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I don't know if there's a checklist of criteria as such; but UTS & Manly both went up after winning Div 1 twice in a row.
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I don't know what the check list is either but I'm tipping that there is one....unwritten perhaps.
One of the problems with our comp is that the playing list (and the admin too !!) varies so much from season to season, especially when players and committee aren't usually locked in beyond the current season.
So this year's Div 1 premiers might easily look much different by next season and will be a different competitive animal. So the league would want to be pretty sure of how the premiership club will compete next year in a higher division.
Maybe that's why UTS and Manly had to win twice before they 'earned' the right to be promoted.Comment
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In the old days the "rules" were simply made up as the blazer brigade a NSWAFL HQ went along and completely focussed on self interest.
North Shore were on of the worst. Manly were well and truly ready back in the mid 80s when they won their flags in all grades but somehow amazingly the ponces at Norths managed to keep them out. Ditto with St Ives before then.
My view is pretty much as long as the club can field three teams (Under 19s compulsory) and can demonstrate financial stability then they should be allowed to have a crack.
It's why I just love the concept of an 8 team SFL and 10 team SFA with one down one up and let on field results sort out the compositionComment
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