BOOFS BLUEPRINT + 2008 GRAND FINAL WOODVILLE V WT

[mal]

Darren Lehmann has written an article in the Advertiser March 22 [page 115]

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Lehmann has called for a sweeping restructure of grade cricket including a
reduction in the number of teams, recruitment of quality coaches, the
introduction of an under 23 o/d comp.and expanded Twenty 20 format.
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Basically what most SAFOOTY forum members have advocated in various posts.

This is a heading of CONSOLIDATION where Boof says about too many district teams
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SACA has failed to convince its cricket commitee to agree to any reduction from 13 A-grade teams.
Its time to bite the bullet argues Lehmann.
" At least one club needs to go to start with.The bye adds 2 weeks to the season." he said.
" There needs to be some aMALgamations.Options include Woodville/West Torrens,
Adelaide/University, Tee Tree Gully/East Torrens or Port Adelaide/Woodville."
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Theres a classic statement by Boof I will repeat

" There needs to be aMALgamations. Options include Woodville/West Torrens......



This classic statement made in the paper the same day that
Woodville are playing West Torrens in the 2008 Grade Grand Final !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MALS BLUE PRINT
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13 clubs =
You can't aMALgamate clubs and or ending of clubs too much tradition + history
I would prefer that a 3 year memorandum be made
In 2011 the top 8 clubs will go into a Division 1 first division in 2012
The other 5 clubs + 3 other new clubs ??? make up a second division in 2012
OR
8 first division
6 second division and form one new club

A relegation system would apply

My blueprint is good in theory
but in practabilty splitting 13 teams into 2 divisions does not work out
BUT
An 8 side first division is a neccessity

[stan]

Mal it was a good read. But it was anything knew, just voiced by someone who has the respect of SACA.

The 2 div comp has been talked about alot on here.

[mal]

WOODVILLE V WEST TORRENS FINAL

WT 270
SKEWES 5 WICKETS
RICHARDSON 3wickets [future state player ?]
SMITH ABOUT 67

Went to the game today to see my Peckers in action
PAGE was bowled by ZRIM and the peckers 1/4 ooouch

LUNCH 1/111
D HARRIS 61
SKEWES 40

HARRIS hooks GEORGE for a massive 6 shot of the day 1/132
SKEWES dropped at slip 1/132
drinks 1/150
HARRIS on drives caught 95 a magnificent innings by a good cricketer 2/154 SKEWES 44*
2/160 SKEWES gets to 50

TEA 2/197
SKEWES 73
WELLS 14
2/222 SKEWES dropped in the covers, next ball a flashing cover drive for 4 his pet shot
3/228 WELLS caught in slips SKEWES 90*
3/231 drinks SKEWES 93... A SAYERS 0
3/241 SKEWES drives for 4 and makes a ton

3/268 .. 2 TO WIN
GEoRGE to SKEWES outside off SKEWES slashes over point for 4

3/272
SKEWES 122*
A SAYERS 12*

Itsa flag for the woody woodpeckers, youuuuu beauuuuuty

SKEWES 5 WICKETS + 122 NOT OUT the NT star player is the star of the game
KS was in the game in the field day one and all bar 4 overs in the batting innings of Woodville

The baby Pecker boys were ecstatic and the players sang the club song with great gusto
Its great seeing lads celebrate a flag, a great eternal feeling
To think the club was struggling not so long ago and now a flag
I was there in 77/78 to see the last flag when I was a prospective junior player [but women + booze got to me ]

It was great to see the club stalwarts there including
JC
Old Ernie
Brian Crompton
Stubbsy
Robbie Smith
Nuggett
Benny
Stokesy
Nuggett Reece
Louis Gommo
Nuggett
and a host of old faces from the past[and Mighty Eagle wuz there on Saturday]

This is a premiership after 30 long years
A victory for the people of the Westerb suburbs
Im stoked for the club

Today proved again why we can not dispense with clubs into lesser district teams
Decades of existance cant be wiped out with aMALgamations or closures of clubs
And WOODVILLE + WT have been linked as aMALgamation prospects ...
BUT
Its a sad truth we have too many teams to be a truly successful state at p/cup level

PS
That great story on BENTON/KELLY/TANNER saving the little kids from drowning is
now followed by a flag what a season for the WCC.
And it was KELLY who recruited SKEWES from NT ? [and RICHARDSON]

[spell_check]

This was not my suggestion, rather from someone else - the team that should go or merge is University. Probably the Adelaide/University setup would be the best. There were calls that there were too many teams well over a decade ago (I think I've said this before) but only two clubs agreed to merge - Elizabeth and Salisbury - to become Northern Districts.

[am Bays]

HAs Skewebags saved his Redbacks rookie Contract??

He has finally delivered, 3 100s in 4 games plus wickets

I hope stays on and gets a crack next year, He's a top lad.

