It will be WPH, Dragons and Normo fighting for top spot and are lighyears ahead of the comp. STA and WRR for 4th. The rest of the comp is so so weak. Ryde Saints are a joke and have a collective weight of about 200kg in their team. Epping Eastwood try to play out from the back when their team is full of gimps that shit themselves on the ball. And for North Epping, the least said about them the better
Its only two games in but the results are very similar to last years.
Penno, Epping Eastwood all starting slow but will no doubt gain some momentum half way through the season. It's almost guaranteed to happen.
West Penno with a full fit squad are going to be up there no doubt and I can't see them in the bottom half like last season.
North Epping are garbage. Last season they pretty much played 10 behind the ball and then countered at the right times. That's how they fluked points last season and it will need to be their strategy if they want to scrap out of relegation. Their midfield are so dysfunctional and turn over the ball so poorly, it's embarrassing at times.
Normo starting off well as they have done every season. Watch them drop points come 5 or 6 games in. Happens every year. They are the equivalent of Leicester City. Choke when it matters.
>>>You need to give your head a serious wobble if you think NERDS are a good outfit - never heard so much drivel in my life
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>>correct - they are shite.
>>They honestly don't belong in the premier league.
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>>actually they will be as good as Epping fc red haha
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>If that epping SL team is a sign of what the next generaton of players are then this comp is in more trouble than i think
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Majority of the Junior Division 1 sides are looking like this future. I don't think clubs like St Andrews, Epping Eastwood, Normanhurst etc. have the junior pool talent to progress through the ranks and maintain a top quality level of football.
The quality of Premier League has significantly been decreased over the last 5 years and I believe it will be at the level of First Grade Super League in the next 10 years. The culture of football has changed for the worst and its showing on a grass-roots level.
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For u21s: Dragons (if it's the same team as last 2 years, I'm not sure) were the stand-out team the last 2 years, winning 5+ nill often. Theyre a bunch of former npl kids I believe. St Pats have a decent 21s team too. Not sure about the others.
When are Ryde Panthers actually going to bring something to the table for SL/PL? Surely a club that size needs to pull their finger out and have a long hard look at themselves...
>So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
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>So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
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>So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
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>So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
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>>So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
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>>>So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
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> ------------------------------------------ Exactly how well-run clubs like WPH do it. Dying clubs like Saints and NER don't have a bright PL future
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We will start to see in a couple of years premier league only being a 3 horse race. as soon as the current batch of st andrews and saints go and first grade epping eastwood, i think that may be the very last we see from them in this division
ghfa is a dieing compitition ever since hills teams left its been turned to rubbish the future is green not even dock from back to the future can save you idiots whens the next game at peno synthetic ill go down there to have a laugh half the players take longer to turn than the queen mary
>>So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
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What pathways?! They have no junior teams in Div 1 until 18s. They are not developing their own players and just have a commitee member associated with Spirit funneling the players in.
Highly doubt there would be many players in their 18s,21s and PL that would have played much of their junior football with the Dragons.
>>>So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
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>What pathways?! They have no junior teams in Div 1 until 18s. They are not developing their own players and just have a commitee member associated with Spirit funneling the players in.
>Highly doubt there would be many players in their 18s,21s and PL that would have played much of their junior football with the Dragons.
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Mac dragons have a few ex spirit coaches pulling quality in.
There is that and the location of the club which is very central for bordering associations which makes it very attractive for some people with the commute.
Thank goodness one of the clubs in that region had the brain power to put a squad together. None from that area have been compeitive for years(Ravens,West Ryde, Putney, Gladesville Sharks, HFC, Mac Uni,Hunters Hill).
Maybe the squad doesn't have juniors, but who cares, if they can put together a decent PL setup, good luck to them.
And alot of thos U21/1 from last year were ex spirit off cuts - well thats what the rumours are.
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>Mac dragons have a few ex spirit coaches pulling quality in.
>There is that and the location of the club which is very central for bordering associations which makes it very attractive for some people with the commute.
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>Thank goodness one of the clubs in that region had the brain power to put a squad together. None from that area have been compeitive for years(Ravens,West Ryde, Putney, Gladesville Sharks, HFC, Mac Uni,Hunters Hill).
>Maybe the squad doesn't have juniors, but who cares, if they can put together a decent PL setup, good luck to them.
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Your last comment is incorrect. The majority of that 21s team had been together for many years and many had never played anywhere but Mac
Forget dragons and there players from 18s, 21s going to PL. we have some guys in our team who have been part of the club for more than 10 years. I myself have played for 13 years for the same club. Now that's loyalty and a pathway.
