by Eagles2014 » Sat Feb 07, 2015 7:33 pm
by Aerie » Sat Feb 07, 2015 7:55 pm
Eagles2014 wrote:Interesting results today make for an exciting finish to the season in A Grade.
TTG chase down 396 with two overs to spare. Will rue Redbacks taking Lawford to Perth and making him 12th man, plus with Neate injured meant they were missing two of their three best bowlers, made it tough for them.
Northerns upset East Torrens and Sturt defeat Kensington outright, dents both of their finals chances a little bit.
Port and Uni keep their seasons alive with easy wins against Woodville and Glenelg.
Interesting one was Southerns and Prospect having a draw. Southerns needed to win to have any chance of playing finals, and after making over 330 last week made the amazing decision to bat on this week. They then have Prospect 8 down at stumps, if only they had those overs left they wasted at start of days play! Bet they are spewing about that decision now, very negative cricket as who cares if they lost with Prospect on the bottom of table, crazy stuff!
by heater31 » Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:51 pm
by bulldogproud2 » Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:15 pm
Aerie wrote:Eagles2014 wrote:Interesting results today make for an exciting finish to the season in A Grade.
TTG chase down 396 with two overs to spare. Will rue Redbacks taking Lawford to Perth and making him 12th man, plus with Neate injured meant they were missing two of their three best bowlers, made it tough for them.
Northerns upset East Torrens and Sturt defeat Kensington outright, dents both of their finals chances a little bit.
Port and Uni keep their seasons alive with easy wins against Woodville and Glenelg.
Interesting one was Southerns and Prospect having a draw. Southerns needed to win to have any chance of playing finals, and after making over 330 last week made the amazing decision to bat on this week. They then have Prospect 8 down at stumps, if only they had those overs left they wasted at start of days play! Bet they are spewing about that decision now, very negative cricket as who cares if they lost with Prospect on the bottom of table, crazy stuff!
Amazing result at Glandore. Makes for an interesting last 3 rounds.
Woodville 145*
TTG 120
East Torrens 100
Kensington 100*
________________
Adelaide 100
West Torrens 100
Uni 100
Port 90
Sturt 85
Southerns 75
Glenelg 70
Northerns 70
Prospect 45*
*Bye still to come
by heater31 » Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:10 am
by C Horse » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:14 pm
by Eagles2014 » Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:16 pm
C Horse wrote:Can't see it changing the poor on field attitude of his club.
No doubt they'll be at it again this game - scene of a GF replay last time they played Glenelg at P25!
by Eagles2014 » Fri Feb 13, 2015 4:54 pm
by heater31 » Fri Feb 13, 2015 5:35 pm
Eagles2014 wrote:No surprise that SACA have called off most matches tomorrow, only playing A and B Grade, plus Women's A Grade.
Their explanation is pretty spot on, all the grades playing should have air conditioned club rooms and lots of fridges available to store drinks and fruit, etc.
Looking like may be hot again next weekend too, but reckon most teams would love to win the toss and bat all day!
by beeroclock » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:34 pm
Eagles2014 wrote:No surprise that SACA have called off most matches tomorrow, only playing A and B Grade, plus Women's A Grade.
Their explanation is pretty spot on, all the grades playing should have air conditioned club rooms and lots of fridges available to store drinks and fruit, etc.
Looking like may be hot again next weekend too, but reckon most teams would love to win the toss and bat all day!
by Warnie23 » Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:58 am
by heater31 » Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:24 am
Warnie23 wrote:With the amount of cricket missed by C&D Grade with washouts and heat, should they (or do they) pay the same amount of Subs as A/B Graders? Considering that you pay subs to play cricket, and most A graders would play at least 1.5x the amount of games as a D grade player.
by Stumps » Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:26 pm
by Tony Clifton » Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:50 pm
by Aerie » Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:05 pm
Tony Clifton wrote:Glenelg all out 32
Callan Richardson 7/8
by Lame Choice » Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:36 pm
Warnie23 wrote:With the amount of cricket missed by C&D Grade with washouts and heat, should they (or do they) pay the same amount of Subs as A/B Graders? Considering that you pay subs to play cricket, and most A graders would play at least 1.5x the amount of games as a D grade player.
by Lame Choice » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:15 am
Lame Choice wrote:Warnie23 wrote:With the amount of cricket missed by C&D Grade with washouts and heat, should they (or do they) pay the same amount of Subs as A/B Graders? Considering that you pay subs to play cricket, and most A graders would play at least 1.5x the amount of games as a D grade player.