[Graham]

Itsa flag for the woody woodpeckers, youuuuu beauuuuuty

SKEWES 5 WICKETS + 122 NOT OUT the NT star player is the star of the game
KS was in the game in the field day one and all bar 4 overs in the batting innings of Woodville

The baby Pecker boys were ecstatic and the players sang the club song with great gusto
Its great seeing lads celebrate a flag, a great eternal feeling
To think the club was struggling not so long ago and now a flag
I was there in 77/78 to see the last flag when I was a prospective junior player [but women + booze got to me ]

It was great to see the club stalwarts there including
JC
Old Ernie
Brian Crompton
Stubbsy
Robbie Smith
Nuggett
Benny
Stokesy
Nuggett Reece
Louis Gommo
Nuggett
and a host of old faces from the past[and Mighty Eagle wuz there on Saturday]

This is a premiership after 30 long years
A victory for the people of the Westerb suburbs
Im stoked for the club

Today proved again why we can not dispense with clubs into lesser district teams
Decades of existance cant be wiped out with aMALgamations or closures of clubs
And WOODVILLE + WT have been linked as aMALgamation prospects ...
BUT
Its a sad truth we have too many teams to be a truly successful state at p/cup level

PS
That great story on BENTON/KELLY/TANNER saving the little kids from drowning is
now followed by a flag what a season for the WCC.
And it was KELLY who recruited SKEWES from NT ? [and RICHARDSON]

I hear ya Mal !!! What a great win for the mighty Peckers Its been a long time coming and certainly appears to have come from nowhere. I think we finished about 2nd-last last season. I was a scorer there in the early to late 80s (B and C grade) so I can certainly remember some of the "legends" you mentioned. Just wish I could have been there. (I did see the one-day win about 10 years ago though ) Hope to see some pics on the website

[bulldogproud]

Congratulations to the Peckers - too good for my beloved Eags over the weekend. I am still concerned about Woodville's future though. The majority of their A Grade squad are all imports and there is nothing in their lower grades or juniors to take over sadly. Unless they continue to spend big (one of very few clubs to pay players) their success will be shortlived.
Having said that, well done to Woodville on this flag.
Cheers

[eags]

A victory for the people of the Westerb suburbs

Forgetting about last season Mal???

[Adelaide Hawk]

This was not my suggestion, rather from someone else - the team that should go or merge is University. Probably the Adelaide/University setup would be the best. There were calls that there were too many teams well over a decade ago (I think I've said this before) but only two clubs agreed to merge - Elizabeth and Salisbury - to become Northern Districts.

I know Glenelg and Sturt were talking earnestly at the time but there simply wasn't enough incentive from the SACA for them to take it any further.

The structure of the Grade competition shouldn't be about an individual club's ability to survive, it should be about the ability to create a competitive competition that prepares players for first class cricket.

13 clubs are too many. Simple as that. There just aren't enough quality players to spread out over 13 clubs. We don't have quality young men walking in off the streets looking for a game any more, other sports are taking players who would have normally played cricket. A number of winter sports have switched to summer because they cannot compete with football.

I would like to see 8 clubs competing at A Grade level. Who the clubs are and how it eventuates doesn't bother me all that much. All I know is we need to do something to build a competitive Redbacks team. What is going on at present is totally unacceptable.

[smac]

Is there some stubbornness from the SACA in accepting they have stuffed up lettings teams into the comp in the past?

Northern Jets are a result of the lack of foresight shown in this area.

[bulldogproud]

Once again, do not blame district cricket for the poor performance by the State team. We performed better when we had 14 teams in the comp. It is not a case of too many teams! Western Australia has 3 more teams and is doing okay. Also, Victoria improved its performance from being perennial cellar-dwellers to being in finals and that did not involve a change in the number of teams.

Cheers

[heater31]

Once again, do not blame district cricket for the poor performance by the State team. We performed better when we had 14 teams in the comp. It is not a case of too many teams! Western Australia has 3 more teams and is doing okay. Also, Victoria improved its performance from being perennial cellar-dwellers to being in finals and that did not involve a change in the number of teams.

Cheers

looks like that we are in the minority BP.


What ever happened to the 4 team league that Greg Chappell set up? best thing he ever did whilst in charge.

[Aerie]

I think a 10 club set up would be the best way to improve the standard and lessen the gap to first class level. It's hard to say to clubs to merge or play in a lesser competition though. A weak club now may be a strong club in 5 years time if they get themselves set up properly.

As Adelaide Hawk said, they just have to do it. There are plenty of good players, but they are spread too thinly at the moment so the depth isn't there. This filters down through the grades.

There's also a lot of very good players leaving to play turf cricket, instead of hanging around the grade scene to make the competition stronger, no matter what grade. Perhaps the SACA could make Adelaide Oval available more often for A Grade games during the year to give the competition a bit of prestige. Perhaps B Grade games could be reduced to 80 overs and a 1pm start to try and sway those good A Grade players who no longer have the time (due to work or family) to play on for their district club. The good junior players would benefit from better competition.

A better website with many more articles and promotion of the Grade competition would go along way to getting juniors involved. At the moment they haven't even reported on the results of any Grand Finals. With the money 20/20 cricket is generating, I don't think attracting junior players to play cricket over other sports will be as much of a problem in the future.

The Grade comp isn't the sole reason for the poor performance from the redbacks, but I think it has to be looked at and acted upon, as well as many other areas.

[eags]

What ever happened to the 4 team league that Greg Chappell set up? best thing he ever did whilst in charge.

You've gotta be kidding!! Great idea ... assemble 4 sides, play against each other in October on green seamers ... sure to do wonders for our batsmen again!!

[heater31]

What ever happened to the 4 team league that Greg Chappell set up? best thing he ever did whilst in charge.

You've gotta be kidding!! Great idea ... assemble 4 sides, play against each other in October on green seamers ... sure to do wonders for our batsmen again!!

ok then you just explained why it got the arse then.


but I notice Sydney have a similar style of comp running through out the year around their normal one day cup comp. Using Boofs Idea of making the younger ones playing the OD stuff the more taleneted players could be used to play this and giving some younger blokes more experience by playing the normal OD games

[bulldogproud]

Heater, I used to be involved in those matches and the players really did not enjoy them. As stated above, the pitches were not ready for cricket and most teams were somewhat lopsided in their selection. Some were a bowler or two light, others too topheavy with bowlers. They were not very well selected.
Cheers