Bit harsh mate. 13 years in any sport let alone at the same club is definitely an achievement. Longevity and loyalty is admirable. Only thing is I don't think that's particularly unique. I know of some older blokes who have been playing for 20+ years though not necessarily in PL. There definitely look to be some guys in their late 30s still playing PL which is definitely a big deal.
all rubbish clubs cant believe this is like my wife watching the bold and the beautyful no wonder this association gone backwards you bunch of big girls
WPH seem to have recovered quite well following a lull during the COVID season
Mac Dragons again strong start could be hard to stop, Normanhurst typically start well but fade away once other teams match fitness returns. Ryde Saints and Nerds likely to fight out for last place. Hawks and Penno too early to see but I doubt any of them would get relegated. EEW and STA both quite a negative style of play and love to grind to results, either of them could be top 4 or mid table.
Mac Dragons and WPH the teams to beat this season.
My money on Ryde Saints to get relegated and West Ryde Rovers will finish somewhere between 6th to 9th
>WPH seem to have recovered quite well following a lull during the COVID season
>Mac Dragons again strong start could be hard to stop, Normanhurst typically start well but fade away once other teams match fitness returns. Ryde Saints and Nerds likely to fight out for last place. Hawks and Penno too early to see but I doubt any of them would get relegated. EEW and STA both quite a negative style of play and love to grind to results, either of them could be top 4 or mid table.
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>Mac Dragons and WPH the teams to beat this season.
>My money on Ryde Saints to get relegated and West Ryde Rovers will finish somewhere between 6th to 9th
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Have you watch the woodies play
They are hopeless this year and will get no where near the top 4
Hawks
wrote on 09-Apr-22 20:07Hawks 3 St Andrew's 2
Eagle Boys
wrote on 09-Apr-22 20:43Normo 3 Vs Nerds 0
Dragger
wrote on 09-Apr-22 21:09Dragons 2
Penno 0
Saints
wrote on 09-Apr-22 22:20Saints 1
West Ryde 2
Sleeping Lion
wrote on 10-Apr-22 03:12WPH 2
EEW 1
Long year…
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long year for nerds ....
Can they invent a disease to save them in PL again?
Or are they focusing too much on a super league team in the pre season...
Toovey
wrote on 10-Apr-22 08:17How bad were they,same gaffe.
craig fozter
wrote on 10-Apr-22 08:43NER may as well relegate themselves now
Marching in
wrote on 10-Apr-22 08:46What happened to saints
I thought they were going to win the league
Freddy
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>What happened to saints
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jog on buddy
what a fantasy
Too early
wrote on 10-Apr-22 10:44Too early to call that WPH and Dragons will run away with the comp and be a two horse race? Liverpool vs Man City style
Gary Neville
wrote on 10-Apr-22 11:38It will be WPH, Dragons and Normo fighting for top spot and are lighyears ahead of the comp. STA and WRR for 4th. The rest of the comp is so so weak. Ryde Saints are a joke and have a collective weight of about 200kg in their team. Epping Eastwood try to play out from the back when their team is full of gimps that shit themselves on the ball. And for North Epping, the least said about them the better
Similar to last season
wrote on 10-Apr-22 11:53Its only two games in but the results are very similar to last years.
Penno, Epping Eastwood all starting slow but will no doubt gain some momentum half way through the season. It's almost guaranteed to happen.
West Penno with a full fit squad are going to be up there no doubt and I can't see them in the bottom half like last season.
North Epping are garbage. Last season they pretty much played 10 behind the ball and then countered at the right times. That's how they fluked points last season and it will need to be their strategy if they want to scrap out of relegation. Their midfield are so dysfunctional and turn over the ball so poorly, it's embarrassing at times.
Normo starting off well as they have done every season. Watch them drop points come 5 or 6 games in. Happens every year. They are the equivalent of Leicester City. Choke when it matters.
Nappies
wrote on 10-Apr-22 11:58It should also be called out that whilst the hawks striker is a decent player, he may perhaps be better suited to sumo wrestling
E Honda
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muppet
Sushi Hub
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He isn't playing this year.
jog on fairy princess
Ned chat
wrote on 10-Apr-22 22:12I find it hilarious that people come and talk about how shit north Epping are expecting them to be a walk in park.
they are a good outfit, you watch them jump saints and maybe Hawks...
Penno park
wrote on 10-Apr-22 22:14Also, if mac dragons and Normo are what they say they are, then you can't write Penno off.
playing them both in the first 2 weeks.