Some administration bravery required here. On a few occasions over the past years many teams miss up to three consecutive weekends. I've also heard the concept of getting rid of d grade. This smacks of SACA / clubs looking at their top twenty without giving much to the bottom twenty. These guys need game time too - otherwise they remain in those grades - which misses the point (right?).
A couple of ideas recycled, but never given a chance.
1. C & D grade play one day only
2. Heat policy - play a 20/20 or play Sunday - at least they are playing.
3. Players In D Grade under 25 unless by permit. Get rid of the fossils and a few of the younger ones may well want to play these lower grades.
4. Bring the fun back - clubs with the expectation that a D Grade player is as committed as an A Grade is misguided. It's not the same as SANFL - for those who have played D Grade know what I'm talking about.
5. Sunday 20/20 comp across the year for the bye team vs one other ( single game on the Sunday ) to give the bye team a hit. Each team would only play twice through the year. Play a GF on run rate or something. Not sheep stations, just getting them on the pitch. I'm aware of the pitch availability issues. Play on a hard deck - at least they are playing something somewhere.
You never know, there is a chance some talent might mature from these grades, otherwise it's pointless (and costly) to have them.
by heater31 » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:25 am
Lame Choice wrote:Lame Choice wrote:Warnie23 wrote:With the amount of cricket missed by C&D Grade with washouts and heat, should they (or do they) pay the same amount of Subs as A/B Graders? Considering that you pay subs to play cricket, and most A graders would play at least 1.5x the amount of games as a D grade player.
Some administration bravery required here. On a few occasions over the past years many teams miss up to three consecutive weekends. I've also heard the concept of getting rid of d grade. This smacks of SACA / clubs looking at their top twenty without giving much to the bottom twenty. These guys need game time too - otherwise they remain in those grades - which misses the point (right?).
A couple of ideas recycled, but never given a chance.
1. C & D grade play one day only
2. Heat policy - play a 20/20 or play Sunday - at least they are playing.
3. Players In D Grade under 25 unless by permit. Get rid of the fossils and a few of the younger ones may well want to play these lower grades.
4. Bring the fun back - clubs with the expectation that a D Grade player is as committed as an A Grade is misguided. It's not the same as SANFL - for those who have played D Grade know what I'm talking about.
5. Sunday 20/20 comp across the year for the bye team vs one other ( single game on the Sunday ) to give the bye team a hit. Each team would only play twice through the year. Play a GF on run rate or something. Not sheep stations, just getting them on the pitch. I'm aware of the pitch availability issues. Play on a hard deck - at least they are playing something somewhere.
You never know, there is a chance some talent might mature from these grades, otherwise it's pointless (and costly) to have them.
..and with the weather forecast tomorrow, it looks as if both Prospect and West Torrens will go 4 consecutive weeks without a game in the lower grades, having a bye either side of the round 11.
by bulldogproud2 » Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:09 pm
by heater31 » Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:36 pm
bulldogproud2 wrote:Hard to believe the decision by SACA re tomorrow. Play in C's and D's will be for the full 100 overs!! Yes, 20 overs more than normal as it is a one-day game due to last week having been cancelled. The forecast temperature is the same as last Saturday and they cancelled that day's play entirely!! If anything, the conditions tomorrow are worse as the build-up has been a week of unrelenting heat. If one player drops tomorrow, then SACA is in hot water... in more ways than one.
Yes, I realise that it is important to get some game-time, but why not at least reduce it, as Heater says and they did last year, to no more than 30 overs a side.
Cheers
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