Meltdown The Season 38 Sweet FA All-SFA & Hall Of Fame Spectacular - from 7.45pm TONIGHT

[Gralin]

Amazingly well deserved elevation to the HOF absolutely a pillar of the community

 

[Barrybran]

Well deserved Wosh. A consistent contributor publicly and behind the scenes for (most of) the time that I've been here.

 

[Over The Post]

Well done Wosh, congratulations!

 

[Proper Gander]

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It is time for our first hall of fame entry.

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Hall Of Fame - Wosh


Courtesy of Tonga Bob

Wosh



Career stats

Debut: Round 1 Season 20

Games: 285* (CIW 149, ROY 69, MBD 67*)

	Totals	Avg.	League Rank
Games	285	92nd
HitOuts	685	2.40	32nd
Kicks	2193	7.69	72nd
Marks	598	2.10	144th
Handballs	1962	6.88	74th
Tackles	533	1.87	70th
Frees For	314	1.10	66th
Frees Agnst	260	0.91	76th
Goals	273	0.96	61st
Behinds	164	0.58	82nd
Disposals	4155	14.58	75th
DreamTeam	16450	57.72	71st

Highest HitOuts: 22 - Season 32, Round 14 - (Roys FFC) vs. Coney Island Warriors
Highest Kicks: 20 - x2 occasions
Highest Marks: 13 - Season 38, Round QF - (Mount Buller Demons) vs. Dragons FFC
Highest Handballs: 22 - Season 38, Round QF - (Mount Buller Demons) vs. Dragons FFC
Highest Tackles: 13 - Season 25, Round 03 - Las Vegas Bears vs. (Coney Island Warriors)
Highest Disposals: 37 - Season 27, Round 03 - Gold City Royals vs. (Coney Island Warriors)
20+ Disposals: x82 occasions
Highest DreamTeam Points: 143 - Season 27, Round 03 - Gold City Royals vs. (Coney Island Warriors)
100+ DreamTeam Points: x25 occasions
Highest Goals: 8 - Season 35, Round 13 - (Mount Buller Demons) vs. Dragons FFC
5+ Goals: x7 occasions

CV / Accolades & Accomplishments

1 x Premiership: Season 33 (ROY)
6 x All-SFA: Seasons 20-21, 26-27, 34, 37
All-SFA Vice Captain: Season 26
EKA Medallist: Season 20
Frankston Rover Award: Season 35
Coney Island Warriors Captain: Seasons 22-23, 25, 27
Frankston Rover Medallist (Coney Island B&F): Season 21
Coney Island Life Member: Season 26
Wooshette Medallist (Coney Island Leading Goalkicker): Season 20
3 x Pwned Trophy: Seasons 20, 26-27
Broken Medallist (Roys B&F): Season 32
2 x cats2rise Medallist (Mount Buller Leading Goalkicker): Seasons 35-36
Mount Buller Best Defender: Season 37


After the heartbreak of the season 19 grand final, new Coney Island Warriors captain BigJoeD_ looked to build on the work of inaugural captain Frankston Rover by further strengthening an already formidable squad. Joe & Frankie brought in five rookies including club stalwarts Packedlunch & Morganashlee along with Mr Blicavs & Yidaki. The other was a person who would literally become a Warrior Princess who went by the name of Wooshette.

Wooshette, or Wosh as she would eventually be known as, took to the SFA like the proverbial duck to water both on and off the field. On field she topped the Warriors goalkicking list to pick up an award that would later bear her name enroute to a maiden All-SFA selection, while off field she not only won the first of three Pwned Trophies but became the first Coney Islander to win the EKA Medal for best rookie, beating out the likes of Kennedy Parker Van_Dyke craffles and future Warrior Freofalcon.

She then backed this up in her sophomore season by taking out the club best & fairest to go with a second All-SFA nod, and by the third season was elevated to club captain, a post she would hold for four of the next six seasons in what was one of the most active. Match threads commonly had over 20 marauding Warriors, a further two All-SFA blazers were added to the wardrobe including the vice captaincy in season 26, a season in which she became the inaugural Life Member of the Coney Island Warriors. She also started spreading her wings across the league, both with the beginning of a long career in match posting and with her Woosh Magazine series of media but also in the form of forum moderating which she is still heavily involved with. You want a badge? She’s your gal! And she kept bringing the rookies in, most notably a young Ross Lyon cub who she handed the keys to Van Cortland Park over to in season 28. But we’ll get to that later.

The winds of change came in season 30, first with a gap year and then a switch to the BJO to help revitalise a Roys outfit, providing an environment which would entice the likes of Zevon, Aristotle Pickett, hotchilli & tigs2010 to join the league. She would not only take out her second best & fairest award at the Roys and earn a fifth All-SFA selection but, as part of the dominant #WOS#WOSHMOBBSDINGkline, would taste the ultimate team success as the Gorillas took out the season 33 SFA premiership. Her forum administrating continued during this time, which not only included door keeping and standard setting but also supporting SFA admins and Committees alike.

