stealthbomber wrote:In a way its sad to see the demise of Uni as a club - they are the victims of changing nature of Universities and the student cohort - they are a proud club with a long tradition in the Ammos/Adel Footy League and I for one hope they bounce back and don't slide into the abyss in years to come like so many other clubs now languishing in Div 5/6......playing at that ground in front of the heritage grandstand was a treat
And no I am not a Uni stalwart
Their B Grade used to play in A3 so yes - its sad.
Their problems began when the college clubs got their act together and went for Div 1 instead of being happy in D2 or D3
If a SPOC, PAC, ROCS or SHOC etc good player wanted to play A1 / D1, and be in a competitive side, they went to Uni.
Uni haven't won a D1 premiership since 1999 whereas SPOC (1), PAC (3) & ROCS (2) have won 6.
SHOC have lost 2 GFs (same as Uni) in that time
They are still the biggest club by teams and players
I am not sure how they fix the problem but the old system no longer works
dedja: Dunno, I’m just an idiot.