The final fixture is out.... with this addition straight from the CEO:
Hi all, please find the final fixture for week 2.
It’s opportune to explain a couple of variables we have applied to fixturing and will continue to do so in the interests of practicality and or common sense.
Example 1
Div. 3R - Golden Grove v Flinders Pk. By rights this match should be played at Hunter Park before the Old Ignatians v Pembroke
Div. 8R – Old Ignatians v SMOSH West Lakes. This match should be played at TTG before the Div. 8 TTG v PAOC match
The logic applied is The League won’t make two teams play at Ignatians when neither team has a connection to either the Old Ignatians or Pembroke teams any more than we’ll make Ignatians and SMOSH West Lakes play at TTG so we have moved the 3R GG v FPFC match to Harpers Field as a stand-alone “home” final for GG and the Ignatians/SMOSH West Lakes to Hunter Park – everyone might not be happy but more people are than the alternative.
Example 2
4R - Hope Valley v Kenilworth. By rights this match should be played before the Eastern Park v Salisbury match at Dwight Reserve.
We have rescheduled this match to be played as a stand-alone “home” final for Hope Valley at Hope Valley Oval.
The rationale applied again is neither of the 4R teams have a relationship with either of the A grade teams playing, so we split the home match fee, Eastern Park pay their share and Hope Valley pay theirs.
We’re always looking for more palatable solutions so if anyone has other considerations, we’re open to hear about them.
Oh...look at D6R.....
If I can't sleep Friday night I have the option to catch the D6R game before the kids wake up.
I still don't agree that a no connection to either side is a valid reason for not giving an a grade team 2 finals at their home ground b grade sides should never get home finals this happened to kenilworth last week and I didn't like it either I would have been ok
With our c grade following us wherever we played to stay together !
If we had played at ep this week there is no issues either they deserved the right to host the a grade so they should get a 12:15 game
To reap the rewards of a final at home financially !
Golden grove and hope valley b grades don't deserve a b grade home final because it's reserves football shouldn't be rewarding b grade teams for having no a grade team in the finals this is now only going to cause more stand alone finals in the future and it's going to turn a great day at a final to an absolute farsical!
I wonder if the same attitude and reasoning would apply if the finals were at thebby?