Feeling her work was done at the Roys Wosh made a third move in season 35, this time swapping Roys maroon for Mount Buller red & blue, and again reinvigorated a team that is now one of the most active and fun in the SFA. She led the goalkicking for the Demons in her first two seasons before being adjudged the best defended in her third, as well as picking up a sixth All-SFA selection in season 37. She oversaw yet more recruitment to the league, this time helping to bring rising stars of the league such as Gralin, Scythe94 & p4p1 to Mount Buller among a host of others to the SFA via initiatives such as the tour match on the General Discussion board which doubled as a fundraiser for the Sikh Volunteers Association which raised over $2000, along with an exhibition Werewolf game on the GD board.

She has made significant contributions to three different clubs, she has been a long time forum administrator and match poster, she has assisted admins and Committees and captains, she is both active herself and entices activity out of others, she has advocated for the SFA throughout the whole of BigFooty, she bakes cakes and gives badges and laughs at teammates’ warts, and as of today Wosh becomes the 37th inductee into the Sweet FA Hall of Fame. Please charge your glasses and join me in wishing Wooshette/Wooshy/Wowsh/Wosh the heartiest of congratulations for what is one of the greatest honours in the Sweet FA.



The Filth Wizard

I’ve been a bit lucky to have a chance to read the testimonials for tonight and I don’t want to be an echo chamber so I’ll try to be a bit more personal with both of our inductees tonight. Wosh is just great. There it is. I respect her opinions about the Sweet FA perhaps more than anyone else’s, she believes in the sanctity of this place as much as I do and to be honest the downside of my run for admin this time (shush, there’s only one) is it led to her withdrawing her interest. She is admin standard and she hasn’t faltered here for her entire time in the Sweet FA. She’s not afraid to say if her thoughts differ to mine and while I probably pretend I ignore it the truth is she gives food for thought on everything (just not food for me as I await these promised pickled eggs). I will say similar about the next inductee as well but this place does not exist without people like Wosh and she wholeheartedly deserves her place in the upper echelon, the Hall Of Fame. Maybe I’ll get her to admin that, she can be an upstart again.

Congratulations on your induction, Wosh.


Hate

Expressing just how remarkable Wosh is and her profound impact on the Sweet Football Association is no easy feat. Wosh made her debut back in Season 20. To my great fortune and that of anyone else who has been active during her career, I have had the privilege of witnessing her entire Sweet Football Association career and, more recently, of being her teammate at the Mount Buller Demons. Her Season 20 EKA award victory indicated that Wosh would become a major pillar of our community.

Few individuals can entrench themselves as the face of three separate clubs over a long career. Yet, Wosh has done so while achieving immense success and making significant contributions to all of those clubs. Wosh’s influence and contributions extend far beyond the club level. You would be hard-pressed to find a player as deeply involved in the league as Wosh has been. Her involvement in the simmers committee, league committee, and nearly every foundational aspect of the league is rather impressive. The extent of her impact is impossible to quantify. Wosh is a large part of why the league continues to operate and why people enjoy it - whether through direct interactions with her or through the many aspects of the league she has shaped.

Wosh’s impact off the field has been insurmountable. While her on-field statistics are impressive, they are often deflated due to her willingness and kindness in prioritising the involvement of others before herself. A great example of this happened just last week when I, a hardly posting player, remained silent, and Wosh offered up her position in the team for me or anyone else the leadership group thought appropriate to have.

Wosh’s induction into the Sweet Football Association Hall of Fame is both richly deserved and overdue. It gives me immense pleasure that my name will appear in the same records as hers.

On a personal note, Wosh has been immensely important to numerous people over the years, and I am one of them. She has always been a listener, a point of care and trust, and a great friend. Wosh is one of the few people here with whom my conversations have gone beyond the league, and for that, I am grateful.

Congratulations Wosh, on this well-deserved recognition. Your legacy here will last forever.


Manangatang

We all recognise how Wosh has contributed to many clubs around the Sweet F.A. from an on field and leadership group perspective. She’s been a fantastic organiser and connector at our club most recently but has also become embedded into the culture of the likes of the Warriors and Roys.

While this contribution is impressive, I feel that perhaps her most important contribution is the work she has done (and continues to do) to ensure the board is a space that people want to keep interacting with.

This isn’t just talking about the work she does as a board moderator (that’s work that never leads you to being popular, yet is very important to the culture and fabric of the board), but also from her contribution as a mentor and support for anyone who needs it.

I know that she reaches out to (and hears from) people from any club who look like they might need some help, offering her time and an open inbox to ensure they feel heard.

It’s these little things that help people feel less disconnected and isolated, and encourages them to keep posting and being willing to interact with the sometimes fascinating mix of personalities you can find in the Sweet F.A.

Wosh’s willingness to do this means that she’s so much more than a poster, a leader and a mod. She’s a source of wisdom and guidance to many, and for that I thank her.