Drivel
wrote on 10-Apr-22 23:56You need to give your head a serious wobble if you think NERDS are a good outfit - never heard so much drivel in my life
Shite
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correct - they are shite.
They honestly don't belong in the premier league.
actually they will be as good as Epping fc red haha
Fhshdb
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But they got beaten by both ?
future
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>correct - they are shite.
>They honestly don't belong in the premier league.
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>actually they will be as good as Epping fc red haha
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If that epping SL team is a sign of what the next generaton of players are then this comp is in more trouble than i think
Decrease of Quality
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>>correct - they are shite.
>>They honestly don't belong in the premier league.
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>>actually they will be as good as Epping fc red haha
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>If that epping SL team is a sign of what the next generaton of players are then this comp is in more trouble than i think
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Majority of the Junior Division 1 sides are looking like this future. I don't think clubs like St Andrews, Epping Eastwood, Normanhurst etc. have the junior pool talent to progress through the ranks and maintain a top quality level of football.
The quality of Premier League has significantly been decreased over the last 5 years and I believe it will be at the level of First Grade Super League in the next 10 years. The culture of football has changed for the worst and its showing on a grass-roots level.
Who ?
wrote on 11-Apr-22 20:26Which club has the best 21s and 18s teams?
Junior
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For u21s: Dragons (if it's the same team as last 2 years, I'm not sure) were the stand-out team the last 2 years, winning 5+ nill often. Theyre a bunch of former npl kids I believe. St Pats have a decent 21s team too. Not sure about the others.
Dragons guy
wrote on 12-Apr-22 08:43Dragons 21s of the last few years are no longer.
This team lost a handful of games over several seasons.
PL has taken the best of that bunch.
Dragons 18s are a red hot team and you will find most of them will be in the PL squad very soon
Dragons FTW
wrote on 12-Apr-22 13:30So what you are saying is dragons is the future, we should all stop pretending...
Not Penrith
wrote on 12-Apr-22 13:35When are Ryde Panthers actually going to bring something to the table for SL/PL? Surely a club that size needs to pull their finger out and have a long hard look at themselves...
Dragons Guy
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Hah no im just explaining what happened to our 21s and what our PL do.
Im sure most clubs have similar pathways
Dragons Guy
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Hah no im just explaining what happened to our 21s and what our PL do.
Im sure most clubs have similar pathways
Dragons Guy
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Hah no im just explaining what happened to our 21s and what our PL do.
Im sure most clubs have similar pathways
Dragons Guy
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Hah no im just explaining what happened to our 21s and what our PL do.
Im sure most clubs have similar pathways
Dragons Guy
wrote on 12-Apr-22 13:58Sorry about that, computer froze then it posted all :/
Bill Haley
wrote on 12-Apr-22 17:05Dragons Guy wrote:
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Hah no im just explaining what happened to our 21s and what our PL do.
Im sure most clubs have similar pathways
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Exactly how well-run clubs like WPH do it.
Dying clubs like Saints and NER don't have a bright PL future
mud
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Hah no im just explaining what happened to our 21s and what our PL do.
Im sure most clubs have similar pathways
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Exactly how well-run clubs like WPH do it.
Dying clubs like Saints and NER don't have a bright PL future
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We will start to see in a couple of years premier league only being a 3 horse race. as soon as the current batch of st andrews and saints go and first grade epping eastwood, i think that may be the very last we see from them in this division
Now
wrote on 13-Apr-22 06:06Some would say its a 3 horse race now....
CDog
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Now that your computer works - update your golden boot :-P
kenthurst keith
wrote on 13-Apr-22 17:31ghfa is a dieing compitition ever since hills teams left its been turned to rubbish the future is green not even dock from back to the future can save you idiots whens the next game at peno synthetic ill go down there to have a laugh half the players take longer to turn than the queen mary
Come watch princess..
wrote on 13-Apr-22 21:20It's on this weekend.
come down and watch the top 2 do battle.
Mighty North Epping vs Ryde Saints
Pathways?!
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Im sure most clubs have similar pathways
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What pathways?! They have no junior teams in Div 1 until 18s. They are not developing their own players and just have a commitee member associated with Spirit funneling the players in.
Highly doubt there would be many players in their 18s,21s and PL that would have played much of their junior football with the Dragons.
No idea
wrote on 14-Apr-22 08:00Dragons PL have a total of ZERO players from Spirit. And we have no Committee members from Spirit. Good try though
RTS
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Im sure most clubs have similar pathways
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>What pathways?! They have no junior teams in Div 1 until 18s. They are not developing their own players and just have a commitee member associated with Spirit funneling the players in.
