SAAFL Division 7 2014

[Q.]

It's not an ideal situation marbles, being the only team in D7 to be negatively affected by the Kilburn bye, but it is what it is. We were still good enough to win in R9 and it's up to us to be good enough to win again. And our B grade will have only themselves to blame if they drop out of the five after this game.

[Q.]

On the positive side though, the battle of the poos & wees provided the game of the year at Houghton this season that was watched by a very large crowd. Hopefully the local clash draws another big crowd that will sink some coin into Modbury's canteen and bar.

[marbles]

well projecting ahead a couple of weeks, the deserving developments of another little battler club in north pines could also be smashed by a surplus of div 1 henley bgraders who come down to div 7 for the first week ever

im not saying we're set to stack the cgrade with div 1 reserves, but if there is a surplus they will line up, and the mighty efforts of ricky oloughlin and his boys will be shattered with an elimination final loss

im happy for the win sure, but once again the demons of cgrade vs agrade storm the fields with inequalities

[morell]

So, essentially Division 7 becomes a "Development Division"

# Any A-grade club whether it has only 1 or 2 sides can remain alive and DO NOT have to merge (MP & Flinders Uni)

# if an agrade side has 2 sides it can still play on the same day at the same ground (north pines, angle vale)

# The CGrade Super League is established, the league offers its blue chip clubs (with 4 sides) to play against blue chip clubs only, providing 25 players per side, and enhancing the quality of the div 1 & div 2 ranks because these clubs with happier environments can only get bigger making the league bigger, because the better div 1 football is, the better & bigger the C9AFL can be withing South Australia

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Personally speaking, would probably be ok with this.

Who would win out of the C's of Henley/Modbury/SHOC Vs Blackwood/Goodwood/Port Districts?

In other words, which is better - D7 C Grade sides or C1?

[Pag]

Modbury aren't stupid enough to risk any of their genuine B Graders, who are a very good chance at a flag, so their C Grade can scrape into the 5.

They will do exactly as Sass said, like 95% of clubs in the same position.

[Lightning McQueen]

[marbles]

Modbury aren't stupid enough to risk any of their genuine B Graders, who are a very good chance at a flag, so their C Grade can scrape into the 5.

They will do exactly as Sass said, like 95% of clubs in the same position.

modbury bgraders dont have a game until the grand final qualifier 3 weeks after their previous game?

[Pag]

Modbury aren't stupid enough to risk any of their genuine B Graders, who are a very good chance at a flag, so their C Grade can scrape into the 5.

They will do exactly as Sass said, like 95% of clubs in the same position.

modbury bgraders dont have a game until the grand final qualifier 3 weeks after their previous game?

True. And yet, I can't imagine many B grade coaches, who have a genuine shot at a flag, wanting to play their players in a C Grade game in Round 18, putting themselves at risk of missing a Second Semi?

I can tell you that when we played Kilburn, two players who played B Grade the week before, played C Grade that week. I understand it's a different scenario, but if anything, Modbury have more to lose than gain. Like Sass alluded to, they were fringe guys who wouldn't have played two's that week (had we had a game).

[marbles]

A bgrade coach wouldnt be concerned about his boys not playing for 3 weeks?

a top player may have only played 1 or 2 games of late, and now he got 3 weeks off? before a massive final?

[Q.]

I'd play blokes that need a run, ie. Recent returns from injury.

Our VC has played about 10 minutes of footy in the last few weeks. If we had the bye in week 1 of finals he'd almost certainly be given a run in the b grade if they were playing.

[Barnyard08]

I also believe if Modbury do drop players into the Cgrade and lose and they don't make the finals then im pretty sure but (will stand corrected if im wrong ) they wont be able to play in the B grade finals. So I guess that's another thing they will have to look at

[marbles]

I also believe if Modbury do drop players into the Cgrade and lose and they don't make the finals then im pretty sure but (will stand corrected if im wrong ) they wont be able to play in the B grade finals. So I guess that's another thing they will have to look at

i have heard of that but only if its a cgrade finals loss

but that means no cgrader can go up to play bgrade finals after that. weve had players go up in recent years to play finals was permitted because cgraders are simply bgrade reserves?

does anyone know the rulings here?

