cricketlad wrote:Afterthesiren wrote:A source has advised me the HFL was in a spin this morning when it was identified a club has cheated the system to make the C grade Grand Final (I know its only C grade but its still footy). I've been told Uraidla played a player who has played B grade all season without injury in the C grade semi final against Ironbank. Info suggests the HFL granted the player a 'permit' without looking into the players history (surprise, surprise). The HFL has gone against their own rules (who knows if they even know their own rules) by granting the permit as it states any player to qualify for a final below A grade must play the majority of games for that grade. The HFL are still allowing the permit to stand.
I was told Ironbank aren't pushing the matter but they are very disappointed Uraidla had to cheat to make the Grand Final. I don't think Blackwood will be very happy when they receive the information and I'd suggest they may ask the permit to be revoked preventing the player from playing in the Grand Final this Sunday. From what I'm told the player in question holds the same surname as the Uraidla president. Perhaps the league should be called the Uraidla Football League as the HFL seems to let them do whatever they want.
i think if you had checked your facts you would see that this bloke is only 18 and has played the last 3 c grade games because he cant make the starting B grade side. which then permits him to play C grade. in any case i think ironbank lost because they werent deserving of the victory, move on. dont think this one lad was the difference between the 2 sides.
I think you'll find the bloke who followed this up is completely thorough. I'm told the player in question did in fact make the starting B grade side as well as play C grade on the same weekend. Check the rules yourself, this does not permit him to play C grade. I agree the one player might not have made the difference but I guess we'll never know. Very shonky from Uraidla's point of view.