Bazza J wrote:RyderCourtney wrote:Bazza J wrote:That's the beautiful thing about the RMFL - 5/7 play finals - applauding mediocrity.
Absolutely spot on. Although i dont know that its a beautiful thing.
There could (and should) be a riot this year against the RMFL if Meningie finish 5th (although I predict they'll be top 3). If they do finish 5th and play McLeod on zero points its a disgrace. The league should have said he can play zero points during the year but come finals he's 4 or 5 or whatever. Its a game changing inclusion considering the amount of kids we have in this league, petrified to be playing their first finals game. A. Mcleod would be worth 10 players in a finals atmosphere.
If you've got kids that are petrified about playing finals footy after a season of A'grade footy then you need to get a new bunch of kids!!
Personally I'd want my young blokes to rise to the occasion, he's one bloke for god sake! Clip him behind the ear at the first bounce and whisper to him that that's going to happen all day. There's not cameras at country footy matches so I'd be more worried about being pulverized by a local giant than showcasing off in front of kids.
I actually had a couple of former champions of the game tell me that they were fearful for their safety comnig back to play ameatures because everyone wants to tear their heads of and claim a scalp so maybe the door swings both ways and we're all scardy cats.