On reflection, this is such an obvious inclusion into the Hall of Fame, not to mention absolutely well-deserved.

Thank you and congratulations Wosh


Headless

Since her debut all the way back in Season 20, Wosh has been an absolute institution of the Sweet FA - and she started early, winning the EKA in her first season.

A deeply respected club person at her three clubs (Warriors, Roys, Demons), and across the league more broadly, this induction is richly, richly deserved. Wosh is always somebody to put the team first - to put the league first - and I know isn't one to put individual accolades first, but I'm so glad that the league has recognised Wosh's continued contributions to this place.

I'm extremely lucky to have shared a LG with Wosh over the last several seasons. I have felt welcome, heard, and supported all the way, and I think those are landmark features of Wosh's contributions. She's always inclusive and is all about making this place whatever works for you, acknowledging that, ultimately, we're all just here to have fun.

Wosh's on-field statistics (6x All-Sweet FA, premiership, almost 300 games) are impressive, but it's the off-field Wosh that's most irreplaceable. She has helped to lead this place for a very, very long time, and we're so lucky she has been here to help guide the league's direction.

I feel thankful to Wosh as a teammate and somebody trustworthy with whom I can share a PM.

Thank you, Wosh. And congratulations - nobody is more deserving.




Wosh, on behalf of the Sweet FA Hall Of Fame we welcome you in at #37. Congratulations again.

Couldn’t have suggested a better deserving winner. Thanks Wosh for all the reasons these good people have posted, and for my own set of reasons for being very good and patient with me

 

[moginie]

What legends and all round nice people Wosh Headless Hate

 

[Headless]

Wosh.

 

[Gralin]

What legends and all round nice people Wosh Headless Hate

manangatang right now

 

[PhenomenalV1]

Our centre half back made the move to the Rats and found his way into his sixth side, @serial_thrilla.

Actually I've changed my mind.

If I don't make the side, I'm going to become the Joker.

 

[Gralin]

Actually I've changed my mind.

If I don't make the side, I'm going to become the Joker.

I'm shocked

 

[The Filth Wizard]

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The midfield is the most hotly contested area on the ground in the Sweet FA (unless you decided to slum it for a year in a back pocket to try to score one of these coveted spots). The next three were truly deserving of their spots.


Gralin and Mrs Turbo were both animals on the wing this season, getting plenty of touches to go with their posting prowess. This is Gralin's second appearance and Mrs Turbo's second time in the side.

In his fourth stint in the side, Chipmunk was named in the centre after another sterling season.

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[Tonga Bob]

Cannot possibly angry react this! Many congrats Wosh, richly deserved.

As rich as a Dare Triple Espresso iced coffee you might say.

 

[Gralin]

Mrs Turbo let's run rings around the B team

 

[Over The Post]

And Mrs T... what a night!

 

[Barrybran]

Cannot possibly angry react this! Many congrats Wosh, richly deserved.

As rich as a Dare Triple Espresso iced coffee you might say.

So she's only worth $4?

 

[Tonga Bob]

Mrs Turbo let's run rings around the B team

There's a B team? The Filth Wizard's night just got way longer.

 

[Tonga Bob]

So she's only worth $4?

Some things are worth more than money. That's why Frank Costanza created Festivus.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

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The half forward line sees our first debutant for the night and it is undoubtedly a pleasure to award DERO his first All-SFA guernsey after a seasoned career. Dinsdale was unanimously the number one centre half forward in voting and is in his second side. On the other flank, Grav is fully deserving of his second time in the All-SFA.

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[The Filth Wizard]

There's a B team? The Filth Wizard's night just got way longer.

That reminds me of when ND did a list of the players that nearly made it. I remember spookism melting into the night.

 

[Gralin]

There's a B team? The Filth Wizard's night just got way longer.

I'm sure there's a media piece in it including a match sim

 

[T2B_]

Congrats Wosh !

 

[Gralin]

Wooo DERO

 

[T2B_]

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Welcome all this evening to the Season 38 All-SFA team.

Before I kick off again please let us applaud TheInjuryFactory with tonights sensational visuals.

We will jump straight into it and present the back line of the S38 All-SFA side.

In the back pocket we have Kilroy from the Bombers in his fourth selection.

JoshWoodenSpoon is our S38 fullback and is appearing for the seventh time.

And finally T2B_ is in the side for the fifth time, on the other back pocket.





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Wowee, I actually did not expect to be placing tonight

 

[Gralin]

Wowee, I actually did not expect to be placing tonight

Congratulations mate well deserved too

 

[DERO]

 

[Tonga Bob]

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The half forward line sees our first debutant for the night and it is undoubtedly a pleasure to award DERO his first All-SFA guernsey after a seasoned career. Dinsdale was unanimously the number one centre half forward in voting and is in his second side. On the other flank, Grav is fully deserving of his second time in the All-SFA.

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My boy Dinsdale made it! Mazel tov mate!!!!