2009 Fixtures
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:43 pmThe AFL makes their fixture available in early October. Most clubs look at the draw and try to arrange either past player days or function that do not clash with AFL games.
The SAAFL decide not to release a fixture until 1 month before the season.
This is an absolute piece of Crap way to run a competition.
The fixture should be released by Christmas for divisions 1-5 with out failure.
The reason that this is not done is due to several sides (College Poofters) not knowing if their grounds are available due to school football.
The League should do the fixture and if a college side’s home game is programmed when their ground is unavailable bad luck. Why should the rest of the league be held up to suit these 4-5 clubs?
The C1 – C5 comp is also a joke, teams are getting belted by huge margins every week. It should be based up level of ability not where you’re A grade is placed; this is a very stupid rule and does not give all sides a level playing field. This rule is similar to the north-south comp and we have proved that C grade sides will travel.
The VAFA have already done theirs and it is on their website and they have just as many clubs as we do.
The league needs to start recognising the contributions that clubs make.
At the moment there is no reward for being a D1 club any more other than higher umpire fees.
Do the fixture for D1 first then the fixture each of the C grades & D grades for those clubs to ensure home games.
Then do the rest of the draw grade by grade and release the draw for D1-D5 by Christmas and finalise the rest of the draw after the close off date.
If the league is unable to do the draw by Christmas appoint a committee of intelligent delegates (There are plenty of smart club people running clubs) to draw up the fixtures to allow clubs some time for strategic planning for the following season.
Our club has mapped out the entire year and many hours of hard work could be all for nothing if we do not get the two home games as requested, as we have to manage 7 premiership reunions this year. That is a lot of past players to contact with and we are at the whim of a league that seems to not care about any one at the moment and is steered by a rudderless CEO
The SAAFL decide not to release a fixture until 1 month before the season.
This is an absolute piece of Crap way to run a competition.
The fixture should be released by Christmas for divisions 1-5 with out failure.
The reason that this is not done is due to several sides (College Poofters) not knowing if their grounds are available due to school football.
The League should do the fixture and if a college side’s home game is programmed when their ground is unavailable bad luck. Why should the rest of the league be held up to suit these 4-5 clubs?
The C1 – C5 comp is also a joke, teams are getting belted by huge margins every week. It should be based up level of ability not where you’re A grade is placed; this is a very stupid rule and does not give all sides a level playing field. This rule is similar to the north-south comp and we have proved that C grade sides will travel.
The VAFA have already done theirs and it is on their website and they have just as many clubs as we do.
The league needs to start recognising the contributions that clubs make.
At the moment there is no reward for being a D1 club any more other than higher umpire fees.
Do the fixture for D1 first then the fixture each of the C grades & D grades for those clubs to ensure home games.
Then do the rest of the draw grade by grade and release the draw for D1-D5 by Christmas and finalise the rest of the draw after the close off date.
If the league is unable to do the draw by Christmas appoint a committee of intelligent delegates (There are plenty of smart club people running clubs) to draw up the fixtures to allow clubs some time for strategic planning for the following season.
Our club has mapped out the entire year and many hours of hard work could be all for nothing if we do not get the two home games as requested, as we have to manage 7 premiership reunions this year. That is a lot of past players to contact with and we are at the whim of a league that seems to not care about any one at the moment and is steered by a rudderless CEO
Just like when people get pissed and come on here at 2am and write the same thing in every topic of the regionals. It's just boring and brings nothing to the discussion. 