So you want all clubs to show their annual player spend budgets in Jan each year and make decisions based on player spend?
No, not at all, but it's not hard to look over previous season results, see who has come in or out of a club leading into the season and be pretty well in the ball park.
I'll use Greenacres as an example again (sorry GFC), last year they struggled to field 2 sides in D5, they got pumped every week, over the break they lost Asfaha, Clark-Rantasa x2, Dolley, Maniotis, Liddle, Smith, Polkinghorne, Wheaton - so out of a side that lost by plenty already, they've now lost their best players.
Recruited reasonably well, but brought in B grade depth - picked up a swag of B graders from St Pauls who were mid table at best in the division BELOW where they were playing this year.
Add to that they fronted to their trial games with barely a full side, and had 50 scoring shots against them is a good indicator. Got touched up by OSB in one trial, where OSB also lent them players to fill a side - that should've been the final indicator to know these clubs were around the wrong way.
And Pulteney only beat OSB/ Lonsdale by 3 goals in a trial. Should they have been put in the same Div then? We were told they had 8 good players out. Trial game form doesn't always give a good indication of a teams ability. There is 1 win between 3rd and 7th and 6th missed a shot after the siren to beat 1st, and beat 2nd. Central United were talked up early and they sit 7th. From a newcomer this looks like an exciting season. Hardly a dogs breakfast.