>Highly doubt there would be many players in their 18s,21s and PL that would have played much of their junior football with the Dragons.
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Looks like you have an axe to grind with Mac for some reason.
Someone a few comments ago stated they have a bunch of 21s in there PL squad this season.
And a quick look shows they have 16/1, 18/1 and 21/1 this season.
Wrong on a few counts me thinks
Well Done
wrote on 14-Apr-22 14:00Mac dragons have a few ex spirit coaches pulling quality in.
There is that and the location of the club which is very central for bordering associations which makes it very attractive for some people with the commute.
Thank goodness one of the clubs in that region had the brain power to put a squad together. None from that area have been compeitive for years(Ravens,West Ryde, Putney, Gladesville Sharks, HFC, Mac Uni,Hunters Hill).
Maybe the squad doesn't have juniors, but who cares, if they can put together a decent PL setup, good luck to them.
And alot of thos U21/1 from last year were ex spirit off cuts - well thats what the rumours are.
Barnes
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>There is that and the location of the club which is very central for bordering associations which makes it very attractive for some people with the commute.
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>Thank goodness one of the clubs in that region had the brain power to put a squad together. None from that area have been compeitive for years(Ravens,West Ryde, Putney, Gladesville Sharks, HFC, Mac Uni,Hunters Hill).
>Maybe the squad doesn't have juniors, but who cares, if they can put together a decent PL setup, good luck to them.
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>And alot of thos U21/1 from last year were ex spirit off cuts - well thats what the rumours are.
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Your last comment is incorrect.
The majority of that 21s team had been together for many years and many had never played anywhere but Mac
Legacy
wrote on 14-Apr-22 21:08Forget dragons and there players from 18s, 21s going to PL. we have some guys in our team who have been part of the club for more than 10 years. I myself have played for 13 years for the same club. Now that's loyalty and a pathway.
What a hero
wrote on 14-Apr-22 21:16Ok mate, good on you. Which club are you from? Might be 13 years of mediocrity.
Harsh
wrote on 15-Apr-22 08:25Bit harsh mate. 13 years in any sport let alone at the same club is definitely an achievement. Longevity and loyalty is admirable. Only thing is I don't think that's particularly unique. I know of some older blokes who have been playing for 20+ years though not necessarily in PL. There definitely look to be some guys in their late 30s still playing PL which is definitely a big deal.
kenthurst keith
wrote on 15-Apr-22 10:19all rubbish clubs cant believe this is like my wife watching the bold and the beautyful no wonder this association gone backwards you bunch of big girls
I wonder
wrote on 15-Apr-22 13:53I wonder what club has the current longest serving PL player? I know EEW/HWK/WPH/STA have a few oldies still running around
North Epping Stunner
wrote on 19-Apr-22 06:34North Epping have a 30 season player
probably why they are where they are../
Vet Hawk
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Hawks have a player who has been with them for 26 years(minus a 2 year stint away).
Juice
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26 years in PL! That's impressive, start at 16 or still going mid to late 40s? I thought I did alright with 22 sheesh
Gylfi Sigurdsson
wrote on 21-Apr-22 12:04WPH seem to have recovered quite well following a lull during the COVID season
Mac Dragons again strong start could be hard to stop, Normanhurst typically start well but fade away once other teams match fitness returns. Ryde Saints and Nerds likely to fight out for last place. Hawks and Penno too early to see but I doubt any of them would get relegated. EEW and STA both quite a negative style of play and love to grind to results, either of them could be top 4 or mid table.
Mac Dragons and WPH the teams to beat this season.
My money on Ryde Saints to get relegated and West Ryde Rovers will finish somewhere between 6th to 9th
Hawker
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>26 years in PL! That's impressive, start at 16 or still going mid to late 40s? I thought I did alright with 22 sheesh
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Sorry, not in PL, but with the club. The kids 34, been playing since he was 6 with 2 years off.
Bakers
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>Mac Dragons again strong start could be hard to stop, Normanhurst typically start well but fade away once other teams match fitness returns. Ryde Saints and Nerds likely to fight out for last place. Hawks and Penno too early to see but I doubt any of them would get relegated. EEW and STA both quite a negative style of play and love to grind to results, either of them could be top 4 or mid table.
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>Mac Dragons and WPH the teams to beat this season.
>My money on Ryde Saints to get relegated and West Ryde Rovers will finish somewhere between 6th to 9th
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Have you watch the woodies play
They are hopeless this year and will get no where near the top 4