by Legs Man » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:36 pm
by supercoach » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:00 pm
by cracka » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:29 pm
Legs Man wrote:Totally concur re a total restructure of our competition.
It seems more obvious that a 2 division 8 + 8 main comp would be a good solution with the remainder making up a C grade across all divisions.
That enables Sedan and Milang a decent go and caters to the other first tier clubs to have a 3rd senior side.
Keep a strict points allocation working from sides allocated in pairs - top to bottom e.g. 12,13,14,15 - with bottom 2 sides getting 15 points.
Settle the league for 3 years with no relegation / promotion and reassess after 2 years.
2 relatively even competitions will see footballers enjoying the game and clubs can plan moving forward.
How the 2 main comps are structured is anyone's guess but a geographical slant should be considered to keep families attending with ease of going to the local footy.
Travelling from Kersbrook to Blackwood or Kangarilla just wont work. (and it certai nly aint local)
My initial thoughts are North and South.
by Banker » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:01 pm
supercoach wrote:Legsman FYI Ironbank where the last side that made A Grade finals - Think it was 1996 - and was relegated the next year due to having crappy other grades. Rod Campbell bought a team of players as per Echunga have this year but his problem was he could not coach on match day. Some one had to then come in the following year and clean the mess up as he walked out with the imported players so it can be done. From recollection similar to your B Grade that year the Ironbank B grade won only 1 game too so it can be done. I think they then won the country flags in 98 and 99 by rebuilding and had a really good coach who had great people skills and was a good teacher. He got some good players as well.
by Keefy » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:03 pm
supercoach wrote:Legsman FYI Ironbank where the last side that made A Grade finals - Think it was 1996 - and was relegated the next year due to having crappy other grades. Rod Campbell bought a team of players as per Echunga have this year but his problem was he could not coach on match day. Some one had to then come in the following year and clean the mess up as he walked out with the imported players so it can be done. From recollection similar to your B Grade that year the Ironbank B grade won only 1 game too so it can be done. I think they then won the country flags in 98 and 99 by rebuilding and had a really good coach who had great people skills and was a good teacher. He got some good players as well.
by supercoach » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:12 pm
by Champ » Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:33 pm
by On The Pine » Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:30 pm
Legs Man wrote:Totally concur re a total restructure of our competition.
It seems more obvious that a 2 division 8 + 8 main comp would be a good solution with the remainder making up a C grade across all divisions.
That enables Sedan and Milang a decent go and caters to the other first tier clubs to have a 3rd senior side.
Keep a strict points allocation working from sides allocated in pairs - top to bottom e.g. 12,13,14,15 - with bottom 2 sides getting 15 points.
Settle the league for 3 years with no relegation / promotion and reassess after 2 years.
2 relatively even competitions will see footballers enjoying the game and clubs can plan moving forward.
How the 2 main comps are structured is anyone's guess but a geographical slant should be considered to keep families attending with ease of going to the local footy.
Travelling from Kersbrook to Blackwood or Kangarilla just wont work. (and it certainly aint local)
My initial thoughts are North and South.
by Kick'n Back » Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:33 am
by chopper7 » Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:12 am
Champ wrote:What a load of toss you blokes are primarily speaking!
If the club shield system is stuck to then the demons head to country, do a lofty and return again in 2016.
Truly, one minute Echunga won't win a game, then they won't win another game, then their clubs got a crap b'grade, then they've bought a side. Just let up, they're a very good side predominately made up of players who played in the country division other than Aish and Lindsay from first look.
The club as a whole we're always going to struggle coming up in its first year when you consider their senior colts are primarily players turned away from other clubs because they weren't 'good enough' and their reserves have had to leap from country reserves to central - arguably the central div b'grade should be able to match most country div a grade sides. So you blokes pull up and give credit where's it's due for once, the club came up and might have to yoyo for a season or two - so what! It just makes for some nervous clubs at the end of 2015...
Legs man I think you're incorrect about Echunga playing a senior colt every week as looking at sporting pulse it tells a slight different story?
Now any chance we can get of next season and start talking finals this season?
by overthehill » Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:40 am
by lebron » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:22 am
by Legs Man » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:30 am
by bookie » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:52 am
by shake'n'bake » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:13 am
by Legs Man » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:40 am
by Elmer J Thudpucker » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:53 am
Legs Man wrote:Junior weighting is too heavy and should be brought down to 3 & 2 - considering senior footy is the pinnacle.
Keep a strict points allocation working from sides allocated in pairs - top to bottom e.g. 11,12,13,14,15 - with bottom 2 sides getting 15 points. (10 team comp)
12,13,14,15 - with bottom 2 sides getting 15 points.(8 team comp)
NO EXTRA POINTS!!!
by Legs Man » Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:02 pm
by overthehill » Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:32 pm
by Armytank » Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:57 pm
lovethefooty wrote:I am no expert on the points system, and am not particularly experienced in the hfl, but it seems very strange to me that a team that could conceivably win the A grade premiership (Echunga could...Uraidla probably will though) will be relegated. Forgetting all the associated issues it just strikes me as very strange..
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