i think you'll be fighting more than one opponent for that last C grade spot
What a crazy crazy year...and it hasn't even started yet.
Is grass roots sports across the board slowly dying in Australia?
In America they dont have structured grass roots sports programs - if you dont make it thats it.. could we be headed the same way?
Absolutely not.
I think you're just seeing a diversion between clubs who plan for long-term success vis a vis short term success.
Take the Club's with (arguably) the two biggest junior programs in the State. TTG are fielding a fourth side again and PNU are fielding a fourth side for the first time in their history (as PNU).
Similarly well run clubs, who have been buidling from the ground up for a number of years in Hope Valley and Old Iggies are doing the same thing.
I think what you'll find are that clubs which have historically done little to nothing to develop junior football (Brahma, Kilburn, Ovingham, Mitchell Park) are struggling whereas the Club's who put the effort in, and have been putting the effort in for a number of years are reaping the rewards.