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scottroo wrote:I’m a follower from distance due to a family connection to YP and my cousin playing for Southern Eagles.

Why are Ardrossans junior numbers so low? It seems like one of the larger towns on the peninsula.

Is it time that Bute and Paskeville merge? Northern Yorke Peninsula?

It seems wallaroo has decent junior numbers, so 3 clubs is viable in the triangle?

Could we see a competition like -

Kadina
Moonta
Wallaroo
Northern Yorke Peninsula
Southern Eagles
CMS Crows
CY Roos (combination of CY and Ardrossan)

Play everyone 3 times over 18 weeks

scottroo wrote:It’s happening all over the state, big farmers buying out the small guys, machines replacing workers. Which means less families, less teachers, police, doctors, nurses coming into the area.

It’s amazing that for example, yorketown, Edithburgh and warooka previously had thriving individual clubs.

Dirty dog wrote:

scottroo wrote:I’m a follower from distance due to a family connection to YP and my cousin playing for Southern Eagles.

Why are Ardrossans junior numbers so low? It seems like one of the larger towns on the peninsula.

Is it time that Bute and Paskeville merge? Northern Yorke Peninsula?

It seems wallaroo has decent junior numbers, so 3 clubs is viable in the triangle?

Could we see a competition like -

Kadina
Moonta
Wallaroo
Northern Yorke Peninsula
Southern Eagles
CMS Crows
CY Roos (combination of CY and Ardrossan)

Play everyone 3 times over 18 weeks

Ardrossan is a retirement village so older community

A lot of Bute and Pasky players are overflow from Kadina

I don’t know what the answer going forward and most leagues will have to come up with some left field solutions to keep going.

Kadina
Moonta
Wallaroo
Bute /Broughton
Paskeville/Wakefield
Ardrossan/Maitland/Arthurton
Southern Eagles
CMC Crows


Now that’s left field and a conversation starter

heater31 wrote:

Dirty dog wrote:

scottroo wrote:I’m a follower from distance due to a family connection to YP and my cousin playing for Southern Eagles.

Why are Ardrossans junior numbers so low? It seems like one of the larger towns on the peninsula.

Is it time that Bute and Paskeville merge? Northern Yorke Peninsula?

It seems wallaroo has decent junior numbers, so 3 clubs is viable in the triangle?

Could we see a competition like -

Kadina
Moonta
Wallaroo
Northern Yorke Peninsula
Southern Eagles
CMS Crows
CY Roos (combination of CY and Ardrossan)

Play everyone 3 times over 18 weeks

Ardrossan is a retirement village so older community

A lot of Bute and Pasky players are overflow from Kadina

I don’t know what the answer going forward and most leagues will have to come up with some left field solutions to keep going.

Kadina
Moonta
Wallaroo
Bute /Broughton
Paskeville/Wakefield
Ardrossan/Maitland/Arthurton
Southern Eagles
CMC Crows


Now that’s left field and a conversation starter

It's happening on the otherside of the gulf already. The SANFL has released a consultation paper regarding the rationalisation of clubs and leagues.

Gives everyone considerable time to get their heads around proposed mergers with arch rivals.

Demon Juke wrote:Push the 3 clubs into the Barossa League, The 3 Gawler clubs and Freeling are like suburbs of Adelaide as well.

daysofourlives wrote:

Demon Juke wrote:Push the 3 clubs into the Barossa League, The 3 Gawler clubs and Freeling are like suburbs of Adelaide as well.

No thanks, push them into the amateur league along with the 3 Gawler clubs

daysofourlives wrote:

Demon Juke wrote:Push the 3 clubs into the Barossa League, The 3 Gawler clubs and Freeling are like suburbs of Adelaide as well.

No thanks, push them into the amateur league along with the 3 Gawler clubs

Angler wrote:

daysofourlives wrote:

Demon Juke wrote:Push the 3 clubs into the Barossa League, The 3 Gawler clubs and Freeling are like suburbs of Adelaide as well.

