Season 2020

[The Runner]

Piss weak from Blacktown kick them out.

Interesting take

[5yearplan]

UTS 49/52

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Hows Ed Lower only a 1 point player?

Very interesting, but its typical, some clubs are rewarded for not having junior pathway's, wests and UTS seem to actively recruit external big numbers each season and then challenge points system. Ed Lower should no way be a one pointer. But being on maximum points you can read what has occurred, the "league has determined" to assist them no doubt.

Im also hearing similar stories on Women Prems with some clubs who agreed to the rules set out now wish to challenge it, the Womens Prems sees a lot of movement between clubs, the players need to realise by not being loyal makes it harder for them, if they stayed loyal their points reduce. This will be a interest test for the league

[5yearplan]

2020 very close some thoughts and only a view point from myself for the season for both mens and Womens.

Mens:
UNSW: will be very strong yet again, great depth in the club and the NEAFL home grown talent most went back except for a couple who were enticed by Syd Uni to remain there. Strong list regardless
UTS: new coach and recruited heavily as per usual, will be max points and given usual dispensation of more points than most clubs. Will be a improver for this season, but 2021 who knows what their list would be
Syd Uni: NEAFL says enough along with there list they had
North Shore: lost a few but gains just the same and mostly if not al home grown talent, expect to be stronger than previous seasons.
ECE: Lost a couple due to playing issues COVID, few returning NEAFL and juniors stepping up, new coach as well expect to improve on last season.
Penno: Usual home grown solid talent, few handy ins and a stronger outfit
Wests: Usual story a recruitment drive of talent, some handy talent too but will it build the culture they are looking for, 19's they have 14 playing today already.
Camden: New coach and team seems to be close to the same, building a good base but will take some time.
Manly: Lost a few, but havent seemed to be to active neither, will be hard at Weldon but dont expect to be much of a change
St George: Juniors becoming stronger senior players, low on points some small recruitment, always a tough game against them


Womens:

UNSW: Been smashed on transfer outs, with a truck load to wests, their junior base now gets a chance to mould in, will be tough year but a well run club
Bombers: New to prems, recruited very strongly, mostly if not all home grown too or coming home, big thing they will retain good culture
ECE: few out and a few in, same core there which should see them be consistent and building on second year in prems
Penno: New to prems, solid club base of numbers will jump up and be competitive, a club which historically retains talent.
Mac uni: Some big outs, will struggle compared to last year but they wont be easy beats
Wests: could be called the bulldogs or breakways, they have 30 ins of external talent. Whinging about points cap. no wonder why
Power: same base minimal change, same base means talent will build and grow
UTS: fair few outs , I think will struggle this year
Syd Uni: some key outs, likely to fall down a bit
Manly: Promoted and heavily recruiting, points will be issue but recruited some handy ins.

Anyway just some thoughts and observations, least this stage there is a season, now the real fun and games begin

[saviour01]

Pekay, what's going on at Nor West? Down to 1 team this year, handful of supporters and water runners but no one able to umpire.

[Blinkers28]

2020 very close some thoughts and only a view point from myself for the season for both mens and Womens.

Mens:
UNSW: will be very strong yet again, great depth in the club and the NEAFL home grown talent most went back except for a couple who were enticed by Syd Uni to remain there. Strong list regardless
UTS: new coach and recruited heavily as per usual, will be max points and given usual dispensation of more points than most clubs. Will be a improver for this season, but 2021 who knows what their list would be
Syd Uni: NEAFL says enough along with there list they had
North Shore: lost a few but gains just the same and mostly if not al home grown talent, expect to be stronger than previous seasons.
ECE: Lost a couple due to playing issues COVID, few returning NEAFL and juniors stepping up, new coach as well expect to improve on last season.
Penno: Usual home grown solid talent, few handy ins and a stronger outfit
Wests: Usual story a recruitment drive of talent, some handy talent too but will it build the culture they are looking for, 19's they have 14 playing today already.
Camden: New coach and team seems to be close to the same, building a good base but will take some time.
Manly: Lost a few, but havent seemed to be to active neither, will be hard at Weldon but dont expect to be much of a change
St George: Juniors becoming stronger senior players, low on points some small recruitment, always a tough game against them


Womens:

