Yank Man wrote:Keefy wrote:Dutchy wrote:HFL boards plan to get rid of Div 2 is coming together nicely
Yup, been on the cards for a while
Some basically told to merge
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How dumb are they, seriously. There is 16 teams in their comp. 2 Divisions 1 and 2, 8 team comp with relegation for the bottom Div 1 and promotion for the Div 2 team.
Sort you junior programme around which club has what teams and programme accordingly.
And WTF with their points system, you want your comp to flourish then ALL clubs get 15 points. Yes it will benefit clubs like Hahndorf in the interim but in the long term you will end up with 10 teams in closer leagues thinking about coming in.
I have close associations with people at Ironbank and some of those above reasons are why they are leaving Hills.
I absolutely love what the HFL offers, it’s one of the most appealing footy comps, I’ve been involved at GSFL and it’s pretty similar. I’m not about disparaging league officials but I just hope they truly understand what they’ve got.
All criticism is in waiting……. Go
Agree that it should be 2 divisions of 8.
It hasn't been helped by Div 2 clubs such as Torrens Valley and Echunga insisting on playing in Div 1.
We all know about Torrens Valley $$, and they seem to be rebuilding their club as a Div 2 club, which takes time.
Echunga, one of the reasons given was the juniors having to travel when they have Mt Barker, Hanhdorf etc on their doorstep - I can understand how this left the club in the bind, I don't have respect for the parents forcing this.
Not sure about promotion/relegation every year. Maybe every two years the best performing Div 2 club has the right to nominate, if they refuse, then the second club can. This would give some clubs like Echunga the carrot if it was their goal. Kersbrook have been bagged for being a big fish in a small pond, which is complete toss. They are the right size fish in the right size pond, just traditionally done more things right more of the time than other clubs.
Juniors has always been an issue in Div 2, the smaller towns fluctuate, which is the same as any small country town or community across the state in any league. Even 30 years ago they weren't full competitions, and unfortunately some of the clubs which didn't have juniors then, Eastern Ranges, Pleasant Valley, Mt Torrens are no longer clubs in their own right. It seems a lot of work was put in to re-establish these comps this year and hopefully it can be built on next year, including Bridgewater.
If the smaller Div 2 clubs are being pushed into mergers by stealth, I hope the 4 northern teams tell the HFL to stick it, form their own Torrens Valley Football League and try to get Sedan-Cambrai and Houghton into the comp, although I know the latter is unlikely given it is basically a suburban club.