magpiemaster wrote:Elmer J Thudpucker wrote:cracka wrote:jumbo20 wrote:Surprised on comments re Callington, the surface is excellent and personally thought the facilities were good, would not mind playing on a deck like that regularly,
Did you go into the changerooms? Didn't think there were any that could be smaller than Bridgewater. In saying that, I do believe the Mt Barker council are going to put some serious money into upgrades this financial year.
The Murray Bridge Council has similarly approved significant upgrade to the Callington facilities in the 2014/15 financial year. With new changerooms on the western side, a new clubhouse on the eastern side, and the best playing surface around, Callington Oval will be cherry ripe to host the HFL grand final for the next decade.
No argument on the lack of Bridgey senior finals over the last 20 years, or conditions of their home facilities Elmer?
Cant argue with the fact that Bridgey havent played senior finals for years as it's a fact.
But hey....who would have thought....the club that has the lowest $$$ spend on players in the league has had a long period of poor results. Surely even you can see the direct correlation ?
What Bridgey have been focussing on (and spending money on) over the past four years is building a club from the ground up. The Raiders Junior Academy, four modified teams, consistent junior finals, and up to 9 teenagers playing in the A grade team, certainly beats the way that other clubs are doing it with the A grade cheque book approach.
The merger with the good people of Callington has only added to this and the future of the Bridgewater Callington Raiders is looking rosier than it is for many other clubs in Central Division.