UNSW: Been smashed on transfer outs, with a truck load to wests, their junior base now gets a chance to mould in, will be tough year but a well run club
Bombers: New to prems, recruited very strongly, mostly if not all home grown too or coming home, big thing they will retain good culture
ECE: few out and a few in, same core there which should see them be consistent and building on second year in prems
Penno: New to prems, solid club base of numbers will jump up and be competitive, a club which historically retains talent.
Mac uni: Some big outs, will struggle compared to last year but they wont be easy beats
Wests: could be called the bulldogs or breakways, they have 30 ins of external talent. Whinging about points cap. no wonder why
Power: same base minimal change, same base means talent will build and grow
UTS: fair few outs , I think will struggle this year
Syd Uni: some key outs, likely to fall down a bit
Manly: Promoted and heavily recruiting, points will be issue but recruited some handy ins.

Anyway just some thoughts and observations, least this stage there is a season, now the real fun and games begin

Good summary there.

My view on the Platinum Division competition:

Power: Have gone from strength to strength over the off season, with some serious depth now. Seniors look to have maintained the vast majority of the premiership squad, with some quality SA players coming in. A club to watch over the next few years.

Penrith: Will be contending again in both grades, being a strong club with a level of consistency. Haven't seen any recruits come in to suggest a vast improvement, but they won the 2018 competition, so can't be discounted.

Mac Uni: Much like Penrith, should contend in both grades. No third grade team this year, so depth may be a concern.

South West: My view should be the big improvers, given the recruitment that has gone on. The club deserves success, so if they could get a 4th spot in either Seniors or Reserves that would be a great year for them.

Balmain: New coach in, so will be a fresh air of optimism. Have a very solid midfield in Seniors, but nothing else suggests they'll be a contender.

Parramatta: Relatively low turnover of players should mean that their quality should improve. Have proven to push all clubs, so could spring a surprise or two.

Randwick: First year in Platinum Division, with a Seniors team that has experienced continued success for a few years now. Will remain to see how their depth stacks up to see how well they go across all grades.

Western Magic: A real shame to see the predicament they are in. Despite the current situation, and how they were formed etc, there are good people there who play a very good brand of football. Will be interesting to see how they look going into next year, whatever competition they are in or not.

[Norris Lurker]

Some interesting results in the opening weekend, and plenty to get us to sit up and take notice.
Are Inner West Magpies the real deal this year? They had an impressive opening to the season against East Coast and got the job done.

[5yearplan]

They picked up some very handy in's with the mens, they will be no easy beats. The women too have 30 plus ins from other clubs will be strong too they just need to stay under the cap.

[Clubman]

What penalty is in place if a team is over the Cap. As I see West Woman are over the cap.

[Pekay]

Interesting take

They've never had a season of being south on the ladder, that will test their player retention.

[Westy]

No Results for Balmain v Sth West? Balmain pull this pin as well?? Interesting to see if they did decide not to go to Rosedale if any of the Blacktown bashing Key board warriors on here have the same line of thought as last week when the Magic decided not to play.

Watched the East Coast V UNSWES game yesterday and the Dogs look ridiculously good. Probably the best Sydney AFL side I have ever seen.

[Westy]

Just heard they got on. Can understand Magic pulling out last week given situation. All junior footy was off in Western Sydney last week as well.

[Pekay]

No Results for Balmain v Sth West? Balmain pull this pin as well?? Interesting to see if they did decide not to go to Rosedale if any of the Blacktown bashing Key board warriors on here have the same line of thought as last week when the Magic decided not to play.

Watched the East Coast V UNSWES game yesterday and the Dogs look ridiculously good. Probably the best Sydney AFL side I have ever seen.

Magic were within their duty of care to not travel to a hot spot last week but it should be treated as a forfeit in my opinion.

[bomber.]

Watched the East Coast V UNSWES game yesterday and the Dogs look ridiculously good. Probably the best Sydney AFL side I have ever seen.

UNSW have to be red hot favourites. Standards are really high this season.

[5yearplan]

winx odds

[tara]

Just heard they got on. Can understand Magic pulling out last week given situation. All junior footy was off in Western Sydney last week as well.

You realise that Rosedale is less that 1000m away from not being in the so called hot spot and is the most secluded oval in the competition and has not had any public access to it for weeks outside of the council employees and members of our club. It is one of the few ovals where crowds can be restricted and that the AFL had imposed additional conditions on our in order to get the games going. If anything it would be probably one of the safest venues to conduct games at present.