Re: Grade Cricket
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 12:21 am
Tony Clifton wrote:Hopefully the Redbacks have another good season. Criticism of the grade competition will die down if they do alright.
I might have mentioned it before, but I wonder whether the biggest issue is the odd number of teams (bye) or that there are too many grade clubs for Adelaide's population?
If it's the former then what steps can be taken to add a 14th club to the competition? Where does it come from? Gawler, Mt Barker? Hard to squeeze another one in the metro area but the Ingle Farm/Pooraka area has always been a bit of a funny area in that it's a long way from any grade club.
Their biggest issue is the Bye. They want solutions to the problem. They seem quite receptive to going to 14 teams in 1st Grade. With the announcement of new turf oval at Mt.Barker that seems the logical answer.