Campbelltown

[tara]

Duck I don't disagree as we have been affected as well tithe adverse as well. Today we were all over sydney and really struggled for support I had the physio running water a kid who came to watch umpire and a kid as my runner. I also agree that it isn't ideal but it allows for more even competition. On the campbelltown side I really have to say the lady who manned the gate today at blacktown really us a credit to her club as she worked hard all day be it at the gate or at the BBQ in a lone effort when I saw her. I hope they appreciate her efforts

[Pace To Burn]

Whos what?

Whos the development person in our area that feeds us players? If your refering to Bill Webb i think youl find hes not in our area anymore and i could count on one hand the players he did send to us when he was.

[tara]

Whos the development person in our area that feeds us players? If your refering to Bill Webb i think youl find hes not in our area anymore and i could count on one hand the players he did send to us when he was.

Pace I never said a name or that the individual was sending players your way merely passing on phone numbers and making a few calls himself - fact is the bloke you mentioned loves your club and despite no longer working in your region will continue to try and convince people to join you - a few of my boys have been run on more than one occasion this year and neither of the two who went to you could have provided these details.

[YoungKanga]

Its pretty clear cut that the campbelltown area no longer has a junior base.... You can have somebody working in AFL development at schools, but getting that kid to a junior club is near impossible. They ultimatley have no accountability from the development side of things.. They think getting a kid out of class running round kickin a football as successful. If im 12 or 13 i know where id rather be. not in class thats for sure.

The clear solution to the problem would be to make a team for the entire region which stretches from mac fields to picton. The entire Macathur region. The junior and senior bases all coming under the one banner. AFL Development works on behalf of the entire club.

I could go on for hours about this particular thing.. but the head honchos of both Campbelltown and more notably Camden need to swallow there pride and do wats best for football for the entire region.

[radar oreilly]

Very interesting YoungKanga. Maybe you could further expand on your comments of how more notable Camden is than Campbelltown on the parlous state of AFL football in the Macarthur region?

[beameup]

The clear solution to the problem would be to make a team for the entire region which stretches from mac fields to picton. The entire Macathur region. The junior and senior bases all coming under the one banner. AFL Development works on behalf of the entire club.

I could go on for hours about this particular thing.. but the head honchos of both Campbelltown and more notably Camden need to swallow there pride and do wats best for football for the entire region.[/QUOTE]

There are other areas that probably need to think similarly. Consider Saints and Power could provide a huge club with teams in all Divisions giving fantastic progression opportunities for blokes moving up and down based on capability. Both home grounds and facilities would be used. Hard to get a merger anywhere though however the current structure with promotion and relegation probably provides incentive for such developments

[YoungKanga]

Very interesting YoungKanga. Maybe you could further expand on your comments of how more notable Camden is than Campbelltown on the parlous state of AFL football in the Macarthur region?

From my understanding Camden dont wont to be taken over by the more.....i guess u could call it powerful Campbelltown outfit ($$$).. Scared that after a few years camden would be nothin more than a distant memory...I could never see that happening though..
But they are entitled to think that cause they have done alot of work to get the club where it is now and dont wanna see it all go to waste...

Maybe i havent understood both sides of the story.. but its seems clear cut.

[The Duck]

Agree with your comments 110% Young Kanga, would certainly be of more benifit have one powerful club than a couple of weaker outfits

[unconfuseme]

Less is more

[snow leopard]

Agree with your comments 110% Young Kanga, would certainly be of more benifit have one powerful club than a couple of weaker outfits

A super club!!!that's how you finish up with a minority sport. AFL people in the area have to get off their backsides and promote their clubs and the game. The problem lies in these clubs doing nothing or next to nothing in promoting their clubs and the game and expecting players to come through the door on their own accord, very rarely happens that way. You only get out of it what you put in.

[YoungKanga]

A super club!!!that's how you finish up with a minority sport. AFL people in the area have to get off their backsides and promote their clubs and the game. The problem lies in these clubs doing nothing or next to nothing in promoting their clubs and the game and expecting players to come through the door on their own accord, very rarely happens that way. You only get out of it what you put in.

In the end you cant force anyone to have a game fo football.. there only so many AFL supporters in a particular area and a majority of players new to the game are from rival codes.
Showing up to a new football club with no experience and getting pumped every week is not a good advertisement for the game..

On top of this no juniors coming through the ranks mean no current players have the passion to develop the game in that area.

[Hawknik]

Showing up to a new football club with no experience and getting pumped every week is not a good advertisement for the game..

Do you believe that relegation will assist then?? (honest question)

[ShortHalfHead]

Do you believe that relegation will assist then?? (honest question)

Given the choice of being beaten by 100 + each week and not winning all year as well as watching players drop out because of lck of competitive interest or being a part of a second tier competition where a finals spot is likely and players will continue to play every week, I think I know what 9 out of 10 players would like to do.

[YoungKanga]

Given the choice of being beaten by 100 + each week and not winning all year as well as watching players drop out because of lck of competitive interest or being a part of a second tier competition where a finals spot is likely and players will continue to play every week, I think I know what 9 out of 10 players would like to do.

i dont think relegation is the answer.....

Remebering this year that they beat both east coast and penno at there homegrounds.

To many good players in the team to see them running round in div 1.
Could have opposite affect and see players moving to other clubs in premier div... therefore destroying the whole club.

[ShortHalfHead]

i dont think relegation is the answer.....

Remebering this year that they beat both east coast and penno at there homegrounds.

To many good players in the team to see them running round in div 1.
Could have opposite affect and see players moving to other clubs in premier div... therefore destroying the whole club.

Sorry, I wasn't talking about their Firsts. They deserve to be there and should stay there. Finished equal sixth so a good effort IMO