No thanks, push them into the amateur league along with the 3 Gawler clubs

Only problem with that is Barossa & Light would be a 6 team comp and APFL would be left with 5 teams

Angler wrote:

daysofourlives wrote:

Demon Juke wrote:Push the 3 clubs into the Barossa League, The 3 Gawler clubs and Freeling are like suburbs of Adelaide as well.

No thanks, push them into the amateur league along with the 3 Gawler clubs

Only problem with that is Barossa & Light would be a 6 team comp and APFL would be left with 5 teams

daysofourlives wrote:

Angler wrote:

daysofourlives wrote:

Demon Juke wrote:Push the 3 clubs into the Barossa League, The 3 Gawler clubs and Freeling are like suburbs of Adelaide as well.

No thanks, push them into the amateur league along with the 3 Gawler clubs

Only problem with that is Barossa & Light would be a 6 team comp and APFL would be left with 5 teams

Mallala and a Roseworthy/HB combo come to the B&L giving 8 teams. Balaklava go to North Eastern and United and HWE give up. United could merge with Mallala.

Dirty dog wrote:As said above Hummocks/Pasky in our league YP only 15 minutes apart. It is the gateway to Yorkes

FlyingHigh wrote:

Dirty dog wrote:As said above Hummocks/Pasky in our league YP only 15 minutes apart. It is the gateway to Yorkes

Apart from the distance to the Eagles, HW would fit in well geographically and probably culturally, with the YP.
And really only Eudunda would make it hard for them to go to the NE

FlyingHigh wrote:

Dirty dog wrote:As said above Hummocks/Pasky in our league YP only 15 minutes apart. It is the gateway to Yorkes

Arry Gablett wrote:

FlyingHigh wrote:

Dirty dog wrote:As said above Hummocks/Pasky in our league YP only 15 minutes apart. It is the gateway to Yorkes

Apart from the distance to the Eagles, HW would fit in well geographically and probably culturally, with the YP.
And really only Eudunda would make it hard for them to go to the NE[/quote

Hummocks is closer to Eudunda than red hill
I’ve done both trips over the years

OnSong wrote:

Arry Gablett wrote:

FlyingHigh wrote:

Dirty dog wrote:As said above Hummocks/Pasky in our league YP only 15 minutes apart. It is the gateway to Yorkes

Apart from the distance to the Eagles, HW would fit in well geographically and probably culturally, with the YP.
And really only Eudunda would make it hard for them to go to the NE[/quote

Hummocks is closer to Eudunda than red hill
I’ve done both trips over the years

Port Wakefiekd/Lochiel to Eudunda is 100km+
Lochiel to Redhill is 45km
Port Wakefield to Redhill is 77km

Not sure what routes you were taking but Hummocks is closer to Redhill than Eudunda

Angler wrote:

There’s talks there could be a restructure across a number of the northern leagues- APFL, NEFL, NAFA, BL&G & YPFL. The problem in the APFL is the southern clubs (Two Wells, Angle Vale, Virginia) are effectively becoming suburbs of Adelaide which means their junior numbers are huge and the number of top age juniors in each grade far outweighs the traditional country clubs.

Could we see these 5 leagues pulled apart and reassembled?

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Angler wrote:

There’s talks there could be a restructure across a number of the northern leagues- APFL, NEFL, NAFA, BL&G & YPFL. The problem in the APFL is the southern clubs (Two Wells, Angle Vale, Virginia) are effectively becoming suburbs of Adelaide which means their junior numbers are huge and the number of top age juniors in each grade far outweighs the traditional country clubs.

Could we see these 5 leagues pulled apart and reassembled?

As much as it saddens me I’m hearing more noise than I hoped for, watching the divide in the APFL juniors over the past 15+ years though makes me realise it’s for the betterment of everyone, I guess I’m a little selfish as I love the APFL and all the clubs involved. I’m always made feel welcome to all of them.