Following our exes...................

[Twodogs]

I get confused how players retire through injury which has apparently got too bad, then go and play in local leagues .

With redpath it’s his knees so I imagine that would be a problem no matter what grade I Would have thought.

The physical demands would be less and you know yourself when you get older and start to fall back through the grades the first few games at a lower level you play well because a/ you really don't want to be shown up by players who aren't at your level and b/ you have learned how to duck and dive and take shortcuts while still being an effective player.


Ryan will be fine and props to him for going back to his roots. I hope it works out for him and he enjoys his footy from now on because he looks like he has done anything but that these last few years.

[lemmon]

Redpath has signed with Deer Park. Short odds for 7 in a row I'd have thought.

[Greystache]

Poor old Cryan Gryffindor is going to have his work cut out - his new team didn't win a game this season.

Hopefully things don't get too tough or Riaan might start looking for the door.

[Scraggers]

Ryan Griffin to Port Elliott/Goolwa in the Greater Southern Footy League (back where it all began)

And he takes with him all his trophies and premiership medals ... oh wait.

[Grantysghost]

Redpath has signed with Deer Park. Short odds for 7 in a row I'd have thought.

Not with Josh Hill at St.Albans

[FrediKanoute]

The training and playing demands of the AFL as compared to a local league are worlds apart.

Depends on the injury of course but if his back is the issue then I would imagine dramatically decreasing the kms he has to cover in training and games would make things much easier.

Granted the training demands are less, but I would have though that the recovery processes, the physio's and medico's are non-existent

[Axe Man]

Granted the training demands are less, but I would have though that the recovery processes, the physio's and medico's are non-existent

Granted it's nowhere near an AFL level but my club has trainers, masseuses, physios/chiros available for players and I dare say most clubs would have some level of professional care for the players. Paid players should be expected to fork out for their own treatment out of their payments as well.

[ledge]

Deer park have loaded up again , how do they do it with points and salary cap ?

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Nil

Plenty of fishing and farming and surfing if he's into that.

good on him, awesome get for his old club, and that league. His brother plays there as well. Its about an Hour South of Adelaide (about 30 minutes or so from McLaren Vale)

Don't lose your phone Rian.

[Twodogs]

Deer park have loaded up again , how do they do it with points and salary cap ?

They cheat, how else can they get away with it?. I can only think that the WFRL aren't that concerned with the crowds and the publicity they attract.

[Grantysghost]

Shane Biggs to North Heidelberg Bulldogs in the NFNL.

[bulldogtragic]

Shane Biggs to North Heidelberg Bulldogs in the NFNL.

October 2016 - AFEL Premiership, age 25
November 2018 - North Heidelberg, age 27

That's as impressive a fall from grace as any I can ever remember.

[ledge]

October 2016 - AFEL Premiership, age 25
November 2018 - North Heidelberg, age 27

That's as impressive a fall from grace as any I can ever remember.

Joining the Harvey boys isn’t he ?

[hujsh]

October 2016 - AFEL Premiership, age 25
November 2018 - North Heidelberg, age 27

That's as impressive a fall from grace as any I can ever remember.

Spoke to an inlaw of his a couple months ago who pretty much confirmed what had been said on here about him not really having the drive for AFL footy anymore.

You can call it a fall from grace but it seems like this will suit everyone better. Club has a spot open for someone who wants to play AFL and Biggs gets to play with mates without the hard work of AFL

[westdog54]

Spoke to an inlaw of his a couple months ago who pretty much confirmed what had be said on here about him not really having the drive for AFL footy anymore.

You can call it a fall from grace but it seems like this will suit everyone better. Club has a spot open for someone who wants to play AFL and Biggs gets to play with mates without the hard work of AFL

Agree. Shane Harvey is another that simply didn't have the drive for full time football and that's perfectly fine.

A mate of mine who is a good friend of the Harvey family is adamant that Shane is the more talented of the two brothers. He simply wasn't interested in full time football.