Footy Smart wrote:Most definately to many teams. The point is you are never going to get rid rid of under performing clubs and clubs will never want to merge so nothing will happen and we will just go around in circles. Serious questions must be raised about Uni and having no juniors does nothing for State Cricket all it does is harvest state players coming from interstate etc and little more.
I think there should be a Div 1 Div 2 comp set up. Use the top few clubs from premier grade ATCA and make the 2 divs. There are some good players in the ATCA comp which would expose a the lesser performing grade clubs to still good if not better competition.
Sydney 216818 residents per Grade team
Melbourne 211449 residents per Grade team
Brisbane 154799 residents per Grade team
Perth 97173 residents per Grade team
Adelaide 89096 residents per Grade team
Hobart 25935 residents per Grade team
You are correct Adelaide have alot of teams per population espescially compared to Sydney Melb and Brisbane. The only problem with the "too many teams theory" is how come Tassie have been a powerhouse in the competition the last few years when they have 3 times as many teams per person as what we do? And WA are a very strong state with a similar quota of teams as what we do? Amount of teams is too simplistic an answer