Appears as though the information I received was not correct . It would appear to have in fact been an elim and there were only 10 and 4 on permit , I assume that's what the * indicates and that all those listed played ??
My understanding is that no more than 2 overages were allowed per club .
Pretty basic mathematics.
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Who was the club the league knocked back ?mixed emotions , thank you for your excellent post. (copied below
On a few issues:
Super job by Jerilderie on saturday hosting
-> Agreed, the manner they handled the parking was excellent, keeping a track of the limited spaces available inside the grounds and allowing extras to top up as attendees left, Only thing was (and not a Jerilderie issue) the number of participants in the half time sprint was disappointing
Rennie had 23 under 17, but normally 20/21 to pick from any given day and in prelim had an under 14 on the bench
Decision re Joel O'Dwyer in the 1's not 3's was made early primarily at that stage because of lack of any depth in 1's, but he then comfortably held his spot all year and was super in grand final decision made with family and 3's coach support
-> thanks for that info, please excuse me if you got the impression I was critical of O'Dwyer not playing thirds in my original post, it was merely an observation as to the outcome/progression of the different teams who had similar senarios but whose boys played both grades.
Continue to love the sub rule
-> believe this is being much better managed by clubs than when initially introduced, when often the boys were pulled off the field in thirds to save themselves for seniors, then just ended up sitting on the bench all day. I have seen how that annoyed both the players involved and their teammates.
One area though, after talking to various people at various clubs, that I do think could do with consideration is the inclusion of games selected as sub counting as senior games when determining eligibility for the rising star nominations. I was told that last years rising star had his senior games 'managed' (hence playing so many reserves games including the GF when he was BOG) to ensure when he was best likely to win the award his was still eligible, whereas this year there were a few boys ineligible due to the number of games they had been selected as the sub previously. I believe this is unfair as in many clubs the sub role is either unable to be or the club chooses not to 'share it around', and in reality with the limited time these boys get on field playing they are unlikely to ever 'do enough' to actually receive nominations. I believe O'Dwyer is a very worthy recipient this year but also believe there were others around the league worthy of nominations and recognition but were ineligible.
In a 13 team draw which is always going to be skewed an 8 is a good idea and i am happy to play 4 finals over first weekend, will never be perfect scheduling, but do not want an extra week of finals
-> agreed
Do we want 4 teams back???
-> maybe but don't think they want back do they - or are there others from elsewhere wanting in? Are we likely to lose any of the current clubs and what criteria should the league be putting on clubs in regards to filling all age groups? Previously the league voted not to accept a new club as they didn't have thirds signed up ready to go (although they indicated they would get them), that year every club have all four football sides - but this year that wasn't the case, again, as it has been previously.
Do we want 2 divisions???
-> Personally no, either like the number of clubs to match playing each other twice - home and away, OR enough teams to only play every club ONCE, and have interleague bye (if wanting to repeat/expand this years junior games, maybe making it under 14, 16, 18/19?, assuming seniors not interested) and a general bye if even number of clubs, or fixtured bye if odd. Might seem idealistic but isn't that what we should be aiming for?
Good umpires were excellent during year but there are some very questionable ones
-> league needs to look seriously at club feedback in this area and not just dismiss it as appears to have been the case, what is the old saying - if you pay peanuts you get monkeys?
Under 11's train weekly at hoppers
-> is this what happens with most clubs?
I thought i heard on the stream a $35k gate
I am pretty sure past stats have suggested as many under 17's attend as adults.
Add ex katunga and waaia junior Doug wren who won rochester's b&f to the list.
In the perfect world you may be correct , however reality is that there is more often than not 1 club who doesn't have a side or isn't strong in a particular grade . This often results in a club having multiple weeks without a specific grade playing , with general byes , which leads to players going elsewhere, something I am sure you'd be aware of .
Yea I did , just waiting for the 2.5 billion usd to be deposited into my account.
Did they apply by October 31 ?
I do not think the AFL think that a league being affilliated means they have power over the league, including in this type of matter.
