Chris Gowans

Devilhead · Post: # 471553Post **Devilhead** » Mon 08 Oct 2007 3:07am

From Realfooty

Central Districts have won their sixth SANFL premiership in eight years with a comprehensive 65-point triumph over North Adelaide in the grand final.

Centrals won 16.11 (107) to North's 5.12 (42) before a crowd of 30,493 at AAMI Stadium.

Central veteran Chris Gowans won the Jack Oatey medal for best player on the ground.

Gowans became the first player in SANFL history to win the medal for the second time.

The victory capped a season of dominance for the Bulldogs, who lost only two games all season.

loriswa · Post: # 471554Post **loriswa** » Mon 08 Oct 2007 3:08am

Devilhead · Post: # 471556Post **Devilhead** » Mon 08 Oct 2007 3:15am

He and his brother James were on our list back in 1999

loriswa · Post: # 471558Post **loriswa** » Mon 08 Oct 2007 3:18am

OK...thanks for the reminder

Dan Warna · Post: # 471576Post **Dan Warna** » Mon 08 Oct 2007 10:05am

yep elevated from the rookie list I think.

they were stars for Werribee if I remember correctly, even as juniors.

I think they were too hard at the ball for Timmid Watsons liking.

saintspremiers · Mon 08 Oct 2007 10:07am

cool!

So should we go for another dud S.A. player like Fergus Watts?

redwhite&blackblood · Mon 08 Oct 2007 10:13am

saintspremiers wrote:cool!

So should we go for another dud S.A. player like Fergus Watts?

Ferg Burger is actually a Victorian. Played at Sandy in the TAC cup and went to Wesley so he is hardly a dud SA player!

Behind Play · Mon 08 Oct 2007 10:24am

Big difference in standards between SAFL and AFL, don't you think?

Dan Warna · Post: # 471595Post **Dan Warna** » Mon 08 Oct 2007 10:25am

Behind Play wrote:Big difference in standards between SAFL and AFL, don't you think?

Big Difference between timmy watson and a monkey...actually there isn't.

killa_gram · Mon 08 Oct 2007 10:34am

After been a star for Central Districts for many years, I think ex-Saint Daniel Healy is now coaching them.

Snakeman66 · Mon 08 Oct 2007 11:05am

killa_gram wrote:After been a star for Central Districts for many years, I think ex-Saint Daniel Healy is now coaching them.

No. Daniel is not coaching Centrals. Centrals are coached by Roy Laird(local).

Interestingly enough, both Gowans have played in numerous consecutive Grand Finals.

8 with Centrals 2000-2007
1 with St Kilda(Reserves) 1999
1 with Werribee 1998
3 with Anglesea?

killa_gram · Mon 08 Oct 2007 11:09am

Snakeman66 wrote:
killa_gram wrote:After been a star for Central Districts for many years, I think ex-Saint Daniel Healy is now coaching them.
No. Daniel is not coaching Centrals. Centrals are coached by Roy Laird(local).

Interestingly enough, both Gowans have played in numerous consecutive Grand Finals.

8 with Centrals 2000-2007
1 with St Kilda(Reserves) 1999
1 with Werribee 1998
3 with Anglesea?

Is Daniel coaching? I thought he was coaching somewhere in the SANFL?

Snakeman66 · Mon 08 Oct 2007 11:33am

killa_gram wrote:
Snakeman66 wrote:
killa_gram wrote:After been a star for Central Districts for many years, I think ex-Saint Daniel Healy is now coaching them.
No. Daniel is not coaching Centrals. Centrals are coached by Roy Laird(local).

Interestingly enough, both Gowans have played in numerous consecutive Grand Finals.

8 with Centrals 2000-2007
1 with St Kilda(Reserves) 1999
1 with Werribee 1998
3 with Anglesea?
Is Daniel coaching? I thought he was coaching somewhere in the SANFL?

Centrals Reserve coach and Assistant Senior Coach(non-playing).

my les foote · Mon 08 Oct 2007 7:36pm

Recent Jack Oatey Medallists

1993 Steven Sziller Woodville-West Torrens
1994 Darryl Wakelin Port Adelaide
1995 Anthony Darcy Port Adelaide
1996 David Brown Port Adelaide
1997 John Cunningham Norwood
1998 Brett Chalmers Port Adelaide Magpies
1999 Darryl Poole Port Adelaide Magpies
2000 James Gowans Central District
2001 Rick Macgowan Central District
2002 Matthew Powell Sturt
2003 Chris Gowans Central District
2004 Nathan Steinberner Central District
2005 Luke McCabe Central District
2006 Hayden Skipworth Woodville-West Torrens
2007 Chris Gowans Central District

iceman · Post: # 471979Post **iceman** » Mon 08 Oct 2007 9:40pm

Behind Play wrote:Big difference in standards between SAFL and AFL, don't you think?

While yes AFL is far ahead, SANFL is still extremely good football, and many players could quite easily play AFL football, and if it weren't for clubs youth policy and draft system, alot proabably actually would be on an AFL list.