Grade Cricket

[Tony Clifton]

Kensington's batting has gone to pieces recently

[Eagles2014]

More contrived results yesterday. Woodville & Port both declaring 5 wickets down in their 1st Innings.

Have said on here for many years how I hate the 0/0 decs. With relegation etc in play now they have affected the premiership table immensely. They are going to change it next year apparently but no help to someone like WT who have been affected the most (no bias there obviously ).

Will just have to win next two games now. After the tension and pitch dramas last clash, no doubt Woodville will prepare a pitch flatter than Anzac Hwy and will be no generous declarations this match (weather could be major factor too!)

[Minimum Chips]

Looking at the Div 1 ladder, it would suggest Adelaide and Sturt would be safe for Div 1 next year (likely Kensington and possibly/probably Port as well) and Woodville straight back to Div 2. A fight between the other 3 to finish above 7th.
I have heard that it will change next year - 8th straight down and 1st place from Div 2 straight up. Play-off between Div 1 7th place and Div 2 runner up (technically 7th v 10th) for the final placing in Div 1.
However, it can change if a merger were to eventuate. I have heard discussions between 2 clubs are more advanced than they ever have been but whether it ends up happening in time for next season I don't know.

[Aerie]

Looking at the Div 1 ladder, it would suggest Adelaide and Sturt would be safe for Div 1 next year (likely Kensington and possibly/probably Port as well) and Woodville straight back to Div 2. A fight between the other 3 to finish above 7th.
I have heard that it will change next year - 8th straight down and 1st place from Div 2 straight up. Play-off between Div 1 7th place and Div 2 runner up (technically 7th v 10th) for the final placing in Div 1.
However, it can change if a merger were to eventuate. I have heard discussions between 2 clubs are more advanced than they ever have been but whether it ends up happening in time for next season I don't know.

Which 2 clubs?

[Minimum Chips]

Looking at the Div 1 ladder, it would suggest Adelaide and Sturt would be safe for Div 1 next year (likely Kensington and possibly/probably Port as well) and Woodville straight back to Div 2. A fight between the other 3 to finish above 7th.
I have heard that it will change next year - 8th straight down and 1st place from Div 2 straight up. Play-off between Div 1 7th place and Div 2 runner up (technically 7th v 10th) for the final placing in Div 1.
However, it can change if a merger were to eventuate. I have heard discussions between 2 clubs are more advanced than they ever have been but whether it ends up happening in time for next season I don't know.

Which 2 clubs?

Yours and your opponent this week.
Having said that, when I mentioned "advanced" this is coming off a pretty low base. My source, who I have zero doubt they are wrong, mentioned this earlier in the year when they had been in conversation with a couple of inner sanctum people from one of the clubs, who had said there had been discussions about exploring a merger.
Happy to be refuted or otherwise. How much involved are you at WT? Can you shed any light or debunk the above? I'm not trying to be mischievous here - just saying what I was told by someone who I have full confidence in they know what they are talking about.
A merger (between whoever) would also shake things up. Would it still be 2 divisions (6 and 6 and get rid of the 19s) or back to one comp?

[wycbloods]

Looking at the Div 1 ladder, it would suggest Adelaide and Sturt would be safe for Div 1 next year (likely Kensington and possibly/probably Port as well) and Woodville straight back to Div 2. A fight between the other 3 to finish above 7th.
I have heard that it will change next year - 8th straight down and 1st place from Div 2 straight up. Play-off between Div 1 7th place and Div 2 runner up (technically 7th v 10th) for the final placing in Div 1.
However, it can change if a merger were to eventuate. I have heard discussions between 2 clubs are more advanced than they ever have been but whether it ends up happening in time for next season I don't know.

Which 2 clubs?

Yours and your opponent this week.
Having said that, when I mentioned "advanced" this is coming off a pretty low base. My source, who I have zero doubt they are wrong, mentioned this earlier in the year when they had been in conversation with a couple of inner sanctum people from one of the clubs, who had said there had been discussions about exploring a merger.
Happy to be refuted or otherwise. How much involved are you at WT? Can you shed any light or debunk the above? I'm not trying to be mischievous here - just saying what I was told by someone who I have full confidence in they know what they are talking about.
A merger (between whoever) would also shake things up. Would it still be 2 divisions (6 and 6 and get rid of the 19s) or back to one comp?

i can say that is absolutely not true

[Eagles2014]

Looking at the Div 1 ladder, it would suggest Adelaide and Sturt would be safe for Div 1 next year (likely Kensington and possibly/probably Port as well) and Woodville straight back to Div 2. A fight between the other 3 to finish above 7th.
I have heard that it will change next year - 8th straight down and 1st place from Div 2 straight up. Play-off between Div 1 7th place and Div 2 runner up (technically 7th v 10th) for the final placing in Div 1.
However, it can change if a merger were to eventuate. I have heard discussions between 2 clubs are more advanced than they ever have been but whether it ends up happening in time for next season I don't know.

