Season 2020

[bomber.]

Some interesting games tomorrow.

West’s have been going great, but it’s a big test for them this weekend. A win against Penno just about guarantees finals, but lose and they could easily miss.

Sydney Uni vs UNSW will give us a clue about where the top 3 sit.

Footy - wooo hoo!!!

[Pekay]

So what happens from now??

NSW Health states - cease activities that result in the mixing of participants from different regions, for exampleby ceasing zone, regional and state competitions

Please implement by 19Aug2020

Has the death knell of 2020 been sounded?

[The Runner]

The joint statement signed by the league, they have agreed to not allow travel between "different regions", which appears to be the greater Sydney area..
No spectators at all games over the weekend though?

[Blinkers28]

So what happens from now??

NSW Health states - cease activities that result in the mixing of participants from different regions, for exampleby ceasing zone, regional and state competitions

Please implement by 19Aug2020

Has the death knell of 2020 been sounded?

I agree, season 2020 is finished. Camden playing East Coast (example) would be classified as ‘different region’, which makes the continuation of the season not possible.

[ShortHalfHead]

The joint statement signed by the league, they have agreed to not allow travel between "different regions", which appears to be the greater Sydney area..
No spectators at all games over the weekend though?

All good so far Pekay. We are limiting spectators at Greygums to the allowed 500. Should get over next Saturday when we play Blacktown. As you are aware , vaccines aren't the only things created in test tubes.

[bloodspirit]

Don't follow this comp at all closely and so rarely look here but can't help being impressed by North Shore's impressive percentage on top of the ladder: 783.53. Wow.

[Pekay]

All good so far Pekay. We are limiting spectators at Greygums to the allowed 500. Should get over next Saturday when we play Blacktown. As you are aware , vaccines aren't the only things created in test tubes.

Please put a cricket score of them and send them into extinction.

[saviour01]

The VFL will merge with the league for the Queensland and New South Wales clubs, and the under-18s system will be revamped in a dramatic reshaping of the AFL’s second tier.
The league announced on Monday the NEAFL would be absorbed into Victoria’s state league competition, with 2021 to be “a year of transition”.

The Victorian clubs as well as Sydney, GWS, Brisbane and Gold Coast will be allowed to either field their own teams in the new VFL, align with an existing team or spread their players across multiple clubs.

Interested to see what all the Sydney Uni players end up doing.

[Norris Lurker]

Don't follow this comp at all closely and so rarely look here but can't help being impressed by North Shore's impressive percentage on top of the ladder: 783.53. Wow.

They've conceded 14 goals in 6 games, only just over 2 goals a week.
Several factors there. The demise of the NEAFL has helped Sydney Uni, but it's also helped North Shore - there'd been several players from Sydney Uni NEAFL who played occasionally for the Bombers last year but now North Shore have them every week. They also have strong local juniors; and even though they've picked up some handy recruits, they're nowhere near the points cap.
They've got about 500 registered players and fielding 13 teams. Thank goodness for the new synthetic surface - there's no way the old Gore Hill quagmire could have coped with that much traffic, even with the delayed start to the season.

They've still got to get it done in the finals. It's been a problem for them in the last few years.

[saviour01]

Thank goodness for the new synthetic surface - there's no way the old Gore Hill quagmire could have coped with that much traffic, even with the delayed start to the season.

Still the worst ground in the league. I'm soft af, but I won't play on it again.

[The Runner]

So, under the new structure with no NEAFL, it appears the AFL clubs can either field reserves teams in the VFL or affiliate the way the Swans used to with Port Melbourne. Is that correct?
So the top league in Sydney goes back to Premier Division?

[andreww1]

So, under the new structure with no NEAFL, it appears the AFL clubs can either field reserves teams in the VFL or affiliate the way the Swans used to with Port Melbourne. Is that correct?
So the top league in Sydney goes back to Premier Division?

That appears to be correct. No more NEAFL clubs. Lots of implications from this for players, clubs, academies, and competitions across NSW and Qld.
Here are a couple:
* With more NEAFL players likely to come back to community football, how does Sydney AFL ensure an even competition, as this year is the most uneven we have had in years.
* With academies now going up to 19s, the best young kids will be playing academy and VFL games for an extra year or 2, restricting their playing time in community football.
* To be competitive in VFL, the Giants and Swans reserves won’t be able to play 8-9 17 year old academy kids in a team, so the academy kids will get fewer Reseves games in their final year.
Lots of other implications that everyone will still need to understand and then work through.


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[Pmcc2911]

Good points re the academy kids

[Blinkers28]

Will be very interesting finish to the season over the next few weeks.

Penno, on paper, have an easy fortnight and superior percentage to Magpies. They could sneak in for 5th, and have won premierships from that far back.

Similar story in the women’s, North Shore could steal 5th at the death. Last round against Uni could determine final 5. Don’t think anyone would’ve picked Manly and Power running top 2 at the end of the season.

Power got dudded with a wash out game in Platinum, and are just inside the top 4. Beating Penrith this weekend should secure their spot.

Any other predictions?

[saviour01]

Yeh the final 5 will be interesting. We could still miss out with 2 losses if wests beat UNSW this week. If all goes according to ladder position then wests miss out on percentage with us, penno and wests all finishing 5-4.

What does Mudgey do at UTS moving forward? They had 4 of the top teams to start and I guess after 4 150-200 point losses it makes it a long season. Two games against teams that are 1-6 to finish, be interesting if they can jag a win. Wilson got BOG against his old man though, would have been an interesting car ride home.