The State of the game

[Mr Magoo]

Order of comps is alphabetical, but somehow ignoring the U in U19s.

It’s a national system I believe, not exclusive to NSW.


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Hence that even solidifies my first comment - afl thinks they can standardise it and bring it in house and save a few bucks.

I get the alphabetical thing but still doesnt flow properly in the scheme of how the comp runs and like I said mobile use is clunky and cumbersome.

Anyway doesnt really affect who actually wins so not that big a deal I guess

[andreww1]

I think that’s the least of the challenges that AFL faces in NSW.


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[Tom Wills]

Amongst all the doom and gloom about footy in NSW, it is good to see how well the Platinum comp is going. I have to admit I was and am wrong about this comp. Super even at the moment and great place for Camden and South West to rebuild.

Randwick seems to be the only club struggling... though I can never understand how they don't get a few Easts second and third-string players.

[mrns]

The locations of the clubs in premier vs platinum is quite interesting. Someone should chuck it on the red rooster line.

Wonder if there's potential in splitting those comps into some sort of "City/North" and "West/South West" competition and divisions remain a shared competition. Wonder if that would help retention and growth of the clubs in the south west region, don't juniors do this to lessen travel? (mind you playing divisions and travelling more would still suck). Completely chucking @@@@ at the wall here. Don't take anything to heart.

Unrelated why did Nor West rename?

[Old Puppy]

Amongst all the doom and gloom about footy in NSW, it is good to see how well the Platinum comp is going. I have to admit I was and am wrong about this comp. Super even at the moment and great place for Camden and South West to rebuild.

Randwick seems to be the only club struggling... though I can never understand how they don't get a few Easts second and third-string players.

They end up at the BATS simple where the culture and standards thrive.

[Pekay]

Changed back to Hawkesbury after 21 years of Nor-West. Early 2000s we would train at Quakers Hill and Bensons Lane on alternate nights with a view to capitalise on growth in the area but we just clunked along.
Now have better alignment with junior club but kept the Jets moniker for Defence link.

[Blinkers28]

3rd time in 7 weeks that both Balmain and Randwick have forfeited Platinum Reserves. Hopefully the league steps in to help those clubs instead of fining them weekly, putting them on the brink of extinction.

[5yearplan]

Fines is a joke.

Assisting the issue is something they should do.

[Jupiter]

Fines is a joke.

Assisting the issue is something they should do.

I can't believe if this is happening. It would be more appropriate for the league to be fined the next 3 or 4 years of affiliation fees and umpire costs etc for the lack of services in recent years.

[Tom Wills]

Fines is a joke. Assisting the issue is something they should do.

Totally agree and always thoughts fines missed the point. It looks like nearly all this forum are, or have been, directly involved in running a club.

The time and workload to run a club is immense and growing.

The pain on forfeiting would be really hurtling both Randwick and Balmain - I am sure both clubs would have worked their arse off in calling players to unfortunately have to make the demoralising Friday call that they needed to forfeit.

Fines miss the whole point.

[5yearplan]

Old puppy will love his rival if you call it that bats forfeited 19s tomorrow. Their model is working well

[Pekay]

Magic calling for public donations to keep them moving along.....innovative I suppose

[geedoubleuess]

Hang on...aren't they propped up by AFL NSW/ACT as most of the squad worked for them during inauguration at Blacktown????

[geedoubleuess]

I am just wondering how invested the league is any club or comp not in Men and Women prems.

The last 18 stories on the news page of Sydney AFL are Premier-division related - reviews, previews, rising stars.

Why not mix it up? I am sure there are loads of stories from other clubs (hint hint: Dane Swan playing for SW).

[Norris Lurker]

I am just wondering how invested the league is any club or comp not in Men and Women prems.

The last 18 stories on the news page of Sydney AFL are Premier-division related - reviews, previews, rising stars.

Why not mix it up? I am sure there are loads of stories from other clubs (hint hint: Dane Swan playing for SW).

I'm doing the previews this year, which they didn't have in the past. I'm not doing match reports any more - was too repetitive doing reports on games I hadn't seen. Served a need for a while, but not ideal. Lucas from the Kayo team is doing a good job with the match reports on the games he's broadcast.
You'd probably have to talk to the AFL Sydney people; but it would be great if someone with a knowledge of Platinum Division would put their hand up to write something.

Certainly would be great if they could run something on Dane Swan playing for SWS.