Executive Member wrote:daysofourlives wrote:FOURTH ESTATE wrote:It might help if some to the posters on this forum actually read the APPS it comes across that many do not know it's contents or the rules.
It was a hastily put together document full of holes and not well thought out.
Each league has it's own problems and unique situations and one fix does not suit all!!!!
Problems in the Hills league are different to those of the YPFL, GSFL & the SAAFL.
All the SAAFL is doing is getting a system that works for their league not the sh%t sandwich they were handed by the SACFL. Join or else was the ultimatium. With in weeks that many errors were found that the league and clubs are now addressing those issues for a better and fairer system.
D1res - D3 Res players now being worth pts is one of those. The only people to blame are the country clubs who throw huge amounts of money to fringe A Grade players. We are talking $400+ to unproven players
It has happened at our club and a country club selectively raided SHOC's fringe A grade & B Grade players at the end of 2011 who were worth 0 pts to the tune of 15 players.
It was done to stop the player drain.
All I am saying is that the system will work but not if it is flawed. It was brought in because no body could control the salary cap but it has only made it worse by bringing payments out into the open with now no ceiling
Well i hope all category 1 leagues that are equivalent to the SAAFL now band together and seek a 2 point rating for their reserves players. It will effect the SAAFL far more than the country associations.
It's a knee jerk reaction from the SAAFL who think they are way above every other comp in the state.
I think it would have sorted itself out eventually as the country clubs are now realising these guys are not up to it.
If the Leagues want to do it then go for it as not too many B Grade Country Footballers would play A Grade Football in the SAAFL
Plenty of BL&G ressies players would walk into A Grade at anything lower than Div 3.