Which 2 clubs?

Yours and your opponent this week.
Having said that, when I mentioned "advanced" this is coming off a pretty low base. My source, who I have zero doubt they are wrong, mentioned this earlier in the year when they had been in conversation with a couple of inner sanctum people from one of the clubs, who had said there had been discussions about exploring a merger.
Happy to be refuted or otherwise. How much involved are you at WT? Can you shed any light or debunk the above? I'm not trying to be mischievous here - just saying what I was told by someone who I have full confidence in they know what they are talking about.
A merger (between whoever) would also shake things up. Would it still be 2 divisions (6 and 6 and get rid of the 19s) or back to one comp?

I am no longer involved there but still speak to people close, as WYCBloods said I would highly doubt this. Even the hatred between the clubs over the pitch debacle few weeks ago would make it impossible to have discussions like this

Just get rid of Prospect, about 9 wooden spoons in last 11 years, they are a disgrace. I feel they still want to get to 10 teams to have one division again, think with 12 would still be two divisions.

[Bluedemon]

Looking at the Div 1 ladder, it would suggest Adelaide and Sturt would be safe for Div 1 next year (likely Kensington and possibly/probably Port as well) and Woodville straight back to Div 2. A fight between the other 3 to finish above 7th.
I have heard that it will change next year - 8th straight down and 1st place from Div 2 straight up. Play-off between Div 1 7th place and Div 2 runner up (technically 7th v 10th) for the final placing in Div 1.
However, it can change if a merger were to eventuate. I have heard discussions between 2 clubs are more advanced than they ever have been but whether it ends up happening in time for next season I don't know.

Which 2 clubs?

Yours and your opponent this week.
Having said that, when I mentioned "advanced" this is coming off a pretty low base. My source, who I have zero doubt they are wrong, mentioned this earlier in the year when they had been in conversation with a couple of inner sanctum people from one of the clubs, who had said there had been discussions about exploring a merger.
Happy to be refuted or otherwise. How much involved are you at WT? Can you shed any light or debunk the above? I'm not trying to be mischievous here - just saying what I was told by someone who I have full confidence in they know what they are talking about.
A merger (between whoever) would also shake things up. Would it still be 2 divisions (6 and 6 and get rid of the 19s) or back to one comp?

I am no longer involved there but still speak to people close, as WYCBloods said I would highly doubt this. Even the hatred between the clubs over the pitch debacle few weeks ago would make it impossible to have discussions like this

Just get rid of Prospect, about 9 wooden spoons in last 11 years, they are a disgrace. I feel they still want to get to 10 teams to have one division again, think with 12 would still be two divisions.

Wouldn't 12 teams still be okay where they can play 11 rounds

[Eagles2014]

You would think so Bluedemon, makes perfect sense!!

All about better comp to help the Redbacks and they are fixated on that being no longer Kensy vs Southerns for instance

[Aerie]

Looking at the Div 1 ladder, it would suggest Adelaide and Sturt would be safe for Div 1 next year (likely Kensington and possibly/probably Port as well) and Woodville straight back to Div 2. A fight between the other 3 to finish above 7th.
I have heard that it will change next year - 8th straight down and 1st place from Div 2 straight up. Play-off between Div 1 7th place and Div 2 runner up (technically 7th v 10th) for the final placing in Div 1.
However, it can change if a merger were to eventuate. I have heard discussions between 2 clubs are more advanced than they ever have been but whether it ends up happening in time for next season I don't know.

Which 2 clubs?

Yours and your opponent this week.
Having said that, when I mentioned "advanced" this is coming off a pretty low base. My source, who I have zero doubt they are wrong, mentioned this earlier in the year when they had been in conversation with a couple of inner sanctum people from one of the clubs, who had said there had been discussions about exploring a merger.
Happy to be refuted or otherwise. How much involved are you at WT? Can you shed any light or debunk the above? I'm not trying to be mischievous here - just saying what I was told by someone who I have full confidence in they know what they are talking about.
A merger (between whoever) would also shake things up. Would it still be 2 divisions (6 and 6 and get rid of the 19s) or back to one comp?

I'm not closely involved now (just a member/sponsor), but haven't heard anything from those closely involved that would suggest anything. There's been ongoing dialogue between some senior club people from both clubs since the turn of the century.

I personally don't see how any form of merger will help unless it was full commitment to come to Henley, but even then you risk collateral damage to playing groups etc. Even if WT land in Div 2 next season, we've seen strong clubs such as Sturt and Glenelg bounce straight back. I would expect the same, if not, you work your way back. On the back of one of WT most successful decades ever for the senior men, having just won the One Day Cup and runner up in the T20, juniors having their strongest season for many years, women's program strong with three teams and a Labor commitment to spend $3 million redeveloping the clubrooms at Henley, I'm not sure now is the time for a club that's been around for 170 years to be looking at merging. But, that is just looking from the outside.