A lot of negative talk on the HFL Central forum in relation to the HFL Country competition and how bad it would be to have to compete in it . The standard may not be as good as Central ( for a variety of reasons ) but the competition is no less competitive or important to the clubs and towns involved. Try telling the James's at Kersbrook, the Jaensch's at Nairne, the Dawes's at Meadows or the Schutz's at Birdwood that their clubs are second rate and their tradition and achievements in the past don't stand for as much as they would if they were in Central.
A get a little tired hearing how good everything is in Central. Kangarilla's, Nairne's, Maccesfield's and Kersbrook's facilities would match anything in the Central Division and the others are no worse than Mt Barkers, Torrens Valleys, Bridgewaters or Ironbanks. I'm confident that Fielke and James's coaching CV's stand up against 90% of the Central Division coaches and I can see no reason why players in the Country Division would not adapt very quickly to Central and be more than useful contributors to most teams.
No matter what happens with the HFL the Country Division will again have great games, a close contest for the whole year and heaps of interest in it. The Nairne v Meadows Anzac Day Game is a great day, the Kersbrook / Birdwood / Gumeracha rivalries goes back years and is always competitive and the fight for finals was intense last year coming down to the last round or two to decide the double chance and fifth spot.
I hope whilst all this talk is going on about Central and what needs to be done to be fair to all Central Division clubs doesn't result in the welfare of the Country Division Clubs and the importance of the Country Division competition being ignored and not respected.

This is a disgrace. The HFL Board is not doing a very good job in leading the HFL, in fact it is making our league look stupid - it is just one mistake after another. Personally I have no faith in the board but I have to live with the decisions because I am not in a position to do anything about it officially. Something needs to be done, I don't know the answer but something has to be done before individuals and maybe even clubs start looking for greener pastures elsewhere.
I can't remember the last time I heard something said positively about the HFL - anywhere!
I know clubs have trials arranged for the 28th, these now have to be cancelled not only disrupting the HFL's club's plans but also the clubs they were playing ( hate to think what they think of us ).
Very disappointing & embarrassing.