How times have changed

[Seagull]

More than a bit harsh, downright mistaken.

Two Premier league/SFL Premierships, two SFA Premierships, Third Division Premiership in '09, Under 18s premiership in '08, all four adult sides in the finals in '09, with three in GFs!

FYI, East Sydney was forced to merge due to the Swans Reserves' inclusion in the SFL in 2000, a move that last one whole year before they dumped the SFL and went to the ACTAFL. The league's view was it was ridiculous for potential AFL players to play on Trumper Park and it also stipulated there was a need for a greater monetary turnover at the club. I know this because I was playing at Easts at the time.

The Uni expressed a desire to feature in the best competition and it went from there...anyone who knows anything about our club at all, knows it was nowhere near a plot hatched by some group of get-rich-quick schemers! We actually lost a few old Easts boys who didn't want to merge.

This year we had an unusual situation where around 30 ones and twos players retired or went home to the country/interstate, apart from a couple who joined other Sydney AFL clubs. The club was forced at short notice to elevate players to the upper grades etc and rebuild, therefore we struggled.

Mug Punter, I have no idea why you dislike our club, that's your issue, but the facts speak for themselves...one rebuilding year at the state's oldest and most successful Sydney AFL club is no signal to start playing the 'death march.'

[Benchwarmer]

[QUOTE=Monty Burns2;515515]Granted, we have sometimes struggled in the volunteer department, leading to some off-field issues, but in the 10 years since QUOTE

Monty,
Not on your own with the volunteer struggle,
I must say it has always intrigued me why some clubs have a need to be so big though.
Need a small army to run them. Attracting volunteers is a tough one.
Good luck

[beameup]

[QUOTE=Benchwarmer;515678]

Granted, we have sometimes struggled in the volunteer department, leading to some off-field issues, but in the 10 years since QUOTE

Monty,
Not on your own with the volunteer struggle,
I must say it has always intrigued me why some clubs have a need to be so big though.
Need a small army to run them. Attracting volunteers is a tough one.
Good luck

Having had a son at UNSW I would think it is not a desire to be so big but simply that so many turn up to play and the Club rightly does not want to turn them away. 2009 for example the bottom 2 teams had 100+ boys after a game. Many do not have cars so where else do they go?

The results this year were also influenced by the success of the previous year. A buch of top graders retired and the 4ths were promoted so results went backwards. Between UTS and UNSWES numbers there is no wonder Maroubra can fit in and grow. This is a stronghold of footy and is growing fast