $$$ but reality is clubs struggle, Balmain was one of worst in prior years if this didnt come off would of been interesting how things would of turned out.

There would be hardly any other team in the comp with the $$$ available to go close to what Balmain is spending, so attracting ex swans and afl players would be highly unlikely.

[Doped Youth]

Now im no balmain Danny Glover by any stretch, but surely having these names in the comp could only promote sydney footy and perhaps attract more quality players to other clubs in the league?

[The Purse]

48 Hour....

You are right there on most parts, with $$$ spent and team they are buying there should definately make the finals, it is clearly obvious to anyone there with the list they are buying they should be up there.

They are clearly a team with a new found fortune and using it well to buy up, any club who comes into that money would.

Who could blame a ex afl star seeking some extra cash to not try get some more, there would be no way any of those guys would of signed up to play in the SFL unless serious coin was offered which is clearly is now started to be thrown around, those guys wouldnt play for nothing or a small amount.

Balmain is my tip for definate finals, if not up there with being one a few teams for early fav's for the flag.

[48 Hour Detox]

Will be interesting to see if it translates to results and also if it is value for money given the (alleged) sums being paid. From the Sydney AFL site it seems the Tiges have lost a few players so whilst Saddo, Schmidts and Sunny can only improve the side I'd be surprised to see them push for the finals.

Are you guys crazy???? Balmain will have the best mid-field in the comp, no question. Tim Schmidt got 62 touches in a game in the Canberra league a year or so ago. 62 touches!!! Thats more than some blokes get in 6 games!! His brother played in the SANFL....so a much better comp than SFL, so he will be a gun. Saddington at CHF....the best CHF in the comp BY A MILE. They have a new FF who played A grade ammo's, again a much better standard than SFL and was on the Collingoowd rookie list for awhile. They have also picked up another couple gun A Grade ammo players from Melb who will kill it. Having played A Grad Ammo's, the Ammo premiership team would win this comp by 6 to 7 goals. The best players in each team in Syd would be good A Grade players, but its the depth. So players 8 to 22 would not get a run in A Grade. Then add in Janis Blums, one of the best CHB in the comp, if not the best....so all of a sudden the spine looks better than anyones in the comp with the best mid-field going around...oh and throw in a little know player named Nic Fosdike!

My mate who is at Balmain and involved in board, said that a lot of the younger players are really stepping up too. He also alluded to another gun joining the club.

End of the day, Balmain's top 8 or 9 players would be in any clubs top 10 or 11. No other team could genuinely say that. Sure their bottom 5 or 6 may not be regular 1st graders in an East Coast Eagles team, but to say you'd be suprised if they made the finals??

What will an opposition coach do in the mid-field?? Tag Schmidt? no player in Syd woudl be smart enough to do that. If they try, great, then you have his brother and Fosdike (my mate said he will play, just not every game) doing what they want. Then you have the best CHF in the comp who played in the VFL grand final last year. Saddington will kill it!! They will kick to him or the new FF (name elludes me) who again is a gun too....

Ball turns over and Balmain have Janis Blums at CHB and two new A Graders from Melb...oh and Sundquist!

I'm not saying they will win the flag, not at all....but to say they won't make the top 5 (I think its top 5) or more to the point, to say you'll be surprised if they do????

Some of you need to get off the "bagging Balmain" bandwagopn, put whatever baggage you have, behind you and actualy think about it.

[ShortHalfHead]

Obviously they must have also added Hungry Jacks to their sponsors list

Hehe.

If all these signings are true, Nick will go well in reserves

[tara]

Add Nick Davis to the ever growing list down at DockerLand.

Obviously they must have also added Hungry Jacks to their sponsors list