[marbles]

So, essentially Division 7 becomes a "Development Division"

# Any A-grade club whether it has only 1 or 2 sides can remain alive and DO NOT have to merge (MP & Flinders Uni)

# if an agrade side has 2 sides it can still play on the same day at the same ground (north pines, angle vale)

# The CGrade Super League is established, the league offers its blue chip clubs (with 4 sides) to play against blue chip clubs only, providing 25 players per side, and enhancing the quality of the div 1 & div 2 ranks because these clubs with happier environments can only get bigger making the league bigger, because the better div 1 football is, the better & bigger the C9AFL can be withing South Australia

Personally speaking, would probably be ok with this.

Who would win out of the C's of Henley/Modbury/SHOC Vs Blackwood/Goodwood/Port Districts?

In other words, which is better - D7 C Grade sides or C1?

yeah morrell this one needs a bit more work and thought, but it could be the saviour of mitchell park, flinsers uni and wingfield and future clubs, preventing mergers

but the aim firstly rewards clubs who have established 4 teams. a 2 division C v C super league will promote growth to the league

at the other end of the stick are u remaining agrade clubs with 1 maybe 2 sides and how to combine them with the remaining clubs that only a cgrades with no D's

would pushing c1 & c2 clubs in to fill up the empty places work? such as the logistics, the time of day games are played etc or when clubs wanna hold triple headers

[Q.]

So you want to put in weaker C grade teams because you don't want to play in D7....

[marbles]

haha nope

i want clubs who have managed to establish 4 sides to be rewarded with an equal playing field and an expanded league of their own

to field their troops against each other only 3rds vs 3rds and to allow an appealing competitive environment for approximately 1000 footballers who dont have the time or the energy to play agrade sides from small time clubs

because its boring, its not fun, and its ridiculous

yeah 20 of us cgraders each paid $20 bucks to play smithfields agraders last week, what a complete **** waste of money that was

and the houghton north pines wingfield games all a complete waste of time playing as bunnies, yeah thanks c9afl really got our moneys worth

[Q.]

But somebody will have to finish last in your division 8...Will they get their money's worth?

[panthers]

haha nope

i want clubs who have managed to establish 4 sides to be rewarded with an equal playing field and an expanded league of their own

to field their troops against each other only 3rds vs 3rds and to allow an appealing competitive environment for approximately 1000 footballers who dont have the time or the energy to play agrade sides from small time clubs

because its boring, its not fun, and its ridiculous

yeah 20 of us cgraders each paid $20 bucks to play smithfields agraders last week, what a complete **** waste of money that was

and the houghton north pines wingfield games all a complete waste of time playing as bunnies, yeah thanks c9afl really got our moneys worth

Smithfields A Graders paid $10 bucks to play Henleys un fit C Graders who out ran us in the last half

[marbles]

haha nope
i want clubs who have managed to establish 4 sides to be rewarded with an equal playing field and an expanded league of their own
to field their troops against each other only 3rds vs 3rds and to allow an appealing competitive environment for approximately 1000 footballers who dont have the time or the energy to play agrade sides from small time clubs
because its boring, its not fun, and its ridiculous
yeah 20 of us cgraders each paid $20 bucks to play smithfields agraders last week, what a complete **** waste of money that was

and the houghton north pines wingfield games all a complete waste of time playing as bunnies, yeah thanks c9afl really got our moneys worth

Smithfields A Graders paid $10 bucks to play Henleys un fit C Graders who out ran us in the last half

14 goals to 1 at half time wasnt it?

and awesome investment for the shoc boys to go up there to houghton for a fun 30 goal thrashing

i still cant work out why guys dont wanna have a div 7 kick & a catch anymore

[Phantom Gossiper]

Marbles, I thought your original argument was that div 6 was the cancer not 7? Or is it both? Or has it changed?

[marbles]

anyway boys its nobodys fault its like this but it just ridiculous and requires a change if the league wants to expand anytime soon

regards.