A More Detailled SANFL Boundaries Map?

[am Bays]

Ironbank, Echunga, Meadows, Macclesfield and Mt Barker are Sturt

Kangarilla, Strathalbyn & Langhorne Creek are South (for the time being)

South's metro zone Northern boundary is now just 1.5km north of Hickinbotham Oval (Christie Creek)
I suspect the suburbs they South would lose first would be
- Happy Valley, O Halloran Hill to West
- Reynella to Glenelg

Prior to the last distribution Glenelgs Northern boundary was 1 km N of Glenelg Oval (Anzac Highway). We got back North Glenelg and West beach but lost parts of Happy VAlley and Morphett vale. So in each change clubs win and lose. B&W I was involved in numerous clinics at Morphett vale in the last boundaries, South were the recipiants of some of teh hard work Glenelg did in that area that went to Sount in the last distribution (like we gained from the work Westies did in West beach and North Glenelg??).

AS population changes so to the zone boundary change. It figures that as AAdelaides population drifts South so to will the Southern most footy zone.

[Mr Fuller]

Does anyone know what criteria is used when redefining the boundaries? Is it population density? Is it age and number of males? These are factors I've heard being mentioned from time to time.

However while these may be the case there is another factor which I'm pretty sure does not get taken into account - ethnic background.

For families who migrate to Australia from another country the kids grow up not hearing about AFL and certainly not playing it. It makes it much harder for the clubs to promote interest and even then only a small fraction will ever be of the right standard.

[therisingblues]

Mr Fuller- After reading the original link from this topic it looks as though they only take into account males aged between 0 to 24. Beyond that it appears that no other factors are taken into account so far as I can see. Probably isn't so relevant now I imagine, from my understanding it is probably only Central's area that has a high concentration of 1st or 2nd generation migrants of a stock (English) not so vastly represented elsewhere. Sure, most of us have pommy heritage somewhere along the line, but most pommy bloodlines in Adelaide originated over a hundred years ago, unlike in Central's area.
I am not so up to date with the current demographics, so I could be wrong but I imagine that every other area has near enough an equal representation of Mediterraneans or Asians or Africans.

[Pag]

Pretty interesting that, thanks for bringing it up Sojourner.
Says that with the redistribution of club boundaries that there is a maximum 10% discrepancy for the number of males aged 0 to 24 between any of the clubs. Seems to be a pretty fair way of assessing where the boundaries lay.

May seem fair at first glance. Country zones although they are equal with number of teenage boys, some will produce more footballers than others.
Comparing Norwood (partial hills) and Port (Eyre Pen). The number of sports a boy can choose if living in the hills is much higher than a boy that lives in Eyre Pen. Do they play anything but footy in Eyre Pen?
Yes, the hills has a lot of towns with just footy clubs, but a drive to the city to play any other sport is not out of reach.

I guess the counter arguement would be that some would not want to be too far from home and happy to keep playing at their country club.

Strange thinking HBT.
As there would be a higher population of kids living in the Adelaide Hills as compared to the Eyre Peninsula. Therefore, the talent pool should be a lot smaller on the Peninsula.

Sorry dogwatcher your arguement isnt a valid one.
Population between zones would be similar, thats how they work out the boundaries, Ports area would be less concentrated in population but thats why it has the biggest land mass.
Also Norwood doesnt have the whole hills. Sturt have the southern hills, eg Mt Barker, Hahndorf, Strathalbyn etc and Centrals have north of Kersbrook.

Centrals have the hills north of Kersbrook? What towns are you talking about? Williamstown? They're part of the BL&G, can hardly use that.