hollywood7477 wrote:I have a question for the SAAFL OR SAWFL Execs. Can a club that wants to start a sawfl club(has 18’s) can they start in Div 1.
Also say a club that has only 18’s and another div 1 club merges but becomes a Sawfl club can they start in Div 1 or do they have to start from a lower div.
Looking at how the comp has progressed over the past few years, unless you have a significant amount of SANFLW standard players, new clubs will struggle initially at Div 1 level. The top 5 are very competitive, with Port Adelaide struggling at the moment We have a number of SANFLW players playing B-Grade or U/18s and the competition seems a better overall standard that the summer competition run by the SANFL.
Fitzroy are just a rebranded West Adelaide, so not a new club. PNU are probably an indication that even Div 2 is now a step beyond where new starters should be aiming.